Vince Carter

October 2008

Welcome Back Carter

Vince returns to the links with renewed intensity

It was easy for legendary UNC Tar Heels Coach Dean Smith to see that Vince Carter would one day soar into the NBA pantheon. And while Smith helped to harness Carter’s hardwood genius, he also insisted that Carter pick up the game of golf in order to cut deals beyond the court. “You better learn to play golf,” was how Smith put it at the time. “You might want to have that in your back-pocket.”

Position Matters

The science behind the game of golf is evolving yearly.

When Good Things Come in Small Packages

If time is an indicator of an endeavor’s success, The Talbott has a solid four decades—and no small measure of changes—to its credit.

Rolleiflex Mini Digi AF 5.0

Some images are timeless, you say? Well so are some of the cameras used to capture those oh so timeless images. Chief among these timeless cameras is the Rollieflex Twin Lens of 1929.

Welcome

Golf is typically a calm game. It needs no smiling cheerleaders, extravagant halftime shows—not even a seventh inning stretch to keep its patrons intrigued. Those who follow the game enjoy the silence. Yet, that once pristine silence has become deafening as of late.

Shea Terra Oranics

Skin Care

Human Touch Massage Chairs

Back Care

Bell & Ross

BR02 Chrono Acier

The V8 Aston Martin

Showroom

Bon Voyage

But Don't Take A Break From Good Health

Dreams from My Father

One Daughter's Tale of Coming of Age on the Course

Destinations

Sketches of Splurging in South Africa
Described as “heaven at the tip of Africa,” Cape Town, South Africa is synonymous with gracious people, tantalizing local arts and mountaintops high enough to kiss the cloudless sky.

Publisher's Note

Publisher's Note
Just so you know that the struggle never ends, I’d like to share the contents of some correspondence I wrote to a potential advertiser who doesn’t believe in you as a reader: Dear —&

News & Reviews

Sujinho
Sujinho by Jackson Conti(Mochilla, 2008)Brazil’s music history resembles its multi-cultural existence.

Self Portrait by Lalah Hathaway
Self Portrait by Lalah Hathaway(Stax Records, 2008)One of the many albums overlooked by mainstream radio and television this summer is Lalah Hathaway’s “Self Portrait” (Stax Records)

A Day at elBulli by Ferran Adriá
A Day at elBulli: An Insight Into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran AdriaBy Ferrian Adrià, Albert Adrià and Juli Soler(Phaidon Press, 2008)Innovation in the area of culinary ar

Everyday Golfer

Glimpse of a: Golf Nut
Profession: IT ManagerAge: 45Hometown: Teaneck, NJMost recent endeavor: Crandon Park Golf Course in Key Biscayne, Florida (a brutally tough course 148 slope/74.5 rating); I shot a 73 and left there ve

Strivers and Drivers

Keith Soloman
Technological innovation is a key factor in this segment of our continued focus on diversity and inclusion efforts in the corporate sector.

The Deal

Earnie Ellison
TGM: What course were you playing when the deal began to take shape? PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida. But the first contact was made at Medinah Country Club.

LPGA Limelight

On the Upswing
How would you describe your experience thus far as a rookie in the LPGA, particularly in the wake of your first major win at the Master Card Classic? It’s almost like falling down from the

Features

Plotting A Global Course
This spring, Steve Mona became the CEO of the World Golf Foundation and as a result, has no small task list ahead of him.

My First Time

Blanche Williams
I do remember learning about the game from a dear friend named Suluki Id-Deen, who loved the challenge of hitting that white ball into the hole.