Sea Island Mafia Revealed: Partial To Oak Trees, Worshipful Of Their Don Davis Love

Karen Crouse travels to St. Simons Island, population 13,000 and branded by a headline writer as the "new capital for U.S. golf." She tries to understand what it is about the wealthy enclave that is spurring so many successful Americans including the Captain and three Ryder Cuppers.

The players were drawn to St. Simons, part of the Golden Isles chain of barrier islands along Georgia’s southeast coast, at least in part by Love, a 20-time PGA Tour winner whom they affectionately refer to as Uncle Davis.

“He’s everything from a plumber to an electrician to a hunting guide to a fishing expert, not to mention a pretty good chef when we grill out,” Snedeker said. “He’s kind of like everybody’s safety net.”

Hunter had no chance!

Matt Kuchar feels at peace with the oaks.

“It has beautiful low-country scenery with the reeds, the marshes and the oceanfront property as well,” said Kuchar, who moved his family here two years ago. “I think one of the things that I may enjoy the most is seeing these big oak trees. Something about going down a drive with just big old oak trees canopying a place puts me at peace. And then having the ocean; something about the natural ebb and flow of an ocean adds an unreal, peaceful rhythm to the place.”

Well, now I get it!

Comments

[fwiw]

Got a banjo?



http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROlk8cGmU-xhfLCUNF_FJJcFVAnY-roICDG7ao1z2wmPIDRUD0

[No Longer Used to be Former S & T Convert]

fwiw - padnah, in my day I have been a lot of places that you can hear banjo music, trust me Sea Island ain't one of the them.

[jjshaka]

Many of of the course here in NoCal I've played have huge mossy oaks...just a beautiful tree.

[jjshaka]

Pardon me for the mangled sentence- not enough coffee

[KLG]

Whatever. Actually, this is the "avenue of oaks":
http://www.stsimonsislandexperience.com/site/539680/photos/book_plantations1.jpg
Back in the day, DFW was the place to be...nice airport in the middle of the country. Then it was Florida...no state income tax. In the era of NetJets and a nice little airport to accommodate the odd Gulfstream or two, might as well live in the "Most Delightful Country in the Universe" LOL:
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/123574

[Del the Funk]

I have little to no respect for the NY Times but polite golf clap for Karen Crouse getting it right in terms of location -- namely, St. Simons Island.

Key snippets: "seems crazy to consider that an island with a population under 13,000 has four residents participating in the Ryder Cup...a growing group of St. Simons-based touring pros that includes Jonathan Byrd, Lucas Glover, Brian Harman and Harris English...players were drawn to St. Simons, part of the Golden Isles chain of barrier islands along Georgia’s southeast coast..." (etc)

Not a single mention os a tour pro living "in Sea Island, GA".

Hey Feinstein, you blow hard, take notice!!

[fwiw]

A&T Convert
Put an over sized Baseball cap
and powder blue Polo shirt on that kid,
and it's DL III Separated at birth?

[ol Harv]

DTF, I just read an article where I believe Tim Rosaforte also talks about several of the boys living on Sea Island, so it's not just Feinstein....incredible that they don't know that. Anyway, I've been to a lot of nice spots in the US, and as a golfer that loves the south, and particularly the lowcountry, it really doesn't get much better than SI and SSI. Very cool and unique place. Maybe a bit too much fantasy island to raise a kid as far as exposure to the real world but for safety and high end living I get why the Tour Pros would choose the place. The whole airport thing is definitely a factor as well. Orlando and DFW used to be important, but not anymore with the money these guys make and what they fly.

[Del the Funk]

Spot on Harv, Rosaforte consistently gets it wrong too. As do a number of other writers. All the RC guys from SSI are NetJet guys and I'm sure the others jetpool as well. That little airport across the street from SIGC can accommodate about anything NetJets has so these guys literally just have to drive down the street and go! Why wouldn't you if you could?!?