Hilton Heads Up!
41st Verizon Heritage
The Verizon
Heritage is celebrating its 41th year at Harbour Town Golf Links, April 13 - 19. If you haven’t booked a Heritage home or villa – do it NOW. Yes, this is one of the busiest times on the island but it’s also one of the greatest. Since it promises to be another sellout (135,000+ fans), call for tickets or go
on line.
Defending champion
Boo Weekley has now joined
Davis Love III and the late
Payne Stewart as the only players in Verizon Heritage history to successfully defend their titles. And he is definitely not your typical cool and collected Tour professional. He got his nickname from the cartoon hero Yogi Bear’s sidekick, “Boo Boo Bear.” An avid hunter and fisherman, his sponsors include the outdoors apparel company Mossy Oak, which specializes in camouflage outfits, Big Buck Sports and Bass Pro Shops.
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The purse this year has been raised to $5.7 million, with the winner walking away with a check for over $1 million and 25,000 FedEx Cup points. The purse for the first Heritage, which was held on Thanksgiving weekend, was a little smaller. In 1969, Arnold Palmer ended a 14-month victory drought and banked $20,000.
As tournament director Steve Wilmot likes to remind everyone, the Verizon Heritage is a charitable event. In 2008 the
Heritage Classic Foundation distributed almost $1.8 million to charities, the arts, colleges via scholarships, and medical centers.
Remember, email or call us with any questions.
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Golf Widow? The Best 'Revenge'
He wants to come to Hilton Head Island for a few days of golf. You don't play golf. He tells you it makes him feel like a new person. You tell him you want to feel like a new person, too.
That's the beauty of Hilton Head. He can go play golf. You can go to a spa. Actually, there are over 50 massage therapists and spas to choose from, offering a variety of services, from individual therapists who will come to your vacation home to beautiful, stand-alone multi-service facilities.
Our favorite is the Serendipity Medical Spa at 23 Main Street, Suite 102. They do a bit more than get rid of a few aches and pains. When we contacted them to ask about their services, we got an e-mail back saying, "The enduring mission of Serendipity is to assist clients in achieving their desire for lifelong beauty, health and wellness through application of the most advanced products and services on the market today."
Wow. We like that. There is also a BIG difference because they are a medical spa. Therefore they can offer a rather impressive type and number of treatments. We ask for those, too. They include "Botox Cosmetic, Portrait Skin Rejuvenation, Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra, Lipo‑Dissolve, Microdermabrasion, Chemical Peels, and much more."
While they didn't mention it when they got back to us, the staff is great. They will pamper you. They WILL make you feel - and look - like a new person. But the greatest fun of all is greeting your significant other when he returns from the links. The jaw-dropping expression on his face will be priceless!
Labels: golf, hilton head, spas
Fall and Hilton Head Island Golf
Forgive us for stating the obvious (obvious to us anyway). Playing golf on Hilton Head Island in the fall is about as good as it gets. For reminders, just a few facts. There are 15 daily fee courses on the island itself. There are six more off the island off the main drag, U.S. 278. So there are plenty of fairways for you to hit (or miss).
(Note: If “missing” is a problem, there are some rather significant golf schools available:
Island Golf Schools,
The Golf Academy,
Don Trahan's Hilton Head Island Golf Academy, the
VIP Golf Academy, the
Tour Academy Hilton Head, Jim Gray’s
Gray Golf School and since virtually every course on Hilton Head Island is staffed with PGA professionals, all offer individual lessons. Not that you need them.)
Then there is the
Titilest Training Program with Kim Tavino, golf fitness like you’ve never seen!
Now, check out the
weather. September, October, November and December are some of our driest months. Average mid-day temperatures are respectively 84 (September), 77 (October), 61 (November), 61 (December). Chance of rain goes down proportionately.
Not to rub it in, but take Dayton, OH. You can actually have FROST in October. We won’t even bother with PA and NY (Snow!). O.K., we like to rub it in.
Next comes course conditions. Growth slows but, through November, stays green. Getting your ball tangled up in the secondary cut just off the fairway isn’t as likely. Greens are mature and, due to (relative) cooling temperatures, the grass doesn’t grow as fast. But it sure is beautiful. Note: “Winter Rules” apply starting in about October (when you can still get a bad sunburn down here).
Golf is now. Send the beach-goers who came with you to the beach (they’ll love it).
We’ll set up your tee times.
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Summer Golf in the Lowcountry
Hilton Head Island, as you probably know already, is populated with some of the best golf courses in, well, the world! The designer names are even more fabulous than the fanciest New York fashion boutique: Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Davis Love, Gary Player.
To get the most out of your game, here are some suggestions that might help lower your score.
1. Altitude. You are at sea level, not the Rockies. Your drive will not go as far if you usually play golf at, say 3,000 feet. If you’re used to higher altitudes,
sea level means half a club plus.
2. Alligators. Pay attention to “local rules.” If you hit or hit near an alligator, you can take a drop without penalty. It is not worth recovering your Titleist Pro-V (or your pride) if the ‘gator considers the ball his/her new playmate. Take a free drop.
3.
Segway. Amazing new golf experience. This two wheel gyroscope that gets you and your clubs around the course is something like having your own personal caddie – but you don’t have to tip it.
4. Greens. Greens in the Lowcountry tend to get a little hairy in summer. The supper knows that if cut too low, they’ll burn.(Remember, you’re playing in the South, for goodness sake!) From five feet in, go for the hole. Period.
5. Sun. Wear a hat/cap. No matter how dumb you look, WEAR IT. Don’t quibble: Also, sun block: SPF 30 or higher.
6.
GPS. This is so nifty. And so depressing . Some of our courses have Global Positioning Systems (GPS) on their golf carts. You know PRECISELY where to hit your ball. However, GPS can’t do a thing about the large oak tree standing between you and the hole.
7.
Water. Summer golf in the Lowcountry demands you carry two quarts of water with you (or buy that amount from the pretty lady who just sold you a beer) . Alcohol dehydrates. Water hydrates. This is simple stuff.
8. Three foot putt. Good luck.
9. Insect control. Avon Skin-so-soft, Cutter’s .Advanced Sport Insect Repellent with Picaridin.
10. Bring the kids! Courses, like the new
Heron Point in Sea Pines Resort, have six sets of tees. Family golf is encouraged.
Hilton Head Island golf. Nobody does it better.
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New Golf Course in Sea Pines
Yes there’s a new golf course in
Sea Pines Resort. Actually the old Sea Marsh 18, one of the island first courses, was completely leveled. Renowned architect Pete Dye brought forth
Heron Point. It is definitely a “thinking golfer’s course” (no, that is not an oxymoron). Mounding along the fairway help keep the ball in play – or with a bad bounce, you get to meet new Sea Pines friends in their back year (OB).
Dye shows why he’s considered one of the most innovative architects in the game with his hidden bunkers and other ways he “protects” the green. For a local sometimes golfer’s opinion, see what columnist David Lauderdale had to say –
click here.
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40th Verizon Heritage
The
Verizon Heritage is celebrating it 40th year at
Harbour Town Golf Links, April 14 - 20. If you haven’t booked a Heritage home or villa – do it NOW. Yes, this is one of the busiest times on the island but it’s also one of the greatest. Since it promises to be another sellout (135,000+ fans) call for tickets or go
on line. Check out the Wild Wing Café Club on #15. It’s a new hospitality tent that gets you front row seats at that long par 5.
Boo Weekley is the defending champion and he is definitely not your typical cool and collected Tour professional. He got his nickname from the cartoon hero Yogi Bear’s sidekick, “Boo Boo Bear.” An avid hunter and fisherman, he’s sponsored by the outdoors apparel company Mossy Oak, which specializes in camouflage outfits. His “good ol’ boy” image isn’t an act. And can he tell stories
Weekley was at Harbour Town in February and related the following to a room full of media folks. Weekley keeps his fishing pole, shotgun, and golf clubs in the back of his (what else) pickup. On his way to the airport for a flight to a tournament, a box of shotgun shells upended and two of them somehow worked their way into his golf bag.
The security people at the airport kept running his bag back and forth through the machine and finally called him over. They told him about the shells. Then Weekley said, “And I told them, that can’t be. The gun’s still in my truck. You should have seen the looks they gave me.”
Weekley will definitely have a good following.
The purse this year has been raised to $5.5 million, with the winner walking away with a check for $990,000. The purse for the first Heritage, which was held on Thanksgiving weekend, was a little smaller. In 1969, Arnold Palmer ended a 14-month victory drought and banked $20,000.
As tournament director
Steve Wilmot likes to remind everyone, the Verizon Heritage is a charitable event. Last year the Heritage Classic Foundation distributed $1.8 million to charities, the arts, colleges via scholarships, and medical centers.
Remember, email or call us with any questions!
Labels: golf, Heritage, hilton head
News from the Links
If you haven’t heard, the 40th Verizon Heritage is April 14th-20 this year, and we are so excited! Not only is the tournament seven days of golf and fun in the sun, but it also helps raise money for charities. In 2007, $1.8 million raised was distributed to more than 100 groups in need.
As South Carolina’s only PGA Tour event, the tournament will be played at the Harbour Town Golf Links. For more information about the event, please visit their
Web site.
If you’re coming to town for the tournament, book with us now and get $100 off your rental rate. For select properties that will put you in the heart of Harbourtown, please visit
SeaPines2020.com.
We can’t wait to see you!
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