The latest issue of Fairways + Greens is out now. Actually, it has been out for awhile but I’ve been negligent about posting this. They call it the “pink issue,” and it displays Paula Creamer – the Pink Panther – on the cover. It covers many topics related to women’s golf, and an entire section called “Girl-friendly Golf” starting on page 58, with an article called “Where the Girls Are” authored by myself and Katharine Dyson. F+G is a magazine primarily distributed in the West and Southwest United States and can be found at most golf courses and retailers in those areas. Otherwise, you can read it online here.
Play and win
Now comes the contest part. The article is broken up by recommended golf courses, some of which were written by me and some by Ms. Dyson. Can you tell which is which? Prizes will go to the first three people to submit comments on this post that correctly identify which courses I wrote up for the article. I have been told it’s easy to spot my writing, but you can also try to surmise the answers based on courses I’ve actually played, which can be found on this site. I hope you’ll participate, and good luck to all!
As for the prizes, I have three of the same item that were generously donated for this purpose. I haven’t written about this particular product yet, but it’s something I enjoy immensely and is appropriate for the nature of this contest. It is gender-neutral item. Stay tuned for more to come!
Update 7/17/08: I’m embarrassed to report that none of the answers submitted were correct. They were close, though, and I appreciate the participants who entered. With that in mind, I will be awarding two of the prizes to Rob and Eric “speedcat” Hollydale and one to an offline player who read the magazine, immediately chose the correct courses and inspired this contest. Rob and Eric, please email the address where you want your prize sent to me at kristen(at)thegolfchick(dot)com. I will be publishing a new post soon about the prize itself.
For the record, the correct answers were: Turtle Bay, Four Seasons Aviara, and Osprey Meadows at Tamarack. (My experience at Monarch Beach was that it was overrated, overpriced, under-maintained, and less than welcoming for a “resort course.”)
May 1, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Hi Golfchick, I’m just getting stuck into the F+G article, but I’m a bit confused about yardages – do women get to choose which tees they play off in the US? “Tees that allow them too play from around 5000 to almost 6000 yards, depending on their games”.
// confused English golf chick //
May 1, 2008 at 10:37 pm
On my way …
May 1, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Dessert Willow, Four Seasons, Turtle Bay.
What do I win?? (wink)
May 1, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Helen,
Yes, of course women “get to” choose their tees, just like the men. Most women seem to opt for the forward tees, but anyone can play any set of tees their skills can handle. Some score cards have recommended handicaps for each set, but sometimes you just have to wing it. And, in my opinion, if more men played from the tees best suited to their games, women would have a lot more company up front! Where are you from that women don’t have a choice?
Speedcat – Prizes are for correct responses. 😛 Thanks for playing!
May 2, 2008 at 9:01 am
I’m in the UK. Usually there are three tees, whites, yellows and reds (not necessarily in those colours). Whites are for mens’ competitions & are generally members only, yellows are for men and reds are for women. So no-one chooses, unless the club lets men use whites outside of competitions.
Well you learn something new every day!
May 6, 2008 at 4:29 am
Dessert Willow, Turtle Bay, Four Seasons,
Thank God for the Online, Borders, B&N don’t apparently carry this.
May 6, 2008 at 6:14 am
So far two people have given the same incorrect answer. Leads me to evaluate Ms. Dyson’s writeups a little more closely, but let me give a clue: I did not write about any course I have not actually played in this article.
May 6, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Umm,
Ammended Answer.
Turtle Bay, Monarch Beach Golf Links, Osprey Meadows at Taramack,
‘Don’t try to be a hero – par would be a great score here’
I was on the Fence about Taramack, guess I got swayed before.
July 17, 2008 at 5:46 pm
So………..
I’m just wondering if ANY of my answers were correct?? it’s been a little while.
Rob
July 17, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Sadly (and embarrassing to me), no. Thanks for the nudge and thanks for playing. I’ll update the post presently.