Michigan Golf Journal June 2018

Cover Story dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϱ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͘ KƚƐĞŐŽ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͛Ɛ ƚǁŽ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ the resort is for sale, but lodging and other services ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ŽƉĞŶ͘ tŝƚŚ ǁŽƌůĚͲĐůĂƐƐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͕ ZŽďĞƌƚ dƌĞŶƚ :ŽŶĞƐ ^ƌ͕͘ dŽŵ &ĂnjŝŽ ĂŶĚ ZĞĞƐ :ŽŶĞƐ ƚŽ ŶĂŵĞ Ă ĨĞǁ͕ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ŽĨ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐ ŝƐ ƵŶŵĂƚĐŚĞĚ ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ŐŽůĨ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŬŝŶŐ ŐĞƚĂǁĂLJƐ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ lodging, golf and even meals. dŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ started in the Mecca, and it has a tough act to follow from ϮϬϭϳ͘ dŚĞ 'ĂLJůŽƌĚ 'ŽůĨ DĞĐĐĂ͕ 'ĂLJůŽƌĚ ƌĞĂ ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƵƌĞĂƵ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌƌLJ ĂƉŝƚĂů ŝƌƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ dƌĂǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϳ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ͛Ɛ ǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ /ŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ from Texas to Michigan. WĂƵů ĞĂĐŚŶĂƵ͕ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ director of the Mecca, called ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂǁĂƌĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ in direct feedback from Texas golfers who have made the ƉŝůŐƌŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĞĐĐĂ͘ ͞dŚĞLJ ƚĞůů ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ĂLJůŽƌĚ 'ŽůĨ Mecca are nicer than the nicest ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶ ĂůůĂƐ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞/ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ǁĞ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ͘ tĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƐƉŽŝůĞĚ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͘ tĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĨĞůƚ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͘͟ dŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚŶĂƵ͕ ĂƌƌLJ KǁĞŶƐ͕ ĐŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƌĞĂƵ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ăƚ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͕ ^ĂŶĚLJ DĂƫŶŐůLJ͕ ǀŝĐĞͲĐŚĂŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ The Natural