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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…

American Dunes, a Jack Nicklaus design, officially opens

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: R. Collins // Photography: Nile Young American Dunes Golf Club, the most recent Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, held its grand opening on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Grand Haven, Michigan. The project benefits Folds of Honor, a nonprofit…

The Harbor Shores experience

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 by John Olsa

Text: Brenna Buckwald In Benton Harbor, Michigan, Harbor Shores Resort invites golfers to experience its Jack Nicklaus Signature Course on Lake Michigan and stay in their waterfront lodging in nearby St. Joseph at The Inn at Harbor Shores or The…

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Callsign: American Dunes

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by John Olsa

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…

Jack Nicklaus appearance highlights GAM Centennial

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by John Olsa

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…

Nicklaus Design reimagines Grand Haven as American Dunes Golf Club

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Folds of Honor Founder Major Dan Rooney, and lead ownership partner of Grand Haven Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan is collaborating with Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design to create American Dunes Golf Club on the Grand…