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Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage Classic teed up for sold-out weekend

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Tickets for the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic at the historic Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan are selling fast as the first ever PGA Tour event comes to Detroit on June 25 through June 30 this summer. …

Grand Traverse Resort’s Paul Galligan named Award of Merit winner

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Paul Galligan, director of grounds at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, has spent the last 37 years at the northern destination cleaning the teeth of The Bear and keeping watch over The Wolverine and Spruce Run courses.…

Martin Chuck, Revolution Golf coming to Boyne Highlands Resort

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Martin Chuck, a renowned golf coach and owner and director at Tour Striker Golf Academy at The Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona has teamed up with Boyne Golf for a Revolution Golf school experience at Boyne…

Spring exploration in Benzie County

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson The four-season destination of Benzie County has a lot to offer residents and visitors alike from golfing, hiking, and biking, to mushroom hunting, bird watching, and fun events amid a natural environment fit for exploration. “We are…

West Michigan Golf Courses Opening Doors as Soon as This Weekend

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 by John Olsa

Until April 1 you need to call the golf shop to get a tee time, but Quail Ridge Golf Club in Ada is open to exploring golfers starting Friday as long as the weather cooperates. “We never thought two weeks…

New general manager at Harbor Shores envisions bright future

March 21, 2019April 10, 2019 by John Olsa

Josh Doxtator, a PGA professional and the new general manager at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been on the job for almost four weeks, but spent a month prior to that working on…

New lodging planned for The Dream, The Nightmare

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson In West Branch, Michigan plans to add on-course lodging at two resort style destination golfing venues are in the works for the near future. The expansion for the courses—The Dream and The Nightmare—was prompted in order to…

Chris Whitten to Succeed David Graham as GAM Executive Director

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by John Olsa

Chris Whitten, courtesy University of Michigan Athletics FARMINGTON HILLS – Chris Whitten, the University of Michigan Men’s Head Golf Coach since 2011, has been hired to succeed David Graham as Executive Director of the Golf Association of Michigan. “I am…

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame celebrates four new inductees this summer

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by John Olsa

The Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, or MGHOF, located at Ferris State University’s Katke Golf Club in Big Rapids, Michigan is adding four more names to its hallowed walls during an induction celebration and event on Sunday, June 2, 2019.…

New rules for a New Year

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Brad Steffen, PGA, head golf professional at The Mines in Grand Rapids, Michigan The R&A, the governing body for the game worldwide excepting the United States and Mexico, and the United States Golf Association, or USGA, have made major…

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