Three Inducted Into Michigan Golf Hall of Fame CEO of BOYNE Resorts. He becomes the second Kircher inducted into the MGHOF, as his father is also a member of this illustrious group. Under his leadership the BOYNE has expanded and updated all of their properties and they have become one of the leading vacation destinations and golf resorts in the country. Boyne Resorts is the largest family-owned resort in North America. With a total of 11 golf courses at three locations in Michigan alone, BOYNE has hosted numerous Michigan championships. Kircher became a scratch golfer and has been involved in promoting golf and travel to Michigan. He was a founding member of America’s Summer Golf Capital that helped bring new golfers to the state resorts. He was instrumental in attracting Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf to Bay Harbor and has been a long-time supporter of junior golf, as well as the First Tee. Kircher is a past chair of the Michigan Travel Commission and served two terms as a governor-appointed commissioner. Kevin VandenBerg has been a top-notch player for many years and also served as the President of the Kalamazoon Golf Association for seven years. He is the only player to win the Michigan Three prominent members of the Michigan golf community were inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame (MGHOF) last month. Award-winning journalist, Greg Johnson, Stephen Kircher, the President and CEO of Boyne Resorts, and top amateur golfer, Kevin VandenBerg, were inducted in a ceremony held October 27 at Ferris State University. Greg Johnson has been a newspaper sports journalist and golf writer in Michigan for many years. He covered all the big golf events in the state, as well as the Masters. He has been recognized for sports writing by the Michigan Press Association. For more than ten years Johnson has been involved in media relations for the golf organizations in Michigan and is the Chairperson of the MGHOF. In this role he has written about tournament action for Golf Association of Michigan (GAM), the Michigan PGA and the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association. He received the Bruce Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Golf Course Association in 2012. Stephen Kircher followed in his father, Evertt’s footsteps and assumed the reins as President and Michigan Golf Journal
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