Golf House
 77 Liberty Corner Road, Far Hills, NJ
 Saturday, April 6, 2002  •  9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1/16/02 -- Scottsdale Collection Exclusive Artist Michael Miller Honored with One Man Show at Prestigious USGA Golf House Museum

On April 6, 2002 Mike Miller opens a solo exhibit at the United States Golf Association's (USGA) Golf House Museum in Far Hills, New Jersey. Miller's one-man show includes 14 original oil paintings of famous golf courses featured in the newly released The Art of Golf Design. The exhibit will be on display through September 2002.

For this show, courses depicted in Miller's old-world style landscapes include nine U.S. Open venues: Bethpage Black (the June 2002 site); Baltusrol; Brookline; Merion; Oakmont; Pebble Beach; Riviera; Shinnecock Hills and Winged Foot. Other courses represented in the exhibit are Cypress Point, Pasatiempo, Pine Valley Sand Hills and The National Golf Links of America.

Golf's Golden Age: Landscapes by Michael Miller
What was the "Golden Age" of golf course architecture and why was it important? From 1909 to 1939, America witnessed a blossoming of new and distinctive courses as never seen before or since. As World War I gave way to the Roaring Twenties, golf grew in popularity and stature as Americans took up the sport in vast numbers. The "Golden Age" saw the birth of a new generation of golfing legends, crowned by Bob Jones, who in 1930 became the first and only player to capture the Grand Slam. This increased popularity wove its way into the American mainstream through films, literature, toys and games.

As golf in America assumed a new identity, architects came together to design courses that ultimately changed the way we play the game. Individuals like Charles Blair Macdonald, Donald Ross, Alister MacKenzie, A.W. Tillinghast and George Thomas represented the best of a group of architects who redefined the basic tenets of design and ushered in a new generation of architecture. Their approach was innovative, daring, unique and ultimately lasting.

This pivotal and fascinating period serves as the basis of Golf's Golden Age: Landscapes by Michael Miller. A golf professional for 28 years and the former Director of Golf at Riviera Country Club in California from 1993 to 1998, Michael Miller, through his paintings, celebrates this "Golden Age". Drawing from period photographs and literature, Miller represents many of these classic courses as they appeared at the time they were created.

GOLFDOM
Scottsdale Collection Gallery,
8203 Watson Street
McLean, Virginia 22102

The Scottsdale Collection Gallery kicked off its Grand Opening at Golfdom,
in Tysons Corner, with a one-man show for George Lawrence. We featured several of George's original oils including Old Head Tralee, and Shinnecock

At this year's Art of Golf Festival in Pinehurst, NC Scottsdale Collection will exhibit George Lawrence. The dates of this event are November 1-3, 2002 and will feature special awards ceremonies for re-known artist LeRoy Neiman.

Golf Digest Magazine is the Sponsor for the First Annual Art of Golf Festival and hosted the Awards Dinner.

Jesse Hyde, Michael Miller exhibited at the innaugural Art of Golf Festival, Pinehurst, NC, November 9-11, 2001

Scottsdale Collection exclusive artists, Jesse Hyde and Michael Miller both showcased at The Art of Golf Festival, November 9-11, 2001, Pinehurst, NC. The festival, co-sponsored by Pinehurst Resort and Golf Digest featured some of golf's most talented artists, writers, sculptors and photographers. Exhibitors displayed their works, as well as contributed items to a silent charity auction.

Michael Miller was honored with a one-man show which featured 12 original oils, including images of Cypress Point, Pine Valley and Sand Hills.

For ten years, Michael Miller has been mastering a magnificent old-world style of painting
landscapes. These landscapes - largely of golf courses - employ a rich ground of intense
hues that often infuse the entire image with a glowing, transcendent light.

Having culminated a prestigious career as Head Golf Professional at Riviera Country Club
in Pacific Palisades, California, his message is one of respect for the architecture of great
golf course designers.

On display February 2 - June 24, 2001 at the World Golf Hall of Fame St. Augustine, Florida

Original oil on front cover: Setting Sun Behind the Eighteenth at Pasatiempo Oil on Panel, 36" x 48"

9/6/01 -- Scottsdale Collection Helps Raise Funds for American Cancer Society

September 5, 2001 - Potomac, MD - Scottsdale Collection, a merchandiser of unique, high-quality, sports-related art, gifts, collectibles and services, has created a full-scale art gallery for the American Cancer Society's Capital Barons' Ball. The event, themed as, "A Sporting Affair," will be held Saturday, September 8, 2001 at the MCI Center, Washington, DC.

The Scottsdale Collection Sports Art Gallery will feature:

• 8 limited edition prints by LeRoy Neiman (including four signed by both the artist and the featured athletes: Cal Ripken, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Mark McGwire and John Elway).
• an original Jack Nicklaus painting by Peter Max (signed by both Max and Nicklaus).
• an authentic 1941, autographed, Joe DiMaggio jersey (displayed with an autographed baseball inscribed "HOF55" -- Hall of Fame 1955).
• two Warner Bros. limited edition animation cels of Derek Jeter (autographed by Jeter).
• a limited edition Ted Williams print by Danny Day (signed by both the artist and the athlete).