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What Makes A Great Playing Companion?
By Kieran Clark Golf is a beguiling game of inconsistencies and contradictions, where both good and bad shots can have the same result, but perhaps the most striking example of that nature is that this most individualistic of sports also surpasses any other when it comes to companionship. When you’re on a course with another […]
Michigan Leads Golf.com Ranking of the Top 100 Value U.S. Courses for $150 or Less
Reprinted with Permission. This story first appeared in Detroit Free Press on Aug. 20 By Carlos Monarrez I’ve played a lot of golf all over the country. I’ve played in golf hotbeds like California, Florida, Arizona and Hawaii. I’ve even played internationally (OK, it was Windsor, but still). After playing so many courses in so many states over […]
The Irish Links Experience Without the Big-Course Green Fees
By Tony Dear You’ve saved and planned for months/years and, at last, you’re heading east across the Atlantic to the Emerald Isle for two weeks of world-class golf and the sort of hospitality you’ve read about in tourism guides but didn’t think actually existed. Your itinerary has been set in stone for ages and likely includes any number of […]
Michigan Lands Two Regions on World Top 100 Golf Destinations List
GolfPass writers select Northern Michigan No. 8 worldwide, and Southwest Michigan in the top 100 Used with permission of GolfPass Few sports in the world are as globally interconnected as golf. And perhaps the greatest thing about the game is that any golfer, of any ability, anywhere in the world can travel to play many of the […]
Why Golf is Superior to Baseball
Guest Column by Bill Hobson As a sure sign that Hollywood is completely out of ideas, the April box office charts were topped by “Godzilla vs Kong.” That debacle of a “blockbuster” captivated this viewer with the same intensity as listening to Ben Stein read the phone book or watching the 7th pitching change of […]
Historic Washtenaw Golf Club Calls on Award-Winning Architect Ray Hearn for Master Plan
By Greg Johnson Raymond Hearn Golf Course Designs of Holland, Mich., has completed a long-range Master Plan and is moving ahead on renovation and restoration at Washtenaw Golf Club, one of the oldest courses in Michigan with roots to 1899. It’s the second time the duo of Hearn and Dave Kendall, operating partner of the now-public Washtenaw property, and Michigan Golf […]
ACE Indoor’s Expertise is Golf Simulators
New product offerings coming out ahead of cold weather By Fred Altvater Most golfers have visited a golf simulator to get in a few swings during the snowy winter months. Even better, many even dream about installing their very own sim in their man cave. Michigan PGA Tour player Ryan Brehm for example relied 100 percent on indoor hitting […]
Rocket Recap: From The Top
A big “thank you” to Michigan golfers for helping Rocket Mortgage Classic make a difference in Detroit, raising $2.7 Million in 2020 Guest Column By Jason Langwell, Executive Director, Rocket Mortgage Classic As a passionate golfer, a huge golf fan and the Executive Director of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, I can say unequivocally that there’s not […]
Junior Golfers Praise GAM Foundation’s Growing Youth on Course Efforts
By Greg Johnson Junior golfer after junior golfer playing in Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) tournaments this summer reported they were also members of Youth on Course. “It’s really for everybody,” said 13-year-old Lauren Timpf of Macomb. “You don’t have to play in tournaments. My dad is a very good golfer and my sister Kate comes with us to play. She is 10 and not into […]
Fall into New Equipment
By Jeremiah Richie Maple Hill Golf, Grandville – a Golf Digest 100 Best Club Fitter Michigan golf courses were open for play, closed for play, opened for play but without carts, and then (mostly) back to normal. We’ve putted into PVC, pool noodles, and upside-down cups. The PGA Championship was in August, the U.S. Open in September, and the 2020 […]