Tag Archives: Lakeview

The Pinehurst Trip

A Great Way to Start the Golf Season February 17, 2005 It is February. That means slim green fingers, tulips to be, stretch out from soil softened by the sun after another night’s freeze, seeking Gulf moisture in the air … Continue reading

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Summer in the Shenandoah Valley

When the Middle Days Arrive June 11, 2006 The Valley has been changing, and the daylight stretching out, as the solstice draws near. There is a fullness along the country roads where trees recently bare take on a middle-aged kind … Continue reading

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Subcultures in Golf

This Game Takes all Types November 17, 2005 Golf was once considered an elitist, old-man’s sport, a world where the only diversity was the hideous mixture of colors on the players’ plaid pants. But as things go in a relatively … Continue reading

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Praising Lakeview

A Scenic Best-Buy in the Shenandoah Valley January 19, 2005 In the 1980s the economy boomed with real estate speculation, and developers built golf courses all over the place. In the 90s, the dot-coms were on fire and developers built … Continue reading

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Spring in the Shenandoah Valley

A Time and Place for New Beginnings April 24, 2005 Spring wanders into the Shenandoah Valley like a vagrant, on no particular schedule, and likely to jump a ride out of town just when we get used to him being … Continue reading

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A Battle of High Principles

Is Golf a Game of Walking or Riding? November 3, 2004 This will be the thirteenth time that the Walkers and Riders have knocked heads. It all started in 1997, when Casey Martin, a tour player with a circulatory disease … Continue reading

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