Michigan Golf Journal March 2018

Michigan Golf Journal WALNUT CREEK COUNTRY CLUB Minutes from Novi, Northville & Plymouth Walnut Creek Country Club is an oasis of world-class golf, award winning dining, premier facilities and family-friendly activities! Y 27 Holes of Golf Y Driving Range & Shortgame Facility Y Michigan’s Largest Junior Golf Program Y Swimming Pool Y Newly Renovated Tennis Courts Y Social Activities 25501 Johns Road South Lyon, MI 48178 248.437.7337 Ask for Kevin Frantz www.walnutcreekcc.net Tiger fans heading to Lakeland, Florida can ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ϯϮͲŵŝůĞ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ :ŽŬĞƌ DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚ ^ƚĂĚŝƵŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ^ƚƌĞĂŵƐŽŶŐ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͕ Žƌ ĂůƐŽ ƚƌLJ Ă ůŽĐĂů ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ŝŶ dŚĞ ůƵď Ăƚ ĂŐůĞďƌŽŽŬĞ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ůĂŝĚͲďĂĐŬ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ŐŽůĨ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐŵĂƌƚ ĂƐƐŽƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ǁĂƐƚĞ ďƵŶŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ DĂŶLJ former Detroit Tigers have played at the club. dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ – stretch is holes 12-17. EŽ͘ ϭϮ ŝƐ Ă ŶŝĐĞ͕ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ĚŽǁŶŚŝůů ƉĂƌ ϯ that leads to the par 4, 13 th ŚŽůĞ ʹ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ highlighted by a long, stretched-out, island ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ Ă ƚĞĞ ƐŚŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌLJ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽŽ ůŽŶŐ Žƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂnjĂƌĚ͘ KŶĐĞ that is accomplished, an approach shot to clear ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ͘ EŽ͘ ϭϰ ŝƐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƉĂƌ ϯ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ Ăůů ĐĂƌƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ and a beach-front style, huge sand trap guarding ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ǁŝĚƚŚ ŽĨ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ͘ EŽ͘ ϭϳ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJͲƌĞĂĐŚĂďůĞ ƉĂƌ ϱ ĚŽŐͲ ůĞŐ ůĞŌ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ƐŽ ĨĂƐƚ͘ /ƚ ĐĂŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ůĂLJͲƵƉ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƐŚŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŶĂƌƌŽǁ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƐŽ ƐůŽƉĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ůĂĐŬ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶĂŵĞƐĂŬĞ ĞĂŐůĞ ƉƵƩ͘ DŽƌĞ Ăƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĞĂŐůĞďƌŽŽŬĞ͘ĐŽŵ FLORIDA GOLF: THE CLUB AT EAGLEBROOK ĂŐůĞďƌŽŽŬĞ EŽ͘ ϭϰ͛