By Greg Johnson In 2024, Black Bear Golf Course was voted the most improved course in the country by GolfPass. The improvements are continuing this year under now second-year owners, Olivia and Rob Smith. Gaylord Golf Mecca compiled a list of the Top 10 improvments. Learn why Black Bear has become a valued member of the 17 courses that make up the […]
By Greg Johnson When Lakes of the North Golf Course head golf professional Rob Diroff says things are business as usual, he means business is great and only getting better. That’s the way things are at the Mancelona area course, an especially popular course for groups that visit the Gaylord Golf Mecca. A few years ago, the Golf […]
By Greg Johnson Corey Crowell, General Manager of Indian River Golf Club, who could easily be described as the friendliest guy at the friendliest golf course in northern Michigan, has been elected as the new chairman of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Nine properties featuring 17 golf courses, along with 20 lodging partners work together to form the […]
If you are a Golfaholic and have never visited the Gaylord Golf Mecca, you have neglected one of the best values in golf travel. The Gaylord Golf Mecca has been welcoming golfers for 38 years and gives golfers a choice of 17 golf courses, plus 20 lodging partners. In 1987, Paul Beachnau was hired by […]
By Greg Johnson The Gaylord Golf Mecca has been moving forward and welcoming waves of golfers as the premier U.S. summer golf destination for 38 years. The Mecca, through its time-tested cooperative destination marketing model, offers 17 golf course members and 20 lodging partners. This comes with the announcement of a new member, Black Bear […]
By Phyllis C. Barone (Queen on The Green) Gaylord Golf Mecca is annually ranked as one of the finest golf destinations in the country. Gaylord Golf Mecca has been providing the finest golf, accommodations and dining for travelers for nearly 40 years. Today the Gaylord Golf Mecca is comprised of 17 golf courses, at […]
Michigan’s BOYNE Resort, Treetops & Gaylord Golf Mecca Give Golfers Options Yes, the golf season in winding down in Michigan, but with the continuing resurgence in golf travel booking your 2023 golf trip now seems prudent and will guarantee you get the tee times and courses you want, plus the pricing now will probably […]
The Gaylord Golf Mecca enters 2020 as its 33rd year operating as a cooperative multi-property marketing effort to bring visitors to the international golf destination in Northern Michigan. “We have come together in an industry that’s very competitive and continued to keep working to make things better year after year,” said Paul Beachnau, executive director […]
The Gaylord Golf Mecca made a quiet announcement in mid-September that threw a curveball at golfers by announcing The Tribute at the Otsego Resort has reopened. The report added: After changing ownership earlier this year, The Classic and The Tribute at the Otsego Resort were unfortunately not reopened in the spring. Course maintenance, however, continued throughout the […]
Labor Day Weekend is in the rearview mirror and soon Mother Nature will be painting a colorful pallette of fire reds and bright yellows, with multiple shades of oranges and browns thrown in for good measure, over the rolling hillsides in Northern Michigan. If you are wondering where the BEST Fall Golf Getaway Resort is […]