Michigan Golf Journal January 2019

Michigan Golf Journal It’s an old cliché but it could not be more true… it’s so hard to believe another year ŚĂƐ ŇŽǁŶ ďLJ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞ͕ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ year of the publishing the DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ 'ŽůĨ :ŽƵƌŶĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌ Ϯ͘ The feedback from readers in ϮϬϭϴ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ͕ Žƌ ďLJ ĞŵĂŝůŝŶŐ ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂůΛ ŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ͘ zĞƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ “comment” if you like the ŐŽůĨ ŶĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǁĞ ďƌŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ the monthly link to friends ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŽƵƌ ĨƌĞĞ ĐŽŶƚĞƐƚƐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ;ǁǁǁ͘ ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵͿ ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƵƐ ŽŶ dǁŝƩĞƌ ;ΛD/ŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂůͿ͘ &Žƌ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͕ ǁĞ ƌĞĐĂƉ ƚŚĞ players of the year and top ŶĞǁƐ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϴ͖ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůLJͲ inspiring story of a Michigan W' ƉƌŽ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĚƵƌĞĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĞLJĞ ƐŝŐŚƚ͘ There’s also guest columns by ƚǁŽ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽĂĐŚĞƐ͕ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ on the West Michigan Golf ^ŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŬŝĐŬƐ Žī ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ and a couple ideas on places ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽǁ ĐůĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ͘ Thank you again for all the ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ please keep coming back each ŵŽŶƚŚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϵ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJ͕ Tom Lang WƵďůŝƐŚĞƌͬ ĚŝƚŽƌ WHAT’S INSIDE: &ƌĞĞǁĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ West Michigan Golf ^ŚŽǁ TopGolf Opens in MI 2018’s Top Stories High School Rule Changes ƚŽ ŽŵďĂƚ ŚĞĂƟŶŐ 08 10 14 15 Players of the Year DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ EĞǁƐ Θ Notes 26 30 Here We Go, Year 2 18 Florida Travel: Innisbrook 34