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ch.articles = [ {article_id : 3286,head : 'Lake Placid Club Mountain Course a golf girl\'s best friend',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/coursereviews/lake-placid-mountain-course-mountain-view.jpg',teaser : 'It doesn\'t take long to figure out what he-man thumping golfers are thought of at Lake Placid Club\'s Mountain Course. Long hitters are going to feel hemmed in on this 96-year-old, 6,294-yard design. Which is just what makes it a woman golfer\'s best friend.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/coursereviews/newyork/lake-placid-club-mountain-course-6095.htm'},{article_id : 3070,head : 'Lake Placid\'s golf time machine: Links Course is the throwback of throwbacks',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/coursereviews/lake-placid-tall-grass.jpg',teaser : 'Those who\'ve played true links golf in Scotland or Ireland could be in for a shock at the Lake Placid Club\'s Links Course. It doesn\'t give you much roll on shots, making it play even longer than its 6,936 yards. Attack the Links Course like a traditional links course and you\'ll be in for a very long day.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/coursereviews/newyork/lake-placid-new-york-links-course-5837.htm'},{article_id : 2017,head : 'Whiteface Club Golf Course: A Lake Placid queen gets her regal dress',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/courses/whiteface-no14.jpg',teaser : 'Tell a local that you\'re going to play Whiteface Club Golf Course and they\'ll let you know how much better shape it\'s in these days. This doesn\'t just come from one or two people either. Everyone you talk to echoes the same theme.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/course-reviews/whiteface-club-golf-course-lake-placid-4618.htm'},{article_id : 2004,head : 'Need for speed? Bobsledding a real rush between rounds at Lake Placid',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/features/bobsled-turn.jpg',teaser : 'The host of the 1980 "Miracle On Ice" Winter Olympics, Lake Placid is bidding to become a summer golf destination. Where else can you bobsled in the middle of a heat wave and play one of a half-dozen century-old golf courses in the same day?',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/feature-stories/lake-placid-golf-courses-bobsledding-4591.htm'},{article_id : 1718,head : 'Forget the nature nuts, let\'s golf: Saratoga Spa course swings in a state park',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/courses/saratoga-spa-no1.jpg',teaser : 'Every state park should have its own golf course - one as good as the track at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. This state park in the late-summer horse-racing paradise of Saratoga Springs does not just have a golf course. It has a 7,141-yard golf course that runs through towering pine trees and takes precedence over nearly everything else.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/course-reviews/saratoga-springs-spa-state-park-golf-2530.htm'},{article_id : 1941,head : 'Lake Placid\'s hidden golf ace: Craig Wood just your average scenic, historic muni',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/courses/craig-wood-tree.jpg',teaser : 'Craig Wood won both the Masters and the U.S. Open in 1941 at age 39, validating a career that saw him lose three previous majors in playoffs. Long after his death in 1968, his legacy lives on at Craig Wood Golf & Country Club. ',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/course-reviews/craig-wood-golf-country-club-lake-placid-4334.htm'},{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 : 2271,head : 'Atlantic City golf courses: Gambling golfers have a full house of options',image_url : 'http://www.newjerseygolf.com/images/courses/atlantic-city-country-club2.jpg',teaser : 'A building boom of upscale golf has transformed the South Jersey region around Atlantic City into a legitimate golf destination. The mix of great old courses and some top-notch modern designs is drawing some much warranted attention. All this is located within a half-hour drive of Atlantic City.',author : 'Darryl Berger',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.newjerseygolf.com/features/gambling-jersey-shore-golf-courses-4909.htm'},{article_id : 2197,head : 'Classic Atlantic City Country Club now New Jersey\'s top public golf course',image_url : 'http://www.newjerseygolf.com/images/courses/nj-gc-salt-marsh.jpg',teaser : 'The gates have opened to one of the most storied private country clubs in New Jersey. In July of 2005, Harrah\'s Entertainment opened the Atlantic City Country Club to the daily-fee golfer and it immediately shot to the top of everyone\'s list of best public golf courses in the Garden State.',author : 'Darryl Berger',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.newjerseygolf.com/course-reviews/atlantic-city-country-club-golf-course-4806.htm'},{article_id : 2042,head : 'High-end luxury in a pickup town: Mirror Lake Inn surprises in Lake Placid',image_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/images/luxury-golfer/mirror-lake-inn-balcony.jpg',teaser : 'If it\'s afternoon when you pull up there might be a basket of warm chocolate-chip cookies on the front desk, but no gorgeous blonde in a rumor of a skirt behind it. This isn\'t Las Vegas\' idea of luxury. It just turns up the comfort level several notches.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Luxury Golfer',article_url : 'http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/luxury-golfer/mirror-lake-inn-golf-lake-placid-new-york-4633.htm'},{article_id : 1956,head : 'Atlantic City bets on golf, luxury to attract new generation of vacationers',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/features/atlantic-city-country-club1.jpg',teaser : 'The changing landscape of legalized gaming is forcing the legendary New Jersey resort to diversify. Golf courses, shopping and dining are all part of a transformation local officials hope will position Atlantic City to better compete with the expanding plethora of gambling destinations.',author : 'Darryl Berger',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/feature-stories/atlantic-city-golf-courses-4537.htm'},{article_id : 1885,head : 'Tee times for you! Today\'s Saranac Inn is a great golf play for all',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/courses/saranac-inn-no7-hill.jpg',teaser : 'The wonders and quirks of Saranac Inn Golf & Country Club, a 104-year-old Seymour Dunn design, once the province of Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, are available to average folks. These days Saranac Inn is one of the most history-steeped, reasonably priced plays in the Lake Placid, N.Y. region.',author : 'S. Adam Cardais',publish_date : '',type : 'Course Review',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/course-reviews/saranac-inn-golf-country-club-3439.htm'},{article_id : 1779,head : 'Niagara Falls poised to become the next golf hotspot for both New Yorkers and Canadians',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/features/usshers-creek.jpg',teaser : 'Niagara Falls is poised to become a top golf destination for travelers from both sides of the border. Check out the area\'s top golf courses, including like Hunter\'s Point, Grand Niagara, and Usshers Creek at Legends on the Niagara.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/feature-stories/2006-niagara-falls-golf-courses-podcast-2877.htm'},{article_id : 1735,head : 'Getting to Lake Placid, N.Y. for your golf vacation',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/features/lake-placid.jpg',teaser : 'Golfers in New York and even Canada have long known that Lake Placid is a great setting for a golf weekend with your buddies or a family golf outing.',author : 'GolfPublisher Staff',publish_date : '',type : 'Quick Guide',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/feature-stories/lake-placid-transportation-golf-vacations-2544.htm'},{article_id : 1714,head : 'Winged Foot\'s rough penalizes U.S. Open spectators, its greens wallop the PGA stars',image_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/images/features/winged-foot-clubhouse.jpg',teaser : 'The rough at Winged Foot stands so thick, the grass blades so bunched together and solid, that it feels like you\'re walking on a giant\'s lawn. The behemoth from "Jack and the Beanstock" may be able to move easily in this stuff, but for a mere mortal every step is a trudge. One of the great delights of this week\'s U.S. Open at Winged Foot is sure to be the sight of the world\'s best golfers stomping through the tall grass, searching for their balls like two-bit 25 handicappers.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Feature Story',article_url : 'http://www.golfnewyork.com/feature-stories/winged-foot-rough-2006-us-open-2528.htm'}]