Michigan Golf Journal October 2020

Editor’s Letter What’s Inside: Youth on Course’s Massive Growth TV Sportscaster Mike Tirico Survey Results About COVID and Fall Golf 07 10 14 Four pages of New Equipment Saskatoon Adding a New 9 Holes 20 30 One of the nicest and most frequent compliments I hear from readers of this magazine is that we offer a wide variety of golf topics to choose from – and this month of October might be one of the best examples of variety to date, so I hope it meets your expectations. Topics, people and places range from Jack Nicklaus returning to Michigan to make a final review of the masterpiece he’s created at American Dunes … to Olympics and NBC TV host Mike Tirico sharing his thoughts on multiple golf topics … to a new 9 holes under construction at Saskatoon as the Blythefield Country Club – both near Grand Rapids – is undergoing a solid reconstruction of its 18 across town … to a guest column about CBD and golf , tournament results and 3 new equipment stories … to Youth on Course’s massive growth and revisiting Kingsley Club . Okay, you get the idea – tons of stuff to look at, because that’s not even the complete list. Please dig in and enjoy. Sincerely, Tom Lang Publisher/Editor A Wide Breadth of Topics CBD and Golf, A Good Pairing? 26 Jack Nicklaus and American Dunes 16 Amateur Tournaments Wrap Up 34