001 raw.php

<?php
$aliases['golf.local'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchannel.local',
  'root' => '/Users/matt/Sites/golfchannel/docroot',
  'path-aliases' => array('%dump-dir' => '/mnt/tmp/golfchannel'),
);
// Site golfchannel, environment dev
$aliases['golf.dev'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchanneldev.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'dev',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.dev/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'staging-4666.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
);
// Site golfchannel, environment test
$aliases['golf.stage'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchannelstg.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'test',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.test/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'staging-4666.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
);
// Site golfchannel, environment prod
$aliases['golf.prod'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchannel.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'prod',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.prod/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'web-4655.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
  'path-aliases' => array('%dump-dir' => '/mnt/tmp/golfchannel'),
);

002 Commented up.php

<?php
  
// 'golf.local' is the alias you'll use at the command line, e.g. `drush @golf.local status`.
// This can be any string without spaces.
$aliases['golf.local'] = array(
  
  //'uri' is whatever vhost you're using locally.  E.g. if you develope on "http://gc.localhost/" 
  //this line would be something like: 'uri' => 'gc.localhost'
  'uri' => 'golfchannel.local',
  
  //At the risk of stating the obvious, this should be the actual location of your drupal docroot
  'root' => '/Users/matt/Sites/golfchannel/docroot',
  
   //This is only used with `drush sql-sync`.  If it doesn't exist on your file system already, you
   //should create it.
  'path-aliases' => array('%dump-dir' => '/mnt/tmp/golfchannel'),
);


// Again 'golf.dev' can be any string without spaces.
$aliases['golf.dev'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchanneldev.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'dev',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.dev/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'staging-4666.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
);

$aliases['golf.stage'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchannelstg.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'test',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.test/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'staging-4666.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
);

$aliases['golf.prod'] = array(
  'uri' => 'golfchannel.prod.acquia-sites.com',
  'env' => 'prod',
  'root' => '/var/www/html/golfchannel.prod/docroot',
  'remote-host' => 'web-4655.prod.hosting.acquia.com',
  'remote-user' => 'golfchannel',
  
   // This line allows you to use drush sql-sync to pull the prod database down into your
   // local.  If you want to pull the dev or stage database, add this same line to the 
   // definition block for $aliases['golf.dev'] or $aliases['golf.stage'] respectively.
  'path-aliases' => array('%dump-dir' => '/mnt/tmp/golfchannel'),
);