The Heather named 2018 Michigan Golf Course of the Year
The Michigan Golf Course Association recognizes Boyne Highlands’ course as a landmark this year. Text: Greg Johnson Boyne Resorts’ very first golf course known as The Heather at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan, has been named the 2018 Golf…
Gull Lake View hosts HOPE for Veterans Pro-Am this month
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…
Eagle Eye hosts Michigan PGA Section Match Play
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…
A fall pairing: Boyne Golf, color tours, and wine
Ken Griffin, director of golf sales and marketing at Boyne Resorts, was driving from the southern part of the state back to Boyne country near the Petoskey, Michigan area last weekend when he noticed the colors in the trees had…
The Mines adds fall rates for twilight hours
Text: Greg Johnson The busy summer has turned into a busy fall at The Mines Golf Course in Grand Rapids, as special rates for shorter days have already begun, such as the twilight rate starting mid-afternoon. Golfers can play 18…
Mount Pleasant duo host 7th GAM Scramble State Championship
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,…
The Lynx Golf Course charges into Fall programming
Summer is sprinting to the finish and as fall beckons, The Lynx Golf Course in Otsego, Michigan is in preparation mode. “Golf courses today have to do the golf really well, which we think we do and will continue to…
Black Lake experiences upswing in stay-and-play despite late season start
Text: Greg Johnson Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, Michigan—like most of the golf courses in the state—had a late start to the season. “We’ve caught up fairly well,” said Nick Aune, general manager at Black Lake Golf Club. When…
Boyne’s Kircher Cup celebrates 44 years Labor Day Weekend
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…
Stay-and-play at Dunmaglas
With eight new cottages, Dunmaglas Golf Course invites golfers to stay at its scenic destination. Text: Greg Johnson Dunmaglas Golf Course in Charlevoix, Michigan, which is a gem of sweeping greens in a rustic setting among the trees in one…