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ch.articles = [ {article_id : 2291,head : 'Frank Thomas, longtime USGA gear guru, out to simplify the mystery of golf club and ball technology for average golfers',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/clubhouse/frank-thomas.jpg',teaser : 'It\'s difficult to find an ally in the ever-saturated and expensive golf equipment world. For years, it\'s been former USGA Technical Director Frank Thomas\' mission to give consumers an honest helping hand, sorting golf\'s goods from the junk.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Personality Profile',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/profiles/frank-thomas-usga-golf-technical-guru-4936.htm'},{article_id : 1695,head : 'Randpark Golf Club a South African diamond',image_url : 'http://www.southafricagolf.com/images/courses/randpark-course.jpg',teaser : 'The Randpark course at the Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a very beautiful golf course with rolling hills, wide fairways and very player-friendly greens - fast with subtle slopes. I would recommend this course to anyone visiting Johannesburg. The employees are very friendly. I give it 5 points out of 5 for service and design. I plan on going back next year.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Reader Letters',article_url : 'http://www.southafricagolf.com/departments/reader-reviews/randpark-golf-club-south-africa-2499.htm'},{article_id : 1642,head : 'Innovex Golf\'s CfD a quality option for drivers on a tight budget',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/golf-equipment/innovex-driver.jpg',teaser : 'Innovex says it keeps prices down by not paying pros to use its products. Not that there aren\'t pros who do, the company asserts at its Web site - "We simply cannot tell you who they are or what they play."',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Equipment Reviews',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/equipment-reviews/innovex-golf-cfd-drivers-1574.htm'},{article_id : 1215,head : 'New \'slice-proof\' driver might put a \'draw\' in your game',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/equipment-reviews/golf-driver.jpg',teaser : 'Tour Golf Products says they have a driver designed specifically for slicers that will keep their ball from fading away into the next fairway. TravelGolf.com National Editor Tim McDonald, crippled with a slice for years but seeing it improve, gave the club a test drive. After some failed attempts, he found his slice turning into a nice little draw. But does that mean the club worked, or is McDonald actually becoming a better golfer?',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Equipment Reviews',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/equipment-reviews/tour-golf-ts13500-slice-curing-driver-1360.htm'},{article_id : 886,head : 'Prince\'s Grant lodge gives you Zulus, monkeys, fine golf',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/features/princes-grant-course.jpg',teaser : 'There can\'t be too many places on earth where you can put together a Zulu-monkey-golf package. The Prince\'s Grant Golf and Country Estate north of Durban happens to be one such place. If you like your Zulu history, monkeys, wild and strange birds and - oh yeah, if you like to play golf in exotic settings - you might want to try this small property far from the well-trod South Africa tourist path, writes Tim McDonald.  ',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/features/prince-grant-lodge-996.htm'},{article_id : 829,head : 'Enjoy golf, wine and spectacular views at Erinvale',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/courses/africa/erinvale-golf-digest.jpg',teaser : 'Located in the winelands, with awesome mountain views, Erinvale Golf Club is a great setting for a visitor to get a feel for South African golf, preferably with two big Afrikaners, sweating and cursing their way good-naturedly around the course. From the back nine, you can see the ocean and from almost the entire course you have views of the surrounding vineyards gleaming in the African sun.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/course-reviews/africa/erinvale-golf-club-1081.htm'},{article_id : 564,head : 'A slow train through South Africa',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/features/african-pride-champagne.jpg',teaser : 'Taking a slow train through South Africa, with the moon rising over Pretoria, you watch the dark shapes moving fast in the shadowy vastness of the moonlit Karoo. If you\'re a golfer - and you have the time and money - this is probably the most luxurious and exotic way to travel and play golf in the southern part of the dark continent. Join national golf editor Tim McDonald for a special look.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/features/african-pride-train-995.htm'},{article_id : 708,head : 'For truly wild, wild golf, Skukuza in the African bush is a must play',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/courses/africa/warthogs-golf.jpg',teaser : 'The sign as you enter the Skukuza Golf Course is a harbinger of what you\'re in for: "Beware: Dangerous Animals. Enter at Your Own Risk." Located, deep in the African bush, within the confines of South Africa\'s Kruger National Park, this is a place where the animals have a free, lifetime pass to the course. With hippopatami, lions, leopards, elephants and rhinos in the mix, never has keeping it in the fairway been better advice.',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/course-reviews/africa/skukuza-golf-course-994.htm'},{article_id : 591,head : 'Try South Africa for a real golf safari',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/features/african-contenent.jpg',teaser : 'After a recent trip to South Africa, national golf editor Tim McDonald is sold. "The place is fantastic," he writes. "It has great golf courses and one important attraction you won\'t find in the U.S.: elephants strolling through the courses or warthogs grazing in the fairways. They aren\'t all that way, of course, but there is usually a game reserve nearby. You put the two together, and you have a trip worth remembering."',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/south-africa-golf-tourism-990.htm'},{article_id : 552,head : 'Kirkman\'s Kamp in South Africa offers a wild ride',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/travel/safrica/kirkman-leopard.jpg',teaser : 'For what\'s surely one of the biggest incongruities on earth, you can have intimate encounters with wild African beasts at Kirkman in the mornings and evenings, while enjoying a round of golf during the day. Mpumalanga, where Kirkman and Kruger are located, doesn\'t have the high concentration of golf courses other provinces of South Africa do, but it does boast the country\'s top-rated course as well as some other good courses. ',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/travel/safrica/kirkman%27s-kamp-south-africa-golf-984.htm'},{article_id : 529,head : 'South Africa a relatively undiscovered, exotic location for traveling golfers',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/travel/safrica/prince-grant-golf.jpg',teaser : 'With the current exchange rate, South Africa is still a good deal for Americans and Europeans to visit. As Tim McDonald discovered, South Africa makes for an intriguing place for traveling golfers to visit, thanks largely to its sunny days, cool nights and a wealth of choices for excellent golf courses, some of them world-class. "Combine a golf safari with a wild game safari and you can have a truly amazing experience," he writes. ',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/travel/safrica/south-africa-golf-adventure-980.htm'},{article_id : 377,head : 'Lake Garda trying to build its golf tourism',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/features/gardagolf-italian-open.jpg',teaser : 'American tourists could do well to consider staying in Italy\'s Lake Garda region. Known for its beauty and many popular attractions, the area also sports some excellent golf opportunities, Associate Editor Dave Bowers reports. Garda is a magnificent area to stay. The scenery is stunning, the people friendly, the weather excellent and the food wonderful.',author : 'Dave Bowers',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/course-reviews/italy/lake-garda-golf-tourism-692.htm'}]