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Back to The Bear: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa to host 2018 Michigan Open

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by SVKmp

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By Greg Johnson ACME – Grand Traverse Resort and Spa hosted the best golfers from Michigan in the storied Michigan Open Championship 28 times between 1981 and 2008, and in the last 25 of those years the battleground was The Bear course. In 2018 it’s back to The Bear for…

An estate, property on par with locale

December 12, 2017March 7, 2018 by SVKmp

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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. From the sweeping fairways of a golf course molded and…

Treetop’s Kevin McKinley to receive PGA of America’s National Patriot Award

September 22, 2017 by SVKmp

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Text: Greg Johnson While Kevin McKinley, the director of golf and ski for Treetops Resort, didn’t serve in the military, his considerable support and contribution toward the United States Armed Forces and its veterans has been recognized by the PGA of America. During its annual meeting in November, the national…

Smooth moves and greens

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 by SVKmp

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Crystal Mountain Resort’s Golf Course Superintendent builds consistent conditions through sound practices. Text: Greg Johnson Lindsey McPherson of Flushing saw the line on the 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Crystal Mountain Resort’s Mountain Ridge course—a putt that could win the 2017 Michigan PGA Women’s Open…

LochenHeath’s planning crests the hill to final fairways

August 22, 2017 by SVKmp

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Text: Greg Johnson A northern Michigan golf resort’s long-term, strategic planning is reaching its final stages. LochenHeath Golf Club is in the fifth year of a seven-year-plan to transition back to being a private golf club, and General Manager Kevin O’Brien reported there a lot of good things happening. Things…

Surfing the earth

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 by SVKmp

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By Greg Johnson Bucks Run Golf Club has jumped on board as one of the first facilities offering GolfBoards in Michigan to members and guests. At Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, golfers now have an opportunity to experience the game in a whole new way as they…

Colorful air-work

August 10, 2017March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

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By Greg Johnson An annual event returns to Shanty Creek Resorts later this month, brightening the Bellaire sky with air balloons. Hot air balloonists take to the sky in colorful splendor once again during the third annual Balloons Over Bellaire community event on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26, and host…

Gerald R. Ford International takes flight with record numbers

July 14, 2017March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

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By R.J. Weick A West Michigan airport is making history this year in more ways than one. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport, or GFIA, located in Grand Rapids, announced on July 12, 2017 the airport’s consecutive ten-month period of growth continued with a record-breaking number of passengers during…

Northern-Michigan mecca swings into summer with golfing packages

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 by SVKmp

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By Greg Johnson The Loon Golf Resort and Black Lake Golf Club, destinations of the Gaylord Golf Mecca, have taken stay-and-play for golf groups, couples, and more to a new level. At Black Lake in Onaway, Michigan the term “new” is literal in that the nearby United Automobile Workers, or…

Golf is back Saturday, May 27 at Charlevoix Country Club

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 by SVKmp

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CHARLEVOIX – Charlevoix Country Club will open for golf on Saturday, May 27, under the management of A-Ga-Ming Resort in Kewadin. Charlevoix Country Club, which suffered fire damage to the clubhouse last June, had not opened this year under its current ownership. Mike Brown, co-owner of A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort said…

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