WHAT’S NEW

CALENDAR
• April 3-6. Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.

• May 2-4. FedEx Kinko’s Classic at The Hills Country Club near Austin, Texas.

• July 28-Aug. 3. World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio.

• July 31-Aug. 2. U.S. Kids Golf World Championship at Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

2008 ACURA CLUBCORP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
• July 9-13. Business/Sports Club/Society Team Championship at Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

• Sept. 3-7. Country Club and Resort Team Championship at Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

CLUBCORP NEWS
• ClubCorp will manage Stone Creek Golf Club, located in the Stone Creek community in Ocala, Florida. The club offers dining facilities, meeting rooms, a pro shop, and an 18-hole championship golf course that was slated to open in February. The clubhouse is scheduled to open in April.

PARDON OUR DUST
• Le Club in Milwaukee has opened a new massage and spa suite. Services include reflexology, acupressure, and Swedish and hot-stone massages. In addition, the club has doubled the size of the women’s locker room, added new lighting and flat-screen TVs to the fitness center, and reconstructed the lounge area in the men’s locker room.

• Construction on the North and South Course villas at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, was scheduled to be completed by March. The club updated the carpet, wall coverings, comforters, pillows, and draperies, and added double pillow-top mattresses and plasma TVs to each of the villas. In addition, the common areas now feature leather furniture, a gaming table, upgraded lighting, granite countertops, and a 50-inch plasma TV.

SIGNATURE GOLD RESERVATIONS
Reminder: Members with Signature Gold benefits can use a special ClubLine phone number (866.989.GOLD) to make reservations, tee times, and other various requests.

RESORT NEWS
Members receive discounted room rates and select resort packages. For these benefits and other special packages from KSL Resorts, visit www.clubline.com.

BARTON CREEK RESORT & SPA
Austin, Texas
• The Unlimited Golf Package includes accommodations and unlimited golf on the Fazio, Palmer, or Crenshaw courses. Only one tee time can be booked in advance on the Fazio Foothills or Fazio Canyons courses. Package is priced per person, per night, and based upon single or double occupancy. Subject to availability.

• The resort is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation project to add 150 Tower guest rooms and a lobby coffee market, as well as redesign the lobby bar, grill, spa entrance, and salon. Renovations are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. In addition, a new retail boutique featuring skin-care and spa-related products and fitness and trendy clothing is slated to open by the end of March.

THE HOMESTEAD
Hot Springs, Virginia
• The Legendary Tee for Two golf package includes accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner, and one round of golf per person, per night stay, on either the Old Course or Lower Cascades course. Package is based upon double occupancy and subject to availability.

HOTEL DEL CORONADO
Coronado, California
• During Easter weekend, the resort offers a champagne brunch buffet and live music in the oceanfront ballroom. Kids can enjoy a “fun zone” with crafts for all ages, an egg hunt Easter morning, and the Easter bunny roaming the halls of the resort.

• The Best of San Diego package, available April 1-June 30, includes accommodations, a welcome gift, and two adult 3-for-1 passes valid for five consecutive days to SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo, and Wild Animal Park. Minimum four-night stay required. Rates are based upon double occupancy and subject to availability.

LA COSTA RESORT AND SPA
Carlsbad, California
• Through April 30, the La Costa Escape package includes accommodations and a $50 daily credit valid toward golf, spa, tennis, dining, or registration for the Kidtopia kids’ club.

• The new Legends Bistro features an outdoor patio, wine bar with specialty appetizers and wine flights, and a private dining room.

RANCHO LAS PALMAS RESORT & SPA
Rancho Mirage, California
• Members who book a room at the resort receive a $50 credit at bluEmber, the resort’s new signature restaurant, for each night of stay. Offer valid through March 31. Subject to availability.

NEW AFFILIATES
• Members with Signature Gold benefits receive VIP access and service at restaurants in the Charlie Palmer Group. The group, created by acclaimed chef Charlie Palmer, also includes a hotel, event venue, and lifestyle shop. See “The Guide” for restaurant locations listed under Dallas; Las Vegas; New York; Reno, Nevada; Sacramento, California; and Washington D.C.

• Members with Signature and Associate Gold benefits have access to Table 10, Emeril Lagasse’s new restaurant in Las Vegas. Located in The Palazzo resort on the Las Vegas strip, Table 10 features New American cuisine.

• Members with Signature Gold benefits receive a 10 percent discount on trains and cruises through Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises. Visit www.orient-express.com for information on travel times and destinations.

• Avis Car Rental offers members discounted rates on rentals. Members with Signature Gold Unlimited benefits receive complimentary enrollment into Avis First, a reward program that offers special deals and upgrades for members. Visit www.clubline.com to learn more about the benefit.

• The following properties have been added to “The Guide.”

DEL FRISCO’S
Houston

KIAWAH ISLAND GOLF RESORT
Charleston, South Carolina

OMNI DALLAS HOTEL AT PARK WEST
Dallas

OMNI JACKSONVILLE HOTEL
Jacksonville, Florida

OMNI LOS ANGELES HOTEL AT CALIFORNIA PLAZA
Los Angeles

OMNI MAJESTIC HOTEL
St. Louis

CRAB CAKE SOCIALS
The Chef Tom Douglas Crab Cake Socials, a series of dining events sponsored by Acura, continues at Houston City Club March 14 and Chicago’s Metropolitan Club March 27.

SOCIETY CALENDAR
Where can you get the best seats in town? Through your area Society, that’s where. Call your Society about the events listed below.

DALLAS FORT WORTH SOCIETY
Dallas
• March 19-22. Nokia Theatre presents Riverdance, an Irish dance show.

• April 6. The Samsung 500 NASCAR race comes to Texas Motor Speedway.

DETROIT SOCIETY
Detroit
• March 29-April 6. Detroit Opera House presents La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker). Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

SOCIETY NEWS
• The Arizona Society of Clubs, which launched in October, offers benefits at golf and country clubs, social clubs, resorts, and health clubs and spas in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area. Society affiliates are: Anthem Golf & Country Club, Arizona Club, DC Ranch Village Health Club & Spa, Gainey Ranch Golf Club, Gainey Village Health Club and Spa, TPC Scottsdale, University Club of Phoenix, and Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa. To make reservations or to arrange for tee times, contact Society manager Jessika Theroux at 480.607.6952.

• Members of North Coast Society receive golf, dining, and social privileges at Hawthorne Valley Country Club in Solon, Ohio. Located near Cleveland, the club
features an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course, exercise facilities, special
event space, and a grill open for lunch
and dinner.

VIDEOCONFERENCING AVAILABLE AT CLUBS
Many clubs and resorts offer members the convenience of videoconferencing technology. Items such as document cameras, VCRs, scanners, and in-room attendants are available during videoconferences. To schedule a videoconference session or for more information, call 888.724.0210.