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The Southern Tier has long provided a bountiful potpourri of options for those who play golf. From old, tradition- steeped courses to relative newcomers to the landscape, demanding to mild, to hilly, variety, quantity and quality make the area a well of opportunity. We aimed to identify some of the best, toughest, prettiest, trickiest etc. and who better to provide a guide than those who play those courses, and who instruct and coach those who do? So, have a ride or, right the top a walk through some of what the re- golf menu has to Walks unspoiled Adam Schumacher prefers to play his golf the old-fashioned way, on foot with a light bag strapped over the shoulders. No motorized transportation for this guy, as can be at age 52 and one who savors the sights perhaps as much as he does a crisply struck 6-iron.

A resident of Tioga Center, he grew up about a par-4 from what is now Tioga Golf Club in Nichols. walked that hilly terrain for 45 years, never tires of doing so. It remains one of his favorites. is not an easy walk. But what goes up must come down, you can rest on the way he said.

you might have to walk up the hill but the beauty of walking is, got time, not running. Yes, it is a tough walk compar- atively, but again got the vistas, distracted by had deer 20 feet from him, a fox relaxing on a bank watching him putt. Any bass near the edge of that pond? You can bet pop by and have a look on the way to the green. Schumacher two other courses he especially enjoys walking. Rolling fairways cutting through the splendid old growth of Soaring Eagles in Horseheads, where water aplenty welcome glimpses of ducks, turtles, frogs and the like.

Part of the appeal is the or lack thereof. relatively quiet. sort of in a A view from behind the 18th at The Links at Hiawatha Landing in Tioga County. KEVIN PHOTO Breaking down the top courses Many options available for Southern Tier golfers Kevin Stevens Binghamton Press Sun-Bulletin USA TODAY NETWORK See GOLF, Page 6A The 10th hole at En-Joie Golf Course in West Endicott. FILE PHOTO send a lot of people to not the fanciest place, but people can be more relaxed and not threatened there which is what happens a lot with beginner Jorie Ftorek Binghamton resident PRESSCONNECTS.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 BINGHAMTON, N.Y.

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Some of proposed projects what downtowns wanted to do with $10M Natasha Vaughn Binghamton Press Sun-Bulletin USA TODAY NETWORK See DOWNTOWN, Page 2A First closed Hiner Road in- Now, the residents there might lose their heat this winter. Heavy rains and in Au- gust destroyed the road on the Bing- border. While a temporary road essentially a private driveway on Windy Hill Road is cur- rently being used to access their homes, residents recently learned that they might not be able to receive their supplies of heating oil. A letter from Economy Heating, Hiner Road residents might lose their heat Natasha Vaughn Binghamton Press Sun-Bulletin USA TODAY NETWORK See HEAT, Page 15A.