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Golf Tips from Camilo Villegas
Last September, Camilo Villegas was driving his black, 500-horsepower Porsche Cayenne Turbo to his Atlanta hotel after a PGA tournament when he saw flashing lights behind him. He pulled onto the shoulder of the road and waited as a policeman sauntered up to his window. You been drinking? the cop asked. Officer, I just got off the golf course. I was playing in a tournament, replied Villegas. So youve had a few drinks. Officer, like I said, I just got off the course. Thats exactly what I mean, countered the cop. You golf, you drink. Thats what its all about. After Villegas explained he was a professional golfer, the officer relented and let him off the hook for creeping above the speed limit. I thought that was pretty funny, says Villegas. Lots of people still don think of golf as a sport. Villegas pronounced bee-JAY-gus is a 26-year-old from Colombia who turned pro in 2004 and finished last year with nearly $4 million in career earnings. Although he has yet to ...

Golfing With The Boss
Sooner or later, youll find yourself strolling the fairways with the very man you spend 51 hours a week trying to avoid: your boss. These tips will help you be an engaging, affable golf partner whos still employed after the back nine. Do you suck? If you usually spray drives onto adjacent highways, warn your boss beforehand or itll be an annoying surprise. Two things will help you stay respectable. First, use a 3-wood on tee shots; its easier to hit straight than a driver. Second, when gauging a putt, mime tossing the ball into the hole; then swing the putter the same distance you moved your arm. Don spare him Lousy golfers despise weenies who show their pity by underplaying, so don worry about coddling his ego. Go out there to tear him up. He won respect you unless you try to beat him. Skip the shop talk. Don start jabbering about your lucrative new account, or anything else pertaining to the salt mine, unless your boss does. He might want this day on the links to be R&R, not ...

How to Have a 1-Night Stand
Heres what I remember about the best one-night stand of my life: everything but his name. He was a bartender-slash-actor who rode a beat-up motorcycle, but I didn find that out until after his jeans came off. It started in a bar. He sat down next to my girlfriend and me -- we were having a giggly girls night out -- stared in the other direction, and didn say a word. After 10 minutes, he asked if I would watch his stuff while he went outside to make a call. When he came back, he grimaced like De Niro and thanked me very politely. By that point, I was already curious about whom he had called, what was in his faded leather bag, and why he wouldn smile. So I asked if he was having a bad day. Within a couple of hours, we were naked in bed together. And then he was gone. To this day, I have to admire how smooth he was, because great one-night stands are tough to pull off. Plenty can go wrong between the first long look and the next-day e-mail. This is what you need to know to do ...

Top 10: Exclusive Adventures
While sprawling on a beach for two weeks with a chilled margarita is certainly preferable to a hard-day’s slog in the office, more and more of us are looking for a side portion of something a little more challenging for our vacation time. That said, just because we’re up for a little adventure Indiana Jones style, it doesn’t mean we’re prepared to skimp on creature comforts; yes, we still expect world-class customer service and five-star accommodation while we’re trekking up the side of a mountain or exploring the coral reefs deep beneath the ocean’s surface. Indeed, more companies than ever are catering to the well-heeled adventurer like ourselves, and we’ve tracked down the top 10 exclusive adventures you can book for your next stint away from the burdens of office life. Number 10 Gorillas in the MistUganda, Africa - Credit: iStockPhoto.com Uganda, East Africa Home to over 300 birds and the greatest concentration of primates in East Africa, Uganda begs to be explored. If you don’t ...