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A Swinging Golf Exhibition in SW FL
I know your golf vacation is all about golf, but you'll certainly
want to take in a few of the local attractions while you're on the road. Or maybe not.
I had to drag Nick to the Collier Museum in Naples the other day on our way out of town. He couldn't wait to get up to Cape Coral and on to the next round. But I convinced him there was an exhibition worth seeing, and in the end he was glad I did.
The exhibition is "Golf Swings!" and it's a light, entertaining overview of the history of golf... and the culture that has developed around it... throughout the years. It'll be at the Collier through April 19.
There are evocative graphics of the game's stars, like Babe Didrikson who I'm admiring at left. Also on display are clubs and bags and apparel from golf's beginnings through the twentieth century. It's amazing to see the evolution of club technology, and one can't help but wonder how today's stars would do with the primitive old irons and woods lined up neatly in the glass cases.
What I enjoyed the most though, were the many everyday household items, carefully crafted over the years, for a population passionate about golf, clocks, and games and puzzels. Dishes, serving trays and cocktail sets. Myriad artifacts with one common denominator: The love of golf.
So Nick and I lost ourselves for a little while in this nostalgic golf retrospective, then we hit the road and headed north towards the next course.
Nick fell in love with this vintage golf outfit, once worn by Dwight Eisenhower. (personally, I don't think the plus-fours would suit his body build and I have a feeling he'd look somewhat dorky in the straw hat)
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