Game On
Text: R.J. Weick Jackpot. Hole-in-one. There is a moment of delight, of satisfaction, when a player can walk away with that one-of-a-kind experience, whether on the fairway or at the blackjack table. There is both risk and reward in golf…
Great Lakes Escapes
Text: Brenna Buckwald There are not many sports that pair the competitive spirit with the pursuit of inner peace quite like golf as individuals strive to challenge themselves while connecting with the beauty of the surrounding natural landscape. Golf is…
Return to South Course
Text: R. Collins Southeast Michigan’s Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills is a fixture in the storied history of American golf, with origins dating back approximately 104 years, and a membership roster that has comprised Detroit industrial figures like…
EquityAir Membership Program
The story of Muskegon-based aircraft charter and flight services provider Flyby Air began in the 1960s and continues today with a devotion to international jet and charter flight service. Through its three base locations and access to all major airports,…
Solution in dynamics
The green is often the equalizer of all play on the course. Even a perfect game from tee-off and navigation of hazards to avoiding surrounding rough culminates in a test of mental and physical strength—and performance of equipment. It becomes…
Callsign: American Dunes
Text: R.J. Weick It has been said the ultimate symbol of freedom comes from a simple, meaningful act of 13 folds. For each fold of the American flag represents an ideal and a tribute, until its resulting triangle shape becomes…
At the table: Trevor Tkach
Text: R.J. Weick For Trevor Tkach, president and chief executive officer at Traverse City Tourism in Traverse City, Michigan—formerly the Traverse City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau—the regional story is a compelling one and, for the city, it is about…
Celebrating Bucks Run
Text: R. Collins Bucks Run Golf Club in Mount Pleasant, Michigan was built on the site of an old gravel mining operation that had sat vacant for the majority of the 1990s. As of July 1st, 2020, the premier golf…
The fairway destination
Text: Brenna Buckwald Only one thing can make spending a day playing golf even better— staying the night in a resort and waking up the next day ready to do it all over again. Luckily, for people who love to…
Q&A: Protecting your play
Text: R. Collins Beginning with bent knees, the anatomy of a golf swing involves working several joint groupings on the body, from wrists and elbows to hips and ankles. The twist of the upper body grinds back down onto the…