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ch.articles = [ {article_id : 3167,head : 'No birdies at Bulle Rock but tough Dye golf course still a blast',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/coursereviews/bulle-rock-michelle-wie.jpg',teaser : 'Many LPGA and PGA Tour-host golf courses are all hype. Not so at Pete Dye\'s Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. The LPGA Championship host is a superb golf course by any measure, maybe the finest in all of Maryland.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/coursereviews/maryland/bulle-rock-golf-course-havre-de-grace-maryland-pete-dye-5960.htm'},{article_id : 2934,head : 'Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort offers great golf in Maryland mountains',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/travelfeatures/rocky-gap-lodge-and-resort.jpg',teaser : 'Just a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Pittsburgh, sits a golf retreat seemingly another world away from the big city hubbub: Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort in western Maryland.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Travel Feature',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/travelfeatures/maryland/rocky-gap-lodge-resort-nicklaus-golf-course-maryland-mountains-5671.htm'},{article_id : 2341,head : 'Mid-Atlantic golfers can play cheap with the Victory Pass',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/p-b-dye-golf-club.jpg',teaser : 'The Victory Pass lets golfers play for drastically reduced rates at 141 golf courses, 14 of them private, in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'News',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/news/golfers-play-cheap-with-victory-pass-4985.htm'},{article_id : 2295,head : 'Richmond\'s Belmont Golf Course: From major host to dirt-cheap muni',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/golfcourses/belmont-no1.jpg',teaser : 'Imagine playing a course that hosted a major championship for $18. Ludicrous, right? Even many Richmond golfers are unaware of the discount history in their midst. Designed by A.W. Tillinghast, Belmont offers an education in just how much the game has changed.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/course-reviews/richmond-virginia-belmont-golf-course-4932.htm'},{article_id : 1886,head : 'Putter in the backstretch: Horse racing/golf vacations a natural exacta',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/clubhouse/saratoga-horse-racing.jpg',teaser : 'It\'s no secret that most golfers like to gamble and it\'s no mere happenstance that Saratoga-area golf courses are busiest during the six-week horse racing season that typically ends around Labor Day. There\'s plenty of crossover between racetrack enthusiasts and golfers. Saratoga Springs boasts some seriously daunting golf nearby, Saratoga National, but it\'s not alone. From Hollywood Park and Santa Anita out west, Pimlico and Monmouth Park back east, here\'s a primer for golfers who love to play the ponies.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/horse-racing-golf-vacations-saratoga-monmouth-pimlico-3446.htm'},{article_id : 1860,head : 'Writer advises against playing Forest Park Golf Course',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/maryland/forestpark-18th-hole.jpg',teaser : 'Our tee time (at Forest Park Golf Course) was for 2:38 p.m. We didn\'t get off until 3 p.m. After waiting for at least two groups at hole Nos. 1, 2 and 3, we were waiting for 25 minutes to tee off at hole 4. We left in disgust after waiting on the fifth hole for people in front of us to hit onto the green, and got back to the clubhouse at 5 p.m. Did they offer anything? Of course not. It\'s our fault for playing there. Nice to kiss $50 goodbye. Unless you like a nice long wait, don\'t play here.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Reader Letters',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/readers-review/forest-park-golf-course-baltimore-maryland-3360.htm'},{article_id : 1781,head : 'Airports in Washington D.C. area offer many nearby golf courses',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/features/p_avenel.jpg',teaser : 'If you\'re flying into Washington D.C. and have enough of a layover, there are some nice golf options close to both Dulles Airport and Ronald Reagan National. Standout tracks include Congressional Country Club, the TPC at Avenel, Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club, Bull Run Country Club and Westfields Golf Club.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Travel Feature',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/features/golf-courses-near-washington-dc-airports-dulles-reagan-2881.htm'},{article_id : 1674,head : 'Upswing Golf: "Simply good" golf clubs, nice price',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/golf-equipment/upswingdriver.jpg',teaser : 'The Upswing Golf titanium driver, which comes with a standard Aldila graphite shaft, performed admirably for me, both on the range and on the course. Both distance and control were basically on par with big-names clubs I\'ve recently reviewed.',author : 'Kiel T. Christianson',publish_date : '',type : 'Equipment Reviews',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/equipment-reviews/upswing-golf-clubs-equipment-2471.htm'},{article_id : 1504,head : 'An 18-point golfer\'s guide: Richmond Off-Course',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/features/whitewater-rafting-2571.jpg',teaser : 'As a key player in the Civil War, Richmond, Va. is known for many things. It\'s the city where Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Perhaps more interesting to many travelers, it also happens to be a great town for restaurants. So while Virginia\'s capital has plenty of golf options nearby, it also has plenty of other diversions for families, singles and everyone in between.',author : 'Alan Katz',publish_date : '',type : 'Quick Guide',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/features/richmond-virginia-travel-information-2104.htm'},{article_id : 1395,head : 'Arthur Hills releases his golf demons at White Clay Creek',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/golfcourses/white-clay-brush-golf.jpg',teaser : 'Noted course designer Arthur Hills obviously had some demons to let out when he designed the golf course at White Clay Creek Country Club. Forced carries on nearly every hole and raised-ridge greens are just two things that have golfers walking off the course shaking their heads. But if you can handle the toughness, White Clay Creek can be an interesting play. If you can\'t handle it, there\'s always the horse race track next door.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/course-reviews/white-clay-creek-country-club-1430.htm'},{article_id : 1355,head : 'Tanglewood Park\'s two courses offer great Carolina golf at bargain rates',image_url : 'http://www.golfcarolina.com/images/courses/champion-course-green.jpg',teaser : 'There’s a lot of golf being played in Clemmons, N.C., especially at Tanglewood Park, where its two courses - the Champion and Reynolds - see 60,000 rounds per year. Part of its allure is its championship pedigree, that includes being the site where Lee Trevino snuck past Jack Nicklaus to win the 1974 PGA Championship. But aside from two courses with historical value, Tanglewood also draws in players the old-fashiond way - by keeping their green fees low.',author : 'Joel Zuckerman',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfcarolina.com/course-reviews/tanglewood-park-champions-reynolds-1392.htm'},{article_id : 1313,head : 'Tiny Delaware boasts golf worthy of more than a drive by',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/features/white-clay-creek-golf2.jpg',teaser : 'Delaware has a reputation of being a state you pass through while going to another northeastern destination. But while Delaware may be the second smallest state in land mass, there\'s little doubt it is the most overlooked one in golf terms. With courses like Three Little Bakers Country Club and White Clay Creek Country Club, the golf may be a little off the beaten path in Delaware, but it\'s there, waiting for you to stop.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/features/delaware-golf-1469.htm'},{article_id : 1258,head : 'Northeast fall foliage golf doesn\'t stop in New England',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/features/bulle-rock-golf2.jpg',teaser : 'Beautiful fall leaves often end up on the fairways, hiding that perfectly hit drive. It doesn\'t have to be that way though. There are plenty of spots in the Northeast where you can get color-splattered autumn golf without a lot of pain, Chris Baldwin writes. A long, hot summer like the one just finished, delays the changing of the leaves in regions that are open for golf much later than one might expect.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Travel Feature',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/features/fall-foliage-midatlantic-states-1431.htm'},{article_id : 1153,head : 'Signature at West Neck: Swing away if you\'re a golfer, duck if you\'re a resident',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/golfcourses/natural-wetlands-signature-golf.jpg',teaser : 'The Arnold Palmer-designed Signature at West Neck in Virginia Beach, Va., gives golfers everything they expect from a Palmer course with beautiful landscaping and accepting fairways. Unfortunately, the homes are built so close to the course that an errant shot will very likely break someone\'s window. While the playability of the course is top-rank, the housing has some irked. "Palmer screwed up," said member Dave Camion. "He built the houses too close to the course."',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/course-reviews/signature-west-neck-course-review-1194.htm'},{article_id : 1046,head : 'Don\'t fear Hell\'s Point, golfers: It\'s hell in name only',image_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/images/golfcourses/hells-point-carved-golf-course.jpg',teaser : 'Given the scary-as-hell name, Hell\'s Point Golf Club in Virginia Beach inspires trepidation in first-timers heading out to the course. Golfers come with their bags loaded with extra balls and their minds conjuring up 300-yard carries over craggy canyons and deep bunkers guarding tiny greens sloped like the Himalayas. But fear not - Hell’s Point was named for the creek that meanders through the lowland course, which is somewhere between a puppy dog and a German Shepherd.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.midatlanticgolf.com/course-reviews/hells-point-course-review-1192.htm'}]