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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

A River Runs Through It




Playing golf in the summer is a great chance to visit northern destinations. In our July issue I wrote an article titled "The Great Green North," that profiled three regions (Northeast, Midwest and Pacific NW) and some of their best offerings.

One of the areas I didn't write about was the Mountain States (Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, etc.). But there's plenty of great golf in them thar hills.

In addition to the great public and resort golf in the area, the recently opened "luxury residential sporting community," Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, offers a fine test of golf designed by Tom Weiskopf, not to mention a helipad and personal ambassadors. After all, it is a luxury community.

Snake River is surrounded by 3.4 million (that's right, million) acres of Bridger-Teton National Forest and features bluegrass fairways and native fescue grasses. At 7,500 yards it might seem like a beast, but the high elevation (5,900 feet) means you can subtract a couple clubs (and brag to your buddies that you once indeed did poke a 9-iron 170 yards).

"What makes it such a special piece of property is the Snake River, the canyon, the varieties of large, mature trees on site, and the meadow and wetlands areas," says Weiskopf, who goes on to say it's his "finest golf course design in the U.S."

If the thought of living and playing in such unspoiled nature appeals to you check out their website: http://www.snakeriversportingclub.com/.

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