Michigan Golf Journal January 2021

What’s Inside: National Course of the Year is in Michigan Cover story: French Lick Resort Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill talks golf 6 10 16 Meet TV Newscasters who love the game Florida Golf on a Budget 20 31 You’ve likely heard it from a thousand people already – we’re so glad 2020 is over. While flipping the calendar seems to always bring new hope and new opportunities to light more than normal, perhaps never before in most people’s lives has the feeling been truer than nowadays. The new year brings hope of no canceled professional golf tournaments in 2021 in Michigan so golf fans everywhere can return to lining to ropes in Detroit, Grand Blanc, Grand Rapids and Midland to see their favorite stars knock the cover off the ball, or sink that delicate chip shot or putt. It brings hope of life returning to some normalcy and people regaining their health and others returning to work… and for the golf industry the hope that the momentum our sport gained in 2020 will not diminish one bit in 2021. My hope remains in the game of golf and all the positive attributes this sport brings to people, and to the places we love to gather with one another. Keep your head up in life and keep it down during the swing! Tom Lang Publisher/Editor New Hope in a New Year College Corner: two guest columns 23 Michigan Golf Journal ichigan Golf Journal