BIRDIES & BOGEYS: A REACHABLE PAR-4
Nicklaus Golf Club at Birch River provides refreshing counterpoint to emphasis on distance.
By Russ Pate
Photography by Thomas Birdwell

HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB: AGE DOESN’T MATTER
Members discover you’re never too old, or too young, to sink a drive.

 

SUMMER’S ABUNDANCE
Stone fruits sweeten the season.
By Sidney Carlisle
Photography by Greg Milano

  

THE SPIRIT OF PURE FLAVOR
Vodka infuses the senses with its ethereal presence.
By Rod Smith
Photography by Colleen Duffley

 

MATCH POINT: LIFELONG LEARNING CURVE
Tweak your body positions for top tennis form.
By Anne Clarrissimeaux
Photography by Ed Lallo

  

DAY TRIPPING FROM D.C.
Step back in time in Virginia, Maryland countryside.
By Patricia Baldwin
Travel Photography by Lee Snider

BIRDIE TIME IN THE CANARY ISLANDS
Tenerife unveils one-stop golfing experience.
By Edward Schmidt Jr.
Photography by Nicholas Pitt. Illustration by Covington & Pettis
SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN SPIRIT

DATELINE: WASHINGTON
City Club of Washington, D.C., connects members with camaraderie and a sharing of ideas.
By Patricia Baldwin
Club Photography by Ira Montgomery.

THE ETHICS OF PERSUASION
Dick Kimberly talks about government relations, misperceptions about lobbying, and politics.
By Patricia Baldwin
Photography by Katherine Lambert

FROM THE EDITOR

CONNOISSEUR: GIFTS, TRAVEL & TOYS

 VIGNETTE: HERBERT D. ‘HERB’ KELLEHER

CLUBS & MEMBERS: HOPE & GLORY
Land of the free ... The prime of life ... Wheeler dealer ... Decorated American.
Edited by Louis Marroquin

MEMBERABILIA: LIVE AND LEARN
Members turn their travels into educational experiences.

READY MONEY: THE EIGHTFOLD WAY OF STEADY EDDIE
By Scott Burns
Photography by Lisa Means and Digital Vision

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