ch = new Object(); ch.id =  49 ; ch.name = 'PUB - NewEngland'; ch.description = 'NewEnglandGolf.com brings you comprehensive golf news, course reviews and travel features from Maine to New Hampshire.';ch.logo_url = 'http://www.travelgolfmedia.com/images/layout/hdr_news_press_releases.gif'; ch.url = 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com'
ch.articles = [ {article_id : 1691,head : 'Don\'t believe the hype: Saratoga National Golf Club a nice play but no must-play',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/courses/saratoga-national-marsh-clear.jpg',teaser : 'Saratoga National Golf Club in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. isn\'t a bad course. But to place it in the same golf-quality solar system as Troon North makes about as much sense as likening Danielle Steele to Ernest Hemingway.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/course-reviews/saratoga-national-golf-club-2495.htm'},{article_id : 1665,head : 'Dr. Al\'s prescription for better golf: Get an emotional caddie',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/features/emotional-caddie.jpg',teaser : 'My fundamental instruction message for fellow golfers is that you may not be able to control what happens to you on the golf course but you can control how you react to what happens. Ignoring your emotions is impossible but you can definitely manage yourself once they happen.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/features/golf-tips-alan-edmunds-emotional-caddie-2429.htm'},{article_id : 1569,head : 'Stratton Resort: Forget the skis, bring the sticks',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/stratton-golf-school.jpg',teaser : 'Nearly every course in Vermont brings golfers in touch with nature, but the Stratton layout seems to do this particularly well. There are long-distance views, but sometimes the more interesting scenery is close-by. Trees are everywhere, and the hills will be tough on your game but easy on your eyes. And while the 621-yard, par-5 fifth hole gets its share of visitors, so does Stratton Golf School, one of the oldest in the nation.  ',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/stratton-golf-resort-708.htm'},{article_id : 1396,head : 'Some quick tips for improving golf flexibility',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/features/dumbbell.jpg',teaser : 'Golf requires a high level of functional flexibility. In order to swing a golf club, the hips, trunk and shoulders must move through extreme ranges of motion. But by using some dynamic exercises, a golfer can get the flexibility they need to take their game to the next level. Here, golf fitness expert Troy Anderson gives some solid tips to how to get your body ready to achieve the maximum, on and off the course.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/features/dynamic-golf-flexibility-223.htm'},{article_id : 1302,head : 'Coming to Grips: Q & A with Bob Lamkin',image_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/images/features/palmer-lamkin-golf.jpg',teaser : 'Lamkin Grips has celebrated 80 years as one of the world\'s top grip makers. In this Q&A with GolfPublisher\'s Kiel Christianson, third-generation president and CEO Bob Lampkin tells about the importance of getting your clubs re-gripped, how new materials have changed how his company produces grips, and Lamkin\'s dedication to prostate cancer research. And while Lamkin will play with assorted clubs, one things for sure, the grips on those clubs all have his family name.',author : 'Kiel T. Christianson',publish_date : '',type : 'News',article_url : 'http://www.golfinstruction.com/features/lamkin-golf-grips-649.htm'},{article_id : 1249,head : 'Split personality golf courses abound in New England',image_url : 'http://www.newjerseygolf.com/images/courses/lake-kezar-country-golf5.jpg',teaser : 'While North Conway Country Club and Lake Kezar Country Club are separated by only 20 miles, but the courses are light years apart in terms of style and vintage. Featuring the incredible New England scenery is just part of the charm of these two courses, as modern golfers will be thrown back in time to experience designs from top names like Donald Ross and Ralph Barton and some holes too quirky too be attempted today.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/split-personality-courses-680.htm'},{article_id : 1205,head : 'Move over, Vanderbilt! Newport new haven for common man',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/newport-national-golf-club.jpg',teaser : 'Walking around Newport, R.I., you can smell old money and get the impression you need several million dollars to just be in the city. Looks can be deceiving, as Newport has several courses in the surrounding area that will gladly take the common man\'s tee time. "Newport\'s not just a place to sit by the water. You can go to the local theater, get a great meal, play some tough courses," said local Judy Cournoyer..',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Other',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/features/newport-rhode-island-golf-1337.htm'},{article_id : 1167,head : 'Michelle Wie mania defies tradition in Newport, R.I.',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/women-open-sign.jpg',teaser : 'They\'re talking golf in posh Newport, R.I. but it isn\'t the normal have-you-played-there, did-you-see-what-Tiger-Woods-did chat of the idle rich. No, with the U.S. Women\'s Open coming to town in June 2006, they\'re talking women\'s golf - about a 15-year-old Asian-American golfer to be exact. When this is the talk of Newport, a town as old money as tobacco plantations, you know the Michelle Wie mystique has hit overdrive, writes West Coast Bureau Chief Chris Baldwin.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/features/michelle-wie-newport-womens-open-1325.htm'},{article_id : 1129,head : 'Bretwood keeps New Hampshire golfers down on the farm',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/bretwood-golf5.jpg',teaser : 'Bretwood Golf Course in Keene, N.H. offers as good an argument as can be made for turning an old family dairy farm into a high-yield golf plantation. With the help of Geoffrey Cornish, the dean of New England golf architects, the Barretts turned from farming to golf in the 1960s. Now run by a host of Barrett family members and featuring 36 holes, Bretwood stands as the premier public golf outlet in southwestern New Hampshire.',author : 'Tom Bedell',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/features/bretwood-golf-577.htm'},{article_id : 1054,head : 'Short on yardage, long on trouble, Woodstock CC is fun - but a ball-eater',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/woodstock-golf.jpg',teaser : 'Woodstock Country Club, a favorite Vermont resort for more than a century, may be a cramped course but it’s distinctly vexing too, throwing up surprises at even top-flight players. What makes this tiny terror so tough? Partly, modern golf equipment, writes Kiel Christianson. The course was built for resort players in the persimmon age. As such, accuracy is like gold here. And to shoot low, you’ll need as much accuracy as the Rockefellers have gold.',author : 'Kiel T. Christianson',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/woodstock-country-club-563.htm'},{article_id : 943,head : 'Hickory Ridge Country Club saves the best for last',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/hickory-ridge-golf5.jpg',teaser : 'Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst, Mass., is one of those courses that lets you feel pretty good about yourself and your game. Despite the potential pitfalls along the fairways and the deep bunkers guarding most of the multi-tiered greens, this Geoffrey Cornish-designed track that lets you string together some pars - maybe even birdies. Ask any member, though, and they\'ll warn you not to go counting up the score too early, writes Kiel Christianson.',author : 'Kiel T. Christianson',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/hickory-ridge-country-club-532.htm'},{article_id : 895,head : 'Cunning required at Fox Hopyard Golf Club in Connecticut',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/fox-hopyard-golf4.jpg',teaser : 'The fox is associated with cleverness, wit, and cunning. Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam, Conn., lives up to its namesake: It\'s a challenging layout that can mess with your mind, where a steely nerve and a few rounds\' experience are required for low scoring. As wonderful as the course is, though, the best part is the staff in the golf shop, say the locals - owner William Sandri and staff treat you like family.',author : 'Kiel T. Christianson',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/fox-hopyard-golf-club-463.htm'},{article_id : 840,head : 'Sugarloaf Golf Club in Maine ski country is second to none ',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/sugarloaf-golf-club1.jpg',teaser : 'The Carrabassett Valley, the heart of Maine ski country, has produced its share of Olympic-caliber skiers. But come summer time, a different breed shows up to test their mettle against the natural surroundings - golfers. It\'s only fitting that great golf found a home in one of the prettiest places in the northeast. But golfers should be wary of the Sugarloaf Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones Jr.\'s mountain layout. With beauty comes a beast.  ',author : 'Jason Scott',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/course-reviews/sugarloaf-golf-club-328.htm'},{article_id : 779,head : 'New England is catching up fast on country-club-for-a-day concept',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/ranch-golf5.jpg',teaser : 'This region might have been a bit late in joining the national trend toward upscale, daily fee, country-club-for-a-day golf facilities, but it has made up for lost time in a big way. Since the dawning of the 21st century, a dozen or more excellent public-access courses have opened throughout New England region. James Y. Bartlett brings readers some of the best.  ',author : 'TravelGolf Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/features/daily-fee-courses-176.htm'},{article_id : 692,head : 'New England\'s finest golf resorts offer something for everybody',image_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/images/courses/mount-washington-resort.jpg',teaser : 'In an era of cookie-cutter hotels and resorts, the New England region harbors a wonderfully eclectic collection of golf resorts that range from historic old chestnuts to the traditional country inn, to the more modern variety, featuring villas and condos. There are great courses here, including historic works from the likes of Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones. No matter what one is looking for in a golf resort, New England has it.  ',author : 'TravelGolf Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.newenglandgolf.com/features/classic-golf-resorts-175.htm'}]