Preserved, by design
Wine has inspired poets, winemakers, and enthusiasts for millennia. Each barrel, bottle, and glass represent a pursuit, a labor of love, to capture a richness of heritage, terroir, story, and craft in a single vessel—characteristics of which are at times…
American Dunes Golf Club
17000 LINCOLN ST | GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN Roughly 15 years ago at Grand Haven Golf Club, a golf tournament called Patriot Golf Day inspired the formation of Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization established the following year to pay-it-forward to…
The Great Lakes State escapes
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Nile Young, A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort, Lakewood Shores Resort, Manitou Passage, Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau Part II of II In this continued series from the latest edition of The Golf Explorer: Michigan’s Journal to…
The Great Lakes State escapes
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Nile Young, BOYNE Golf, Crystal Mountain, Shanty Creek Resort, Brian Walters Part I of II When Michigan’s warmer months roll in, daylight hours extend, and snow melts off the golf courses—individuals, couples, friends, and families…
Bahle Farms’ owners tee up for new season
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Bahle Farms Golf Course The new owners of Bahle Farms Golf Course in Suttons Bay, Michigan—Crosley Duckmann and his father, Mark Duckmann—are ready for their first full golf season operating the business as owners. They…
The LTDx MAX Driver
Text: R.J. Weick // Photography: Cobra Golf Inc. COBRA Golf Inc., a subsidiary of COBRA PUMA GOLF and a leading sports equipment manufacturer headquartered in Carlsbad, California, has been developing innovative, high-quality golf equipment and design-patented club technology since it…
2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship returns to Harbor Shores
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: PGA of America This Memorial Day weekend from May 25 to May 29, the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship will return to Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan bringing some of the most accomplished…
Cambria Hotel Traverse City’s custom stay-and-play
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Cambria Hotel Traverse City, Noah Jurik, Courtesy of A-Ga-Ming, Nile Young Photography Throughout the Traverse City region, there are numerous golf courses, more than 30 wineries, and historic area attractions to explore—an ideal golf destination…
The Grand Rapids stay and play experience
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Grand Rapids East; Experience GR; Nile Young In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a city nicknamed Beer City, USA for its offering of more than 40 local breweries, golfers can spend…
Experienced industry professional looks to the future of The Mines
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: H3 Designs Chris Sobieck, business owner and operator of The Mines Golf Course, recently purchased the 18-hole course in Walker, Michigan in March of 2021, after a long history of experience working in the golf…