Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

Stoatin Brae has quickly become the shinning jewel of the Gull Lake View Golf and Resort collection in Augusta – nestled between Battle Creek and Kalamazo o – just a few short years afte r opening in 2016. Accolades have been many in the national press and course rating bodies for the young golf course, and the latest is its selection as the 2020 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). “We are both proud and humbled to have been selected Golf Course of the Year,” said Charlie Scott, CEO of the family-owned Gull Lake View properties. The MGCA Course of the Year Award honors a member course that meets four criteria: unique characteristics of the course; exceptional quality of ownership and management; outstanding contribution to its community; and significant contribution to the game. Jada Paisley, executive director of the MGCA, intimated that Stoatin Brae represents the golf course industry in perfect fashion. “All nominees submittedwere outstanding,” she said. “MGCA would like to congratulate Stoatin Brae for being named Stoatin Brae Named 2020 Michigan Golf Course of the Year By Kate Moore Michigan Golf Journal ich Course of the Year