Boyne Mountain tees up 27th annual Tournament of Champions
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…
Detroit area golf club celebrates 25th anniversary with outing
Text: Greg Johnson As The Orchards Golf Club in Washington, Michigan continues to mourn the recent passing of Founder and President Ronald K. Dalby, who died unexpectedly, but peacefully on December 8, 2017, Jeff Stalcup, PGA professional and director of…
Island Resort & Casino in U.P. opens second 18-hole course
Text: Greg Johnson Sage Run Golf Club has joined Sweetgrass Golf Club at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Michigan. To celebrate the opening of the resort’s second golf course, Hannahville Indian Community—a federally recognized Potawatomi Indian Tribe—Tribal Chairman Kenneth…
Boyne Golf Academy named among best schools
Text: R.J. Weick Boyne Golf Academy, the golf programming arm of Boyne Resorts in Boyne Falls, Michigan, was recognized as one of three in the Midwest region for its top-of-the-line instruction earlier this year when it received an Editor’s Choice…
The Upper Peninsula’s Wild Bluff
Text: Greg Johnson Bay Mills Casino and Resort in Brimley, Michigan not only offers two casinos, 142 hotel rooms, four restaurants, 114 RV sites, and a championship 18-hole golf course, but also is extending its summer rates for its five-tee-set…
Petoskey’s golfing paradise
The Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau’s golfing guide helps to navigate a playing paradise in northern Michigan. Text: Greg Johnson Arthur Hills, ASGCA Fellow, well-known golf course architect and chairman emeritus of Hills-Forrest-Smith Golf Course Architects, deflected praise for his work…
Tullymore’s Craft Beer Festival returns
Craft beer and golf mix well at Tullymore Golf Resort as it hosts its annual event this week. By Greg Johnson Tullymore Golf Resort in Stanwood, Michigan is hosting its annual Craft Beer Festival this Friday, July 6 and…
Fab four in Grand Rapids
Several golfing destinations in the region partner to deliver a stay-and-play package with variety and quality. By Greg Johnson Jeffrey O’Malley, golf professional and PGA director of golf at Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club in Pierson, Michigan said golfers want variety,…
Go North for the 2018 Tour Golf
Northern Michigan courses partner to bring players a signature stay-and-play package. By Greg Johnson Since the year 2000 Black Lake Golf Club has offered at least 18 reasons to venture 18 miles from northbound Interstate 75 toward Onaway, Michigan as…
Sweet 16: Crystal Mountain hosts Michigan Women’s Open
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…