Michigan Golf Journal April 2020

23 April 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com Dye’s designs have hosted numerous PGA Tour events – the most notably at TPC Sawgrass in Florida, home of THE PLAYERS Championship. There’s also the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island (1991 Ryder Cup), Whistling Straits, and Harbour Town Links at Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, which has hosted the PGA Tour event the week following The Masters for several decades. Most people don’t realize that Dye’s first- ever 18-hole course design is in Michigan – Radrick Farms in Ann Arbor . H e also collaborated in the early 2000s with Jack Nicklaus to design Wabeek Country Club in West Bloomfield (Dye and the Golden Bear also paired to create Harbour Town at Sea Pines in Hilton Head, SC) – and Dye helped guide Lutzke on his first solo project – Eagle Eye Golf Club near Lansing. When Lutzke came to MSU he hooked up with local design legend Jerry Matthews – and the pair worked on Hawk Hollow – whose owner soon after asked Lutzke to create Eagle Eye. B oth are near Lansing and frequently host major tournaments. Eagle Eye was to host the NCAA Men’s Golf Regional this year before the NCAA canceled all spring sports. As a new Lansing area resident, Lutzke got a cell phone with the 517-area code, which he still has today. “It was the only phone number Pete Dye had for me – I was never going to change that number,” Lutzke chuckled. At Eagle Eye, Lutzke said Dye reviewed the routing, and he made Hole 13 a little 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!