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Detroit’s First High-End Public Golf Course in 20+ Years Debuts at Saint John’s Resort

The luxe resort now features a new championship 18-hole golf course, short course, and putting course — creating the ultimate golf entertainment venue

By Scott Kramer

This spring, SaintJohn’sResort, Detroit’s leading destination resort, debuts its highly anticipated new championship golf course in Plymouth. It’s the region’s first high-end public golf development of its kind in more than 20 years. The resort also added a sevenhole short course and a new 2-acre putting course that’s all part of a three-year, $50 million resort transformation under the property’s new ownership group, the nonprofit PulteFamilyCharitableFoundation

Last fall, I had an opportunity to get a sneak peek at The Cardinal, the new course designed by golf course architect Raymond Hearn. It did not disappoint. There are 18 brandnew holes on this 27-hole site located on a former 1940s seminary, and each is unique. You get a great variety of scenery with golf holes being routed in all directions factoring in elevation, wind, and terrain so that no two holes play similarly. And that keeps things fresh from your opening drive right down to your last putt.

All along the way, there’s a surprising amount of terrain and elevation — much more than you’d expect to find in Southeast Michigan. There are a few water holes sprinkled in as well. It’s all challenging yet player friendly — the way great golf courses are. And most of all, it’s memorable. As it should be for the latest Motown hit. The only things Hearn included from the old layout were beautiful 100-year-old trees on the property that he was able to incorporate into the new routing along fairways and around greens.

“Going from 27 to 18 holes, we were able to create wider and more playable fairways and corridors,” Hearn says. “I kept no tees, no greens, no bunkers, and no fairways. We blew up everything and started over. This project also allowed me to draw on my inspiration from previous Donald Ross, Tom Bendelow, and Willie Park Jr. projects as well as one of my favorite courses, the Old Course at Sunningdale by Park Jr. Our goal was to create a fun golf experience, and I believe we have achieved that and then some.”

The facility also has a brand-new 18-hole putting course that’s simply a blast to play on. Its inspiration came from great putting course experiences at St. Andrews and Pinehurst. There’s also The Little Cardinal, a Hearn-designed par-3 course with famous template greens inspired by some of golf’s most famous green complexes around the world, as well as a state-of-the-art short-game area. This multipurpose golf entertainment venue wraps around the resort’s driving range and Carl’s Golfland, one of America’s top golf retail stores.

Metro Detroiters and golfers across Michigan will surely make The Cardinal and this new golf complex part of their regular rotation. For more information on Saint John’s Resort, visit saintjohnsresort.com

Scott Kramer is a Detroit native and national golf writer who contributes to Forbes, PGA Magazine, and other publications.

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Awards

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USGA Updates

The USGA rolls out handicapping and course rating changes and a new tee recommendation system.

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Fired Up to Lead

Judy Lazzaro is ready to reach more new golfers in her role as GAM president

/ BY TERRY MOORE

From the day she first played golf at age 10, Golf Association of Michigan President Judy Lazzaro has loved the game. With her Patty Berg set of junior clubs, she played the public courses with her mother and friends in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania.

“I was taken by golf at the outset,” says Lazzaro, who became a GAM governor in 2013. “But I didn’t get serious about it until I played on a college club team at Indiana University of Pennsylvania,” where she earned a bachelor’s degree before going to graduate school at Michigan State. Later, Lazzaro earned a law degree and specialized in commercial and corporate law in Detroit and her hometown of Troy.

Today, Lazzaro — who’s been married 40 years to physician James McQuiston, both proud parents of sons Michael and Jimmy — is an accomplished amateur competitor who has won her women’s club championship at Oakland University several times and holds a single-digit handicap index.

Her first GAM tournament was a GAM Women’s MidAmateur Championship at Plum Hollow Country Club. “I had the usual butterflies, but what I remember most was being uncomfortable with how to handle some rules issues with another player,” Lazzaro says. “The experience prompted me to go to a three-day USGA rules school so that I would have more confidence during competitive play. At the time, it never occurred to me to become a rules official.”

Now, having attended four such schools, she’s a regular tournament official not only for the GAM but also for the Michigan High School Athletic Association and the NCAA. “Volunteering at these events allows me to give back to the game that I love,” Lazzaro says.

She credits Sara Wold, a past GAM president, for encouraging her to become a governor and a GAM officer. “Through tournaments, I knew and respected Sara and also [honorary governor] Jean Murray and [President Emerita] Jeanne Myers,” Lazzaro says. “They became my friends and mentors and have broken barriers for women in sports.”

and affordable for juniors, it really fired me up,” Lazzaro says. “I immediately asked to be involved.”

She felt the same enthusiasm for the DE&I Committee, which she co-chairs with fellow officer Robert Ofoli. “As with YOC,” she says, “the committee aims to introduce a new generation of golfers to the game, especially those in underserved populations and communities.”

“We want to engage more with potential new members and courses on how the GAM can benefit them.”

—Judy Lazzaro, GAM president

As governor, she was initially interested in improving her skills as an official, and she gives credit to the other officials for their support. Later, she was inspired by new GAM initiatives such as Youth on Course and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

“When I first heard the presentation about Youth on Course, and the need to find a way to make golf more accessible

As president, she’s eager to see the GAM’s strategic plan come to fruition. “We want to engage more with potential new members and courses on how the GAM can benefit them,” Lazzaro says. She hopes her fellow governors will take up the challenge of personally contacting and visiting nonmember courses to develop relationships and serve as a connection to the GAM staff.

Contemplating whether she feels any of those old competitive butterflies as she embarks on leading the GAM, Lazzaro repeats — with a laugh — one of her favorite sayings voiced often by tennis great Billie Jean King: “Pressure is a privilege.”

2024 GAM President Judy Lazzaro

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Thirsty? Enjoy the taste of Michigan natural spring water, bottled by Absopure. Absopure, a legacy brand founded in 1908, provides an assortment of bottled water to retailers across the country and delivers to homes and offices throughout the Midwest. For a hole-in-one hydration experience, try Absopure Plus with electrolytes. Find Absopure at a retailer near you. Visit absopure.com

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 on Aug. 22-25, 2024. 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. 24. 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 Heather, the site of the 113th Michigan Amateur in June. This Robert Trent Jones Sr. classic was the 2019 National Golf Course Owners Association National Course of the Year. With Arthur Hills-designed courses listed in Golf Digest ’s 100 Greatest Public Courses and Golfweek ’s Top 200 Resort Courses, BOYNE Golf was named one of Forbes’s Best Golf Resorts in America. Visit boynegolf.com or call (866) 506-2922 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 Bloomfield Hills or Saint John’s Resort in Plymouth (one discount per member per day), featuring TrackMan Range. Visit Michigan’s premier golf store — 66 years of one customer at a time. For details or to shop online, visit carlsgolfland.com. Free shipping on orders over $70 and free returns.

Crystal Mountain

A family-owned, four-season resort featuring two championship golf courses rated four stars by Golf Digest. The Mountain Ridge course, home to the Michigan 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 the most talented golfer. GAM members receive 10% off regular green fees. Visit crystalmountain.com/golf or call (855) 9163937 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 2024 GAM Membership Card. Visit dunhamssports.com. *Some restrictions apply.

Golf Digest Magazine

Golf Digest is the worldwide authority on how to play, what to play, and where to play golf. A one-year subscription to Golf Digest magazine is included in GAM annual dues. Existing subscribers receive a one-year extension.

Grand Hotel

The Jewel at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island is one of the most unique golf courses in the country, featuring spectacular views of the Straits of Mackinac and a horsedrawn carriage ride between the nines. Located in northern Michigan, Grand Hotel welcomes you to a bygone era of oldworld hospitality and charm. Experience endless activities, elegant meals, and timeless traditions and connect in new ways with family and friends. Visit grandhotel.com

Imperial Headwear

Imperial is all about the finer things in life. We consider expert craftsmanship to be a tradition. We pay close attention to every detail and stitch on everything we make. Classic with a twist is what we aim for, and we’ve been doing it since 1916. imperialsports.com

2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

The KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship returns to Harbor Shores for the last time on May 23-26. Watch fan favorites including defending champion Steve Stricker (Ryder Cup captain), Pádraig Harrington (Ryder Cup captain), and Ernie Els. The popular Makers Trail 19th Hole, a covered pavilion overlooking the 17th green, features local craft beverages. Visit the KitchenAid Fairway Club for live cooking demonstrations from local and celebrity chefs. For ticket information and kids and military policies, visit srpga.com. Don’t miss it!

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 topics, and more. migolfjournal.com

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Saint John’s Resort

Saint John’s Resort is a premier resort destination just 20 minutes outside of Detroit. The property features 200 acres that include luxurious hotel accommodations, expansive meeting and event spaces, and world-class cuisine at the dining locations, such as the full-service restaurant and the wine bar. The resort is part of the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, and 100% of the net profits from the resort are donated to initiatives from metro Detroit and around the globe.

Shanty Creek Resort

Not just bigger — better. With five championship courses, including the recently acquired and much celebrated Hawk’s Eye GC paired with Weiskopf’s Cedar River GC and Palmer’s The Legend GC, it’s no wonder Shanty Creek has been named among the top golf resorts in the world. It’s time to discover northern Michigan’s new golf mecca in Bellaire and online at shantycreek.com. Book your stay-and-play package or make a tee time by calling (866) 695-5010.

Stifel

The state’s leading golf program celebrates its 25th season with MGL TV every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Bally Sports Detroit and MGL Radio Saturdays across the state and Sundays at 7 p.m. on WJR in Detroit. Visit mgltv. com for more information and to listen/watch on demand.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic

The annual Rocket Mortgage Classic is back in its sixth year at Detroit Golf Club June 24-30, 2024, featuring 156 of the world’s top players. Over the years, the tournament has raised more than $8.4 million for local charitable organizations, including more than $4.3 million through its landmark Changing the Course initiative to connect Detroit residents to high-speed internet, digital devices, and digital training. Find more information at rocketmortgageclassic.com and on social media @RocketClassic.

Rocket Tour

Rocket Tour founder Helena Stanton has been designing bold yet classic knit headcovers for avid and competitive golfers since 2004. The Rocket Tour signature striped pom-pom and tassel headcovers can be spotted on 300-plus collegiate golf teams and golf enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you want to sport your school spirit or just have fun styling your golf bag, we have you covered. GAM members, be sure to use your member benefit 25% discount code, valid on all Rocket Tour headcovers, no exclusion. Visit rockettour.com

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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 product manufactured in the USA, all of our embroidery completed in-house, and a minimum of 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. Supporting the golf industry for over 35 years — come be a part of it! For information to exhibit or attend, 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, the courses were designed by famous architect Pete Dye and have hosted six majors and most recently the Ryder Cup. 2024 golf packages are selling fast, so book now for the best availability and rates.

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Cultivating Community

Meg Watt, aka Meg the Golfer on Instagram, is on a mission to make

the game more inclusive

BY JANINA PARROTT JACOBS

Not so long ago, young Black women were rarely taught to play golf, and certainly not by anyone as revered as a World War II hero. But that’s how Meg Watt — known on Instagram as Meg the Golfer (@megthegolfer) — came to love golf.

“It all started with my great-uncle Richard, an original Tuskegee Airman, who got me into the swing of things with lessons at the tender age of 11,” says Watt, an information technology professional in the health care industry who also runs her own Detroit-based company, Soul Heal Sound. “After a hundred swings or so, I finally made contact, and from that moment on, I was hooked.”

Today, Watt uses social media to share her experiences and

encourage more people of color to play the game.

“I’ve been cultivating a community of like-minded golf enthusiasts, with a particular focus on minority representation and women,” she says.

in a modest set for $200, which faithfully accompanied me for over a decade,” says Watt, who has a master’s degree in genetics.

A stressful corporate job and personal issues soon took a physical toll on Watt, who developed chronic pain. When you watch this “Detroit Lefty’s” powerfully fluid swing on camera produce long, straight drives, it’s difficult to believe she was incapacitated about a decade ago, in her late 20s.

Watt’s journey to becoming Meg the Golfer was anything but straightforward. She played in high school but didn’t get a college golf scholarship. At Howard University, she played softball instead.

“My trusty clubs had to take a back seat, and it wasn’t until grad school [that] I reinvested

“At one point, the pain was so severe I found myself relying on a wheelchair,” she says. “It was a gradual journey of rehabilitation, progressing to a walker and finally a cane, … until I found my way back to the golf course.”

In 2021, Watt felt a new calling while scrolling through social media. “I noticed the underrepresentation of minorities and felt a compelling need to pave the way for more Black and young golfers,”

“I noticed the underrepresentation of minorities and felt a compelling need to pave the way for more Black and young golfers. I decided to take matters into my own hands, fostering a more inclusive and vibrant golfing community.”

—Meg Watt, aka Meg the Golfer

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she says. “I decided to take matters into my own hands, fostering a more inclusive and vibrant golfing community.”

Watt initially created her Meg the Golfer page as a personal sanctuary where she could share her thoughts with people who would understand her passion. It also served as a place to post videos of her swing for self-analysis.

In the bigger picture, her profile has also been an instrument for pointing out areas where she sees a need for improvement in the golf community. Watt has some concerns and a few pet peeves: “Feeling like you’re not welcome at courses. Also, the misogyny and patriarchy of this sport.

Playing Golf ‘All Summer Long’

Musician Marlon Young enjoys a different kind of challenge on the links

BY JORDAN JEWELL

When he gets a break from playing sold-out shows alongside Kid Rock, Pontiac native and lead guitarist Marlon Young finds himself on the golf course.

“I started golfing in my mid-30s,” Young says. “I grew up in Pontiac, and not a lot of kids were golfing. Once I did get out on the course and I saw the setting, I just fell in love with it.”

In the earlier days of touring with Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker Band, Young and the group played a lot of golf on the road. Now that the band flies between shows instead of traveling via tour bus, Young has more time to play on his own. His home course is Washtenaw Golf Club.

“I joined the Golf Association of Michigan about 15 years ago, right around the time I became a member at the club,” he says. “Being a member has really inspired me to get lessons and improve my game. They put on these tournaments and do a wonderful job, so I’m excited to play in those more.”

Young has been touring with Kid Rock for more than 15 years now, performing hits like “All Summer Long,” a personal favorite of his. “That is always fun,” he says. “People sing along. It reminds you of growing up in Michigan and loving that time of year.”

Unsolicited advice and people who assume you’re playing from the forward tees. As a good woman golfer, I like proving so many people wrong. … And how come there aren’t nonmeat, nondairy food options? Or USB ports on all golf carts? Why are golf skirts so short?”

Watt, who has over 1,700 Instagram followers, has no immediate plans to expand her platform; for now, she’s focused on continuing to share her story authentically.

In 2023, she competed in her first GAM event, the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. “It was wonderful,” she says. “There were about five women of

During his time on the road, Young has played on plenty of courses outside of Michigan, and his favorite is a no-brainer: Augusta. “It’s breathtaking,” he says of the iconic course in Georgia. “I know [lots] of golfers would love to play there, and I feel a little guilty because I’m not a great golfer. Our booking agent is a member, and I just remember how amazing it was to pull down Magnolia Lane.”

A competitive nature is what keeps Young coming back to the game, which has proved to be a refreshing outlet for the musician.

“When you learn a chord on the guitar, you know that you’ll always hit that chord,” he says. “With golf, even great players can have an off day. It’s almost impossible to completely master the game, and I’ve always thought that was such a great challenge.”

Reminiscing about his favorite experiences on the golf course, Young recalls a particular match between him,

color out of over 70 golfers. I happened to know one of the Black golfers who played, and she was an awesome warm welcome. The ladies I played with were nice, too.”

Currently completing more than 70 rounds of golf annually, Watt often wins long-drive contests. She has no golf idols but gathers takeaways from many professionals.

“I can watch Rory [McIlroy]’s swing a hundred times in a row,” she says. “I’ve seen Tiger [Woods] play with others, and he’s super encouraging and positive. I just like positivity on the course.”

“When you learn a chord on the guitar, you know that you’ll always hit that chord. With golf, even great players can have an off day. It’s almost impossible to completely master the game, and I’ve always thought that was such a great challenge.”

—Marlon Young, guitarist

Kid Rock, and Live Nation executives Rick Franks and Dave Clark.

“We were playing at Indianwood [in Lake Orion] and had a bunch of bets on the line,” Young says. “I made eagle on the last par 5, and I holed it out to beat them. Rick teased me at the time and said, ‘I don’t see many 10 handicaps making eagle.’”

Learning to play the game in his 30s gave Young insight into what makes a good player.

“My advice to anyone interested in playing is to go see Patrick Wilkes-Krier at the Kendall Academy,” he says. Wilkes-Krier has been a coach at the Kendall Academy in Ypsilanti since 2015, and he played eight years of professional golf prior to that. “The thing that set me back was the bad habits that I gained before going to see him,” Young says. “When you want to play on a serious level, you have to spend a ton of time trying to unlearn those skills.”

Marlon Young (right) on the course with his coach, Patrick Wilkes-Krier.

Like Father, Like Daughter

Coached by her dad, junior golfer Lyla Hampton has spent most of her life on the links

BY JORDAN JEWELL

At just 5 years old, Grosse Pointe native Lyla Hampton picked up her first golf club. Ten years later, the game of golf has become an integral part of her daily life.

Hampton, who has played in competitions such as the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship, has spent the past decade honing her craft with instruction from her coach — who also happens to be her dad — Shaun Hampton. He’s the head coach for girls’ golf at Grosse Pointe South High School.

“My dad signed me and my siblings up for the junior league at our local golf club as soon as we were old enough to play,” she says. “I’ve played my whole life, but I got more serious about the game around 12.”

In addition to placing sixth in the DCP National Championship, winning the Lochmoor Club Junior Golf Championship has been a highlight of Hampton’s early career. Working with her dad and his assistant coaches has prepared her for these competitions.

“My dad pushes me to be my best and is really supportive.”

—Lyla Hampton

“My dad pushes me to be my best and is really supportive,” Hampton says.

Her father adds that while he is her coach, he believes in surrounding himself with people who are better at golf than he is.

“I have two assistant coaches; one is a scratch golfer, and one spent a year in LPGA and has Epson status,” he says. “I’ve positioned Lyla to build and develop relationships with people who are smarter and better than I am.”

Both Hampton and her father attribute a lot of her success to her mentality.

“You have to have a positive mindset and not let one bad hole affect your entire game,” she says. “It’s good to just forget about it and focus on your next one.”

As a coach, Shaun Hampton also notes that his daughter’s positive mentality is one of her best attributes. “She doesn’t let any

Lyla Hampton

negativity seep in,” he says. “It’s all just water off a duck’s back. She just goes about her business. Good or bad, she acts the same.”

This optimistic attitude helped Hampton work through a major injury in August of 2020. After breaking her tibia and fibula, she wore a cast from toe to hip for about six weeks, followed by a boot for another two months. The injury inevitably affected her golf game.

“I couldn’t play for months,” Hampton says. “I had to go to physical therapy because my leg was so weak. After that, I had a lot of trouble putting weight on my leg in the follow-through of my swing.”

“From a skill perspective, her ability to drive the ball ... is one of her biggest strengths. She’s honing her ability to aim. She’s able to execute the shots that she wants to execute by focusing and taking the time. As a coach and a parent, it makes me happy to see that she is going through her process.”

—Shaun Hampton

Hampton made a full recovery and was able to beat the mental block that was hindering her swing.

“From a skill perspective, her ability to drive the ball … is one of her biggest strengths,” her dad says. “She’s honing her ability to aim. She’s able to execute the shots that she wants to execute by focusing and taking the time. As a coach and a parent, it makes me happy to see that she is going through her process.”

Part of that process involves a handy trick for soothing tournament nerves.

“It sounds weird, but I sing songs in my head to help calm myself down,” Hampton says. “It really works.”

Biagioli

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Overcome and Adapt

25 years after a life-changing accident, Bryan Biagioli is making a difference on the golf course

BY JANINA PARROTT JACOBS

Life was going well for Bryan Biagioli. He had moved to Michigan from Texas, was newly married, and had landed a great job at Detroit-based Rock Financial.

“I was on cloud nine,” he says, “and in the blink of an eye, I rolled my truck and I’m on a helicopter to the hospital to save my life.

“The incredible flight crew and doctors kept me alive, and after several days and surgeries, we decided to amputate my leg due to the severity of the break and infection.”

Amputations are life-changing for anyone, and potentially extra challenging for an athlete. Still, the injury only temporarily stalled Biagioli, who returned to work at Dan Gilbert’s company for another 23 years and is now president of the Michigan Amputee Golf Association as well as an orthotics and prosthetics account manager with Wright & Filippis.

“I grew up an athlete and went on to play baseball at Sam Houston State University,” Biagioli says. “The thought of not being able to play sports or possibly

walk again was devastating. Being an athlete and growing up in Texas allowed me to overcome and adapt. My positive mindset and determination took over.”

Biagioli looks back 25 years later and is thankful for his success, crediting a higher power: “God works in mysterious ways. He gave me a second chance at life, and that motivated me to work harder and smarter every day for a better tomorrow. I could’ve been gone.

… Every day truly is a gift. I hunt, fish, work out, ride bikes, work in the yard and at our property Up North, coach my kids’ sports, and play golf.”

sional elements. Terry Kildea, one of our best rules officials, had been working with the Amputee Association for a few years, and we recruited Holly Little, another outstanding referee from West Michigan, to cover the competition. We also offered Golf Genius scoring to help turn results around quickly and ease administration for course staff. Overall, we were so pleased to meet the adaptive players and help in a small way.”

There’s increased focus in the golf world on adaptive golf, especially on veterans and military members with lingering injuries and PTSD. Biagioli never served, but people often assume that. In Florida, an anonymous individual saw his leg and covered the family’s dinner, a common “thank you” from a wellmeaning stranger.

“It was a generous gesture and opened my eyes to pay it forward,” Biagioli says. “I volunteer locally with adaptive golf clinics, which spreads awareness and gets participants off the couch and on the course. Golf is addicting, so the more we expose people to it, the better off they will be.”

Biagioli’s son McCoy has embraced his father’s work ethic and positivity. Like Dad, he excelled at multiple sports but eventually chose to focus on golf. He’s played in GAM junior competitions, and he was on the Ferris State golf team in fall

“I volunteer locally with adaptive golf clinics, which spreads awareness and gets participants off the couch and on the course. Golf is addicting, so the more we expose people to it, the better off they will be.”

After the accident, Biagioli eventually dedicated his efforts to golf and has never played better. He’s won the Michigan Adaptive Golf Championship (which dates back to 1956) three times, first in 2006 and then in 2021 and 2023.

—Bryan Biagioli, president of the Michigan Amputee Golf Association

2023 as a freshman.

Last year, the Golf Association of Michigan and Biagioli joined forces.

“The Michigan Amputee Golf Association has been serving players for nearly 70 years, and GAM felt it was very important to reach out to their community of golfers,” says GAM Executive Director Chris Whitten. “Their championship in Three Rivers was already well established, and Bryan felt we could add a few profes-

Biagioli wants those who are having a hard time to know that the camaraderie of the adaptive community is like no other. “You are not alone,” he says. “I’ve met some incredible people who have dealt with real adversity and tragedy and come out stronger.

“For me, preparing for a day of golf is nothing out of the ordinary: pop the leg on — it’s like slipping on a shoe — hit the range, and off to the tee. As the old saying goes, no matter how bad you think you have it, someone else out there is dealing with something worse.”

Bryan

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From the Ice to the Links

Detroit homecoming has led to more golf on Michigan’s “gem” courses for Red Wing Andrew Copp

BY HELENE ST. JAMES

When Andrew Copp joined his hometown NHL team, he started spending more time on a favorite non-ice terrain of his: the links.

Copp signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings in July 2022 as part of general manager Steve Yzerman’s plan to turn the team back into a contender. It was an easy sell for Copp, who grew up in Ann Arbor, where his mother was a figure skating coach for the Michigan Wolverines and his father coached youth hockey. When he wasn’t at a rink, Copp came to enjoy being on a golf course.

“I started swinging a club when I was around 8 years old, but I wasn’t a reasonably good player until I was around 16 or 17,” he says.

Today, he finds golf to be a natural complement to hockey.

“For hockey players, all of our training on and off the ice is done indoors,” he says. “In the summertime, when it is nice outside, you want to find ways to be outside and be in the sun. Our sport is so intense, you’re not necessarily going to want to run around outside, so golf is a nice way to spend time outside and do something somewhat athletic and with your buddies.”

Copp is a member of the Golf Association of Michigan through Barton Hills Country Club in Ann Arbor.

“I grew up in Ann Arbor, I lived in Ann Arbor, so joining Barton Hills was an easy decision for me,” Copp says. “The community out there is fantastic. I have a lot of close friends that I’ve had from growing up, and close friends that are new members. Between playing with my mom and dad or

Above: Andrew Copp (left) with his parents and his brother, Tyler, who won the 2020 Michigan Amateur.

Left: Andrew Copp on the ice during the Detroit Red Wings’ 2023-24 season.

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my fiancée or brother or buddies, it’s just a great way to be outside and spend quality time together.”

Before joining the Red Wings as a free agent, Copp, 29, played for the Winnipeg Jets, who drafted him at No. 104 in 2013; he signed his contract after his third year playing for the Wolverines. Copp spent the better part of eight seasons with the Jets, until he was traded to the New York Rangers in March 2022. He played in two seven-game series that spring with the Rangers, who advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

Now that he is living in metro Detroit year-round, Copp is able to spend more time at the many courses he loves around the state.

“I really like American Dunes,” he says. “Both Arcadias are fantastic. Bay Harbor Golf Club is great. Pilgrim’s Run is actually kind of a sneaky gem. I’ve played a decent amount of golf all over the state, and Michigan really is a gem for golfers.”

Copp deemed himself and Dylan Larkin the best golfers on the Wings until a new arrival in the summer of 2023: “I think Christian Fischer is the new king; he took it over from me and Larks.”

“I’ve played a decent amount of golf all over the state, and Michigan really is a gem for golfers.”

—Red Wing Andrew Copp

As much as Copp enjoys golfing with his teammates, he also often enjoys hitting the links with his own family. His brother, Tyler, won the 2020 Michigan Amateur Championship and turned pro.

“I can go out and play with my mom, and we can have a great time just the two of us,” Copp says. “Or I can go play with my brother, who is a pro golfer, and it’s the same amount of fun, and I love listening to what he is working on.”

When he’s asked to build his dream golfing foursome from current Detroit pro athletes and coaches, excluding his own teammates, Copp’s answer takes him across Woodward Avenue to Ford Field and Comerica Park.

“I’d pick Dan Campbell, Miggy [Miguel Cabrera], and Aidan Hutchinson,” he says.

Despite how much Copp enjoys Michigan’s golf courses, he does have a goal to spend less time on them in the summer, for a very good reason: “When you don’t make the playoffs, you play more golf, so I will say I really enjoy not playing more golf in the summer.”

Neil Nelson

More Than a Game

Golf has been a lifesaver for GAM ambassador Neil

Nelson

BY JORDAN JEWELL

Often referred to as “The Mayor” by his fellow Golf Association of Michigan members because of his sociability and leadership qualities, Clarkston resident Neil Nelson says the game of golf is more than a hobby to him — it’s a lifesaver. Nelson was a self-professed workaholic when he was diagnosed with oral cancer at the age of 35. The president of his own consulting firm, Clarkston Consulting, and a part-time capstone professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, he was described by many as a “nervous Nellie” at the time of his diagnosis.

“I wasn’t a heavy smoker or drinker, two of the common causes of this type of cancer,” Nelson says. “When they evaluated me psychologically, they found I had really negative mental health, really high stress levels. They started me in counseling, and I needed to find an outlet

that let me escape my professional life. I had always liked playing golf.”

He first began playing golf as a teenager working at Pine Knob Music Theatre, which treated the staff to free or discounted play at neighboring Pine Knob Golf Club once a week.

Picking the game back up following his cancer diagnosis, Nelson began playing regularly. He hoped to become a competitive golfer in his 50s.

“Golfing took me from a ‘glass-halfempty’ to a ‘glass-half-full’ kind of guy,” Nelson says. “I knew that I couldn’t give up my professional life so early; I still needed to make a living. The idea of being able to play at a competitive level once I turned 55 gave me something to work towards, a dream and a goal to keep me motivated and help me balance my work life with my interest.”

“The idea of being able to play at a competitive level once I turned 55 gave me something to work towards, a dream and a goal to keep me motivated and help me balance my work life with my interest.”

—Neil Nelson, co-founder of Clarkston Consulting

Now 58, Nelson has retired from his professor position and only works part time at his consulting company. In addition to playing in GAM championships (he and his teammate, Jeffrey Talcott, won the GAM Net Chapman in 2019), he also volunteers as a rules referee.

“The game of golf gave me something so positive and so meaningful, and it’s so important to give back as much as you get,” he says. “When I volunteer, my goal is to be out in the game. I want to watch people play, help people learn the rules.”

During his time as a member of the GAM and while volunteering as a referee, Nelson has made invaluable friendships. “You meet amazing people from all walks of life, people I never would have gotten to meet in the circles

I was in before,” he says. “One of my closest friends is Dustin Ross, who is a military veteran that served for the U.S. Army in the Iraq War. Another guy I golf with is a nurse practitioner who couldn’t play much golf during COVID because he was busy saving lives.”

As “The Mayor,” Nelson encourages anyone interested in golf to take up the game.

“My best advice for amateur golfers is to get the right training and development support,” he says. “There are plenty of pros out there who are available and want to make you better. Things like proper swing mechanics are important for your game but also for the health of your body.”

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Part of an Elite Group

Meekhof makes Michigan golf history with double-win summer

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

August Meekhof added his name to two of the most storied trophies in Michigan golf history in 2023.

He became just the 10th golfer in a span of more than 100 years to win the Michigan Amateur Championship and the Staghorn Trophy and also the GAM Championship and the K.T. Keller Trophy in the same season.

“It felt great in the moment when I came from behind and won the GAM this summer,” says the Michigan State golfer from Eastmanville near Grand Rapids, acknowledging that he “didn’t have the greatest start.”

Both wins were particularly significant to him.

“The Am is something I wanted to win for a long time, so doing that was such a great feeling, and then to win the GAM again was also pretty special,” says Meekhof, who was named the GAM’s 2023 Men’s Player of the Year. “You are playing against the best guys in the state in both of those tournaments. It’s not easy to win when

there are so many good players.”

In June, he held off University of Michigan golfer Will Anderson of Portage 2 and 1 in the final match of the 112th Michigan Amateur hosted on the North Course at Oakland Hills Country Club.

“It’s starting to sink in that my name is going on there,” he said afterward while holding the Staghorn Trophy. “Being part of that elite group is special to me.”

On Aug. 1, Meekhof joined another elite group with his second consecutive GAM Championship win, in the 102nd edition of that tournament. He bested the field at Travis Pointe Country Club by two shots to become just the 13th golfer to win back-to-back GAM titles, and the first in 39 years. Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member John Morgan, who won the 1983 and ’84 titles, had been the most recent to defend the GAM title with another victory.

“That’s awesome,” Meekhof says of the historical significance of his win. “It means a lot. These events are always so hard to win.”

GAM Champions

15-AND-UNDER BOYS

COOPER REITSMA

Cooper Reitsma, now 16, from Ada, accumulated 1,212.5 points to be named the GAM 15-and-under Junior Boys’ Player of the Year for the second time in a row. The Cascade Hills Country Club member had a strong season, winning the 15-andunder division of the GAM Junior Stroke Play Championship and the 15-and-under Michigan Junior State Amateur stroke play title.

Finalists: Troy Nguyen, Macomb; Julian Sinishtaj, Macomb; Jack Whitmore, Northville; JP Levan, Grand Rapids

JUNIOR BOYS

LORENZO PINILI

Lorenzo Pinili, 19, of Rochester Hills, capped off an impressive junior golf career by securing the title of GAM Junior Boys’ Player of the Year for 2023. The Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club member topped the points list with 1,130. Pinili’s achievements include winning the stroke play title at the Michigan Junior State Amateur, reaching the quarterfinals in the Michigan Amateur, and clinching the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 2 individual state championship.

Finalists: Will Preston, Grand Rapids; Drew Miller, East Lansing; Julian Menser, South Lyon; Peter Roehl, Rochester Hills

SENIOR MEN

GREG DAVIES

Greg Davies of West Bloomfield, who is a member at Orchard Lake Country Club, clinched the 2023 GAM Senior Men’s Player of the Year title. The 56-year-old Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member made it to the top of the points list with 595 after winning the GAM Senior Championship and making his 11th “Sweet 16” appearance in the Michigan Amateur.

Finalists: David LeVan, Ann Arbor; Steve Maddalena, Jackson; Jerry Gunthorpe, Ovid; Tom Gieselman, Commerce Township

SUPER SENIOR JOHN MORGAN

John Morgan of Novi, the GAM Player of the Decade for the 1980s and a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, made a triumphant return to competitive golf, winning both the super senior division at the GAM Senior Match Play Championship and the GAM Super Senior Championship. The 67-year-old, who is a member of the Detroit Golf Club, was named the 2023 GAM Super Senior Player of the Year with 225 points.

Finalists: Ian Harris, Bloomfield Hills; John Barbour, Grand Rapids; Stephen Jeske, Birmingham; Ron Perrine, Holt; Mike

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Katie Chipman Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship Spring Lake CC

Bridget Boczar GAM Women’s Championship Washtenaw GC

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Kimberly Dinh GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Saginaw CC

Greg Davies GAM Senior Championship Orchard Lake CC

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll GAM Women’s Senior Championship Harbor Point GC

Will Preston Michigan Junior State Amateur Championship A-Ga-Ming Resort

Lauren Timpf Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur Championship Forest Akers GC West

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15-AND-UNDER GIRLS

SAISHA PATIL

Saisha Patil of Okemos, at just 12, secured the title of GAM 15-and-under Junior Girls’ Player of the Year. She is the youngest Player of the Year award winner in the seven years this age division has been included in the lineup. After an exceptional summer in which she won three GAM tournaments — the 15-andunder stroke play at the Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur, the 15-and-under GAM Junior Stroke Play Championship, and the 14-andunder GAM Match Play Championship — Patil totaled 1,350 points to clinch the top spot.

Finalists: Esther Zhang, Ann Arbor; Alena Li, Okemos; Madilyn Sheerin, Grand Blanc; Tula Puzzuoli, Washington Township

JUNIOR GIRLS

ALENA LI

Alena Li, 16, from Okemos, has been named the 2023 GAM Junior Girls’ Player of the Year. During her impressive season, she won the overall girls’ title in the GAM Junior Stroke Play Championship and reached the semifinals in match play at the Michigan Girls’ Junior State Amateur. She totaled 1,100 points.

Finalists: Lauren Timpf, Macomb; Elise Fennell, Caledonia; Mia Melendez, Ann Arbor; Jessica Jolly, Rockford

GAM CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2023

WOMEN KIMBERLY DINH

Kimberly Dinh, 31, of Midland was named the GAM Women’s Player of the Year for the third consecutive time after a remarkable season highlighted by her victory at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. Her triumph, coupled with her win in the GAM Women’s MidAmateur and her Michigan Women’s Amateur semifinal appearance, helped her earn 1,090 points. She is a member at Midland Country Club.

Finalists: Chelsea Collura, Wyandotte; Anika Dy, Traverse City; Bridget Boczar, Canton; Katie Chipman, Canton

SENIOR WOMEN

STACY SLOBODNIK-STOLL

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll of Haslett, the Michigan State women’s golf coach, emerged as the 2023 GAM Senior Women’s Player of the Year. The 52-yearold, who won the 2023 GAM Women’s Senior Championship and reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, totaled 550 points. The Country Club of Lansing member is the winningest GAM golfer in history with 18 individual titles and is a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.

Finalists: Julie Massa, Pentwater; Shelly Weiss, Southfield; Lori Schlicher, Lewiston; Joan Garety, Ada

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Chelsea Collura

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Tom Gieselman

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Give Them Five

The Heather is hosting the Michigan Amateur once again

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

The Michigan Amateur Championship returns in June for the fifth time to The Heather (part of The Highlands at Harbor Springs), the famed first golf course in Boyne Resorts’ 10-course collection in Michigan.

Casey Powers, the director of golf for Boyne Resorts, says being a host of the state championship fits with Boyne’s mission, which includes setting the standard for promoting golf in the state.

“We get excited about hosting this kind of championship,” he says. “It’s a torch we like to carry.”

The Heather, credited with launching the resort golf industry in northern Michigan and designed by legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., will host the state’s best players for the 113th edition of the championship.

Ken Hartmann, senior director of competitions and USGA services for the Golf Association of Michigan, calls Boyne a tremendous supporter of amateur golf.

“Boyne gets it,” he says. “They are great partners for the GAM, and they have great courses, like The Heather, where [we have] great tournaments every time we play there. Just look at the champions and the final matches of the Amateurs there.”

The previous four state championships played at The Heather have produced memorable golf and notable champions and runners-up.

• In 1998, Shawn Koch of Howell beat Stephen Polanski of Livonia 2 and 1 in the final match. Koch, who also won the GAM Championship that summer, went on to an award-winning PGA professional teaching career in Georgia. He is currently the director of instruction at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

• In 2006, Greg Davies of West Bloomfield beat Ryan Brehm of Mount Pleasant 5 and 4 in the final match. Davies, the GAM senior champion

in 2023, is a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. Brehm, the 2007 Amateur champion, played on the PGA Tour in 2023.

• In 2011, Willie Mack III of Flint beat defending champion Joey Garber of Petoskey 4 and 3 in the final match. Mack, the first African American winner of the Amateur, played on the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour — and in two PGA Tour tournaments — in 2023, as did Garber, who has also played on the PGA Tour in recent years.

• In 2020, Tyler Copp of Ann Arbor beat James Piot of Canton 2 and 1 in the final match. Copp has since turned professional and played mini-tour golf in 2023, including finishing fourth in last year’s Hall Financial Michigan Open. Piot, a two-time GAM champion, went on to win the U.S. Amateur Championship in 2021 and in 2023 played on the LIV Golf tour.

“It seems like the best players from our tournaments on The Heather have all gone on to do something more at another level,” Hartmann says. “It shows that over the week of a championship with the best players, The Heather proves who has the allaround game.”

Powers agrees.

“The golf course makes you hit every shot,” he says. “It has multiple dogleg holes. There are times where you can hit driver and other times where you have to gear down and keep it in play.

“It becomes the ultimate test: You have to hit great irons, and with the big, tilted

greens, you have to putt well.”

Hartmann says players must have a plan for The Heather.

“We get excited about hosting this kind of championship. It’s a torch we like to carry.”

“The scoring side is on the back,” he says. “It’s a little more open, but that doesn’t mean you can just bomb it, especially on the last few holes, and 18 with the second shot over the pond makes for great drama and viewing.

—Casey Powers, director of golf for Boyne Resorts

“The first six, seven holes through the woods on the front side are difficult. You have to control your golf ball or you will be in the penalty areas. The Heather is a great test of golf.”

More than 800 golfers are expected to try to qualify for one of the spots in the start-

ing field via qualifiers that will be presented by the GAM beginning in May. Entrants have an extra incentive to compete this year: The USGA will award an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Amateur to the Michigan Amateur champion for the first time.

Boyne Golf features three resorts in Michigan, including The Highlands. Golf joined skiing in Boyne’s recreational offerings starting with The Heather 58 years ago. That’s when the late Michigan Golf Hall of

Famer Everett Kircher, in large part to keep his ski resort employees around and working during the snowless summer months, decided to get into the golf business. He sought out Jones, one of the most popular and successful architects of that era, and commissioned him to design a course. It opened in 1966.

Named in 2018 the Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association and in 2019 the National Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association, The Heather plays at a maximum of 7,118 yards. It is consistently ranked among the best golf courses in Michigan by various outlets.

Renovated and Ready

Plum Hollow is set to host the 108th Michigan Women’s Amateur

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

Barry Babbitt, a member of Plum Hollow Country Club and the championship chair for the Golf Association of Michigan, has witnessed several exhilarating championships in recent years.

Simultaneously, he has watched his home golf course undergo renovations that have only improved what was already a legendary course.

“It seemed to me that our wonderfully improved golf course and the incredible golf played by GAM members could be showcased together,” he says.

The membership at Plum Hollow recognized and shared his vision, and now the

historical Southfield club is set to host many of the state’s top golfers in the 108th Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship in June.

“It was a great golf course before, but the renovations have enhanced it, made it more of a challenge, harder — let’s say a better test,” Babbitt says. “What has been done with the tees and greens offers a variety of setup options for the tournament team at the GAM, and in this case, the women I know at the club, including my wife [Fran], love the changes and enjoy playing the course even more than before. It all fits.”

The Plum Hollow course, founded in 1921, is an original design by C.H. Alison of the legendary (H.S.) Colt and Alison

partnership, whose work includes several highly regarded courses around the world.

After the membership approved a remodel in 2020, architect Drew Rogers from Toledo, Ohio, completed a renovation that honors the original design. The renovation included changes to bunkers and tees, the creation of more shot options on several holes, and improved drainage and turf.

“There is a master plan, and a few other projects ahead, but all of it so far has turned out great,” Babbitt says. “The golfers who have played before won’t notice a lot of changes on the front side, though they will find some different shots to play around the greens on seven and eight. On the back nine, the placement of bunkers has changed significantly, and that’s where the added challenges and strategy come into play.”

Ken Hartmann, senior director of competitions and USGA services for the GAM, agrees that Plum Hollow has become a tougher course for some players.

Investing in Championship Host Sites

USGA Green Section visits Plum Hollow and The Heather to prepare for Amateurs Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield received a visit from the USGA Green Section agronomists in the fall of 2023 to help prepare for hosting the Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship in June.

The visit to Plum Hollow was one of four visits by the USGA experts that the GAM purchased for member clubs in 2023. The Green Section’s goal is to help produce great playing conditions through research, course consulting services, education and outreach, and support for championship agronomy.

“The GAM decided to make this investment [for] the host sites of the men’s and women’s Michigan Amateur Championships,” says GAM Executive Director Chris Whitten. (The Michigan Amateur will be held at The Heather, one of the courses at The Highlands at Harbor Springs.)

“We also had the Green Section visit Rackham Golf Course [in Huntington Woods] and Flint Golf Club,” Whitten says. “It gets the staff of the USGA in the state, it makes introductions to what the USGA can offer golf courses in turfgrass management, and it helps the Green Section grow its business and extend their reach.”

David Makulski, the director of agronomy at Plum Hollow, says he was grateful for the visit from trained professional agronomists.

“They see several courses a year, see a lot of things, and gain a wealth of knowledge,” he says. “If there is an issue, there is a good chance they have some experience with it, and that shortens the learning curve and helps you combat the problem.”

At Plum Hollow, the Green Section’s visit affirmed Makulski’s current practices.

“When your employers or board at your club hear what the USGA has to say, that gives you an extra level of credibility,” he says. “It’s a positive experience. We all want the championship to be successful.”

For more information about the USGA Green Section, visit USGA.org.

Greg Johnson

Championships

“The premium is even more on shotmak ing,” he says. “Like all the classic courses, you don’t want to have your golf ball above the hole on the greens. You have to drive it well, and the par-5s require [that] more golfers lay up with second shots. They have modernized the golf course.”

An added element to this year’s Michigan Women’s Amateur is the winner’s receiving an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. The USGA recently added the winners of selected state championships to the exemptions lists for its national championships.

“It’s based on the quality of our fields over three years of the World Amateur Golf Rankings,” Hartmann says. “Our Michigan state champions for women, men, junior girls, and junior boys all are part of those exemptions for 2024.”

Plum Hollow is a part of the Michigan Women’s Amateur’s history. The club will be hosting this state championship for a sixth time; it hosted what was then known as the Women’s Michigan Golf Association Championship in 1937, 1942, 1948, 1958, and 1970. That last year, Bonnie Lauer, who later was a standout LPGA player and was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, won. The championship has been under the direction of the GAM since 2005, and winners have their names added to the Patti Shook Boice Trophy.

Plum Hollow’s history includes a host of other championships, including a major golf championship. The club hosted the top players in the world in the 1947 PGA Championship. Jim Ferrier of Australia beat Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Melvin “Chick” Harbert 2 and 1 in what was then a 36-hole match play final.

In 1957, the Western Open, once regarded as one of the PGA Tour’s major championships, was played at Plum Hollow. Doug Ford won, and Sam Snead’s 10 that he carded on No. 4 is part of the club’s lore. Jimmy Demaret, a three-time Masters Tournament winner who once served as a pro at Plum Hollow, also played that weekend.

The Michigan PGA Professional Championship was hosted by the club four times from 1929 to 1940, and more recently, the club hosted the 2022 GAM Championship won by August Meekhof of Eastmanville and the 2015 Michigan Amateur Championship won by Ryan Johnson of Bloomfield Hills, as well as various USGA and GAM qualifiers.

“It’s a very supportive club with a classic course,” Hartmann says. “Jay Hults [GAM president in 2023-24], Chris Angott [GAM president emeritus], and Barry have had the membership behind them in supporting amateur golf. We’ve had great tournaments there working with their staff and club members.”

For the Good of the Game

Hosting a GAM tournament benefits everyone involved

/ BY TERRY MOORE

An oft-heard phrase in the past 20 years is “grow the game.”

It’s commonly used when golf enthusiasts discuss ways to get young golfers more involved through, for example, First Tee, Youth on Course, or the PGA Jr. League.

More recently, another phrase has taken root in discussions about courses or clubs hosting a Golf Association of Michigan tournament, qualifier, or GAM Golf Day: “good for the game.”

Brian Bach, the general manager of Edgewood Country Club in Commerce Township, voiced that opinion when asked why his private club regularly hosts GAM tournaments. “Our membership sees the value of holding outside tournaments as their way to support amateur golf in our state,” he says. “In addition to lending exposure to our club, it’s important to give back to the game.”

On a personal note, Bach admits his loyalty to GAM events and tournaments may be traced back to his first GAM tournament, the Michigan Junior State Amateur Cham-

pionship, in 1985. “It was at Verona Hills Golf Club in Bad Axe,” he says. “When I see players in a tournament or qualifier here at Edgewood, I recall fond memories of my first junior tournament.”

This past year, Edgewood hosted a one-day qualifier for the Michigan Amateur Championship, a GAM Golf Day where GAM members could play the well-conditioned course for only $60, and the GAM Parent-Child Championship.

Ken Hartmann, the GAM’s senior director of competitions and USGA services, is most grateful for clubs like Edgewood that step up regularly to host a tournament. “It’s always a challenge to identify enough courses to fill out our competitive calendar,” he says.

When Hartmann joined the organization in 2002, there were 44 GAM tournament days. That number has grown to 115. “We’re constantly on the lookout for courses,” Hartmann says. “Sometimes courses come to us, and other times we approach them. We have to keep our ear to the ground.”

A Win-Win Partnership

If a venue does decide to host a tournament or a qualifier, it can be confident the GAM will handle all the details in concert with the staff at the course.

Barry Babbitt, the GAM governor who chairs the Championship Committee, has seen first-

hand how the GAM and the venue successfully work together. In 2015 as a member of Plum Hollow Country Club, he was in charge of volunteers when the club hosted the Michigan Amateur. “I wasn’t yet involved with the GAM,” he says, “but I quickly found out how Ken and his staff worked cooperatively with all aspects of Plum Hollow to make the Amateur run smoothly.”

Ben Rabourn, the clubhouse manager at Kaufman Golf Course in Wyoming (widely regarded as one of the best municipal courses in Michigan), echoes that sentiment. “We regularly host Michigan Amateur and Michigan Junior qualifiers and know the GAM will put on a top-notch tournament,” he says. “We open our doors and let the GAM staff and volunteers do their thing.”

The GAM and its membership aren’t the only ones who benefit. “When we hold a qualifier,” Rabourn says, “we have players from all over the state, so it’s good exposure for us. And we love hearing the compliments about the course.”

Rabourn says his fellow daily-fee operators shouldn’t be overly concerned about giving

Edgewood Country Club

Franklin Hills Country Club

“When we hold a qualifier, we have players from all over the state, so it’s good exposure for us. And we love hearing the compliments about the course.”

—Ben Rabourn, clubhouse manager at Kaufman Golf Course

up their course for the day and losing revenue. “Don’t fret about losing a few dollars,” he says. “You’ll make it up in the long run in terms of promotion and goodwill.”

The GAM does have a budget to help offset some of the costs associated with a venue hosting a tournament. For two-day tournaments, the GAM will reimburse the course for carts, practice balls, and lunch for players. “We do as much as we can to provide some revenue back to the course,” Babbitt says.

Josh Richter, Boyne Resorts’ senior vice president of golf operations, says revenue is not a key factor in deciding to host a GAM tournament. “We feel a responsibility to the game to give up our course and stage a championship,” he says. “It’s also an opportunity to showcase our facility.

ship,” he says. “And our members — who largely make up our volunteer contingent — love being part of it.”

Hartmann says it’s a misconception that only courses like those at Boyne or Oakland

“We have a very strong partnership with the GAM.”

Part of Golf History

This summer, Boyne will host its fifth Michigan Amateur, a point of pride for Richter and his staff. “We get motivated by the Amateur and are energized in having the champion-

Hills Country Club are long enough to host a GAM championship. “A course doesn’t have to tip out at 7,200 yards to be a good test,” he says. “For example, Muskegon Country Club is not long, but its greens and pin locations give players plenty of challenge.”

In setting up a course for a tournament, several factors must be weighed in addition to hole yardages.

“For some of our major championships,

Kaufman Golf Course

there may be 156 players, so you must get those players around the course without backups and delays,” Hartmann says. “That’s why we’re careful not to get the greens too fast or the pin locations too difficult. We don’t want six-hour rounds. We work with the pro and the superintendent and discuss these elements ahead of the tournament.”

Finally, there’s another benefit of hosting a GAM tournament or USGA qualifier: the opportunity to be a part of golf history. In 2021, Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada hosted a 36-hole qualifier for the U.S. Amateur, and Canton’s James Piot was one of the two qualifiers. The following month, Piot was hoisting the trophy at Oakmont Country Club as Michigan’s first U.S. Amateur champion.

“Egypt Valley had a part of Piot’s journey in winning the Amateur,” Hartmann says. “The same could be said for Franklin Hills Country Club, which hosted the GAM Championship the week before Oakmont and [was] won by Piot.”

Admittedly, that scenario may be rare, but it starts with a course or club reaching out and making its facility available for a tournament. It starts with doing it for the good of the game.

Boyne Highlands

Awards

2023–24 GAM AWARDS

MAJOR MILESTONE

Six Michigan golf clubs and courses are celebrating their centennial in 2024: Verona Hills Golf Club in Bad Axe, Grayling Country Club, Sauganash Country Club in Three Rivers, Elk Rapids Golf Club, Gaylord Golf Club, and the North Course at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Cheers to 100 years!

GAM COURSE RATER OF THE YEAR: MARK ERICKSON OF OWOSSO

Mark Erickson of Owosso, a 66-year-old retired educator who started volunteering with the Golf Association of Michigan in 2017, was named the GAM Course Rater of the Year for 2023. He has been a team leader since his second year, and he coordinates and leads ratings in the central part of the state. The award is presented annually to a rater who demonstrates outstanding proficiency with the Course Rating System™ and is committed to helping grow and develop the GAM Course Rating Program.

“This is a huge honor,” Erickson says. “There are so many incredible, dedicated raters in the state, and any number of them are worthy of this honor. I hope they will work with us for a long time and we have the opportunity to recognize all of them. They are truly great people who give back.”

Erickson says he grew up playing and loving golf. His younger brother, Mike, is a PGA professional and the director of golf instruction at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville. Erickson’s wife, Kathy, volunteers as a course rater, too.

Karen Peek

Mark Erickson

GAM CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION: GOLF DETROIT’S KAREN PEEK

Karen Peek, the director of operations for Golf Detroit and Signet Golf Associates, who is charged with running Detroit’s three municipal golf courses, was named the GAM Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for 2024.

The 69-year-old Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate feels she has shaped her life and career with a demonstration of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. She was the only Black Class A member of the LPGA Teacher and Club Pro Division when she

first joined, and she was honored at the 1993 national Women in Golf Summit as one of the key women in golf, sharing the stage with notable golf leaders like Nancy Lopez.

“That was the coolest award before this,” she says. “My experience in golf where I was the first woman of color — the only woman, often — has certainly helped shape me. I may not have recognized it at the time, but I was a pioneer of sorts, and I’m grateful I had the opportunity to open the door for others, people of color, people of all ages.”

Awards

GAM CLUB SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR:

DENNIS ‘MARTY’ JOY OF BELVEDERE

Belvedere Golf Club’s head golf professional, Dennis “Marty” Joy, concentrates on treating everybody the same.

“We have a national membership from out of state that is here for three months in the summer; then we have season-ticket holders, mostly our local people who play in the spring and fall; and then we have guests of the club, and we try to help them and treat them all like they are special,” he says.

Joy, 53, a professional at Belvedere since 1999 and the head golf professional

since 2008, was named the 2024 GAM Club Services Representative of the Year.

A group of four Belvedere and GAM members nominated Joy for the award.

Tom Rex, a Charlevoix resident and one of the nominating members, says Joy is an ambassador for Belvedere and a leading fundraiser for junior golf in Charlevoix.

“That’s just one of the things he does to keep golf growing,” Rex says. “He’s always helping the high school kids, the Evans Scholars. All sorts of good things happen with Marty around.”

GAM SUPERINTENDENT AWARD OF MERIT: DAN LUCAS OF HIGH POINTE GOLF CLUB

Dan Lucas, 62 and the superintendent for the comeback/renovation at High Pointe Golf Club near Traverse City, was named the GAM Superintendent Award of Merit winner for 2024.

“I guess it’s recognition for the 40 years I’ve been in this business, the four different construction projects I’ve been involved in here in Michigan, and leading the wave at Kingsley Golf Club with the change to fescue grassing,” he says. “Or I could just go with the old line that I’ve been around so long they had to give me something.”

The annual award, presented since 2011, 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.

“Dan is a slam dunk on all those things: leadership, professionalism, everything,” says Adam Ikamas, the executive director of the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association, which helps select the honoree. “On top of that, he’s just a down-to-earth good guy, very welcoming, and the list of superintendents he has influenced and worked with keeps growing.”

GAM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: POSTHUMOUSLY TO BOB BUCKLEY OF PORT AUSTIN

The late Bob Buckley of Port Austin, a GAM governor and Junior Golf Committee member, loved the game for all the right reasons, says David Devendorf of Port Huron, his friend in life and golf.

Buckley, who died of pulmonary fibrosis in September 2023 at the age of 76, was posthumously named the GAM Distinguished Service Award winner for 2024.

“My only regret in all of this is that I didn’t nominate him for this award sooner so he could receive

it while he was alive,” says Devendorf, a president emeritus of the GAM. “He would have been absolutely thrilled.”

Buckley, a member of the GAM board of governors for 17 years and a longtime member and past president of Verona Hills Golf Club in Bad Axe, was best known in his native Thumb area of Michigan for his dedication to junior golf. Starting in 1986 at Verona Hills, he spearheaded a circuit of junior tournaments known as the “Buckley Opens” involving six local courses and 400 young golfers.

Bob Buckley

Dan Lucas

Dennis “Marty” Joy (center) poses with Ross Hays (left) and Jerry Esselman (right), his U.S. team members for The Hickory Grail.

Michigan Golf HOF Grows by 3

A superintendent, a PGA Tour player, and a high school coach are inducted

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

Three new players were inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame’s legendary ranks this past fall: the late Gerald “Jerry” Faubel, Doug LaBelle II, and Jean Murray.

Faubel, who passed away at home in Arcadia in December 2022 at the age of 81, was a native of Iowa who came to Michigan for the superintendent’s job at Saginaw Country Club in 1969. He held that role for more than 35 years. He was the first president of the Mid-Michigan Turf Association and was a board member for seven years with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Faubel also traveled around the world to promote turfgrass studies and research, served with USGA committees in multiple roles, helped found Executive Golf Search Inc. to aid superintendents in job placement, and worked with legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones to create a scholarship endowment fund.

“He would be so pleased,” said Sally, his wife, at the induction. “Growing up, he wanted to be a farmer, but he ended up being in golf and turfgrass, and Saginaw Country Club and its members were so great to him and supportive of the things he did.”

LaBelle, a 48-year-old real estate broker in Mount Pleasant, played tour golf for 16 years, including four on the PGA Tour and eight on what is now the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour. He collected 96 PGA Tour starts, including a pair of U.S. Opens and a British Open, and he played in 150 Korn Ferry tournaments. He won over $2.4 million combined and collected two Korn Ferry wins. At the University of New Mexico, he was a two-time All-American and won three individual titles. In 1998, he was a prestigious Palmer Cup selection for Team USA. While growing up, he

won multiple junior golf titles, was an allstate selection in high school, and was the runner-up to legend Pete Green in the 1996 Michigan Amateur Championship.

“I’m humbled to be part of this incredible group of golf people in Michigan,” LaBelle said at the induction. “When you play, you don’t think of things like this — at least I didn’t. I just kept trying to work on what I could do [to] be better and to reach the next level.”

Murray, 85 and a former GAM governor and now an honorary governor who continues to volunteer, won the inaugural GAM Senior Women’s Championship in 1997 and was in the top 10 on the GAM Honor Roll four times. She has won multiple

Michigan Women’s Golf Association titles and the Mount Pleasant Country Club championship 22 times. In 2009, at age 71, after two hip replacements, she won the prestigious Spring Lake Invitational. She also coached the girls’ golf team at Mount Pleasant High for 10 years, winning a state title in 1978 and leading four state runner-up teams. She has also served in the Mid-Michigan District Women’s Golf Association and the Saginaw Valley Women’s Golf Association.

“This means so much because I can share it with the team — my great friends I’ve met being involved in golf all these years,” Murray said at the induction. “I grew up on a farm, a long way from any neighbors. I was by myself a lot, wanted to get a tan, so I used my dad’s clubs and started hitting golf balls around the fields.”

The Michigan Golf Hall of Fame’s class of 2023, from left: Sally Faubel holding the plaque of her late husband, Gerald “Jerry” Faubel; Doug LaBelle II; and Jean Murray.

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‘A Great Place to Start’

Oakland Hills will host the U.S. Junior Amateur this year for the first time, kicking off an eight-tournament agreement with the USGA

/ BY RYAN CZACHORSKI

When bringing up a place like Oakland Hills Country Club — a site that has hosted six U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, and a Ryder Cup — it would be natural to assume that golf fans around the world know it inside and out.

But in 2024, when Oakland Hills hosts the 264-player U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, the club’s South Course will debut a new look.

The South Course has been restored to its original Donald Ross design, with some modifications. The renovations were finished in 2021, but the last USGA championship held at Oakland Hills was the 2016 U.S. Amateur, so the golf world at large hasn’t seen the new-and-improved course yet.

“This is the perfect introduction of the

South Course at Oakland Hills back into major championship hosts,” says Phil Cuffare, Oakland Hills’ director of agronomy. “I don’t think there’s a better tournament to kick this off with than the boys’ junior. The South that the world is going to see in 2024 has really … never been seen on TV in its current state.”

The U.S. Junior Amateur, which has never been held at the club before, will kick off an eight-tournament agreement between the USGA and Oakland Hills. Two U.S. Opens will be coming to the club, in 2034 and 2051, along with two U.S. Women’s Opens (’31, ’42), the 2029 U.S. Women’s Amateur, the 2038 U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur, and the 2047 U.S. Amateur.

“It’s part of the club’s legacy to host major championships and also give back to the

game, and junior golf is essentially where it all begins,” says Steve Brady, Oakland Hills’ head golf professional. “To try to fill out our championship résumé, junior golf would be a great place to start.”

The tournament will be held from July 22 to July 27, with two days of stroke play and the low 64 advancing to match play. The tournament culminates in a 36-hole match play championship. There are multiple ways for players to get into the tournament: local qualifiers, other tournament play, or their World Amateur Golf Ranking.

While Oakland Hills is no stranger to high-level championship golf, the environment for the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur will be special for the course and for the fans who come to the event.

“This championship is a rare opportu-

“This is the perfect introduction of the South Course at Oakland Hills back into major championship hosts. I don’t think there’s a better tournament to kick this off with than the boys’ junior. The South that the world is going to see in 2024 has really … never been seen on TV in its current state.”

—Phil Cuffare, Oakland Hills’ director of agronomy

nity to witness the future of elite golf on our renowned courses,” says Jeff Judge, Oakland Hills’ general chairperson of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur. “These teenage players possess the driving distance, ball striking, and short-game talents which rival those seen on professional tours. Adding to the experience will be the rare ‘minimal ropes’

experience, where fans can closely follow players from tee to green.”

In terms of the courses, Cuffare says the rough will be grown out to 4.5 inches, but he prides himself on the course being ready for high-level tournament golf every day of the week. The North Course has smaller greens with more subtle undulations, he says, while

the newly restored South Course is large in scale with wide fairways and big bunkers.

“We want to let Oakland Hills be Oakland Hills,” says Rob Doone, championship director for the U.S. Junior Amateur. “The course layouts, green complexes, and overall length already make for a complete test of golf. It will be extremely exciting to see these players compete on a U.S. Open golf course with a U.S. Open setup in terms of length, rough height, and hole locations.”

The tournament expanded to 264 players in 2021. Oakland Hills’ accommodations and history make it a perfect fit for the bigger playing field.

“Another bonus that really stood out to us, in particular for the Junior Amateur, is the ability to utilize two world-class golf courses in both the South and the North Course,” says Mark Hill, managing director of championships for the USGA. “Since we now have a 264-player field and the need for two courses, it felt like a perfect fit and an opportune time to bring the Junior Am to Oakland Hills for the first time.”

The U.S. Junior Amateur is only the beginning.

“When you look at the player’s journey through USGA championships, it starts with the boys’ junior,” Cuffare says. “And then hopefully in 2034, the champion of the boys’ junior in 2024 comes back and makes a run at the U.S. Open in 2034, which is the ultimate complement.”

Oakland Hills’ South Course has been restored to its original Donald Ross design, with some modifications.

The USGA and the GAM have a collaborative relationship that extends to qualifiers, handicapping, and more.

Dynamic Duo

The USGA and the GAM have a productive relationship

/ BY TONY PAUL

The United States Golf Association runs some of the biggest tournaments in the game, including the U.S. Open.

While the organization has its eventmanagement process down pat, it couldn’t do everything it does without a rock-solid foundation, and that all starts with 58 allied golf associations around the country, including the Golf Association of Michigan.

“AGAs are the glue in their region, unifying golfers and golf courses, volunteers, and regional golf industry leaders in one cohesive community,” says Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA. “They are the experts on local golf and drive more people to play, compete, and love the game for a lifetime. We couldn’t grow this game and make it strong for our kids, and [our] kids’ kids, without them.”

The USGA and the GAM, as well as the other allied golf associations, are collaborative partners that communicate regularly during peak playing seasons.

For instance, the GAM, a nonprofit like the USGA, runs about 30 of its own championships annually, but it also oversees about 16 local qualifiers for USGA championships every year. In 2023, those championships included the U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Senior Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Women’s MidAmateur, U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.

“It’s possible a player that wins the U.S. Open [or another USGA event] started at a local qualifier that the GAM operated,” says Chris Whitten, executive director of the GAM. “They [the USGA] are the mother ship, and they set the direction for where golf is headed, and we follow up on that on the local level.”

The state of Michigan has had a nice run of success in USGA tournaments in recent years. In 2021, Michigan State’s James Piot of Canton qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Egypt Valley

Country Club in West Michigan and then went on to win the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. In 2022, Western Michigan women’s golf coach Kim Moore of Portage won the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina. And in 2023, Midland’s Kimberly Dinh (see page 52) won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Stonewall in Elverson, Pennsylvania.

Handicapping Partnership

Allied golf associations are responsible for managing the handicaps — through the Golf Handicap & Information Network®, or GHIN, software — of their members. Most golfers at public facilities register their membership — which includes a Handicap Index — at GAM. org. Members of private clubs are registered by staff at their clubs.

The GAM is the fastest-growing allied golf association in the country (by membership percentage), which tracks with the state’s major uptick in rounds played during the COVID-19 pandemic. The GAM’s No. 1 ranking is reflective of the association’s ability to build on those pandemic-era numbers, even as golf stats in most other states have begun to level off the last two years.

“The GAM is one of the biggest, best state regional golf associations all around,” says Bryan Lewis, a former member of the GAM

Mike Whan

TOP PHOTO BY JEFF HAYNES/USGA; COURTESY PHOTOS

“They [the USGA] are the mother ship, and they set the direction for where golf is headed, and we follow up on that on the local level.”

—Chris Whitten, GAM executive director

board of governors who now serves on the USGA’s executive committee. In 2023, he served on the USGA’s Amateur Status, Audit, and Rules of Golf committees.

“They [the GAM] would be a model of state regional golf associations,” Lewis says. “It’s not like they report to the USGA, but they’re kind of like the foot sol diers, if you will. It’s a great relationship.”

The GAM now has over 90,000 members, which is up from 58,000 in 2018.

In 2022, the USGA put its technology and broad marketing reach behind the AGAs’ efforts to grow and register new golfers for a Handicap Index. Paid ads and scripted reads during the U.S. Open and other national championships encouraged golfers who did not affiliate with their regional AGA to get a Handicap Index directly from USGA.org, which would then use the golfers’ ZIP codes to affiliate them with the proper state association. More than 3 million golfers in the United States have a Handicap Index, and more than 240,000 — including 8,000

in Michigan — signed up through the new USGA portal.

“The GAM is highly focused on growth and expanding our community,” Whitten says. “But what we’ve learned is that many golfers in Michigan — primarily players at public and municipal courses — still don’t know about the GAM or what we provide. However, these golfers know the USGA, and many of them have connected with their appeal. Now these players are part of our GAM community and help to spread the word to their golfing friends.”

Course Rating and Other Collabs

The GAM also is responsible for rating the state’s courses, which is important for when golfers are entering scores on the GHIN app.

The GAM counts more than 450 of the state’s courses as members, and it aims to rate about 70 courses a year. Re-rating happens about every 10 years or so because courses change over time with tree removals, new bunkers and greens, and other updates.

The GAM uses a team of volunteers to rate the courses under the World Handicap System (see page 48). The association also relies on an outreach network to get more courses on board for the nominal fee of $100 a year, plus $400 for the first rating of the course.

Proper course ratings lead to proper handicaps, which lead to fair competition among amateur golfers, good, bad, and everywhere in between. Courses that haven’t been rated aren’t available on the GHIN app.

“The last couple years, we’ve added more and more member golf courses,” Whitten says. “We do have some courses call us. Many times at nonmember courses, a golfer tries to post their score, finds they can’t, then goes to the course administrator and encourages them to reach out to the GAM to get rated. A major long-term GAM goal is to rate every single course in the state.”

The GAM also is the point organization for the state’s golfers who have questions about the rules.

On top of that, the GAM is available to help out the USGA when it hosts championships in the state — as it’s set to do at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills in the coming decades. Oakland Hills recently was awarded two U.S. Opens, two U.S. Women’s Opens, and four other amateur championships put on by the USGA (see page 44).

Whitten says the USGA is self-sufficient when it comes to its own tournaments, but it still likes to get the allied golf associations involved in its marquee events through volunteer opportunities.

“The AGA network provides our boots on the ground for so many critical services,” Whan says, adding that there’s been an increased focus in recent years, for both partners, on getting more women and youth involved in golf. “We need each golf association in the network to remain strong, and we recognize that we can do more together than any of us can do alone. By sharing resources, every golfer and every golf course benefits.

“Michigan is an energetic golf state with more than [800] courses to play and … [an] avid golfer base. ... The state is also taking advantage of the national growth and interest in the game, which we hope will only continue.”

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KEY CHANGES

T2024 World Handicap System™:

he USGA and R&A launched the World Handicap System in 2020 to unify the game and bring a standard measure of playing ability to the game of golf. Now golfers across 125 countries are able to use their Handicap Index® to compete against anyone on any course. After gathering feedback from around the world, the USGA and R&A are ready to give you the first update to the World Handicap System. Here are three key WHS concepts the GAM wants you to remember!

1.Course Rating and Shorter Courses: Courses as short as 750 yards for nine holes and 1,500 yards for 18 holes are eligible for a Course RatingTM and Slope RatingTM —  enhancing the portability of a Handicap Index to make the system more accommodating for all players. (Turn to page 50 to get more in-depth information on updated course ratings.)

2.10-17-Hole Scores: Use of expected Score DifferentialTM applies when 10-17 holes are played, introducing more flexibility to score posting. In this scenario, you’re asked to post your score hole by hole.

3.Nine-Hole Scores: No more waiting on ninehole scores to combine, as they will count toward your Handicap Index the very next day. A premium is placed on the holes you played and combined with an expected Score Differential for consistency and fairness.

Going the (Right) Distance

The USGA’s new tee recommendation system is meant to help golfers have a better time on the links

T/ BY EMILY DORAN

o have a good experience on the golf course, you need (among other things) a Goldilocks starting position. That is, you need to play from tees that are the right length for your ability, neither too long nor too short.

Easier said than done. According to 92% of 742 surveyed PGA and LPGA pros, it is either “extremely common” or “somewhat common” for golfers to play from tees that are set too far back for their ability. A USGA score posting analysis and a survey of 20,000 golfers support this notion as well. Per the USGA analysis, 75% of female golfers and 50% of male golfers consistently play from tees that are too long. Fifty-seven percent of the surveyed golfers said that courses “sometimes” or “often” seemed too long for their abilities.

Using golfer performance data and surveyed preferences, the USGA, in collaboration with other golf organizations and industry partners, has landed on recommended tee lengths for the average golfer, relying on a 7-iron as a reference club:

The USGA wants to change that. The national golf organization has launched a new, research-backed “Best Tees” system to help golfers determine where, exactly, they should tee off. During 2023, the system was tested at more than 60 courses across the country. The USGA will consider feedback from this initial launch to improve and then distribute the system more widely.

Underlying the “Best Tees” system is the determination that a well-fitted set of tees allows a golfer to reach the fairway comfortably on par-4 and par-5 holes, reach the area of most greens in regulation, and use multiple clubs on approach shots.

The system relies on current course rating data to be customizable for any course, and more-nuanced adjustments to factor in elevation changes, doglegs, and the like might be available down the road.

The USGA hopes the “Best Tees” system will enable golf course staff to help golfers find their best tees and enjoy a better experience on the links.

To learn more about the “Best Tees” system, visit USGA.org.

The Ratings Are In

Score posting is now available at these short courses

/ BY EMILY DORAN

Michigan golfers who like to post their scores now have more options for doing just that.

New this spring, four short courses in the state have been rated, meaning members of the Golf Association of Michigan will be able to post their scores when they play them.

Ratings at short courses are possible because of a 2024 revision to the USGA’s Rules of Handicapping. Before, a golf course needed to be at least 1,500 yards per nine holes to be eligible for rating. Now, the minimum length for a golf course to get rated is 750 yards per nine holes.

This change is a boon to the USGA’s and the GAM’s efforts to make golf more inclusive.

“As the game continues to diversify

As of April 1, GAM members will be able to post their scores at these short courses:

• Threetops at Treetops Resort in Gaylord

• Green Course at Bay Meadows Family Golf Course in Traverse City

• Little Myth at Myth Golf Course in Oakland Township

• Bootlegger at Forest Dunes in Roscommon

and grow, the integration of shorter golf courses is instrumental in building the game for beginning golfers, juniors, seniors, or those who just don’t have the time to always play a traditional-length golf course,” says Hunter Koch, director of course rating for the GAM.

For the past two years, the GAM has coordinated with the USGA to lay the groundwork for incorporating short courses into the World Handicap System.

The data collected, Koch says, “showed … that these additional courses, as much as any other golf course, provide reputable evidence of a player’s demonstrated ability for handicapping purposes.”

This year and beyond, the GAM will be working to rate several other newly eligible courses, both short ones at existing member clubs and ones at independent clubs that are now able to join the GAM for the first time.

Threetops at Treetops Resort in Gaylord

“I was determined to come back to amateur golf [after my injury] and play well. I didn’t think I would win something of this magnitude so quickly, but I always had the faith and confidence in my skills even beforehand and played well the last couple years to do it.”

—Kimberly Dinh, 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion

AT THETOP OF HER GAME

2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur winner Kimberly Dinh is finding success on and off the golf course

/ BY PAULA PASCHE

Mental toughness, dedication, and balance are the keys to Kimberly Dinh’s success on and off the golf course.

Even with her work as an associate research scientist at Dow, she has found time to hone her golf game to the point where she has been named the Golf Association of Michigan’s Women’s Player of the Year for three years running.

When 31-year-old Dinh won the 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in September, she had to reconfigure this summer’s schedule, adding the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania and the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Both are exemptions that came along with the victory.

Her win also opened the door to the next 10 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs and the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Then there are other tournaments to squeeze in, along with her wedding this summer.

Playing in the U.S. Women’s Open was at the top of her bucket list, but she’s also excited to play in the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

“I want to see how I’ll stack up against some of the best women amateurs in the world — a lot of college players who are playing at the top of their games right now,” says Dinh, who never tried to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur when she played with the Wisconsin Badgers.

DRAMATIC WIN

To Dinh, 2023’s success was a bit more surprising since she broke her ankle in January and was in a cast for six weeks and then a boot for six weeks.

“I was determined to come back to amateur golf and play well,” she says. “I didn’t think I would win something of this magnitude so quickly, but I always had the faith and confidence in my skills even beforehand and played well the last couple years to do it.”

She won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in dramatic fashion, coming back from a 3-down deficit and winning six of the last seven holes at Stonewall in Elverson, Pennsylvania. She was the first player from Michigan ever to win the event, and it was the first time since 2003 that a competitor came back from a deficit as large as 3 in the championship match.

“I play pretty steady golf; I don’t make a whole lot of mistakes,” Dinh says. “I’m pretty solid on short putts. So I just plod my way around a golf course, just stay steady — don’t get too high or too low. That’s a strength of match play, and I enjoy that.”

Her ability to stay focused on the course is one of her strengths, says her coach, Kyle Martin, who is the head golf professional at The Fortress Golf Course in Frankenmuth. He’s worked with Dinh for almost four years.

“Honestly, the biggest strength is her commitment to her shot,” he says. “She drives the ball well, she chips the ball well, and she’s really improved her putting this year.

PHOTO BY GREG JOHNSON

Life is a balancing act for Kimberly Dinh, winner of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, who plays top-level competitive golf while working as a scientist and enjoying other hobbies.

But her commitment to every shot — her mental strength — is impressive, to say the least.”

While Martin sometimes caddies for her, he couldn’t be with her at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, but he was watching the scoreboard and knew when she was 3 down that she still had a chance to win.

“She’s tough,” he says. “She’s not going to back down from anybody, and she does it with such a kind demeanor.”

He thinks her commitment to every shot comes from her background and her career involving statistical analysis.

“There’s nothing that she goes into that is by chance,” he says. “She records every competitive shot she hits every season. At the end of each season, I’ll get a 15-page report on her shots gained in certain areas, her shots lost in certain areas — all the data.

“She puts her findings together. I put my findings together. Then we get together and we put together a plan of how we’re going to work on the areas that need to improve.”

That strategy appears to be working. Dinh says her scoring average in the last few years has gone down a stroke or a stroke and a half, which is significant at her level.

“A lot of it has been a refining process to hit the ball a little better, chase a little bit more distance, adding more distance to my game,” she says. “But [I’m] continuing to refine everything — short game, putting, pretty much everything we’ve worked on in terms of the golf game.”

“The biggest strength is her commitment to her shot. She drives the ball well, she chips the ball well, and she’s really improved her putting this year. But her commitment to every shot — her mental strength — is impressive, to say the least.”

—Kyle Martin, Kimberly Dinh’s coach

SUCCESSFUL SEASON

Dinh has come a long way since first picking up a golf club at age 7, when she played with her dad and one of her brothers at Currie, a Midland municipal golf course. She played golf at Herbert Henry Dow High School and was a preferred walk-on at Wisconsin. After redshirting her freshman year, she played her way into the lineup for four years.

That background experience sowed the seeds for her most successful season yet.

She made the cut at the LPGA’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (now called the Dow Championship) in 2023, her second year playing in the event, which was held at Midland Country Club, where she is a member.

“It was my first LPGA event last year [2022], so a lot of nerves,” Dinh says. “You just don’t know where your game will stack up against some of the best players in the world. But it gave me a lot of confidence that, ‘Hey, we can compete out here. We weren’t as sharp as they were; that is their job.’”

She was much more comfortable in 2023.

“That whole experience has given me a lot of confidence that I can compete week in and week out,” she says, “and even through all of it, maybe I don’t always have the sharpest game, but [I] can still go out and play.”

Playing at her home club, she had the support of family and friends.

“You never get a home game in golf, or very rarely,” she says. “It provides a little comfort, adds a little bit of pressure and stress for me because you want to play well for everybody.”

Her family and her fiancé, Tony Sisouphane, are her biggest fans.

“It’s easy for her to have that balance between her professional life, her golf career, and her family because they’re such a great support system,” Martin says. “For as long as I’ve known her family, I have never heard anything negative come out of any of their mouths when it comes to her golf career and ability to play.”

Winning the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur was icing on the cake for her successful 2023 season. She also won the GAM Women’s MidAmateur at Saginaw Country Club in May, and she was a semifinalist at the Michigan Women’s Amateur in August at Spring Lake Country Club.

PHOTO BY JEFF HAYNES, COURTESY OF THE USGA

Dinh’s success leading up to 2023 included reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 2022; winning the Michigan Women’s Amateur at Saginaw Country Club in 2021; finishing second at the GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur at Oakhurst Golf and Country Club in Clarkston in 2021; and reaching the round of 16 at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 2021. Dinh also won the 2020 GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur at the Country Club of Lansing.

FINDING HER BALANCE

Living in Michigan makes playing golf yearround impossible, but that’s fine with Dinh. She puts her clubs away for the winter to take a break and “explore other interests.” She took downhill skiing off her list after she broke her ankle on the slopes last year and instead took up the relatively safe sport of curling. She doesn’t stay away from golf for too long, though.

“I’ll start practicing a little bit in midJanuary, hit some golf balls, work on a couple of swing changes,” she says, adding that “by the time it’s actually a little nicer here in Michigan, golf is exciting and fresh. It’s something I want to do again.”

While she’s had recent success, she did have about five years where she didn’t play serious, competitive golf. After getting her undergraduate degree at Wisconsin, she studied at MIT, earning her master’s degree and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. During that stretch, she played golf only sporadically on a club team.

“I was ready to explore something new and take a break and didn’t have that desire to

“Playing golf competitively at this point in time is a balance, and you enjoy other things, too.”

—Kimberly Dinh, 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion

compete at a high level at that point anyway,” Dinh says. “I was focused on my graduate work, so it wasn’t the priority at the time.”

Her goal wasn’t necessarily to return to Midland to start her career, but Dow came up with a competitive offer and checked all the boxes. She planned to travel to Asia and Europe in the summer of 2020 before she started her new job, but the COVID-19 pandemic got in the way. Playing golf, though, was still an option.

Left: Kimberly Dinh at work. Below: Dinh (center) with some of her family. From left, cousin Christina Le, mother Mai Nguyen, father Paul Dinh, and cousin Teresa Le.

“I signed up for the Michigan Mid-Am that year … on a lark and won, which surprised me,” Dinh says. “I played in the Michigan Am that year and the GAM Championship [and] enjoyed the competition again. It’s fun coming

back and playing against the college kids to see where my game stacks up. That got me back into competitive golf.”

Today, Dinh is maintaining a careful worklife balance, which her employer supports. She takes vacation days to compete in events and can occasionally work remotely.

“With balancing it, I can’t play in everything I would want to play in, so I have to choose the tournaments that I do want to play in,” she says. “I certainly will never play a full schedule. [That’s] not something I would be interested in at this point.”

While she often plays against younger golfers, she’s up to the task.

“I don’t get to practice as much as they do,” she says. “You balance and you prioritize and you figure out how you can still be efficient to stay sharp. Playing golf competitively at this point in time is a balance, and you enjoy other things, too.”

Kimberly Dinh and her coach, Kyle Martin.

TOP PHOTO BY CREATIVE ELEMENT STUDIO; OTHER TWO PHOTOS BY GREG JOHNSON.

AA Team Effort

Volunteers power the GAM’s service

/ BY GREG JOHNSON

financial planner, a supply chain manager, an auditor, and an engineer, each sporting Golf Association of Michigan logos on their apparel, walk into a golf facility.

It’s not an opening scene to set up a punch line. It’s the GAM.

The GAM is powered by volunteers who help the staff conduct the work of the association and fill major decision-making roles.

Ken Hartmann, senior director of competitions and USGA services for the GAM, says the structure works because the volunteers love golf.

“The board of governors and the executive committee, they are volunteers, too, and then you have the staff for the tournaments and services,” he says. “As staff, you don’t have to be [pushy] with them. They are there to help, they love the game, and in the end they know and you know they are needed to come back and do it again another day.”

Jay Hults, the GAM president in 2023, says inspiration flows between the staff and the volunteers.

“This last year showed me the GAM has a very talented and devoted staff,” he says. “Chris Whitten is tremendous as our executive director, and down the line you have people like Ken Hartmann and the other staffers who work countless hours. They don’t ask volunteers to do anything they wouldn’t do, and the volunteers realize that. It works.”

Founded in 1919, the GAM is a nonprofit organization — and an allied golf association collaborating with the USGA — whose mission is to represent, promote, preserve, and serve amateur golf in Michigan. The core offerings and services are amateur championships, handicapping, and course rating. Volunteers power the championships and course rating, and member clubs and courses make it possible for the over 90,000 mem-

“One of the best things about our volunteers is they are not looking for credit. They have had many great professional and golf experiences, and now they have time to give back, and they have chosen our association as the way to share their time and energy.”

—Chris Whitten, GAM executive director

GAM volunteers do it all: rating courses, helping at tournaments, and steering the association.

“It makes me feel good to help others, and the GAM is another way to do that.”

—Dan Adamini, course rating volunteer

ber golfers of all ages and abilities to have a Handicap Index.

The GAM runs 30 championships each year for adults and kids and also administers 15 to 20 qualifiers for national championships. Volunteers are a vital part of the teams that keep these tournaments running smoothly.

As a USGA ally, the GAM is responsible for determining official course ratings as well, and the work of volunteers is once again crucial. Volunteers rate 50 to 70 courses annually, and thanks to their efforts, golfers interested in maintaining a Handicap Index as part of the World Handicap System can post their scores at courses that have been rated.

At least 250 people can call themselves active GAM volunteers, and several serve in multiple ways. Roughly 100 individuals volunteer at tournaments, another 100 do course ratings, and about 50 others are officers, board members, governors, committee

members, and more.

“One of the best things about our volunteers is they are not looking for credit,” says Chris Whitten, who has been the GAM’s executive director since 2019. “They have had many great professional and golf experiences, and now they have time to give back, and they have chosen our association as the way to share their time and energy.

“We are lucky. They are more than strong rules officials and more than just people who understand the complexities of course rating. They are professional folks who have been very successful. They have tremendous backgrounds in business, in law, in

Dan Adamini

customer relations, and so many other areas. They offer help, suggestions, and ideas, and they make great GAM ambassadors.”

Meet a financial planner, a supply chain manager, an auditor, and an engineer, a sampling of the volunteers who power the GAM.

The Yooper Who Loves Everything About Golf

Dan Adamini of Marquette describes himself as mostly retired from a career as a financial planner. He also plays guitar at church and performs at nursing homes and other places.

“It makes me feel good to help others, and

Dan Adamini (center), a GAM course rater, in his natural habitat.

the GAM is another way to do that,” he says. “Golf is kind of in my blood. I credit my dad. He thought it was always great to have a match, even if you just played for a penny, and to make it fair, for years he would give me two strokes a hole. Before he passed away, I was giving him two strokes a hole. I was taught early the concept of making it fair.”

Making it fair is how he sees his volunteer work for the GAM as a course rater.

“I wanted to understand course ratings and started reading up on it,” he says. “Eventually, I reached out to the GAM.”

Hunter Koch, director of course rating for the GAM, answered the call when Adamini reached out, and he was elated to add a volunteer in an underserved part of the state. Adamini is one of two raters for the GAM who reside in the Upper Peninsula.

“Dan is a productive member of the team we are happy to have work with us,” Koch says. “With the limited work Dan gets in his area, and the travel if he wants to be involved in other rates, it’s a great thing that he remains committed.”

A native of Chicago, Adamini, 63, followed his father, a U.P. native, north when he retired and then decided to stay.

“I love golf,” he says. “I also love winter.”

He was a GAM member through Marquette Golf Club for 30 years, and he currently works three days a week in the summer for the maintenance crew of the club’s two courses. He calls the playing part of being a course rater (rating work followed by a round of golf) a nice side benefit but says the numbers keep him involved.

“Numbers were my life in financial planning, and I love the complexity in rating a course,” he says. “Plus, the GAM is like a family. I like to inject a sense of humor into things, and I’ve met some wonderful people doing this. It’s funny: Others ask me if I get paid. I tell them, ‘No, it costs, but if you enjoy it, that is irrelevant. Also, if we get a chance to play, my course rating knowledge will help you understand exactly why you are losing your money to me.’”

James Wlosinski, a GAM rules official affec tionately known as J.W. or J-Dub, at a golf outing. J.W. is a GAM volunteer who helps Hartmann recruit, and he and Caylen were in the same foursome.

“I had just retired from my career [in supply chain management for KLA Corp.] at the end of April [2022] and was volunteering for the University of Michigan Athletic Department,” Caylen says. “James noticed my Michigan visor, and he told me he would be working the next week as a pace-of-play official at an [NCAA tournament at the university]. It sounded interesting, and I asked a million questions.”

you why so you understand.”

Caylen, 67 and a mother of two, comes from a family where everybody plays golf. Last year, she took a weeklong USGA class on the rules, and she plans to take the USGA rules test once she balances returning to work part time for KLA, volunteering, and playing in two golf leagues.

“This year [2023], I worked about 50 tournament days. I love being on very nice golf courses, meeting golfers, watching phenomenal golf being played, and every time I’m out there I learn.”

—Laurie Caylen, tournament volunteer

Soon after, she signed up to volunteer for a GAM tournament as Wlosinski helped her through the process at GAM.org.

“I worked that first one, loved it, and signed up for more,” she says. “This year [2023], I worked about 50 tournament days. I love being on very nice golf courses,

“I told KLA that work was interfering with my golf life, so this year I’m just going to work until March and this summer focus on the GAM stuff and playing more golf,” she says.

Hartmann describes Caylen as dedicated.

“You figure out quickly what kind of volunteer you have on bad weather days,” he says. “She sticks it out every time. She will be out there from sunup to sundown for you and isn’t afraid of any job we ask of her. She also has a great attitude.”

Caylen says she can’t wait for golf season and summer to roll around.

“Then I get to do it again,” she says.

Laurie Caylen

Volunteers

“I like to stay busy. I like to be around golf. I like numbers. It all fits for me.”

—Matt Witzke, course rating volunteer

The Arizona Auditor Who Retired and Returned to Michigan

Matt Witzke of Comins grew up in Bay City, went to Ferris State, and then spent 40 years in Arizona, where he was the state auditor.

Now, he is 67, retired, back in his home state, and volunteering as an experienced course rater for the GAM. He rated courses for the Arizona Golf Association for 20 years prior to coming home in the summer of 2022.

“The chief of course rating in Arizona contacted Hunter [Koch] here, and the GAM put me to work,” he says. “I’m new to the GAM but not new to course rating.”

Koch says the transition for Witzke was easy because the structure of course rating is similar between the golf associations.

“Matt came with ample experience and was able to help right away, and he also had a different perspective,” Koch says. “He shared things with us through a different lens. It helps our team overall to gain from his experience and perspective. He is a really good rater and fits in well with the group.”

Witzke enjoys rating courses just as much as he enjoys playing golf.

“I’ve always been a numbers guy, so I’m comfortable doing ratings and enjoy being out on the course, and I’ve always enjoyed playing golf — though I don’t play as well as I used to play,” he says. “I guess my game isn’t as good as it used to be with age, but my course rating skills are still up there.”

The differences between the courses in Arizona and Michigan are dramatic as far as landforms and vegetation, Witzke says, but the USGA rating system is well established.

“You just have different things to rate, different codes, but all of that has been easy to pick up,” he says. “I also grew up on Michigan golf courses. I knew what was coming.”

Witzke says being a course rater is just one of the ways he stays active in his retirement. In addition to volunteering for the GAM, he works part time on the golf service staff at Garland Lodge & Golf Resort in Lewiston and officiates high school football and basketball.

“I like to stay busy,” he says. “I like to be around golf. I like numbers. It all fits for me.”

Matt Witzke

From left: Kerry Glaesmer, Darrell Zavitz, and Matt Witzke work on a 2023 course rating.

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Volunteers

“I like helping the golfers with the rules and watching golf. I don’t mind traveling around; [it] gets me out. Being a volunteer for the GAM is fun for me.”

—Greg Zeug, tournament volunteer

The Automotive Engineer Who Wanted Something to Do Greg Zeug of Shelby Township was looking for something to do with his time in 2022 after retiring as a mechanical engineer for ZF Group.

“My wife [Kim] had passed away in 2020 after fighting breast cancer for a long time, and then I retired in 2022,” he says. “Our sons live near Seattle, and I go to North Carolina in the winter. I played golf but was looking for more. As a GAM member, I was on the website and saw they were looking for volunteer rules officials.”

Zeug, 63, filled out the volunteer form at GAM.org and was contacted by Wlosinski and then Hartmann, and soon after, he was at tournaments chipping in with whatever was needed.

“I really enjoyed it,” he says. “I went from volunteering for the GAM to doing high school [tournaments] with Mick Kildea [honorary GAM governor and rules official] and helping with college events.

When I first started this whole thing, I did not plan to get that deep into it, but as I learned more, it became this very interesting thing to do.”

In the early part of 2023, Hartmann approached Zeug about a USGA rules seminar and perhaps taking the rules test.

“The GAM offered some support to do the seminar and take the test,” Zeug says. “I had never thought about that before, but there I was two hours a night for five nights online with instructors. I decided after that to take the 80-question test to see how I might do. I studied on the USGA website, looked at their videos, and took practice tests.”

His hard work paid off: In June, he scored a perfect 80 out of 80 and earned his advanced rating. Two months later, he took the 100-question test and scored 95 out of 100 to get his expert rating.

“Greg is great at the rules and dedicated,” Hartmann says. “He’s a volunteer that sticks it out, too. He is a beast, works all day, knows his stuff. He does his job. You don’t have to worry about him. You have to make sure he comes in and grabs lunch. He puts the golf tournament first.”

Golf has been in Zeug’s life since he was a teen, when his father, a caddie in his youth, started playing again and inspired him to give it a try. Zeug went on to play high school golf and then spent two years on a junior college team.

“I love to play and I like being at golf courses,” he says. “I like helping the golfers with the rules and watching golf. I don’t mind traveling around; [it] gets me out. Being a volunteer for the GAM is fun for me.”

Greg Zeug

GAM Volunteers

The GAM is grateful to our over 200 dedicated volunteers who love the game and help us support amateur golf in the state.

GAM volunteers during the 2023 season (left to right, top to bottom): GAM course rating volunteers Amy Schubert, Marty Score, and Dee Piccard at a rate; GAM President Emeritus Lee Juett presents the Staghorn Trophy to August Meekhof after Meekhof won the Michigan Amateur Championship; GAM volunteer Lou Sutfin makes sure players are keeping pace of play; GAM volunteer Laurie Caylen and Championship Committee Chair Barry Babbitt discuss a ruling on the course; GAM officials at Legislative Day at the Capitol; GAM Honorary Gov. Craig Reading shakes Greg Davies’s hand after a match; GAM Gov. Holly Little and Chris Whitten go over the rules for the final match of the Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship with Katie Chipman and Olivia Hemmila; and GAM Gov. Frank Ervin is all smiles on the course.

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, GAM Vice President Judy Lazzaro puts in the paces, and volunteer Holly Little greets competitors on the first tee during a match at the Michigan Amateur Championship.

Aspire Higher

Teeing Up Students for Success

Aspire Higher youth caddie program is introducing high schoolers to golf

/ BY RENÉE T. WALKER

Ayouth caddie program in metro Detroit is introducing academically focused high schoolers to the game of golf and helping them build valuable life skills and earn an opportunity to compete for an Evans Scholarship.

Aspire Higher is the passion project of Scott Wilson, Kimberly Shapiro, and Jack Lintol, who established the program four years ago at Oakland Hills Country Club. The trio bootstrapped Aspire Higher until two years ago, when they officially launched it with resources provided by the Western Golf Association and its Evans Scholars Foundation. The program also received funding to provide students with golf clothes and busing to and from their caddying assignments.

Through its partnerships with three Pontiac schools — International Technology Academy, Pontiac High School, and Notre Dame Preparatory School — the Aspire

Higher team works with school counselors to identify, interview, and select students for the three-year program. In 2023, 35 student caddies participated in the program.

“Through Aspire Higher, we are not only introducing a diverse group of students to a sport they may not have had access to before, but we are also providing them with valuable life skills and opportunities that can change the course of their lives,” Wilson says. “It’s truly inspiring to see the growth and transformation in the students as they learn and develop into confident, capable leaders. It also reinforces the importance of our mission.”

and a year-end banquet, and they spend a day at the Royal Oak Golf Center, where they get lessons taught by PGA professionals and play a round of minigolf.

Each year, Aspire Higher participants are mentored and engage in enrichment activities, including campus tours at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and their respective Evans Scholars chapter houses. Students also attend the Rocket Mortgage Classic

In 2023, the caddying program expanded to the Country Club of Detroit, and it reached a significant milestone when its first six Aspire Higher students — then seniors — competed for the Evans Scholarship, which covers college tuition and housing for accomplished caddies with limited financial means. Since its inception, Aspire Higher has been transforming lives through the development of valuable skills such as leadership, perseverance, and interpersonal communication. For more information about the Aspire Hire program or the Evans Scholars Foundation, visit wgaesf.org.

The Aspire Higher program introduces academically focused high schoolers to the game of golf.

The Grass Is Greener (When You Fund It)

Endowed research position will honor legendary MSU scientist Joe Vargas

/ BY TOM LANG

Scientific turf research conducted by university professors in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State might go over the heads of most golfers, but they inevitably enjoy its positive impact on the grass beneath their feet.

Much of the improvement in golf course conditions over the past few decades is arguably attributable to Joe Vargas, who has a doctorate in plant pathology, and his team of Spartan academic colleagues who make up the “turf team.” As Vargas nears retirement, he is being honored with the creation of the Joe Vargas Chair in Turfgrass Pathology, an endowed position for an innovative turf researcher. The chair funding will also help ensure that MSU’s turfgrass program thrives in perpetuity.

“[Because of Dr. Joe Vargas,] golf courses went from being good golf courses to becoming great golf courses in all kinds of extreme conditions.”

Vargas has worked at MSU since 1968; to say he’s impacted the turfgrass program there and the world of turf at large in the past 56 years would be an understatement. According to a 2016 article from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources recognizing Vargas’s pending inclusion in the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, he has done turf-related work on every continent save Antarctica.

—Carey Mitchelson, executive director of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation

“Dr. Vargas has put MSU on the map,” says Carey Mitchelson, executive director of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, which donated $1 million to kick off the funding of the Joe Vargas Chair. “MSU’s turf program has always been well respected, but his travels and innovative investigations and discovery of diseases that were unknown at the time brought world-

wide attention to his work. He’s certainly the face of turf pathology.”

Closer to home, he’s “personally and positively assisted every golf course in Michigan,” according to an article published this summer by the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation that quotes Brian Horgan, Ph.D., the chair of MSU’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

Many people assume turf health issues boil down to irrigation and insects, Mitchelson says, but ground diseases are the main culprit.

“It was Dr. Vargas who put a microscope in as a valuable tool and his discovery of disease and the proper cure for them that turned the turf world, and particularly the golf course industry, into a new dimension in the ’80s and ’90s,” Mitchelson says. “Golf courses went from being good golf courses to becoming great golf courses in all kinds of extreme conditions.”

As the game of golf surges in the postpandemic era, maintaining excellent turf —  and supporting the research behind it —  should be of primary importance to the golf course industry. Clubs and individuals interested in donating to the Joe Vargas Chair can visit canr.msu.edu/turfgrass/joe-vargasendowed-chair-in-turfgrass-pathology to learn more. The endowment goal is $5 million.

Joe Vargas

“I’ve played golf for over five decades, and giving to the GAM Foundation is my way of giving back to the game. It’s a way to support young people to learn the game, to play the game, to become better people through the game.”

—Cathy Kalahar, GAM Foundation vice president

‘Why I Give’

Sharing the joys and lessons of golf is a key reason donors support the GAM Foundation

/ BY HELENE ST. JAMES

The moment it really hit Cathy Kalahar that this is why I give was when a young single mother called the Golf Association of Michigan Foundation and raved about a vacation she and her children had just taken in the Upper Peninsula. Thanks to Youth on Course, all of them were able to include golfing among their experiences.

“They went camping and were able to play golf together as a family,” says Kalahar, the vice president of the GAM Foundation. “It was really special. Her son was already a golfer, but the two daughters took up the game, and they went on to fall in love with the game and join their high school team. That is just so rewarding, to get that kind of feedback.

“I’ve played golf for over five decades, and giving to the GAM Foundation is my way of giving back to the game. It’s a way to support young people to learn the game, to play the game, to become better people through the game. It seems to be a springboard to success for the kids that really fall in love with the game of golf.”

Youth on Course, a program that enables young people ages 6 to 18 to play on a course for $5 or less, is the prime beneficiary of the GAM Foundation. That held major appeal

for Tim Moore, who is among the foundation’s top donors.

“I like to contribute to charities where I think I am making a difference in people’s lives,” Moore says. “I have been blessed financially and I am able to give. [Through the GAM Foundation and Youth on Course,] you’re able to introduce underprivileged

Cathy Kalahar Tim Moore

children to golf. … Normally, golf is expensive, clubs are expensive, to play is expensive. Golf has traditionally been an area where underprivileged people haven’t had the opportunity that privileged people have had to play the game.

“I played high school golf, I played college golf, I’ve been around caddying all my

life. I believe golf can make a difference in an individual’s life.”

“Our donors know how important the game of golf is to them and want to make sure that junior golfers can play as much as they’d like for an affordable rate.”

The foundation classifies Moore as a “double eagle” giver, a category that spans $20,000 to $49,999 for lifetime giving. Another name in that grouping is the Edward F. Redies Foundation, which in 2023 donated $15,000 to Washtenaw County golf courses that participated in Youth on Course.

—Laura Bavaird, GAM Foundation director

It isn’t just big givers who help; every dollar adds up to broaden accessibility to golf.

“Our donors know how important the game of golf is to them and want to make sure that junior golfers can play as much as they’d like for an affordable rate,” says Laura Bavaird, the director of the GAM Foundation.

“Donors like Cathy and Tim are trailblazers for the GAM Foundation, and we are very fortunate to have their synergy and far-sightedness within our fundraising efforts. It takes special people like Cathy and

Tim to be visionaries and create opportunities for more people to join in on their passion for philanthropy.”

Youth on Course set record numbers in 2020, when golf courses beckoned as a welcoming and available distraction from restrictions on indoor gatherings. As the world adjusted, golf retained its appeal — and then some. In 2023, Michigan had more than 9,000 Youth on Course members.

“These kids h ave played more than 30,000 rounds, and that beats everything that happened in 2020, which were our highest numbers to date,” Bavaird says. “We’ve surpassed that this year, and we are thinking the trajectory is only going to go up from here.”

The appeal is easy to understand: For individuals who otherwise might not have been able to afford golf, Youth on Course opens up the possibility (1) to try it

and (2) to keep playing. The overriding sentiment among those who give is a desire to share the game they love and to open it up to children and families.

Kalahar has the foundation listed as a beneficiary precisely because she wants to give to others what she herself has enjoyed so much.

“Golf provides so many wonderful opportunities — to be outside, to learn a game that requires concentration,” she says. “When you get the joy of hitting a pure shot, it’s so cool that it kind of pulls at you, gives you a sense of mastery.

“Golf teaches you about learning rules and learning how to handle your emotions. You go from joy to disappointment and recovering and adapting, pulling yourself together, and moving forward. I was a psychologist and worked with children and families, and golf is such a great sport to learn to get mastery of your emotions, to enjoy your successes but also to handle disappointments.”

Best of all for those who give is the knowledge that they are opening pathways for others to discover what they have gained from playing. “Lifelong friendships,” Kalahar says, “are made on the golf course.”

Copelin O’Krangley

C‘An Investment in Our Youth’

/ BY TOM RADEMACHER

opelin O’Krangley is still a teen, but she’s savvy enough to realize that the golf courses that go the extra mile to make it affordable for her to hit the links will be the ones she’s more likely to patronize as she plays the game into adulthood.

Enter YOC, short for Youth on Course, a nationwide initiative that’s fast gaining ground in Michigan. Courses aligned with YOC charge $5 or less for juniors ages 6 through 18 to play a round, taking advantage of subsidies provided by the Golf Association of Michigan Foundation.

Youth on Course makes the game more accessible to junior golfers

over 9,000 juniors to play more than 32,000 rounds throughout the state,” says Laura Bavaird, GAM Foundation director. “The bottom line is that it stretches a family’s budget to allow them to play more golf.”

“This past year, we’ve paid back more than $169,000 to nearly 90 courses that allowed

That’s especially true for the O’Krangleys — dad Josh; mom Becky; and sisters Copelin, 17, and Codie, 15, both of whom are standouts on the varsity girls’ golf team at Caledonia High School. Both parents work — Josh as a drywall contractor and Becky as a nanny — and their

daughters earn money babysitting. They’re all aware of the value of a dollar.

“To say that Youth on Course is a pretty big deal is an understatement,” Josh says. “Without YOC, it can cost the four of us $200 to play. So over a single season, the savings to us are absolutely tremendous.”

Not Just About the Money

The savings from a YOC membership certainly add up for someone who plays regularly, but the advantages of the program go beyond the fiscal, Bavaird says: “When you play more golf, you learn more about yourself as a person and as a competitor. You’re likely to make more friends. You get paired with adults you

—Josh O’Krangley, YOC parent

might otherwise not meet. So it’s all about opportunities, and not just saving money.

“You just never know where YOC might lead you.”

Not bad for a program that in Michigan is only entering its seventh year. It’s an extension of the first YOC chapter founded in 2006 in Monterey, California. The Michigan chapter has experienced significant growth during its short life; Bavaird notes that more and more courses sign up to participate in the program every year.

“To say that Youth on Course is a pretty big deal is an understatement. Without YOC, it can cost the four of us $200 to play. So over a single season, the savings to us are absolutely tremendous.”

Josh O’Krangley doesn’t mince words when it comes to testifying about YOC’s value: “YOC helps kids get out on the course and … realize that this isn’t just an old white guys’ sport. Golf needs the exposure, and more courses need to understand that becoming a participating member of YOC is a win-win for the golfers and the courses.”

sider that only 17% of YOC individual members are female and that even with marketing and public relations strategies in place, not everyone is aware of the program. Josh O’Krangley, for instance, was talking up YOC to a well-known West Michigan high school golf coach earlier this year and was stunned when the coach interrupted him to ask, “What’s that?”

2023 Michigan YOC Numbers

$169,000+ reimbursed by the GAM Foundation

The only up-front cost for juniors is a $20 annual fee, which makes them eligible for discounts at qualifying courses and also provides them access to GAM-sponsored tournaments. The $5 or less covers either nine or 18 walking holes, depending on the course.

87 participating courses

Still Growing

Adds daughter Copelin, “The juniors getting into the game are golf’s future.”

“People always want to know what the catch is with YOC,” Bavaird says. “There isn’t one. It’s simply a wonderful way for juniors to play more golf and to keep them interested. It’s all about retention. If they enjoy playing, let’s do what we can to keep them playing and nurture the great feelings they have, and hopefully will continue to have, for this great game.

While YOC sports healthy numbers in Michigan, it’s always seeking infusions of new blood. Con-

“YOC is an investment in our youth, and for the game of golf itself.”

9,000+ YOC golfers

32,000+ rounds of golf played

Youth on Course members participate in a celebration day at Crooked Creek Golf Course in Saginaw.

Super Dogs Pups on Staff

Furry friends help out at golf courses around Michigan

/ BY TONY PAUL

There’s the payroll, and then there’s the play-roll, with salary paid out in — what else? — treats.

Several golf courses throughout the state of Michigan have dogs on their “staff” for a variety of reasons, from boosting staff and customer morale to the more practical, like, well …

“Chasing off the geese,” says Evan Herman, who is the superintendent at West Shore Golf & Country Club in Grosse Ile. “They make a huge mess. ... Goose poop everywhere is just horrible. At some courses, it becomes almost unplayable.”

Golfers in Michigan know. Oh, do we know.

Herman’s dog, Millie, an Australian shepherd who will be 4 in April, is among the more-seasoned golf-course dogs in the state and has been accompanying Herman to work since she was a pup, first at Detroit Golf Club and now at West Shore.

Herman got the idea to add a dog partner when he did an internship at Pinehurst in North Carolina. The club owned border collies, some of the best dogs for chasing off geese, and they regularly roamed 200 acres doing their jobs.

Millie isn’t quite that good at chasing geese. They’re too fast.

“She just kind of looks at them,” Herman says, with a laugh. “I’ll kick her out of the cart: ‘Go do your job!’”

Millie is much better at running after

squirrels and deer, and once, she decided to go after a coyote.

Her real strength, though, is cozying up to the customers at the private course south of Detroit.

“She’s got probably 10 or 15 that are on the take for treats,” Herman says. “She’ll just leave my cart and run across the

“She’s got probably 10 or 15 [golfers] that are on the take for treats. She’ll just leave my cart and run across the whole fairway, like, ‘Hey, I know this guy.’ She knows — and she’s not shy.”

—Millie’s owner, Evan Herman

whole fairway, like, ‘Hey, I know this guy.’ She knows — and she’s not shy.”

On the Course from Day One

Scaring off the geese isn’t the strong suit of Parker, the 1-year-old mutt — part pit bull, part golden retriever, part mastiff — belonging to Andrew Paxton, superintendent of Spring Lake Country Club in West Michigan.

Once, Parker spotted a goose in a pond, and the goose didn’t yet have its flight feathers. But it could swim, and fast, and Parker couldn’t catch up.

“They were just playing Marco Polo basically in the pond for about five minutes before I was able to get him to

Millie

Bunker

Super Dogs

jump out,” Paxton says.

Parker is just a pup and displays the challenges of training a golf-course dog. His owner, whose previous dog started accompanying him to work after he was adopted at a year and a half, wanted to make sure Parker got to the course from day one.

Paxton wanted to set the boundaries and ground rules — chasing animals, good; chasing golf balls, bad — early on for Parker.

“Most people know who he is, especially over the summer when there’s junior play. He likes those days a little too much sometimes. And he likes when the ladies are out.”

“It is really nice to be able to bring him with me, because I don’t have to worry about what he’s doing at home,” Paxton says. “At the same time, it can be a bit of a distraction when he decides to go and do whatever the puppy wants. But the benefits far outweigh the distractions. And … the rest of the guys on the crew enjoy having him around, at least most of the time.

—Parker’s owner, Andrew Paxton

“It’s a work in progress. The main project for this winter is to get him to stop jumping on people when they are ready to continue on playing golf. He wants more attention. Most people know who he is, especially over the summer when there’s junior play. He likes those days a little too much sometimes. And he likes when the ladies are out.”

Parker doesn’t have to learn the ropes alone, at least. Spring Lake also has a “second-in-command” dog named Beans, a 3-year-old black Lab.

‘A Big Benefit’ to the Team

Bringing dogs to work is old hat for Dan Dingman, superintendent at Birmingham Country Club. His latest is Rossi, a black Lab who’s a year and a half old. She’s the fourth golf-course dog Dingman has had.

What’s his main reason for bringing his good boys and girls to work?

“It’s real simple,” he says. “The members might not like you, but they certainly like your dog. It’s kind of a no-brainer to have a dog, for sure.”

Birmingham Country Club has a long history of dogs “on staff” and actually has a memorial on a hill overlooking the 16th fairway. Buried up there are Merle, Red,

Parker

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Super Dogs

“The members love the dogs. They’ve always loved the dogs,” he says. “It just lightens the mood around the shop. Most of the golf-course staff are very family oriented, a very tight-knit group, because we spend so much time together — seven days a week during the golf season. … It’s kind of everybody’s dog. That’s certainly a big benefit.

“The members love the dogs. They’ve always loved the dogs. It just lightens the mood around the shop. … The ancillary benefits are there’s never food left on the lunchroom floor.”

—Rossi’s owner, Dan Dingman

“The ancillary benefits are there’s never food left on the lunchroom floor.”

Rossi, Dingman says, isn’t much of a goose chaser. Border collies are the best at that, and there are actually companies for hire that will bring them out to the golf courses. Rossi’s strengths are chasing squirrels and, Dingman says, “licking the faces of junior golfers.”

Seasoned Staffer

At West Shore in Grosse Ile, the head pro, Eric Kammeraad, also brings a dog to work, Bunker, a miniature Bernedoodle. But Herman’s Millie has the experience — and even a little bit of star power.

Bob, Indy, and Jetta. There’s a rock in place representing each one.

“They spent their whole life on the golf course,” Dingman says.

Rossi, the current trainee, is getting used to learning her limitations.

Dingman likes to teach his dogs that the golf course is, essentially, their kennel, and that’s where they’re to stay. Some of his dogs have done well, sitting out there for hours at a time while he’s in the clubhouse or working at different ends of the golf course. Others haven’t done as well.

There have been times where he’s had to hop on the radio and tell his crew to stop working and find the pup. Fortunately, Birmingham Country Club’s perimeter is surrounded by a fence. Search parties can be a headache, but Dingman, like other superintendents, says the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

Before he came to West Shore, Herman was on staff at Detroit Golf Club, and Millie was a regular on those grounds, too. She even showed up for the Rocket Mortgage Classic multiple times.

Herman says Millie “helped [him] volunteer” at the tournament, and he brought her back for the Rocket Mortgage Classic after moving over to West Shore, where Herman, a Gibraltar, Michigan, native, grew up playing and working as a kid.

Millie goes to work every day except when Herman is spraying chemicals.

“She kind of literally learned the ropes from another dog,” Herman says, referencing the late border collie Sam, who used to come to work with owner Jake Mendoza, the former superintendent at Detroit Golf Club. “The herding instinct is incredibly strong.”

“She definitely knows she has a job,” Herman adds of Millie, who gets so tuckered out at “the office” that she’s calm as can be at home.

Rocket Mortgage Classic officials even give Millie her own badge with her picture on it when she shows up for the annual summer PGA Tour stop, and West Shore’s pro shop sells merchandise with Millie’s face on it.

If that’s not official, what is?

“That,” says Herman, “is her résumé.”

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Turning Back the Clock

Renovations at golf courses around Michigan mix the old with the new

/ BY JOHN RETZER

Over the years, course fairways widen or narrow; trees grow and distort lines of play; greens slowly develop altered contours. Piecemeal adjustments made by management, membership, and various architects find their way into the layout. Sometimes neglect makes a course old before its time.

Luckily, golf courses can be renovated, restored, and reimagined. Clocks can be turned back. That which is old can be made new again.

At any given point, multiple Michigan clubs are working on creating better versions of themselves. Here are six: Pine Lake Country Club, Saint John’s Resort, White Lake Golf Club, Forest Lake Country Club, Wolf River Golf Park, and Boyne Golf.

Pine Lake: A New Course with an Old Feel

When Pine Lake Country Club reopens its golf course in July 2024, members will experience a brand-new course with a classic feel.

Pine Lake’s 18 holes — built over the course of four or so years starting in 1917 — claim Willie Park Jr. as their original designer. Over time, though, changes have been made by a bewildering number of architects, including Jerry Matthews, Bruce Matthews, Bill Newcomb, Robert von Hagge, Bruce Devlin, and Craig Schreiner.

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Naturally, then, Rogers’s vision was to “modernize the golf course and the infrastructure so it can go on living, while at the same time creating a clean and clear, consistent identity.”

Terry Poley, the golf course superintendent at Pine Lake, puts it like this: “The goal for this project was to regain a single vision and have a golf course that is pleasant to the eye, and all of our features match.”

Pine Lake Country Club, founded by Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and John Lodge, opened in 1902 as the Automobile Club of Detroit. The name changed to Pine Lake in 1921.

“When I saw the course for the first time, I saw a lot of bits and pieces of different styles,” says Drew Rogers, an architect based in Toledo, Ohio, who was tapped to undertake the latest renovations. “That’s not surprising given all the influences that have taken place through the decades.”

Saint John’s Resort: Complete Transformation

Perhaps the most dramatic Michigan golf project in recent years has taken place in Plymouth at the former Inn at St. John’s. Neither “renovation” nor “restoration” is quite the right word to describe the changes to the 27 holes. They’ve been transformed into something entirely new.

During the rebuild of the course, Rogers has worked to restore the angles, shot values, and alternate routes of play that are characteristic of historical courses.

“We have shifted tees and made subtle relocations of greens, but the playing corridors have remained the same,” he says. “We peeled away layers and trees, and it opened up the original character of the site.”

The result, he says, is “a brand-new course, but it’s got an old feel.”

Under the guidance of noted architect Ray Hearn, from Holland, Michigan, the property has been reimagined as an 18-hole championship course, a seven-hole short course, and a 2-acre putting green. Hearn says that little of the original 27 remains, except for a few “playing corridors.”

“When the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation purchased the property, they told me that they wanted a par-3 course, putting course, and a short-game course,” he says. “They also wanted the course to look like it has been here forever, with memorable golf holes.”

Hearn is proud to have created a course

Pine Lake Country Club

“When I saw this property, I thought we could do really big things here. … Our goal is to make Saint John’s the premier golf destination for metro Detroit.”

—Stan Witko, PGA executive director of golf at Saint John’s Resort

where each hole has its own distinct personality. No two holes play or look alike. That was possible, he says, because of the distinctive character of the land.

Stan Witko, PGA executive director of golf at Saint John’s Resort, was one of the people who recognized its potential.

“When I saw this property, I thought we could do really big things here,” he says. “We are going to offer something for everyone with a high level of service, detail, and quality. Our goal is to make Saint John’s the premier golf destination for metro Detroit.”

Saint John’s Resort has a long history in the Plymouth community. After 40 years as a Catholic seminary, the property was redeveloped starting in 1998 into a center for conferences and social gatherings, such as Catholic weddings. The property eventually housed a hotel and dining, while surrounding parklands hosted 27 holes of golf, a Carl’s Golfland location, and a large driving range.

In 2021, the Pulte Family Charitable

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Foundation acquired the property and has since invested $50 million into the dramatic transformation, which includes the golf courses, updated hotel rooms, new meeting and social spaces — including a 17,000-square-foot ballroom — a wine grotto, and more.

White Lake Golf Club Takes the Long View

In contrast to courses that shut down for a year or two to rebuild, White Lake Golf Club in Whitehall is taking a longer-term approach. In 2022, the club restored one hole. In 2023, two more were rebuilt. More changes are planned.

“Our club was started in 1916, and it has aged quite a bit,” says Don Nellis, chair of the Renovation Committee. “We’ve had tree issues, and it was just tired and ready for changes.”

The project is being guided by architect Ray Hearn, who has drawn inspiration from a 1930s aerial photograph for his plan

White Lake’s original nine were designed by Tom Bendelow. Known as the Johnny Appleseed of American golf, Bendelow designed hundreds of courses in the early 20th century. Among the most famous is Medinah Country Club in Illinois, which has hosted six major championships and a Ryder Cup. The second nine at White Lake are the 1927 creation of club members E.E. Roberts and Al Seckel.

to restore seven original Tom Bendelow greens. Hearn’s plan also involves remodeling the remaining holes to create “more of a Bendelow look and feel.”

The restoration is not a carbon copy, though. “We wanted to bring forth the classic Bendelow features, but at the same time, we wanted to embrace the beautiful sandy soils of Michigan’s Gold Coast,” Hearn says. “So, we created great sandy waste areas to replace areas of rough. It looks great and saves on maintenance.”

Nellis says the club is thrilled with the new look created by the waste areas: “It is very dramatic, and as we go forward, we are going to add more of these areas.”

Kaufman Golf Course

White Lake Golf Club

Saint John’s Resort

Upgrades

Forest Lake: A Welcoming

New Entrance

Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills is working on a facelift of its front entrance area, known as the “Top of the Hill.”

“It is a special project,” says Chris Wilczynski, the Saline-based architect who has been consulting with the club since 2012.

“The entrance of the club is unique in that the club buildings are on one side of a road and the golf course is on the other,” he says. “The

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Forest Lake Country Club’s course dates back to 1926. The original architect was William Diddel, one of the founding members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

Top of the Hill project was designed to give the club a beautiful entrance to the course that the members will be proud to show to their guests.”

To create the new space, Wilczynski moved the sixth green about 80 feet to the right of its original location. That, he says, allowed an expansion of the range and a putting green that is three times the size of the old one. Tees were relocated on the seventh hole, and new tees were constructed for the first. In addition, the club rebuilt bunkers on holes nine through 18.

The project has progressed without necessitating a shutdown of the course. Most of the work occurred after the summer 2023 season, and Wilczynski says the temporary greens enabled members to play around the construction.

Wolf River Golf Park

Makes a Comeback

Wolf River Golf Park in Bear Lake had a neardeath experience before it was purchased and restored by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as part of their Little River Casino Resort operation.

Originally known as Bear Lake Highlands, the course opened as a nine-hole facility in the 1960s, expanding to 18 in the 1970s. After going through several owners, the course ultimately failed to thrive.

The Little River Band purchased Bear Lake Highlands in 2018. That year, newly hired Superintendent Steven Biehl found the course in a state of “neglect.” The first order of business was catching up on deferred maintenance and making general improvements, such as cleaning up dead trees.

Wolf River Golf Park

Forest Lake Country Club

Upgrades

After two years of evaluation and planning, the course closed in 2021, reopening as Wolf River Golf Park in May 2023. It has been completely reseeded and now has updated tees, bunkers, and greens.

One of the biggest and most well-received changes, Biehl says, is that the course is cut to a fairway height from tee through green.

“There’s no rough cut,” he says. “The fairway goes out to the unmaintained areas, so golfers can see their ball bounce and roll. It makes the course very playable.”

Enjoyment and affordability are Biehl’s priorities. “We want to create a place where people can come and have fun at a price point of $50 or less,” he says.

The new name is an homage to the Wolf River apples grown on the orchard that once occupied the land. The “Park” part of the name reflects the goal of tribal ownership to make the property more than just a golf course.

“It is a really beautiful piece of property with wonderful vistas of the countryside and Bear Lake,” Biehl says. “We want to find ways for everybody to enjoy it — not just golfers.”

Doon Brae: 11 Out of 10 Northern Michigan’s Boyne Golf, known nationally for its collection of 10 destination resort courses, is adding an 11th.

Boyne’s latest is Doon Brae, a nine-hole par-3 inspired by the best of the British Isles. The short course is complemented by a new 1.5-acre putting course styled after St. Andrews’s famous Himalayas in Scotland.

“The new short course at The Highlands will add an entirely new dimension to our portfolio of courses,” says Bernie Friedrich, Boyne Golf’s director of course renovations and development. “We have plans to build short courses at our other facilities in upcoming years as well.”

Located near The Highlands’ Main Lodge, Doon Brae is routed along a hillside that serves as a ski slope during the winter. The par-3’s name has an appropriate Scottish and skiing flair: “Doon Brae” can be translated as “downhill.”

Architect Ray Hearn, who has been working with Boyne for several years renovating the resort’s courses, was tapped for the project.

Doon Brae features holes and greens in the spirit of classics such as the Eden hole at St. Andrews, the Redan at North Berwick in Scotland, and the short hole at National Golf Links of America in New York. The holes, which range from 57 yards to 134 yards, will feature multiple angles, a variety of lies, and lots of strategic options.

Although Doon Brae is built on a ski slope, Hearn says the walk, which has just a couple of short uphill climbs, is manageable, and there are several holes that are level from tee to green.

A unique feature of Doon Brae is that the bluegrass fairways will be cut to the same half-inch height. This opens nearly infinite possibilities for play and practice.

“Short courses have been gaining in popularity since they increase the opportunities to enjoy the game for everyone,” says Josh Richter, senior vice president of golf operations for Boyne Golf. “Nongolfers and families can enjoy it as an activity, while avid golfers can play a few more holes without playing another 18, since fun is paramount to the experience.”

Doon Brae

Doon Brae

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Visit A-Ga-Ming and experience northern Michigan golf at its finest.

The resort includes three golfing locations spread out over 35 miles and offers four championship courses for guests to enjoy. The Sundance, Torch, Antrim Dells, and Charlevoix Country Club courses are Up North favorites, while also serving as a home away from home for countless area golfers and overnight guests.

Surrounded by incredible views of lakes and rolling countryside, each venue encompasses a beautiful natural setting meant for creating special memories with family and friends.

A-Ga-Ming prides itself on being a friendly small business that has established a fantastic golfing value for guests. Golfers enjoy fun layouts with excellent playing conditions. Local golfers are able to enjoy the courses through daily-fee play, leagues, and annual memberships. Supported by amazing nearby communities, each location strives to provide affordable, great golf.

Overnight guests can take advantage of custom-built golf packages. Group leaders have the option to combine their ideal lodging choice and golf schedule. A nice variety of well-kept suites and condominiums with spectacular lake

and golf course views are available throughout the A-Ga-Ming property.

Golfers and other guests can expect delicious comfort food to be readily available throughout their visit. Menus were created with food and drink options that are guaranteed to please. Each restaurant presents incredible views that will entice golfers to participate in a wonderful meal with their playing partners.

Additionally, the resort continues to grow by upgrading facilities and adding new amenities for guests to enjoy.

A-Ga-Ming, Antrim Dells, and Charlevoix Country Club work together to be a wonderful resort, helping to ensure a memorable golf experience on every visit.

www.a-ga-ming.com

Your Next Golf Road Trip: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Sage

F or years, the golf buzz in Michigan has centered on the northern part of the state with all its award-winning golf courses and destinations. Over the last decade, the region, which is often referred to as America’s Summer Golf Capital, has expanded to the western part of the Upper Peninsula.

Sweetgrass

This golfing road trip takes you over the scenic Mackinac Bridge and west across beautiful U.S. 2, one of the most visually breathtaking drives along Lake Michigan, bringing you west of Escanaba to Island Resort & Casino in Harris, one of the Midwest’s largest golf, casino, and resort destinations, the anchor to this premier golf destination. Adding in Greywalls in Marquette and Timber Stone in nearby Iron Mountain, the “Perfect 4-Some” package is Michigan’s next great golfing adventure.

Golf in this region has been described as “unforgettable” and “underrated.” The resort’s original course, the exceptional Sweetgrass, designed by Paul Albanese, opened in 2008 and consistently ranks among the top 10 courses in the state. It was also named the 2022 National Golf

Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association and is home to the Island Resort Championship, one of the premier stops on the Epson Tour — the official “Road to the LPGA.”

The prairie links-style Sweetgrass layout meanders to a wide-open vista where many greens and flags can be seen in the distance. The highlights of this course are the most fun green complexes you will ever putt on. For course architecture geeks, you have redan, Biarritz, island, and double-green complexes.

The resort’s second course, Sage Run, also designed by Albanese, was inspired by the “rough and rugged” appeal of Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down. The course, which was named to Golf Digest ’s prestigious list of the best new courses in 2019, features a stunning ridge running through it with scenic views that stretch for 30-40 miles and plays down to an open area with wide fairways and rugged fescue grasses.

Greywalls

Club, and Timber Stone in nearby Iron Mountain. Greywalls is a truly unique golf experience spanning over 230 acres combining views of Lake Superior with several natural rock outcroppings. Timber Stone is home to legendary Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo and former NFL coach Steve Mariucci. The course, designed by Jerry Matthews and Paul Albanese, winds up and down a mountainside showcasing scenic vistas, wetlands, and tall pines.

Timber Stone

Rounding out the “Perfect 4-Some” are Greywalls, designed by Mike DeVries and part of the popular Marquette Golf

Island Resort & Casino now has 450-plus guest rooms, including golfer suites, a top-floor restaurant, and a luxurious spa. Fully customizable packages offer three-, four-, and five-night lodging options with four rounds of golf. Golfers can also fly into nearby Escanaba or Marquette from Detroit. To book your Perfect 4-Some, visit islandresortgolf.com or call (877) 475-4733.

2024 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 2024 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 70 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

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

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

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

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

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: Semiprivate

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

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

Founded: 1919

Architect: Willie Park Jr.

Holes: 18

BAY COUNTY GC

584 W. Hampton Rd.

Essexville, MI 48732

Pro Shop: (989) 892-2161

Web: baycounty-mi.gov/golf-

course

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

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

Architects: 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: 9

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

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

BEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN GC

2061 N. 3 Mile Rd.

Hessel, MI 49745

Club: (906) 484-2107

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

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

Belvedere Golf Club

Type: Public

Facebook: Bedford Hills Golf Club

Instagram: @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

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

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

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

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

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.

eld

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

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

Architects: 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

The Alpine Course

Architect: Bill Newcomb

Holes: 18

The Monument Course

Architects: 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

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

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

Instagram: @BoulderPointeMI

Type: Semiprivate

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

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

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

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Holes: 18

BROOKSIDE GC

Saline (734) 429-4276

BROOKWOOD GOLF CLUB

998 Brookwood Ln.

Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Pro Shop: (248) 651-4820

Web: brookwood.golf

Facebook: Brookwood Golf Club

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1976

Bloomfi

Hills Country Club

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

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.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Pro Shop: (989) 773-6830

Web: bucksrun.com

Facebook: Bucks Run Golf Club

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: Semiprivate

Region: Northwest

Founded: 1910

Holes: 18

CALDERONE GC

4490 Willis Rd. Grass Lake, MI 49240

Pro Shop: (517) 522-6661

Web: calderonegolfclub.com

Facebook: Calderone Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

CALUMET GC

54720 Golf Course Rd.

Calumet, MI 49913

Club: (906) 337-3911

Facebook: Calumet Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Holes: 9

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

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

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

Region: Southeast

Type: Pro Shop/Driving Range

CARLETON GLEN GC

Carleton (734) 654-6201

CARO GC

Caro (989) 673-7797

CARRINGTON GC

911 St. James Park Ave.

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

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

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

Type: Public

Owner: Dick Card

Region: West Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Holes: 18

CEDAR CREEK GOLF CLUB

14000 Renton Rd.

Battle Creek, MI

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1929

Architect: William Grill

Holes: 18

CHARLEVOIX GC

400 Fairway Dr. Charlevoix, MI 49720

Pro Shop: (231) 547-3268

Web: cityofcharlevoix.org/156/ Golf-Course

Facebook: Charlevoix Golf Club (Municipal)

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

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: Semiprivate

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1921

Holes: 18

CHEMUNG HILLS GC

3125 Golf Club Rd.

Howell, MI 48843

Club: (517) 546-4230

Web: chemunghills.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Founded: 1927

Holes: 18

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

Web: chestnutgolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Architect: Doug Carter

Holes: 18

Holes: 9

CHESTNUT VALLEY GC

Holes: 18

Monroe, MI 48161

Pro Shop: (734) 241-0707

Pro Shop: (269)-965-6423

Web: cedargolfclub.com

Walking Permitted (pull carts available)

No motorized carts available

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

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

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

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

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

COUNTRY MEADOWS GC

Escanaba (906) 786-1565

COYOTE GC

28700 Milford Rd. New Hudson, MI 48165

Pro Shop: (248) 486-1228

Web: coyotegolfclub.com

Facebook: Coyote Golf Club

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

Type: Public

CROOKED TREE GC/ BOYNE RESORTS

600 Crooked Tree Dr. Petoskey, MI 49770

Club: (231) 439-4030

Web: boyne.com/bayharbor

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Instagram: @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

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN

12500 Crystal Mountain Dr. Thompsonville, MI 49683

Pro Shop: (888) 968-7686 ext. 4000

Web: crystalmountain.com

Facebook: Crystal Mountain

Eagle Crest Golf Club

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

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

17707 Albain Rd.

Petersburg, MI 49270

Club: (734) 279-1151

Web: demeacres.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1962

Holes: 18

DETROIT GC

17911 Hamilton Rd.

Detroit, MI 48203

Pro Shop: (313) 345-1818

Web: detroitgolfclub.org

Facebook: Detroit Golf Club

Type: Private Region: Southeast

South Course

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

Pull carts in offseason

North Course

Architect: Donald Ross

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

Pull carts in offseason

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

Holes: 18

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

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

Instagram: @eaglecrestgolfclubemu

Facebook: eaglecrestgolfclubemu

Type: University/Resort

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1989

Architect: Carl Litten

Founded: 1989

Holes: 18

EAGLE EYE GC

15500 Chandler Rd.

Pro Shop: (517) 903-8063

Web: eagleeyegolfclub.com

Facebook: Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center

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

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

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

Facebook: Egypt Valley Country

Club

Type: Private

Region: West Central

MTESP Certified

Founded: 1921

Ridge Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

Valley Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

ELDORADO

7839 E. 46 ½ 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: Semiprivate

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

Pro Shop: (989) 224-6287

Web: emeraldgolfcourse.com

Facebook: The Emerald Golf

Course

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

Bath, MI 48808

Holes: 18

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

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

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

FFAIRVIEW HILLS GC

Mio (989) 848-5810

FALCON GC

Bath (517) 371-3484

THE FALLS AT BARBER CREEK

16030 Barber Creek Ave.

Kent City, MI 49330

Club: (616) 675-7345

Web: thefallsatbc.com

Facebook: The Falls at Barber

Creek

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Holes: 18

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

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

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

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

Country Club & Golf

Type: Semiprivate

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

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

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

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

6376 Forest Dunes Dr. Roscommon, MI 48653

Pro Shop: (989) 275-0700

Web: forestdunesgolf.com

Facebook: Forest Dunes Golf Club

Type: Semiprivate

Region: Northeast

Founded: 2000

Architect: Tom Weiskopf Design

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Forest Dunes Course

The Loop

Architect: Tom Doak

Superintendent: Rob Falconer

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

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1926

Architect: William Diddel

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

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Forest Akers Golf Course

Founded: 1992

Architect: Dick Nugent

Holes: 18

THE FOUNTAINS GOLF & BANQUET CENTER

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. Hwy. 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

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

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

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

MTESP Certified Caddies Available

FRUITPORT GC

Muskegon (231) 798-3355

GGARDEN GC

Garden (906) 644-4653

GARLAND 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

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

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

GLADSTONE GC

6514 Days River 24.5 Rd.

Gladstone, MI 49837

Club: (906) 428-9646

Web: gladstonegolf.com

Facebook: Gladstone Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

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

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

Type: Semiprivate

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

5811 E. St. Joseph Hwy. Grand Ledge, MI 48837

Club: (517) 627-2495

Web: grandledgecountryclub.com

Type: Semiprivate

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1958

Holes: 18

GRAND PRAIRIE GC

Kalamazoo (269) 388-4447

GRAND TRAVERSE

RESORT & SPA

100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.

Acme, MI 49610

Club: (231) 534-6000

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

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

Web: golfglenkerry.com

Facebook: Glenkerry Golf Course

Type: Public

Pro Shop: (231) 534-6470

Web: grandtraverseresort.com

Facebook: Grand Traverse

Resort & Spa

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

MTESP Certified

GREEN ACRES GC

7323 Dixie Hwy.

Bridgeport, MI 48722

Club: (989) 401-6100

Web: golfgreenacres.us

Type: Public

Holes: 18

Facebook: Giant Oak Golf Club

Region: West Central

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

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

Holes: 18

GROESBECK GC

1523 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. Lansing, MI 48906

Pro Shop: (517) 483-4333

Web: groesbeckgolfcourse.com

Facebook: Groesbeck Golf

Course

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

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

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

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

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

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

2600 Club Rd.

Rochester, MI 48307

Pro Shop: (248) 852-3250

Web: golfthehampton.com

Facebook: Hampton Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 9

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

North Course

Founded: 1972

Holes: 18

South Course

Founded: 1996

Holes: 18

Harbor Shores

HAWK HOLLOW GC

15101 Chandler Rd.

Bath, MI 48808

Pro Shop: (517) 641-5944

Web: eagleeyegolfclub.com

Facebook: Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center

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

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

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

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 9

Founded: 1990

HEMLOCK GC

5105 W. Decker

Ludington, MI 49431

Club: (231) 845-1300

Web: hemlockgolfclub.com

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

Architect: Raymond Hearn

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

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

Founded: 1994

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

HIDDEN OAKS GC

1270 W. Monroe Rd.

St. Louis, MI 48880

Club: (989) 681-3404

Holes: 18

The Heather Course

Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Holes: 18

Donald Ross Memorial Course

Holes: 18

Moor Course

Architect: Bill Newcomb

Holes: 18

HILLS HEART OF THE LAKES GC

Brooklyn (517) 592-2110

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

Web: hiddenoaksgolfmichigan.com

Facebook: Hidden Oaks Golf

Type: Public

Region: Central

Architect: Bruce Matthews Sr. and Jerry Matthews

Founded: 1970

Holes: 18

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

Founded: 1996

Holes: 18

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) 5263029

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

Web: highlandsharborsprings.com

Facebook: BOYNE Golf

Instagram: @Boyne.golf

Type: Resort

Region: Northwest

Arthur Hills Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Founded: 2000

Facebook: Hilltop Golf Course

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Sue Nyquist

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

HUNTMORE GC

9595 Estancia Dr. Brighton, MI 48114

Pro Shop: (810) 225-4498

Hidden River Golf & Casting Club

Web: huntmoregolfclub.com

Facebook: Huntmore Golf Club

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

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

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

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

55321 Brush Lake Rd. Eau Claire, MI 49111

Club: (269) 782-2540

Web: indianlakehills.com

Facebook: Indian Lake Hills Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Founded: 1925

Holes: 27

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: Semiprivate

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1923

Architects: Warner Bowen/ Wilfrid Reid

Holes: 18

INDIAN RUN GC

INDIAN SPRINGS METROPARK

5100 Indian Tr. White Lake, MI 48386

Pro Shop: (248) 625-7870

Web: golf.metroparks.com

Facebook: Huron-Clinton Metroparks

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: Wilfrid Reid

Holes: 18

INKSTER VALLEY GC

2150 Middlebelt Rd.

Inkster, MI 48141

Pro Shop: (734) 722-8020

Web: inkstervalleygolf.com

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

JKatke Golf Course

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1990

Holes: 18

JAWOR’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

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

Instagram: @KatkeGolf

Type: University/Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Frank Beard

Holes: 21

6359 RS Ave E. Scotts, MI 49088

Club: (269) 327-1327

Web: irgolfclub.com

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 18

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1998

Architect: Harry Bowers

Holes: 18

IRONWOOD GC

Byron Center (616) 538-4000

IRONWOOD LINKS GC

Mason (517) 676-3116

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 18

LAKE MONTEREY GC AT SANDY PINES RESORT Dorr (616) 896-8118

LAKE O’ THE HILLS GC

2101 Lac du Mont Haslett, MI 48840

Club: (517) 339-9445

Web: lakeothehills.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast Holes: 9

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

Type: Semiprivate

Region: East Central Holes: 36

LAKEWOOD ON THE GREEN

Cadillac (231) 468-3344

LAKEWOOD SHORES RESORT

Oscoda (989) 739-2073

Lakes of Taylor Golf Course

LAPEER CC

3786 Hunt Rd.

Lapeer, MI 48446

Club: (810) 664-2442

Web: lapeergolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1927

Holes: 18

LEANING TREE GC

Wales (810) 367-3528

LEDGE MEADOWS GC

1801 E. Grand Ledge Hwy.

Grand Ledge, MI 48837

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: Semiprivate

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 CC

Adrian (517) 265-8227

LES CHENEAUX GC

1407 W. Club Rd.

Cedarville, MI 49719

Club: (906) 484-3606

Web: lescheneauxgolfclub.org

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1898

Holes: 9

LESLIE PARK GC

2120 Traver Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Architects: E. Lawrence Packard/ Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

Audubon International Certified

LITCHFIELD GREENS GC

Litchfield (517) 542-3121

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: Semiprivate

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: Semiprivate

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

Type: Semiprivate

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

Region: Southeast Holes: 18

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

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

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

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

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

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: Semiprivate

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

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

Pro Shop: (734) 794-6245

Web: a2golf.org

Facebook: Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Founded: 1967

THE LINKS AT GATEWAY

33290 Gateway Dr.

Romulus, MI 48174

Pro Shop: (734) 721-4100

Web: linksatgateway.com

Facebook: Links at Gateway Golf

Web: loggerstrace.net

Facebook: Loggers Trace/ Springport Hills Golf Course

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1972

THE MAJESTIC GC

9600 Crouse Rd.

Hartland, MI 48353

Pro Shop: (810) 632-5235

Web: majesticgolf.com

Facebook: The Majestic @ Lake

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

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

Type: Public

Region: East Central

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: Semiprivate

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

21310 North Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49017

Club: (269) 968-1168

Web: marywoodgolf.com

Facebook: Marywood Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Architect: Maurice McCarthy

Founded: 1926

Holes: 18

MEADOWBROOK CC

40941 W. 8 Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48167

Club: (248) 349-3600

Pro Shop: (248) 349-3606

Web: meadowbrookcountryclub. com

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

Technological University

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1902

Holes: 18

MIDLAND CC

1120 W. St. Andrews

Midland, MI 48641

Club: (989) 832-8866

Golf Shop: (989) 832-3074

Web: midlandcc.net

Facebook: Midland Country Club

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

Type: Golf Shop/ Driving Range/ Teaching Academy

Region: Southeast

MILHAM PARK GC

Facebook: Meridian Sun Golf Club

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 Country Club

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

4200 Lovers Ln.

Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Pro Shop: (269) 344-7639

Web: kmgagolf.com

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

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

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

Lochenheath Golf Club

Web: lakeanngolf.com

Facebook: Mistwood Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Northwest

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: Semiprivate

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

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

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: Semiprivate

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

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

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

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

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

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

209 N. Northcott Dr.

Northport, MI 49670

Club: (231) 386-5871

Web: nppoint.com

Type: Private

Oak Pointe 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

Region: Northwest

Architect: Tom Bendelow

Renovation: Bruce Hepner

Holes: 9

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

800 N. Main

Webberville, MI 48892

Club: (517) 521-3900

Web: oaklanegolf.com

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

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

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

Otsego Resort

Honors Course

Architect: Arthur Hills

Holes: 18

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: Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

South Course

Architect: Gil Hanse

Holes: 18

Caddies Available

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY GOLF & LEARNING CENTER

492 Golf View Ln.

Rochester, MI 48309

Pro Shop: (248) 364-6300

Web: oakland.edu/golf

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

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 Matthew

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 Country Club

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

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

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

THE PATRIOT GC

Grayling (989) 348-4343

PAW PAW LAKE GC

Watervliet (269) 463-3831

PEBBLEWOOD CC

9794 Jericho Rd.

Bridgman, MI 49106

Club: (269) 465-5611

Type: Public

Web: golfpebblewood.com

Region: Southwest Holes: 18

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.

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

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: Semiprivate

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: pineknobgolfclub.com

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

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

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

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: Northeast

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

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

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Dan Pohl

Holes: 18

Pheasant Run Golf Club

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

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, MI 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

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1994

Architects: John Sanford Jr./ Ken Green

Holes: 18

QUINCY GC

955 Miller Dr.

Quincy, MI 49082

Club: (517) 639-4491

Facebook: Quincy Golf Course

Type: Public

Region: South Central

Holes: 9

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: Semiprivate

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

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Architect: Arnold Palmer

Holes: 18

RED ARROW GC

1041 King Hwy.

Kalamazoo, Mi 49048

Club: (269) 492-7800

Web: kmgagolf.com/red-arrowgolf-course/

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

Courses

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 9

RED FOX RUN GC

Gwinn (906) 346-7010

Polo Fields Golf & Country Club

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

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

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

33300 32 Mile Rd.

Lenox, MI 48050

Club: (586) 727-4742

Web: richmondforestgolf.com

Facebook: Richmond Forest Golf

Course

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: Bruce Matthews III

Founded: 1994

Holes: 18

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

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

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

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

3274 Davison Rd.

Lapeer, MI 48446

Club: (810) 664-2281

Web: golfrh.com

Instagram: @golf.rh

Type: Public Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

Founded: 1966

ROLLING HILLS GC

6586 Milligan Rd. Cass City, MI 48726

Club: (989) 872-3569

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Founded: 1968

Architect: Grant Hutchinson

Holes: 9

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

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

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

Rogers City Country Club

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

Type: Private

Region: East Central

Holes: 18

SAGINAW VALLEY

PUBLIC GC

7255 3 Mile Rd.

Bay City, MI 48706

Club: (989) 684-2611

Web: Saginawvalleygolf.com

Facebook: Saginaw Valley Public

Golf Course

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Holes: 18

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

Region: Southeast

Type: Public

Holes: 18, 7 hole Par 3 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

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

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Holes: 45

SAUGANASH CC

61270 Lutz Rd.

Three Rivers, MI 49093

Pro Shop: (269) 278-7825

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 Hwy. 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

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

Web: saultstemariecc.com

Facebook: ssmcountryclub

Type: Semiprivate

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

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

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

Saint John’s Resort

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

Facebook: Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club

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

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

Type: Semiprivate

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

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

20 E West Ave.

Schoolcraft, MI 49087

Club: (269) 649-1931

Web: statesgolfcourse.com

Facebook: States Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: Southwest

Holes: 18

Founded: 1927

STONEBRIDGE GC

1825 Clubhouse Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Pro Shop: (734) 429-8383

Spring Lake Country Club

Web: stonebridgegolfclub.net

Facebook: Stonebridge Golf

Club – Ann Arbor, MI

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Sunnybrook Country Club

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 27

TANGLEWOOD MARSH GC

2600 W. 16th Ave.

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Club: (906) 635-7651

Web: tanglewoodmarsh.com

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Holes: 18

TAWAS CREEK GC

Tawas City (989) 362-6262

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

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: William Newcomb

Holes: 18

THORNE BROTHERS AT LILAC GC

Newport (734) 586-7555

Tanglewood Golf Club

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

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

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

Holes: 18

Founded: 1977

TREETOPS RESORT

3962 Wilkinson Rd.

Gaylord, MI 49735

Pro Shop: (989) 732-6711

Web: treetops.com

Facebook: Treetops Resort

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

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

Web: truenorthgolf.com

Facebook: True North Golf Club

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

Type: Resort/Semiprivate

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Architects: Jerry Matthews/Ray

Hearn

Holes: 27

TWIN OAKS GC

Freeland (989) 695-9746

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) 363-4666

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GC

500 E. Stadium Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Pro Shop: (734) 615-GOLF

Web: umgolfcourse.umich.edu

Facebook: umichgolfcourse

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

Type: Private

Region: Southeast

Architects: Pete Dye/Jack

Nicklaus

Holes: 18

No pull carts

WALLINWOOD SPRINGS GC

8152 Weatherwax Dr. Georgetown Twp., MI 49428

Club: (616) 457-9920

Web: Wallinwoodsprings.com

Facebook: Wallinwood Springs

Golf Club

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architect: Jerry Matthews

Holes: 18

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

Wabeek Country Club

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

Type: Semiprivate

Region: East Central

Architects: Arnat/Ellis/Trusdale

Holes: 18

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 shortgame 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

Western Golf & Country Club

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

WATER’S EDGE GC

1100 Ramshorn Dr.

Fremont, MI 49412

Pro Shop: (231) 924-2640

Web: watersedgefremont.com

Facebook: @watersedgegolfclub

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Architects: 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: Semiprivate

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

Type: Semiprivate

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: westerngreensgolfcourse.com

Facebook: @westerngreensgolf

Type: Public

Region: West Central

Superintendent: Brian May

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

Holes: 18

WHISPERING PINES GC

2500 Whispering Pines Dr.

Pinckney, MI 48169

Pro Shop: (734) 878-0009

Web: whisperingpinesgc.com

Facebook: Whispering Pines

Golf Club

Architect: Mark DeVries

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

WHITE BIRCH HILLS GC

Bay City (989) 662-6523

Web: whitelakegolfclub.com

Facebook: White Lake Golf Club

Type: Private

Region: West Central

Holes: 18 & Practice Facility

Architects: Tom Bendelow, Al Seckel & Ray Hearn

Type: Public

Architect: Van Tine family

Holes: 18

MTESP Certified

WHITE OAKS GC

Hillsdale (517) 437-3434

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

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

Type: Public

Region: Southeast

WHITE DEER CC

1309 Bright Angel Dr. Prudenville, MI 48651 Club: (989) 366-5812

Web: whitedeercc.com

Type: Public

Region: Northeast

Founded: 1966

Holes: 18

WHITE LAKE GC

6777 S. Shore Dr.

Whitehall, MI 49461

Pro Shop: (231) 893-4232

Founded: 1916

Lessons: PGA golf lessons available to members and nonmembers

Guest Play: Must be a guest of a member; reciprocal privileges with other private clubs, nonmember outings welcome

WHITE LAKE OAKS

GC

991 S. Williams Lake Rd. White Lake, MI 48386

Pro Shop: (248) 698-2700

Web: OaklandCountyParks.com

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

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

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 CREEK GC

Adrian (517) 265-3944

WOLF RIVER GOLF

PARK 11685 Chippewa Hwy.

Bear Lake, MI 49614

Club: (231) 398-3980

Type: Public

Web: wolfrivergolfpark.com

Instagram: @wolfrivergolfpark

Region: Northwest

Holes: 18

Founded: 1965

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

WOODLANDS OF VAN BUREN

Wayne (734) 729-4477

WOODLAWN GC

Adrian (517) 263-3288

WOODSIDE GC

14400 Wood Rd.

Bath, MI 48906

Pro Shop: (517) 242-8527

Web: hawkhollow.com

Type: Public

Region: East Central

Holes: 12

WOODSIDE MEADOWS GC

Romulus (734) 782-5136

WOODY’S RUN GOLF COURSE

Escanaba (906) 786-4034

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

Architects: 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 Wayland (269) 795-0030

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 Ln.

Hwy. 424

Iron River, MI 49935

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

Web: experienceyoungs.com

Facebook: @YoungsIronCounty

Instagram: youngsironcounty

Type: Public

Region: Upper Peninsula

Founded: 1984

Holes: 18

GAM Allied Associations

Association of Golf Presidents (810) 938-4500

President Walt Baumgardner, Western G & CC

Secretary — Tom Bollinger, Spring Meadows CC

Greater Michigan Chapter of Club Management Association of America (248) 973-7943

President — Charles Johnson, CCM, Detroit Athletic Club

Managing Director — Tammy Carter mdgmcma@gmail.com

Michigan Golf Course Association (800) 860-8575

President — Jim Szilagyi, LYNX Golf Course

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

Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (616) 834-0450

President — Jesse Shaver, Gull Lake CC 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 Section of Professional Golfers’ Association (517) 641-7421

President — Stephanie Jennings

Executive Director — Kevin Helm khelm@michiganpga.com www.michiganpga.com

MSU Turf Team

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 — Dan Mausolf 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 — Zach Nicoludis, (412) 215-6488, znicoludis@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 Advisor — Steve Shablin

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

The Wyndgate

Better Together

Collaboration powers the GAM

/ BY CHRIS WHITTEN

Publishing MichiganLinks magazine is always a celebratory occasion at the Golf Association of Michigan. I hope you enjoyed learning more about our association and the wonderful people who make it successful: players, volunteers, and other stakeholders.

Our team is especially happy to share the stories you read in this edition because they largely focus on our relationships with two important groups that help make our association what it is: the USGA and our GAM volunteers.

The GAM is one of 57 allied golf associations that help the USGA carry out its core services at a state or regional level. We conduct qualifiers for USGA championships, administer Handicap Indexes via the World Handicap System and GHIN, and rate golf courses to make the WHS work equitably. We have our own rich history and significant championships at the GAM, but our longtime collaboration with the USGA (page 46) helps us serve Michigan’s largest community of golfers and provide them with outstanding benefits. We are thankful for our friends and their mission at Liberty Corner.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our dedicated and knowledgeable GAM volunteers. The GAM is a not-for-profit organization steered by a volunteer board of governors, officers, and past presidents. Additionally, each season, over 100 trained referees help us conduct our competitions. Another 100 educated volunteers measure and rate our courses according to the Rules of Handicapping.

Our GAM volunteers have something in common: The game of golf has made a positive impact in their lives, and now they are proud

to give their time and energy to help provide a positive golfing experience to someone else. Not only are they experts in our services, but they are also great people with interesting and successful professional experiences, which makes them fantastic GAM ambassadors.

Along with our volunteer tournament referees such as Laurie Caylen and Greg Zeug, featured in this magazine starting on page 58, I couldn’t be prouder of Kim Dinh for representing Michigan at the national level (page 52). Our volunteers develop a real appreciation for and connection to our regular tournament players, especially competitors like Kim, who is the first to say thanks with a warm smile.

I hope you’ll play in a GAM event this year or see one of our course rating teams at your local course so you’ll get a chance to meet one of our volunteers and say thank you as well.

Of all the allied golf associations in the country, I’m thrilled to say that the GAM is the fastest growing over the past four years. So whether you have been a member for four years or 40, welcome back, thank you for your support, and have a great season!

Chris Whitten

Pilgrim’s

Golf Club

MICHIGAN’S DIVINE 9

3 WORLD-CLASS RESORTS 9 EXCEPTIONAL COURSES

GRAND TRAVERSE RESORT AND SPA

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN

A-GA-MING GOLF RESORT