Submitted by John Love
Sunday – March 7, 2021
Country Club of Salisbury
Salisbury, North Carolina
Championship Tees Yard 6665
Blue Tees Yard 6598, Slope 71.5, Rating 127
White Tees Yard 6258, Red Tees Yard 5752
Par 71
28 Players
From ABC News | February 26, 2021
At Cape Coast Castle on the shores of the Ghanaian city, a sordid history belies its beauty.
The castle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, a former slave-trade outpost, is home to the so-called “Door of No Return,” through which millions of Africans were forced onto slave ships bound for the United States.
“Even though you may not know the exact village you come from, the township you come from, the clan — the family — you come from, you can be assured that this is one of the last places that our ancestors touched before leaving these shores,” said Rabbi Kohain Halevi, a board member of the Diaspora African Forum, a nonprofit that in part helps connect visitors to their ancestral history.
Hundreds of years after those fateful voyages, millions of the descendants of those slaves have been returning to the castle — creating a full-circle moment.
“That’s why they say it’s the ‘Door of No Return,’ because they believed at that time that if they erased all these things from ourselves, that we’d never find our way back home,” Halevi said. “But look at the resiliency of the African spirit, and look at who you and I are — that we made our way back home.”
Actor Boris Kodjoe is best known for his work on screen in films like “Brown Sugar” and the ABC TV series “Station 19,” but when he’s off screen, he says his mission is much bigger: bringing the Black diaspora back to Africa.
“When you walk the paths of the dungeons at these slave castles, whether it’s Elmina or Cape Coast, you feel the spirits of your ancestors,” Kodjoe said. “You feel the suffering and the pain and just the atrocities that took place there, and you realize at that moment that you’re not a descendant of slaves, but you’re a descendant of survivors.”
“To survive the cruelty of the dungeons, to survive the cruelty of the ships and then to survive the terror and the pain of slavery infuses you with so much strength and also commitment to never give up,” he added.
The 47-year-old actor, who was born in Vienna to a Ghanaian father and Austrian mother, co-founded the Essence Full Circle Festival in 2018, which coordinates trips for descendants of slaves to visit and invest in Africa. For him, the mission was personal.
“My background is different from a lot of African Americans, since my father is from Ghana. … So my roots, I never had to retrace. I’m very clear on what my family tree looks like, and that knowledge fills you with pride, but it also fills you with a sense of identity, a sense of culture, heritage,” Kodjoe said.
It’s this exact sense of empowerment that he seeks to share with the Black community.
Kodjoe helped organize two trips back to Ghana in 2018 and 2019 for Black Hollywood stars, influencers and entrepreneurs to “reconnect with their ancestry,” he said. Among those invited were “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson, supermodel Naomi Campbell and “The Wire” star Idris Elba.
The Full Circle Festival took guests to places with significance to the slave trade in Ghana, including the Door of No Return, the Assin Manso Slave River and Jamestown — the oldest district in the nation’s capital, Accra.
“Observing friends who were part of this pilgrimage, if you will, reconnect with their ancestry has been the most overwhelming and just fulfilling experience,” Kodjoe said. “To see, in their eyes, the realization that their ancestry gives them roots and a sense of belonging and therefore a sense of purpose, [it] is such an important experience that you want everybody to have that experience.”
Guests were told about their ancestors’ history and given tours of Ghana’s neighborhoods and beaches. They were also welcomed at President Nana Akufo-Addo’s home for a reception dinner.
“There’s a lot of history that’s shared between the continent and the diaspora, if you will. So to me, Full Circle Festival represents the honoring of our ancestry but also the realization that we have to build this bridge between the diaspora and the continent in order to address those generational traumas that we have suffered on both continents,” Kodjoe said.
A large part of the festival involves being honest about those traumas and examining the lingering emotional and economic effects of colonialism.
“There is this disparity that has been carried from one generation to the next over hundreds and hundreds of years,” Kodjoe explained. “The goal is to first acknowledge our history and realize that this generational wealth didn’t just appear but it was systematically prepared, and there were mechanisms put in place to ensure that certain people were at an advantage and others weren’t.”
In the United States, the median and mean wealth of Black families is 15% less than that of a white families, according to a 2019 survey from the Federal Reserve.
The wealth gap has been growing, according to the Brookings Institute, said in a 2020 report that the ratio of white family wealth to Black family wealth is higher today than it was at the start of the century — a result in part of white families inheriting wealth.
Kodjoe says there are “actually certain steps we can undertake, collectively, to reduce that wealth gap and to make things right.”
A large part of Kodjoe’s efforts have been to rectify false narratives about Africa that persist to this day.
“We’ve been told so many lies in the past hundred years about Africa that have kept us from it,” he said. “This newfound excitement and interest has ignited a wave of not just tourism but people coming to Africa to experience, not just the culture, but also investing in Africa.”
“The traditional narrative about Africa has been dominated by poverty, war, corruption, mass exodus to Europe,” he added. “There’s vibrancy and music and food and people and sights, and there’s tremendous potential in terms of economic development.”
In 2019, Akufo-Addo called for the descendants of slaves to visit the country and commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which he triumphantly called “The Year of Return.”
Tourism boomed in Ghana that year, with nearly a million tourists touching down — most of them hailing from the U.S.
Experts say ancestry DNA tests are a driving force behind some of the travel. The United States has also seen a racial reckoning unfold over the last few years, with protests across the country decrying racism and police brutality. The heightened focus on the Black identity has also contributed to a wave of interest in descendants’ African roots.
Full Circle Festival has done more than just reconnect visitors with their past, too; it’s reinvested in Africa as well, already generating over $1 billion toward the local economy.
“Full Circle Festival started changing the narrative about Africa, specifically Ghana,” Kodjoe said. “We noticed that after just one year, we had helped stimulate the economy by $1.9 billion, and that was of utmost importance to show people the diversity and the vibrancy and the potential for not just tourism but business in Africa.”
Since moving to Ghana over two decades ago, Rabbi Halevi has guided newcomers through monuments of the past.
“Ghana has been the gateway for millions of Africans that were taken away from this soil to various parts of the diaspora throughout the last couple of centuries, and now we find that has reversed,” he said. “Ghana is now a gateway for hundreds of thousands, and hopefully millions, of Africans in the diaspora to return back to Mother Africa, through the gateway of Ghana.”
One place he takes visitors is the Assin Manso Slave River site, where Africans from various parts of the continent had their “last bath” on their native land before being sold into servitude.
“Our ancestors believe if you walked barefoot with it, you’re connected all the time with its strength and its power,” Halevi told a group of tourists.
“How many people will lay on this ground to get the strength of mother earth back in your body. That’s where the strength comes from. … We take our shoes off at the river, bathe in the river,” he added.
Halevi praised the influx of visitors to Ghana, saying, “Africa is a place we can also come and enjoy. It’s not a place of agony and pain, sickness and starvation. It’s a place that is on the rise as the place is being rebuilt after centuries of devastation and for sons and daughters having been ripped from her womb.”
“Africa is on the rise and African people are also ascending,” he added.
Kodjoe said he hopes that these trips will change how the world views and engages with Africa.
“The goal is to continue to change that narrative and engage with the diaspora, build a bridge between the diaspora and the continent, which then hopefully will result in more economic development investment,” he said.
March 5, 2021 | BY JOHN PERRY
Tournament details
Date: Mar 4–7, 2021
Course: Bay Hill Golf Course
Purse: $9,300,000
SPOTTED: Kamaiu stands with mentor Jan Auger 3rd from left). Jan is the General Manager at the Hilaman Park Golf Course in Tallahassee, Fla., where Kamaiu honed his skills in golf.
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John Perry is a freelance writer, poet and active golfer with a passion for calling shots like he sees them and, then, telling it like it is. He resides in Orlando, Florida. Email him your comments at [email protected]
March 6, 2021
If you missed the February 27th Blacks In Golf historic presentation, “Don’t worry, we got you,” say the presenters at All Access Golf.
The discussion focused on the Story of Shady Rest Golf & Country Club and golf professional John Shippen. The virtual event included a documentary screening on John Shippen, who made history as the first American-born golf professional (Black or white) and the first American to compete at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island in 1896.
You can still watch, listen, and learn from the panelists:
- Thurman Simmons – John Shippen Foundation
- Slyvia Hicks – Preserve Shady Rest Committee
- Sheenah Pegeron – Shady Rest Golf Club
- Gary Jones – Former Caddie at Shady Rest
Watch the video above!!
March 5, 2021 BY JOHN PERRY
Grant Miller and his lovely, golf loving daughter Isabella Miller taking in the action at the Arnold Palmer Invitational during Friday’s round. Mr. Miller says Isabella is the golfer in the family. She’s 7-years-old and started playing when she was only 5. Mr. Miller was born in Metuchen, N.J., and daughter Isabella is a Florida girl, he says. She was born right here in Orlando.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played each March at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, a private golf resort owned since 1974 by Arnold Palmer in Bay Hill, a suburb southwest of Orlando, Florida.
The event was founded in 1979 as a successor to the Florida Citrus Open Invitational, which debuted in 1966 and was played at Rio Pinar Country Club, east of Orlando, through 1978. Arnold Palmer won the Florida Citrus Open in 1971.
Since 1979, the tournament title has had a number of different names, most of them including “Bay Hill,” but has played under the Palmer name since 2007. On March 21, 2012, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to MasterCard’s “Presented by” sponsorship until the 2016 tournament.
Tournament details
Date: Mar 4–7, 2021
Course: Bay Hill Golf Course
Purse: $9,300,000
John Perry is a freelance writer, poet and active golfer with a passion for calling shots like he sees them and, then, telling it like it is. He resides in Orlando, Florida. Email him your comments at [email protected]
March 4, 2021 | BY JOHN PERRY
I think it’s almost certain that Kamaiu Johnson won’t be around for the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with an opening round of +12, for 84. That put him in last place and with the leaders at -6, gives him zero chance of making the cut.
Maybe the Honda Classic in two more weeks will be more generous. Nevertheless, a good wake-up call to let him know just how hard you have to work and how good you have to be when you’re playing in the major league. I hope he uses this experience as motivation to take his game to another level.
Tournament details
Date: Mar 4–7, 2021
Course: Bay Hill Golf Course
Purse: $9,300,000
Leader board
Find all live PGA Tour scoring data here.
Advocate Pro Golf Association Tour player Kamaiu Johnson gets a sponsor’s exemption into his first Arnold Palmer Invitational. Things seems to be looking up for Kamaiu in regards to golf. He received another sponsor’s exemption from the ‘Powers That Be’ who run the Honda Classic, which contends from March 18-21 and is played at PGA National down in Palm Beach, Fl.
Kamaiu’s first sponsor’s exemption came a couple of weeks ago at The Farmer’s Insurance Open in San Diego, Ca. Unfortunately, he tested positive for the coronavirus just prior to the first round and was unable to compete. His mother, who lives in Orlando, Fl. also contacted the virus around the same time, followed by difficulty breathing, she was rushed to a nearby hospital where she received treatment. His mother is recovering safely from her Covid-19 infection. We wish her well. Talk about tough luck?
Kamaiu’s humble beginnings are one worthy of note. Nowhere near “silver- spoonville”. Making the cut at the API this week would be cause for celebration. Winning the API this week would be “Story of The Year” in the golfing world.
Kamaiu dropped out of school in the 8th grade. Started playing golf at the age of 13. Kamaiu lived in a two-bedroom apartment with his grandmother and eight others, at one point and time.
Ms. Jan Auger, the General Manager at Hilaman Park Golf Course spotted Kamaiu making practice swings and immediately encouraged him to take the game more seriously. She only charged him a dollar a day to play the course. That’s the only way he was able to play, he says.
Kamaiu is from Tallahassee, Fl. He shuttles between there and Orlando quite often. This weekend at the API, at Arnie’s Bay Hill Golf & Lodge could be the opportunity for Kamaiu to launch his already noteworthy career, into something very special. Let’s stay tuned and see how it goes.
John Perry is a freelance writer, poet, and active golfer with a passion for calling shots like he sees them and, then, telling it like it is. He resides in Vauxhall, NJ. Reach him with your comments at [email protected]
March 5, 2021
UPDATE 3/5/21: APPLICANTS MUST BE A PGA PROFESSIONAL IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT
The Growth of the Game Committee is excited to announce the implementation of the Grant Program for the eighth consecutive year. The first seven years allowed PGA Professionals to introduce and grow the game of golf through various programs. The funds that are provided through this grant process help offset the financial burden to the PGA Facilities. Funds will be provided by both the section and respective chapters.
Deadline to submit – April 9, 2021
In order to receive a grant the Committee will strongly consider:
- Who is benefiting from funding?
- The number of participants?
- Have you received funding in the past?
- Were the required materials received?
- Is the event open to the general public?
- History of the event?
- What follow up will be done?
Please submit to Kyle Bachman ([email protected]) no later than April 9, 2021. Grants will be reviewed by G.O.G. Committee and funding determined by April 23, 2021. A W-9 will be required to receive funding.
If you are granted G.O.G. funds the W-9 will be due May 1, 2021. Successful applicants will receive 50% of the funding upfront and then the remaining 50% will be awarded after all required materials are received. All required materials are due by November 15, 2021. After this date, the funding you received will be re-allocated. If approved you will be required to submit: email address from participants, along with a quick summary of how the event went which includes photos.
March 5, 2021
Peachtree Junior Open presented by PGA TOUR Superstore
Entries close: March 27-28th, 2021
Laurel Spring Country Club, Suwanee, Georgia
Entries Close – March 17, 2021 (9pm CST)
Junior Golf Scoreboard
RankedGlobal Junior Golf Ranked
Golfweek Ranked
FCG Callaway World Championship Qualifier
Boys and Girls All Age Divisions
IMG Academy Junior World Exemptions
Boys 11-14 and Boys 15-17 Champions
Girls 11-14 and Girls 15-17 Champions
North American Junior Am Exemptions
Boys 14-15 and Boys 16-18 Champions
Girls 13-14 and 15-18 Champions
AJGA PBE
Boys (14 – 18) Champion – 8 Performance Stars (PBE Approved)
Boys (14 – 18) 2-5th – 4 Performance Star (PBE Approved)
Boys (14 – 18) 6-10th – 1 Performance Star (PBE Approved)
Girls (13 – 18) Champion – 4 Performance Stars (PBE Approved)
Girls (13 – 18) 2-Top 10% – 1 Performance Star (PBE Approved)
Boys (10 – 11) Champion – 1 Performance Star (PBE – Minimum Criteria has to be met)
Boys (12 – 13) Champion – 1 Performance Star (PBE – Minimum Criteria has to be met)
Girls (11 – 12) Champion – 1 Performance Star (PBE – Minimum Criteria has to be met)
Registration Link: https://www.bluegolf.com/junior/programs/jgc/index.html
March 4, 2021 | BY JOHN PERRY
Day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational (API) and the field is buzzing with excitement as golfers begin to tee off for this annual event. Our core favorites Cameron Champ, Harold Varner III and Kamaiu Johnson are on the greens and fans are anxious to watch! See what’s been going on, thus far in the images below. Tee times also posted.
Tournament details
Date: Mar 4–7, 2021
Course: Bay Hill Golf Course
Purse: $9,300,000
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Leaderboard
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Tee Times (all times EST)
THURSDAY
First tee
7 a.m. — Sam Burns, Robby Shelton, Bo Hoag
7:11 a.m. — Matt Every, Luke List, Bernd Wiesberger
7:22 a.m. — Henrik Norlander, Sepp Straka, Tyler McCumber
7:33 a.m. — Robert Streb, Hudson Swafford, Andrew Putnam
7:44 a.m. — Jason Kokrak, Jason Dufner, Steve Stricker
7:55 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Brendan Steele, Danny Willett
8:06 a.m. — Cameron Champ, Chez Reavie, Hideki Matsuyama
8:17 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Lanto Griffin, Patton Kizzire
8:28 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge
8:39 a.m. — Cameron Tringale, Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Noren
8:50 a.m. — Matt Wallace, Kramer Hickok, a-Matthias Schmid
11:40 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Patrick Rodgers, Doc Redman
11:51 a.m. — Rory Sabbatini, Wyndham Clark, Will Zalatoris
12:02 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Matt Jones, Lee Westwood
12:13 p.m. — Graeme McDowell, Paul Casey, Keith Mitchell
12:24 p.m. — Kevin Na, Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter
12:35 p.m. — Branden Grace, Harris English, Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:46 p.m. — Max Homa, Patrick Reed, Billy Horschel
12:57 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day
1:08 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Erik van Rooyen, Robert MacIntyre
1:19 p.m. — Kristoffer Ventura, Jazz Janewattananond, Kamaiu Johnson
MORE: Arnold Palmer Invitational 2021 expert picks
10th tee
7 a.m. — Kyle Stanley, Talor Gooch, Victor Perez
7:11 a.m. — Brian Stuard, Emiliano Grillo, Tim Herron
7:22 a.m. — Harold Varner III, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Maverick McNealy
7:33 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Jim Herman, Austin Cook
7:44 a.m. — Brian Gay, Marc Leishman, Charles Howell III
7:55 a.m. — Martin Laird, Brandt Snedeker, Aaron Wise
8:06 a.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari
8:17 a.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth
8:28 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis
8:39 a.m. — Peter Malnati, John Huh, Cameron Percy
11:40 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Will Gordon, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:51 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Byeong Hun An, Joel Dahmen
12:02 p.m. — Danny Lee, Anirban Lahiri, Doug Ghim
12:13 p.m. — Richy Werenski, Sung Kang, Kevin Kisner
12:24 p.m. — Sebastián Muñoz, J.T. Poston, Adam Long
12:35 p.m. — Brendon Todd, Dylan Frittelli, Henrik Stenson
12:46 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Corey Conners, Zach Johnson
12:57 p.m. — Sungjae Im, Keegan Bradley, Russell Knox
1:08 p.m. — Padraig Harrington, Paul Goydos, Matthew NeSmith
1:19 p.m. — Robert Gamez, Rod Perry, John Augenstein
MORE: Rickie Fowler’s frustration grows with Masters in doubt
FRIDAY
First tee
7 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Will Gordon, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:11 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Byeong Hun An, Joel Dahmen
7:22 a.m. — Danny Lee, Anirban Lahiri, Doug Ghim
7:33 a.m. — Richy Werenski, Sung Kang, Kevin Kisner
7:44 a.m. — Sebastián Muñoz, J.T. Poston, Adam Long
7:55 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Dylan Frittelli, Henrik Stenson
8:06 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Corey Conners, Zach Johnson
8:17 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Keegan Bradley, Russell Knox
8:28 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Paul Goydos, Matthew NeSmith
8:39 a.m. — Robert Gamez, Rod Perry, John Augenstein
11:40 a.m. — Kyle Stanley, Talor Gooch, Victor Perez
11:51 a.m. — Brian Stuard, Emiliano Grillo, Tim Herron
12:02 p.m. — Harold Varner III, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Maverick McNealy
12:13 p.m. — Si Woo Kim, Jim Herman, Austin Cook
12:24 p.m. — Brian Gay, Marc Leishman, Charles Howell III
12:35 p.m. — Martin Laird, Brandt Snedeker, Aaron Wise
12:46 p.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari
12:57 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth
1:08 p.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis
1:19 p.m. — Peter Malnati, John Huh, Cameron Percy
MORE: Max Homa returns to his quirky hometown par-3 course
10th tee
7 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Patrick Rodgers, Doc Redman
7:11 a.m. — Rory Sabbatini, Wyndham Clark, Will Zalatoris
7:22 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Matt Jones, Lee Westwood
7:33 a.m. — Graeme McDowell, Paul Casey, Keith Mitchell
7:44 a.m. — Kevin Na, Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter
7:55 a.m. — Branden Grace, Harris English, Matthew Fitzpatrick
8:06 a.m. — Max Homa, Patrick Reed, Billy Horschel
8:17 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day
8:28 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Erik van Rooyen, Robert MacIntyre
8:39 a.m. — Kristoffer Ventura, Jazz Janewattananond, Kamaiu Johnson
11:40 a.m. — Sam Burns, Robby Shelton, Bo Hoag
11:51 a.m. — Matt Every, Luke List, Bernd Wiesberger
12:02 p.m. — Henrik Norlander, Sepp Straka, Tyler McCumber
12:13 p.m. — Robert Streb, Hudson Swafford, Andrew Putnam
12:24 p.m. — Jason Kokrak, Jason Dufner, Steve Stricker
12:35 p.m. — Tyler Duncan, Brendan Steele, Danny Willett
12:46 p.m. — Cameron Champ, Chez Reavie, Hideki Matsuyama
12:57 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Lanto Griffin, Patton Kizzire
1:08 p.m. — Adam Hadwin, Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge
1:19 p.m. — Cameron Tringale, Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Noren
1:30 p.m. — Matt Wallace, Kramer Hickok, a-Matthias Schmid
March 4, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF
Tiger Woods’ history with automobiles is becoming more, and more, controversial. The world-famous golfer also receives more attention to his life acts (and accidents) than the normal golfing individual would. First, there was the Cadillac Escalade which Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree in 2009. Now, just a few weeks ago, on February 23, Woods crashed a Genesis GV80 courtesy car that he was driving during the Genesis Invitational.
The severity of the crash totaled the luxury vehicle. On the scene, Woods was extracted from the car by firefighters and transported directly to the hospital for emergency surgery. The 45-year old golfer was wearing a seat belt and amazingly, survived the crash that deployed 10 airbags, but he did suffer leg injuries.
With a roll-over accident such as this, the situation could have been much worse for Woods who was driving alone in the car. Consider if he had been driving another vehicle other than the GV80. That’s according to a report by the Detroit News in which an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) spokesperson praised modern safety systems and the role they had in keeping Woods more or less alive.
Woods’ vehicle went straight into a median instead of staying with the road as it curved right. He then kept going straight into opposing lanes, then off the road, where he hit a tree and his vehicle rolled over. The $50,000 vehicle traveled about 400 feet after hitting the median. There was no apparent evidence of braking on the road.
The crash could easily have left Woods with much worse injuries or even killed him. David Harkey, president of The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, believes it was modern safety systems that saved Woods from a worse fate. “It really is a sign of how well these vehicles are built nowadays and the combination of all these safety features,” Harkey said. “None of us want to be in that kind of violent collision. But your odds of surviving something like that now are much greater than they were a decade ago.”
Genesis is the relatively new luxury brand offshoot from Hyundai. The Detroit News points to the “double-layer cocoon” modern vehicles form around the occupants, that absorb a crash’s impact and spread it around the occupants to keep the cabin intact.
Both the Genesis G70 and G90 sedans received the IIHS best-possible Top Safety Pick+ award.
What safety features does it include? Standard on every GV80 are the usual set of airbags: front, front side and full-length side curtain; stability control and antilock brake systems with brake assistance; driver assistance and accident avoidance technologies; standard: lane-departure and lane-keeping assist, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, evasive steering assist and driver inattention warning.
The Genesis GV80. Perhaps it was the vehicle that saved Tiger Woods’ life.
February 25, 2021
Known as the Golden Age Of Golf, the 1920s was a time full of glitz and glamor. Unfortunately, not everyone was welcomed at those courses. The Golf Channel celebrated Black History Month by featuring this informative video shared here and narrated by Washington, D.C. native Actor Jeffrey Wright.
After a year of pandemic, travelers are looking for open spaces, safety, and sunshine—and are ready to put down serious cash to get it, according to Bloomberg News.
Early in the global pandemic, travel experts rushed to determine the shape of the recovery. Would it be L-shaped? More like a W? A year later, despite brief upticks and plenty of pent-up demand, the travel rebound has yet to arrive.
Yet there are glimmers of optimism, both for the industry and for people itching to dust off their suitcases. Travelers are starting to book now for trips they hope to take months or more down the line. A smattering of markets, including Africa and Antarctica, are doing well, their highest-end inventory already selling out for stretches of their upcoming high seasons (in austral winter and summer, respectively). Some spots are even thriving right now.
Take Miami. Of roughly 15 five-star hotels bookable on Expedia for President’s day week, all but four fully sold out. The ones with availability were limited to the priciest rooms only. At the St. Regis Bal Harbour, just a handful of $3,500-per-night suites went unbooked; the remaining inventory at the 1 Hotel South Beach was mostly restricted to the 4,500-square-foot presidential suite, which, at $50,617 per night, would cost nearly half a million dollars to book out for the entire February break.
Magic City is in demand for numerous reasons. International border closures have left travelers seeking domestic alternatives to far-flung escapes, and Florida’s weather can’t be beat. Mayor Francis Suarez has been luring tech executives to move their already-virtual operations to the tax-friendly state. And Florida’s Covid-19 rules are lax, allowing visitors to eat and party almost anywhere they want.
Read the full article at Bloomberg.com