Michigan Golf Journal January 2018

BOYNE GOLF ACADEMY WITH GEARS FULL BODY MONITORING: GEARS captures a golfer’s full body motion by using 26 sensors, plus six additional sensors attached to the player’s club. The system, which also integrates eight high-speed cameras to capture every moment, processes the resulting data with software to provide a full analysis of every angle of a player’s swing. Until recently, GEARS’ 3D scanning was only available to PGA pros, club fitters, andmanufacturers, but Boyne says it’s the first teaching facility in Michigan to implement GEARS. When combined with TrackMan to monitor ball flight with satellite-tracking technology feedback, swing analysis and club fitting has leapt to yet another level of science. Boyne’s award-winning golf academy is a great compliment to any golf trip to the resort. drive.” Each one carries the golfer and their golf bag while sailing along. Boyne’s original intent was adding a fun new way to play golf to help attract younger people, yet I had a blast using one in my mid-50s. The boards help pace of play because each golfer is going directly to their own ball. Like many national awards Boyne has received from numerous media sources, the Boyne Highlands was named in 2015 by Golf.com readers as the best U.S. Golf Resort for Value. The Highlands also features activities like zip lines, biking trails, horse-back riding and the Young Americans Dinner Theatre, the latter which will celebrate 40 years in 2018. BAY HARBOR GOLF CLUB: Also designed by Arthur Hills, Bay Harbor is nationally acclaimed for is three 9s; the Quarry, the Preserve and the wow factor of the Links course elevated views of scenic Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan. The combination is the state’s only Gold Medal for Overall Excellence ever handed out by GOLF Magazine. Words can’t describe the awe in traversing down holes No. 1, 3, 4 and 7 overlooking the bay from high atop the Links course – highlighted even more if there is a rising or setting sun on the water. The Quarry course is tough and rugged, with many holes cut and shaped inside an old rock quarry. The Preserve balances the adventure with a Cover Story