Michigan Golf Journal October 2019

Michigan Golf Journal Maximize Your Play Time The best golf destinations cover a lot of ground beyond the 18th green. French Lick Resort is the golf getaway with more to love. We have 45 holes of golf, including championship courses by legendary designers Pete Dye and Donald Ross. Add in hundreds of ways to win at the casino, casual and fine dining plus other amenities, and the numbers are on your side for an epic golf trip. French Lick Resort brings it all together with golf, food, fun and gaming at one unforgettable destination. For groups of 8 or more, give our golf group sales manager Alex Whiteman a call at 812-936-9300 (ext. 7227) to get the ball rolling. Must be 21 years or older to enter the casino. Gambling Problem? Call 1.800.9.WITH.IT! ĚŝƚŽƌ͛Ɛ >ĞƩĞƌ The pro tour schedule in Michigan has come to a close, and it went out with a huge BANG! – as witnessed by the Ally Charity Shootout posted on the previous pages. Michiganders, and the ĐŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞŶĞĮƩĞĚ͕ ǁĞƌĞ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ had the PGA Tour, the Champions, two LPGA Tour events and two Symertra Tour tournaments ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϵ ʹ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ǁŝůů ďĞ ďĂĐŬ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶ ŝĚ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ W' Championship in Benton Harbor. As our amateur playing season starts to wind ĚŽǁŶ ůĞƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ǁĂŝƚ ƵŶƟů dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ thanks for all the great things we cherish from the game of golf: fun with friends, charity dollars ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƟŶŐƐ͕ ŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽƉͲƟĞƌ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƉƌŽƐ͕ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽ ŶĂŵĞ Ă ĨĞǁ͘ Thanks for reading! Tom Lang Publisher/Editor What’s Inside: Rocket Man Nate Lashley Visits Detroit Again Jack Nicklaus Redesign at Reynolds Opens Q&A: Tour Pro ^ƚĞǀĞ &ůĞƐĐŚ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ ŶĂƟǀĞ ^ŚŝƌůĞLJ ^ƉŽƌŬ ,ĞĂĚĞĚ ƚŽ ,Ž& 08 10 22 26 KīͲ ŽƵƌƐĞ 'ŽůĨ 'ƌŽǁŝŶŐ and Drawing New Players 32