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Private, in Michigan

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Lost Dunes Golf Club, Speckman Photography To many, golf is an escape from the stresses of everyday life. Breathing in fresh air while out on a golf course with a club in one’s hand often…

Tour de fairways and greens

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Apple Mountain, Island Resort and Casino Part III of III In the final installment of this series, The Golf Explorer: Michigan's Journal to Incredible Golf Magazine has compiled a couple more golf courses around Michigan…

Tour de fairways and greens

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Brian Walters, Nile Young, Courtesy of HawksHead Links Golf Course Part II of III In this continued series, The Golf Explorer: Michigan's Journal to Incredible Golf Magazine has assembled a list of golf courses around…

Tour de fairways and greens

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Brian Walters Photography, Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau PART I of III Remote work combined with indoor restrictions has led to a great number of people trying new hobbies and expanding their leisure time…

RedWater Golf Clubs

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy of RedWater Macatawa Golf Club of Holland, Muskegon Country Club of Muskegon, StoneWater Country Club of Caledonia, Sunnybrook Country Club of Grandville, Thousand Oaks Golf Club of Grand Rapids, and Watermark Country Club of…

Summer play at Bucks Run

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy Bucks Run Golf Club This golf season, Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, welcomes players to join in on the fun—playing a round on the 18-hole Jerry Matthews-designed course, competing in various…

American Dunes Golf Club

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by Rachel Weick

17000 LINCOLN ST | GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN Roughly 15 years ago at Grand Haven Golf Club, a golf tournament called Patriot Golf Day inspired the formation of Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization established the following year to pay-it-forward to…

The Great Lakes State escapes

May 16, 2022May 19, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Nile Young, BOYNE Golf, Crystal Mountain, Shanty Creek Resort, Brian Walters Part I of II When Michigan’s warmer months roll in, daylight hours extend, and snow melts off the golf courses—individuals, couples, friends, and families…

Bahle Farms’ owners tee up for new season

May 9, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Bahle Farms Golf Course The new owners of Bahle Farms Golf Course in Suttons Bay, Michigan—Crosley Duckmann and his father, Mark Duckmann—are ready for their first full golf season operating the business as owners. They…

2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship returns to Harbor Shores

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: PGA of America This Memorial Day weekend from May 25 to May 29, the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship will return to Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan bringing some of the most accomplished…

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