Haimish

« **on:** September 01, 2011, 03:58:10 PM »

That's a word (and a concept) new to me today, thanks to David Brooks's most recent column in The New York Times. He defines it as follows: "It’s a Yiddish word that suggests warmth, domesticity and unpretentious conviviality." (Pronounced HAY-mish, by the way.)

You can read the rest of the column here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/opinion/brooks-the-haimish-line.html.

I'm thinking that the concept might have some applicability in the great big world of golf, and perhaps in the great big world of golf course architecture.

Which clubs have the most haimish? How do golf courses stay on the haimish side of the Haimish Line?

Comments, anyone?

« **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2011, 04:05:36 PM »

Palmetto Golf Club mucho haimish, very nice to visitors and lots of fun to play.

« **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2011, 04:08:30 PM »

I prefer the German, "Gemutlichkeit" (with an umlaut over the "u"). There's not a cozier place in the world than the Bavarian or Austrian Alps.

« **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2011, 04:26:41 PM »

I had to look up convivial:

relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company <a convivial host> <a convivial gathering>

If I had to pick one course, it would be Ballyneal.

« **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2011, 07:23:08 PM »

If I got the definition correct...

The Golf Club, Shoreacres, Old Elm, Sandhills, come to mind.

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