• Don’t forget that Sun Valley’s new White Clouds course is up and running, meaning you now have 27 holes between the new nine and the established 18-hole Trail Creek course. Reserve your tee times at (208) 622-2251.
• Sure, the economy may be in the crapper, but state golf association numbers seem to be holding steady. Take Montana. Big Sky golf is more popular than ever. The MSGA has grown to include 84 member clubs with 37,000 individual members.
• As noted on Page 7, Hunter’s Point in Nampa, Idaho, is up and running and open to public play. Call for details: (208) 465-1903.
• Western Idaho’s beautiful Whitetail Golf Club, featured on Page 20, has been named a 2009 Top 100 Best Course in America by Golfweek Magazine. It is also part of the Idaho Golf Trail and a Preferred Golf Club member. (The course is open from Memorial Day weekend to Oct. 18.)