Michigan Golf Journal July 2018

Sage Run Opens Wherever summer takes a person across the Great Lakes state of Michigan, a golf course is certain to appear, and dozens of top golf courses have been built across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula over the past decade. >ŽŶŐ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ƐŶŽǁŵŽďŝůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂƚ ƉŝĞƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƉĂƐƟĞƐ͕ add golf to that U.P. popularity list. The Upper WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ ŚĂƐ ũŽŝŶĞĚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽƉ ŐŽůĨ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŝŶŽ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ϭϯ ŵŝůĞƐ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ Escanaba. ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ ŝƐ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƉĞŶ :ƵůLJ ϭϬ͘ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ ũŽŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ^ǁĞĞƚŐƌĂƐƐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ,ĂŶŶĂŚǀŝůůĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƟŶŐ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ design by Paul Albanese, the architect of each ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ dŚĞ ůĂŶĚ Ăƚ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ ŝƐ ϭϴϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ ŝŶ contrast from its sister course Sweetgrass with its prairie links style. ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ ŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů hƉƉĞƌ Peninsula hardwoods and open vistas with very ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚƌƵŵůŝŶ͕ Žƌ ĞůŽŶŐĂƚĞĚ hill or ridge formed by glacial ice long ago, is the ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŽŶ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ͘ 'ŽůĨ ŚŽůĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƌŽƵƚĞĚ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ Śŝůů ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ƐĐĞŶŝĐ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƚƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ĨƵŶ ƚŚƌŝůů ƌŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ golfers. A variety of long and short golf holes with long fescue grasses lining the fairway and edging ƚŚĞ ďƵŶŬĞƌƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƉĂƌƚ ĨŽƵƌƐ with some blind shots, will challenge golfers of Ăůů ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ ůďĂŶĞƐĞ ƐĂŝĚ ZŽLJĂů ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽǁŶ ŝŶ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ ƌĂƚĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ƚŽƉ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͘ tŚĞŶ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ĐŽŵĞ Žī ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ^ĂŐĞ ZƵŶ or Sweetgrass courses, they will experience one of the Midwest’s largest golf, casino and ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ϯϬϬ ŐƵĞƐƚ ƌŽŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ϰϮͲƐŝƚĞ Zs ƉĂƌŬ͘ ĚĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐ ƌŝŌ ^ƉĂ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ͛Ɛ ƐĂůƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ pool, steam rooms, and saunas, as well as a ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ Ă ƚŽƉ ŐŽůĨ ǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ visit www.islandresortandcasino.com . New Sage Run Course at Island Resort adds to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a dŽƉ 'ŽůĨ ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ Provided by Island Resort and Casino