Michigan Golf Journal July 2018

PGA Tour in Detroit POND 3.92 AC 1 3 2 TEE 95,161 FT² TEE 107,263 FT² PG SAND PG PRESERVE ALL EXISTING TRAILS REMODEL EXISTING NINE HOLES PRESERVE WOOD LOT PG ACCESS TO DETROIT GOLF CLUB (TBD) SHORT GAME AREA - (0-150 YARD SHOTS) MOWED TO FAIRWAY HEIGHT WITH TARGET GREENS AT COLLAR HEIGHT GREEN & PRACTICE BUNKER FAIRWAY PRACTICE BUNKER FAIRWAY PRACTICE BUNKER CARTS CARTS 12 MONTH PERFORMANCE CENTER OFFICE WITH RESTROOMS & 8 HITTING BAYS CARTS SAND SCALE: 1" = 150' 0 75' 100' 200' 300' CONCEPT PLAN 9 - HOLE REMODELED GOLF COURSE, 3 PRACTICE HOLES & PRACTICE RANGE FEBRUARY 16, 2018 SHEETSIZE 22"x 34" What Does PGA Tour Need to Play in Detroit? By Tom Lang The PGA Tour’s announcement in early June that it will have a 2019 tournament inside the city limits of Detroit for the first time in history has thousands of Great Lakes golf fans buzzing. dŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐ ƚŽ ŚĂŶĚůĞ͕ such as fan parking and open spaces for various ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŽŶƉůĂĐĞ ŽŶ Ăůů Tours. Yet perhaps the largest hurdle – what is a ƐŵĂůů ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĂƌĞĂ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐƵŵĞĚ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ 'ŽůĨ Club host site – could be overcome with a plan ƚŚĂƚ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ͕ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ ŶĂƟǀĞ ZĂLJ ,ĞĂƌŶ ŚĂƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƵƉ͘ dŚĞ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ŝƐ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ϯϲͲŚŽůĞ facility with a North and a South Course, both ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďLJ ͚ĂƌƟƐƚ͛ ŽŶĂůĚ ZŽƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϭϵϭϲ͘ ŽƚŚ ůĂLJŽƵƚƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ƚƌĞĂƚ ĨŽƌ ĐůƵď members, guests and local tournament players alike with the property’s rich history and test ŽĨ ŐŽůĨ͕ ƐĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲW' dŽƵƌͲŶŽƌŵĂů yardages.

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