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Summer play at Bucks Run

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy Bucks Run Golf Club This golf season, Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, welcomes players to join in on the fun—playing a round on the 18-hole Jerry Matthews-designed course, competing in various…

The Great Lakes State escapes

May 19, 2022 by Rachel Weick

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

May 16, 2022May 19, 2022 by Rachel Weick

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…

Cambria Hotel Traverse City’s custom stay-and-play

April 29, 2022May 2, 2022 by Rachel Weick

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

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Rachel Weick

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…

Pilgrim’s Run welcomes new season with new director

April 11, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Nile Young In Pierson, Michigan, golfers can head to Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club, where they can play a course built on more than 400 acres of land, featuring rolling bentgrass greens and manicured fairways, lined…

Gaylord Golf Mecca’s 2022 Tour Golf Package

March 3, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy of Gaylord Golf Club, Courtesy of Black Lake Golf Club, Kevin Frisch Within an approximately 45-minute drive in the Gaylord, Michigan area, the Gaylord Golf Mecca totals 17 golf courses, making it the perfect…

Michigan’s Magnificent Ten: BOYNE Golf

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Photos Courtesy of BOYNE Golf As Michigan golfers anxiously await warmer weather, turning their dreams of days spent on the course into reality, they can prepare for the 2022 season by planning the ultimate golf…

Traverse Wine Coast wins at invitational competition

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Kassandra Olschanski // Photography: Traverse Wine Coast, Traverse City Tourism, Kelsey Knight Traverse City, Michigan is known for its vibrant downtown retail and dining scene, regional golf courses, sweeping shorelines, freshwater beaches and sand dunes, and as a wine…

The Riverwood golf-and-bowl destination

September 20, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: R. Collins // Photography: Riverwood Resort The Riverwood Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan is just down the road from Central Michigan University and nestled about a bend of the Chippewa River. Its ideal location and natural landscape make it…

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