Michigan Golf Journal July 2020

Michigan Golf Journal idland Flood debris covered fairways and greens and had to be removed as quickly as possible. Every available staff member, including cart boys and kitchen staff used snow shovels to help remove the sludge. “I personally want to thank every member of our staff here at Currie for their help in saving six greens. It took four men a minimum of 5 ½ hours per green to clean them.” In 1952, the Currie Family donated money to build the 18-hole East Course, a 9-hole par-3, plus the 9-hole West Course, as a public golf facility to benefit the Midland community. In 1998, the East Course was cut back to nine holes as nearly $3 million was invested to add a second nine holes to the West Course and make it an upscale championship venue of over 7,000 yards. Improvements were also made to the clubhouse and made Currie one of the best public facilities in the state. Currie has been able to re-open its shorter, family-friendly nine-hole East Course, as well as, the par 3 layout . The West Course required more work but recently reopened . For the near future, an 18-hole course will be possible by playing the front nine on the West Course combined with nine holes of the East Course. Holes 16 and 17 on the West Course must be reseeded and probably will not be playable until 2021. The flooring, plus over two feet of drywall had to be removed from the clubhouse, which will curtail any groups from using the restaurant until remodeling can be completed. Neither COVID-19 nor the Great Tittabawassee Flood of 2020 has stopped Currie Golf Course from offering golf to the people of Midland. MGJ Mud from the flood begins to dry on fairway Currie before the flood