We “fore”-see a week of highly focused pros and incredible skills playing out at the Masters Tournament over the week of April 2-8. Perhaps you’re one of the lucky ones like Umi executive chef Fuyuhiko Ito cruising toward Augusta National Golf Club to follow golfers on practice or final rounds. If not, instead of puttering around in despair, pull on your golf shirt or cap and venture to Atlanta eateries teeing off Masters-themed specials and just-like-being-there viewing options.
Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland encourages golfers and duffers to “witness a tradition unlike any other with a tavern unlike any other.” A Masters-themed food and drink menu drives the course April 5-8, flagging egg salad, pimento cheese, bar-b-que, chicken breast or turkey sandwiches ($5-$6); fries, sweet potato fries or field greens salad ($3); Miller or Stella Artois drafts ($4-$5.50) and golf-y cocktails including John Daly, Sand Wedge, Transfusion and Green Jacket ($6-$7). The Masters Tournament will play out on all televisions, volume on. To open tournament week, Atkins Park is tapping into a special Masters draft beer at 8 p.m. Monday, April 2.
All three Henri’s Bakery locations -- Westside, Buckhead and Sandy Springs -- are teeing up a $7.99 Masters special, available April 5-7. Grab the same kind of lunch items tournament attendees can claim at Augusta’s tradition-laced golf club: a pimento cheese or egg salad sandwich, Arnold Palmer drink and a green shortbread cookie.
For the past 15 years, Sterling
Spoon Culinary Management and Marlow's
Tavern have been teeing up for the annual Marlow's Tavern Golf Tournament benefiting Special Olympics Georgia. Sterling Spoon and
Marlow’s have raised around $474,000 for Special Olympics Georgia so
far. On Monday, September 22 at the Country Club of Roswell, golfers will be out
on the green to help push that figure over a half-million dollars. Argyle,
plaid pants and polo shirts will be the fashion at Aqua blue
restaurant in Roswell for a reception, dinner, rewards, prizes and a silent
auction.
Golf or tennis? The
Adopt a Golden
Atlanta 2014
Golden Open tosses both options your way on Monday, June 2. Chase your preference on the greens or courts of the Marietta Country Club. A golf scramble doles out prizes to three winning teams and to individuals for
closest to the pin, long drive and hole in one. Registration and
practice opens at 8 a.m.; continental breakfast and shotgun start follow
at 9 a.m. and a 19th
hole cookout, awards, raffle and silent auction begin at 2 p.m. Sign up online.
Tennis pros may prefer the AGA tennis benefit, a round robin format awarding
prizes to first, second and third places. A noon lunch also nets an
awards presentation, silent auction and a raffle. Register here.
If you can’t make it, you can always pitch in and make a donation.
Guests and staff at Marlow's Tavern locations and Aqua blue Restaurant & Bar in Roswell have big hearts, and they're sharing the love with others in need. In September, the restaurants teamed up with Sterling Spoon Culinary Management to host the 15th annual Marlow's Tavern Golf Classic and raised $52,729.88 for Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). Golf tournaments and restaurant openings have brought in more than $477,000 to SOGA since 1999, and Marlow's Tavern has been designated as a SOGA 2013 Statewide Platinum Partner. In September, Aqua blue and Marlow's Tavern locations held weeklong donation campaigns for Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry. Each guest who made a donation received a $5 restaurant coupon for future use. Bottom line: $22,884.00 for the cause. Well done!
The crowd has gone deadly silent and it’s a Cinderella story outta nowhere… they’re all watching YOU win 2 ground passes to the PGA Championship. This could be reality if you head to Truffles Grill this week and drop your business card to register to win!
The restaurant will be giving four chances to win tickets to the coveted event coming up at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek from Thursday, August 11 to Sunday, August 14.
Drawings will be held nightly at 9 p.m. at Truffles Grill on Thursday, August 4 to Sunday, August 7. Check out their Facebook page for more details and start practicing your best happy gopher dance in case you win!
