Michigan Golf Journal August 2018

Michigan Golf Journal t, d͛^ /E^/ ͗ Rules Quiz, Stroke/ Match Play Family Tees at Railside ŽǀĞƌ ^ƚŽƌLJ͗ ƌĐĂĚŝĂ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ KƉĞŶƐ Summer Road dƌŝƉ Michigan News and Notes 09 10 16 20 26 ^ƌ͘ >W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ at French Lick New Odyssey WƵƩĞƌ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ zŽƵƚŚ KŶ ŽƵƌƐĞ 30 32 36 ^ƵŵŵĞƌ ZŽĂĚ dƌŝƉƐ ^ƵŵŵĞƌƟŵĞ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŵĞĂŶ ƌŽĂĚ ƚƌŝƉƐ ƚŽ ĂŶLJ of the “four corners” of the Great Lakes State. / ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƚŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƌƵŵŵŽŶĚ /ƐůĂŶĚ͕ Greywalls, Belvedere and ƌĐĂĚŝĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ the cover story this month – ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĐĂĚŝĂ͛Ɛ ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ another new golf course come ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ǁĞĞŬƐ ĂŌĞƌ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hƉƉĞƌ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ ŝŶ :ƵůLJ͘ tŚŝůĞ many argue that Michigan has more courses than we need, ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ƐŝŐŶ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŶĞǁ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƌŝƐĞ ĂŌĞƌ Ă decade of decline and closures. Also check out stories in this ĞĚŝƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ZĂŝůƐŝĚĞ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď ŝƐ ĐĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ families in a unique way, the growth of youth golf ĐĂŵƉƐ Ăƚ DĂƉůĞ ,ŝůů͕ ƚŚĞ W' dŽƵƌ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ ,ŝůůƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ƌ͘ >W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͕ ƐŚŽƌƚ ŐĂŵĞ ƟƉƐ͕ Ă rules quiz and more. Thanks for reading Michigan 'ŽůĨ :ŽƵƌŶĂů͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͛Ɛ ŽŶůLJ monthly golf news magazine. WůĞĂƐĞ ƉĂƐƐ ŝƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌ friends. Tom Lang Publisher/Editor ΛD/ŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů