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Bridging turf and trees at Bucks Run

May 12, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: R. Collins // Photography: Bucks Run Golf Club Among improvements to its property this past year—in anticipation of another active spring season—Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan has used its longstanding selective tree removal program to rebuild…

Gaylord Golf Mecca expands for 2020

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson The Gaylord Golf Mecca, a division of the Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau in Gaylord, Michigan, has expanded for 2020 with two former member properties coming back into the fold to offer additional quantity and quality…

Forest Dunes starts construction on new 10-hole, par-3 course

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson In Roscommon, Michigan, the highly regarded northern Michigan golf retreat of Forest Dunes Golf Club is adding a 10-hole, par-3 course designed by Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb to its collection—a portfolio that already comprises the award-winning…

Forest Dunes resort adds short course to its repertoire

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 by John Olsa

The Forest Dunes Golf Club resort in Roscommon, Michigan is familiar with attracting attention for its golf program. Its founding course, a Tom-Weiskopf-design, features 18 holes cut through northern Michigan forest and rugged native sands; and it was joined in…

Nicklaus Design reimagines Grand Haven as American Dunes Golf Club

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Folds of Honor Founder Major Dan Rooney, and lead ownership partner of Grand Haven Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan is collaborating with Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design to create American Dunes Golf Club on the Grand…

Weather delays Michigan golf season

April 18, 2018 by John Olsa

By Greg Johnson With the recent snap of winter weather, the Michigan golfing season and course superintendents are on hold. Fairways and greens were mowed during a recent break in the weather at The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe in…

Apple Mountain Working on Course Bunkers This Spring

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 by John Olsa

FREELAND – In keeping with a reputation for great playing conditions Apple Mountain plans to complete an extensive bunker restoration project this spring. Work started in late February. Over 600 tons of new sand is being added the 33 greenside…

Early Golf: The Lynx in Otsego Open for Play Four Days Each Week

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by John Olsa

By Greg Johnson The Lynx Golf Course in the Southwest corner of the state in Otsego opened Thursday for play and will be open the rest of March on a Thursday through Sunday basis, weather permitting. The golf course announced…

The essentials of aeration

October 13, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Jack Thomasma, golf course superintendent at The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe—also known as the course visible to automotive drivers on eastbound Interstate 96 as they approach Grand Rapids—joked the course always looks green from a distance.…