{"id":1430,"date":"2011-12-21T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T13:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janinajacobs.com\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2011-12-21T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T13:11:40","slug":"a-bear-y-merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/janinajacobs\/golf\/1430\/a-bear-y-merry-christmas","title":{"rendered":"A Bear-y Merry Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When golf clubs are thrown in anger......FarmLinks at Pursell Farms puts them to good use.<\/p><\/div>\n

When northerners anticipate\u00a0Christmas,\u00a0we don’t normally think of golf at the same time,\u00a0except\u00a0as distant memories of months past, basking in the sun.\u00a0 The Christmas season actually means snow-covered courses shuttered up tightly, and clubs stored on racks in c-c-c-cold garages with no golf in the foreseeable future.\u00a0 We simply revel in the newest Golf Digest <\/em>or Golf Magazine,\u00a0<\/em>buy Christmas golf stuff,\u00a0or even watch ‘silly season’ events on television because the Tours don’t start up until January.\u00a0 In other words, waaahhhh!!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But then via e-mail comes a Christmas Greeting so refreshing and welcome that I had to take the time to view it more than once.\u00a0 Not the politically correct ‘Holiday Card’ or ‘Seasons Greetings’ but a real, live celebration from wonderful people.\u00a0 FarmLinks at Pursell Farms<\/a> is about an hour southeast of bustling Birmingham, Alabama, and though few people know about it, everyone should.\u00a0 FarmLinks is just as it sounds:\u00a0 part working farm\/part golf facility.\u00a0\u00a0 When visiting there in November, I didn’t really know what to expect.\u00a0 What I found was a place I didn’t want to leave.\u00a0 The Pursell family has lived on this 2500 acre farm for decades and recently fashioned it\u00a0into\u00a0so much more:\u00a0 championship 18-hole Dr. Mike Hurdzan\/Dana Fry highly ranked golf course and practice facility; a one-of-a-kind research and demonstration facility where\u00a0golf course superintendents can study the latest in agronomy and environmental\u00a0turf developments; a\u00a0fishing and\u00a0hunting paradise where you can BYOD (Bring Your Own Dogs) or use the highly trained canines housed on the premises; 5-stand Sporting Clay course (ask Manager Greg Bolton who<\/em> is the Queen of the darting rabbits?); state-of-the-art meeting facilities; and historic settings for parties, weddings, and other celebrations.\u00a0 Watch for a more complete story on Pursell Farms here in mid-\u00a0February.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Meanwhile, take a moment from your busy holiday season and enjoy a few minutes of smiles……..<\/p>\n

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2011 FarmLinks Christmas Greeting<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Golfers, shooters, anglers and the whole FarmLinks herd wish you a warm and very Merry Christmas!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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