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Petoskey Area: creating rounds of memories

December 27, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

If you only take one golfing vacation this year, make it this one: Petoskey Area in the northwest, Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This is where golfing traditions are started, golfing stories are shared, and golfing memories are created to last…

Dusting the clubs

December 19, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson A Grand Rapids-based golf course is offering a new winter golf training program. People in Michigan are often quick to tuck their golf clubs away in the winter, but Gary Smithson, PGA Professional and director of Golf…

An estate, property on par with locale

December 12, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: R.J. Weick To the perceptive eye, the nuances in a sense of place can be found in the architectural detailing in a neighborhood, the natural environment, or in the musical and lighting ambiance created in a small corner café.…

Snow kidding: planning this year’s golf outing

December 11, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson The snow may have begun to fall, but avid golfers look to the summer months to schedule 2018 great golf outings. The golf has season just ended, snow is falling, and the clubs have been put away.…

Grip one last trip

October 23, 2017March 9, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson As the leaves begin to change, don’t fall for missed seasonal opportunities for golf in Michigan. Don’t put away those clubs just yet. In fact, seasoned golfers know there is often one more road trip still…

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.…