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Nagel of DeWitt, cancer survivor, qualifies for LPGA Tour full-time

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Elizabeth Nagel of DeWitt, Michigan celebrated her 28th birthday two days after making it through LPGA qualifying to secure full status on tour with the top women golfers in the world. “I believed in myself,” Nagel said. “Happy birthday to me.” The former Michigan State University standout…

Michigan PGA announces winners of 2019 Special Awards

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson The Michigan Section PGA recognized the winners of the 2019 Michigan PGA Special Awards during its annual President’s Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at the Country Club of Lansing in Lansing, Michigan. The annual celebration honors PGA members who have excelled in their profession and those…

Fall comes to HawksHead

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 by SVKmp

By Greg Johnson Fall colors are at its peak mid-October in northern Michigan and are coming soon to southwestern Michigan, where golf can still be played for a few more weeks. For those looking for that one last color tour, round of golf, or golf getaway, HawksHead Links in South…

The lake effect at Harbor Shores Resort

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson With Lake Michigan waters keeping the lakeshore areas of Michigan a bit warmer in the fall, it usually translates into a little longer play for golf and the beautiful fall colors that often accompany it. Josh Doxtater, PGA professional and general manager at Harbor Shores Resort in…

Eagle Eye adds Timber Ridge, strengthens fall play

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson A visit late last week near Lansing, Michigan revealed tree colors are starting to turn on the Eagle Eye and Hawk Hollow golf courses, which are the cornerstones of the Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center’s collection of championship golf and banquet centers. Throughout the next few…

The Grand Rapids fall circuit

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson In mid-October, the leaves often pop in the state of Michigan and in the Grand Rapids area where golf is prolific, residents and visitors alike are drawn to its downtown river valley, parks, riverfront, and fairways for an annual fall color tour. In the area, there is…

Fall colors on Lake shores

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Lakewood Shores Golf Resort in Oscoda, Michigan is set a couple short miles from the shores of Lake Huron. Located just west of Cedar Lake and north of Van Etten Lake in a region rich with more than 35,000 acres of trails running from sand dunes to…

Fall vista at Tullymore

September 24, 2019September 27, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Tullymore Golf Resort, tucked north of Grand Rapids in Stanwood, Michigan, has taken land long carved by ancient glaciers and crafted two, part-72, world-class courses across hundreds of acres of woodlands and wetlands. Whether it is the meandering Tullymore designed by Jim Engh or the woven St.…

Tour of color at Evergreen

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson The Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau team has reported pigment on trees begin to change in late September with the peak color tour season falling in the second or third weeks of October. Golf explorers who like to combine the game with a color tour will find the…

The Forest Dunes fall landscape

September 12, 2019September 17, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Fall is the best time for golf at Forest Dunes Golf Club reports Don Helinski, director of operations at the destination golf resort in Roscommon, Michigan near Grayling. “September is always our busiest month of the year even though you wouldn’t think so, because everybody is back…

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