Michigan Golf Journal February 2020

What’s Inside: Tribute to Pete Dye Cover Story: Buddy Trip to Boyne From Green Grass to the MSU Hardwood Small-town Golf Course is Saved 04 06 12 Rocket Mortgage Classic: Phil is Coming 30th Anniversary of The Bear 24 26 20 A Father-Son trip to Myrtle Beach 16 Golf Tips: Putting 36 Although the weather has had its highs and lows so far in 2020, the reality is we are already about halfway through the winter months, so golf season is coming quickly, even if it seems far off. News at the end of 2019 indicated that course closings were slowing down as rounds were climbing nationwide – and right here in Michigan we’ll share a story of the small-town Oceana Golf Club that is NOT closing, despite looking like another statistic as late as December. Instead, a former native of Shelby who has made it big in the business investment world saved the day and will be investing more money into the 18-hole course built in the 1960s by area townspeople (see pages 20-22). While it’s still the middle of college basketball season as well, check out our story on MSU basketball point guard Jack Hoiberg, who gave up a college golf scholarship to compete under the tutelage of Tom Izzo as a walk-on. And speaking of MSU, women’s golfer Ally Geer-Park received an invitation for the second straight year into the Augusta National Women’s Amateur – go Ally! You’ll also enjoy in this February edition the father-son golf trip story from the Hobson’s; all the advantages of a great trip to Boyne Resorts; the 35th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ The Bear at Grand Traverse; and a sneak peek at what’s to come for May’s PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic – including Phil. All in all, 2020 is off to a great decade of golf ahead. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hit ‘em straight. Tom Lang Publisher/Editor Not Much Longer Until the Season Starts Michigan Golf Journal