Michigan Golf Journal January 2021

11 January 2021 www.michigangolfjournal.com Valley Tower Hotel with large, well-appointed rooms, was recently built for resort expansion and optional amenities. The Valley Links Golf Course, the original on site dating back to 1907, was updated and renovated recently to be more family- friendly and it became more popular during the Covid summer of 2020 with the nation’s increased interest in the sport of golf. A very progressive, new golf training center was also recently added near the course to expand the resort’s large practice facility. “We put a lot of effort into the Valley Links Course to make it a better course,” Director of Golf Dave Harner said of the easier- to-play, 9-hole regulation par 36 course. “And it really showed up because of the boom in golf that we’re seeing with the pandemic. The beginning player, or the player that hasn’t played golf in years; it’s a perfect venue for them.” Yet what draws the golfing crowd the most are the two main attractions: the modern-day Pete Dye creation with incredible views of the surrounding countryside where it’s delicately balanced atop the second tallest point in Indiana, and the historic Continues on next page >>