Michigan Golf Journal March 2020

3 March 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com What’s Inside: Ally Geer-Park Heading to Augusta National Double Play: Golf at Sage Run and Sweetgrass Oceana Golf Club, Built by the Townspeople New Wave of Course Design? 07 12 18 31 New Evans Scholars in MI MichiganNews andNotes 26 34 22 Our goal is to always provide readers with a cross section of news, activities and features each month in the Michigan Golf Journal, and this month’s edition is no exception. We start with great golf in the far north of the Upper Peninsula, as well as introducing you to a new golf course patent-pending design concept that dramatically decreases the cost of buying land and maintaining it, yet provides diehard golfers a choice at 6, 12, or 18 holes of full-length play on a small piece of property. Then there is MSU senior Allyson Geer-Park who has accepted her 2 nd invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and her trail-blazing career path to this point; plus, a look back at the early part of the 1960s when the people of two small towns combined to build their own local golf course with a LOT of sweat equity. We’ve included some new equipment ideas, the emotional stories of some newly-awarded Evans Scholars, a review of PGA Jr. League opportunities for children to join the game – and a look at how golf lovers are making new friends, competing, and Standing Up to Cancer as part of the GolfWeek Amateur Tour across Michigan. Thanks for joining us. Tom Lang Publisher/Editor Marching into the Golf Season GolfWeek Amateur Tour 32 PGA Jr. League 38