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Michigan Club Pro lands spot in PGA Championship

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by John Olsa
Text: Greg Johnson Ben Cook, Grand Rapids, Michigan native and Ferris State University men’s golf alum, will make his debut with the PGA Tour stars and others this Thursday as he competes in the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in…
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GAM Junior Kickoff Championship launches season, names winners

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by John Olsa
Text: Greg Johnson  August Meekhof of Allendale, Sophie Stevens of Highland, Max VanderMolen of Richland, and Kate Brody of Grand Blanc were crowned age group champions on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in the inaugural Golf Association of Michigan, or GAM,…
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The Bear, a perfect match for Michigan Open Championship

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 by John Olsa
Text: Greg Johnson Tom McGee, the director of golf operations at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan, summed up the 2018 return of the Michigan Open Championship at The Bear—the storied Jack Nicklaus-designed course—as almost reminiscent. “It had…
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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. …
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Gull Lake View hosts HOPE for Veterans Pro-Am this month

October 7, 2018October 7, 2018 by John Olsa
The veteran benefit scramble heads to Stoatin Brae on October 19, 2018. By Greg Johnson The Battle Creek, Michigan branch of the PGA HOPE, otherwise known as the PGA Helping Our Patriots Everywhere program, announced it will host its HOPE…
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Eagle Eye hosts Michigan PGA Section Match Play

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 by John Olsa
The mid-Michigan golf destination welcomes the final players in the 2018 championship event next week. By Greg Johnson Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Michigan is hosting one of the final major championships of the state’s season as it welcomes…
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Mount Pleasant duo host 7th GAM Scramble State Championship

September 18, 2018 by John Olsa
Partnering golf courses welcome regional qualifiers this past weekend during the 2018 state championship in central Michigan.  Bucks Run Golf Club and PohlCat Golf Course in Mount Pleasant, Michigan have given golfers great reasons to head to central Lower Peninsula,…
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Boyne’s Kircher Cup celebrates 44 years Labor Day Weekend

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 by John Olsa
Text: Greg Johnson  When Everett Kircher, founder of Boyne Resorts, and Glenn Johnson, Michigan Golf Hall of Fame legend, came up with the idea of the Kircher Cup Boyne Country Invitational in the early 1970s, it was a way to…
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Boyne Mountain tees up 27th annual Tournament of Champions

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 by John Olsa
Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan is the summer home of champions once again. This week, July 30 through August 1, 2018, the vacation destination is hosting one of the most unique golf championships in Michigan: the 27th annual…
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Sweet 16: Crystal Mountain hosts Michigan Women’s Open

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 by John Olsa
The northern resort is welcoming former champions and players to the field next week with the 25th Michigan Women’s Open Championship.  By Greg Johnson Defending Champion Lindsey McPherson of Flushing, Michigan may have stopped playing tour golf, but she is…
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