Garrett Reuter is preoccupied with a small dimpled white ball. So much so that in 1980 he bought a home in Belleville not only because he liked its English Tudor style but also because it was located on a golf course. "I can walk right over to the fourth fairway." He decorated the home — and his law office — in what some might call Traditional Golf style. Furnishings range from dynamic oil paintings by noted American sports artist Stephen Holland to golf-themed console and cocktail tables by Hooker Furniture under the PGA TOUR Home collection.

The distinctive 14-room red and gray brick with its arched doorway and sweeping roofline was built in 1930 on an acre of land. It was the first home in a prestigious enclave of west Belleville. "It's a barrister home," always owned by attorneys including former U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon, Garrett says.

In 1998, Garrett allowed the Junior Service Club of St. Clair County to transform the four-bedroom, two and half-bath home into its Designer Showhouse. He moved to an apartment for six months while 11 area interior designers renovated and redecorated. The home was then open to the public for tours as a fund-raiser for Junior Service charities. Original features — leaded windows, hardwood flooring, French doors and the black slate entry — remain. New features such as a media room and a billiard room with wet bar were added, and the kitchen was gutted. Since that renovation, Garrett has redone the office and the dining room. "It may have been built in 1930, but it has all the upticks of a modern home."

Mary, who also plays golf, has several collections of her own, including unique, handmade and vintage purses displayed in the second floor "purse room." She also perches Boyd bears throughout the house. She is the green thumb behind a variety of healthy plants in the kitchen, living room and office.

Garrett is still adding to his extensive golf collection. "If I see things I can't do without, I have to buy them."