Michigan Golf Journal January 2019

Michigan News and Notes Michigan News & Notes 'ŽƌĚŽŶ >Ă&ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞ͕ a Houghton Lake Golf ŽƵƌƐĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ executive director of the Michigan Turfgrass &ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ t͘ ƌƵĐĞ DĂƚƚŚĞǁƐ >ŝĨĞƚŝŵĞ ĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ǁĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶŝĞ &ƌŝĞĚƌŝĐŚ͕ ǀŝĐĞͲ president of golf and resort ƐĂůĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽLJŶĞ ZĞƐŽƌƚƐ͕ received the Lyle Leeke ŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ǁĂƌĚ given by the Michigan Golf ŽƵƌƐĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ͘ >Ă&ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞ͕ ǁŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ WŝŶĞ sŝĞǁ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ 'ŽůĨ ŽƵƌƐĞ and retired last year after ϯϳ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ Turfgrass Foundation ;Dd&Ϳ͕ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ Dd& ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŬŝŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ ͞/͛ŵ Ă ŐƵLJ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŚĂƚ / ůŽǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ͕ ĂŶĚ /͛ŵ ƉƌŽƵĚ / ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ LJŽƵ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ Friedrich is a PGA ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ϰϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽLJŶĞ͘ ͞/͛ŵ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ not only lets us go out and ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ associations like this in the ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ďƵƚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƚŚĂƚ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞dŚĂƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŽ ƵƐ͘ KƵƌ ŐŽůĨ staff and agronomy staff have a passion for our business ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŵ / ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ͘͟ ŽLJŶĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ^ƚĞǀĞŶ <ŝƌĐŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŽLJŶĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ǀĞƌĞƚƚ <ŝƌĐŚĞƌ͕ ĂůƐŽ accepted the previously announced Golf Course of ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞŶƚ ƚŽ dŚĞ ,ĞĂƚŚĞƌ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ Ăƚ ŽLJŶĞ Highlands Resort in Harbor ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͘ DŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ Ăƚ͗ https ͗ͬͬŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůĨũŽƵƌŶĂů͘ com ͬ the Ͳ heather Ͳ named Ͳ 2018 Ͳ michigan Ͳ golf Ͳ course Ͳ of Ͳ the Ͳ year Ͳ 2 ͬ &ŽůĚƐ ŽĨ ,ŽŶŽƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕ Major Dan Rooney ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂŶ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŽĨ 'ƌĂŶĚ ,ĂǀĞŶ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď͕ ǁĂƐ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌĚ ŽĨ DĞƌŝƚ͘ Joe Charles of Treetops Resort and Kelly Plaisier of Thousand KĂŬƐ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ǁĞƌĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ Ƶů &ĂŵŝůLJ WůĂLJĞƌ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƌĚ͘ Mark Runchey ͕ ƚŚĞ director of golf at Fox Hills Golf Θ ĂŶƋƵĞƚ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶ WůLJŵŽƵƚŚ͕ ǁĂƐ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ :ŽŚŶ ŽĚŐĞ ĂƌƉĞ ŝĞŵ ǁĂƌĚ͘ Gordon LaFontaine, Bernie Friedrich of Boyne Honored by MGCA