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This reverence for past generations may also account for the distinctly patriarchal feel of the Masters. The tournament's defining image of the 1980s was Jack Nicklaus' victory in 1986, when he took the unusual step of choosing his son to carry his bag, rather than a professional caddy. An indelible memory of Woods' victory in 1997 was the bear hug he gave his waiting father behind the 18th green. And, of course, at the award ceremony, the winner is not given a trophy but instead is presented with a green jacket by the previous year's champion - more...
Woods never got the chance to test his game against the legends he's chasing--Nicklaus, Palmer, Player--but he has put his name on the line against those greats in course development. Carrying the bag for Tiger Woods Design, president Bryon Bell admits the pressure is on. "Tiger does have to deliver a great product, and that's the reason we've focused so hard to find a great site and a great partner to give us the best opportunity to deliver a design that will knock it out of the park...
...southern escarpment of the Appalachian mountain range from just north of Greenville, S.C., up to Asheville, N.C. Anthony says that having a known designer adds both value and a comfort level for buyers: "People perceive, and rightly so, that if this is a Fazio golf course, a Nicklaus golf course, that quality runs all through the community." There are two Nicklaus signature courses, two Tom Fazio layouts and one each by Ben Wright and Tom Jackson and another designed by Gary Player, currently under construction at the Cliffs at Mountain Park...
Player and Nicklaus are also playing the real estate side of the fairways. Gary Player Estates is a gated enclave of 100 homes in the $4 million range within the already gated enclave of the Cliffs at Mountain Park. Nicklaus Manor at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla., will feature 33 homes, from $2 million. "There are certain people for whom money is no object," says Ken Costanzo, president of Gary Player Real Estate. "Their only concern is getting the right house in the right place." Say, Tiger's place...
...center of the Croatian boom is Istria, a Mediterranean peninsula that was spared the fighting. The local government anticipates 22 courses by 2012, and the region has attracted interest from major names in design, including Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Largely driven by growth in Istria and buzz around Croatia's imminent accession to the E.U., the World Travel and Tourism Council last year listed Croatia as the world's fastest growing tourist destination, a mantle to which the government responded by swiftly laying out 50 potential golf sites in a nation of 4.5 million...