Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

ƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ͘ Each Arthur Hills-designed nine provides a wildly ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞͶ from the Quarry’s journey between and around raw rock facings to the Links’ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽŶ ƌŽĐŬLJ Lake Michigan beach to the mature hardwoods lining the Preserve’s fairways. D':͗ ,ĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƉŝĐŬ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ϵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ >ŝŶŬƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĞĚŐĞ͕ ĂůƐŽ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ŶŶ Ăƚ ĂLJ ,ĂƌďŽƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ʹ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ >ĂŬĞƐ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ ůů ŝŶ Ăůů͕ ĂLJ ,ĂƌďŽƌ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ŝƐ ŽLJŶĞ͛Ɛ ŇĂŐƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ϭϬ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ WĞƚŽƐŬĞLJ ĂƌĞĂ͘ ϯͿ dŚĞ ĞĂƌ Ăƚ 'ƌĂŶĚ dƌĂǀĞƌƐĞ ZĞƐŽƌƚ Θ ^ƉĂ͕ Acme Some of Jack Nicklaus’ resort designs can be ĚŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ďƵīĞƌ ĨŽƌ even the most dedicated slicer. The Bear is not one them. The legendarily- ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ a monster since the day it opened, in 1985, and has ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ground for state’s best at the Michigan Open. If you like to bring your approach shots in along the ground, get ready for a long day. Mounds, fescue and deep bunkers around the green ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ you might get from some ƌŽŽŵ Žī ƚŚĞ ƚĞĞ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ looking for a test, this is where you sign up. D':͗ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͕ :ĂĐŬ EŝĐŬůĂƵƐ ƚŽůĚ D': ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ŚĞ ĨŽƵŐŚƚ ŚĂƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Bay Harbor Links 29 February 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ