(Bits&Pieces.us)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
I Unfortunately Never Played This Course
Last rounds on the Strip: Golf course made big impressions, but succumbs to economics
[T]he Wynn Golf Club will cease operations Dec. 17.
Despite the average appearance of the clubhouse and no-frills practice area, Kannon said the course was always “perfectly manicured” and service was “the best of any golf course in town.”
“You were escorted to a locker room, they shined your shoes for you, you were greeted by your caddy, you had free refreshments and light snacks for the day, and you were over-the-top pampered at that course,” Kannon said.
Kannon said the course’s closing came down to simple economics. He said the new water park project, on one of the valley’s most valuable pieces of land, would likely provide more revenue than the greens fees.
The closing of the Wynn Golf Club follows a similar trend of shuttering courses across the Las Vegas Valley, which is part of the reason Kannon described it as “a minor miracle” that it was open 12 years.
“Eventually, it just becomes a financial thing,” he said. “But at least the course lasted as long as it did.”
(LasVegasSun.com)
[T]he Wynn Golf Club will cease operations Dec. 17.
Despite the average appearance of the clubhouse and no-frills practice area, Kannon said the course was always “perfectly manicured” and service was “the best of any golf course in town.”
“You were escorted to a locker room, they shined your shoes for you, you were greeted by your caddy, you had free refreshments and light snacks for the day, and you were over-the-top pampered at that course,” Kannon said.
Kannon said the course’s closing came down to simple economics. He said the new water park project, on one of the valley’s most valuable pieces of land, would likely provide more revenue than the greens fees.
The closing of the Wynn Golf Club follows a similar trend of shuttering courses across the Las Vegas Valley, which is part of the reason Kannon described it as “a minor miracle” that it was open 12 years.
“Eventually, it just becomes a financial thing,” he said. “But at least the course lasted as long as it did.”
(LasVegasSun.com)
Enjoy It While It Lasts
We Have Reached The Best Era Of Japanese Imports In America
Thanks to America’s arbitrary, dealer-imposed car import laws and a lack of political will to change them, the enthusiasts of our nation—despite being the “most free” and “best” one in the world—are barred from bringing in cars younger than 25 years of age. This is a shame, but as we edge closer to 2018, an interesting overlap between the 25-year ban and our collective Japanese car nostalgia seems to be taking place.
In short, as we Americans prepare to be able to import cars from 1993, we are entering the end of the very best era of Japanese cars. And it’s right at the pinnacle of our anime/manga/Gran Turismo/Best Motoring-driven love of these machines.
I’d like to let you know, dear reader, that at this point in time you can get on your local Craigslist, favorite forum or specialty shop near you and pick up anything from a Toyota Soarer to a Honda Beat to an Autozam AZ-1 to a Suzuki Cappuccino, to say nothing of crazy variants of cars we already got in America, like possibly not-ruined CRXs and third-generation Supras with 2.0-liter twin-turbo inline-sixes. Ours is a time of infinite wonder, of Pajeros, of Presidents, of Seras and Paos and Cefiros and more.
(Jalopnik.com)
Thanks to America’s arbitrary, dealer-imposed car import laws and a lack of political will to change them, the enthusiasts of our nation—despite being the “most free” and “best” one in the world—are barred from bringing in cars younger than 25 years of age. This is a shame, but as we edge closer to 2018, an interesting overlap between the 25-year ban and our collective Japanese car nostalgia seems to be taking place.
In short, as we Americans prepare to be able to import cars from 1993, we are entering the end of the very best era of Japanese cars. And it’s right at the pinnacle of our anime/manga/Gran Turismo/Best Motoring-driven love of these machines.
I’d like to let you know, dear reader, that at this point in time you can get on your local Craigslist, favorite forum or specialty shop near you and pick up anything from a Toyota Soarer to a Honda Beat to an Autozam AZ-1 to a Suzuki Cappuccino, to say nothing of crazy variants of cars we already got in America, like possibly not-ruined CRXs and third-generation Supras with 2.0-liter twin-turbo inline-sixes. Ours is a time of infinite wonder, of Pajeros, of Presidents, of Seras and Paos and Cefiros and more.
(Jalopnik.com)
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