Michigan Golf Journal April 2020

Free Golf Weekend at Gaylord Golf Mecca The folks in Gaylord want to lure golfers north with its popular ‘free golf weekend’ offer, April 24-26. (COVID-19 status- dependent) Sign up with any Gaylord Golf Mecca lodging host and the hotel/lodging member will arrange your tee time for 18 holes of free golf, per day, at one of the areas’ participating member courses – such as Treetops Masterpiece, Black Lake, Gaylord Golf Club and more. Go to: www.gaylordgolfmecca.com, then chose “online offers” and scroll down to “free golf weekend” to find the participating members – then sign up for great golf at no cost. MGJ USGA Research Grants for MSU Michigan State University received $16,600 in two grants from the USGA as part of the national golf organization’s $1.9 million in golf course sustainability research. The USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program (TERP), which is one of several continuous efforts led by the Green Section aimed at enhancing golf course sustainability, develops and supports research that produces a healthier environment and improved playing conditions. USGA research has contributed to the reduction of an estimated 86,000 tons of annual fertilizer use on golf courses since 2007 and has defined application strategies that limit the transport of nutrients to surface water and groundwater. MGJ Michigan Golf Journal ichigan News and Notes