Michigan Golf Journal April 2018

Michigan Golf News The Loop is one of the world’s most intriguing course designs as Ă ĨƵůůLJͲƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞ ůĂLJŽƵƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ 18 greens and 36 teeing areas. Its closest model of comparison is historic St. Andrews, which most golfers don’t realize was designed reversible but is played ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽŶĐĞ ƉĞƌ year, each April 1. The Loop, however, doesn’t ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĂƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ home of golf – its home is right here in the Great Lakes State. So far the Red Course plays one ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂĐŬ goes the opposite way the next, ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŝůLJ Ăůů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ůŽŶŐ – but that will have a change for 2018 to structured days of the ZĞĚ ƌŽƵƟŶŐ ŽŶ ĞǀĞŶͲŶƵŵďĞƌĞĚ days and the Black route on odd dates. tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ this year golfers will get the ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă trip around The Loop in both ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĚĂLJ͘ ƚ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ƵŶĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ will be called “The Dual,” in a ďĞƐƚͲďĂůů ŚĂŶĚŝĐĂƉƉĞĚ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ to all. There are three months – May, :ƵůLJ͕ ƵŐƵƐƚ ʹ ǁŝƚŚ ϯϭͲĚĂLJƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ the even/odd schedule does not ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƌŽƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ƵŶĞƐ to hold this rare special event ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ĚĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ months. dŚĞ ƵĂů ĚĂLJƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ƚǁŽͲ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ďĞƐƚͲďĂůů ƚĞĂŵ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ϯϲͲŚŽůĞ ŽŶĞͲĚĂLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ͕ ŽŶĞͲĚĂLJ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ are open to all levels of players with a registered GHIN handicap and will award both Net and Gross champions. Lunch and dinner are included at a cost ŽĨ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ΨϮϮϱ ĂŶĚ ΨϮϳϱ ƉĞƌ person. General Manager and PGA Director of Golf Chad Maveus said: “The Dual, playing both ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐͬĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ day, will be true bucket list golf. We have done it and I can honestly say there is nothing like this experience for golfers anywhere.” /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ƵŶĞƐ ŝƐ providing a tribute rate during the summer months on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays on ďŽƚŚ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ψϴϱ ĨŽƌ ůĂĚŝĞƐ͕ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĮƌƐƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞƌƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƋƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ ĂŐĞ ϱϱͲĂŶĚͲŽǀĞƌ͘ FOREST DUNES THE LOOP OFFERS “DUAL” GOLF EXPERIENCE