Grand Rapids – The Golf Explorer

The Grand Rapids fall circuit

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson In mid-October, the leaves often pop in the state of Michigan and in the Grand Rapids area where golf is prolific, residents and visitors alike are drawn to its downtown river valley, parks, riverfront, and fairways for an annual fall color tour. In the area, there is…

Fall vista at Tullymore

September 24, 2019September 27, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Tullymore Golf Resort, tucked north of Grand Rapids in Stanwood, Michigan, has taken land long carved by ancient glaciers and crafted two, part-72, world-class courses across hundreds of acres of woodlands and wetlands. Whether it is the meandering Tullymore designed by Jim Engh or the woven St.…

Michigan Club Pro lands spot in PGA Championship

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Ben Cook, Grand Rapids, Michigan native and Ferris State University men’s golf alum, will make his debut with the PGA Tour stars and others this Thursday as he competes in the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York set for May 16 through May 19,…

The Mines adds fall rates for twilight hours

September 20, 2018 by SVKmp

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 holes with a cart for only $34, while nine holes…

Fab four in Grand Rapids

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 by SVKmp

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, quantity, and quality when they come to a specific area…

Scramble kickoff at Thornapple

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by SVKmp

By Greg Johnson The Grand Rapids-based golf club launches its 2018 season in earnest with its popular three-man scramble. Although the golf season at the Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe has begun weather permitting, once the 2018 Kickoff 3 Man Scramble takes place on Saturday, April 14, it will start…

Dusting the clubs

December 19, 2017March 7, 2018 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson A Grand Rapids-based golf course is offering a new winter golf training program. People in Michigan are often quick to tuck their golf clubs away in the winter, but Gary Smithson, PGA Professional and director of Golf at The Mines Golf Course in Grand Rapids, is giving…

Gerald R. Ford International takes flight with record numbers

July 14, 2017March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

By R.J. Weick A West Michigan airport is making history this year in more ways than one. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport, or GFIA, located in Grand Rapids, announced on July 12, 2017 the airport’s consecutive ten-month period of growth continued with a record-breaking number of passengers during…