The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe Archives

Great Escapes

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 by John Olsa

Text: Tyler Fleser Golf is a sort of meditation—a melding of nature and mankind’s ambition. Will Rogers, the famous American actor, columnist, and renowned socialite once said, “I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like…

Rounding the fairways: Play

November 18, 2019November 22, 2019 by John Olsa

One of a four part series Play, Stay, Savor & Unwind as printed in The Golf Explorer magazine, volume 1, issue 1. By R.J. Weick Take a look at some of the great places to play, stay, dine, and unwind…

The Grand Rapids fall circuit

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by John Olsa

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…

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,…

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…

The essentials of aeration

October 13, 2017March 7, 2018 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Jack Thomasma, golf course superintendent at The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe—also known as the course visible to automotive drivers on eastbound Interstate 96 as they approach Grand Rapids—joked the course always looks green from a distance.…