Tag Archives: MGCA
MGCA 2023 Award Winners
The Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA) announced their award winners for 2023 at their annual meeting. “We are excited to honor award winners that have built legacies and exemplified the spirit of servant leadership in the Michigan golf industry,” Jada Paisley, executive director of the MGCA said. “These award winners have left an indelible mark, not just […]
Emerald Golf Club Named 2022 Golf Course of the Year by MGCA
Congratulations to The Emerald GC in St. Johns, on being named the 2022 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by GAM Partner and member of the Michigan Golf Alliance, the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). The popular mid-Michigan public venue opened in 1996 after the late Michigan Golf Hall of Fame architect Jerry Matthews […]
Michigan Golf Alliance Earns Award from National Golf Course Owners Association
By Greg Johnson The 2020 pandemic efforts of the Michigan Golf Alliance have been recognized with the Champion Award by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). “Each year the NGCOA recognizes those that have helped preserve the tradition of the game while embracing the challenges and opportunities of the golf business, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jada Paisley is new Executive Director of MGCA
EAST LANSING – Michigan Golf Course Association, the state’s association for the business of golf, has promoted Jada Paisley. Paisley began her new duties as executive director on September 1. The MGCA is the “voice of Michigan golf business” and Paisley will lead the group in advocacy, education and promotion of the industry. Paisley has worked within […]
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 […]