Month: February 2018
Georgia: Reynolds Lake Oconee
Golfers looking for an up-scale and first-class resort experience will have their wishes come true at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia. The region is simply gorgeous, serene, picturesque and peaceful – oh, and the golf is incredible with six courses, a top-notch teaching and training facility and the comforts of a Ritz-Carlton Lodge on the […]
Michigan Youth Heading to The Masters for Drive, Chip & Putt Finals
No foolin’ on April 1, two boys and two girls from Michigan will compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship (DCP) at Augusta National Golf Club to kick off Masters week. All four won their age and gender divisions in the regional qualifier at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio in September. The competition has grown in popularity […]
Continued: More With Meg
Editor’s Note: this Q&A below on Meg Mallon is a continuation of the feature story in February’s Michigan Golf Journal, to provide extra content that didn’t fit in the magazine. To read the full story from the beginning, click here. Question: What went through your head when getting the Hall of Fame call? Meg Mallon: “The Commissioner called me and […]
Michigan State Golf Teams Ready for Spring Season
Michigan State Women’s Golf Senior Sarah Burnham of Maple Grove, Minn., is the undisputed leader of the Spartan squad this year. She is the defending Big Ten Player of the Year, the 5th different Spartan to win that honor, and she placed 24th at the NCAA Championships last spring. MSU won the 2017 Big Ten […]
University of Michigan Golf News
Michigan Men’s Golf Senior Kyle Mueller and junior Nick Carlson continue to pace the Wolverines while three new freshmen made their collegiate debuts this past fall. Carlson (Hamilton, Mich.) shot a career best 67-69-71-207 (6-under) to finish third at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in late October. He also averaged a career-best 70.64 per round during […]
MiGSCA Elects New Officers
Daniel P. Dingman, the Class A Golf Course Superintendent at Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham, has been elected as the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (MiGCSA) Chapter President for 2018. Other officers elected to the MiGSCA board include Vice President Jeff Sweet, CGCS from Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant and Rob Steger, CGCS […]
Central Michigan Women’s Golf Team
Central Michigan revived its dormant women’s golf program in 2014 after it sat inactive the prior 31 years. Seniors Kristen Wolfe, Amanda Walsh, Natalie Johnson and Holly Hines – who began the team’s rebirth in the fall of ’14 – will play their final seasons this spring. Highlights: The Chippewas posted a runner-up team […]
Western Michigan Women’s Golf Team News
Western Michigan is currently in its second year under head coach Elise Swartout-Mosher. Swartout-Mosher is the third coach in program history and the first WMU golf alum to take the helm. In her first season as head coach the Broncos finished in the top five of eight tournaments and the top three of seven. The […]
Try it All: Carl’s Golfland Holds Demo Days
Whether it’s a mid-winter golf fix you need, the desire to test a new piece of equipment you’ve heard about, or just a pre-season chance to get out of the house and mingle with other golf lovers – Carl’s Golfland Demo Days could be the perfect cold-weather cure. Every Saturday from February 24 to March […]
Eastern Michigan Golf Teams Ready for Action
Eastern Michigan Men’s Team Under the direction of 25th-year Head Coach Bruce Cunningham, the Eastern Michigan University men’s golf team opens the spring portion of the 2018 campaign at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play Challenge in Dade City, Fla., Feb. 12-13. Junior Beau Breault (Hartland, Mich.) led the way for the Eagles with a scoring […]