The Golf Explorer

The Mines adds fall rates for twilight hours

September 20, 2018 by John Olsa

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…

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Fab four in Grand Rapids

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 by John Olsa

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,…

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Scramble kickoff at Thornapple

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by John Olsa

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…

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Dusting the clubs

December 19, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

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…

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Gerald R. Ford International takes flight with record numbers

July 14, 2017March 9, 2018 by John Olsa

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…

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