Michigan Golf Journal October 2020

Michigan Golf Journal A New Nine Saskatoon Golf Club near Grand Rapids may simply have saved its best for last. The public course near Caledonia first developed nine holes in the early 1960s and added more golf as time passed and the location became a popular spot. With four 9s in play since 1992, the latest edition has been a long time coming. Original owner Bill Howard approved the new expansion, but he died in the spring while construction was underway. The new 9, which will be called the Silver Course, also brought long-time Michigan designer Jerry Matthews out of retirement to reunite with one of his protégés, Paul Albanese. The not- so-young-anymore former pupil is more well-known for designing Sweetgrass and Sage Run in the U.P. plus his first course under Matthews’ guidance – Hunters Ridge near Howell. “It’s been great working with him again; we’re having a blast,” Albanese said of Matthews. “It’s been a great collaboration, not anyone taking over, a real melding of different styles and forms, and I think the product will speak for itself. “This site, I’m not kidding, is phenomenal,” Albanese added. “When we started After a Quarter Century Break, Two Michigan Designers Reconnect to Build New Course By Tom Lang Saskatoon Golf Club adds 9 new holes to its current 36 New Silver Course seeded in September