Michigan Golf Journal March 2019

ƐƐĞdž 'ŽůĨ Θ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ Club, LaSalle, Canada ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ ϭϵϮϴ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƐŝƚĞ ŽĨ the Donald Ross-designed ƐƐĞdž 'ŽůĨ Θ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď͛Ɛ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ dates back to the turn ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉƌŝŽƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐůƵďƐ͘ KŶĞͲƟŵĞ ƐƐĞdž ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ D͘ McGregor is credited with ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ &ŽƌĚ ŽĨ ĂŶĂĚĂ ǁŝƚŚ ,ĞŶƌLJ &ŽƌĚ͘ DĐ'ƌĞŐŽƌ was a leader in the club’s ƌŝĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ŽĨ WƌŝŶĐĞ Farms due to club members’ ǁŽƌƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ĞŶŐƵůĨĞĚ ďLJ tŝŶĚƐŽƌ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐƉƌĂǁů͘ ƐƐĞdž 'Θ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ' D ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƟĞƐ between Detroit and Windsor ĨŽƌ ǁĞůů ŽǀĞƌ Ă ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ KĂŬůĂŶĚ ,ŝůůƐ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶƐŚŝƉ KĂŬůĂŶĚ ,ŝůůƐ ŝƐ ƐLJŶŽŶLJŵŽƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐŽůĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ in part as a host site to ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŵĂũŽƌƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ KƉĞŶ ;ϭϵϮϮͿ͕ Ɛŝdž h͘^͘ KƉĞŶƐ ;͛Ϯϰ͕ ͛ϯϳ͕ ͛ϱϭ͕ ͛ϲϭ͕ ͛ϴϱ͕ ĂŶĚ ͛ϵϲͿ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ;ϭϵϳϮ͕ ͛ϳϵ͕ ϮϬϬϴͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ KƉĞŶ ;ϭϵϴϭͿ͕ ƉůƵƐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŵĂƚĞƵƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϵϮ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϭϮ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ŵĂƚĞƵƌƐ͕ ƚǁŽ h͘^͘ ŵĂƚĞƵƌƐ ;ϮϬϬϮ͕ ͛ϭϲͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ;ϭϵϮϵͿ͘ ůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tournaments supported KĂŬůĂŶĚ ,ŝůůƐ͛ ĂŵƉůĞ ƉĞĚŝŐƌĞĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϰ ZLJĚĞƌ ƵƉ͘ dŚĞ ĐůƵď ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϲ ĂŶĚ ŶĂŵĞĚ tĂůƚĞƌ ,ĂŐĞŶ ĂƐ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƉƌŽ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϴ͘ 'ƌŽƐƐĞ /ůĞ 'ŽůĨ Θ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ 'ƌŽƐƐĞ /ůĞ dŽǁŶƐŚŝƉ &ŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϵ͕ 'ƌŽƐƐĞ /ůĞ 'Θ ŚĂƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ŽŶĂůĚ Ross designed the course ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƚŽŽŬ ƚǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ŵŝdžŝŶŐ ϰ͕ϬϬϬ LJĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ůŽĂŵ͕ ϰ͕ϬϬϬ LJĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ƐĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬ LJĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ĐŝŶĚĞƌƐ to spread across the land ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽǁ ŐƌĂƐƐ͘ /ƚ soon became Michigan’s only ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂůůͲǁĂƚĞƌĞĚ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ;ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞŶƐͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 1920s and was the third in ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ƚŽ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƚƐ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ͘ DĞĂĚŽǁďƌŽŽŬ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ EŽƌƚŚǀŝůůĞ /Ŷ ůĂƚĞ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ǁĞůů since 1916 was shut down ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƌĞŵŽĚĞůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů tŝůůŝĞ WĂƌŬ :ƌ͘ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϱϱ W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƵƌ W' dŽƵƌ DŽƚŽƌ ŝƚLJ KƉĞŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐ ĂŶĚ ͛ϱϬƐ͘ dŚĞ Andy Staples redesign was completed in early 2017 and is a more open links ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ ƐƐĞdž 'ŽůĨ Θ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ >Ă^ĂůůĞ͕ ĂŶĂĚĂ 29 March 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ