Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

While the majority of Michigan has snow cover, warm thoughts and gorgeous photos of our favorite golf courses to play come ƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ following pages. I hope you will ĞŶũŽLJ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞ quality of resort golf choices available at Boyne, and also plan to work on your ‘golf career bucket list’ based on Golf Digest magazine’s “9 Must Play Golf Courses in Michigan.” World Golf Hall of Famer and all-around good guy, Jack Nicklaus, is coming to Michigan in June to help celebrate #GAM100 and raise money for Youth on Course. It is a fund-raiser, so it ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ Ă ĐŚĞĐŬ͕ ďƵƚ anyone in Michigan willing to do so can meet Jack in person and play golf on the Oakland Hills South Course , which by the way ǁŝůů ƐŚƵƚ ĚŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ next year. Both stories can be ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ͘ We can celebrate in 2019 the future inductees into the Michigan tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ 'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ,Ăůů ŽĨ Fame, and Michigan’s own Allyson 'ĞĞƌͲWĂƌŬ͛Ɛ ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů Women’s Amateur in April. All ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮŶĞ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐ ƉƌŽƵĚ͘ Thank you again for all the support you showed in our 2018 ĮƌƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ please keep coming back each month in 2019. Sincerely, Tom Lang Publisher/Editor WHAT’S INSIDE: Cover story: Boyne Resorts Jack Nicklaus is Coming, #GAM100 ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů Women’s Amateur EĞǁ͗ DŝƩĞŶ Golf Tour Oakland Hills South to Close 04 10 14 15 Hall of Fame Nominees Don’t Get Caught in the Weeds 26 30 Baby It’s Cold Outside 18 9 Must Play Golf Courses in MI 34 Michigan Golf Journal