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Get To Know Grand Valley State’s Alex Scott
by Terry Moore “Own and take up your space.” This is not a realtor’s slogan but rather the adopted credo of Alex Scott, the heralded senior golfer at Grand Valley State University who competed in remarkable fashion in 2018. The GLIAC Golfer of Year, Scott became the first amateur in 27 years to win the Tournament of […]
Rocco Mediate Q&A
PGA Tour Champions member Rocco Mediate was in Grand Blanc on August 20 to participate in media day for the Ally Challenge, presented by McLaren. Mediate won the Buick Open in 2000, never having led the tournament until the final hole. All the big names on the PGA Tour Champions circuit have committed to play at […]
Experience Michigan’s Fall Golf Season in the Upper Peninsula at Island Resort and Casino
Golfers looking to get a head start on the fall golf season should look no further than Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Island Resort and Casino, located in the south-central region of the U.P. just outside of Escanaba. The fall golf season in the UP comes a few weeks earlier than downstate when sunny crisp days on the Sweetgrass and Sage […]
Discover Drummond Island, Belvedere & Interlochen Golf Courses
Drummond Island: The Rock If you’re a golfer who likes peace and quiet – and more quiet – then give The Rock at Drummond Island a try. Drummond Island is located at the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula, which aides in keeping the 133 square mile area feeling remote, despite being only an hour from The Bridge. By […]
Move Boys High School Golf to Fall?
Editorial, by Bill Hobson My long-running quest to restore sanity and fairness to the MHSAA Boys High School Golf season has prompted a great deal of discussion among players, parents, coaches, and course operators. The overwhelming consensus is abundantly clear – it’s time to change the Boys’ season back to the fall – and share it with the […]
Q&A with NASCAR’s Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
The upcoming NASCAR weekend at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) August 10-12 features the world’s top racers – and many good amateur golfers. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – driver for Michigan-based owner Jack Roush in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion, with two Cup wins in 2017 – is a golf addict and shares some of his thoughts with us. Q: How long has golf […]
Joey Garber On Tour
Petoskey native Joey Garber is a regular now on the 2018 Web.com Tour, where he has two top 10 and two more top 25 finishes so far this season. In 2016 he made it into a few PGA Tour events via Monday qualifiers and hopes to return on a regular basis. During a stellar Junior […]
Kyle Mueller Plays in Honor of Mom
By Keith Dunlap Kyle Mueller would ordinarily have enough to play for considering he is a senior competing in his last season at the University of Michigan and is eyeing a chance for a professional career in the coming months. But as has been the case for nearly two years, there is something else Mueller has been playing for during a […]
Hope’s Josh Gibson to Defend Div. III National Championship
By Alan Babbitt Hope College golfer Josh Gibson made a nice addition to his bag last spring – an individual NCAA Div. III Championship. He then added conference medalist honors and a record-setting tournament round of 61 in the fall to a growing list of accomplishments. There is a common thread between these impressive performances by the 20-year-old graduate of Grandville High School, head coach […]
Continued: More With Meg
Editor’s Note: this Q&A below on Meg Mallon is a continuation of the feature story in February’s Michigan Golf Journal, to provide extra content that didn’t fit in the magazine. To read the full story from the beginning, click here. Question: What went through your head when getting the Hall of Fame call? Meg Mallon: “The Commissioner called me and […]