Michigan Golf Journal March 2018

Youth on Course Must be 21 years or older to enter the casino. Gambling Problem? Call 1.800.9.WITH.IT ! Plan your golf getaway where classic and contemporary courses intersect. Book the Hall of Fame Package to combine “old-school” Ross with modern majesty of Dye. Also, be sure to ask about our new Eagles, Birdies and Pigeons Package*, which includes a shooting range adventure. *Available for groups of 12 more ĨŽƌ ŐŽůĨ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕͟ Hirn said. ͞dŚŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƵƐ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƟŵĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁŽƵůĚ not have been able to take all ŽĨ ƵƐ ŽŶ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ ͙ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ͘͟ Hirn added that her 9 th -grade ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŶŽǁ ŚĂƐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ earning a college scholarship to golf. In 2017, 63 golf courses in DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ' D ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ǁŝŶͲǁŝŶ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ ZŝĐŚ Dubs, head golf professional at Sugarloaf in northern Michigan. “We see it as an investment for our near- and long-term future. ^Ž ŵĂŶLJ ŬŝĚƐ ĐĂŶ ƉůĂLJ ŶŽǁ ǁŚŽ ŝŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĂīŽƌĚ ƚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ͘͟ Peyton McDonough, a ϭϳͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĞĚĂƌ͕ ƐĂŝĚ he took his younger brother and a couple friends to ^ƵŐĂƌůŽĂĨ ϭϬ ƟŵĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ than before. :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ >ĂŶ͕ Ă teenager from ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ͕ ƐĂŝĚ the extra rounds of playing through zŽ ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ ϭϬ strokes from the prior year and ŵŽǀĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ :s ƚĞĂŵ to varsity as a sophomore. The marching band member also ƐĂŝĚ ƐŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞĚ ŵĂLJďĞ ƚǁŝĐĞ Ă ǁĞĞŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϲ͖ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ŝƚ became almost daily. “I could use it for a ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ or to bring my friends, ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ as experienced at ŐŽůĨ͕͟ >ĂŶ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ spending so much money and being ƵŶŚĂƉƉLJ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ all that great at the ŐĂŵĞ͘͟