Michigan Golf Journal March 2019

highly regarded Milham WĂƌŬ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ŐŽůĨ ƉƌŽ ĂǀĞ Millar expanded the club to ϭϴ ŚŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ϭϵϮϮ͕ ĚƵďďŝŶŐ it Gowanie — roughly ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ͕ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƚ ͞ĚĞůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝƐŝĞƐ͘͟ &ĂĐŝŶŐ bankruptcy in the early ϮϬϬϬƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ǁĂƐ purchased by members <ĂƚŚLJ ĂŶĚ tĂLJŶĞ ĂďďŝƐŚ͘ ĮƌĞ ŐƵƩĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĐůƵƵƐĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞďƵŝůƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ͘ Lochmoor Club, Grosse WŽŝŶƚĞ tŽŽĚƐ >ŽĐŚŵŽŽƌ ůƵď ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϳ͕ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ tŽƌůĚ tĂƌ /͘ dŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƵƚŽŵŽƚŝǀĞ ƉŽǁĞƌŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĚƐĞů &ŽƌĚ and the Dodge Brothers ǁĞƌĞ ĐŚĂƌƚĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ƐŽŽŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ &ŝƐŚĞƌ ƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ dŚƌĞĞͲ ƚŝŵĞ h͘^͘ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ǁĞĞŶĞLJ tĂůƚĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ŚĂĚ Ă ŚĞĂǀLJ ŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ :ƵŶĞ ŽĨ ϭϵϭϴ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚĞ EŽ͘ ϭϳϯ ŽĨ ĐƚŝǀĞ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ h^' ͘ DŽƌĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ Lochmoor became the ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ŶŽǁ >W' dŽƵƌ ƐƚĂƌ DŽƌŐĂŶ WƌĞƐƐĞů͘ Red Run Golf Club, Royal Oak ĂƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϭϰ͕ Red Run has been a stable ĨŽƌĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŐŽůĨ ŝŶ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĐůƵď͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ZĞĚ ZƵŶ ƉůĂLJƐ host to the second longest- ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ĐůƵď ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů tournament in the state each LJĞĂƌ͕ ƐĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƟŵĞƐ the streak was interrupted by ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ W' dŽƵƌ DŽƚŽƌ ŝƚLJ KƉĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ KƉĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϱϬƐ͘ ZĞĚ ZƵŶ ŚĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ' D ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ƚǁŝĐĞ͘ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď ďĞŐĂŶ ǁŝƚŚ ϭϮ ŚŽůĞƐ staked out by legendary early- era designer Tom Bendelow ŝŶ ϭϵϬϵ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĨƵůů ϭϴ ŚŽůĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚ and completed by Bendelow ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ,͘^͘ Žůƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϮ͘ tŚĞŶ ĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ƚĂƉƉĞĚ ŽŶĂůĚ ZŽƐƐ͕ ZŽďĞƌƚ dƌĞŶƚ Jones and Michigander Arthur ,ŝůůƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƌĞĮŶĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͘ ƌŽŽŬůĂŶĚƐ 'ŽůĨ ĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď͕ ZŽĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ ,ŝůůƐ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ' D͕ ƌŽŽŬůĂŶĚƐ ŚĂĚ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚͲůŝǀĞĚ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ĐůƵď ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƉĂƚƌŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ ĂŶĚ WŽŶƟĂĐ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞƫŶŐ͘ dŚŽƐĞ homes began popping up in ϭϵϭϲ͕ ƐŝƫŶŐ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ :ŽŚŶ Z ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƵďƵƌŶ ZŽĂĚ͘ /ƚ soon became the Brooklands ƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ůŝŬĞ ,ĂƌƌLJ sĂƌĚŽŶ͕ ŚŝĐŬ ǀĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ dĞĚ ZĂLJ͘ KŶůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ƚŽĚĂLJ͘ ϯϭ March 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ