Columnist: Kate Moore
Stoatin Brae Named 2020 Michigan Golf Course of the Year
By Kate Moore Stoatin Brae has quickly become the shinning jewel of the Gull Lake View Golf and Resort collection in Augusta – nestled between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo – just a few short years after opening in 2016. Accolades have been many in the national press and course rating bodies for the young golf course, and the latest is its selection as […]
Golf League Championship’s 16th Year
By Kate Moore Eagle Eye Golf Course in Bath hosted the MGCA’s Golf League Championship and over a hundred golfers came out to meet the challenge on a warm, sunny day in late September, a perfect setting for the final tournament of the season, hosted annually by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). The field […]
Ladies’ Day Features Skills Clinic with LPGA’s Patty Butcher
By Kate Moore Women have always played golf. As a matter of fact, the LPGA Tour started 70 years ago. An important part of growing the game of golf is growing women’s golf. Many are not aware that the fastest growing group of golfers is women. Out of the 27 million golfers in the U.S., women account for 6 […]
Golf Industry’s “Voice” is Loud and Clear
By Kate Moore The average golf consumer may not have heard of the Michigan Golf Alliance (MGA) but I can assure you their voice is loud and clear. Formed about 10 years ago to bring Michigan’s golf associations together in order to tell the story of our state’s golf’s $4.2 billion industry to the state legislature, the MGA again has proved we are stronger, together. “Working […]
Golf Outings “Scramble” for Recognition
By Kate Moore Michigan Golf Course Association Golf is a cradle to grave lifetime activity. While approximately 10% of the population plays golf routinely, golf outings gather a combination of the avid golfer, the recreational golfer and the non-golfer all together for a one day experience. Now 10% may not sound like […]
Golf Leagues are Big Business in Michigan
By Kate Moore It’s 6:00pm on any Wednesday evening from May to September. My back deck faces the third fairway of the Blue Course at Eldorado Golf Course in Mason. Golfers. Golfers. They’re everywhere. To borrow a well-known motto: “Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night stays these golfers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” These […]
The ‘Then and Now’ Perspective of the Seasoned Golf Course Owner
By Kate Moore When asked ‘what is the easiest part of owning a golf course’? Jeff Hoag, owner of Scott Lake Golf and Practice Center in Comstock Park says there simply isn’t an easy part. Veterans of this complex but rewarding business agree; times have changed. It’s not just how the customer experiences this multifaceted industry, but also how the owners and […]
Don’t Take for Granted this Game We Love
By Kate Moore The game we love. We can take it for granted. The expectation of manicured fairways, close-cut greens and raked bunkers. We expect to be able to buy a beer, rent a cart, get a hat, take a lesson. In most towns the golf course is the hub of the community. The golf industry is unique in that […]
Conference Keynotes Shouldn’t be Missed
By Kate Moore Michigan’s annual golf business conference is the largest gathering of owners and operators, a great place to network and get inspiration for the work we do. This November 26-28 the keynote speakers will inspire us to give back and get going. First up, Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of […]
Golf Leagues are Big in Michigan
By Kate Moore When you start something, you don’t always know if you have a winner or not. This was not the case with the Michigan Golf Course Association Golf League Championship Tournament as it seemed to be a winning formula from the start. And, quite remarkably, we’ve stayed true to course these past 13 years. The Golf League Championship was designed to […]