Boyne Mountain hosts stellar field in 28th Tournament of Champions
Text: Greg Johnson The Tournament of Champions has become a traditional part of summer at Boyne Mountain Resort, a four-season resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan, and remains one of the most unique gatherings of Michigan’s finest golfers. Alex Scott Defending-champion Alex Scott of Traverse City, a first-year professional, heads this…
Forest Dunes starts construction on new 10-hole, par-3 course
Text: Greg Johnson In Roscommon, Michigan, the highly regarded northern Michigan golf retreat of Forest Dunes Golf Club is adding a 10-hole, par-3 course designed by Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb to its collection—a portfolio that already comprises the award-winning original Forest Dunes Course by Tom Weiskopf and the landmark…
Ryan Brehm Wins the LeCom Health Challenge and Earns PGA Tour Card
Ryan Brehm Traverse City, Michigan, July 10, 2019 – LochenHeath Member and Traverse City resident, Ryan Brehm wins the LeCom Health Challenge and earns his PGA Tour card for 2019-2020 season. This will be Brehm’s second trip to the PGA Tour. Currently, he is fifth on the Korn Ferry Tour’s…
Apple Mountain dining scores like its golfing
Text: Greg Johnson Apple Mountain in Freeland, Michigan leaves an impression involving more than its great golf course. “When looking at our returning guests, particularly those who travel a distance to play our course, we consistently hear that the main reasons for returning are the quality and condition of the…
Anika Dy of Traverse City wins Michigan Women’s Open
Text: Greg Johnson Anika Dy, 17-year-old native of Traverse City, Michigan, secured the first place win with six birdies last week during the 26th Michigan PGA Women’s Open Championship at Crystal Mountain’s Mountain Ridge Course on June 24 through June 26, 2019 in Thompsonville, Michigan. Women’s Open Championship at Crystal…
Forest Dunes resort adds short course to its repertoire
The Forest Dunes Golf Club resort in Roscommon, Michigan is familiar with attracting attention for its golf program. Its founding course, a Tom-Weiskopf-design, features 18 holes cut through northern Michigan forest and rugged native sands; and it was joined in 2016 by The Loop, an 18-hole option that received national…
Sage Run evokes Ireland inspiration at Island Resort
Text: Greg Johnson Paul Albanese, golf course architect, and Tony Mancilla, general manager at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Michigan, took a trip to Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, Northern Ireland and came back to the Escanaba area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Hannahville Indian Community…
Jack Nicklaus appearance highlights GAM Centennial
Text: Greg Johnson Jack Nicklaus, golf legend and founder of Nicklaus Design, headlined a Golf Association of Michigan Foundation fundraiser gala at Oakland Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills, Michigan on Monday, June 17, 2019 to help honor the association’s centennial milestone. The GAM 100 Celebration featured golf for 120…
Legislators learn golf industry’s impact on Golf Day at the Capitol
Greg Johnson State Senator Ken Horn of Frankenmuth, Michigan proclaimed June as Michigan Golf Month on behalf of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature; and former Lt. Governor Brian Calley, who is now the president of the Small Business Association of Michigan, coached Michigan Golf Alliance members on how…
Grand Traverse Resort hosts Michigan Open Championship 30th time
Text: Greg Johnson Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Michigan, and its course The Bear—a Jack-Nicklaus-design that remains one of Michigan’s most popular and top-ranked courses—is hosting the Michigan Open Championship Monday through Thursday this week, June 10 to June 13, 2019. It is the 30th time in the…