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Course Listings

Detailed entries for GAM member clubs, plus other Michigan courses at a glance.

Faces of the GAM

Spotlighting several GAM members, their achievements, and their contributions. 54Leading by Example

WMU’s Kim Moore inspires and motivates as first-ever champ at 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open.

Michigan coaches create opportunity for, develop, and inspire young

58Act Two Aidan Hutchinson pivots from the gridiron to the green.

A Level Playing Field

Municipal courses offer accessibility and affordability for golfers all across Michigan.

Michigan’s Type 2 clubs offer fair and friendly competition among those who share similar interests.

68Youth on Course

Inaugural Scott Watkins Memorial Outing; YOC members visit American Dunes; annual 100 Hole Hike; 2023 events preview.

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Meet GAM’s New President

Jay Hults fondly reflects on his lifelong love of golf as he plans a bright future for the GAM.

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New President Jay Hults fondly reflects on his lifelong love of golf as he plans a bright future for the

/ BY TERRY MOORE

Like many of his generation, Jay Hults fell in love with golf as a caddie. The new Golf Association of Michigan president credits his mother for urging him, as a 12-year-old, to bike to nearby Edgewood Valley Country Club in suburban Chicago and meet with the caddie master. “It was the best thing that could have ever happened to me,” says Hults, 70, a Beverly Hills, Michigan, resident. “I caddied seven days a week in the summer, which allowed me to pay for and attend a parochial high school. Later, it helped pay my way at Quincy College.”

Hults moved to Michigan after graduating and worked for his “first career boss,” his father-in-law. “He was the most disciplined and hardest worker I’ve ever met. He instilled in me a work ethic that’s proven invaluable in my business.” Owner of a wholesale plumbing supply company, Hults is known at the office for “starting early and making up for it by staying late.”

“I caddied seven days a week in the summer, which allowed me to pay for and attend a parochial high school. Later, it helped pay my way at Quincy College.”

—Jay Hults, GAM president

His involvement with the GAM began in his days as a competitor in various tournaments and qualifiers in the mid-’80s. “In those days, I was probably at best a 2 handicap.” Later, as a member of Plum Hollow Country Club, Hults was on the club’s Handicap Committee and also served as a club rep to the GAM. “So I was familiar with the GAM and its important role in golf in Michigan,” he says, now sporting an 8.5 index.

Hults became a GAM governor at the suggestion of a good friend and frequent golf partner, Chris Angott, who was serving in that capacity at the time. “Chris pulled me in, and I’ve never gotten even with him,” Hults says, laughing.

In his time spent chairing the GAM’s Green Committee, Hults has been passionate about the role of course superintendents in the game. “Most golfers don’t understand the complexity of their jobs.” Realizing most new golfers don’t start as caddies, Hults says education is the key to course etiquette practices like replacing divots and repairing ball marks. “We have to keep the messages out there.”

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Hults is equally passionate about and supportive of the caddie program at Plum Hollow, the Evans Scholars program, and the Eagles for Children initiative, which raises money to help disadvantaged children.

Married to his wife, Diane, for 46 years with two sons and two grandchildren, Hults is excited about the opportunities ahead for the GAM. “Our strategic planning process touched on the importance of connecting with nontraditional golfers. Nowadays, there are as many players at places like Topgolf, X-Golf, and simulators as there are on the course,” Hults says. “Our goal is to convert some of them to become GAM members.”

When asked about his priorities as president, Hults says he wants to continue the emphasis on attracting volunteers and expand the governor’s role as a goodwill “ambassador” of the game. “Whether it be meeting with a course for possibly hosting a tournament or saying hello to a superintendent, governors serve a vital role in representing the game.”

In his year as president, Hults will surely lead the way with dedication and purpose while arriving early and staying late.

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2023 GAM President Jay Hults

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When you join the Golf Association of Michigan, your dues help support the GAM’s mission to promote, preserve, and serve amateur golf in Michigan. As a member, you receive an official Handicap Index® authorized by the USGA® with easy online and mobile score posting. Membership is also your ticket to a host of perks, including access to events, discounts on merchandise, and more. As a Michigan golfer, it’s the best way to go.

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The Ally Challenge Presented by McLaren Seventy-eight PGA Tour Champions professionals will compete for a $2 million purse at historic Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc Aug. 24-27, 2023. This 54-hole stroke play professional golf tournament also includes the annual Community Concert presented by Ally and the popular Celebrity Challenge that will take place Saturday, Aug. 26. The tournament supports charities in the greater Genesee County and Flint areas and beyond and has raised over $6.2 million in favor of that mission since its inception in 2018. For more information, visit theallychallenge.com.

BOYNE Golf

Ten spectacular courses, including the 2019 National Golf Course Owners Association National Course of the Year: The Heather by Robert Trent Jones Sr. With Arthur Hillsdesigned courses listed in Golf Digest ’s 100 Greatest Public Courses and Golfweek ’s Top 200 Resort Courses, BOYNE Golf was named one of Forbes’ Best Golf Resorts in America. Visit boynegolf.com or call (844) 842-4419 for tee times and lodging reservations.

Carl’s Golfland

Show your GAM Membership Card and get a large bucket of balls for the price of a medium at Carl s in loomfield ills or t. John s esort in Plymouth (one discount per member per day). Carl’s has year-round lessons, free club fitting, and TrackMan ange at both locations, where you can take on your foursome in a game of “Capture the Flag” or “Bullseye.” For details or to shop online, visit carlsgolfland. com. Free shipping on orders over $70 and free returns.

Crystal Mountain

This family-owned four-season resort features two championship golf courses rated four stars by Golf Digest. The Mountain Ridge course, home to the Michigan PGA Women’s Open, presents panoramic vistas from tee to green. The Betsie Valley course is now more playable than ever after recent renovations but will still challenge even the most talented golfer. GAM members receive 10% off regular green fees. Visit crystalmountain.com/golf or call (855) 916-3937 for tee times and lodging reservations.

Dunham’s Sports

Dunham’s Sports, with 70 locations in Michigan, offers GAM members a 10% discount* on all regularly priced merchandise when they show their 2023 GAM Membership Card. Visit dunhamssports.com. *Some restrictions apply.

Garland Lodge & Golf Resort

Garland Lodge & Golf Resort in Lewiston offers four championship courses on over 3,000 acres of unspoiled northern Michigan wilderness, plus comfortable lodging, flavorful restaurants, and an outdoor tiki bar. All in one remarkable setting. (877) 442-7526 or garlandusa.com

Golf Digest

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MI Golf Journal

The monthly MI Golf Journal provides golf news and stories from across Michigan. Topics include travel, course reviews, junior golf, personalities, tournament results, course designers, military in golf, women’s golf, and more. migolfjournal.com

Michigan Golf Live

The state’s leading golf program celebrates its 24th season with MGL TV every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Bally Sports Detroit and MGL Radio Saturdays on 13 stations across the state. Visit mgltv.com for more information and to listen or watch on demand!

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Rocket Mortgage Classic

The annual Rocket Mortgage Classic is celebrating five years at Detroit Golf Club June 27 to July 2, 2023. The PGA Tour event features 156 of the world’s top players. The PGA Tour and Rocket Mortgage announced an extension of the title sponsorship for the Rocket Mortgage Classic through 2027. Find more information at rocketmortgageclassic. com and on social media @RocketClassic.

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Sullivan Golf Travel

Since 2007, Sullivan Golf Travel has been the dedicated travel partner for the GAM, delivering golf experiences to Ireland, Scotland, England, Spain, and Portugal. Preferred rates are provided to all members of the GAM. Visit our website at sullivangolftravel.com.

Summit Golf Brands

Summit Golf Brands include EP, Fairway & Greene, and Zero Restriction. We’ve combined the very best in men’s and ladies’ fashion for on and off the course, along with the best technical outerwear in the world. With a large percentage of our products manufactured in the U.S., all of our embroidery completed in-house, and 95+% of our business done in green grass golf shops, we are truly a great American golf company. Contact Kelli Marquette (kellimarquette@gmail.com) to find a golf shop near you carrying Summit Golf Brands.

West Michigan Golf Show

The West Michigan Golf Show in Grand Rapids is an extraordinary gathering of Michigan’s golf industry, with 12,000 golf enthusiasts and 150 exhibitors. The show has supported the golf industry for over 35 years — come be a part of it! For information on exhibiting or attending, call (616) 447-2860 or visit westmichigangolfshow.com.

Whistling Straits & Blackwolf Run

Destination Kohler’s four championship courses at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run offer an unparalleled golf experience on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. Ranked as one of the best golf destinations in the United States by leading golf publications, Kohler’s courses were designed by famous architect Pete Dye and have hosted six majors and, most recently, the Ryder Cup. 2023 golf packages are selling fast; book now for the best availability and rates. destinationkohler.com/golf

Welcome to A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort, a 72-hole golf resort nestled on the shores of Torch Lake and Lake Michigan where you’ll nd inclusive stay and play packages with unlimited golf, private club memberships, a fairytale wedding venue, and so much more. is premier golf resort is a beautiful vacation destination,

Charlevoix Country Club is a four-star Jerry Matthews design that o ers golfers beautifully manicured bent grass fairways, large undulating putting surfaces, expansive surrounds of heather and many birdie and par opportunities.

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An Exclusive Club

Stephanie Luttrell parlayed her passion for playing golf into a career designing clubs

BY PAULA PASCHE

When Stephanie Bezilla

Luttrell’s dad taught her to play golf, it was the beginning of her passion for the game. A few years later, when she was deciding on a career path, her dad told her to find something she loved.

She excelled at math and science and found a way to involve golf. Today, Luttrell is the director of metalwood development at Titleist, celebrating 20 years in the golf club design business. If you’re playing a TSR driver, you know her latest handiwork.

Luttrell started playing competitive golf at Grandville High School, where she shot a 108-109 in the state tournament as a freshman. “At that time, Stacy Snider was the same age as me, and she was the best golfer in the state of Michigan. … My senior year, just having that barometer of being able to watch players who are better than you play and practice with them, I was shooting in the mid- to low 70s,’’ Luttrell says.

Grandville won back-to-back state

championships in her junior and senior years. Luttrell then walked on to the women’s golf team at the University of Michigan, where she played for four years and earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

“You could say it was a blessing in disguise that I wasn’t more talented because I probably ranged between sixth and ninth on the team,’’ the 42-year-old Luttrell says. “I didn’t have to travel as much for tournaments, but I did get to have that experience of being a collegiate athlete. It allowed me more bandwidth to focus on my studies.’’

She graduated in 2002 and attended the PGA Show with her brother Shaun Bezilla, the head PGA professional at Harbor Point Golf Club in Harbor Springs. Resume in hand, she introduced herself to representatives from several golf manufacturers. Callaway created a position for her to join their advanced research and innovation team.

“They’re the ones who brought me to southern California. I was fortunate to work with them on their motion capture testing and research and looking at how a player swings and how the parameters of the golf club design can impact player performance and swing,’’ says Luttrell, who lives north of San Diego.

A turning point in her career came two years later when Cleveland Golf called.

“My job there was really a great formative experience for me in terms of learning about golf club design and development. I worked on every product category — drivers all the way through to putters — for the Tour players. Some of it led to new product offerings for Cleveland,’’ Luttrell says. “So it was a great experience for me coming from the background of being a player,

Stephanie Bezilla Luttrell

getting to work with the players directly, understand what their performance needs are, and translate that back into new designs and specifications for them.’’

Three years later, she moved to Titleist, where she has been for 15 years.

“We have a great relationship between our R & D [research and development] team and our Tour team. We have weekly meetings where we gather feedback from them. We understand where their performance needs are. We consult with them,’’ Luttrell says. “We had a meeting last week about how it’s going with the TSR on Tour. This has been our most successful driver launch to date since I’ve been here.’’

As a bonus, Titleist is where she met her husband, Aaron, who is the product

Tracy Ramin

BY RYAN CZACHORSKI

Imanager for Titleist Vokey wedges.

She considers herself a weekend warrior since playing golf is not a function of her job.

“I have a lot of love for the game. I’m still a scratch player. I try to keep my game sharp, but I’m not playing at a competitive level for my business per se,’’ Luttrell says. “I do have an opportunity to take out new equipment, new prototypes, to be able to evaluate them.’’

She doesn’t get back to Michigan as often as she did pre-pandemic but remains close with her family. Her mom and dad, Karen and Ed Bezilla, moved Up North to be closer to her brother and his family. Her mom competes in GAM senior women’s tournaments.

n 2013, Tracy Ramin went halfway around the world to Africa with a simple goal in mind: play in an adaptive golf tournament. He came back with work to do.

“When I [went to Africa], they said, ‘Why isn’t the U.S. doing more to get golf in the Paralympics?’” Ramin says. “When I came back from that, I got on fire to make things happen.

“I believe God had me on the mission to get golf in the Paralympics.”

Ramin has a long history with golf, having played it before his life changed in 1998. Ramin exited his work truck to retrieve a fallen ladder and was hit by a truck on I-75, suffering numerous injuries and losing his left leg below the knee.

However, golf stayed in the picture, and he resumed playing while joining the administrative side. Ramin is the teaching pro at Briar Ridge Golf Course in Montrose.

He’s been involved with the National Amputee Golf Association and was named executive director in 2019, is a board member for the Michigan Amputee Golf Association, helped found the United States Adaptive Golf Alliance, and captained the United States team at the inaugural Cairns Cup, an international team event for disabled golfers.

Ramin has helped lead the charge toward the Paralympics with adaptive golf, and that includes transforming the National Amputee Golf Association into a more inclusive organization around 2016, Ramin says.

“I proposed that we make a change and open up to all disabled [golfers] instead of just amputees,” Ramin says. “We’ll have players who are vision impaired, we’ll have stroke survivors, and we’ll have people who are short in stature play, or people who are missing both limbs, or people in wheelchairs; they’re all welcome to play in our tournament.”

That change opened up the NAGA membership to events like the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in 2022 and a rapidly growing National Amputee and Disabled Championship in October 2022. Ramin says it is looking like adaptive golf will join the Summer Paralympics in 2028 in Los Angeles.

While there was some initial pushback to changes at NAGA, it’s been worth it, Ramin says.

“Anybody who had any kind of pushback at the time, once they got to play with some of these players — a seated player, or a vision-impaired player — it’s so humbling,” Ramin says. “It’s probably the best thing that’s ever happened to the organization.”

Her brother Shaun qualified in 2022 for the Senior PGA Professional Championship.

“He’s on staff with Titleist as well. It’s great to have it all in the family, so I don’t have to harass him about playing some other competitor’s clubs,’’ Luttrell says.

She takes great pride in the Titleist brand and remains a huge Wolverines fan.

“When I was at Michigan, Tom Brady and I both worked the front desk at the U-M Golf Course. For NCAA regulations, I couldn’t have practice-and-play privileges throughout the summer unless I was an employee of the university,’’ Luttrell says. “Tom and I worked the front desk together, and I’m happy to say he’s playing Titleist now.’’

Tracy Ramin

Scott Wilson

BY JOHN RETZER

Scott Wilson is helping to turn Traverse City — the Cherry Capital of the World — into Michigan’s Junior Golf Capital.

As a PGA professional at Bay Meadows Family Golf Course in Traverse City, Wilson has dedicated his career to youth golf.

“We try to introduce the game of golf to as many kids as we possibly can through a variety of different programs based on age and ability levels to make them comfortable playing the game,” Wilson says.

The youngest kids — the “Little Juniors,” ages 5 to 8 — assemble a few times a month to get acclimated to the golf course while

playing with plastic clubs and tennis balls.

“We get them out there to introduce them to what a golf course looks like and how it can be fun; we have a lot of parent interaction with that program,” Wilson says. “From there, if they’re interested, we have summer and fall camps.”

Wilson also has pushed golf into Traverse City area public schools. “Traverse City is a great golf community. We have a ton of help and support from the community, and it really shows with how we have been able to grow the game,” Wilson says.

As Wilson’s players progress, they are encouraged to join league play. After that, players can advance into tournament play with the Traverse City Junior Golf Association.

“We have events here in Traverse City all summer long so they can get playing

experience and hopefully be ready for high school golf. They will have valuable experience and good fundamentals and from there hopefully will go all the way through high school golf and into college,” Wilson says.

Over the years, Wilson’s students have earned nine Michigan High School Athletic Association state individual medals; 32 All-State honors; and the 2016, 2017, and 2018 Miss Golf awards. Dozens of his players have gone on to collegiate programs.

Still, Wilson says, it is really about growing the game.

“Our mission statement is to inspire a lifelong love for the game one shot at a time,” he says.

Wilson’s efforts have garnered national attention. In 2019, he was awarded the PGA of America’s Youth Player Development Award for “extraordinary and exemplary contributions and achievements in the area of youth player development.”

The national award was the capstone to a score of others, including multiple Michigan Section and Northern Michigan PGA Youth Player Development Awards. Wilson also has been recognized four times on the Golf Digest “Best Teachers in Your State” list.

A golf lifer, Wilson learned to play as a kid at Clearbrook Golf Club in Saugatuck. During the summer, Wilson says, “I pretty much spent all day at the course.”

Golf also gave Wilson his first job.

“When I got old enough, I started picking range balls,” Wilson says. “Then I got a little older and started washing carts and doing backroom stuff. I continued to play golf and compete in tournaments, and by the time I was in high school, they moved me into the golf shop.”

Wilson graduated from Ferris State University’s Professional Golf Management Program in 1996 and went to work as a golf professional. Except for brief winter stints as a shoe salesman at J.C. Penney, Wilson has always had a job in golf.

“I sold shoes at J.C. Penney for a couple of winters on the weekends when I was at Ferris, and it is the only job I have had outside of golf. But that is also where I met my wife, so it worked out pretty well.”

After more than 20 years as director of instruction at Crystal Mountain, Wilson moved to Bay Meadows Family Golf Course. He has been there since 2016.

Bay Meadows is five minutes from downtown Traverse City. Owned by longtime PGA professional Mike Husby, the facility offers a nine-hole regulation course, a nine-hole par 3, a driving range, and practice areas. It also is home to the Bay Meadows Learning Center.

Scott Wilson

Sommer Woods and Dr. Michele Lewis Watts

BY RYAN CZACHORSKI

Sommer Woods and Dr. Michele Lewis Watts have spent their careers working for equity and inclusion, making their work as intentional as possible.

That’s the key for the founders of the Woods and Watts Effect, which helps organizations implement changes to improve equity, and that

carries over to the sports world.

“Where it’s been intentional, it happens. When it hasn’t been intentional, it doesn’t necessarily happen,” Lewis Watts says.

That approach led to Woods helping to set up the John Shippen National Golf Invitational tournaments, a series for Black golfers. The winners earn sponsor exemptions into the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, the LPGA’s Cognizant Founders Cup, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, and the LPGA’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

The three tournaments, with the men’s hosted in Detroit and the women’s in Grand Rapids and New Jersey, have been big hits among the participants.

“For most players, that’s the

opportunity of a lifetime,” Woods says. “It’s a smaller field; it’s more concentrated. We eliminate all the barriers that come with golf, which are travel and cost. We cover all that in terms of their travel and food and hotel in order for them to have an opportunity to compete for the event. Players love it.”

Wyatt Worthington II won the 2022 men’s John Shippen Invitational and played in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Lakareber Abe won the John Shippen Shoot-Out in New Jersey, and Sadena Parks won the women’s John Shippen. She’d play in the LPGA Classic and team up with Anita Uwadia in the Dow Great Lakes Bay event to finish tied for 36th.

It was the second year for all three John Shippen events, and Woods hopes that they can continue to grow the invitational from the perspective of getting more players into PGA and LPGA events as well as working toward raising awareness.

“We would love to expand in terms of having additional exemptions for other events. But most importantly, to continue to talk about what it looks like as it relates to the lack of a lot of diversity within the space,” Woods says.

Woods has spent most of her life around golf, playing and then breaking into the field with a minority internship with the PGA, the kind of intentional work that pays dividends.

Woods and Lewis Watts’ organization website says, “We know what it feels like to be the only woman and/or person of color at the proverbial table.” While Woods has worked with golf, Lewis Watts has worked with volleyball but also served on the state’s Task Force on Women in Sports.

The task force made a long list of recommendations, including expanding Title IX protections and increasing avenues into all levels of sports, which is what Lewis Watts and Woods push for. She says implementing even a third of the group’s recommendations could make a real difference.

“Resources are going to be needed, both human and financial,” Lewis Watts says. “It takes actual human interest and energy to make these recommendations come to fruition.”

Sommer Woods and Dr. Michele Lewis Watts

Dave Robinson

BY JOHN RETZER

After 32 years in the newspaper business, Dave Robinson reinvented himself and, in the process, has impacted thousands of young lives through the game of golf.

Robinson’s TGA (Tennis, Golf, Athletics) Junior Golf of Southeast Michigan gives many elementary and middle school kids their first introduction to the game through school-based golf enrichment programs.

“Whether in the gym or on a school field, we set up hitting and putting mats and use real golf clubs with safe rubber balls,” Robinson says. “It is a six-week program for an hour a day after school. The fact that it is right after school means we are really impacting young people who might not otherwise get a chance to try golf.”

The program has a progressive “player pathway” that begins with fundamentals such as setup and progresses through balance, ball control, shot-making, and club selection.

Robinson says that the after-school enrichment program is currently offered at a hundred schools in greater metro Detroit.

In addition, TGA summer camp programs based at nine Southeast Michigan golf courses provide both lessons and playing time.

Robinson explains: “We had 44 sessions of summer camps over 10 weeks on real golf courses. The kids get the magic of being on a real course. They will have instruction all morning and then lunch and play nine holes every afternoon. We have an instructor with each foursome, so they are really learning while they’re hitting every shot.”

All TGA summer camp participants get Youth on Course memberships through the Golf Association of Michigan, allowing them to play participating area courses for $5 or less. Michigan has 79 facilities involved in Youth on Course through the GAM.

In all, nearly 4,000 youth participated in TGA programs in 2022.

Robinson’s first career — journalism — took him from Stanford and El Centro in California to Reno, Nevada; Miami, Florida; and finally to Detroit. During that time, he coordinated coverage of major sports events, including the Olympics,

the Ryder Cup, the Super Bowl, and important games for the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Detroit’s pro teams.

The pivot to youth golf came in 2007 after Knight Ridder (the parent company of the Detroit Free Press) offered a buyout while he was deputy managing editor at the newspaper. “I kind of stunned everybody when I took the buyout. I found TGA and started this franchise in the middle of 2008,” Robinson says.

Robinson’s reinvention was not as much of a stretch as it might seem. He was the No. 1 player on his high school golf team and played on Stanford University’s freshman squad. While a working journalist, Robinson spent 10 years coaching his children in Little League, was one of the founders of the Yak’s Corner program for children at

While introducing new players to the game, Robinson also is building a cadre of golf coaches. More than 100 of his former TGA students are now working for him as instructors.

“One of the most gratifying things is being able to give a high school student their first job,” Robinson says. “It is interesting and challenging. They build a sense of responsibility and learn how to communicate not only with the kids but also with parents and with their peers, so it is a great first job opportunity.”

Robinson says that while golf is at the program’s center, it is about much more.

the Detroit Free Press, and worked with Detroit Public Schools student journalists.

“I have always liked working with kids and coaching and have always been passionate about golf, so it was a natural mix,” Robinson says. “A lot of the skills I had in journalism, such as communicating, hiring, and managing people, are similar.”

“We’re not only teaching golf,” he says. “We are also teaching academics and life lessons. They learn math in keeping score and science in studying the effects of the loft of the club and the spin of the ball. We are also teaching respect and responsibility, rules, and etiquette.”

Most importantly, though, “we’re introducing TGA students to a lifelong game,” Robinson says. “Golf is for anyone, whether they’re 5 years old or 100.”

Dave Robinson

Gilda Johnson

BY TOM LANG

Gilda Johnson has two grown children — and what she calls a third child that’s still maturing: Lake Forest Golf Club, a public facility in Ann Arbor.

In the late 1990s, Johnson, who was born and raised in Argentina, became the owner and operator of the business after her husband built the course but had no interest in running it. At the time, she was in corporate banking, having earned her bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan.

She says the married couple looked at each other and realized it would be her running the operation, even with a newborn girl and 2-year-old boy at home.

“When you build a business, no matter what kind, you really need someone with skin in the game to oversee the growth and figure out what your playbook will be,” says Johnson, who is one of the about 15 percent of Michigan course owners who are women. “The next thing I

Dr. Brian Horgan

BY TOM LANG

Dr. Brian Horgan is not a mystic, but he is part of a USGA research team trying to look far into the future of golf.

The task he and many others around the country have been examining for more than five years is: If a golf course is meant to cease being a golf course, what are the options? In other words, if not a golf course, then what? And what will be the impact — environmentally, financially, and more — on the surrounding community of the new land use?

Horgan is a professor in and chair of the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University. Previously, he spent 18 years on the faculty in the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota. Horgan — who enjoys playing golf on occasion with hickory sticks — has research interests focusing on developing and integrating sustainability

know, I went from putting together multimillion-dollar national banking deals in 1999 to running a golf course.”

She reminds people that in the late 1990s, golf was booming, and the market was highly saturated in that region. Shortly after came 9/11, and fathers were choosing to stay at home more to be with their younger children rather than play as much golf.

“So, when you come into a market like that, you have to figure out where you’re going to be,” she says. “You can carve out a niche for yourself, and that was my first order of business — to figure out what kind of business I would like.

“In Washtenaw County, it’s almost a given

[that] just to survive, your golf course has to be pretty good or people are going to vote with their dollars and go somewhere else. But you can still be one of the best golf courses and become a commodity, and commodities don’t do that well. The differentiating factors such as service, providing a community, and bringing people together make the difference.”

Neither of her children had an interest in joining the staff at Lake Forest, but her son is currently studying for his doctorate in animal behavior, which she says grew out of his love for conducting surveys on animals and birds at the golf course. The nature of the sport got him into the environmental aspects of the land.

While owning and operating a golf course was never in her wildest dreams growing up as a tennis player, she is forever grateful for the business.

“You meet wonderful people, it’s a great game, and it’s really a way to bring people together,” Johnson says. “Today, it’s very important for everybody to see golf as an opportunity to come together with family and friends. You don’t have to be a good golfer but just enjoy being outside.

“It’s been interesting and fun and became like my third child — but one that’s never going to grow up, unfortunately.”

metrics for golf facilities. Specifically, his research seeks to position golf courses as urban green spaces that provide economic and community value through ecosystems services. He lectures around the world on these topics.

Both at Minnesota and MSU and for one full year at the USGA offices in New Jersey, Horgan looked primarily at what happens to the green spaces of golf courses if, for example, the community believes the local muni is losing too much money on its operations.

He says teams from the business schools or policy departments would convert a course model into new residential housing, or urban density, or a shopping mall, and try to answer the question, How does it impact the community when you change a property from a golf course into something else?

“If the conversation is just about the sport, it’s only focused on those people who actually recreate,” Horgan says. “But if the area of influence that surrounds that golf course exceeds the recreational value, which it does, [but] the community says, ‘We’re losing $100,000 a year on this golf course,’ I would argue that’s probably the best $100,000 you’re going to lose as a community because of all the other things

that that golf course does for the people that surround it,” living and working nearby.

“It can be looked at as a stormwater retention area, a pollinator or wildlife habitat, or an urban heat island, especially in the dense urban populations where green space is at a premium. Then we ask the question, ‘OK, community, you don’t want this golf course because it’s losing money every year. If you choose to do something else, now we have a toolbox that will help you evaluate the impact of your decisions outside of it being just truly economic.’”

He hopes to preserve more golf courses for many decades to come, even if the hickory sticks don’t make it.

Dr. Brian Horgan

Gilda Johnson with Doug White and Tim Schumacher

governor LeRoy Bray gives a ruling, GAM Presidents Emeriti Tom Anderson and Tom Bollinger go over a decision, Mick Kildea congratulates Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur Champion Grace Wang after her win, the GAM course rating team at White Pine National, GAM Vice President Judy Lazzaro puts in the aces, and olunteer olly ittle greets com etitors on the first tee during a match at the Michigan Amateur Championship.

GAM Vice President

puts in the aces, and olunteer olly ittle greets com etitors on the first tee during a match at the Michigan Amateur Championship.

GAM volunteers during the 2022 season (left to right, top to bottom): GAM

GAM volunteers during the 2022 season (left to right, top to bottom): GAM governor LeRoy Bray gives a ruling, GAM Presidents Emeriti Tom Anderson and Tom Bollinger go over a decision, Mick Kildea congratulates Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur Champion Grace Wang after her win, the GAM course rating team at White Pine National,

Judy Lazzaro

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15-AND-UNDER BOYS

COOPER REITSMA

Cooper Reitsma of Ada, who was the 15-and-under Michigan Junior State Amateur stroke play winner, has been named the GAM 15-and-under Junior Boys’ Player of the Year. Reitsma, 14, has been playing golf since age 3.

Finalists: Ian Masih, Okemos; JP Levan, Grand Rapids; Leandro Pinili, Rochester Hills; Isaac Scavarda, Kalamazoo

JUNIOR BOYS

DREW MILLER

Drew Miller, 17, of East Lansing has been named the GAM Junior Boys’ Player of the Year. Miller, a junior at East Lansing High School, had control of his game for most of the summer, finishing on top of the GAM points list.

Finalists: PJ Maybank III, Cheboygan; Max VanderMolen, Richland; Lorenzo Pinili, Rochester Hills; Vibhav Alokam, Ypsilanti

15-AND-UNDER GIRLS

LILLIAN O’GRADY

Lillian O’Grady of Grand Rapids parlayed several top finishes across the summer schedule into the title of 15-and-under Junior Girls’ Player of the Year. O’Grady, a GAM member through Watermark Country Club, punctuated her summer season with winning the 15-and-under Michigan Junior Girls’ State Amateur stroke play.

Finalists: Grace Slocum, Traverse City; Saisha Patil, Okemos; Ava Wisinski, Ada; Avery Manning, Dexter

JUNIOR GIRLS

SOPHIE STEVENS

Sophie Stevens, 17, of Highland has been named the GAM Junior Girls’ Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Stevens, a GAM member through Prestwick Village Golf Club, qualified for the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, won the GAM Women’s Championship, won the Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur stroke play title, and won an American Junior Golf Association tournament in Florida in the fall. She totaled 1,825 points. Finalists: Kate Brody, Grand Blanc; Grace Wang, Rochester Hills; Elise Fennell, Caledonia; Bridget Boczar, Canton

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MEN

NICK KRUEGER

Spring Lake’s Nick Krueger, 21, topped the GAM points list and has been named the 2022 GAM Men’s Player of the Year. Winning the Michigan Amateur by topping Patrick Deardorff of Clarkston and Eastern Michigan University in 19 holes in the championship match at Hawk Hollow in Bath helped Krueger, a Spring Lake Country Club member, total 644 points for the summer.

Finalists: August Meekhof, Eastmanville; Bradley Smithson, Grand Rapids; Charles DeLong, DeWitt; Coalter Smith, Grosse Pointe Farms

WOMEN

KIMBERLY DINH

Kimberly Dinh of Midland topped the GAM points list and has been named the GAM Women’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Dinh, 30 and a GAM member through Midland Country Club, finished her season with a U.S. Mid-Amateur run and totaled 635 points. A senior research specialist for Dow Chemical in Midland, she filled her four weeks of vacation from work with tournaments.

Finalists: Laura Bavaird, Trenton; Sophie Stevens, Highland; Anika Dy, Traverse City; Anci Dy, Traverse City

SENIOR MEN STEVE MADDALENA

Steve Maddalena of Jackson, 62, topped the GAM points list for senior men and has been named the GAM Senior Men’s Player of the Year for the third time in the last four years. Maddalena, a Country Club of Jackson member, won the GAM Senior Match Play Championship early in the season to score key points. He also played in five other GAM tournaments and won the senior division at the GAM MidAmateur Championship.

Finalists: Mitch Wilson, Portage; Mike Zoerhoff, Caledonia; John Barbour, Grand Rapids; Randy Lewis, Alma

SENIOR WOMEN

JULIE MASSA

Julie Massa of Holt won the Michigan Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, which propelled her to the top of the GAM points list for senior women. It’s a familiar spot for 59-year-old Massa, who has been named the GAM Senior Women’s Player of the Year for the seventh time in the last eight years.

Finalists: Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett; Shelly Weiss, Southfield; Lori Schlicher, Lewiston; Joan Garety, Ada

SUPER SENIOR RANDY LEWIS

Randy Lewis, 65, of Alma got a late start to his 2022 golf season following a bout of COVID-19 in June, but he found his game often enough to top the GAM points list for super senior men (age 65-plus) and has been named the GAM Super Senior Player of the Year.

Finalists: Mike Raymond, Jackson; Bill Zylstra, Dearborn Heights; Rick Herpich, Orchard Lake; Jeff Knudson, Beverly Hills

TOP OF THEIR GAME

From Alaska to Florida, GAM members competed at the highest amateur level at USGA championships in 2022. For more information on 2023 USGA qualifying sites and to take your shot, visit GAM.org.

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Mitchell Strickland and Beau Brewer; Julie Massa and Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll; Chelsea Collura; Chaithra Katamneni; Jacqueline Setas; Coalter Smith; Charles DeLong; Randy Lewis, Mitch Wilson, and David Levan; Randy Lewis, Mitch Wilson, and Michael Zoerhoff; and John Quigley, Derrek Klimek, Mike Anderson, and Chet Vandenberg.

From top left: Kate Brody; Macie Elzinga; Adie Maki; Anika

Anci Dy; Kim Dinh; Drew Miller;

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TRules of changesGOLF

he 2023 edition continues the modernization process with an emphasis on both inclusion and sustainability. For the first time, the modified rules for players with disabilities have been fully incorporated into the playing rules without the need to adopt a local rule. Several penalties have been relaxed, and language has been clarified to help golfers at all levels of play.

There are five main changes that we would like to highlight for your 2023 golf season:

1. Modifications for Players with Disabilities: The modifications to the rules for players with disabilities have been made part of the Rules of Golf and are in effect for all players who are classified in the categories covered in Rule 25.

2. Handicap Usage in Stroke Play: With the continued growth of score-posting technology following the adoption of the World Handicap System™, players are no longer penalized for failing to put their handicap on their scorecard in stroke play. The committee will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of each player’s handicap.

3. Club Damaged During Round: The rule has been amended to allow a player to replace a club that is damaged during a round, provided the player did not damage it through abuse.

4. Ball Moved by Natural Forces: A new exception provides that a ball at rest must be replaced if it moves to another area of the course or comes to rest out of bounds after being dropped, placed, or replaced.

The USGA® and The R&A have unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the rules easier to understand and apply. The new rules went into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

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Back-on-the-Line Relief Procedure: The back-on-the-line relief procedure, often used for penalty area and unplayable ball relief, has been simplified so that the player now drops their ball on the line and the ball must come to rest within one club length of where it is dropped.

Before you make it to the course this year, download the USGA Rules of Golf app on your smartphone. You will have easy access to the 2023 Rules of Golf at your fingertips and can easily search for answers while on the course.

Michigan Am Preview

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

Oakland Hills Country Club’s commitment to hosting championship golf has not wavered despite the fire of February 2022 that claimed the historic Bloomfield Hills clubhouse.

“We are going full speed ahead,” says Lee Juett, a longtime Oakland Hills member, GAM president emeritus, and GAM rules official who, in June, will serve as tournament chair for the 112th Michigan Amateur Championship on the North Course at Oakland Hills.

“The club will be ready for the Michigan Amateur and the U.S. Junior [Amateur] the following year. We are committed to doing the best we can under the circumstances,” Juett says.

By the end of the 2022 golf season, Oakland Hills was operating most of its amenities, including some food service, out of temporary, high-end corporate tents, which will be the case in June. Juett says the club is heavily involved with membership in planning the new clubhouse and that a construction start date is tentatively set for fall 2023.

“We have two very nice temporary structures on the South side and another on the North side, so we don’t see any issues with providing all the things we have in the past when we have hosted championships,” Juett says. “We won’t have the first-class clubhouse, but the club and grounds staff and club members will provide a firstclass effort.”

The North Course, the de facto “other course” at Oakland Hills in deference to the famous South Course that has hosted 11 USGA championships, including six U.S. Opens, as well as three PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup, will host the Michigan Amateur for a fourth time.

Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Randy Lewis of Alma won his first Michigan Amateur title

there in 1992, topping Dean Kobane of Livonia 3 and 2 in the final match, and Drew Preston of Ada took the title in 2012, holding off Tom Werkmeister of Kentwood 2-up in the title match. In 2019, Ben Smith of Novi defeated Patrick Sullivan of Grosse Pointe 2 and 1 in the final.

“Oakland Hills is very supportive of amateur golf, and they see it as part of their mission as a club and a membership,” says Ken Hartmann, senior director of competitions and USGA services for the GAM. “They like hosting top-quality amateur tournaments — state and national — and they have two golf courses that test any golfers, including the best in the world.”

Hartmann feels the North Course is one of the top golf courses in the state and the Midwest and says the previous Amateur championships on the course showcased the challenge built into the design.

“The North is a strong golf course with a great set of greens,” he says. “It is not a long course at 6,900 yards, but it can hold its own easily with wonderful greens, some great par 4s, and it is always in pristine shape, always tournament ready.”

Oakland Hills, which in 2022 was announced as a host site for eight future USGA championships, including two U.S. Opens (2034 and 2051), used both the North and South courses in stroke-play rounds during the 2016 U.S. Amateur.

In 2013, the late Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest renovated 30 bunkers on the North Course, fixed drainage issues, and added about 250 yards. The North, like the South, has Donald Ross lineage in routing and

design and was also renovated by Robert Trent Jones (1968-1969). The North opened in 1924, six years after the South, and was presented for nearly 35 years — through the Great Depression and beyond — as a public course (1933-1967). It has served the club’s membership as a private facility since.

“I think the North Course is a championship course in every sense of the word,” says Juett, whose home is next to the North’s No. 15 tee. “There are three or four holes on the North comparable to holes on the South. The green complexes are a little more subtle than on the South, but challenging hole locations will be part of the championship test.”

In 2019, the North Course hosted the Michigan Amateur during the celebration of the GAM’s centennial. The starting field of 156 golfers, pared down from hundreds of entrants in qualifiers across the state, included nine Oakland Hills members. Juett and Hartmann expect another large contingent from the host club this year, including exempt players Scott Strickland, the GAM Mid-Amateur champion last summer, and Jimmy Chestnut, the 2008 Michigan Amateur champion, the 2020 GAM champion, and the Oakland Hills club champion last summer.

“They have two of the best courses in the state and several of the best players in the state, too,” Hartmann says. “I think everybody looks forward to being there.”

Oakland Hills North Course

Michigan Women’s Am Preview

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

Pat McGurk’s involvement as a proponent of the Michigan Women’s Amateur dates to 2004, when his daughter Kelly won the prestigious Spring Lake Invitational Tournament.

Spring Lake Country Club’s involvement with women’s golf dates to 1919, the first time it hosted what became the Spring Lake Invitational, which was played last summer for the 101st time and boasts a remarkable list of past competitors, including Babe Zaharias.

Golf history, especially women’s golf history, has been made at Spring Lake Country Club, a tradition that will continue when the club hosts the 107th Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship in August. It will be the third time the West Michigan private club has hosted the championship since 2015.

“We have Pat on our championship committee, and he has been a big proponent of us hosting major tournaments for women, and our membership gets behind him,” says Josh Lathwell, the club’s head PGA professional.

“There is a general enthusiasm that he and his wife, Cindy, help bring, and ladies’ golf has been played here in tournaments since 1919. That was well before most tournaments were even established for women, so the club has been at the forefront of golf for women for over

100 years. Our membership is proud of that.”

McGurk says Spring Lake has been a central part of his family’s life. And when he met the late Richard “Topper” Topp, a past GAM president, and the late Cliff Taylor, a Spring Lake golf legend, years ago, they urged him to get involved with the GAM as a volunteer. The rest is history.

“Pat and Cindy have been the link to us being there, and the club has treated us great each time,” says Ken Hartmann, senior director of competitions and USGA services for the GAM. “They have a really popular women’s invitational that is over 100 years old. Plus, they have a well-designed, great golf course. When you have those things, and they want to have you, it’s perfect for the championship.”

In 2015 at Spring Lake, Allyson Geer of Brighton became the youngest Michigan Women’s Amateur champion at age 16. She topped Hailey Hrynewich of Muskegon in 19 holes. In 2019, Elayna Bowser of Dearborn beat Michigan State University women’s golf coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 4 and 3 in the title match.

“Two great tournaments. I guess we feel, Why not do it again?” McGurk says.

GAM legend Patti Shook Boice will surely be one of the enthusiastic Spring Lake members on hand. In 2017, the championship’s trophy officially became the Patti Shook Boice Trophy,

which adds another layer of history. Boice is a record seven-time winner of the Michigan Women’s Amateur, a record 13-time Spring Lake Invitational winner, and a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member.

The classic parkland-style course dates to 1911, when the newly formed club retained legendary course designer Tom Bendelow. He was paid $50, and he laid out a six-hole course with clay greens. After adding three holes in 1919, Bendelow returned in 1920 to add another nine holes. Renovations have followed over the years, including three by the Manistee-based Matthews family of golf course architects — W. Bruce Matthews, Jerry Matthews, and W. Bruce Matthews III. In 2022, Toledo-based J. Drew Rogers, who built a master plan in 2013 for the club, completed a renovation of the bunkers across the course, including moving some of them.

Hartmann says the golf course has held its own in the past two Women’s Amateurs played there.

“It’s tight with some very challenging greens, and it will be interesting to see what the new bunkering brings,” he says. “The golfers will have to be careful where they put their ball. Hole locations can be challenging. It’s one of those great traditional shotmaker’s courses. The premium is putting the ball in play off the tee and then staying below the hole on the greens.”

Hartmann notes Spring Lake members usually play in the tournament, as Anna Kramer and Kayla Krueger have in the last two visits.

“Spring Lake has a lot of great golf families who have played in our championships,” he says. “Josh [Lathwell] runs a great junior program. I would imagine the club will have somebody from the club or that area make the field and add some extra excitement.

“You can bring three 24-handicappers out here, and they will not get beat up, but even if you bring a plus-1 out here, they are not going to shoot 64. It’s a golf course that holds its own, and it will be a superb test for the women.”

F‘GAM Aims High’

or over 25 years, GAM Golf Days have been one of the most popular member benefits every season. They comprise fun, social, moderately priced rounds of golf at exclusive courses around the state. The schedule typically includes 20-25 private, resort, and upscale public courses as host facilities and concludes with a championship at the end of every season. This year, the GAM is adding a different site to the rotation, Selfridge Golf Course, situated on the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The purpose is to connect with our current military

members and veterans and offer an opportunity to play a great golf course that many people may not have had the chance to play before. Set to be held on Friday, Sept. 15, this is sure to be a memorable experience for all who participate.

The idea to host a Golf Day at a military golf course was brought to the GAM by our Member Relations Committee chair, Janina Parrott Jacobs, who has worked on military and veterans affairs for almost her entire life. With a focus on increasing outreach to the military community through golf, the GAM Member Relations Committee has been making efforts in

Selfridge GC set to host its first GAM Golf Day

Selfridge GC

“We are very excited to be hosting our first GAM Golf Day at Selfridge Golf Course; it keeps with the long-standing tradition that our Golf Days have of being held at premier facilities and gives us at the GAM an opportunity to publicly show our appreciation to military veterans.”

—GAM Executive Director Chris Whitten

recent years to support different initiatives throughout Michigan, and this idea seemed like a perfect fit.

“We are very excited to be hosting our first GAM Golf Day at Selfridge Golf Course; it keeps with the long-standing tradition that our Golf Days have of being held at premier facilities and gives us at the GAM an opportunity to publicly show our appreciation to military veterans,” states GAM Executive Director Chris Whitten.

Situated on the southeast end of the Selfridge Air National Guard Base flight line, the golf course offers a unique view of a working military base. A longstanding historic course that opened in the 1940s, it underwent a multimilliondollar renovation in 1997 and now plays as a par 72 with a length of just over 6,400 yards. Selfridge Golf Course is also set to play host to a U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur qualifier in June. For more information on this unique Golf Day and all the other dates and sites, please visit GAM.org

2022 AWARDS

GAM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: LEE JUETT OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS

Lee Juett of Bloomfield Hills, who has served the Golf Association of Michigan in various volunteer roles, including president, over the last three decades, was named the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award last spring during the GAM’s Annual Meeting at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath.

“I was surprised when I received the call, and honored for sure,” the 73-yearold Juett says. “It’s not something that was part of a plan. I’ve lived long enough and volunteered long enough that it seems these kinds of things happen, and I’m very pleased.”

Juett, an active member and leader at Oakland Hills Country Club since 1976, first got involved with the GAM in the early 1990s through Peter Jackson, a fellow Oakland Hills member and a GAM governor. He worked with the Green Committee and the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation and became a governor in 1999. His involvement soon included working as a rules official as well as serving on the Championship Committee. He was president of the GAM from 2010 to 2011 and continues to volunteer as a rules official.

Ron Dahlin, who retired at the end of 2021 after spending the last 20 years as the superintendent at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, was named the Golf Association of Michigan Superintendent Award of Merit winner for 2022.

Dahlin, 64, followed Al Bathum of Cascade Hills Country Club, and he joined a list of recipients that includes Ted Woehrle, Clem Wolfrom, Fritz McMullen, John Fulling, Jay Eccleton, Steve Cook, Jeff Holmes, Phil Owen, Paul Galligan, and Steve Hammon.

Dahlin, originally from Colorado, was nominated by Adam Ikamas, the executive director of the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association, a group Dahlin was instrumental in helping found over 15 years ago. Ikamas says Dahlin was involved in every aspect of the association, helped form the bylaws, developed elements of membership outreach, established communication practices, and served in various roles on committees.

Ron Dahlin

Lee Juett

GAM SUPERINTENDENT AWARD OF MERIT: RON DAHLIN OF THE MEADOWS AT GVSU

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GAM CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AWARD: MWGA-SPONSORED LPGA/USGA GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM

The Michigan Women’s Golf Association-sponsored LPGA/ USGA Girls Golf Program was named the winner of the first GAM Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

The program, underwritten by the MWGA for over 15 years and a chapter of the national LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program, offers Detroit inner-city girls a chance to learn about golf, including lessons for play and life. The goal is to inspire them and transform their lives through the game.

The LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program, including the MWGA program, has over 90,000 current members and 500 chapters in the U.S. The programs incorporate workbooks, lessons, and materials that teach the Five E’s: enrich, energize, empower, engage, and exercise. Over 300 junior girls of all races have participated in the MWGA program, and several golfers have gone on to play high school and college scholarship golf.

GAM CLUB SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR: GLENN PULICE OF ROYAL OAK GOLF CENTER

Glenn Pulice, the PGA professional and general manager at the Royal Oak Golf Center, was named the 2022 Golf Association of Michigan Club Services Representative of the Year. The GAM annually presents the honor to a club representative who demonstrates outstanding service to golf in Michigan. Pulice has been a member of the GAM’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee since its inception, supports and promotes Youth on Course at his facility, has worked with the award-winning Midnight Golf Program, and has aided in bringing high school golf back to Detroit Public Schools.

In 2021, the Michigan Section PGA awarded Pulice the 2021 Professional Development Award, given annually to a PGA member for outstanding contributions to professional education, leadership, networking ability, and contributions to grow and strengthen the image of a PGA professional. In 2020, the Michigan PGA also made him the third winner ever of its Distinguished Service Award. He has been a PGA professional for 36 years and is a 1985 graduate of the Ferris State University PGA Golf Management Program.

GAM COURSE RATER OF THE YEAR: LAURIE PUSCAS OF ROCHESTER HILLS

Laurie Puscas of Rochester Hills, who has had multiple careers, including owning her own photography studio, has been named the GAM Course Rater of the Year for 2023.

The award is presented annually to a course rater who demonstrates outstanding proficiency with the Course Rating System™ and is committed to helping grow and develop the GAM Course Rating Program.

Kyle Wolfe, the GAM’s former director of course rating, says Puscas was chosen because she is a vital part of the program. The 125 GAM volunteer

raters did 67 ratings in 2022.

Puscas is a member of Oakhurst Golf & Country Club in Clarkston and, in the past, has been a member of Detroit Golf Club and Great Oaks Country Club in Rochester Hills. She estimates she has been involved in well over 100 ratings over her 12 years serving the GAM.

In addition to naming Puscas the Course Rater of the Year, the GAM chose Marty Score as the Rookie of the Year and Dee Piccard as the Trainer of the Year.

Glenn Pulice

Laurie Puscas

2023 AWARDS

Sara Wold

GAM CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AWARD: KIM MOORE

Last summer, Kim Moore, the women’s golf coach at Western Michigan University, made golf history as an adaptive golf champion and has been named the Golf Association of Michigan’s Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for 2023.

GAM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD:

SARA WOLD

Sara Wold has served the Golf Association of Michigan in almost every possible way over five decades, including as a volunteer, rules official, governor, executive committee member, and president in 2018.

In recognition of that service, Wold was named the GAM’s Distinguished Service Award winner for 2023.

“It never felt like I was doing a job — I always enjoyed it, and I had wonderful mentors, volunteers, and the GAM executive directors and staff members who were so supportive and really care about the game of golf,” she says.

Wold, 84, was one of the first female and public golfer members of the GAM and a founding member of the Michigan Women’s Golf Association. She has worked at the local, state, and national levels in the game. She was just the second woman to serve as a GAM president, and her other roles in golf included serving on the USGA Public Links Committee and officiating at 38 USGA championships. She also led an effort for what is now the Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship to become a GAM-administered tournament, which put all of the state’s major amateur championships under one banner.

Moore, 42 and a GAM member through The Moors Golf Club in Portage as well as a PGA teaching professional, led wire to wire to win the women’s overall champion title in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 6 course in North Carolina.

Born without a right foot and with a clubbed left foot, Moore called her win in the Adaptive Open and being honored by the GAM humbling and exciting.

“When I’m out playing golf, I’m just playing, wanting to do my best and trying to win — that’s always a goal — and then there’s a lot that comes with it,” she says. “I’m so proud to win an award like this because it means the awareness is out there for disabled golf. The more awareness, the better, and especially if it can inspire a younger person out there who is struggling.”

In addition to recognizing Moore, the GAM Diversity & Inclusion Committee also awarded $1,000 grants to three organizations that have directly enhanced and grown diversity and inclusion: TeeSet Golf Club, the Flint Junior Golf Association, and the Cass Tech Alumni Association Golf Committee.

Tee-Set Golf Club, founded in 1979 by Black women golfers, including several educators and administrators in Detroit Public Schools, will

use the funding to augment its scholarship program for college-bound young people in the organization’s junior golf programming.

The Flint Junior Golf Association was established in 1939 to provide young golfers, regardless of personal circumstances, with golf opportunities. The organization funds participation-fee aid, a scholarship program, and increased participation of minority groups, including those with neurobehavioral

and physical challenges.

The Cass Tech Alumni Association Golf Committee, founded over 20 years ago, supports the boys’ and girls’ golf teams at Cass Technical High School via fundraising and donations. The support includes providing golf equipment and helping to cover costs for the teams to travel and compete. Cass Tech is one of only a few Detroit Public Schools to offer golf as an athletic program.

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GAM SUPERINTENDENT AWARD OF MERIT: MICHAEL MORRIS OF CRYSTAL DOWNS COUNTRY CLUB

Described as a soft-spoken leader who is always looking to find a better way, Michael Morris of Crystal Downs Country Club was named the Golf Association of Michigan Superintendent Award of Merit winner.

The award is bestowed upon a superintendent who has demonstrated leadership, professionalism, good character, and high standards of conduct through pursuits associated with golf course grounds maintenance and care.

Morris has been the superintendent at highly acclaimed Crystal Downs for 30 years. His nomination was supported by the board of directors of the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (MiGCSA), a group that in 2008 Morris helped create as a combination of what is now four chapters of the association.

Ikamas says Morris has mentored multiple interns who have become leaders in the golf course maintenance industry and has participated in numerous research projects with Michigan State University and the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation.

“His multiyear study with Dr. Thom Nikolai on green speed changed the way greens are managed,” Ikamas says.

Morris is a regular speaker and teacher in MiGCSA educational sessions and contributes nationally and abroad to conferences on golf course maintenance.

GAM CLUB SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR: TERRI ANTHONY-RYAN

Terri Anthony-Ryan has taught countless golfers while working for 33 years as a teaching professional at Southfield’s Evergreen Hills and Beech Woods golf facilities, and she is in year 39 as a PGA member. She says her favorite times are always on the lesson tee.

“I love working with people, teaching, talking, on the tee, in the shop; I haven’t had a day where I wake up and don’t want to go do it again,” she says. AnthonyRyan, 63, was named the 2023 Golf Association of Michigan Club Services Representative of the Year. The GAM annually presents the honor to a club representative who demonstrates outstanding service to golf in Michigan.

Anthony-Ryan has also volunteered her skills to various grow-the-game efforts, including the Michigan Women’s Golf Association’s LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program, which won the GAM’s 2022 Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

She has also coached high school and college golf teams and individuals, most notably serving as the head coach of the University of Detroit Mercy women’s golf team for 13 seasons with three conference championships.

Terri Anthony-Ryan

Michael Morris

2022 Michigan Golf Hall of Fame honorees Art McCafferty and Jennifer Kangas-Brody. John Molenda’s wife, Shirley, accepts his award.

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame

Jenn Brody, Art McCafferty, and John Molenda inducted

Jennifer Kangas-Brody, a former LPGA Tour player from the Upper Peninsula; Art McCafferty, a multimedia golf publisher and producer; and the late John Molenda, a longtime Knollwood Country Club professional who won Michigan’s top professional tournaments, made up the class inducted by the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2022.

The MGHOF also presented just its fifth Special Award to the Midnight Golf Program, the landmark program that has used volunteers and PGA professionals to teach golf and life skills while helping guide over 3,700 Detroit youth into colleges and careers.

The October induction ceremonies took place at Ferris State University’s Katke Golf Club, home of the Ken Janke Sr. Golf Learning

Center, which houses the Hall of Fame.

Kangas-Brody, 48, is a golf shop owner, merchandizer, and instructor at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc with her husband, PGA professional Doug Brody. She earned all-state honors at L’Anse High School and then was an All-Big Ten golfer and team captain at Michigan State University. She won the Michigan Women’s Open and turned professional in 1997, then played full time on the LPGA Tour in 1998. She also won four times on what is now the LPGA’s Epson Tour.

McCafferty, 81, a former Eastern Michigan University educator, developed a second career as the owner of Great Lakes Sports Publications. With his wife, Jennie, he has produced almost 6,000 YouTube interviews,

reports, and shows on running, skiing, and golf; published the MichiganGolfer magazine from 1983 to 2003; and continues to produce a digital Michigan golf newsletter.

Molenda, who died in 2004 at the age of 65, was a Detroit native who played golf at Arizona State University and on the U.S. Army team. As a PGA golf professional, he served the membership at Knollwood Country Club for 35 years. A standout player, he won the 1968 Michigan Open and the 1971 Michigan PGA Professional Championship, played in the national PGA Professional Championship 10 times, and played in two U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships. He was the Michigan PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 1985.

Learn more at mghof.org.

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Competitive ADVANTAGE

How the GAM helps to prepare the next generation of college golfers

/ BY GREG JOHNSON / PHOTOS BY JOE ALISA

Anci Dy of Traverse City and the University of Indianapolis said 100 percent. Coalter Smith of Grosse Pointe Farms and the University of Wisconsin offered the same. Olivia Stoll of Haslett and Grand Valley State University and Megha Vallabhaneni of Northville and Western Michigan University used the same phrase to start their answers, too.

Some of the finest Michigan golfers are filling college team rosters across the country, including from to left Ariel hang, Grace ridget oc ar, Sam ono, Mikaela Schul , oalter Smith, re oble, ick Krueger, Anci y, ilia enkel, and an Mc ermott.

GAM College Golfers

Each of them, four among dozens of golfers from Michigan who currently play on collegiate golf teams across the country, was asked if playing in Golf Association of Michigan tournaments from an early age helped prepare them for the competition they face as Greyhounds, Badgers, Lakers, and Broncos.

Others, as in Spartans, Wolverines, Huskies, Eagles, and more — in fact, 100 percent of the golfers asked — offered similar sentiments.

“GAM events played a huge role in preparing me for this,” says Nick Krueger, the reigning Michigan Amateur champion from Spring Lake, who plans to play one more year at Grand Valley. “It’s not only the tournaments. Having to grind through qualifiers when I was younger, and even now when I’m not exempt, and missing some, too, is so tough, but you learn from it. You stay on your toes so you don’t miss those opportunities to compete again. When you get to college golf, it’s a grind to make sure I stay in the lineup, too. GAM events prepared me.”

Dy, the reigning Michigan Women’s Amateur champion, says playing in GAM tournaments helped her step into the lineup as a freshman at the University of Indianapolis.

“Without the experience of playing against elite players in GAM tournaments, I wouldn’t be as comfortable as I am in college golf,” she says. “The GAM tournaments over the years also helped me develop my skills, and it was a great place for coaches to look and compare scores when they were deciding to recruit me. On top of that, you are playing with great players of all ages all summer who you can learn from, and they push you to be better.”

College golf opportunities are out there for the finding. In the U.S., there are 1,318 colleges offering men’s golf and 1,094 offering women’s golf, including NCAA, NAIA, and junior colleges, according to the Next College Student Athlete for-profit recruiting service. Golf scholarships are offered at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and National Junior College Athletic Association levels for both men and women.

All consider golf to be an equivalency sport and are subject to Title IX guidelines. That

means large football program numbers can result in other sports programs, like golf, having more scholarships to offer women than men. The funds for men and women can also be divided up among multiple studentathletes, which means most college golfers are on partial scholarships and full rides are rare.

NCAA Division I men’s golf is allowed a maximum of 4.5 scholarships per team, Division II has 3.6, NAIA five, and NJCAA eight. In women’s golf, Division I has six scholarships, Division II 5.4, NAIA five, and NJCAA eight.

In Michigan, 38 colleges offer men’s golf, and 32 offer women’s golf. Western Michigan University fields only a women’s team, while Hillsdale College has just a men’s team. Six

junior colleges in the state offer men’s golf, but none offer women’s golf.

The GAM has increased its junior golf tournament opportunities in recent years in large part because of demand, and GAM tournament fields reflect a large and active college golfer group in the state with many more in the pipeline.

In the 2022 Michigan Amateur, 48 members of the starting field of 156 were college golfers, and that doesn’t include those who were part of the over 800 entrants who missed out in local qualifiers. In the 2022 Michigan Women’s Amateur, 42 of the starting field of 84 were college golfers.

Almost every program in the state has a former GAM standout on its roster, and some PHOTO BY JOE ALISA

2022 Michigan Amateur champions Anci Dy and Nick Krueger with their trophies.

of the schools in Divisions II and III have entire rosters of Michigan golfers.

The Michigan State University men’s team has featured several Michigan golfers in recent years, including 2021 U.S. Amateur winner James Piot of Canton and 2021 Michigan Open winner Bradley Smithson of Grand Rapids. The University of Michigan women’s team has been the home of two high-profile GAM players: 2019 Michigan PGA Women’s Open winner Anika Dy of Traverse City and 2021 GAM Women’s Championship winner

Mikaela Schulz of West Bloomfield.

Schulz says GAM tournaments have helped her learn how to manage pressure.

“Being in last-round, last-day pairings and matches in GAM tournaments prepared me for college golf and having opportunities there to get in the final pairing,” she says. “I have that confidence in my skills to play well under pressure. The match-play events in the GAM are such an incredible experience. I think they bring out the best in my game, and playing a lot of match play has allowed

me to sharpen my game.”

Schulz, a cousin of LPGA players Morgan and Madison Pressel, says she realized her gifted family members skipped some steps along the way.

“In my mind, college golf and an education was a next step,” she says. “Now that I’m in college, taking my fifth year next year, getting a master’s, I’ve reframed how I thought. My goal is the LPGA Tour, but right now, I need to be the best that I can be in college, and that includes being a student. How I play for

From left: Lilia Henkel, Grace Boczar, Ariel Chang, Anci Dy, Mikaela Schulz, and Bridget Boczar

Michigan and for my team right now leads me to that end goal.”

Schulz made a final choice between U-M and the University of Illinois. Many GAM golfers find college golf opportunities in other states. Rosters across the nation include GAM regulars, among them notables like Coalter Smith, who plays at the University of Wisconsin; Evan McDermott of Spring Lake, who plays at the University of Nebraska; and Lilia Henkel of Grand Rapids, who plays for the University of Delaware.

Smith says growing up in Michigan, in Big Ten Conference country, he regarded playing at a school in the conference as being at the top of college golf. He started to think about college golf during his freshman year in high school when he played on a formidable team at Grosse Pointe South High School.

“Going up against [Detroit] Catholic Central and playing junior golf in Michigan, I was

posting similar scores as all the older guys who were college-caliber players and being recruited; some were committed to schools,” he says. “I was active in my recruiting. I definitely think sending emails and calling coaches is important, though playing well is the easiest way to get noticed. It’s easy to call a coach, though, and let them know you are interested in them and that you just shot something or won something.”

He is among the golfers taking a fifth year of college eligibility because of the extra year offered by the NCAA due to the washed-out 2020 pandemic season. He is a double-major student (legal studies and political science), and he says Wisconsin won him over on his first visit.

“I loved the campus, the academics offered, the golf facilities, and the team loved hanging out with each other,” he says. “Our team has been super close, too. Guys on the team are

best friends, and I really enjoy it here.”

McDermott heeded advice from others early in his prep career and reached out to various college golf programs: “I know if you shoot good scores, they will find you, but it doesn’t hurt to get on their radar early because they look at a lot of players.”

McDermott heard from the University of Nebraska early and often as he finished high school, and he says that when he visited the campus, it felt like home.

“I had some options in Michigan, but part of me wanted a new challenge, to see a new part of the country and to experience new things,” says the mechanical engineering major, who made the lineup last fall as a freshman in three of four tournaments and expects to remain a starter. “I’m adapting to harder courses and tough competition, and I was prepared for that. The GAM tournaments prepared me; they are always my favorite events of the sum-

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ALISA

Opposite page (from left): Evan McDermott, Drew Coble, Coalter Smith, Sam Yono, and Nick Krueger

mer. They are on good courses with good setups, and there’s great competition.”

Henkel admits there were some raised eyebrows after she revealed her collegiate plans for studies and golf at the University of Delaware. Like McDermott, she was proactive and reached out to Division I golf programs across the country. Delaware called, Henkel checked out the engineering program the school offered, and she determined that she could likely make the lineup as a freshman.

“As the decision got closer, I realized I didn’t want to stay in Michigan or in the Midwest,” she says. “I wanted to go somewhere, like closing my eyes and pointing at a map in a way, but also making sure it was a good fit for me. Delaware checked all the boxes.”

senior, it might be an option, but she has taken the pragmatic approach that the game she loves can help pay for part of her studies.

“Ever since I was 9 years old, that was the goal — to play college golf,” she says. “When I was around 13 or 14, I had a sit-down with my dad [Von Hou], and he asked if golf was the thing I wanted to do in college. I decided then

try and win national championships. I liked that, and we’re trying to do that.”

Coble says GAM competition forced him to improve his game.

“The GAM tournaments prepared me; they are always my favorite events of the summer. They are on good courses with good setups, and there’s great competition.”

—Evan McDermott

I wanted to take golf as far as I could to help with school.”

“On Meijer Tour and things like that, you can shoot even [par] and have a chance to win,” he says. “Not in GAM tournaments — plus, you are playing against players who have played in college, won tournaments, the older great players, the [Anthony] Sorentinos of the world. There is high-level competition and guys who have played at high levels. You learn just from watching them, and you realize the focus and level of play it takes to win.”

The 2019 GAM Junior Girls’ Player of the Year played in most of the team’s tournaments as a freshman at Delaware and is an established part of the lineup as a sophomore while earning academic recognition as well.

“Golfwise, it is right where I want to be, playing and with plenty of competition because I have a lot of room to improve,” she says. “It’s not a lot different from GAM tournaments. The best part about the GAM is playing with other people from around the state, and in college golf, you play with people from around the world. You can become friends with somebody on the golf course in five hours.”

Like Smith, McDermott, and Henkel, most college golfers have more than one offer, and getting scholarship funds is important. Academics are also important, and some have goals away from golf that also impact choices.

Ariel Chang, the 2020 Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur champion, will be a junior at the University of Detroit Mercy in the fall, and her academic goals played the primary role in her choice of college.

“I chose U-D Mercy because of their dental program,” she says. “I’m in pre-dental right now, and after four years, I’ll go to dental school and have four more years.”

She hasn’t completely ruled out professional golf. She says if the stars align when she is a

Her primary career goal, however, is to be a dentist, and college golf is a fun way to get there.

“It’s a mix between high school golf, where you are part of a team and having fun, but it comes with the tough competition of summer golf like in the GAM tournaments,” she says.

Drew Coble of Lake Orion and Grand Valley is the son of PGA golf professional Jeff Coble, who is the director of golf at Twin Lakes Golf Club in Oakland. He says his father never forced golf; he simply gave him the opportunity to love it.

“He’s definitely influenced me, but when I was younger, I never took golf seriously,” he says. “I would go out and shoot 100s and never practice. It wasn’t until I was like 14 before I got the itch to be better at it.”

Grand Valley golfer Olivia Stoll of Haslett has a unique story. She didn’t start playing the game with any intent until age 15, and she is the daughter of MSU women’s golf coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, who is in the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame and the winningest amateur player in GAM history.

An active volleyball player, Olivia announced at age 15 that she was going to play golf and that she planned to play in college. Her mother and father, Jim, were stunned. She had never indicated an interest before, and they had decided long ago not to force the game on her. Her mother told her she was well behind others, and in fact, she was recruiting 15-yearolds and offering them scholarships.

Grand Valley was one of the first schools to contact him after his junior year of high school.

“I came on a visit and fell in love with the campus and atmosphere,” he says. “Plus, I knew Charlie [DeLong] and Nick [Krueger] had committed and that we would have a team that could go out and try to win championships, and at Grand Valley, they expect you to

“Volleyball had taken a lot of my time, so putting the time into golf outside in the fresh air didn’t seem that hard,” Olivia says. “I just tried to get better. I couldn’t believe it when at the [high school] state championship at The Meadows [at Grand Valley] my junior year, I saw the Grand Valley coach [Rebecca Mailloux] watching me. I was shooting 44 [for nine holes], and I remember wondering, ‘Why would a college coach be watching me?’”

An email from Mailloux followed. She

Olivia Stoll

was invited to tour the campus. Her mother accompanied her, and both were stunned when a scholarship was offered. The offer was made in December, and the following August, she verbally committed.

“I just kept playing and waiting to see if other offers would come, and they did, but I loved Grand Valley already,” she says. “I wanted to get out of East Lansing, but I’m also a bit of a homebody and didn’t want to go too far. My mom’s parents are in Grand Rapids, and other family, too. I’m so happy I made this choice, that I had this choice.”

Olivia played in every tournament as a freshman and won her first college tournament as a sophomore. She says there is a difference in levels of competition between MSU and Grand Valley, but it is not as big a difference as people assume. She also says being able to study remotely from Florida during the 2020 pandemic and also being able to play and work on her golf game was beneficial.

“That was a game changer,” she says. “I played and practiced every single day we were down there for almost three months.”

The pandemic year played a different role for Sam Yono II of West Bloomfield and Eastern Michigan University.

“All of a sudden, everybody was getting an extra year of eligibility, and the normal spots available for freshman golfers were not available,” he says. “College golf was my goal, so I took a gap year, played in GAM events and AJGA [American Junior Golf Association] events, went to Florida, and played in a few tournaments.”

Division I golf had been his goal, but mostly Division II schools were talking with him. He was practicing one day at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center when he saw Eastern Michigan coach Bruce Cunningham.

“I introduced myself, and after that, he came to watch me play in a tournament and it was kind of a last-minute connection,” he says. “Eastern is great. I love my teammates. We practice all day together when we can. Our schedule is tough. We play in tournaments with Big Ten teams and get a taste of the best competition in the country. Everything has worked out.”

MINI PROFILES

AUGUST MEEKHOF

August Meekhof of Eastmanville near Grand Rapids, the tall, lanky GAM Championship winner of the summer of 2022, played basketball and golf growing up and, somewhere along the way, decided he was better at golf.

“I started taking golf seriously and started thinking maybe I could play it at the next level,” he says.

The next level he was thinking of was college golf, and he could picture himself doing it for his dream school — Michigan State University.

tournament.

“I loved Michigan State since I was a kid, and then they were the first ones who offered me [a scholarship opportunity],” he says. “I decided to take a year and look around, did multiple other visits, and traveled all over, but it was always Michigan State. The team was a family, the guys were all super welcoming, the facilities are amazing, they have a good strength of schedule, the coaches are great and know what they are talking about and help people improve, and it was a dream come true to play for Michigan State.”

He made the Spartans’ lineup as a freshman coming out of the pandemic and played in all eight of the spring tournaments. As a sophomore, he blossomed, was second on the team with a 71.84 scoring average, and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors. He also studied and was an Academic AllBig Ten selection and a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar.

CHARLES DELONG

Charles DeLong of DeWitt is a selfdescribed late bloomer in golf.

Meekhof has played a busy summer golf schedule for several years, including GAM tournaments, and became a major golf recruiting target. He was ranked the No. 1 junior player in Michigan in 2019 and the No. 1 player in the class of 2020 in the state by the Junior Golf Scoreboard and was the GAM Junior Boys’ Player of the Year in 2019, when he qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur and finished 16th in the stroke-play portion of the

“I wasn’t exactly flooded with college opportunities even though I had a pretty good junior season in high school,” he says. “Grand Valley was there, though, and I liked the culture of the whole athletic department. It’s a winning culture. I came here to compete for championships, and that is what we are doing.”

DeLong is part of a GVSU team that includes 2022 Michigan Amateur champion Nick Krueger of Spring Lake and another top GAM player, Drew Coble of Lake Orion, for one more season. DeLong has been an all-league (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) first-team selection each year with the Lakers and has also been named the league’s Player of the Year, and he set the school record for individual tournament wins with nine last fall.

Charles DeLong

August Meekhof

“Coming to Grand Valley has worked out really well for me, and it’s been a lot of fun being part of a team that is going to play past the regular season and compete for a national championship,” he says. “We have depth on this team, a lot of great players chasing you every day. There isn’t that big a gap between Division I and Division II. We’ve shown that as a team and as individuals.”

DeLong says this year he plans to shift his focus a little bit and try to do things that help him prepare for turning professional.

“That’s the goal out there, and college golf can help me prepare to get there,” he says.

He is working on a double major in finance and real estate economics in the classroom and with GVSU coach Gary Bissell, a noted golf instructor, on his game.

“I worked with Jason Guss until I came to college, and now I work with Coach Bissell and we work really well together,” he says. “He’s helped me improve and win at this level and given me the confidence to go after my goals.”

MEGHA VALLABHANENI

of the 2022 Michigan Women’s Amateur after earning the No. 3 seed in stroke play and was a quarterfinalist in the Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur.

“I have put in a lot of work, I’m hitting the ball farther, and finally, now I’m seeing results,” she says. “The last two winters, I’ve worked out more, focused on my mechanics, and a lot more work in the offseason helped me grow little aspects of my game. Plus, my mental game has completely changed. I’ve reached a new level with my mental game, with my confidence.”

Megha Vallabhaneni wasn’t receiving a lot of attention from college coaches, even as a standout golfer for Northville High School, so she reached out and took some control.

“I contacted coaches, and they were all very nice and enthusiastic,” she says. “I looked for a school that had good coaches, good teammates, and it was super important to me that it be at a place where I was comfortable and could be happy. And they had to have a good business program. I found all of that at Western Michigan. It just felt right.”

It has worked out right, too. In her first fall with the team, she played in all of the team’s tournaments coming off a summer schedule where she had success, too. She reached the semifinals

Her father, Krishna, introduced her to the game when she was about 10 years old, but she was also a gymnast.

“I knew gymnastics was not something I could do the rest of my life, but golf was,” she says. “My dad helped so much. He taught me a lot and to love the game.”

She says playing in GAM tournaments and finding some success helped prepare her for college golf.

“There is great competition in the state, and with the GAM, there are such great volunteers and people there to support you,” she says. “I’ve enjoyed GAM tournaments — they are so well run.”

BRIDGET AND GRACE BOCZAR

It’s a sibling thing in the Boczar family, and it doesn’t stop with Bridget and Grace Boczar of Canton, twins who room together and play on the same women’s golf team at Oakland University.

“For as long as I can remember, our brother [Jack] had the aspiration of playing college golf, and I think we thought, ‘If he can do it, we can do this, too,’” Bridget says. “Somewhere along the way, we learned there were a few more opportunities for girls than guys in college golf, too.”

Grace remembers it the same way.

“We’re a tight-knit family,” she says. “We saw him getting recruited, and I know that made me want it, too.”

The Boczar sisters, regulars on the GAM junior circuit, also wanted to play together in college. They let the college coaches know that, and offers came in for the package set.

“We came down to Western Michigan and Oakland University, and we were torn between them,” Grace says. “Our high school golf coach knew the athletic staff at Oakland and the great practice facilities they had, and he thought that we could be successful there.”

After they made the decision, a coaching change occurred. Sarah Burnham, a former Michigan State star and LPGA player, came in as the new coach.

“We were a little nervous with the change,” Grace says. “Our brother had something like that happen to him, too.”

They stayed with Oakland, though, and Bridget says their freshman year worked out great. She was a regular in the lineup and Grace traveled and played in several events, too.

“It was fun. The competition is tough; I thought it would be very different, but playing in GAM tournaments prepared us for college golf,” Bridget says. “It’s different yardages and different courses, but we expected that. There are a lot of good players in GAM tournaments of all ages, a lot of college golfers. We were ready. It’s been a great experience so far.”

Grace says the sister act in golf and life is here to stay.

“I’m not the player I am without Bridget always competing with me, always working hard,” she says. “We want to beat each other, but we also want to be better players in the end. I feel like I have a built-in best friend. I can trust her and rely on her, which is something I love about her.”

Bridget says being together was as much the goal as college golf.

“We were going to be together, go to the same school, and not be too far from home and family,” she says. “Oakland was it for us.”

Megha Vallabhaneni

Sisters Grace and Bridget Boczar

Leading by Example

WMU’s Kim Moore inspires and motivates as first-ever champ at 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open

/ BY TOM RADEMACHER

Charles and Jane Moore remember sitting on a couch when suddenly, their little 1-year-old girl, who doctors predicted might never walk, “just took off.”

Kim Moore has been soaring ever since.

Moore, who coaches the women’s golf team at Western Michigan University, distinguished herself this past July by winning the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open, besting 95 other golfers whose challenges included everything from visual impairment to multiple limb loss.

Moore, 41, was born without a right foot and with a slight case of spina bifida. But that didn’t stop her from carding a 16-overpar 232 for the 54-hole event at Pinehurst No. 6. She led from beginning to end, shooting rounds of 76, 80, and 76, finishing eight shots ahead of her closest competitor.

“I had a lot of lip-outs, so a lot of tapin pars,” Moore says in recounting her play. “I knew birdies were going to be tough to get out there because the course is challenging, given the elevated greens and the fact you couldn’t roll a lot of shots. I knew pars were going to be good, and that’s what I went after.”

Her approach worked, with a scorecard reflecting 37 pars in all and two birdies.

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Moore is the youngest of three children born to Charles and Jane. “I was always challenged and pushed and treated just like any other kid,” she says. “I’m from a very sports-oriented family, and I played almost everything — soccer, softball, volleyball, and especially basketball.”

“That was her first love,” her father says. “She just couldn’t run up and down the court as fast as she wanted to once she got older. I told her, ‘You just have to do something that’s you.’ I golf, and she saw that, and when she gave it a try, it took. She was a natural at it.”

Indeed. So much so that she started winning tournaments and breaking records in the process. Midway through her studies at the University of Indianapolis, from which she graduated in 2003, Moore traded in a lifelong desire to become a doctor and focused instead on golf as a possible career. Her parents supported her without question. “You’ve got to let your kids live and be themselves,” Moore’s mother says. “She’s proven to be tough, and she’s done well. All of our kids have.”

“It’s unique and humbling to know I get to be a part of history. And I’m so very grateful and will be for the rest of my life.”

—Kim Moore

Because Moore’s disabilities are congenital, she’s never known anything but living without a right foot. “I was always learning and adapting as the sizes and types of my prosthetic devices changed over time,” she says.

Moore doesn’t recall ever being treated differently by her peers. “Growing up with it, my friends were all used to it. If anyone had questions, I was always up front about it; it was just something I had. No problem.”

Not that there aren’t anecdotes to cherish. While attending Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, from which she graduated in 1999, Moore and friends visited Cedar Point amusement park. While making their way to the next ride, Moore’s

prosthetic foot detached from her leg. Her mother recalls how bystanders were shocked and even “hysterical” as they watched this young woman in their midst suddenly lose her foot. But Moore’s friends simply helped her to a nearby bench and then into a wheelchair while a handyman from the park solved the problem by installing another bolt in the device “and put her on her way.”

Wherever she goes, Moore inspires. “That’s her biggest gift to others,” says Alissa Fish, 21, who captains Moore’s team of eight at WMU. “I think she knows that we all look up to her. What she did this past summer was pretty incredible. It opened our eyes. We knew she was a really good golfer, but winning that made us appreciate all that we have in her.”

Moore’s also known for her sense of humor: “Oh lord, it’s just wonderful,” says Julie Schroeder-Biek, athletic director at St. Mary’s College in Indiana, where Moore coached the Belles to two NCAA Division III championship appearances over seven seasons before moving on to WMU in 2020. “Quirky as heck and so fun — that’s Kim.” But Moore’s serious side kicks in when it’s time to compete. “She puts a lot of emphasis on golf IQ,” Schroeder-Biek says. “She conducts very deliberate and well-planned practices.”

That kind of preparation paid off for Moore in July 2022, allowing her to create a place for herself in the annals of golf. “With this win,” she acknowledges, “I’m now included in the USGA’s Hall of Champions in New Jersey. I’ll be there forever, alongside U.S. Open champions like Nicklaus, Palmer, and all the rest.

“It’s unique and humbling to know I get to be a part of history. And I’m so very grateful and will be for the rest of my life.”

Kim Moore

PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYERS

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Kim Moore competed in The Ally Challenge Celebrity Shootout this past August with Charlie Bell, Anthony Dirrell, and Dylan Larkin.

Kim Moore during play at the 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open.

Leading the Way

Michigan coaches create opportunity for, develop, and inspire young players

KEVIN JENNINGS

Before last year, Central Michigan University had not offered men’s golf as part of its athletic program since 1985.

Enter Kevin Jennings, a Benton Harbor native with experience in coaching collegiate golf and building and molding programs. He started from scratch; his first team included three Michigan golfers and GAM members among nine athletes total, including eight freshmen and one junior college transfer.

“The first thing was academics because, in my experience, you need to utilize the pull of the academic side, offer a player something academically as well as athletically,” he says. “And look, I want intelligent kids who are hard workers and good people. I tend to do well with that, and I grew up in Benton Harbor and know there are golfers in Michigan that will take advantage of the opportunity to play and go to school at Central Michigan.”

Jennings, inducted last June into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame in the college golf coach category, was named as the Chippewas’ coach in October 2021. Before CMU, he coached the Prairie View A&M University men’s and women’s programs for five years. In 2021, he led the Panthers’ men’s program to its third consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.

SARAH BURNHAM

When Sarah Burnham lost her playing status on the LPGA Tour in December 2021, she wasn’t sure what would be her next step in golf.

An opportunity to work with the men’s and women’s teams at Bowling Green State University materialized the following spring, and suddenly the Ohio native and former three-time All-American at Michigan State University found the next step.

“I fell in love with coaching,” she says. “I never knew I wanted to coach, but helping kids out and seeing them make progress and knowing I was able to help meant a lot to me.”

She found out Oakland University was seeking a head coach for the women’s team, applied, and was hired in July of 2022.

“My coach at Michigan State, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, helped me prepare a lot for this,” Burnham says. “She has had a big influence on me, and I look up to her.”

CASEY LUBAHN

Casey Lubahn, a Grand Rapids native, finally made the Michigan State University team in his third attempt as a walk-on.

After playing on the team for two and a half years, then-MSU coach Mark Hankins, who now coaches at the University of Missouri, offered him an assistant’s job while he worked on a graduate degree.

“It was a little amount of money, but I fell

in love with it,” he says. “We had some great players — Matt Harmon, Ryan Brehm — from Michigan, and I’ve been a coach since then.”

Lubahn left MSU for three years for his first head coaching job at Miami University of Ohio and then returned when he landed the head coaching position at MSU. He played in GAM tournaments growing up, and he has steadfastly recruited in the state and urged his players to compete through the summer. He still competes some, too.

“GAM golf, summer golf, is where you see the progression of players,” he says. “I felt that growing up in Grand Rapids and feel it more now. For example, if you consistently make the field in the Michigan Amateur, make match play, make the top 10 in the GAM Championship, have a chance to win GAM tournaments, then it’s clear you are college golf worthy.”

Sarah Burnham

Casey Lubahn

Kevin Jennings

PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYERS

JAN DOWLING

Jan Dowling played collegiate golf for Kent State University, had success, and turned professional.

“The goal at the time was professional golf,” she says. “Plan B was coaching in the back of my mind.”

Plan B turned into the plan, and she has been the head coach at the University of Michigan for the last 10 years of her 17-year coaching career.

Mike Morrow, now retired, was her coach at Kent State, and she says he provided an incredible collegiate experience. That is her goal with the players she brings to Michigan, and she says the GAM plays an important role.

“First of all, the GAM is a phenomenal resource for helping us host tournaments like the Wolverine Invitational and the NCAA Regional,” she says. “The tournament staff helps us with tournament direction, rules, and so many things. On the flip side, our Michigan kids — and we had strong players from Michigan — have grown up with the GAM as a very important part of their summer. It’s a huge part of their development as players.”

NICK PUMFORD

Nick Pumford graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009, where he was a captain of the golf team, and promptly turned professional.

“The economy wasn’t very good, and I realized, quite frankly, I wasn’t good enough to make it as a Tour professional,” he says.

He had a sit-down meeting with Chris Whitten, then the U-M assistant golf coach and currently the GAM’s executive director. One of Whitten’s comments stuck with Pumford.

“He mentioned I would be good at coaching college golf, and a spot as an assistant at Georgia State was next, and I fell in love with it,” he says.

Pumford, a Michigan native who grew up in St. Charles, ended up returning to U-M, working under Whitten, who was then the head coach, and in 2016, he became the head coach of the men’s program at Oakland University. He continues to play the game, too, as a reinstated amateur.

“To coach the guys, I feel like it helps to understand what they go through mentally and physically in a tournament,” he says.

Gary Bissell never had plans to coach college golf. He was working for internationally known golf instructor Rick Smith after being in the Ferris State University professional golf management program and playing on the golf team. He was going to teach the game.

“Then the Grand Valley opportunity was in front of me, and I knew I would still be teaching the game, so I thought I would give it a try,” he says.

Bissell liked it and is in his ninth year as the men’s golf coach at Grand Valley State University and has built a championshipcontending program in NCAA Division II. He recruits Michigan golfers significantly.

“There’s always been a good amount of golf talent in Michigan, but the depth is stronger than it used to be now,” he says. “That’s really what you are seeing around the world. Tiger [Woods] made golf cool. Taller, stronger guys started playing, and that has made a difference in all divisions of college golf.”

STACY SLOBODNIK-STOLL

Much has been written about Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, the highly successful head coach of the women’s program at Michigan State, a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member, and the winningest-ever GAM amateur golfer. What most don’t realize is when Slobodnik-Stoll started coaching at Michigan State, first as an assistant to fellow Hall of Famer Mary Fossum and then as head coach, she thought it might not be her calling.

“I remember my first year as head coach, being at Penn State, we finished ninth in the [Big Ten] conference, and just having this feeling that this is not who I am,” she says. “We finished ninth, third, second, and then first in my first four years. In my life, my parents had always taught me if you say yes to a task, then you do it to the best of your ability. Back then, it was all I knew. So I worked through those first four years, not sure I was doing what I wanted to do. Then came the moment when we won the Big Ten. We were in Minnesota. I realized there in that moment, ‘I can do this, and this is fun, by the way.’”

GARY BISSELL

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll

Jan Dowling

Nick Pumford

Gary Bissell

Act Two

Aidan Hutchinson pivots from the gridiron to the green

/ BY PAULA PASCHE

Aidan Hutchinson, the Detroit Lions defensive lineman, is new to golf, having picked up the game during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

His competitive fire is what drove him while breaking records on the field at the University of Michigan. It also led him to be the second overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft and have a solid rookie season with the Lions, which culminated

in his selection by the NFL as the 2022 Rookie of the Year. On the golf course, that competitive fire still rages.

“I wouldn’t say golf is relaxing for me. I’d say the pace is relaxing, but when you’re locked in, you’re locked in,’’ the 22-year-old Hutchinson says.

He’s taken a handful of lessons and shoots in the mid- to low 90s. During the offseason, he likes to play at least once a week.

“I play with a lot of my Michigan players,’’

Below: Aidan Hutchinson, #97 of the Detroit Lions, looks on as the Washington Commanders fall to the Detroit Lions 36-27 during week two of the NFL season from Ford Field. Opposite page: Hutchinson and his dad, Chris, also a former Michigan player, after a round of golf.

Hutchinson says. “This past summer, I was playing with a lot of my Michigan former teammates and a lot of my high school friends. Being home, I’m around all those same guys I grew up with.’’

He plans to hit the links with some of his Lions teammates in his first offseason with them.

“I like being out with a group of four, being out and chomping it up with the guys. Obviously, I’m all locked in to the game, but it’s fun getting out and having your head in a different world for a couple of hours,’’ Hutchinson says.

While many play side games on the course, that’s not for him. “I’m not too much of a gambler, especially on my golf game. I wouldn’t gamble on my golf game,’’ Hutchinson says with a smile.

He occasionally plays golf with his dad, Chris, who also played football at the University of Michigan and now works as an emergency room physician at Corewell Health, formerly Beaumont Health.

“My dad used to beat me, but now that I’ve been playing golf for a year or two, I get him every time,’’ Hutchinson says.

While he loves the game, he’s not sure he’s a country club type of guy. He enjoys trying out different courses. Some of his favorites are those at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center in Plymouth and Lake Forest Golf Club in Ann Arbor.

He can’t pinpoint an exact reason why he decided to take up golf.

“Honestly, everyone always told me to do it, especially being in the football industry. In the offseason, there are so many guys who play golf,’’ Hutchinson says. “So I figured it’d be a good way to play another sport in the offseason, and being a competitive person, you get to channel a little of that in the golf world. Before, I never had too much of a passion for it, but it’s another way for me to be competitive.’’

Another reason he joined the legions of Michigan golfers is that he can play the game when his football career is over. “I’m planning on playing for a very long time,’’ Hutchinson says.

While the Lions struggled early in his rookie season, Hutchinson stayed the course and improved from game to game. The rookie was a major factor in the team’s 8-2 finish. He received high praise from head coach Dan Campbell starting on the first day of camp and throughout the season. Campbell noted that he rarely made the same mistake twice. Hutchinson finished the season with 9.5 sacks (the most of any NFL rookie), 52 tackles, 53 quarterback pressures, nine tackles for loss, and three interceptions.

Being a “hometown guy” — he played at Dearborn’s Divine Child High School — put even more pressure on Hutchinson.

“I’ve learned to adapt with it when it comes to being in this position, a first-round draft pick and a hometown guy. There’s added pressure; that’s the reality of things,” Hutchinson says. “I’m good with it. You don’t realize it until you feel it, then it’s ‘All right, here we go.’’’

A Level Playing Field

Municipal courses offer accessibility and affordability for golfers all across Michigan

/ BY HELENE ST. JAMES

Municipal courses are the egalitarian gems of golfing, offering accessibility and affordability for all. Michigan boasts more than 70 municipal courses, serving communities in counties from Berrien to Mackinac, Charlevoix to St. Clair, and Wayne to Chippewa. Nestled in urban and suburban areas along freeways and waterways, they provide an appealing

outlet for golfers of all ages and abilities.

“Municipal courses help grow the game because they’re open to anybody that wants to play,” says Kurt Ney, the general manager at St. Ignace Golf and Country Club. “We’re easy to access, as opposed to private clubs where you have to join before you can play. Here you can come out and play three holes if that’s all you want. It’s a great way to get introduced to golf and see if you like it.”

Chris Whitten, the executive director of the Golf Association of Michigan, points to the broader benefit of having affordable courses so readily available in areas urban and rural.

“I know everyone is tired of talking about the pandemic, but I don’t know if there was a better illustration of outdoor exercise and the good it does for not only your physical but your mental health as well,” Whitten says. “On top of that, even for nongolfers,

Charlevoix GC

the golf course plays a huge environmental role and benefits the community in ways that are far superior to anything else that could be on that property. So the fact that cities and municipalities can provide golf as a resource for their community members is really, really valuable, and I think it gets people involved in the game who otherwise wouldn’t get involved.”

The GAM was part of a national focus group organized by the USGA of various allied golf associations that looked at what role the USGA should play in advocating specifically for public and municipal courses. The gist of it was to make sure such courses stay a healthy part of communities.

“If there is a course in danger, there would be resources ready to share with those people to help advocate for that facility,” Whitten says.

Michigan is fortunate: The relationship between municipalities and courses is healthy and thriving. Many courses are finding ways to be multidimensional and offer options for activities yearround to emphasize that these spaces benefit everyone.

“For a lot of golfers in Michigan, sometimes they might not even notice who the owner or operator of the course is,” Whitten says. “They play because of the location, or they enjoy the course because their friends are there. And then, as they get to know the staff, they want to support those people and affiliate with the courses.

The Best Walk in Town

The Charlevoix Golf Club is a nine-hole course that can be played in two hours. It’s 3 miles of immaculate greenery, and no appointment is needed.

“What we have here is just a great piece of history for our community,” says manager Doug Drenth. “We’ve been here for 126 years, and it’s just a wonderful place of beauty and nature. I have a doctor who calls it ‘the best walk in town.’”

ride their bikes over and play golf. It’s really the way I believe golf is meant to be.

“Most of the time, you can get off the tee within five minutes. It’s rare now for a place that is affordable. Golf has become a very rich individual sport. We still have a $20 green fee in the summer for nine holes. It’s just an amazing place to come play.”

Exit to Affordability

“Municipal courses are really important outlets to keep golfers playing and to get new golfers playing.”

“With municipal courses, a lot of times it’s the location that’s so important. Those municipalities have spaces that are close to where people live and want to play. A lot of minority golfers or underserved golfers have opportunities at municipal facilities because they’re close to home. If those facilities were to go away, I’d like to think golfers could go to another course, but there might not be another course that’s nearby.

“Municipal courses are really important outlets to keep golfers playing and to get new golfers playing.”

—Chris Whitten

The course is in downtown Charlevoix, less than a mile from the shopping district. The course draws golfers from nearby Traverse City, Boyne City, and Petoskey, but the majority of members are from Charlevoix.

“Some people have had season passes here for decades,” Drenth says. “We have some members that have had season passes since they were kids. I grew up riding my bike to the course, and we still have kids that

Karen Peek is the director of operations for Detroit’s three municipal courses. Rouge Park Golf Course, convenient for golfers from Detroit, Redford, Livonia, Dearborn Heights, and Highland Park, is an 18-hole, par-72 layout on sloping terrain that offers wide fairways and water hazards on nine holes from the river that flows through the course. Chandler Park is an 18-hole, par-71 course in Detroit that offers a large practice area. Rackham Golf Course was designed by Donald Ross and boasts immaculate greens on its par-71 layout.

All three courses emphasize a welcoming atmosphere.

“I think most people don’t have the assets to join a private club,” Peek says. “We cannot offer what country clubs offer because we don’t charge what country clubs charge. We have to be fiscally responsible, but we do

Rouge Park

Municipal Courses

truly offer an experience — the immediate greeting, using names, and consistent, good courses. We may have some people who aren’t dressed in traditional golf attire, but the point is, hey, you’re welcome.

“People who come to our courses are avid golfers who really enjoy the game. What we’ve tried to do is create consistent course conditions that are valuable so people aren’t spending an arm and a leg. They can come out and see well-landscaped grounds and consistent turf conditions. I also think our customer service is exceptional. We have an opportunity to really connect with people. We know people by name; we refer to them that way. We pride ourselves on a really welcoming environment.”

Peek wants golfers to come away with a sense of community, a sense that everyone belongs on a golf course. Rackham, for example, offers a convenient outlet located just minutes from I-696 and I-75 and down the street from the Detroit Zoo.

“We’re in a good location, and we’re in great shape,” Peek says. “I know people who have been playing here for 40-50 years. People who learned to play the game here. It means something to them. This is a part of their life. And that feels really good.”

Rackham maxes out at just over 6,500

yards. All skill levels are welcome.

“One thing I know: There’s nothing that will drive someone away from the game quicker than not being able to do anything well out on the course,” Peek says. “We’re a little bit shorter, more traditional layout, without bells and whistles and trees in the middle of the fairway. There’s a constant with courses like Rackham, and people continue to play here a lot and feel good about it because the experience is good. You’re welcome here, and we’re going to treat you like a person we want to be here and want to come back. Because that is what

sustains us. Loyalty is critical.”

Family Affair

The city of Livonia offers three municipal courses — Idyl Wyld, Whispering Willows, and Fox Creek — that serve the metro Detroit community and beyond. Idyl Wyld has a substantial junior program, and it’s not uncommon to see middle-aged golfers who got their start playing in the junior program.

“They like mentioning that they grew up playing here and that it still looks great,” operations manager Terry Welsh says. “It’s always nice hearing that. I think it’s pride in supporting the heritage of the courses. Even in the younger crowd, they really take pride in that ‘I’m a Livonia golfer.’”

Welsh describes Idyl Wyld as a course that “covers all bases.”

“I’m a PGA professional, and I think it’s a very challenging course in the fact that

Fox Creek

Chandler Park

Rackham

it’s narrow and the greens are very small,” Welsh says. “It’s an older course — it’s nearly 100 years old — so the greens are smaller. It requires a lot of precise shots.”

All three courses offer a varying degree of challenge, and all three have high-tech carts with GPS systems.

“The carts are a feather in our cap,” Welsh says. “Golf has pretty much been booming for us since the pandemic. It’s been a couple of years, and we weren’t sure if it was a flash in the pan, like, oh, people are just bored. But I think there’s lasting power in terms of, yes, COVID happened, and it opened some eyes for people to go golfing, but those people are staying. We pride ourselves on affordable golf, great rates, and great courses.”

So Much to Offer

Kalamazoo residents are fortunate to have three municipal courses within easy reach: Red Arrow, Eastern Hills, and Milham Park. Dean Marks, the director of golf for the Kalamazoo Municipal Golf Association, describes Red Arrow as “our little ninehole walking course. It’s run by a lot of volunteers, and one of the things they like to

tout is to walk a healthy mile. Because if you walk the course from first tee to ninth green, it’s almost exactly a mile.”

Milham Park is a more challenging 18-hole, par-72 layout, but with five sets of tees, golfers can play as short or as long as they want. Eastern Hills, a 27-hole layout, is a little more open and a little flatter.

All three add up to great opportunities to

enjoy golf.

“Over the past few years, we’ve seen people who have gotten back into golf and remember how much they like it,” Marks says. “And then the new people who say, ‘This is pretty cool; this is better than I thought,’ and they keep coming back. We’re seeing younger families, young couples — it’s not just for the middle-aged.”

Eastern Hills

Milham Park

“We have a great course accessible to everyone with incredible views.”

—Kurt Ney, general manager at St. Ignace Golf and Country Club

Nor is it just for those who like to swing clubs. Red Arrow also offers disc golf and foot golf, and all follow the layout of the regular golf course.

“You could have three different people playing three different types of golf at the same time,” Marks says. “They would play the same layout together. It’s a great way to have fun together.”

A Course with a View “Golden Gate Bridge has nothing on us.”

Located off I-75 along U.S. 2, St. Ignace Golf and Country Club is a par-36, ninehole golf course that has welcomed golfers since 1927. The course is popular with locals and tourists for its unobstructed

views of the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. It’s a scenic opportunity for experienced golfers but equally welcoming to those trying to figure out if golf is for them.

“We get a pretty good sampling from the lower part of the state who come up to get away from busy city life and to experience some of the other things that we have in the area here,” Ney says. “We also have a pretty good draw from Ohio and Wisconsin — they come up for the summer for camping, and they bring their clubs along.

“A lot of people also go to school at

Northern Michigan University, and they drive by here on the way to Marquette. We get a lot of people who come and play and say, ‘I’ve been driving by here for 15-20 years, and I finally decided to stop. And we should have stopped 15-20 years ago because we have a lot of fun on your course, and we have some good views of the straits and the Mackinac Bridge.’ It’s a good visual for people, even if they’re not avid golfers. We have a great course accessible to everyone with incredible views.”

St. Ignace GC

Idyl Wyld

Forward Thinking

Michigan’s Type 2 clubs offer fair and friendly competition among those who share similar interests

/ BY TERRY MOORE, RENÉE T. WALKER, AND ALAN HIBBERT

When people consider joining a golf club, they normally think of a brick-and-mortar facility at a course. But for the Golf Association of Michigan, a golf club can be an organization with at least 10 members that operates under bylaws that include using and maintaining a Handicap Index. In the USGA parlance, such organizations are Type 2 clubs.

According to the GAM, there are currently 25 Type 2 clubs in Michigan which offer Handicap Indexes to their members. This service is the best tool to conduct fair and equitable competitions.

Five such Type 2 organizations are the Grand Rapids Women’s Golf Association, the Michigan Publinx Golf Association, the Michigan Women’s Golf Association, the Rolling In Golf Club, and the Michigan Seniors Golf Association.

Though they differ in history, these organizations share a common goal of connecting golfers for social and competitive purposes.

GRWGA: Furthering Access and Fellowship for Women

Founded in 2018, the Grand Rapids Women’s Golf Association (grwga.com) arose out of the simple frustration about finding a game among female golfers.

“When I moved to Grand Rapids from Kalamazoo, I couldn’t find a game,” says co-founder and President Judy Kamis. “But then I met Marcie Palmer, and we started discussing starting a women’s association in order to offer regular weekly gatherings and tournaments.” Kamis was hoping to attract 50 members their first year but instead pulled in 130 women throughout the Grand Rapids area.

Five years later, the GRWGA now boasts

Members of the GRWGA enjoy a day out on the course together in 2022.

207 members and will conduct 23 events this year. Two features of the GRWGA have made it particularly popular: Members don’t have to have a golf partner, and they don’t have to compete every week.

“A typical golf league can be a great time, but often, finding a partner and also being committed every week can be a drawback for some women,” Kamis says. And unlike most leagues, the GRWGA provides its members with an official USGA Handicap Index through the GAM. “After a few years, we wanted to align ourselves with the USGA and GHIN system,” Kamis says. “Many of our members were already using GHIN

anyway, so it was an easy call.”

The GRWGA also uses Golf Genius tournament management software as part of its GAM membership. “It has allowed us to do live mobile scoring, which expedites the results following golf,” says Palmer, who serves as secretary-treasurer. “As players gather for lunch, they can track results on the monitor. By embracing the technology, it’s another member benefit.” —TM

MPGA: Weekends on the Green Founded in 1951, the Michigan Publinx Golf Association has 225 members who also have a USGA Handicap Index. “All of our major

Mitchell Lowney captures the 2022 MPGA State Match Play Championship.

The MWGA hosts a clinic for members of its LPGA Girls Golf Program.

events and championships take place on the weekends,” says MPGA President Scott Jaschuk. “Most of our members wouldn’t be able to play on weekdays due to their work schedules.”

Jaschuk led the way for the MPGA also to adopt the Golf Genius package made available to clubs by the GAM.

“Golf Genius allows us to track our membership, send emails, and conduct live mobile scoring for our tournaments,” Jaschuk says. “Our scoring and results are now much faster and [more] transparent than when we used paper scorecards.”

In fact, the MPGA is fully digital when it comes to managing its tournaments. “We use Golf Genius for such mobile features as pin locations and optional skins, which have been popular with our members.”

As with the GRWGA, belonging to the MPGA costs $75 annually. Both organizations appreciate the assistance of the GAM. “I call on [the GAM] for technical advice on Golf Genius, and [they’ve] been great to work with,” Jaschuk says.

For more information, visit mpgamipublinxgolfassociation.golfgenius.com —TM

MWGA: Inspiring Future Generations

Launched in 1986, the Michigan Women’s Golf Association is a charitable organization that promotes the game of golf for amateur female players at all levels throughout Michigan. With limited opportunities for women to golf outside of private club memberships or a few company or course leagues prior to 1986, MWGA was founded by 20 women to remedy that.

Today, the MWGA, a GAM-recognized club, continues its rich legacy of encouraging and supporting female golfers of all skill levels through competitive events, educational clinics, and fitness and nutrition seminars. MWGA has also established two extraordinary programs: the Girls Golf Program and the Michigan Women’s Golf Association Hall of Fame.

In 2007, the MWGA’s Girls Golf Program was created as a part of the national LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program to introduce girls to the game of golf. Each year, approximately 50 girls (and a few boys) between the ages of 7 and 17

participate in the weekly program to learn the basics, advance their skills, and play golf. The program is funded by MWGA members, supporter contributions, and the Birdies for Charity program.

Last year, the program also received the GAM’s inaugural Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. More than 300 junior girls of all races have participated, with several going on to play on high school and college golf teams.

The MWGA’s Hall of Fame, launched in 2016 to honor the incredible achievements and contributions of phenomenal women in golf, has inducted 11 honorees, including one male inductee. (Learn more at mwgahof.org.)

Guided by an eight-member board of directors, MWGA has 150 members who share a desire to enhance their golf knowledge and skills, play competitive golf, and encourage future generations to enjoy the game. To join MWGA, donate, volunteer, or register a young person for the golf program, visit mwgolf.org. —RTW

MSGA celebrates 100 years in 2023.

RIGC: Driven by Passion to Grow the Game of Golf

After participating in an international tournament for left-handed golfers held in 2008 at various golf courses on the North Sea coast of Scotland, Scott Moore, president of the Rolling In Golf Club, was intrigued by a number of local golf membership clubs that had been operating for a century or more. These membership clubs were associated with golf courses but maintained their own independent clubhouses on adjacent roads and separate from the courses.

Inspired by conversations with club members, Moore researched the golf industry and identified an unserved niche of golfers who shared his passion for golf, enjoyed organized amateur competitions, and wanted to play a variety of golf courses. In 2008, the Rolling In Golf Club was founded as a private, not-for-profit membership organization by Moore and a group of semiretired and retired professionals in Southeast Michigan.

RIGC is dedicated to the promotion, support, and playing of golf for senior individuals of all skill levels who share a passion for the competitive and structured spirit of the game. RIGC is a recognized club of the Golf Association of Michigan and continues to participate in GAM tournaments and events. RIGC works to promote and support public, semiprivate, and private golf courses around Michigan.

The RIGC’s event schedule begins in mid-April and concludes in late September each year and offers a variety of weekly competitive and social golf events, along with its Medal Play Championship and The President’s Match Play Club Championship, its signature tournament.

Additionally, RIGC supports youth golf programs, including the Midnight Golf Program and First Tee, through private member donations. Governed by a voluntary seven-member board of directors, RIGC has 60 members on its roster. RIGC is accepting new members through its application process, available at rollingingolfclub.org —RTW

MSGA: A Hundred Years of Fellowship and Friendly Competition

It was Oct. 25, 1923, at Detroit Golf Club, day two of back-to-back blustery days. Yet 40 hearty golfers from clubs across Michigan were not about to miss out on something that would prove to be historic, especially since they had already paid their $10 entry fee.

As each player stepped to the first tee, he was required to announce his date of birth, confirming that he was entered in the correct age group: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, or 70-plus. Late on the second day, J.E. DuBois of Red Run Golf Club, whose approach putt on the signature 18th hole had run through the valley to end up 12 feet past the cup, sank the tricky comebacker for a score of 182 (an admirable number considering the conditions) to claim the state senior championship and, in the process, launch the Michigan Seniors Golf Association (michiganseniorsgolf.org).

a four-time Michigan Amateur champion, and a two-time president of the USGA (pictured top right, presenting the 1951 U.S. Open trophy to Ben Hogan at Oakland Hills); Tom Draper, winner of the North and South Amateur in 1965 and the U.S. Senior Amateur in 1971 (pictured bottom right with one of his three Michigan Seniors Championship trophies); Dick McLear, a three-time Michigan Seniors champion (bottom center); Glenn Johnson, a five-time Michigan Amateur champion

The original membership numbered 100, and the original board of governors represented 12 charter clubs: Detroit Golf Club, Country Club of Detroit, Barton Hills Country Club, Oakland Hills Country Club, Flint Country Club, Washtenaw Golf Club, Kent Country Club, Highlands Golf Club, Country Club of Lansing, Bay City Golf Club, and St. Joseph.

A hundred years later, on Oct. 2, the Michigan Seniors will once again gather at Detroit Golf Club for golf, dinner, and this time the permanent retirement of the 1923 trophy that now bears so many prominent names from Michigan’s rich golf history.

Some of those names include Jim Standish Jr., MSGA president in 1949-50,

who still holds the Michigan Seniors scoring record of 137 set in 1980; Michigan Golf Hall of Fame members Bud Stevens and Ben Smith; and 1995 honorary Michigan Senior, the legendary Chuck Kocsis.

Also this October, Al Hibbert (Birmingham Country Club) will step down after 15 years as executive director and pass the gavel to Fred Adams Jr. (Orchard Lake). Poetically, Adams is the son of the late Dr. Fritz Adams (pictured presiding in his Michigan Seniors tie and blazer). Fritz served as MSGA president from 1985 to 1986 and as its executive director from 1987 to 2001.

So what comes next? “The good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, another century of fellowship and friendly competition on Michigan’s finest courses.” And what could be better than that? —AH

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A Legacy of Love

Inaugural Scott Watkins Memorial Outing honors his passion for golf and role as devoted father

/ BY TONY PAUL

Scott Watkins grew up in a Navy family, so he always was on the move, from Saginaw to Colorado to Florida to Ohio to, eventually, Reese, Michigan. There weren’t many constants in his childhood, but there always was one big one: golf. The houses and the schools and the friends changed, but golf remained.

“That was a big thing for him,” says Megan Kuhn, one of Watkins’ two daughters. “Golf in his life was a very consistent thing that he could take with him, regardless of where they were. And he shared that passion with us — pretty much every aspect.”

Watkins spent pretty much his entire life around the game of golf, including 10 years as superintendent at Bay County Golf Course in Essexville, followed by 25 years as superintendent at The Fortress Golf Course

in Frankenmuth before his retirement in 2018.

Watkins died suddenly on the night of Feb. 27, 2022, at his Torch Lake vacation home. He was 63.

His daughters, Kuhn and Kaitlyn Watkins, quickly set out to assure their father’s legacy would never be forgotten, holding the inaugural Scott Watkins Memorial Golf Outing at The Fortress on Aug. 26, 2022.

They set out with an initial goal of raising $10,000, and they more than doubled that — with the proceeds going to the Golf Association of Michigan Foundation’s Youth on Course initiative, which allows youth golfers ages 6-18 to play for $5 or less at courses all over the state.

Scott Watkins’ daughters considered a number of charities but always found themselves coming back to youth golf

The champions of the first annual Scott Watkins Memorial Golf Outing celebrate. A young Kaitlyn Watkins and her dad, Scott, on the green at The Fortress.

because that’s where their strong connection with their father began. He got them into golf, got them lessons, drove them to tournaments all over the country, and fundraised for their high school team. Both daughters ended up playing golf at Western Michigan University.

“Junior golf in this initial year was one of the big drivers because of how thankful we were for that time that we spent with our dad as youths,” Kaitlyn Watkins says while fighting back tears. “We think that golf is a really good way to bridge that connection between kids and parents and kids and grandparents.” Says Kuhn: “It is a true game for life.“

It certainly was for Scott Watkins.

AN EARLY START

Kuhn, now 24, and Kaitlyn Watkins have been going to the golf course for as long as they can remember. Before they could pick up a club, they’d take cart rides around the course with Dad, whether to turn on some sprinkler heads or point out some maintenance that needed to be done the next day or scribble to-do notes on Scott Watkins’ precious whiteboard. Then, Kaitlyn started playing around age 10, and Megan around age 5.

They took their junior lessons at The Fortress and in time started playing competitively on the statewide Meijer Junior Tour. Eventually, there were tournaments elsewhere in the Midwest and then all over the country.

SAVE THE DATE

The 2023 Outing will be held on Aug. 25. For more information, visit watkinsmemorialgolf.com.

Scott Watkins was the chauffeur for practically every tournament.

“Hundreds,” Megan says, “and hundreds.”

Both girls played golf at Frankenmuth, though girls’ golf wasn’t officially sanctioned when they attended the school, so there was no funding. Scott stepped in and set up an ice cream stand at Frankenmuth Auto Fest, and money was no longer an issue.

They both eventually signed with Western Michigan, where Kaitlyn was the program’s freshman of the year. Megan arrived four years later, and always at tournaments, there was Dad, following along — though not always following his daughters. He followed all the players on the team.

“It seems like in golf, especially competitive golf, it’s ‘I want my kid to win.’ They very much single out focus on their kid,” Megan says. “But I’d be like, ‘Where the hell is my dad?’ He’s not watching me; he’s out watching one of my friends.”

At Western Michigan, there was one teammate from Hong Kong who didn’t have family close by.

“He’d bring binoculars,” Kaitlyn says. “He’d sit in between holes between her and me so he could cheer us both.”

Scott would always invite his daughters’ international teammates home for the holidays.

Outside of his family, including his wife of 39 years, Rosien, The Fortress was his second home, even if sometimes it felt like his first. Scott was hired away from Bay County by the famous Zehnder family, which was building a golf course in Frankenmuth. He played an integral role in getting ready for its 1992 opening and paid attention to every detail, big or small, for a quarter of a century — arriving to work before the sun rose, often taking a break to pick his daughters up from school (then bringing them back to the course with him), and often working well into the evening.

“He was gone in the morning when it was still dark outside,” Megan says, “and we were looking for him for dinner quite often. He

lived and breathed taking care of that golf course.”

Says Kaitlyn: “It was a very special place to him.”

Sure, Scott Watkins had other things he liked to do. He fancied himself an amateur weatherman (the girls would come home from school and insist they’d have a snow day the next day, he’d tell them no chance, and he’d always be right). He wasn’t very happy when his daughters pulled the plug on Charter cable — and thus The Weather Channel, too — and replaced it with YouTube TV. He liked Frankenmuth’s Snowfest. He loved Torch Lake. He ran another business, Shred Experts, a mobile document destruction service, with his wife, Rosien.

But The Fortress — well, that was undoubtedly his happy place.

A HAPPY PLACE, INDEED

“[The Zehnders] bought the property in ’89, we opened in ’92, and in between, every nook and cranny of that golf course had some input from Scott,” says Kyle Martin, the head golf

course in Michigan, based on golfer reviews.

On a personal note, Martin taught Kaitlyn and Megan when they were in high school, and Scott introduced him to the Zehnder family, who hired him as their pro.

“He literally helped shape my career,” says Martin, 35, a Caro native, “and I’m thankful every day.”

The Fortress’ current superintendent, Scott Sabgash, interned under Scott Watkins while studying at Ferris State University.

You can’t go to The Fortress, even today, without being reminded of Scott Watkins, who left such an impression that his daughters sold out the inaugural golf outing to the tune of 36 teams. Zehnder’s, with its restaurant, hotel, water park, and golf course, was the title sponsor, and Al Zehnder spoke.

The second Scott Watkins Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Aug. 25, 2023. What you can count on: The course will be in great shape. Scott Watkins wouldn’t have had it any other way.

“He wanted others to enjoy it,” Megan says, noting Dad didn’t play as much golf as an adult, given he was at the golf course all day

professional at The Fortress since 2015. “In fact, the Zehnders wanted to open the golf course in ’91, and Scott said, ‘It’s not ready, it needs to mature, it needs to grow in,’ and he convinced the family that they needed to hold off because the product has to be incredible.

“That mindset still holds true today.”

The Fortress remains a top-25 public

Golf was a family affair for the Watkinses. Serving as superintendent of The Fortress for 25 years, Scott’s second home was the course.

every day already. “Spending so many years on the golf course and seeing the true beauty of the golf course, ... he wanted other people to love the game.”

His daughters, especially.

“I feel like we had a lifetime of memories with Dad,” Megan says, “because we were always with him, playing golf.”

Humbled by the Experience

Youth on Course members visit American Dunes

While Youth on Course provides juniors affordable golf, it’s also creating the next generation of responsible, considerate, and active citizens who love and respect family and country as much as the game.

out scholarship applications incessantly, so why not?” She was grateful to share the time with her dad and grandpa. “Listening to taps while eating lunch was special … and not something normally associated with golf. I’m blessed to experience this.”

“My grandpa GG was a Navy prisoner of war during World War II and one of few men on his ship to survive,” says Adrian

Last September, the GAM Foundation hosted four YOC members and their guests, accompanied by GAM governor “mentors,” for a day of golf at Grand Haven’s stellar and patriotic American Dunes Golf Club. Members were randomly selected from a survey conducted by Director of GAM Foundation Laura Bavaird. The experience of YOC membership, playing a great course, and witnessing a reminder of what’s been sacrificed for America’s freedom was not lost on these young people.

Sailor Somerville, a Lansing Catholic High School graduate, says the survey took 10 minutes to complete. “I’ve been filling

College sophomore Olivia Ohmer. “No matter what I’m dealing with on or off the course, it’s nothing compared to what he endured. It’s crazy to think I’m the same age he was when this happened.”

Arriving at American Dunes, everyone passes through the Folds of Honor Memorial dedicated to military heroes who have sacrificed their lives. “I don’t think anyone could have a dry eye,” explains Ohmer’s father, Todd. “Our family includes many war veterans.”

The teenagers appreciate the opportunities

YOC provides, becoming ambassadors of sorts. Most surveyed cited affordable golf as the greatest benefit. Somerville, a fiveyear member, adds, “I couldn’t have played 30-40 rounds this year but for the $5 green fees. I brought the idea to my coach, who implemented a mandatory ‘join’ for golf team members, encouraging their families to play.”

High school senior Nolan Browning hadn’t realized there was a memorial at American Dunes honoring veterans, and the course itself surprised him with all the massive dunes and excellent greens. “I felt lucky that my family and I could experience this trip without any cost,” he says.

In Michigan last year, there were 6,955 YOC members at an average age of 13 who played 17,443 rounds with over $90,000 in subsidies paid to 79 participating courses. Based on 252 survey responses, clearly the $5 green fees are allowing juniors and their families to spend quality time together playing golf at new and “nicer” courses they’d otherwise not play; some parents even took up the game to spend time with their kids. Overall satisfaction with the program rates nearly nine out of 10. Interestingly, the only negative comments mentioned previous member courses dropping out.

The CAVU Fighter Squadron Bar at American Dunes is named for an aeronautical term — ceiling and visibility unlimited — and how the club views its mission of “serving others before ourselves.” It appears our YOC kids have already adopted this mindset and are poised to become the game’s next generation of leaders.

/ BY JANINA PARROTT JACOBS

Pictured from left to right: Laura Bavaird, Sebastian Smith, Olivia Ohmer, Todd Ohmer, Judy Lazzaro, Jim Fogel, Preston Fogel, and Jeff Fogel.

YOC member Olivia Ohmer tees off at American Dunes.

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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: The Perfect Golfing Foursome

Sweetgrass, Sage Run, Greywalls, and Timber Stone shine together as a must-play golf destination

Your next golf buddies’ trip should take you and your pals to a destination that’s nothing short of mindblowing. To accomplish that, you might just need to elevate your search and take your plans a little higher — as in farther north. Much farther north, into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

This golf adventure takes you up I-75 and over the scenic Mackinac Bridge to this sliver of land that runs above the Mitten along Lake Superior, connecting Wisconsin on one end and Canada on the other. Then a beautiful drive across U.S. 2, one of the most visually breathtaking along Lake Michigan, will bring you west of Escanaba, located on the far western edge of the U.P., to Island Resort & Casino in Harris.

Sweetgrass

As one of the Midwest’s largest golf, casino, and entertainment resort destinations with its 36 holes (Sweetgrass and Sage Run), Island Resort is the anchor to this emerging golf corridor. Adding in Greywalls in Marquette and Timber Stone

in nearby Iron Mountain, the “Perfect 4-Some” package is Michigan’s next great golfing adventure.

The resort’s original golf course is the exceptional Sweetgrass Golf Club, which was named the 2022 National Golf Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association and is home to the Epson Tour’s Island Resort Championship. The course is also celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

Designed by golf course architect Paul Albanese and ranked among the top 20 public courses in Michigan, the course boasts an island green, a breathtaking waterfall, and classic green complexes like a Biarritz and a Redan in its compelling design. The resort’s newest course, Sage Run Golf Club, also designed by Albanese, opened in 2018. Albanese said he was inspired by the “rough and rugged” appeal of Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down. The course was named to Golf Digest ’s prestigious list of “America’s Best New Courses, 2019.”

Greywalls, designed by Mike DeVries, is part of the popular Marquette Golf Club. Greywalls is a truly unique golf experience. Spanning more than 230 acres, the course combines views of Lake Superior with several natural rock outcroppings. Timber Stone Golf Course is located west of Escanaba in Iron Mountain, home to legendary Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo and former NFL coach Steve Mariucci. The course, designed by Jerry Matthews and Paul Albanese, meanders up and down a

mountainside showcasing scenic vistas, wetlands, and tall pines.

Island Resort & Casino also features a new 138-room hotel tower that includes golfer suites, a top-floor restaurant, and a luxurious spa. The casino also offers a sportsbook, a poker room, table games, bingo, numerous dining options, and exciting live entertainment offerings! Fully customizable packages offer three-, four-, and five-night lodging options at Island Resort & Casino with four rounds of golf including Sweetgrass, Sage Run, Greywalls, and Timber Stone. Golfers can also fly into nearby Escanaba or Marquette from Detroit.

For more information and to book your Perfect 4-Some, visit islandresortgolf.com or call (877) 475-4733.

Sage Run

Greywalls

Youth on Course 2023 Events Preview

Events, get-togethers, parties — fundraising events of all sizes serve as an entertaining and effective way not only to raise money but also to have a lot of fun while doing it. The GAM Foundation has hosted many events in years past, and the excitement continues into 2023. Please consider joining us for one or several of these events in the upcoming year.

Youth on Course Intern Outing

Leading off the fundraising season is the YOC Intern Outing, to be held on May 1 at Oakland University’s R&S Sharf Course in Rochester Hills. Net proceeds for this event support the summer intern position focused on growing and assisting participating clubs and members of Youth on Course in Michigan. Sponsorships for this event come in different levels, providing an opportunity for many to take part.

to play golf at participating facilities for $5 or less. The YOC Celebration Day event was created in 2021 with the intention of giving junior golfers a chance to play in an outingstyle event, which includes lunch, dinner, gifts, and awards, all for the same $5 rate that they pay for only golf. On July 14, the GAM Foundation will host its third YOC Celebration Day event at Crooked Creek Golf Course in Saginaw. Thanks to the various sponsors of the event, juniors can play in this light-competition golf outing for $5. The event format is also set up for adult-child teams to play and to accommodate individual juniors. Sponsors of this event are why the $5 YOC rate for this golf date can be offered. Whether you currently have a junior enrolled in YOC, had a child age out but enjoyed the benefits of the $5 YOC rate, or know a future YOC member who will take part in the opportunity, please consider becoming a sponsor of this event.

100 Hole Hike

YOC Celebration Day

Youth on Course provides boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18 with the ability

The 100 Hole Hike is an initiative inspired by the Youth on Course national organization, challenging anyone who wishes to tackle the daunting task of golfing 100 holes of golf in a day plus raising funds prior to the day of play. This format is similar to participating in a marathon — players gain donations or “pledges” toward their day of golf. While the hike sites for 2023 have not yet been determined, hikers are needed at the three to five sites, which will be statewide. There is no cost to enter and play these

premier short courses in Michigan, just the promise of fundraising while reaching your individual goal of $2,500.

Hike at the Hawk

This new tradition was started last year as a more inclusive version of the 100 Hole Hike. The Hike at the Hawk is done at the Little Hawk Putting Course on the Hawk Hollow Golf Course property. The same goals of the official 100 Hole Hike are applied to this event, except the physical demands have been simplified. One hundred holes of premier putting-course golf are expected to be completed, as well as raising donations or pledges before the hike. There is no fee to participate, only the fundraising goal of $1,000. Want to have some fun, raise money for junior golf, and have the best “putt-putt” experience of your life? To join the GAM Foundation team, visit GAM.org for more information. Regardless of the event, all net proceeds benefit the GAM Foundation and its various endeavors. Youth on Course will continue to be the primary beneficiary, but the GAM Foundation also supports many other ventures that promote accessibility and affordability in golf. These other ventures include the GAM junior tournament player grants, Ferris State University PGM (professional golf management) program student scholarships, and multiple grants to Michigan PGA teachers and coaches dedicated to growing junior golf in their area. If you want to support junior golf in Michigan, supporting the GAM Foundation is a way to increase the growth of the game for kids of all ages and backgrounds. If you’d like to participate in any of the events listed above or would like additional information about them, please reach out to GAM Foundation Director Laura Bavaird at LBavaird@GAM.org, or call (248) 478-9242 for more information.

The

beauty of Muskegon Country Club comes from its rolling terrain and fescue-lined fairways.

This Donald Ross gem is as enjoyable to play as it is to view. At 6,697 yards from the back tees, the golf course is relatively short, which makes it very playable for the average player, but the approach shots and difficult greens are challenging for even the best players in the country. Muskegon Country Club will reward the good shots and penalize the poor ones in true Donald Ross fashion. There are no secrets out there; the course and its challenges are right in front of you.

The historic Muskegon Country Club was originally laid out by Thomas Bendelow in 1908, then redesigned and renumbered by renowned golf course architect Donald Ross in 1920. In recent years, the course has undergone a few changes and renumbering schemes but has focused on retaining its roots. In 2021, Muskegon Country Club was purchased by RedWater, a well-known golf and restaurant group based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which aims to embrace the history of the club while adding value to its memberships.

Upon joining RedWater, Muskegon Country Club adopted the group’s membership structure, which allows members to choose from options ranging from pool-only to full golf and pool access at all of RedWater’s private golf courses. Each of RedWater’s six

prominent golf clubs throughout West Michigan provides a different style of course, which adds to the enjoyment of having multiple locations to play under one membership.

Following its purchase of Muskegon Country Club, RedWater announced initiatives for Lakeside Dunes at Muskegon Country Club, a new club home condominium community. Named for its location next to the golf course and Lake Michigan, the neighborhood features 34 freestanding, semi-custom club homes built in collaboration with David C. Bos Homes, a premier custom home builder of developments along the Michigan lakeshore.

The homes at Lakeside Dunes showcase golf course or wooded views with floor plans ranging from 1,600 to 2,688 square feet, two to five bedrooms, and two- to three-stall garages. The neighborhood’s premium location is walking distance from Lake Michigan parks and beaches and provides easy access to Bluffton Bay Marina, Safe Harbor Great Lakes, and Muskegon Yacht Club. The community offers golf cart access to Muskegon Country Club’s golf course, pool, and restaurant, as well as nature trails. Golf memberships will also be available for community members.

For more information about Muskegon Country Club, visit muskegoncc.com, or for additional details about Lakeside Dunes, including floor plans, renderings, and contact information, visit lakesidedunes.com.

On the Right Course

Growth, inclusion, and fun highlight 2022 100 Hole Hike

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

Members of the Bad Axe High School girls’ team participated in the 100 Hole Hike at The Hive course along with volunteers Lisa McManaman, GAM governor Bob Buckley, Frank Delpiere, Alex Heussner, and GAM Foundation Director Laura Bavaird.

In 2019, Chris Whitten, then the new executive director of the Golf Association of Michigan, led by example.

He threw a golf bag over his shoulder and took on the 100 Hole Hike fundraiser solo to raise funds for Youth on Course in Michigan. He collected $4,000 in pledges from donors while walking 20.2 miles as he played 100 holes in a single day at Chandler Park Golf Course in Detroit.

Youth on Course is a national nonprofit grow-the-game program implemented in Michigan by the GAM Foundation. It allows youngsters ages 6-18 to play golf for $5 or less at participating courses around the state, and those courses are subsidized at agreed-upon rates by the foundation.

100 Hole Hikes are presented across the country each year by various partner organizations like the GAM.

In 2022, year four of the GAM Foundation presenting 100 Hole Hike fundraisers, Whitten proved he has been a pied piper of sorts. The GAM Foundation had four 100 Hole Hikes and a unique putting course hike, too.

Together, the five hikes brought in $27,680, including $4,680 from the putting hike.

At The Highlands at Harbor Springs, GAM President Emeritus Mark Bultema and Scott Pussehl and Corey May of the Boyne staff played the par-3 course to raise funds.

At Cascade Hills Country Club in Grand Rapids, GAM members Kyle Simpson and Tyler Day from West

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“The goal remains the same: getting more kids to join Youth on Course and play more golf so that we can send more money out to our participating courses.”

Michigan volunteered their time and efforts for 100 holes on the par-3 course.

At Country Club of Detroit, Whitten, GAM Foundation Director Laura Bavaird, Ann Arbor teaching professional Patrick WilkesKrier, and GAM governor Janina Parrott Jacobs played 100 holes on the par-3 course.

And at The Hive at Verona Hills Golf Club, GAM governor Bob Buckley organized the hike that included the Bad Axe High School girls’ golf team, Bavaird, and Verona Hills golfers Alex Heussner and Lisa McManaman.

The unique Hike at the Hawk took place on

—Chris Whitten, executive director

the putting course at Hawk Hollow in Bath. It was an effort to make the fundraiser inclusive of those who might not be able to walk 100 holes on a golf course. Ken Hartmann, the GAM’s senior director of competition and USGA services; GAM governor Francine Pegues; and Bavaird took part.

Whitten says when he did the hike in 2019, he hoped it would grow.

“It is physically challenging, but the people who take it on are excited for that part of it, and more importantly, they like

doing something that helps kids play more golf,” he says. “The goal remains the same: getting more kids to join Youth on Course and play more golf so that we can send more money out to our participating courses.”

Bavaird says the 100 Hole Hike has becom e one of the foundation’s primary fundraisers.

“That’s why we put so much focus and emphasis on getting more hikers, new hikers involved,” she says. “We still plan to keep regional events and hope that we are able to increase participation at each event site.”

Four other sites played host to a 100 Hole Hike in 2022 (from top left): Kyle Simpson and Tyler Day completed the Hike at Cascade Hills CC. Francine Pegues, Ken Hartmann, and Laura Bavaird took on a new challenge at Little Hawk Putting Course. Janina Jacobs, Chris Whitten, and Patrick Wilkes-Krier expressed a mix of emotions after they completed the Hike at Country Club of Detroit’s par 3 course. Mark Bultema, Scott Pussehl, and Corey May hiked the par 3 course at Boyne.

100 Hole Hike

2023 Course Directory

On the following pages, the Golf Association of Michigan presents our members with a comprehensive listing of Michigan golf courses that range from some of the state’s best-known to its many hidden gems. Keep this 2023 Michigan Links Course Directory and refer to it when venturing out to play. Check it out:

• Basic information on every course in Michigan.*

• Expanded listings for GAM member clubs.

* Information is provided by club and/or course representatives. The GAM has made every reasonable effort to ensure accuracy. Please call ahead to obtain the latest details on fees, etc.

Indicates course participation in Youth on Course. See page 68 to find out more.

AA-GA-MING GOLF RESORT

627 A-Ga-Ming Dr.

Kewadin, MI 49648

Web: a-ga-ming.com

Facebook: A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort

Twitter: @agaminggolf

Type: Resort Region: Northwest

Torch Course

Architects: Chick Harbert/Bill Siebenthaler

Holes: 18

Phone: (231) 264-5081

Sundance Course

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Phone: (231) 264-5081

Antrim Dells Course

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Phone: (231) 599-2679

Charlevoix Country Club

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Phone: (231) 547-9796

ALPENA GC

1135 Golf Course Rd.

Alpena, MI 49707

Pro Shop: (989) 354-5052

Web: alpenagolfclub.com

Facebook: Alpena Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Founded: 1928

Architect: Warner Bowen

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted

ALPINE GC

6320 Alpine Ave. NW

Comstock Park, MI 49321

Club: (616) 784-1064

Type: Public

Web: alpinegolfmichigan.com

Facebook: Alpine Golf

Michigan

Instagram: @alpinegolf

Region: West Central

Architect: Mark Devries

Founded: 1967

Holes: 18

AMERICAN DUNES GC

17000 Lincoln St.

Grand Haven, MI 49417

Pro Shop: (616) 842-4040

Web: americandunesgolfclub. com

Facebook: American Dunes

Golf Club

Twitter: @americandunes

Region: West Central

Holes: 18

Architect: Jack Nicklaus

ANGELS CROSSING

GC

3600 East W Ave.

Vicksburg, MI 49097

Pro Shop: (269) 649-2700

Web: golfangelscrossing.com

Facebook: Angels Crossing

Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Holes: 18

ANN ARBOR GOLF & OUTING

400 E. Stadium Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Pro Shop: (734) 663-4044

Web: aagoc.org

Facebook: Ann Arbor Golf & Outing Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Holes: 9

Walking Permitted

ANTIOCH HILLS GC

Mesick (231) 885-1220

APPLE MOUNTAIN GC

4519 N. River Rd.

Freeland, MI 48623

Pro Shop: (989) 781-6789

Web: applemountain.com

Facebook: Apple Mountain

Twitter: @AppleMountain

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Architect: John Sanford

Founded: 1998

Holes: 18

ARBOR HILLS GC

1426 Arbor Hills Rd.

Jackson, MI 49201

Club: (517) 750-1400

Web: arborhillsgolfclub.com

Facebook: Arbor Hills Golf Club

Twitter: @ArborHills

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Arthur Ham

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted

ARCADIA BLUFFS GC

14710 Northwood Hwy.

Arcadia, MI 49613

Club: (800) 494-8666

Pro Shop: (231) 889-3001

Web: arcadiabluffs.com

Facebook: Arcadia Bluffs

Golf Club

Twitter: @Arcadia_Bluffs

Type: Public Region: Northwest

The Bluffs

Architect: Warren Henderson

Founded: 1999

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Caddies Available

The South Course

Architect: Fry/Straka Global Golf

Founded: 2017

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Caddies Available

ARCADIA HILLS GC

Attica (810) 724-6967

ARROWHEAD GOLF & GRILL

1201 Gun Club Rd.

Caro, MI 48723

Pro Shop: (989) 673-2017

Web: arrowheadgolfandgrill.com

Facebook: Arrowhead Golf & Grill

Type: Public

Region: East Central Holes: 18

ARROWHEAD GC Lowell (616) 438-0502

ARTHUR HILLS

THOROUGHBRED GC

Rothbury (231) 894-3939

ATLAS VALLEY GC

8313 Perry Rd.

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Pro Shop: (810) 636-9501

Type: Semi-Private Web: atlasvalleygolf.com

Facebook: Atlas Valley Golf Club

Region: East Central Founded: 1912 Holes: 18

BBAHLE FARMS GC

9505 E. Otto Rd.

Suttons Bay, MI 49682

Pro Shop: (231) 271-2020 ext. 1

Web: traversecitygolf.com

Facebook: Bahle Farms

Twitter: @BahleFarmsGolf

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Architect: Gary Pulsipher Holes: 18

BARTON HILLS CC

730 Country Club Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Club: (734) 663-8511

Pro Shop: (734) 662-4955

Fax: (734) 663-0611

Web: bartonhillscc.com

Facebook: The Barton Hills

Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1919

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

BATTLE CREEK CC

318 Country Club Dr. Battle Creek, MI 49015

Club: (269) 962-8734

Pro Shop: (269) 962-6121

Web: battlecreekcc.com

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Architect: Willie Park Jr. 1919

Holes: 18

BAY COUNTY GC

584 W. Hampton Rd. Essexville, MI 48732

Pro Shop: (989) 892-2161

Web: baycounty-mi.gov/golfcourse

Type: Public

Region: East Central Founded: 1966 Holes: 18

BAY HARBOR GC/ BOYNE RESORTS

3600 Village Harbor Dr. Bay Harbor, MI 49770

Club: (231) 439-4028

Web: bayharborgolf.com

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Twitter: @BOYNE_golf

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

Architect: Arthur Hills/ Stephen Kircher Holes: 27

BAY MEADOWS FAMILY GC

5550 Bay Meadows Dr. Traverse City, MI 49684

Pro Shop: (231) 946-7927

Web: baymeadowsgfc.com

Type: Public Region: Northwest Founded: 1994 Holes: 18 Par 3 Course

BAY POINTE GC

4001 Haggerty

West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Club: (248) 360-0600

Pro Shop: (248) 360-0603

Web: baypointegolfcourse. com

Facebook: Bay Pointe Golf Club

Twitter: @BayPointeGolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Fuller Family

Holes: 18

BAY VALLEY RESORT

2470 Old Bridge Rd. Bay City, MI 48706

Club: (888) 241-4653

Pro Shop: (989) 686-5400

Web: bayvalley.com

Facebook: Bay Valley Resort & Conference Center

Type: Public Region: East Central

Architect: Desmond Muirhead

Holes: 18

BEACON HILL GC

6011 Majestic Oaks Dr. Commerce Twp., MI 48382

Pro Shop: (248) 684-2200 ext. 1

Web: beaconhillgolf.com

Facebook: Beacon Hill Golf

Club and Banquet Center

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

BEAVER ISLAND GC

Beaver Island (231) 448-2301

BEDFORD HILLS GC

6400 Jackman Rd.

Temperance, MI 48182

Pro Shop: (734) 854-4653

Web: bedfordhillsgolf.com

Type: Public

Facebook: Bedford Hills Golf Club

Instagram: @ bedfordhillsgc

Twitter: @ BedfordHillsGC

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1992

Holes: 27

BEECH HOLLOW GC

7494 Hospital Rd.

Freeland, MI 48623

Club: (989) 695-5427

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Architect: Elmer Kloha

Founded: 1969

Holes: 18

BEECH WOODS HEATED TEES

Southfield (248) 796-4655

BEECHES GC

9601 68th St.

South Haven, MI 49090

Club: (269) 637-2600

Web: beechesgolfclub.com

Facebook: @BeechesGolfClub

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Founded: 2006

Holes: 18

BEECHWOOD GREENS Mt. Morris (810) 686-4200

BEE TEE GC

Macomb (586) 493-9500

BELLA VISTA GC

608 One Straight Dr. Coldwater, MI 49036

Club: (517) 238-6085

Web: bellavistagolf.org

Facebook: Bella Vista Golf Course of Coldwater

Twitter: @BellaVistaGolf1

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Ernie Schrock

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted Weekdays ONLY

BELLAIRE

CENTENNIAL GC

3388 W. Eddy School Rd. Bellaire, MI 49615

Pro Shop: (231) 533-6886

Web: golfthecentennial.com

Type: Public Region:Northwest

Founded: 1996

Holes: 18

BELLE ISLE GC

Detroit (313) 566-4146

BELLE RIVER GC

Memphis (810) 392-2121

BELLO WOODS GC

Macomb (586) 949-1200

BELVEDERE GC

5731 Marion Center Rd.

Charlevoix, MI 49720

Club: (231) 547-2512

Toll Free: (866) 547-2611

Pro Shop: (231) 547-2611

Web: belvederegolfclub.com

Facebook: Belvedere Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Arcadia Bluffs GC

Architect: William Watson

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

BENONA SHORES GC

3410 Scenic Dr. Shelby, MI 49455

Club: 231-861-2098

Type: Public

Facebook: Benona Shores Golf

Course

Region: West Central

Founded: 1974

Architect: Bob Hukill

Holes: 18

BENT PINE GC

Whitehall (231) 766-2045

BINDER PARK GC

7255 B Drive S.

Battle Creek, MI 49014

Pro Shop: (269) 979-8250

Web: binderparkgolf.com

Facebook: Binder Park Golf Course

Twitter: @BinderParkGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 27

Founded: 1963

BIRCH POINTE GC

St. Helen (989) 389-7009

BIRCH VALLEY GC

Sears (231) 734-9112

BIRCHWOOD

FARMS G&CC

600 Birchwood Dr. Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Pro Shop: (231) 526-6245

Web: birchwoodcc.com

Facebook: Birchwood Farms

Golf & Country Club

Twitter: @birchwoodcc

Type: Private

Region: Northwest

Architects: Bruce Matthews/ Jerry Matthews

Founded: 1972

Holes: 27

BIRD CREEK GC

7850 N. Van Dyke

Port Austin, MI 48467

Pro Shop: (989) 738-4653

Web: birdcreekgolf.com

Facebook: Bird Creek Golf Club

Twitter: @BirdCreekGolf

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Founded: 1990 Holes: 18

BIRMINGHAM CC

1750 Saxon Dr. Birmingham, MI 48009

Club: (248) 644-4111

Pro Shop: (248) 220-5144

Web: bhamcc.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1916

Architect: Tom Bendelow

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

BLACK BEAR GC Vanderbilt (989) 983-4441

BLACK LAKE GC

2800 Maxon Rd. Onaway, MI 49765

Pro Shop: (989) 733-4653

Web: blacklakegolf.com

Facebook: @UAWEvents

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Architect: Rees Jones

Founded: 2000 Holes: 27

BLACK RIVER GC

3300 Country Club Dr. Port Huron, MI 48060

Pro Shop: (810) 982-5251

Web: blackrivercountryclub.com

Facebook: Black River Country Club

Twitter: @BlackRiverCC330

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1926

Architect: William Diddel Holes: 18

BLACKHEATH GC

3311 N. Rochester Rd. Rochester Hills, MI 48306

Pro Shop: (248) 601-8000

Web: blackheathgolfclub.com

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1994

Architect: Kevin Aldrich Holes: 18

BLOOMFIELD HILLS CC

350 W. Long Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Club: (248) 644-6262

Pro Shop: (248) 646-2626

Web: bloomfieldhillscc.org

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1909

Architect: H.S. Colt Holes: 18

Caddies Available

BLOSSOM TRAILS GC

Benton Harbor (269) 925-4951

BLYTHEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

5801 Northland Dr. Belmont, MI 49306

Club: (616) 361-2661

Pro Shop: (616) 363-1902

Grounds Dept: (616) 363-5945

Web: blythefieldcc.org

Facebook: Blythefield Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central Founded: 1928

Architect: Langford/Moreau

Restoration: Chris Wilczynski (2020) Holes: 18

Caddies Available

BONNIE VIEW GC

Eaton Rapids (517) 663-4363

BOULDER CREEK GC

5750 Brewer Ave. NE Belmont, MI 49306

Pro Shop: (616) 363-1330

Web: bouldercreekgolfclub.com

Facebook: Boulder Creek Golf

Club (Belmont MI)

Type: Public Region: West Central

Founded: 1998

Architect: Mark DeVries

Holes: 18

BOULDER CREEK GC

Bessemer (906) 932-9066

BOULDER POINTE GC

One Champions Circle

Oxford, MI 48371

Pro Shop: (248) 969-1500

Web: boulderpointe.net

Facebook: Boulder Pointe Golf

Club and Banquet Center

Twitter: @BoulderPointe

Instagram: @BoulderPointeMI

Type: Semi-private Region: Southeast

Founded: 2000

Architects: Conroy/Dewling

Holes: 27

BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT/BOYNE RESORTS

1 Boyne Mountain Rd. Boyne Falls, MI 49713

Golf Shop: (231) 549-6028

Web: Boynegolf.com

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Twitter: @BOYNE_golf

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

The Alpine Course

Architect: Bill Newcomb Holes: 18

The Monument Course

Architect: Bill Newcomb/ Everett Kircher Holes: 18

BRAE BURN GC

10860 W. 5 Mile Rd.

Plymouth, MI 48170

Pro Shop: (734) 453-1900

Pro Shop: (800) 714-6700

Web: braeburngc.com

Facebook: Brae Burn Golf Club

Twitter: @BraeBurnGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

BRENTWOOD GOLF CLUB & BANQUET CENTER

2450 Havenwood

White Lake, MI 48383

Pro Shop: (248) 684-2662

Web: brentwoodgc.com

Facebook: Brentwood Golf

Club and Banquet Center

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Jim Ludwig Holes: 18

BRIAR RIDGE GC

11099 W. Dodge Rd. Montrose, MI 48457

Pro Shop: (810) 639-4653

Web: briarridgegolf.com

Facebook: Briar Ridge Golf Course

Type: Public Region: East Central Holes: 18

BRIARWOOD GC

Caledonia (616) 698-8720

BROADMOOR CC

Caledonia (616) 891-8000

BROOKSHIRE INN & GC

Williamston (517) 655-4694

BROOKSIDE GOLF & GRILL

1518 S. Johnson Rd. Gowen, MI 49326

Pro Shop: (616) 984-2381

Web: brooksidegolf.com

Facebook:

BrooksideGolfandgrill

Twitter: @BrooksideGolf

Type: Public Region: West Central Holes: 18

BROOKSIDE GC

Saline (734) 429-4276

PHOTO: COURTESY OF

Cadillac CC

BROOKWOOD GOLF CLUB

998 Brookwood Lane

Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Pro Shop: (248) 651-4820

Web: brookwood.golf

Facebook: Brookwood Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1976

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 9

BROOKWOOD GOLF COURSE

1339 Rynearson Rd. Buchanan, MI 49107

Pro Shop: (269) 695-7818

Web: golfbrookwood.com

Facebook: Brookwood Golf Course

Twitter: @GolfBrookwood

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

BRUCE HILLS GC

6771 Taft Rd. Romeo, MI 48065

Pro Shop: (586) 752-7244

Web: golfbrucehills.com

Facebook: Bruce Hills Golf Course

Instagram: @brucehillsgolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 1967 Holes: 18

BUCKS RUN GC

1559 S. Chippewa Rd.

Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Pro Shop: (989) 773-6830

Web: bucksrun.com

Facebook: Bucks Run Golf Club

Twitter: @bucksrungc

Type: Public Region: West Central

Founded: 2000

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

BURR OAK GC Parma (517) 531-4741

BUSHWOOD GC Northville (734) 420-3200

CCABERFAE PEAKS SKI & GOLF RESORT

Cadillac (231) 862-3000

CADILLAC CC

5510 E. M-55

Cadillac, MI 49601

Club: (231) 775-8586

Pro Shop: (231) 775-9442

Web: cadillaccountryclub.org

Facebook: Cadillac Country Club

Type: Semi-private Region: Northwest

CALDERONE

GC

4490 Willis Rd.

Grass Lake, MI 49240

Pro Shop: (517) 522-6661

Web: calderonegolfclub.com

Facebook: Calderone Golf Club

Twitter: @CalderoneGolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

CANADIAN LAKES CC

6898 Clubhouse Dr. Stanwood, MI 49346

Pro Shop: (231) 972-8979

Web: canadianlakes.org

Type: Private Region: West Central

Founded: 1982

Holes: 36

CANDLESTONE GOLF

& RESORT

8100 N. Storey Rd.

Belding, MI 48809

Club: (616) 794-1580

Pro Shop: (616) 608-0681

Web: candlestone.com

Facebook: Candlestone Resort

Type: Resort

Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Founded: 1978 Holes: 18

CAPTAIN’S CLUB AT WOODFIELD

10200 Woodfield Dr. Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Pro Shop: (810) 695-4653

Web: captainsclubatwoodfield.com

Facebook: The Captains Club at Woodfield

Twitter: @CaptainsGolf

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Founded: 1994

Architects: Harry Bowers/ Raymond Floyd

CARL’S GOLFLAND/ BLOOMFIELD HILLS

1976 Telegraph Rd.

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48032

Business: (248) 335-8095

Web: carlsgolfland.com

Facebook: Carl’s Golfland

Twitter: @carlsgolfland

Region: Southeast

Type: Pro Shop/Driving Range

CARL’S GOLFLAND/ PLYMOUTH

44135 5 Mile Rd.

Plymouth, MI 48170

Business: (734) 354-9274

Web: carlsgolfland.com

Facebook: Carl’s Golfland

Twitter: @carlsgolfland

Region: Southeast

Type: Pro Shop/Driving Range

CARRINGTON GC

911 St. James Park Ave.

Monroe, MI 48161

Pro Shop: (734) 241-0707

Web: golfcarrington.com

Facebook: Carrington Golf

Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1998

Architect: Brian Huntley

Holes: 18

CASCADE HILLS CC

3725 Cascade Rd. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Club: (616) 949-0810

Pro Shop: (616) 949-0740

Web: cascadehillscc.com

Facebook: Cascade Hills

Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central

Founded: 1921 Holes: 27

Caddies Available

CASCADE SHORT COURSE & DRIVING RANGE

Jackson (517) 768-5846

CASCADES GC

1992 Warren Ave.

Jackson, MI 49203

Pro Shop: (517) 788-4323

Business Office: (517) 768-2916

Web: cascadesgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Cascades Golf

Course

Twitter: @CascadesGolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1929

Architect: Tom Bendelow

Holes: 18

CASEVILLE GC

Caseville (989) 856-2613

CASTLE CREEK GC

Attica (810) 724-0851

CATTAILS GC

57737 9 Mile Rd.

South Lyon, MI 48178

Pro Shop: (248) 486-8777

Web: cattailsgolfclub.com

Facebook: Cattails Golf Club

Twitter: @CattailsGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 1991

Architects: Don Childs/Doug Palm Holes: 18

CEDAR CHASE GC

7551 17 Mile Rd. NE

Cedar Springs, MI 49319

Pro Shop: (616) 696-2308

Web: cedarchasegolfclub.com

Facebook: Cedar Chase

Golf Club

CEDAR CREEK GOLF CLUB

14000 Renton Road

Battle Creek, MI

Pro Shop: (269)-965-6423

Web: cedargolfclub.com

Facebook: Cedar Creek Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southwest Founded: 1974

Architect: Robert Beard

Holes: 18

CEDAR GLEN GC

New Baltimore (586) 725-8156

CEDAR VALLEY GC

Comins (989) 848-2792

CENTENNIAL ACRES

12485 Dow Rd. Sunfield, MI 48890

Pro Shop: (517) 566-8055

Web: centennialacres.com

Facebook: Centennial Acres

Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southwest Founded: 1979

Architect: Warner Bowen

Holes: 27

CENTURY OAKS PUBLIC GC

P.O. Box 154

4570 Pigeon Rd. Elkton, MI 48731

Pro Shop: (989) 375-4419

Facebook: @ Centuryoakspublicgolfcoursellc

Type: Public Region: East Central

Architect: Jim & Tom Matteson

Holes: 9

CHAMPION HILL GC

501 N. Marshall Rd. Beulah, MI 49617

Pro Shop: (231) 882-9200

Web: championhill.com

Facebook: Champion Hill Golf Course

Twitter: @championhill

Type: Public Region: Northwest Architects: Jim Cole/Lee

Stone

Holes: 18

CHANDLER PARK GC

12801 Chandler Park Dr. Detroit, MI 48213

Pro Shop: (313) 331-7755

Web: www.chandler.golf

Facebook: Chandler Park Golf Course

Twitter: @chandlerpark

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1929

Architect: William Grill

Holes: 18

Web: cityofcharlevoix.org/156/

Golf-Course

Facebook: Charlevoix Golf Club

(Municipal)

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Holes: 9

Walking Permitted (pull carts available)

No motorized carts available

CHASE HAMMOND GC

2454 Putnam Rd. Muskegon, MI 49423

Pro Shop: (231) 766-3035

Web: chasehammondgolfclub.com

Facebook: Chase Hammond

Golf Club

Type: Public Region: West Central

Founded: 1970

Holes: 18

Architect: Mark DeVries

CHEBOYGAN G&CC

1431 Old Mackinaw Rd. Cheboygan, MI 49721

Pro Shop: (231) 627-4264

Web: cheboygangolf.com

Facebook: Cheboygan Golf & Country Club

Type: Semi-private Region: Northeast

Founded: 1921 Holes: 18

CHEMUNG HILLS GC Howell (517) 546-4230

CHERRY CREEK GC

52000 Cherry Creek Dr. Shelby Twp., MI 48316

Pro Shop: (586) 254-7700

Web: cherrycreekgolf.com

Facebook: Cherry Creek Golf Club and Banquet Center

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1995

Architects: Lanny Wadkins/ Mike Bylen Holes: 18

CHERRYWOOD GC

Ottawa Lake (734) 856-6669

CHESHIRE HILLS GC

3829 102nd Ave. Allegan, MI 49010

Pro Shop: (269) 673-2882

Web: cheshirehills.com

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architects: Herb and Ken Johnson Holes: 27

Children 10 and under play free

CHESTNUT HILLS GC

7700 Glovers Lake Rd Bear Lake, MI 49614

Pro Shop: (231) 864-2458

CARLETON GLEN GC

Carleton (734) 654-6201

Founded: 1910 Holes: 18

CARO GC

Caro (989) 673-7797

Twitter: @CedarChaseGC

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Holes: 18

CHARLEVOIX GC

400 Fairway Dr. Charlevoix, MI 49720

Pro Shop: (231) 547-3268

Web: chestnutgolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Architect: Doug Carter Holes: 18

CHESTNUT VALLEY GC

1875 Clubhouse Dr.

Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Club: (231) 526-9100

Web: chestnutvalleygolf.com

Facebook: Chestnut Valley Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Architect: Larry Mancour Holes: 18

THE CHIEF GC

5085 Shanty Creek Rd.

Bellaire, MI 49615

Pro Shop: (231) 533-9000

Web: golfthechief.com

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 2000 Holes: 18

CHIKAMING CC

15029 Lakeside Rd. Lakeside, MI 49116

Club: (269) 469-5141

Pro Shop: (269) 469-5484

Web: chikamingcc.org

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Founded: 1913

Architect: Harry Collis

Holes: 18

CHISHOLM HILLS GC

Lansing (517) 694-0169

CLARK LAKE GC

Brooklyn (517) 592-6259

CLEAR LAKE GC

Big Rapids (231) 796-8200

CLEARBROOK GC

Saugatuck (269) 857-2000

CLIO CC

13141 N. Linden Rd. Clio, MI 48420

Club: (810) 686-0211

Pro Shop: (810) 687-0340

Web: cliocountryclub.com

Facebook: Clio Country Club

Twitter: @cliocountryclub

Type: Private Region: East Central Holes: 18

Founded: 1960

COLDWATER GC

270 Narrows Rd. Coldwater, MI 49036

Pro Shop: (517) 279-2100

Web: coldwatergolfcourse.com

Facebook: The Coldwater Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

COLLEGE FIELDS

3800 Hagadorn

Okemos, MI 48864

Pro Shop: (517) 332-8100

Web: collegefields.net

Facebook: College Fields Golf

Club

Twitter: @CollegeFieldsGC

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 2006

Architect: David Savic Holes: 18

COLONIAL GC

2763 N. 72nd Ave. Hart, MI 49420

Pro Shop: (231) 873-8333

Web: colonialgolfhart.com

Facebook: Colonial Golf Course

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: Jeff Gorney

Founded: 1999

Holes: 18

CONCORD HILLS GC Concord (517) 524-8337

COPPER CREEK GC Farmington Hills (248) 489-1777

COPPER HILLS G&CC

2125 Lakeville Rd. Oxford, MI 48370

Club: (248) 969-9808

Web: copperhills.com

Facebook: Copper Hills Golf & Country Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Curtis Wright Holes: 27

Founded: 1997

COPPER RIDGE GC Davison (810) 658-7775

CORUNNA HILLS GC Corunna (989) 277-0477

COUNTRY CLUB OF DETROIT

220 Country Club Dr. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Club: (313) 881-8000

Pro Shop: (313) 881-8779

Web: ccofd.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1897

Architects: H.S. Colt & C.H.

Alison

Holes: 18 (Championship Course)

9-hole short course

Caddies Available

COUNTRY

CLUB

OF JACKSON

3135 Horton Rd. Jackson, MI 49203

Club: (517) 783-2661

Pro Shop: (517) 782-5347

Web: countryclubofjackson. com

Facebook: Country Club of Jackson

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1926

Architects: Arthur Hamm/ Arthur Hills

Holes: 27

Caddies Available

COUNTRY CLUB OF LANSING

2200 Moores River Dr. Lansing, MI 48911

Club: (517) 484-4567

Pro Shop: (517) 318-5219

Web: cclansing.org

Facebook: Country Club of Lansing

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1908

Architect: William Langford

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

COUNTY LINE GC

Reese (989) 868-4991

COYOTE GC

28700 Milford Rd.

New Hudson, MI 48165

Pro Shop: (248) 486-1228

Web: coyotegolfclub.com

Facebook: Coyote Golf Club

Twitter: @GolfCoyote

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Scott Thacker Holes: 18

COYOTE PRESERVE GC

9218 Preserve Dr. Fenton, MI 48430

Pro Shop: (810) 714-3206

Web: coyotepreserve.com

Facebook: Coyote Preserve

Golf Club

Twitter: @GolfPreserveGC

Type: Public Region: East Central

Architect: Arnold Palmer Holes: 18

CRACKLEWOOD GC

18215 24 Mile Rd.

Macomb, MI 48042

Pro Shop: (586) 781-0808

Web: cracklewood.com

Facebook: @Cracklewood

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1989

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

CREST VIEW GC

Zeeland (616) 875-8101

CRESTVIEW GC

Kalamazoo (269) 349-1111

CROOKED CREEK GC

9387 Gratiot Rd.

Saginaw, MI 48609

Pro Shop: (989) 781-4653

Web: thecreekandthevalley.com

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Founded: 1959 Holes: 18

CROOKED TREE GC/BOYNE RESORTS

600 Crooked Tree Dr. Petoskey, MI 49770

Club: (231) 439-4030

Web: boyne.com/bayharbor

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Twitter: @BOYNE_golf

Instragram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Public

Region: Northwest Holes: 18

Architect: Arthur Hills (2013 redesign)

THE CROWN GC

2430 W. Crown Dr. Traverse City, MI 49684

Club: (231) 946-2975

Web: golfthecrown.com

Facebook: The Crown Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 1998 Holes: 18

CRYSTAL DOWNS CC

249 E. Crystal Downs Dr. Frankfort, MI 49635

Club Office: (231) 352-9933

Pro Shop: (231) 352-7979

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Architect: Alister MacKenzie

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Guest of member only

CRYSTAL LAKE GC

Beulah (231) 882-4061

PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE COURSE

Country Club of Detroit

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN

12500 Crystal Mountain Dr.

Thompsonville, MI 49683

Pro Shop: (888) 968-7686 ext.

4000

Web: crystalmountain.com

Facebook: Crystal Mountain

Twitter: @CrystalMountain

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest MTESP Certified

Mountain Ridge

Architect: Bill Newcomb Holes: 18

Betsie Valley

Architect: Renovated by Paul Albanese Holes: 18

CRYSTAL VIEW GC

602 Wagner

Crystal Falls, MI 49920

Club: (906) 875-6647

Pro Shop: (906) 875-3029

Web: crystalviewgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Crystal View Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1929 Holes: 9

CURRIE

MUNICIPAL GC

1006 Currie Pkwy.

Midland, MI 48640

Pro Shop: (989) 839-9600

Web: curriegolf.com

Twitter: @curriegolf

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Founded: 1954

West Course

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

East Course Holes: 9

Par 3 Course Holes: 9

CUSTER GREENS GC

Battle Creek (269) 968-7398

DDAVISON CC

9512 E. Lippincott Blvd.

Davison, MI 48423

Club: (810) 658-5211

Pro Shop: (810) 653-5301

Web: dccdac.com

Type: Private

Architects: Ellis/Arndt/ Truesdale Holes: 18

DEARBORN CC

800 N. Military

Dearborn, MI 48124

Club: (313) 561-0800

Pro Shop: (313) 561-4433

Web: dearborncountryclub.net

Facebook: Dearborn Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architects: Donald Ross/ C.E. Robinson

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

DEARBORN HILLS GC

Dearborn (313) 563-4653

DEER RUN GC

Horton (517) 688-3350

DEER RUN GC

Lowell (616) 897-8481

DEER VIEW GC

Imlay City (810) 395-1821

DEME ACRES GC

Petersburg (734) 279-1151

DETROIT GC

17911 Hamilton Rd.

Detroit, MI 48203

Pro Shop: (313) 345-1818

Web: detroitgolfclub.org

Facebook: Detroit Golf Club

Twitter: @DGCGolfClub

Type: Private Region: Southeast

South Course

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available Pull carts in off season

North Course

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

Caddies Available Pull carts in off season

DEVIL’S KNOB GC

Harrison (989) 539-5662

DEVILS LAKE GC Manitou Beach (517) 547-3653

DEVIL’S RIDGE GC

3700 Metamora Rd. Oxford, MI 48371

Pro Shop: (248) 969-0100

Web: devilsridgegolfclub.com

Facebook: Devil’s Ridge Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

DIAMOND LAKE GC

Cassopolis (269) 445-3143

DIAMOND SPRINGS GC

3400 34th St. Hamilton, MI 49419

Pro Shop: (269) 751-4545

Web: diamondspringsgolf.com

Facebook: Diamond Springs

Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architects: Kris Shumaker/ Mike DeVries

DOWAGIAC ELKS GC

Dowagiac (269) 782-3889

DOWNING FARMS GC

Northville (248) 486-0990

THE DREAM GC

5266 Old 76 (West M-55)

West Branch, MI 48661

Pro Shop: (877) 345-6300

Web: thedream.golf

Facebook: The Dream The Nightmare

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Architect: John Gorney Holes: 18

DRUMMOND ISLAND GC

Drummond Island (906) 493-5406

DUCK LAKE CC

2827 Country Club Way

Albion, MI 49224

Pro Shop: (517) 629-6000

Web: ducklakecc.com

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Founded: 1922 Holes: 18

DUNDEE GC

Dundee (734) 529-2321

THE DUNES GC

New Buffalo (269) 469-5539

DUNES GC

Empire (231) 326-5390

DUNHAM HILLS GC

13561 Dunham Rd. Hartland, MI 48353

Pro Shop: (248) 887-9170

Web: dunhamhills.com

Facebook: Dunham Hills Golf Club

Twitter: @DunhamHillsGolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1967 Holes: 18

DUNMAGLAS GC

Charlevoix (231) 547-4653

DUTCH HOLLOW GC

Durand (989) 288-3960

EEAGLE CREST GC

1201 S. Huron St.

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Club: (734) 487-2441

Web: eaglecrestresort.com

Twitter: @eaglecrestemu

Instagram: @eaglecrestgolfclubemu

Facebook: eaglecrestgolfclubemu

Type: University/Resort

EAGLE EYE GC

15500 Chandler Rd.

Bath, MI 48808

Pro Shop: (517) 903-8063

Web: eagleeyegolfclub.com

Facebook: Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center

Twitter: @eagleeyegolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Founded: 2003

Architects: Chris Lutzke/Pete

Dye

Holes: 18

EAGLE GLEN GC

1251 Clubhouse Dr. Farwell, MI 48622

Pro Shop: (989) 588-4424

Facebook: Eagle Glen Golf Club

Twitter: @GolfEagleGlen

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Mandatory carts on weekends, holidays until 1 p.m.

EAGLE RIDGE GC

Glennie (989) 735-3500

EAGLE VIEW GC

Mason (517) 676-5366

EAGLE’S NEST GC Nahma (906) 644-2728

EASTERN HILLS GC

6075 East G Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49004

Pro Shop: (269) 385-8175

Web: kmgagolf.com

Facebook: KMGA–Milham Park, Eastern Hills & Red Arrow Golf Courses

Twitter: @kmgagolf

Type: Public Region: Southwest Founded: 1959

Holes: 27

EDGEWOOD CC

8399 Commerce Rd. Commerce Twp., MI 48382 Club: (248) 363-7112

Pro Shop: (248) 363-6189

Web: edgewoodcountryclub.org

Facebook: Edgewood Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast Architect: Ernest W. Way Founded: 1969

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

EGYPT VALLEY CC

7333 Knapp NE Ada, MI 49301

Club: (616) 676-2626

Pro Shop: (616) 676-3989

Web: egyptvalley.com

Ridge Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

Valley Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

ELDORADO

7839 E. 46 1/2 Rd.

Cadillac, MI 49601

Pro Shop: (231) 779-9977

Web: golfeldorado.com

Facebook: Eldorado Golf

Course

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 1996

Architect: Bob Meyer Holes: 18

ELDORADO GC

3750 W. Howell Rd. Mason, MI 48854

Pro Shop: (517) 676-2854

Web: eldorado27.com

Facebook: Eldorado Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1965

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 27

ELK RAPIDS GC

724 Ames St. Elk Rapids, MI 49629

Pro Shop: (231) 264-8891

Web: golfelkrapids.com

Type: Semi-private

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1922

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 9

ELLA SHARP PARK GC

2800 4th St. Jackson, MI 49203

Pro Shop: (517) 788-4066

Web: cityofjackson.org

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1924

Architects: Tom Bendelow/ Harry Bowers Holes: 18

ELMBROOK GC

1750 Townline Rd. Traverse City, MI 49696

Pro Shop: (231) 946-9180

Web: elmbrookgolf.com

Facebook: Elmbrook Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1964 Holes: 18

THE EMERALD GC

2300 W. Maple Rapids Rd. St. Johns, MI 48879

Region: Southeast

Architect: Carl Litten

Founded: 1989

Holes: 18

Holes: 18

Facebook: Egypt Valley Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central MTESP Certified Founded: 1921

Pro Shop: (989) 224-6287

Web: emeraldgolfcourse.com

Facebook: The Emerald Golf

Course

Twitter: @Emerald_Golf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Founded: 1996

EMERALD HILLS GC Marshall (269) 367-2121

EMERALD VALE GC

Manton (231) 824-3631

EPWORTH HEIGHTS GC Ludington (231) 843-6355

ESCANABA CC

1800 11th Ave. S. Escanaba, MI 49829

Pro Shop: (906) 786-4430

Web: escanabacc.com

Facebook: Escanaba Country Club

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1915 Holes: 18

ESSEX G&CC

7555 Matchette Rd.

LaSalle, ONT, N9J 2S4, Canada Club: (519) 734-1251

Pro Shop: (519) 734-7816

Toll Free: (855) 213-1251

Web: essexgolf.com

Facebook: Essex Golf & Country Club

Twitter: @EssexGolfCC

Type: Private

Region: Canada

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

EVERGREEN GC Hudson (517) 448-8174

EVERGREEN HILLS GC

26000 Evergreen Rd.

Southfield, MI 48076

Pro Shop: (248) 796-4666

Web: cityofsouthfield.com/ departments/parks-recreation/golf

Facebook: @ Evergreenhillsgolfcourse

Twitter: @Southfield_Gov

Instagram: @city_of_southfield

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1972

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Holes: 9

Walking Permitted

EVERGREEN RESORT

Cadillac (231) 942-7021

EXCALIBUR GC

800 Mill Iron Rd.

Muskegon, MI 49442

Pro Shop: (231) 773-7171

Web: excaliburgolfclub.net

Facebook: Excalibur Golf Club

Type: Public Region: West Central Holes: 9

FAIRVIEW HILLS GC

Mio (989) 848-5810

FALCON GC Bath (517) 371-3484

THE FALLS AT BARBER CREEK

Kent City (616) 675-7345

FARMINGTON HILLS GC

37777 11 Mile Ct.

Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Pro Shop: (248) 476-5910

Web: fhgov.com

Facebook: City of Farmington Hills, Michigan – Municipal Government

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 2003

Architect: Don Childs Holes: 18

FAULKWOOD SHORES GC

300 S. Hughes Rd. Howell, MI 48843

Pro Shop: (517) 546-4180

Web: faulkwoodshoresgolf.com

Facebook: Faulkwood Shores

Golf Club

Twitter: @FaulkwoodShores

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1969

Architect: Ralph Banfield Holes: 18

FAWN CREST GC

Wellston (231) 848-4174

FELLOWS CREEK GC

2936 Lotz Rd. Canton, MI 48188

Pro Shop: (734) 728-1300

Web: fellowscreekgolf.com

Facebook: Fellows Creek Golf Club and Banquet Facility

Twitter: @FellowsCreek_GC

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1963

Architects: Bruce Matthews/ Jerry Matthews Holes: 27

FENTON FARMS GC

12312 Torrey Rd. Fenton, MI 48430

Pro Shop: (810) 882-1014

Web: fentonfarms.com

Facebook: Fenton Farms Golf Club

Type: Public Region: East Central

Founded: 1930

Architect: George Crane Holes: 18

FERN HILL GC

Clinton Twp. (586) 286-4700

THE FIELDS

GC

1508 N State Rd. Ithaca, MI 48847

Pro Shop: (989) 875-4612

Web: thefieldsgolfcourse.com

Facebook: thefieldsgolfcourse

Twitter: @TheFieldsGC

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Founded: 1932

Holes: 18

FIELDSTONE GC OF AUBURN HILLS

1984 Taylor Rd.

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Pro Shop: (248) 370-9354 ext. 2

Web: fieldstonegolfclub.com

Facebook: Fieldstone Golf Club of Auburn Hills

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1998

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

FIREFLY GOLF LINKS

Clare (989) 386-3510

FLINT ELKS GC

7177 E. Maple Ave.

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Club: (810) 743-9440

Pro Shop: (810) 743-0730

Web: flintelks222.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1970

Architect: Larry Mancour

Holes: 18

FLINT GC

3100 Lakewood Dr.

Flint, MI 48507

Club: (810) 743-6100

Pro Shop: (810) 743-6750

Web: flintgolfclub.com

Facebook: The Real Flint Golf Club

Twitter: @therealfgclub

Type: Private Region: East Central

Founded: 1910

Architect: Willie Park Jr. Holes: 18

Only club-owned pull carts allowed

FLUSHING VALLEY

G&CC

1124 E. Main St.

Flushing, MI 48433

Club: (810) 487-0792

Facebook: Flushing Valley Country Club & Golf

Type: Semi-private Region: East Central Founded: 1959

Architects: Wilfrid Reid/William Connellan Holes: 18

FOREST AKERS GC

3535 Forest Rd., Suite C88A

Lansing, MI 48910

Club: (517) 355-1635

Web: golf.msu.edu

Facebook: Forest Akers Golf Course @ Michigan State

University

Twitter: @ForestAkersGC

Type: University Region: Southeast

MTESP Certified Founded: 1958

East Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

MSU students and alumni enjoy discounted rates

West Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

MSU students and alumni enjoy discounted rates

FOREST DUNES GC

6376 Forest Dunes Dr. Roscommon, MI 48653

Pro Shop: (989) 275-0700

Web: forestdunesgolf.com

Facebook: Forest Dunes Golf Club

Twitter: @forestdunesgolf

Type: Semiprivate

Region: Northeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Tom Weiskopf Design

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Forest Dunes Course

The Loop

Architect: Tom Doak

Holes: 18/36

FOREST LAKE CC

1401 Club Dr.

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Club: (248) 332-8300

Pro Shop: (248) 332-7070

Web: flcc.us

Facebook: Forest Lake Country Club

Twitter: @ForestLakeCC

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1926

Architect: William Diddle

PHOTO: COURTESY

Elk Rapids GC

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

Pull carts not allowed

THE FORTRESS

950 Flint St.

Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Pro Shop: (989) 652-0460

Web: zehnders.com

Facebook: The Fortress

Twitter: @TheFortressGolf

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1992

Architect: Dick Nugent Holes: 18

FOUNTAINS GOLF CLUB

6060 Maybee Rd.

Clarkston, MI 48346

Club: (248) 625-3731

Web: fountainsgolf.com

Facebook: The Fountains!

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1967

Architects: William Newcomb/ Kevin Aldridge Holes: 18

FOUR LAKES CC

22786 U.S. Highway 12

Edwardsburg, MI 49112

Club: (269) 699-5701

Web: fourlakescc.com

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Founded: 1934 Holes: 18

FOX CREEK GC

36000 7 Mile Rd.

Livonia, MI 48152

Pro Shop: (248) 471-3400

Web: golflivonia.com

Facebook: Golf Livonia

Twitter: @Golf Livonia

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1988

Architect: Mark DeVries Holes: 18

THE FOX GC

Roscommon (989) 422-2497

FOX HILLS GOLF & BANQUET CENTER/ FOX HILLS LEARNING CENTER

8768 N. Territorial

Plymouth, MI 48170

Pro Shop: (734) 453-7272

Web: foxhills.com

Facebook: Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center

Twitter: @FoxHillsGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Strategic Fox

Architect: Ray Hearn

Holes: 18

Golden Fox

Architect: Arthur Hills Holes: 18

Fox Classic

Architect: Wilfrid Reed

Holes: 27

FOX RUN CC

Grayling (989) 348-4343

FRANKLIN HILLS CC

31675 Inkster Rd.

Franklin, MI 48025

Club: (248) 851-2200

Pro Shop: (248) 851-6632

Web: franklinhills.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

FRUITPORT GC Muskegon (231) 798-3355

GGARLAND LODGE & RESORT

4700 N. Red Oak Rd. Lewiston, MI 49756

Club: (877) 442-7526

Pro Shop: (989) 786-1444

Web: garlandusa.com

Facebook: Garland Lodge and Resort

Twitter: @GarlandLodge

Type: Resort Region: Northeast

Fountains

Architect: Ron Otto Founded: 1995 Holes: 18

Monarch

Architect: Ron Otto Founded: 1990 Holes: 18

Reflections

Architect: Ron Otto Founded: 1992 Holes: 18

Swampfire

Architect: Ron Otto Founded: 1990 Holes: 18

GARVER LAKE GC Edwardsburg (269) 663-6463

GAUSS GREEN VALLEY GC

Jackson (517) 764-0270

GAYLORD GC

4893 M-32 W. Gaylord, MI 49735

Pro Shop: (231) 546-3376

Web: gaylordgolfclub.com

Facebook: Gaylord

Country Club

Type: Public Region: Northeast Founded: 1924

Architect: Don Childs Holes: 18

GENESEE VALLEY GC

Swartz Creek (810) 732-1401

GENTZ’S HOMESTEAD GC

Marquette (906) 249-1002

GEORGETOWN CC

Ann Arbor (734) 971-5500

GIANT OAK GC

1024 Valetta Dr. Temperance, MI 48182

Pro Shop: (734) 847-6733

Web: giantoakgolfclub.com

Facebook: Giant Oak Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

Founded: 1969

GLACIER CLUB

8000 Glacier Club Dr. Washington, MI 48094

Pro Shop: (586) 786-0800

Web: glacierclub.com

Facebook: Glacier Club Golf

Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

GLADWIN HEIGHTS GC

Gladwin (989) 426-9941

GLEN OAKS GC

30500 13 Mile Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Pro Shop: (248) 851-8356

Web: OaklandCountyParks.com

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

Founded: 1927

MTESP Certified

GLENBRIER GC

Perry (517) 625-3800

GLENEAGLE GC

6150 14th Ave.

Hudsonville, MI 49426

Pro Shop: (616) 457-8800

Web: gegolfclub.com

Facebook: Gleneagle Golf Club

Type: Public Region: West Central Founded: 1997

Architect: Mike Shields Holes: 18

GLENHURST GC

25345 W. 6 Mile Rd. Redford, MI 48240

Pro Shop: (313) 592-8758

Web: redfordtwp.com/community/glenhurst-golf-course

Facebook: @GolfRedford

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1932

Architect: George McLain Holes: 18

GLENKERRY GC

1413 East Kent Rd.

Greenville, MI 48838

Club: (616) 225-4653

Web: golfglenkerry.com

Facebook: Glenkerry Golf

Course

Twitter: @glenkerrygolf

Type: Public Region: West Central

Founded: 1997 Holes: 18

GOGEBIC CC

Ironwood (906) 932-2515

GOLDEN SANDS GC

Mears (231) 873-4909

GOLDEN HAWK GC

9861 Meisner Ln. Casco Twp., MI 48064

Pro Shop: (586) 727-4681

Web: goldenhawkgolf.com

Facebook: Golden Hawk Golf Club & Banquet Center

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1995

Architect: John Grissim Holes: 18

GOODRICH CC

10080 Hegel Rd. Goodrich, MI 48438

Pro Shop: (810) 636-2493

Web: goodrichcountryclub.com

Facebook: Goodrich Country Club

Twitter: @goodrich_cc

Type: Semi-private Region: East Central Holes: 18

GOWANIE GC

24770 S. River Rd.

Harrison Twp., MI 48045

Club: (586) 468-1431

Pro Shop: (586) 468-1374

Web: gowaniegolfclub.com

Facebook: Gowanie Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast Architect: Ross Axford Holes: 18

GRACEWIL CC

Grand Rapids (616) 784-2455

GRAND BEACH MUNICIPAL GC

Grand Beach (269) 469-4888

GRAND LEDGE CC

Grand Ledge (517) 627-2495

GRAND PRAIRIE GC

Kalamazoo (269) 388-4447

GRAND TRAVERSE RESORT & SPA

100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.

Acme, MI 49610

Club: (231) 534-6000

Pro Shop: (231) 534-6470

Web: grandtraverseresort.com

Facebook: Grand Traverse Resort & Spa

Twitter: @GTResort

Type: Resort Region: Northwest MTESP Certified

The Bear

Architect: Jack Nicklaus Holes: 18

Spruce Run

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

The Wolverine

Architect: Gary Player Holes: 18

GRAND VIEW GC New Era (231) 861-6616

THE GRANDE GC

1579 Floyd Ave. Jackson, MI 49201

Pro Shop: (517) 768-9494

Web: grandegolfclub.com

Facebook: @GrandeGolfClub

Twitter: @GrandeGolfClub

Instagram: @GrandeGolfClub

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Ray Hearn Holes: 18

GRANDVIEW GC

3003 Hagni Rd NE

Kalkaska, MI 49646

Pro Shop: (231) 258-3244

Email: Play@grandviewgolfkalkaska.com

Web: grandviewgolfkalkaska.com

Facebook: Grandview Golf

Club

Type: Public Region: Northwest Holes: 18

GRAYLING CC

2122 S I-75 Business Loop

Grayling, MI 49738

Club: (989) 348-5618

Web: graylingcountryclub.com

Facebook: Grayling Country Club

Type: Public

Region: Northeast Founded: 1924 Holes: 18

GREAT OAKS CC

777 Great Oaks Blvd. Rochester, MI 48307 Club: (248) 651-5200

Pro Shop: (248) 651-6566

Web: greatoakscc.com

Facebook: Great Oaks

Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1971

Architect: McCumber & Associates

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

Pull carts not allowed

GREEN ACRES GC

7323 Dixie Hwy. Bridgeport, MI 48722

Club: (989) 401-6100

Web: golfgreenacres.us

Type: Public

Facebook: @Green Acres Golf Courses

Instagram: @GolfGreenAcres

Region: East Central

Architect: Ernie Wohlfeill

Founded: 1960

Holes: 18

GREENBRIER GC

Mayville (989) 843-6575

GREENBUSH GC

Greenbush (989) 724-6356

GREEN HILLS GC

Pinconning (989) 697-3011

GREEN MEADOWS GC

1555 Strasburg Rd.

Monroe, MI 48161

Pro Shop: (734) 242-5566

Web: greenmeadowsgolf.com

Facebook: Green Meadows

Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

GREEN OAKS GC

1775 E. Clark Rd.

Ypsilanti, MI 48198

Pro Shop: (734) 485-0881

Web: golfgreenoaks.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1970

Architect: R.W. Bills

Holes: 18

GREEN VALLEY GOLF & HEALTH CLUB

Sturgis (269) 651-6331

GREYSTONE GC & BANQUET CENTER

67500 Mound Rd. Washington, MI 48095

Pro Shop: (586) 752-7030

Web: golfgreystone.com

Facebook: Greystone Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1992

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

GREYWALLS/ MARQUETTE GC

1075 Grove St. Marquette, 49855

Club: (906) 225-0721

Web: golfgreywalls.com

Facebook: Marquette Golf Club

Twitter: @MarquetteGolf

Type: Semiprivate

Region: Upper Peninsula

Greywalls

Architect: Mike DeVries

Founded: 2005 Holes: 18

The Heritage

Architects: William B. Langford/ Theodore Moreau/David Gill

Founded: 1926/1969

Holes: 18

GROESBECK GC

1523 E. Cesar Chavez Ave.

Lansing, MI 48906

Pro Shop: (517) 483-4333

Web: groesbeckgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Groesbeck Golf Course

Twitter: @GroesbeckGolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architects: Jack Doray/ Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

GROSSE ILE G&CC

9339 Bellevue Rd. Grosse Ile, MI 48138

Club: (734) 676-1166

Pro Shop: (734) 676-1169

Web: gigcc.com

Facebook: Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club

Instagram: @Grosseilegcc

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1919

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

Caddies Available No Pull Carts Allowed

GULL LAKE CC

9725 W. Gull Lake Dr. Richland, MI 49083

Club: (269) 629-9714

Pro Shop: (269) 629-9311

Web: gulllakecc.com

Facebook: Gull Lake Country Club

Twitter: @GullLakeCC

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Founded: 1911

Architect: Tom Bendelow Holes: 18

GULL LAKE VIEW

GOLF CLUB & RESORT

7417 N. 38th St. Augusta, MI 49012

Club: (800) 432-7971

Pro Shop: (269) 731-4149

Web: gulllakeview.com

Facebook: Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort

Twitter: @GullLakeView Type: Public Region: Southwest

West Course

Architects: Darl Scott family

Founded: 1963 Holes: 18

East Course

Architects: Darl, Charles and Jim Scott

Founded: 1973 Holes: 18

BEDFORD VALLEY GC

23161 Waubascon Rd. Battle Creek, MI 49017

Pro Shop: (269) 965-3385

Web: gulllakeview.com

Facebook: Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort

Twitter: @GullLakeView Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Architect: William Mitchell

Holes: 18

STOATIN BRAE GC

15579 E. Augusta Dr.

Augusta, MI 49012

Pro Shop: (269) 220-3976

Web: gulllakeview.com

Facebook: Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort

Twitter: @GullLakeView

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Renaissance Golf

Design

Holes: 18

STONEHEDGE GC

15530 M-89

Augusta, MI 49012

Pro Shop: (269) 731-2300

Web: gulllakeview.com

Facebook: Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort

Twitter: @GullLakeView

Type: Public Region: Southwest

North Course

Architects: Charles Scott/Jon Scott

Founded: 1995 Holes: 18

South Course

Architect: Charles Scott

Founded: 1988

Holes: 18

GUN RIDGE GC Hastings (269) 948-8366

HHADLEY ACRES GC Hadley (810) 797-4820

HAMPSHIRE CC

29592 Pokagon Hwy. Dowagiac, MI 49047

Pro Shop: (269) 782-7476

Web: hampshire36.com

Facebook: Hampshire Country Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Edward Lawrence Packard

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted

Dogwood Trail

Architect: Duane Dammeyer Holes: 18

HAMPTON GC Rochester (248) 852-3250

HANKERD HILLS GC

Pleasant Lake (517) 769-9156

HARBOR BEACH GC Harbor Beach (989) 479-3423

HARBOR POINT GC

8475 S. Lakeshore Dr. Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Pro Shop: (231) 526-2951

Web: harborpointgolfclub.com

Facebook: Harbor Point Golf Club

Type: Semiprivate

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1896

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Members Only Dates Vary Contact Pro Shop for details

HARBOR SHORES

201 Graham Ave. Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Club: (269) 927-4653

Web: harborshoresresort.com

Facebook: Harbor Shores

Twitter: @HarborShores

Instagram: harborshoresgolf

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Jack Nicklaus Holes: 18

Founded: 2006

MTESP Certified

HARBOUR CLUB GC Belleville (734) 697-6845

HARTLAND GLEN GC

12400 Highland Rd. Hartland, MI 48353

Pro Shop: (248) 887-3777

Web: hartlandglen.com

Facebook: Hartland Glen Golf Course

Twitter: @HartlandGlen

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

North Course

Founded: 1972

Holes: 18

South Course

Founded: 1996

Holes: 18

Greywalls/Marquette GC

HAWK HOLLOW GC

15101 Chandler Rd.

Bath, MI 48808

Pro Shop: (517) 641-5944

Web: eagleeyegolfclub.com

Facebook: Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center

Twitter: @hawkhollowgolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 27

HAWK MEADOWS

Howell (517) 546-4635

HAWKSHEAD

523 Hawksnest Dr.

South Haven, MI 49090

Pro Shop: (269) 639-2121

Web: hawksheadlinks.com

Facebook: HawksHead Links

Twitter: @HawksHeadLinks

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1996

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

HEATHER

HIGHLANDS GC

11450 E. Holly Rd.

Holly, MI 48442

Pro Shop: (248) 634-6800

Web: heatherhighlands.com

Facebook: Heather Highlands GC

Twitter: @HHGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1965

Architect: Robert Bruce Harris

Holes: 18

HEATHER HILLS GC

3100 McKail Rd.

Romeo, MI 48065

Pro Shop: (810) 798-3971

Web: heatherhills.net

Facebook: Heather Hills Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1978

Architect: Gunnar Hemstrom

Holes: 18

THE HEATHERS CLUB OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS

900 Upper Scotsborough Way

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Club: (248) 334-9770

Pro Shop: (248) 334-4494

Web: heathersclub.com

Facebook: Heathers Club of Bloomfield

Twitter: @HeathersClub

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 9

Founded: 1990

HEMLOCK GC

5105 W Decker

Ludington, MI 49431

Pro Shop: (231) 845-1300

Web: Hemlockgolfclub.com

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 2002

Holes: 18

HERITAGE GLEN GC

29795 Heritage Ln.

Paw Paw, MI 49079

Pro Shop: (269) 657-2552

Web: heritageglengolf.com

Facebook: Heritage Glen Golf

Club in Paw Paw, MI

Twitter: @Heritage_GlenGC

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Founded: 1994

HESSEL RIDGE GC

Hessel (906) 484-2107

HIAWATHA SPORTSMAN’S CLUB

Engadine (906) 477-6592

HICKORY CREEK GC

3625 Napier Rd.

Superior Twp., MI 48198

Pro Shop: (734) 454-1850

Web: hickorycreekgolf.com

Facebook: Hickory Creek Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

HICKORY HILL GC

Wixom (248) 624-4733

HICKORY HILLS GC

Jackson (517) 750-3636

HICKORY HILLS GC

Fenwick (989) 248-3042

HICKORY HOLLOW GC

49001 North Ave.

Macomb, MI 48042

Club: (586) 949-9033

Web: hickoryhollowgolfclub.com

Facebook: Hickory Hollow Golf Club

Instagram: @golfhickoryhollow

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

HICKORY KNOLL GC Whitehall (231) 894-5535

HICKORY RIDGE GC

Galesburg (269) 382-6212

Donald Ross Memorial Course

Holes: 18

Moor Course

Architect: Bill Newcomb Holes: 18

HILLS HEART OF THE LAKES GC

Brooklyn (517) 592-2110

HILLS OF LENAWEE GC

Adrian (517) 265-8227

THE HILLS AT BAW BEESE LAKE

1990 Ash-Te-Wette Dr. Hillsdale, MI 49242

Club: (517) 437-7538

Pro Shop: (517) 437-2201

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1910 Holes: 9

HILLTOP GC

47000 Powell Rd. Plymouth, MI 48170

Pro Shop: (734) 453-9800

Type: Public

Web: hilltopgc.com

Facebook: Hilltop Golf Course

HIDDEN OAKS GC

St. Louis (989) 681-3404

HIDDEN RIVER GOLF & CASTING CLUB

7688 Maple River Rd. Brutus, MI 49716

Pro Shop: (231) 529-4653

Web: hiddenriver.com

Facebook: @hiddenrivergolf

Type: Public Region: Northwest Holes: 18

Founded: 1996

HIGHLAND GC

Escanaba (906) 466-2791

HIGHLAND HILLS GC

Highland (248) 887-4481

THE HIGHLANDS AT HARBOR SPRINGS/ BOYNE RESORTS

600 Highlands Dr. Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Heather Golf Shop: (231) 526-3029

Heather Hills-Ross-Moor Golf Shop: (231) 526-3028

Web: highlandsharborsprings.com

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Twitter: @BOYNE_golf

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort Region: Northwest

Arthur Hills Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Founded: 2000 Holes: 18

The Heather Course

Architect: Robert Trent

Jones Sr. Holes: 18

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

HOLIDAY MEADOWS GC Durand (810) 621-5454

HOLLAND LAKE GC

Sheridan (989) 291-5757

HOLLY MEADOWS GC

4855 Capac Rd. Capac, MI 48014

Pro Shop: (810) 395-4653

Web: hollymeadows.com

Facebook: Holly Meadows Golf

Bowling Restaurant & Banquet Center

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1994

Architect: Don Childs Holes: 18

HUCKLEBERRY CREEK GC Pewamo (989) 593-3305

HUDSON MILLS

METROPARK GC

4800 Dexter-Pinckney Rd. Dexter, MI 48130

Pro Shop: (734) 426-0466

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Hudson Mills, Delhi & Dexter-Huron Metroparks

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Sue Nyquist

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

HUNTMORE GC

9595 Estancia Dr. Brighton, MI 48114

Pro Shop: (810) 225-4498

Web: huntmoregolfclub.com

Facebook: Huntmore Golf Club

Harbor Point GC

Twitter: @HuntmoreGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Patrick Grelak Holes: 18

Walking not allowed

HURON BREEZE GC

5200 Huron Breeze Dr. Au Gres, MI 48703

Pro Shop: (989) 876-6868

Web: huronbreeze.com

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1988

Architect: William Newcomb & Associates

Holes: 18

HURON HILLS GC

3465 E. Huron River Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Pro Shop: (734) 794-6246

Web: huronhillsgolf.com

Facebook: a2golf

Twitter: @HuronHillsgolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1922 Holes: 18

HURON MEADOWS

METROPARK GC

8765 Hammel Rd.

Brighton, MI 48116

Pro Shop: (810) 231-4084

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Huron Meadows

Metropark

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1984

Architect: Sue Nyquist Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

HURON SHORES GC

1441 N. Lakeshore Rd. Port Sanilac, MI 48469

Pro Shop: (810) 622-9961

Web: huronshoresgolfclub.com

Facebook: Huron Shores Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: East Central Holes: 18

IIDYL WYLD GC

35786 5 Mile Rd.

Livonia, MI 48154

Pro Shop: (734) 464-6325

Web: golflivonia.com

Facebook: Golf Livonia

Twitter: @GolfLivonia

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

IMA BROOKWOOD GC

6045 Davison Rd. Burton, MI 48509

Pro Shop: (810) 742-4930

Web: brookwoodgolfclub.com

Facebook: IMA Brookwood Golf Club

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1938 Holes: 18

INDIAN HILLS GC

4887 Nakoma Okemos, MI 48864

Pro Shop: (517) 349-1010

Web: ihcustomgolf.com

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 9

INDIAN HILLS GC Stephenson (906) 753-4781

INDIAN LAKE G&CC

Manistique (906) 341-5600

INDIAN LAKE HILLS GC Eau Claire (269) 782-2540

INDIAN RIVER GC

3301 Chippewa Beach Rd. Indian River, MI 49749

Club: (231) 238-7011

Pro Shop: (231) 238-7011

Web: indianrivergolfclub.com

Facebook: Indian River Golf Club

Type: Semi-private Region: Northeast Founded: 1923

Architects: Warner Bowen/ Wilfrid Reid Holes: 18

INDIAN RUN GC Scotts (269) 327-1327

INDIAN SPRINGS METROPARK

5100 Indian Tr. White Lake, MI 48386

Pro Shop: (248) 625-7870

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1989

Architect: Sue Nyquist Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

INDIAN TRAILS GC

2776 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Pro Shop: (616) 245-2021

Web: indiantrailsgc.org

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

Founded: 1928

INDIANWOOD G&CC

1081 Indianwood Rd. Lake Orion, MI 48361

Club: (248) 693-9100

Pro Shop: (248) 693-8049

Web: iwgcc.com/home/ Type: Private Founded: 1925

Region: Southeast

New Course

Architects: Jerry Pate/Bob Cupp

Holes: 18

Old Course

Architect: Wilfred Reid

Holes: 18

INKSTER VALLEY GC

2150 Middlebelt Rd.

Inkster, MI 48141

Pro Shop: (734) 722-8020

Web: inkstervalleygolf.com

Twitter: @inkstergolf

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1998

Architect: Harry Bowers

Holes: 18

INTERLOCHEN GC

10586 US 31 S

Interlochen, MI 49643

Pro Shop: (231) 275-7311

Facebook: @InterlochenGolf

Type: Public Region: Northwest Founded: 1965

Architect: Hubert Morris Holes: 18

THE INTIMIDATOR

Reed City (231) 832-5616

INVERNESS CC

13893 N. Territorial Rd. Chelsea, MI 48118

Pro Shop: (734) 475-8746

Web: inverness-mi.com

Facebook: Inverness Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1926

Architect: Dan Denton

Holes: 9

IRISH HILLS GC

Onsted (517) 467-2997

IRISH OAKS GC

Gladstone (906) 428-2616

IRON HORSE GC AT DOUBLE R RANCH

Belding (877) 794-0520

IRON RIVER CC

Iron River (906) 265-3161

IRONWOOD GC

6902 E Highland Rd. Howell, MI 48843

Pro Shop: (517) 546-3211

Web: golfironwood.com

Facebook: @ IronwoodGolfClub.HowellMI

Twitter: @GolfironwoodMI

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1990

Holes: 18

IRONWOOD GC

Byron Center (616) 538-4000

IRONWOOD LINKS GC

Mason (517) 676-3116

ISLAND HILLS GC

23510 Island Hills Dr. Centreville, MI 49032

Pro Shop: (269) 467-7261

Web: islandhillsgolf.com

Facebook: Island Hills Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest Founded: 1999

Architect: Raymond Hearn Golf

Designs Holes: 18

IYOPAWA ISLAND GC Coldwater (517) 238-2216

JJAWOR’S GRATIOT GOLF CENTER

Roseville (586) 293-9836

THE JEWEL

286 Grand Ave.

Mackinaw Island, MI 49758

Club: (906) 847-3331

Web: grandhotel.com

Facebook: The Jewel Golf Course

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Architects: Tom Bendelow and

Jerry Matthews

Founded: 1901

Holes: 18

KKALAMAZOO CC

1609 Whites Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Club: (269) 345-6149

Pro Shop: (269) 344-0752

Web: kalamazoocountryclub.com

Facebook: Kalamazoo Country Club

Twitter: @kzoocc

Type: Private Region: Southwest Founded: 1909

Architect: Tom Bendelow

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

KATKE GC

1003 Perry Ave.

Big Rapids, MI 49307

Pro Shop: (231) 591-3765

Web: katkegolf.com

Facebook: Katke Golf Course, Ferris State University

Twitter: @KatkeGolfCourse

Instagram: @KatkeGolf

Type: University/Public Region: West Central

Architect: Frank Beard

Holes: 21

Practice Range and Golf Learning Center

KAUFMAN GC

4807 Clyde Park SW Wyoming, MI 48509

Pro Shop: (616) 538-5050

Web: kentcountyparks.org/ kaufman

Facebook: Kaufman Golf Course

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Holes: 18

KEARSLEY LAKE GC

4266 E. Pierson Rd. Flint, MI 48506

Indianwood G&CC

PHOTO: COURTESY OF

Club: (810) 736-0930

Web: flintcitygolfllc.com

Facebook: Kearsley Lake Golf

Course

Type: Public Region: East Central Holes: 18

KENSINGTON

METROPARK GC

13760 High Ridge Dr. Brighton, MI 48114

Pro Shop: (810) 227-8916

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Kensington Metropark

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1961

Architect: Hugh Lamley

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

KENT CC

1600 College Ave. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Club: (616) 363-6811

Pro Shop: (616) 363-6112

Web: kentcountryclub.com

Twitter: @KentCountryClub

Type: Private

Region: West Central

Founded: 1896

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

KEWEENAW MOUNTAIN

LODGE & GOLF COURSE

Copper Harbor (906) 289-4403

KINGSLEY CLUB

600 Niblick Tr. Kingsley, MI 49649

Pro Shop: (231) 263-3000

Web: kingsleyclub.com

Twitter: @kingsleyclub

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Architect: Mike DeVries

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

KLINGER LAKE CC

21050 W. US 12 Sturgis, MI 49091

Club: (269) 651-7453

Pro Shop: (269) 651-4653

Web: klingerlakecc.com

Facebook: Klinger Lake Country Club

Type: Private Holes: 18

Region: Southwest

KNOLL VIEW GC

AuGres (989) 876-4653

KNOLLWOOD CC

5050 W. Maple Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Club: (248) 855-1800

Pro Shop: (248) 855-0825

Web: knollwoodcountryclub.

net

Facebook: Knollwood Country Club

Twitter: @KnollwoodCC

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1925

Architect: Arthur Ham / George McLean

Holes: 18

LL’ANSE GC

Hancock (906) 524-6600

LAC VIEUX DESERT GC Watersmeet, (906) 358-0303

LAKE CORA HILLS GC

56640 Country Rd. 671 Paw Paw, MI 49079

Pro Shop: (269) 657-4074

Web: LakeCoraGolf.com

Facebook: Lake Cora Hills Golf Club

Twitter: @LakeCoraHills

Type: Public

Region: Southwest Holes: 18

LAKE DOSTER GC

116 Country Club Blvd.

Plainwell, MI 49080

Pro Shop: (269) 685-5308

Web: lakedostergolf.com

Facebook: Lake Doster

Golf Club

Twitter: @LakeDosterGC

Type: Semiprivate

Architect: Charlie Scott Holes: 18

LAKE ERIE

METROPARK GC

14786 Lee Rd.

Brownstown, MI 48173

Pro Shop: (734) 379-0048

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Lake Erie Metropark

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Sue Nyquist Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

LAKE FOREST GC

3110 W. Ellsworth

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Pro Shop: (734) 994-8580 ext. 1

Web: lakeforestgc.com

Facebook: facebook.com/lakeforestannarbor

Twitter: @LakeForestGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1999

Architect: Golf Services Group

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted

LAKE LEANN GC

Somerset Center (517) 688-3445

LAKE MICHIGAN

HILLS GC

2520 Kerlikowske Rd.

Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Pro Shop: (269) 849-2722

Web: lakemichiganhills.com

Facebook: Lake Michigan Hills

Golf Club

Twitter: @TheHillsGolf

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

LAKE MONTEREY GC

Dorr (616) 896-8118

LAKE O’ THE HILLS GC Haslett (517) 339-9445

LAKE ST. CLAIR METROPARK GC

Harrison Twp. (586) 463-4581

LAKELAND HILLS GC

Jackson (517) 764-5292

LAKELANDS G&CC

8760 Chilson Rd. Brighton, MI 48116

Club: (810) 231-3000

Pro Shop: (810) 231-3010

Web: lakelandsgolf.com

Facebook: Lakelands Golf and Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1922 Holes: 18

LAKES OF TAYLOR GC

25505 Northline Rd. Taylor, MI 48180

Pro Shop: (734) 287-2100

Web: taylorgolf.com

Facebook: Lakes of Taylor Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1995

Architect: Arthur Hills Holes: 18

LAKES OF THE NORTH GC

8151 Pineview Dr. Mancelona, MI 49659

Pro Shop: (231) 585-6800

Web: lakesofthenorthgc.com

Type: Public

Region: Northwest Holes: 18

LAKESIDE GC

Gladwin (989) 426-1664

LAKESIDE LINKS GC

5369 W. Chauvez Rd. Ludington, MI 49431

Pro Shop: (231) 843-3660

Web: lakesidelinks.com

Facebook: Lakeside Links Golf

Club

Type: Public Region: Northwest Founded: 1987 Holes: 27

LAKEVIEW HILLS GOLF RESORT

6560 E. Peck Rd. Lexington, MI 48450

Club: (810) 359-7333

Pro Shop: (810) 359-8901

Web: lakeviewhills.com

Facebook: Lakeview Hills Golf Resort

Twitter: @Lakeviewhills

Type: Semi-private

Region: East Central Holes: 36

LAKEWOOD ON THE GREEN Cadillac (231) 468-3344

LAKEWOOD SHORES RESORT Oscoda (989) 739-2073

LAPEER CC

Lapeer (810) 664-2442

LEANING TREE GC

Wales (810) 367-3528

LEDGE MEADOWS GC

1801 E. Grand Ledge Hwy. Grand Ledge, MI 48837

Kaufman GC

Pro Shop: (517) 627-7492

Web: ledgemeadowsgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Ledge Meadows

Golf Course

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 18

THE LEGACY

Ottawa Lake (734) 854-1101

THE LEGACY AT HASTINGS

1550 N. Broadway

Hastings, MI 49058

Pro Shop: (269) 945-2756

Web: legacyathastings.com

Facebook: The Legacy at Hastings

Type: Semi-Private

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1921

Architect: Jack Deray/Bruce Matthews (Redesign)

Holes: 18

LELAND CC

184 N. Fifth St. Leland, MI 49654

Club: (231) 256-9721

Web: lelandcc.com

Type: Private

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1914

Architects: Charles Wilder/C.D. Wagstaff (Bruce Hepner redesign)

Holes: 18

LENAWEE GOLF CLUB

Adrian (517) 265-8227

LES CHENEAUX CLUB

Cedarville (906) 484-3606

LESLIE PARK GC

2120 Traver Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Pro Shop: (734) 794-6245

Web: a2golf.org

Facebook: Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation

Twitter: @A2Parks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1967

Architects: E. Lawrence Packard/Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Audubon International Certified

LITCHFIELD GREENS GC

Litchfield (517) 542-3121

LINCOLN CC

Grand Rapids (616) 453-6348

LINCOLN GC

4907 Whitehall Rd.

Muskegon, MI 49445

Club: (231) 766-3636 ext. 2

Pro Shop: (231) 766-3636 ext. 1

Web: lincolngolfcourse.com

Facebook: Lincoln Golf Club

Type: Semi-private Region: West Central

Founded: 1927 Holes: 18

LINCOLN HILLS

GOLF CLUB

1527 N. Lakeshore Dr. Ludington, MI 49431

Pro Shop: (231) 843-4666

Web: lincolnhillsgc.com

Facebook: Lincoln Hills Golf Club

Type: Semi-private Region: Northwest Holes: 18

LINCOLN HILLS GOLF COURSE

2666 W. 14 Mile Rd. Birmingham, MI 48009

Pro Shop: (248) 530-1670

Web: golfbirmingham.org

Facebook: City Government of Birmingham, MI

Twitter: @bhamgov

Type: Semi-private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1964 Holes: 9

LINKS AT BOWEN LAKE

12990 Bradshaw Dr. Gowen, MI 49326

Mailing: P.O. Box 99 Gowen, MI 49326

Pro Shop: (616) 984-9916

Web: linksatbowenlake.com

Facebook: The Links at Bowen Lake

Type: Public Region: West Central Founded: 1998

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

Carts Mandatory

THE LINKS AT CRYSTAL LAKE

800 Golf Dr. Pontiac, MI 48341

Phone: (248) 758-3966

Web: tlacl.com

Facebook: The Links at Crystal Lake

Twitter: @TLACL Region: Southeast Holes: 18

THE LINKS AT GATEWAY

33290 Gateway Dr. Romulus, MI 48174

Pro Shop: (734) 721-4100

Web: linksatgateway.com

Facebook: Links at Gateway Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

THE LINKS AT HUNTERS RIDGE GC

8101 Byron Rd. Howell, MI 48855

Pro Shop: (517) 545-4653

Web: golfhuntersridge.com

Facebook: @golfhuntersridge

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1995

Holes: 18

LINKS OF LAKE ERIE GOLF & BANQUET

Monroe (734) 384-1177

LINKS AT ROLLING MEADOWS

Holland (616) 395-5926

LINKS OF EDMORE

Edmore (989) 427-3241

LINKS OF NOVI

50395 10 Mile Rd. Novi, MI 48374

Pro Shop: (248) 380-9595

Web: linksofnovi.com

Facebook: Links of Novi

Twitter: @linksofnovi

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 27

LOCHENHEATH GC

7951 Turnberry Circle

Williamsburg, MI 49690

Pro Shop: (231) 938-9800

Web: lochenheath.com

Facebook: LochenHeath Golf Club

Twitter: @lochenheathgolf

Type: Private Region: Northwest Holes: 18

LOCHMOOR CLUB

1018 Sunningdale

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

Club: (313) 886-1010

Pro Shop: (313) 884-3820

Web: lochmoorclub.com

Facebook: Lochmoor Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1917

Architects: John S. Sweeney/ Walter Travis Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

LOGGERS TRACE AT SPRINGPORT HILLS

5184 E. Springport Rd. Harrisville, MI 48740

Pro Shop: (989) 724-5611

Web: loggerstrace.net

Facebook: Loggers Trace/ Springport Hills Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Founded: 1972

Springport Hills GC Holes: 9

Loggers Trace Holes: 18

LOON GOLF RESORT

Gaylord (989) 732-4454

LOST

LAKE

WOODS CLUB

4243 Lost Lake Tr. Lincoln, MI 48742

Club: (989) 736-8197

Pro Shop: (989) 736-8412

Web: lostlakewoodsclub.com

Facebook: Lost Lake Woods Club

Type: Private Region: Northeast

Architects: Killian/Nugent

Holes: 18

Founded: 1926

THE LYNX GC

900 Lincoln Rd. Otsego, MI 49078

Pro Shop: (269) 694-5969

Web: lynxgc.com

Facebook: LynxGC

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architects: Charles & Jon Scott

Founded: 1997

Holes: 18

LYON OAKS GC

52251 Pontiac Tr. Wixom, MI 48393

Pro Shop: (248) 437-1488

Web: OaklandCountyParks.com

Facebook: Lyon Oaks Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

Founded: 2002

MTESP Certified

MMACATAWA GC

4600 Macatawa Legends Blvd. Holland, MI 49424

Pro Shop: (616) 212-2600

Web: macatawagc.com

Facebook: @ MacatawaGolfClub

Twitter: @MacatawaLegends

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Ray Hearn Design Founded: 2005

Holes: 18

THE MACKINAW CLUB

Carp Lake (231) 537-4955

MACK MAYFIELD

MUNICIPAL GC

Westland (734) 721-6660

THE MAJESTIC GC

9600 Crouse Rd. Hartland, MI 48353

Pro Shop: (810) 632-5235

Web: majesticgolf.com

Facebook: The Majestic @ Lake Walden Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1994

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 27

MALLARD GC

East Jordan (231) 536-3636

MANISTEE G&CC

500 Cherry Rd.

P.O. Box 487

Manistee, MI 49660

Pro Shop: (231) 723-2509

Web: manisteegolfandcc.com

Facebook: Manistee Golf & Country Club

Type: Semi-private

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1901

Architects: Thomas Bendelow/ H.B. Matthews

Holes: 18

MANISTEE NATIONAL GOLF & RESORT

4797 US-31 S. Manistee, MI 49660

Pro Shop: (231) 398-0123

Web: manisteenational.com

Facebook: Manistee National Golf and Resort

Type: Public/Resort

Region: Northwest

The Retreat

Architect: Gary Pulsipher Holes: 18

The Revenge

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

MANITOU PASSAGE GC

4600 S. Club Dr. Cedar, MI 49621

Pro Shop: (231) 228-6000

Web: manitoupassagegolfclub. com

Facebook: Manitou Passage Golf Club

Twitter: @ManitouGolfClub

Instagram: Manitou Passage Golf Club

Region: Northwest Type: Public

Architect: Arnold Palmer Design Co. Holes: 18

MAPLE BROOK GC

681 Lansing St. Charlotte, MI 48813

Pro Shop: (517) 543-1570

Facebook: Maple Brook Golf Club

Region: Southwest Type: Public Holes: 9

MAPLE CREEK GC

Shepherd (989) 828-6315 ext. 2

MAPLE GROVE GC Lambertville (734) 854-6777

MAPLE HILL GC

Wyoming (616) 538-0290

MAPLE HILL LAKESHORE GOLF SHOP & DRIVING RANGE

Fruitport (231) 865-3379

MAPLE HILLS GC

Augusta (616) 731-4430

MAPLE LANE GC

33203 Maple Lane Dr.

Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Pro Shop: (586) 795-4000 ext. 2

Web: maplelanegolf.com

Facebook: Maple Lane Golf Club

Twitter: @MapleLaneGC

Type: Public

Holes: 54

Region: Southeast

West Course

Architects: Clarence Wolfrom/ Carl P. Roehl

Founded: 1926

Holes: 18

East Course

Architects: Clarence Wolfrom/ Carl P. Roehl

Founded: 1926

Holes: 18

North Course

Architects: Clarence Wolfrom/ Carl P. Roehl

Founded: 1926

Holes: 18

MAPLE LEAF GC

158 N. Mackinaw

Linwood, MI 48634

Pro Shop: (989) 697-3531

Web: golfmapleleaf.com

Facebook: Maple Leaf Golf

Course – MI

Twitter: @golfmapleleaf

Type: Public

Region: East Central 3930

Architect: Bill Childs

Founded: 1963

Holes: 27

MAPLE RIVER RESORT

Brutus (231) 529-6574

MARQUETTE TRAILS GC Baldwin (231) 898-2450

MARSHALL CC

151 Lyon Lake Rd. Marshall, MI 49068

Pro Shop: (269) 781-1182

Web: marshallcountryclub.com

Facebook: Marshall Country Club

Type: Semi-Private Region: Southwest Holes: 18

MARYSVILLE GC

2080 River Rd. Marysville, MI 48040

Pro Shop: (810) 364-4653

Web: cityofmarysvillemi.com

Type: Public

Region: East Central Architect: Lions Club/Don Childs

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

MARYWOOD GC Battle Creek (269) 968-1168

MEADOWBROOK CC

40941 W. 8 Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48167

Club: (248) 349-3600

Pro Shop: (248) 349-3606

Web: meadowbrookcountryclub.com

Twitter: @Meadowbrook_CC

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Willie Park Jr. (restoration by Andy Staples, 2016) Founded: 1916 Holes: 18

Caddies Available

THE MEADOWS GC AT GVSU

4645 W. Campus Dr. Allendale, MI 49401

Pro Shop: (616) 331-1004

Web: gvsu.edu/meadows

Type: University/Public Region: West Central Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

THE MEDALIST GC

15701 N. Drive North Marshall, MI 49068

Pro Shop: (269) 789-4653

Web: themedalist.com

Facebook: The Medalist Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest Founded: 1996

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 18

MERIDIAN SUN GC

1018 Haslett Rd. Haslett, MI 48840

Pro Shop: (517) 339-8281

Web: meridiansungc.com

Facebook: Meridian Sun Golf Club

Twitter: @MeridianSunGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 1964 Holes: 18

METAMORA G&CC

1600 Club Dr. Metamora, MI 48455

Club: (248) 969-2120

Web: metamoragolf.com

Facebook: Metamora Golf and

Club: (989) 832-8866

Golf Shop: (989) 832-3074

Web: midlandcc.net

Facebook: Midland Country Club

Twitter: @midlandcc

Type: Private

Region: East Central

Architects: Jerry Matthews (original design)/Craig

Schreiner (2008)

Founded: 1928

Holes: 18

MILES OF GOLF/ KENDALL ACADEMY

3113 Carpenter Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Business: (734) 973-9004

Web: milesofgolf.com

Facebook: Miles of Golf

Twitter: @milesofgolf

Type: Golf Shop/ Driving Range/ Teaching Academy

Region: Southeast

MILHAM PARK GC

4200 Lovers Lane

Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Pro Shop: (269) 344-7639

Web: kmgagolf.com

Facebook: KMGA – Milham

Park, Eastern Hills & Red Arrow

Golf Courses

Twitter: @Kmgagolf

Country Club

Twitter: @MetamoraGolf

Type: Semiprivate

Region: East Central

Founded: 1990

Architect: Don Childs & Associates Holes: 18

MICHAYWE PINES GC

1535 Opal Lake Rd. Gaylord, MI 49735

Pro Shop: (989) 939-8911

Web: michaywepines.com

Facebook: Michaywe

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Architect: Don Childs Holes: 18

Walking Permitted Mon.-Thur. Only

MICHIGAN MEADOWS GC

Casco (586) 727-7029

MICHIGAN TECH/ PORTAGE LAKE GC

46789 N. Hwy. US-41 Houghton, MI 49931

Pro Shop: (906) 487-2641

Web: mtu.edu/golfcourse

Facebook: Michigan

Technological University

Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1902 Holes: 18

MIDLAND CC

1120 W. St. Andrews Midland, MI 48641

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Bob Millar

Founded: 1931 Holes: 18

MILL RACE GC Jonesville (517) 849-9439

THE MINES GC

330 Covell Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49534

Pro Shop: (616) 791-7544

Web: minesgc.com

Facebook: The Mines Golf Course

Twitter: @GolfMines

Instagram: @minesgolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Mike DeVries

Founded: 2005 Holes: 18

MISSAUKEE GC

5300 S. Morey Rd. Lake City, MI 49651

Pro Shop: (231) 839-2901

Web: missaukeegolfclub.com

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 1970 Holes: 18

MISTWOOD GC

7568 Ole White Dr. Lake Ann, MI 49650

Pro Shop: (231) 275-5500

Web: lakeanngolf.com

Facebook: Mistwood Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Manistee National Golf & Resort

Architects: Jerry Matthews/ Ray Hearn

Holes: 27

MONROE G&CC

611 Cole Rd.

Monroe, MI 48162

Club: (734) 241-5190

Pro Shop: (734) 241-6531

Web: Monroe.golf

Type: Semi-Private

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1919

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

THE MOORS GC

7877 Moorsbridge Rd.

Portage, MI 49002

Pro Shop: (269) 323-8873

Web: moorsgolf.com

Facebook: The Moors Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

MOOSE RIDGE GC

11801 Doane Rd.

South Lyon, MI 48178

Pro Shop: (248) 446-9030

Web: mooseridgegolfcourse.com

Facebook: Moose Ridge Golf

Course & Grille

Twitter: @MooseRidgeGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Ray Hearn

Holes: 18

MORRISON LAKE CC

Saranac (616) 642-9528

MOSS RIDGE GC & BANQUET CENTER

13545 Apple Ave.

Ravena, MI 49451

Pro Shop: (231) 853-5665

Web: mossridge.com

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Founded: 1997

Holes: 18

MOUNT PLEASANT CC

3686 E. River Rd.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Club: (989) 772-1591

Web: mtpleasantcc.com

Facebook: Mt. Pleasant Country Club

Twitter: @MtPleasantCC

Type: Private

Region: West Central

Founded: 1921

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

MOUNTAIN FLOWERS GC

(AT THE HOMESTEAD)

Glen Arbor (231) 334-5505

MUELLER'S VALLEY

VIEW FARM GC

Saginaw (989) 781-1248

MULBERRY HILLS GC

Oxford (248) 628-2808

MULLENHURST GC

9810 Mullen Rd. Delton, MI 49046

Pro Shop: (269) 623-8383

Web: mullenhurstgolfcourse.com

Type: Public

Facebook: Mullenhurst Golf Course

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1974

Architect: Richard Enyart Holes: 18

MULLETT LAKE CC

7475 Mullett Lake Rd. Mullett Lake, MI 49761

Club: (231) 627-5971

Type: Semi-Private Web: mullettlakecc.com

Facebook: Mullett Lake Country Club

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1921 Holes: 9

MUNOSCONG GC Pickford (906) 647-9812

MUSKEGON CC

2801 Lakeshore Dr. Muskegon, MI 49441

Club: (231) 755-3737

Pro Shop: (231) 755-1841

Web: muskegoncc.com

Facebook: Muskegon Country Club

Twitter: @MuskegonCC1908

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

MYSTIC

CREEK GOLF & BANQUET CENTER

One Champions Circle Milford, MI 48380

Pro Shop: (248) 684-3333

Web: mysticcreekgolfclub.com

Facebook: Mystic Creek Golf

Club & Banquet Center

Twitter: @dearbornrec

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 27

THE MYTH GOLF & BANQUET CENTER

850 Stoney Creek Rd. Oakland, MI 48363

Pro Shop: (248) 693-7170

Web: golfthemyth.com

Facebook: Myth Golf and Banquets

Twitter: @mythgolfcourse

Instagram: @golfmyth

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 18 and Par 3 Course

NNAHMA RESORTS GC Rapid River (906) 644-2648

THE NATURAL AT BEAVER CREEK RESORT

Gaylord (989) 732-1785

NEWBERRY CC

5073 M-123

Newberry, MI 49868

Pro Shop: (906) 293-8422

Web: newberrycountryclub.com

Facebook: Newberry Country Club

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Architect: Mike Husby

Founded: 1997

Holes: 18

THE NIGHTMARE

5745 Old 76 (M-55) West Branch, MI 48661

Pro Shop: (989) 345-1500

Web: thenightmare.golf

Facebook: The Dream The

Nightmare

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Architect: John J. Gorney

Founded: 2003

Holes: 18

NORM’S GOLF CENTER

Portage (269) 321-6676

NORTH KENT GC

11029 Stout Ave.

Rockford, MI 49341

Pro Shop: (616) 866-2659

Web: northkentgolf.com

Facebook: North Kent Golf Course

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: Warner Bowen

Founded: 1973

Holes: 18

NORTH SHORE GC

Menominee (906) 863-3026

NORTH STAR GC

Ithaca (989) 875-3841

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

GC

125 Chocolay Downs Golf Dr. Marquette, MI 49855

Pro Shop: (906) 227-3111

Web: nmu.edu/golfcourse

Facebook: NMU Golf Course

Twitter: @nmugolfcourse

Region: Upper Peninsula

Type: University/Public

Founded: 1993 Holes: 18

NORTHPORT CREEK

GC

355 8th St. Northport, MI 49670

Pro Shop: (231) 386-1088

Web: northportcreek.com

Facebook: Northport Creek Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 2014

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 9

NORTHPORT POINT GC

105 N Northcutt Dr Northport, MI 49670

Pro Shop: (231) 386-5871

Web: nppoint.com

Type: Private Region: Northwest

NORTHVILLE HILLS GC

15565 Bay Hill Dr. Northville, MI 48168

Pro Shop: (734) 667-4653

Web: northvillehillsgolfclub.com

Facebook: Northville Hills Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Arnold Palmer

Holes: 18

NORTHWOOD GC

Fremont (231) 924-3380

OOAK CREST GC

Norway (906) 563-5891

OAK LANE GC

Webberville (517) 521-3900

OAK POINTE CC

4500 Club Dr. Brighton, MI 48116

Club: (810) 229-4554

Pro Shop: (810) 227-9194

Web: oak-pointe.com

Facebook: Oak Pointe Golf and Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Honors Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

PHOTO:

Michaywe Pines GC

Championship Course

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Walking Permitted (at club’s discretion)

OAK RIDGE GC

513 W. Pontaluna Rd.

Muskegon, MI 49444

Pro Shop: (231) 798-3660

Web: golfoakridgegc.com

Facebook: Oak Ridge

Golf Club Muskegon

Type: Public Region: West Central

Holes: 18

Founded: 1925

OAK RIDGE/MARSH

OAKS GC

35035 26 Mile Rd.

Lenox, MI 48048

Pro Shop: (586) 749-5151

Web: oakridgegolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 36

OAKHURST G&CC

7000 Oakhurst Ln.

Clarkston, MI 48348

Club: (248) 391-3300

Pro Shop: (248) 391-3900

Web: oakhurstgolf.com

Facebook: Oakhurst Golf & Country Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

Founded: 1998

OAKLAND HILLS CC

3951 W. Maple Rd.

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301

Club: (248) 644-2500

Pro Shop: (248) 433-0671

Web: oaklandhillscc.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

North Course

Architects: Robert Trent Jones

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

South Course

Architects: Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones, Gil Hanse

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY GOLF & LEARNING CENTER

492 Golf View Lane Rochester, MI 48309

Pro Shop: (248) 364-6300

Web: oakland.edu/ougolf.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast MTESP Certified Founded: 1979

R & S Sharf Course Holes: 18

Katke Cousins GC Holes: 18

THE OAKS AT KINCHELOE Kincheloe, (906) 495-5706

THE OASIS GOLF CENTER Plymouth (734) 420-4653

OCEANA GC

3333 W. Weaver Rd. Shelby, MI 49455

Pro Shop: (231) 861-4211

Web: oceanagolfclub.com

Facebook: @ OceanaGolfClubPage

Twitter: @OceanaGolfClub

Instagram: oceanagolfclub

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1962 Holes: 18

OLD CHANNEL TRAIL GC

8325 N Old Channel Trail Montague, MI 49437

Pro Shop: (231) 894-5076

Web: golfoct.com

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architects: Robert Bruce Harris/ Bruce Matthews/ Jerry Matthews Holes: 27

OLD TOWN GOLF & SPORTLAND

Monroe (734) 242-4476

OLDE MILL GC

6101 West XY Ave. Schoolcraft, MI 49087 Club: (269) 679-5625

Web: oldemillgolf.com

Facebook: OldeMillGolfCourse

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

Founded: 1958

Architect: Gil Stiver

ON THE DUNES SPORTS

Commerce Twp. (248) 313-9713

ONTONAGON GC

Ontonagon (906) 884-4130

ORCHARD HILLS CC

2841 Niles-Buchanan Rd. Buchanan, MI 49107

Club: (269) 695-5991

Pro Shop: (269) 695-5722

Web: orchardhillscc.com

Facebook: Orchard Hills

The Classic Architect: William H. Diddel Holes: 18

The Tribute

Architect: Robbins/Koch Holes: 18

OWOSSO CC

4200 N. Chipman Rd.

Owosso, MI 48867

Club: (989) 723-1470

Pro Shop: (989) 723-2592

Web: owossocountryclub.com

Facebook: @owossocountryclub

Type: Private Region: East Central

Founded: 1923

Architect: Tom Bendelow Holes: 18

OXFORD HILLS GC

300 E. Drahner

Oxford, MI 48371

Pro Shop: (248) 628-2518

Web: oxfordhillsgolf.com

Facebook: Oxford Hills

Country Club

Twitter: @OHCCbuchanan

Type: Private Region: Southwest Holes: 18

ORCHARD HILLS GC

Shelbyville (269) 672-7096

ORCHARD LAKE CC

5000 West Shore Dr. Orchard Lake, MI 48324

Club: (248) 682-0100

Pro Shop: (248) 682-2500

Web: orchardlakecountryclub. com

Facebook: Orchard Lake Country Club

Twitter: @OrchardLakeCC

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architects: Colt/Alison Holes: 18

Caddies Available

THE ORCHARDS GC

62900 Campground Rd. Washington, MI 48094

Pro Shop: (586) 786-7200

Web: orchards.com

Facebook: The Orchards Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1993

Architect: Robert Trent Jones Jr Holes: 18

OTSEGO RESORT

696 M-32 East

Gaylord, MI 49735

Club: (800) 752-5510

Pro Shop: (989) 732-5181

Web: otsegoclub.com

Facebook: Otsego Resort

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Founded: 1958

Twitter: @OxfordHillsGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: John Hubbard Holes: 18

PPAINT CREEK CC

2375 Stanton Rd. Lake Orion, MI 48362

Club: (248) 693-4695

Pro Shop: (248) 693-9292

Web: paintcreekgolf.com

Facebook: Paint Creek Country Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: Don Childs

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

PAW PAW LAKE GC

Watervliet (269) 463-3831

PEBBLEWOOD CC

Bridgman (269) 465-5611

PETOSKEY-BAY VIEW CC

2328 Country Club Rd. Petoskey, MI 40770

Club: (231) 347-2402

Pro Shop: (231) 347-3394

Type: Private

Web: pbvcc.com

Facebook: @PBVCC

Region: Northwest

Holes: 18

Founded: 1915

PHEASANT GC

Zeeland (616) 875-4653

PHEASANT RUN GC

46500 Summit Pkwy.

Oakland Hills CC

Canton, MI 48188

Pro Shop: (734) 397-6460

Web: golfprgc.org

Facebook: Pheasant Run Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1995

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 27

PICTURED ROCKS GC

Munising (906) 387-3970

PIERCE LAKE GC

1175 S. Main St.

Chelsea, MI 48118

Pro Shop: (734) 475-5858

Web: piercelakegolf.com

Facebook: Pierce Lake Golf Course

Twitter: @PierceLakeGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Harry Bower

Holes: 18

Founded: 1995

PIGEON CREEK GC

10195 120th Ave.

West Olive, MI 49460

Pro Shop: (616) 875-4300

Web: golfpigeoncreek.com

Facebook: Pigeon Creek Golf

Course

Type: Public Region: West Central

Holes: 18

Founded: 2000

PILGRIM’S RUN GC

11401 Newcosta Ave.

Pierson, MI 49339

Pro Shop: (888) 533-7742

Web: pilgrimsrun.com

Facebook: Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architects: Kris Shumaker/Mike DeVries

Holes: 18

Founded: 1998

PIN HIGH GC

Lawton (269) 624-4653

PINE GROVE CC

1520 W. Hughitt

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

Web: pinegrovecc.org

Club: (906) 774-2994

Pro Shop: (906) 774-3493

Type: Semi-private

Founded: 1902

Architect: Lawrence Packard Holes: 18

PINE HILLS GC

Laingsburg (517) 651-9700

PINE HOLLOW GC

Jackson (517) 764-4200

PINE KNOB GC

5580 Waldon Rd.

Clarkston, MI 48348

Club: (248) 625-0700

Pro Shop: (248) 625-4430

Web: pineknobmansion. com/golf/

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 27 Founded: 1970

PINE LAKE CC

3300 Pine Lake Rd. Orchard Lake, MI 48324

Club: (248) 682-1300

Pro Shop: (248) 682-2121

Web: pinelakecc.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1902

Architect: Willie Park Jr. Holes: 18

Caddies Available

PINE RIVER CC

1400 W. Superior Alma, MI 48801

Club: (989) 463-4610

Web: pinerivercc.net

Facebook: Pine River

Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central Founded: 1926 Holes: 18

PINE RIVER GC Standish (989) 846-6819

PINE SHORES GC

St. Clair (810) 329-4294

PINE TRACE GC

3600 Pine Trace Blvd. Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Pro Shop: (248) 852-7100

Web: pinetrace.com

Facebook: Pine Trace Golf Club

Twitter: @PineTrace

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 1989

Architect: Arthur Hills Holes: 18

PINE VIEW GC

52065 Pulver Rd. Three Rivers, MI 49093

Club: (269) 279-5131

Web: pineviewgolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 36

Founded: 1965

PINE VIEW GC

5820 Stony Creek Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Pro Shop: (734) 481-0500

Web: pineviewgc.com

Facebook: Pine View Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1989

Architect: Harley Hodges

Holes: 18

PINECROFT GC

8260 Henry Rd. Benzonia, MI 49616

Pro Shop: (231) 882-9100

Web: pinecroftgolf.com

Facebook: Pinecroft Golf

Twitter: @pinecroftgolf

Type: Public Region: Northwest

Founded: 1992

Architects: L. Stone/J. Cole/A.

Norman/C. Carlson

Holes: 18

THE PINES GC

Wyoming (616) 538-8380

THE PINES GC AT LAKE ISABELLA

1022 Clubhouse Dr. Lake Isabella, MI 48893

Club: (800) 741-3435

Pro Shop: (989) 644-2300

Web: thepinesgolfcourse.com

Facebook: The Pines Golf Course

Twitter: PinesGC@Lake Isabella

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Holes: 18

PINE VIEW HIGHLANDS GC

4671 W. Houghton Lake Dr. Houghton Lake, MI 48629

Pro Shop: (989) 366-7726

Web: pineviewhighlands.com

Facebook: Pineview Highlands Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula Holes: 18

PIPESTONE CREEK GC

6768 Naomi Rd. Eau Claire, MI 49111

Pro Shop: (269) 944-1611

Facebook: @pipestonecreekgc

Type: Public Region: Southwest Holes: 18

PLEASANT HILLS GC

Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0487

PLEASANT VIEW GC

Saginaw (989) 791-4768

PLUM BROOK GC

13390 Plumbrook Dr. Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Pro Shop: (586) 264-9411

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1927

Architects: Michael Beaupre/ William Beaupre Holes: 18

PLUM HOLLOW CC

21631 Lahser Rd. Southfield, MI 48033

Club: (248) 357-5353

Pro Shop: (248) 353-3553

Web: plumhollowcc.com

Facebook: Plum Hollow Country Club

Twitter: @PHCCturf

Type: Private Region: Southeast Founded: 1921

Architect: C. H. Alison and Harry S. Colt Holes: 18

Caddies Available

PLYM PARK GC

Niles (269) 684-7331

THE POHLCAT CHAMPIONSHIP GC

6595 E. Airport Rd.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Pro Shop: (989) 773-4221

Web: pohlcat.net

Facebook: PohlCat Golf Course

Twitter: @golfpohlcat

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: Dan Pohl

Holes: 18

Pilgrim's Run GC

POINT O’ WOODS

G&CC

1516 Roslyn Rd.

Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Club: (269) 944-1433

Pro Shop: (269) 944-5851

Web: pointowoods.com

Facebook: Point O’ Woods Golf and Country Club

Twitter: @ThePointGolf

Type: Private Region: Southwest

Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr. Holes: 18

Founded: 1957

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

POINTE AUX

BARQUES GC

1846 Bayview Dr.

Port Austin, MI 48467

Club: (989) 738-7585

Pro Shop: (989) 738-7922

Type: Private

Region: East Central

Founded: 1896 Holes: 18

POLO FIELDS G&CC

5200 Polo Fields Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Club: (734) 998-1555

Pro Shop: (734) 998-3456

Web: polofieldsccmi.com

Facebook: The Polo Fields Golf & Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

PONTIAC CC

4335 Elizabeth Lake Rd.

Waterford, MI 48328

Pro Shop: (248) 682-6333

Web: pontiaccountryclub.com

Facebook: Pontiac Country Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

PORT HURON ELKS GC

3292 Beach Rd.

Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Pro Shop: (810) 984-1204

Web: phelkslodge343.com/ golfing

Facebook: Port Huron Elks

Lodge 343

Type: Private Region: East Central Holes: 18

PORT HURON GC

4101 Fairway Dr.

Fort Gratiot, MI 48059

Club: (810) 385-4447

Pro Shop: (810) 385-3881

Web: phgc.net

Facebook: Port Huron Golf Club

Type: Private Region: East Central

Architect: Captain C. H. Allison Holes: 18

PORTLAND CC

Portland (517) 647-4521

PRAIRIE CREEK GC & BANQUET CENTER

DeWitt (517) 669-1958

THE PRAIRIES

5303 W. Main

Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Club: (269) 343-3906

Type: Public

Web: prairiesgolf.com

Facebook: The Prairies Golf

Club

Region: Southwest Holes: 18

PRESTWICK VILLAGE

GC

136 Inverness

Highland, MI 48357

Club: (248) 887-1762

Pro Shop: (248) 887-4334

Web: pvgcc.com

Facebook: Prestwick Village Golf Course

Twitter: @PVGCC

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Ron Garl

Holes: 18

Founded: 1996

QQUAIL RIDGE GC

8375 36th St. E. Ada, MI 49301

Club: (616) 676-2000 ext. 1

Web: quailridgegc.com

Facebook: Quail Ridge Golf Club Ada & Grand Rapids MI

Twitter: @Quail_RidgeGC Type: Public

Region: West Central

Founded: 1999

Architect: Ray Hearn Holes: 18

QUARRY RIDGE GC

Ottawa Lake (734) 888-1020

THE QUEST GC

119 Questview Dr. Houghton Lake, MI 48629

Pro Shop: (989) 422-4516

Web: questgolfcourse.com

Facebook: The Quest Golf Club

– Houghton Lake

Instagram: @questgolfclub

Twitter: @questgolfclub

Type: Public

Region: Northeast Founded: 1994

Architects: John Sanford Jr./ Ken Green Holes: 18

QUINCY GC

Quincy (517) 639-4491

RRACKHAM GC

10100 W. 10 Mile Rd.

Huntington Woods, MI 48070

Pro Shop: (248) 543-4040

Web: rackham.golf

Type: Public Region: Southeast Founded: 1923

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

RADRICK FARMS

4875 Geddes Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Golf Shop: (734) 998-7040

Web: radrick.umich.edu

Instagram: umichradrick

Type: Semi-private

Region: Southeast

Architect: Pete Dye

Founded: 1965

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Certified Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary

RAILSIDE GC

2500 76th St. SW

Byron Center, MI 49315

Club: (616) 878-1140

Pro Shop: (616) 878-0202

Web: railsidegolf.com

Facebook: Railside Golf Club

Twitter: @RailsideGolf

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Matthews Assn. Holes: 18

RAISIN VALLEY GC

Tecumseh (517) 423-2050

RAMMLER GC

38180 Utica Rd.

Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Pro Shop: (586) 264-4101

Web: rammlergolf.com

Facebook: RammlerGolfClub

Twitter: @RammlerGolfClub

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1929

Holes: 18

Rammler Par 3 Course

RATTLE RUN GC

East China (810) 329-2070

RAVENNA CREEKS GC Ravenna (231) 853-6736

RAVINES GC

3520 Palmer Dr. Saugatuck, MI 49453

Pro Shop: (269) 857-1616

Web: ravinesgolfclub.com

Facebook: Ravines Golf Club

Twitter: @RavinesGolfClub

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: Arnold Palmer Holes: 18

RED ARROW GC

Kalamazoo (269) 492-7800

RED FOX RUN GC Gwinn, (906) 346-7010

RED HAWK GC

350 W. Davison

East Tawas, MI 48730

Pro Shop: (989) 362-0800

Web: redhawkgolf.net

Facebook: Red Hawk Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Northeast Holes: 18

The Pohlcat Championship GC

RED OAKS GC

29600 John R Rd.

Madison Heights, MI 48071

Pro Shop: (248) 541-5030

Web: OaklandCountyParks.com

Facebook: Oakland County

Parks and Recreation

Twitter: @OCParksAndRec

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 9

RED RUN GC

2036 Rochester Rd.

Royal Oak, MI 48073

Club: (248) 548-7500

Pro Shop: (248) 548-8423

Web: redrungolfclub.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1914

Architect: Willie Park Jr. Holes: 18

Caddies Available

Walking Permitted (Walking w/out caddie available certain times only)

No pull carts allowed

REDWOOD GC

Roscommon (989) 821-9821

RICHMOND FOREST GC

Lenox (586) 727-4742

RIDGE GC

Breckenridge (989) 842-1510

RIDGEVIEW GC

Belding (616) 794-1860

RIDGEVIEW GC

10360 W. Main Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Pro Shop: (269) 375-8821

Web: ridgeviewgolf.com

Facebook: Ridgeview Golf Course

Twitter: @RidgeviewGCkzoo

Type: Public Region: West Central Holes: 18

RIPPLING RAPIDS GC

Cheboygan (231) 625-2770

RIVER’S EDGE GC

6373 Werth Rd.

Alpena, MI 49707

Pro Shop: (989) 354-4312

Web: riversedgeofalpena.com

Facebook: River’s Edge Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Architect: Bruce Matthews Holes: 18

RIVERBANK GC

South Lyon (248) 486-6251

RIVERSIDE GC & BANQUET CENTER

245 Columbia Ave. E

Battle Creek, MI 49015

Pro Shop: (269) 964-0291

Web: bcriverside.com

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1926

Architects: Bruce & Jeffery

Matthews Holes: 18

RIVERSIDE GC

Menominee (906) 863-4837

RIVERVIEW HIGHLANDS

15015 Sibley Rd.

Riverview, MI 48193

Pro Shop: (734) 479-2266

Web: riverviewhighlands.com

Facebook: Riverview Highlands

Golf Course

Twitter: @RviewHighlands

Instagram: Riverview Highlands

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Founded: 1973

Architects: William Newcomb/ Arthur Hills Holes: 27

RIVERWOOD RESORT

1313 E. Broomfield Rd.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Club: (989) 772-5726

Pro Shop: (989) 773-7063

Web: riverwoodresort.com

Facebook: Riverwood/Nine Eight Nine

Twitter: @Riverwood_989

Type: Resort

Region: West Central Founded: 1932

Architect: Harley Hodges Holes: 18

THE ROCK AT DRUMMOND ISLAND

33494 S. Maxton Rd.

Drummond Island, MI 49726

Club: (906) 493-1000

Web: drummondisland.com

Facebook: Drummond Island Resort

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Architect: Harry Bowers

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

ROGERS CITY CC

4796 Golf Course Rd.

Rogers City, MI 49779

Club: (989) 734-4909

Web: rogerscitygolfclub.com

Facebook: RogersCityCC

Type: Public Region: Northeast

Holes: 18

Founded: 1971

ROLLING HILLS GC

Lapeer (810) 664-2281

ROLLING HILLS GC

6484 Sutton Rd

Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

Pro Shop: (734) 662-5144

Web: rmgolfcourse.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

ROLLING MEADOWS GC

6484 Sutton Rd.

Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

Pro Shop: (734) 662-5144

Web: rmgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Rolling Meadows

Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

Founded: 1978

ROUGE PARK GC

11701 Burt Rd.

Detroit, MI 48228

Pro Shop: (313) 837-5900

Web: rouge.golf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

ROYAL OAK

GOLF CENTER

3500 Edgar

Royal Oak, MI 48073

Pro Shop: (248) 549-4653

Web: royaloakgolfcenter.com

Facebook: Royal Oak Golf

Center

Twitter: @ROGolfCenter

Region: Southeast

Type: Driving Range/Miniature Golf/Golf Learning Center

ROYAL OAK GC

3417 Don Soper Dr.

Royal Oak, MI 48073

Pro Shop: (248) 554-0019

Web: ci.royal-oak.mi.us

Facebook: Tee Time Grille at

Royal Oak Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1958

Holes: 9

MTESP Certified

ROYAL SCOT GC

4722 W. Grand River Ave. Lansing, MI 48906

Pro Shop: (517) 321-6220

Web: royalscot.net

Facebook: Royal Scot Golf & Bowl

Twitter: @RSGolfBowl

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architects: Thingsted/Hearn Holes: 27

MTESP Certified

RUSH LAKE HILLS GC

Pinckney (734) 878-9790

RUSTIC GLEN GC

12090 W. Michigan Ave. Saline, MI 48176

Pro Shop: (734) 429-7679

Web: rusticglen.com

Facebook: Rustic Glen Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

SSAGE RUN GC

W1824 Co. Road 400 Bark River, MI 49807

Club: (906) 466-2941

Web: islandresortandcasino. com

Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula Holes: 18

SAGINAW CC

4465 Gratiot Ave. Saginaw, MI 48638

Club: (989) 793-2860

Pro Shop: (989) 793-3461

Web: saginawcountryclub.com

Facebook: Saginaw Country Club

Rackham GC

Twitter: @SagCountryClub

Type: Private Region: East Central Holes: 18

SAGINAW VALLEY

PUBLIC GC

Bay City (989) 684-2611

SAINT JOHN’S RESORT

44045 5 Mile Rd.

Plymouth, MI 48170

Club: (734) 414-0600

Pro Shop: (734) 453-1047

Web: saintjohnsresort.com

Facebook: Saint John’s Resort

Twitter: @saintjohnsresort

Region: Southeast

Type: Public Holes: 18, 7 hole Par 3, Putting Course

SALEM HILLS GC

8810 W. 6 Mile Rd.

Northville, MI 48168

Pro Shop: (248) 437-2152

Web: salemhillsgolfclub.com

Facebook: Salem Hills Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Holes: 18

SANCTUARY LAKE GC

1450 E. South Blvd.

Troy, MI 48085

Pro Shop: (248) 619-7600

Web: golftroy.com

Facebook: Sanctuary Lake Golf Course

Twitter: @sanctuary_lake

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 2004 Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

SAND CREEK GC

Marne (616) 677-3379

SAND WEDGE GC Ottawa Lake (734) 854-4909

SANDY CREEK GC Monroe (734) 242-7200

SANDY PEBBLES GC Ahmeek (906) 337-3516

SANDY RIDGE GC

2750 W. Lauria Rd

Midland, MI 48641

Pro Shop: (989) 631-6010

Web: golfsandyridge.com

Facebook: Sandy Ridge Golf Course

Instagram: @sandy_ridge_ golf_course

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1964 Holes: 18

SASKATOON GC

9038 92nd St. SE Alto, MI 49302

Pro Shop: (616) 891-9229

Web: saskatoongolf.com

Facebook: Saskatoon-Golf-Club

Twitter: @saskatoongolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Holes: 45

SAUGANASH CC

61270 Lutz Rd.

Three Rivers, MI 49093

Pro Shop: (269) 278-7825

Web: golfsauganash.com

Facebook: Sauganash Country Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architect: A.W. Tillinghast Founded: 1924 Holes: 18

SAULT STE. MARIE CC

1520 Riverside Dr. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Club: (906) 632-9771

Pro Shop: (906) 632-7812

Superintendent: (906) 632-8252

Web: saultstemariecc.com

Facebook: ssmcountryclub

Type: Semi-Private Region: Upper Peninsula Founded: 1901

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

THE SAWMILL

GOLF COURSE

19 Sawmill Blvd. Saginaw, MI 48603

Pro Shop: (989) 793-2692

Web: TheSawmill.com

Facebook: The Sawmill Golf &/ or Sawmill Pub & Grill

Type: Public Region: East Central Founded: 1997

Architect: John Sanford Jr. Holes: 18

SCENIC G&CC

8364 W. Filion Rd. Pigeon, MI 48755

Pro Shop: (989) 453-3350

Web: scenicgcc.com

Type: Public Region: East Central

Architect: Ron Ferris

Golf Design Holes: 18

SCOTT LAKE CC Comstock Park (616) 784-1355

SEIFERT GOLF CENTER

Grand Blanc (810) 655-8070

SELFRIDGE GC

Building 570 Selfridge ANGB, MI 48045

Club: (586) 239-4344

Pro Shop: (586) 239-4653

Web: detroit.armymwr.com

Facebook: Selfridge Golf Club

Type: Government/Military Region: Southeast Holes: 18

SHADOW RIDGE GC

1911 Kelsey Highway Ionia, MI 48846

Pro Shop: (616) 527-1180

Web: Shadowridgegolf.net

Facebook: Shadow Ridge Golf Course and Banquet Center

Type: Public Region: West Central Holes: 18

SHAMROCK HILLS GC

31071 County Rd. 390 Gobles, MI 49055

Pro Shop: (269) 628-2070

Web: shamrockhillsgolf.com

Facebook: Shamrock Hills Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Founded: 1969 Holes: 18

Architect: W. Bruce Matthews

SHANTY CREEK RESORTS

5780 Shanty Creek Rd. Bellaire, MI 49615

Club: (231) 533-3000

Web: shantycreek.com

Facebook: Shanty Creek Resorts

Twitter: @ShantyCreek

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Cedar River GC

Architect: Tom Weiskopf Holes: 18

Summit GC

Architect: William Diddel Holes: 18

Schuss Mountain GC

Architects: Warner Bowen/ William Newcomb Holes: 18

The Legend GC

Architect: Arnold Palmer Holes: 18

Hawk’s Eye GC

Architect: John Robinson Holes: 18

SHENANDOAH CC

5600 Walnut Lake Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Pro Shop: (248) 682-4300

Web: shenandoahgolfclub.com

Facebook: Shenandoah

Country Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: Bruce Matthews Sr. Holes: 18

SHEPHERD’S

HOLLOW GC

9085 Big Lake Rd. Clarkston, MI 48346

Pro Shop: (248) 922-0300

Web: shepherdshollow.com

Red Run GC

Facebook: Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club

Twitter: @SH_golf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architects: Arthur Hills/Mike Bylen

Holes: 27

SHERWOOD ON THE HILL

Gagetown (989) 665-9971

SILVER LAKE CC

Rockford (616) 874-7595

SILVER LAKE GC

Waterford (248) 673-1611

SILVER LAKE GC

Brooklyn (517) 592-8036

SINGING BRIDGE GC

Tawas City (989) 362-0022

SNOW SNAKE SKI & GOLF

Harrison (989) 539-6583

SOLITUDE LINKS GC & BANQUET CENTER

5810 Flinchbaugh Rd.

Kimball, MI 48074

Pro Shop: (810) 982-3673 ext. 1

Web: solitudelinksgolf.com

Facebook: @solitudelinks

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Founded: 2000

Architect: Torello Group Ltd. Holes: 18

SOMERSET GC

Troy (248) 643-8737

SOUTH WINDS GOLF CLUB

Southgate (734) 258-3004

SPARKS BROADWAY GC Charlotte (517) 543-6723

SPARTA MOOSE FAMILY CENTER & GOLF COURSE

Sparta (616) 887-9126

SPRING LAKE CC

17496 Fruitport Rd.

Spring Lake, MI 49456

Club: (616) 842-4200

Pro Shop: (616) 850-1153

Web: springlakecc.com

Facebook: Spring Lake Country Club

Twitter: @SpringLakeCC

Type: Private Region: West Central Holes: 18

Founded: 1911

SPRING MEADOWS CC

1129 Ripley Rd.

Linden, MI 48451

Club: (810) 735-7836

Pro Shop: (810) 735-4363

Web: springmeadowscountryclub.com

Facebook: Spring Meadows

Country Club

Type: Private Region: East Central

Architect: Larry Packard Holes: 18

SPRING VALLEY GC Hersey (231) 832-5041

SPRING VALLEY GC Kawkawlin (989) 686-0330

SPRINGBROOK GC Walloon Lake (231) 535-5155

SPRINGBROOK GC & GRILL

Springfield (269) 441-7529

SPRINGDALE GC 316 Strathmore Birmingham, MI 48009

Pro Shop: (248) 530-1660

Web: golfbirmingham.org

Facebook: City Government of Birmingham, MI

Twitter: @bhamgov

Type: Semi-private Region: Southeast

Holes: 9

Founded: 1929

SPRINGFIELD OAKS GC 12450 Andersonville Rd.

Davisburg, MI 48350

Pro Shop: (248) 634-2261

Web: oaklandcountyparks.com

Facebook: Oakland County

Parks and Recreation

Twitter: @OCParksAndRec

Instagram: @oaklandcountyparks

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

SQUIRREL HOLLOW GC Battle Creek (269) 979-7277

ST. CLAIR GC

1714 N. River Rd.

St. Clair, MI 48079

Club: (810) 329-7300

Pro Shop: (810) 329-7458

Web: stclairgolfclub.com

Facebook: St. Clair Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architects: Donald Ross/Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Unaccompanied guest must get permission to play from the golf professional

ST. CLAIR SHORES GC

22185 Masonic Blvd.

St. Clair Shores, MI 48082

Pro Shop: (586) 294-2000 ext. 1

Web: scsgolf.com

Facebook: St. Clair Shores Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

Architect: Jerry Matthews

*St. Clair Shores residents receive discounted rates

Senior and junior rates available M-F before noon

ST. IGNACE G & CC

W. 223 W. US-2

St. Ignace, MI 49781

Club: (906) 643-8071

Web: stignacegolf.com

Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula Founded: 1927 Holes: 9

ST. JOE VALLEY GC Sturgis (269) 467-6275

STATES GC Vicksburg (269) 649-1931

STONEBRIDGE GC

1825 Clubhouse Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Pro Shop: (734) 429-8383

Web: stonebridgegolfclub.net

Facebook: Stonebridge Golf

Club – Ann Arbor, MI

Twitter: @GolfStonebridge

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

STONEGATE GC

4100 Sweeter Rd. Twin Lake, MI 49457

Pro Shop: (231) 744-7200

Web: stonegategolfclub.com

Facebook: Stonegate Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Pat Grelak

Founded: 2004

Holes: 18

Walking Not Permitted

STONEWATER CC

7177 Kalamazoo Ave.

Caledonia, MI 49316

Pro Shop: (616) 656-9898

Web: stonewatercc.com

Spring Meadows CC

Facebook: StoneWater

Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central Holes: 18

STONY CREEK

METROPARK GC

5140 Main Pkwy.

Shelby Twp., MI 48316

Pro Shop: (586) 781-9166

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Stony Creek Metropark

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 18

STONY POINT GC

Manistique (906) 341-3419

STONYCROFT HILLS CLUB

1960 Stonycroft Ln.

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Pro Shop: (248) 647-1294 ext. 1

Web: stonycroft.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast Holes: 9

STORMY CREEK GC

Grand Rapids, 616-942-1330

SUGAR SPRINGS GC

1930 W. Sugar River Rd. Gladwin, MI 48624

Web: sugarsprings.net

Pro Shop: (989) 426-4391

Region: Northeast

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Type: Public

SUGARBUSH GC

One Sugarbush Dr. Davison, MI 48423

Club: (810) 653-3326

Pro Shop: (810) 653-1124

Web: sugarbushgolf.com

Facebook: Sugarbush Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Architect: Dave Mancour

Founded: 1995

Holes: 18

Walking not permitted

SUGAR LOAF/THE OLD COURSE

4512 S. Townline Rd. Cedar, MI 49621

Pro Shop: (231) 228-2040

Web: sugarloaftheoldcourse.com

Facebook: Sugar Loaf The Old Course

Type: Public

Region: Northwest Holes: 18

SUMMER BREEZE PAR 3 GC

Fremont (231) 924-9759

SUNNYBROOK CC

624 Port Sheldon Ave. Grandville, MI 49418

Club: (616) 457-1100

Pro Shop: (616) 457-1102

Web: sunnybrookcc.com

Facebook: Sunnybrook Country Club – Golf & Pool

Holes: 18

Swartz Creek Executive Course Holes: 9

SWEETGRASS GC

W399 Hwy. 2 & 41

Harris, MI 49845

Pro Shop: (906) 723-2251

Web: islandresortgolf.com

Facebook: Island Resort & Casino

Twitter: @IslandResortMI

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

MTESP Certified Holes: 18

SYCAMORE HILLS GC

48787 North Ave. Macomb, MI 48042

Pro Shop: (586) 598-9500

Web: sycamorehills.com

Facebook: Sycamore Hills Golf

Club and Banquet Center

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 27

SYLVAN GLEN GC

5725 Rochester Rd. Troy, MI 48085

Pro Shop: (248) 619-7600

Web: golftroy.com

Twitter: @SylvanGlenGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1922

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

TTAM O’SHANTER CC

5051 Orchard Lake Rd.

West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Club: (248) 855-1900

Pro Shop: (248) 855-0655

Web: tamoshantercc.org

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Founded: 1958

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

SWAN VALLEY GC

9521 Highland Green Dr. Saginaw, MI 48609

Pro Shop: (989) 781-4653

Club: (810) 766-7043

Web: swanvalleygolf.com

Type: Public Region: East Central Holes: 18

Founded: 1959

Architect: Jerry Matthews

SWARTZ CREEK GC

1902 Hammerburg Rd. Flint, MI 48507

Club: (810) 766-7043

Web: flintcitygolfllc.com

Facebook: Swartz Creek Golf Course

Type: Public Region: East Central

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: Captain C.H. Alison Holes: 18

Caddies Available

THE TAMARACKS

Harrison (989) 539-5441

TANGLEWOOD GC

22805 Country Club Dr. South Lyon, MI 48178

Pro Shop: (248) 486-3355

Web: tanglewoodlion.com

Facebook: Tanglewood Golf

Club & Restaurant

Twitter: @TanglewoodGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 27

TANGLEWOOD MARSH GC

Sault Ste. Marie (906) 635-7651

TAWAS CREEK GC

Tawas City (989) 362-6262

Sugar Springs GC

TAYLOR MEADOWS GC

25360 Ecorse Rd.

Taylor, MI 48180

Pro Shop: (734) 287-2100

Web: taylorgolf.com

Facebook: Taylor Meadows

Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Arthur Hills Holes: 18

TECUMSEH GC

5200 Milwaukee Rd.

Tecumseh, MI 49286

Pro Shop: (734) 730-1506

Club: (517) 423-2070

Web: tecumsehgolfclub.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Founded: 1948

TERRA VERDE GC & BANQUET CENTER

Nunica (616) 837-8249

TERRACE BLUFF GC

Gladstone (906) 428-2343

THORNAPPLE POINTE

7211 48th St.

Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Pro Shop: (616) 554-4747

Web: thornapplepointe.com

Facebook: Thornapple Pointe Golf Club

Twitter: @ThornapplePte

Type: Public Region: West Central

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

THORNE BROTHERS AT LILAC GC

Newport (734) 586-7555

THORNE HILLS GC

Carleton (734) 587-2332

THOUSAND OAKS GC

4100 Thousand Oaks Dr. Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Pro Shop: (616) 447-7750 ext. 2

Web: thousandoaksgolf.com

Facebook: Thousand Oaks

Golf Club

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Rees Jones Holes: 18

THREE FIRES GC

6045 136th St.

Holland, MI 49424

Pro Shop: (616) 399-1678

Web: threefiresgolf.com

Facebook: Three Fires Golf Club

Instagram: @threefiresgolfclub

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Founded: 1961

Architect: Bruce Matthews Holes: 27

THUNDER BAY GOLF & RV RESORT

Hillman (989) 742-4875

TIMBER RIDGE GC

16339 Park Lake Rd.

East Lansing, MI 48823

Pro Shop: (517) 940-8095

Web: eagleeyegolfclub.com

Facebook: Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center

Twitter: @TimberGolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

TIMBER TRACE GC

One Champions Circle

Pinckney, MI 48169

Club: (734) 878-1800

Web: timbertracegc.com

Facebook: TimberTraceGolf

Twitter: @timbertrace

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Conroy/Dewling Associates Holes: 18

TIMBER WOLF GC

Kalkaska (231) 258-5685

TIMBERS GC

7300 Bray Rd.

Vassar, MI 48768

Pro Shop: (989) 871-4884

Web: timbersgolfclub.com

Type: Public Region: East Central Holes: 18

TIMBERSTONE GC

Iron Mountain (906) 776-0111

TIMBERWOOD GC

23700 31 Mile Rd. Ray, MI 48096

Club: (586) 784-6000

Web: timberwoodgc.com

Facebook: Timberwood Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Architect: Laura Viola Holes: 18

Founded: 2006

TOMAC WOODS GC

Albion (517) 629-8241

TPC MICHIGAN

One Nicklaus Dr.

Dearborn, MI 48120

Club: (313) 436-3000

Pro Shop: (313) 436-3100

Web: tpcmichigan.com

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Jack Nicklaus Holes: 18

TRAVERSE CITY G&CC

1725 S. Union

Traverse City, MI 49684

Club: (231) 947-9140

Pro Shop: (231) 947-3553

Web: tcgcc.com

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Architect: Tom Bendelow

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

TRAVERSE CITY GOLF CENTER

6270 Secor Rd.

Traverse City, MI 49685

Pro Shop: (231) 947-1185

Web: tcgolfcenter.com

Facebook: TCGolf Center

Region: Northwest

TRAVIS POINTE CC

2829 Travis Pointe Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Club: (734) 662-2582

Pro Shop: (734) 662-5703

Web: travispointe.com

Facebook: Travis Pointe

Country Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 18

Founded: 1977

TREETOPS RESORT

3962 Wilkinson Rd.

Gaylord, MI 49735

Pro Shop: (989) 732-6711

Web: treetops.com

Facebook: Treetops Resort

Twitter: @TreetopsMich

Type: Resort

Smith Signature

Architect: Rick Smith

Holes: 18

Region: Northeast

Smith Tradition

Architect: Rick Smith

Holes: 18

Fazio Premier

Architect: Tom Fazio

Holes: 18

Jones Masterpiece

Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr. Holes: 18

Threetops Par 3 Course

Architect: Rick Smith Holes: 9

TRUE NORTH GC

2500 True North Dr. Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Club: (231) 526-3300

Web: truenorthgolf.com

Facebook: True North Golf Club

Twitter: @TrueNorthGolf

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Architect: James Engh Holes: 18

TULLYMORE GOLF RESORT

9900 St. Ives Dr. Stanwood, MI 49346 11969 Tullymore Dr. Stanwood, MI 49346

Pro Shop: (231) 972-4837

Web: tullymoregolf.com

Facebook: Tullymore Golf Resort

Twitter: @TullymoreResort

Type: Resort/Semi-private Region: West Central

St. Ives

Architect: Jerry Matthews Holes: 18

Tullymore

Architect: James Engh Holes: 18

TURTLE CREEK GC Burlington (517) 765-2232

TUSTIN TRAILS GC

Tustin (231) 829-5455

TWIN BEACH CC

7625 Glascott Ave. West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Pro Shop: (248) 363-3335

Web: twinbeachcc.com

Facebook: Twin Beach Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast Holes: 18

TWIN BIRCH GC

Kalkaska (231) 258-9691

TWIN BROOKS GC

1005 N McKeighan Rd. Chesaning, MI 48616

Club: (989) 845-6403

Web: twinbrooksgolfclub.com

Facebook: Twin Brooks Golf Course

Type: Public Region: East Central

Founded: 1960 Holes: 18

TWIN LAKES GOLF & SWIM CLUB

455 Twin Lakes Dr. Oakland, MI 48363

Pro Shop: (248) 650-4960

Web: twinlakesgc.com

Facebook: Twin Lakes Golf Club

Twitter: @TwinLakesGC

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architects: Jerry Matthews/ Ray Hearn Holes: 27

T WIN OAKS GC Freeland (989) 695-9746

Taylor Meadows GC

TWIN OAKS GC

St. Johns (989) 224-7342

TYLER CREEK GC & CAMPGROUND

Alto (616) 868-6751

TYRONE HILLS GC

8449 Old US 23

Fenton, MI 48430

Pro Shop: (810) 629-5011

Web: tyronehillsgolf.com

Facebook: Tyrone Hills Golf

Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Bruce Matthews

Holes: 18

UUBLY HEIGHTS

G&CC

2400 E. Atwater Rd.

Ubly, MI 48475

Pro Shop: (989) 658-2374

Web: ublyheights.com

Facebook: Ubly Heights Golf & Country Club

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

UNION LAKE GC

Commerce Twp. (248) 3634666

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GC

500 E. Stadium Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Pro Shop: (734) 615-GOLF

Web: umgolfcourse.umich.edu

Facebook: umichgolfcourse

Twitter: @umichgolfcourse

Type: University/Semiprivate

Region: Southeast

Architect: Alister MacKenzie

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

UNIVERSITY PARK GC

Muskegon (231) 773-0023

VVASSAR G&CC

Vassar (989) 823-7221

VERONA HILLS GC

3175 Sand Beach Rd.

Bad Axe, MI 48413

Club: (989) 269-6380

Pro Shop: (989) 269-8132

Web: veronahillsgolf.com

Facebook: Verona Hills Golf Club

Twitter: @VeronaHillsGC

Type: Semi-private Region: East Central

Architects: Arnat/Ellis/Trusdale

Holes: 18

VIENNA GREENS GC Clio (810) 686-1443

VILLAGE GREEN GC Newaygo (231) 652-6513

WWABEEK CC

4000 Clubgate Dr. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Club: (248) 855-0700

Pro Shop: (248) 539-7109

Web: wabeekcc.com

Facebook: Wabeek Country Club

Twitter: @WabeekWeddings

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architects: Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus

Holes: 18

No pull carts

WALLINWOOD SPRINGS GC Jenison, (616) 457-9920

WALLOON LAKE CC

05995 Country Club Shores

Petoskey, MI 49770

Pro Shop: (231) 535-2992

Web: walloonlakecc.com

Facebook: Walloon Lake

Country Club

Type: Private Region: Northwest Holes: 18

Founded: 1904

WALNUT CREEK CC

25501 Johns Rd.

South Lyon, MI 48178

Club: (248) 437-7337

Pro Shop: (248) 437-7470

Web: walnutcreekcc.net

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Brian Huntley

Founded: 1955 Holes: 27

Caddies Available

Full driving range and short-game practice facility available

WARFIELD GREENS GC Fraser (586) 293-9887

WARWICK HILLS G&CC

G-9057 S. Saginaw Rd. Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Club: (810) 694-4103

Pro Shop: (810) 694-9251

Web: warwickhills.org

Type: Private Region: East Central Architect: Joe Lee

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

WASHAKIE GC & RV RESORT North Branch (810) 688-3235

WASHTENAW GOLF CLUB

2955 Packard Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Club: (734) 434-2150

Pro Shop: (734) 434-2040

Web: washtenawgolfclub.com

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

WATERLOO GC Grass Lake (517) 522-8527

WATERMARK CC

1600 Galbraith Ave. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Club: (616) 949-0570

Pro Shop: (616) 949-0570 ext. 2

Web: watermarkcc.com

Facebook: Watermark

Country Club

Type: Private Region: West Central

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

WATERS EDGE GC

1100 Ramshorn Dr. Fremont, MI 49412

Ubly Heights G&CC

Pro Shop: (231) 924-2640

Web: watersedgefremont.com

Facebook: @watersedgegolfclub

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Jerry Matthews & Raymond Hearn

Holes: 18 & Practice Facility

WATER’S EDGE CC

Grosse Ile (734) 675-0777

WAWASHKAMO GC

3723 British Landing Rd. Mackinac Island, MI 49757

Pro Shop: (906) 847-3871

Web: wawashkamo.com

Facebook: Wawashkamo Golf Club

Type: Semi-private Region: Upper Peninsula Holes: 9

WAWONOWIN CC

3432 County Rd. 478

Champion, MI 49814

Club: (906) 485-5660

Pro Shop: (906) 485-1435

Web: wawonowin.com

Facebook: Wawonowin

Country Club

Twitter: @WawonowinCC

Type: Semi-private Region: Upper Peninsula Holes: 18

WEQUETONSING GC

5543 M-119

Harbor Springs, MI 49740 Club: (231) 526-5351

Web: wequetonsinggolfclub. com

Type: Private Region: Northwest

Founded: 1896 Holes: 18

WESBURN G&CC

5617 S Huron River Dr. Rockwood, MI 48179

Pro Shop: (734) 379-3555

Web: wesburngolfcourse.com

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

WEST BRANCH CC 1905 Fairview

West Branch, MI 48661

Club: (989) 345-2501

Web: westbranchcountryclub. com

Facebook: West Branch

Country Club

Type: Public Region: Northeast Holes: 18

WEST SHORE G&CC

22843 W. River Rd. Grosse Ile, MI 48138

Club: (734) 676-1944

Pro Shop: (734) 676-0330

Web: westshoregcc.com

Facebook: West Shore Golf and Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: George Ferry

Holes: 18

WESTERN G&CC

14600 Kinloch

Redford, MI 48239

Club: (313) 531-1240

Pro Shop: (313) 531-2323

Web: westerngcc.com

Facebook: Western Golf & Country Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

Architect: Donald Ross Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

WESTERN GREENS GC

2475 Johnson St. Marne, MI 49435

Pro Shop: (616) 677-3677

Web: westerngreensgolf-

course.com

Facebook: @westerngreensgolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Mark DeVries Holes: 18

WESTWIND GOLF COURSE

Muskegon (231) 773-8814

WESTWYND GC

4161 N. Adams Rd.

Rochester Hills, MI 48306

Pro Shop: (248) 608-7820

Web: westwyndgolf.com

Facebook: Westwynd Golf & Grille

Twitter: @WestWyndGolf

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

WHEATFIELD VALLEY

GC

1600 Linn Rd. Williamston, MI 48895

Pro Shop: (517) 655-6999

Web: wheatfieldvalley.com

Facebook: Wheatfield Valley Golf Course

Type: Public Region: Southeast Holes: 18

WHIFFLETREE HILL GC

Concord (517) 524-6655

WHISPERING PINES

GC

2500 Whispering Pines Dr.

Pinckney, MI 48169

Pro Shop: (734) 878-0009

Web: whisperingpinesgc.com

Facebook: Whispering Pines Golf Club

Twitter: @WPGolfClub

White Pine National Golf Resort

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Donald Moon

Holes: 18

WHISPERING WILLOWS

GC

20500 Newburgh Rd.

Livonia, MI 48152

Pro Shop: (248) 476-4493

Web: golflivonia.com

Facebook: Golf Livonia

Twitter: @GolfLivonia

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Mark DeVries

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

WHITE BIRCH HILLS GC Bay City (989) 662-6523

WHITE DEER CC

Prudenville (989) 366-5812

WHITE LAKE GC

6777 S. Shore Dr.

Whitehall, MI 49461

Pro Shop: (231) 893-4232

Web: whitelakegolfclub.com

Facebook: White Lake Golf Club

Twitter: @WhiteLakeGC

Type: Private

Region: West Central

Holes: 18 & Practice Facility

Architects: Tom Bendelow, Al

Seckel & Ray Hearn

Founded: 1916

WHITE LAKE OAKS GC

991 S. Williams Lake Rd.

White Lake, MI 48386

Pro Shop: (248) 698-2700

Web: OaklandCountyParks.com

Twitter: @OCParksAndRec

Type: Public

Architect: Van Tine family

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

WHITE OAKS GC Hillsdale (517) 437-3434

WHITE OAKS GC Goodells (810) 325-9292

WHITE PINE NATIONAL GOLF RESORT

3450 N. Hubbard Lake Rd.

Spruce, MI 48762

Pro Shop: (989) 736-3279

Web: whitepinenational.com

Facebook: White Pine

National Golf

Twitter: @WPNational

Type: Resort

Region: Northeast

Architects: Bruce Wolfrom/ Clem Wolfrom Holes: 18

WHITEFISH LAKE GOLF & GRILL Pierson (616) 636-5260

WHITEFORD VALLEY GC

Ottawa Lake (734) 856-4545

WHITMORE

LAKE GOLF LINKS

1111 6 Mile Rd.

Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

Pro Shop: (734) 449-4653

Web: whitmorelakegolflinks. com

Type: Public Facebook: Whitmore Lake Golf Links

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb Holes: 18

WHITTAKER WOODS GC New Buffalo (269) 469-3400

WICKER HILLS GC

7287 Wickert Rd Hale, MI 48739

Club: (989) 728-9971

Web: wickerhillsgolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1971 Holes: 18

WILD BLUFF GC

Brimley (906) 248-5860

WILD PINES GC

Hermansville (906) 295-0373

WILDERNESS GC

Carp Lake (231) 537-4973

WILDWOOD LAKES GC

Wolverine (231) 525-8949

WILLOW BROOK GC

Byron (810) 266-4660

WILLOW METRO

PARK GC

22900 Huron River Dr.

New Boston, MI 48164

Pro Shop: (734) 753-4040

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Lower Huron, Oakwoods & Willow

Metroparks

Twitter: @MIMetroparks

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

WILLOW RIDGE GC

Fort Gratiot (810) 982-7010

WILLOW SPRINGS GC Vassar (989) 871-9703

WILLOW TREE GC

Melvin (810) 387-4001

WILLOW WOOD GC

Portland (517) 647-1984

WINDING CREEK GC 4514 Ottogan St. Holland, MI 49423

Pro Shop: (616) 396-4516

Web: windingcreekgolfclub.com

Facebook: Winding Creek

Golf Club

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Architects: Matthews/Eakley/ Wiersema Holes: 27

WOLF RIVER

GOLF PARK

11685 Chippewa Hwy. Bear Lake, MI 49614

Club: (231) 398-3980

Type: Public

Web: bearlakehighlands.com

Facebook: bearlakehighlands

Twitter: @blhighlands

Instagram: @blhighlands

Region: Northwest Holes: 18

Founded: 1965

WOLF CREEK GC

Adrian (517) 265-3944

WOODLAND HILLS GC

320 N. Gates

Sandusky, MI 48471

Pro Shop: (810) 648-2400

Web: woodlandhillsclub.com

Facebook: Woodland Hills

Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: East Central Holes: 18

WOODLAWN GC

Adrian (517) 263-3288

WOODSIDE GC

14400 Wood Rd. Lansing, MI 48906

Pro Shop: (517) 242-8527

Web: hawkhollow.com Walnut Creek CC

Type: Public

Founded: 2011

Region: East Central

Holes: 12

WOODSIDE MEADOWS GC

Romulus (734) 782-5136

WUSKOWHAN

PLAYERS CLUB

16111 Blair

West Olive, MI 49460

Pro Shop: (616) 738-6000

Web: wuskowhan.com

Facebook: Wuskowhan

Players Club

Type: Private Region: West Central

Architect: Rick Smith & Warren

Henderson

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

WYANDOTTE HILLS GC & RESORT

Toivola (906) 231-0966

WYANDOTTE SHORES GC

3625 Biddle Ave.

Wyandotte, MI 48192

Pro Shop: (734) 324-7270

Web: wyandotte.net

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1996

Holes: 9

MTESP Certified

THE WYNDGATE

1975 W. Gunn Rd.

Rochester Hills, MI 48306

Pro Shop: (248) 608-7805

Web: thewyndgate.com

Facebook: The Wyndgate

Country Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Founded:1995

Holes: 18

YYANKEE SPRINGS GC

12300 Bowens Mill Rd.

Wayland, MI 49348

Club: (269) 795-0035

Web: playyankeegolf.com

Type: Public Region: Southwest

Holes: 27

Founded: 1963

PHOTO:

YE NYNE OLDE

HOLES GC

East Jordan (231) 582-7609

YE OLDE COUNTRY CLUB

Roscommon (989) 275-5582

YOUNG’S GOLF COURSE

159 Young’s Lane

Hwy. 424

Iron River, MI 49935

Pro Shop: (906) 265-3401 ext. 1

Web: experienceyoungs.com

GAM Allied Associations

Association of Golf Presidents (810) 938-4500

President Walt Baumgardner, Western G & CC

Secretary — Tom Bollinger, Spring Meadows CC

Greater Michigan Club Management Association (248) 973-7943

President — Craig Cutter, CCM, Country Club of Detroit Managing Director — Tammy Carter mdgmcma@gmail.com

Michigan Golf Course Association (800) 860-8575

President — Jim Dewling

Executive Director — Jada Paisley jpaisley@michigangca.org michigangca.org

Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (616) 834-0450

President — Doug Hoeh, Treetops

Executive Director — Adam Ikamas, CGCS adamikamas@migcsa.org migcsa.org

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Chair — Greg Johnson Gregeeee24@gmail.com

Administrator — Loretta Larkin (248) 719-0650 llarkin@michigan-golffoundation.com mghof.org

Michigan Professional Golfers’ Association (517) 641-7421

President — Dean Kolstad Executive Director — Kevin Helm khelm@michiganpga.com www.michiganpga.com

MSU Turf Team

Facebook: @YoungsIronCounty

Twitter: YoungsIronCo

Instagram: youngsironcounty Type: Public Region: Upper Peninsula Founded: 1984

Holes: 18

Dr. Kevin Frank (517) 353-0147 frankk@msu.edu

Dr. David Gilstrap (517) 353-0140 gilstrap@msu.edu

Dr. Emily Merewitz-Holm (517) 353-0203 merewitz@msu.edu

Dr. Thom Nikolai (517) 353-0133 nikolait@msu.edu

Dr. John N. Rogers III (517) 353-0136 rogersj@msu.edu

Dr. Joe Vargas (517) 353-9082 vargas@msu.edu

Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program Program Director — Adam Ikamas, CGCS (616) 773-1192 adam@mtesp.org www.mtesp.org

Michigan Turfgrass Foundation (517) 392-5003 President — Curt Boak Executive Director — Carey Mitchelson Contact Person — Britney Vanderkodde miturfgrass@gmail.com michiganturfgrass.org

United States Golf Association (908) 234-2300 (800) 222-8742 usga@usga.org USGA Agronomist — Paul Jacobs, (734)642-5927, pjacobs@usga.org

Director of Regional Affairs — Jake Miller, (920) 621-4170, jjmiller@usga.org

Western Golf Association (Evans Scholars) (847) 724-4600 President and CEO — John Kaczkowski wgaesf.org

Chapter Houses

• Michigan State University Chapter House Advisors — Erin Doelling Steve Shablin

• University of Michigan Chapter House Advisors — Paul Robinson Lisa Emery

Wabeek CC

Our Next Generation

College golf has been special to me for a long time now

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BY CHRIS WHITTEN

College golf has been special to me for a long time now.

As a kid growing up in West Michigan, I loved and prioritized team sports. The opportunity to play golf for a team — at my high school and later in college — continually motivated me to compete and improve my game.

We all know that golf is an individual sport, but playing, training, traveling, and sharing experiences with teammates working toward the same goal is truly special and memorable.

I’ve often heard professional players asked about their best golf memories. Players who have won major championships regularly talk about their college golf years as their favorites on the course, even ahead of their professional successes.

You’ve read about the experiences of GAM members in college golf in this issue of Michigan Links. Some were standouts at young ages; others came on later. In many ways, they all grew up together at GAM championships. It’s cliche to say that golf is a small world, but it’s absolutely true of college golf. These players share a bond and genuinely cheer for one another.

“You’ve read about the experiences of GAM members in college golf in this issue of Michigan Links. Some were standouts at young ages; others came on later. In many ways, they all grew up together at GAM championships. It’s cliche to say that golf is a small world, but it’s absolutely true of college golf. These players share a bond and genuinely cheer for one another.”

—Chris Whitten

We highlighted some of the very best golf courses in the state on college campuses, and the GAM is fortunate to visit many of these for our competitions. Also, many college teams have added or improved their indoor facilities, leveling the playing field with teams training outdoors year-round. The training programs, technology, and feedback available to college players are modern, effective, and impressive.

Coaches are the glue that makes it all possible. You read about men’s and women’s coaches who are developing teams and enjoying success nationally. I was fortunate to spend 15 years as a coach and was a peer to many of these individuals. I think these

coaches would say that they emphasize academics, leadership, culture, decision-making, and professionalism as much as or more than golf scores. I know they emphasize team results over individual accomplishments. They relish the team aspect of college golf and the lessons it teaches their players. They’ve built programs that their communities and alumni are proud of.

From the GAM’s perspective, our association is uniquely positioned to host competitive opportunities for players to measure and develop their games. This growth starts at a young age in our junior championships and continues through our top amateur competitions. Our staff and volunteers get to know our players and their families; then, it’s our unique pleasure to showcase these individuals and tell their stories.

The state of college golf in Michigan is very strong, and the GAM is proud to support and serve all of our players, teams, and schools!

GAM

Chris Whitten with the 2017 University of Michigan men’s golf team.