Treetops Resort: A Northern Michigan Golf Mecca: By Chris Lewis
Simply put, Treetops Resort is far more than a golf resort. It’s become a golfing destination—a mecca of northern Michigan golf at its finest—for golfers not only based in the Midwest, but throughout the world.
From its two hotels (as well as its chalets and condos), to its various dining options, to its highly renowned spa and salon, Treetops Resort offers something for everyone. But its true distinction is, and always will be, its five pristine golf courses. To celebrate these world-class courses, Michigan Golf News recently spoke to Kevin McKinley, PGA, director of golf and ski operations, about the unique characteristics of each.
Masterpiece. Known as the golf course that started it all, the Masterpiece was designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr. Built in the mid-1980s, the course was the first to open at Treetops, and actually inspired the resort’s current name. Known then as Sylvan Resort, Trent Jones Sr. suggested that owner Harry Melling rename the resort Treetops, as all he could see was “the tops of the trees.”
“A few years back, due to a potential condo redevelopment, Hole 4 was rerouted in a different direction to a new green,” McKinley says. “As of this year, that hole now plays back to the original green, restoring the course as a true Robert Trent Jones Sr. design.”
Premier. Throughout the 1980s, one trend was apparent: build the toughest golf courses possible, a goal that Trent Jones Sr. definitely achieved through his design of the Masterpiece. But, beginning in the early 1990s, designers decided to build much more playable courses instead.
With this in mind, Tom Fazio designed the perfect complement to the Masterpiece after speaking with Melling and Rick Smith, director of golf. Opening in 1992, the Premier features many landing areas that slope inward, thus rescuing errant shots so that they ultimately land on the fairways.
“It certainly isn’t a pushover, as many of the green complexes are some of the most unique that the golf industry had seen up to that point,” McKinley explains. “Harry actually asked Tom to name a signature hole, for which he replied, ‘All of them!’ Tom truly fell in love with northern Michigan and its land.”
Signature. Shortly after the opening of Threetops, Rick Smith decided to build his first 18-hole championship design, following in the footsteps of Trent Jones Sr. and Fazio as the resort’s third course designer. Inspired by courses built hundreds of years ago in Ireland and Scotland, Smith decided to create a course that had an old classic feel, from the bunkers to the greens.
“The wispy bunkers are definitely an Irish and Scottish design trait, while the greens are large, many of which have distinctive sections,” McKinley states. “Hit into those sections of the greens and your ball will often track towards most pin locations. However, if you miss those sections of the greens, a three-putt is most likely in your future.”
He adds, “The course plays only 6,653 yards from the back tees. But, with a par of 70, that yardage is deceptive, as there are many strong holes that will challenge you to make par.”
Threetops. After watching the 1991 Masters in-person, Smith told Melling that Treetops Resort needed a par-three course. In fact, he thought that professionals preferred Augusta National’s par-three course more than the tournament course (as shocking as that might be). A witness to Trent Jones Sr.’s and Fazio’s genius, Smith was fully prepared to design his very first golf course. The course, which opened in 1992 and has hosted various PGA Tour members over the years, is still renowned as one of the world’s finest par-three golf courses—some would even argue that it’s the best.
“The design can certainly take credit for creating a boom in the short courses that now typically grace the world’s greatest resorts,” McKinley stresses. “It’s the most fun you can have in 90 minutes.”
Tradition. During the 1990s, Melling desired to eventually have at least seven golf courses built at Treetops Resort, so that guests could play at one each day of the week, if they preferred. Through the opening of the Tradition in 1997, his vision was closer to being fully realized.
Considered a parkland design, the Tradition was designed to be a walking course, just as the originators of the game had intended centuries ago. Currently the last course built at Treetops and the third Rick Smith design at the resort, the Tradition is a destination for up-and-comers, as it’s hosted high school tournaments, the PGA Junior League and various state and national junior events.
“A few years into the Tradition’s operation, Treetops realized most patrons wanted to play multiple rounds each day, so a majority of rounds are now played with golf carts,” McKinley says. “Regardless, the Tradition remains a classic design, from its wooden flagsticks, to its wooden signs (for each hole).”
Book Your Tee Time Today! Fall is a spectacular season for golf in northern Michigan—the crisp air, the relaxed atmosphere and the stunningly gorgeous hues of orange, red and yellow. And, best of all, Treetops Resort offers a “Fall Fever Package” (starting as low as $99), which includes a night’s stay at one of the resort’s hotels, a breakfast voucher, driving range usage and unlimited golf—from arrival to departure.
“These packages, which begin in September and continue into October, are dynamically priced,” McKinley states. “If customers are flexible with their dates and times, they will often find a great deal.”
For more information about Treetops Resort, please visit http://treetops.com.
NOTE: Unlimited Golf Packages are offered per person, based on double occupancy, and are subject to availability. Prices are based on the dates of travel, as certain dates require a two-night minimum. In addition, taxes, resort fees and gratuities aren’t included in the starting package price.
Ally Challenge with Phyllis Barone
| “South African Men…they play golf and have wineries! Venture out to Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc this week to see them tee it up! Life is good when golf is in it.”— Phyllis Barone |
Back to School to Learn More About Golf
Yes, it is that time of year for many of us to return to school. It occurred to me that if the curriculum was golf, we have some great faculty resource people to assist in the development of any level of instruction. Also, we have some great books and video to assist in the instruction.
The Matthews family has provided undergraduate education for superintendents and architects for years, W. Bruce Matthews Sr. kicked it off back in the day, followed by son, Jerry Matthews. When Jerry stepped down his nephew W. Bruce Matthews III took over. He expanded the MSU reach to China, where he taught a golf related class for a number of summers. Matthews has moved up to Manistee and recommended newcomer Christopher M Wilczynski for the position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14L4-RXZn4. We chatted with Chris after he had the opportunity to teach his first semester.
Internationally, we have Paul Albanese, who was the Director of Golf Course Architecture at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland
Class Content
Text Books From Michigan Authors:
Tom Doak
The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses
Volume 1 – Great Britain and Ireland
Volume 2 – The Americas (winter destinations)
Volume 3 – The Americas (summer destinations)
Volume 4 – Europe, Middle East and Africa
Volume 5 – Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Tom Doak’s Little Red Book of Golf Course Architecture
The Anatomy of a Golf Course
The Life and Work of Dr. Alister MacKenzie
MG Video: Jennie McCafferty Chats With Tom Doak About His Writing Career
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbqu6F-TUIs
Michael Patrick Shiels
J.P. McCarthy… Just Don’t Tell ‘em Where I Am
Good Bounces and Bad Lies – The Biography of Ben Wright.
Speak Wright: A Literary Guide to the Game of Golf
Works of Art: Golf Course Designs by Arthur Hills
Golf’s Short Game For Dummies
Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects: A Treasury of the World’s Greatest Golf Courses
Shiels & Director Bill Paxton Chat About the movie – “The Greatest Game Ever Played”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vslINxEE9AE
Vartan Kupelian
Stalking the Tiger: A Writer’s Diary
Reflections on Red Run C.C. 100 Year Anniversary
Jennie McCafferty Interviews Vartan Kupelian about Red Run Golf & Chuck Kocsis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGK0JxmzKoQ
The Monster: Oakland Hills C.C.
Forever Scratch – Chuck Kocsis
Anthony Gholz
Colt and Alison in North America: Golf Course Architects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpf9Zib9lVc
Jack Berry Interviews Gholz about his new book & the Michigan
courses that Colt & Alison Courses were involved in designing.
Port Huron GC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8PjwOzHwI
Tam O’Shanter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLt79_XpWLk
Bloomfield Hills CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLt79_XpWLk
Orchard Lake CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QbG05lQVMo
Plum Hollow CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8PjwOzHwI
Shirley Spork
From Tee to Green
This is a great read from a great lady, Shirley Spork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrADDFdVZUU
Video Historian
Jack Berry – PGA Lifetime Journalism Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FnZoYiixgY
Jack Berry has interviewed more people on video than anyone in Michigan. They reflect a who’s who of Michigan golf architects, Michigan golf professionals and others involved in the game.
Class Clown – Rodney Dangerfield Quotes
| Rodney Dangerfield in Caddy Shack |
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly too.
Guy goes into a bar with a duck under his arm. Bartender says, “Where’d you get the pig?”
Guy says, “This is a duck.” Bartender says, “I was talking to the duck.”
A homeless guy came up to me on the street, said he hadn’t eaten in four days. I told him, “Man, I wish I had your willpower.
My doctor told me to watch my drinking. Now I drink in front of a mirror.
A girl phoned me the other day and said… ‘Come on over, there’s nobody home.’ I went over. Nobody was home.
I was so ugly my parents had to hang a pork chop around my neck to get the dog to play with me.
It was the same thing in the army, no respect. They gave me a uniform that glowed in the dark.
I feel sorry for short people, you know. When it rains, they’re the last to know.
Source: https://www.azquotes.com/author/3621-Rodney_Dangerfield
More Course Closings: Walnut Hills C.C., Reddeman GC, Westland & Palmer Park GC
Tom Maddalena noted that Walnut Hills CC in Lansing, should be added to the course closed list. Also, Tom Wash sent us a note to let us know about Palmer Park GC closing in Detroit. MRN reader, Bob Lapansée mentioned Reddeman Farms GC. in Chelsea had closed a couple of years ago and Curt Adams recalled that Westland (nee Hawthorne Valley) had closed. Adams also pointed out that Westbrook GC was known as Bob-O-Link when he knew it.
Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to the readers listed above. Art
| Best of Minzey’s Musings | |
| Jack Minzey |
Getting Older
I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.
Reporter interviewing a 104-year-old woman: “And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?” the reporter asked. She simply replied, “No peer pressure.”
The nice thing about being senile is you can hide your own Easter eggs.
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, “How old was your husband?” “98,” she replied. “Two years older than me.” “So you’re 96,” the undertaker commented. She responded, “Hardly worth going home, is it?
I’ve sure gotten old! I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees. Fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I’m half blind, can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can’t remember if I’m 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver’s license.
An elderly woman decided to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final requests. First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart.
“Wal-Mart?” the preacher exclaimed. “Why Wal-Mart?”
“Then I’ll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week.”
My memory’s not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory’s not as sharp as it used to be.
Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.
It’s scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.
These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, “For fast relief.”
Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.
THE SENILITY PRAYER: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Not Exactly Late Breaking News – Black Forest Sold
I recently called Dave Smith, owner of Black Forest, and I got a text back that said he had sold the property and was now vacationing in Colorado, with his family. I did a google search and found out the Golf Blogger had the story in January.
Black Forest, Wilderness Valley Sold In IRS Auction
Black Forest, one of Tom Doak’s early designs, and its sister course, Wilderness Valley, have reportedly been sold at an IRS auction, according to the Petosky News. The two courses once were jewels in the Gaylord, Michigan golf mecca crown.
Wilderness Valley was designed by Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Al Watrous.
I last played Black Forest in 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, more recent reports from GolfBlogger readers suggested that the courses had fallen into disrepair.
The two courses sit on 548.45 acres just outside Gaylord. They initially had been scheduled for auction by SVN Auction Services, but were instead seized by the IRS for failure to pay taxes.
The property was bought by Hamrick Holdings of Grand Rapids.
This also isn’t the first time Black Forest and Wilderness Valley have been up for auction. In 2011, they were two of a group of six courses auctioned off by then-owner Osprey Properties.
Hopefully, Hamrick Holdings intend to get the courses up and running again. I have a hard time imagining that the land would be slated for a housing development. There’s lots of land in Northern Michigan and not that many people.
It would be a shame to lose a Doak course. Michigan already has lost High Pointe, in Williamsburg, which was Doak’s first design.
Source: The Original Golf Blogger
https://golfblogger.com/black-forest-wilderness-valley-sold-in-irs-auction/
September
27 American Dunes Part III With Jack Nicklaus and Major Dan Rooney
October
4 MGCA Golf League Championship @ Eagle Eye GC
Sponsored by Handicomp, Inc.
17 The Senior LPGA Championship – Donald Ross Course
French Lick Resort
November
29 MGCA Golf Course of the Year
December
14 MGCA Golf Courses of the Year
(2009 & 2012-19)
2020
January
3 2018 – Highlights of the Year
17 2019 – Michigan Golfer Drone Show
February
21 West Michigan Golf Show
March
13 Michigan Golf Show
Michigan Golfer Videos
January
Michigan Golfer Drone Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF7pMv3n4CA
Michigan Golfer Visits The Plantation GC in Hawaii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314ELervJ4k
February
David Graham to Retire to Sullivan Golf Travel Job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Q0yIrkEKw
GAM Youth on Course Program with David Graham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnPr36V0lc4
Oakland Hills to Host GAM Celebration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mw7Ri9GN6g
The Otsego Club Under New Ownership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldqhci6EMi4
The Lynx to Host Folds of Honor & Special Olympics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJ1FnhjWJ8
The Heather – NGCOA Course of the Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FeZa8maaa8
Scenes of the West Michigan Golf Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2dban7PnGE
Black Lake Golf Club – Rising in the Ratings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Ny2OOIZKE
Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Fundraiser with Loretta Larkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JbW9EVuo0U
Manistee National Golf & Resort
https://wwwbe.com/watch?v=YydfTERwypY
Michigan Golf Foundation Fundraiser for Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JbW9EVuo0U
March
Michigan Golf Show Update with Todd Smith and Jack Berry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hc9vmUgT1U
Dan Jenkins Passes – With Jack Berry and Jennie McCafferty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nYLHssgHRc
3 Sheets to the Wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Wl8m3NLeM
Port Huron GC – Anthony Gholz Researches the Club’s History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8PjwOzHwI
Cynthia Pinkard and Phyllis Barone Chat About MWGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6bKqQR9oio
LochenHeath GC Preview with Kevin O’Brien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsGvMMw220
Tam O’Shanter – A History by Anthony Gholz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLt79_XpWLk
Bloomfield Hills CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLt79_XpWLk
Indian River GC’s John Paul Westbrook,with Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz4nM_ZcSFQ
Anthony Gholz and the Design of Orchard Lake CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QbG05lQVMo
Peter Fitzsimons of Petoskey Area.Com, chats with Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzV5YbKAsFk
Greater Detroit’s First Tee Director Geri Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34UirYIqt7U
Bernie Friedrich – Michigan Golf Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9xY6u9piTI
U S Senior Open At Warren GC @ Notre Dame with Steve Newman & Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0mnAxvV9o
Crystal Mountain – Michigan Women’s Open with Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMJalCaqt4
Sweet Home Alabama with Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTwmUwMiQZU
Colt, Alison & Gholz – Two Architects and a Sleuth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpf9Zib9lVc
Plum Hollow CC History with Anthony Gholz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8PjwOzHwI
May
EMU Women’s Golf Fundraiser & Celebration with Shirley Spork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoY7B3jYBKI
Lynn Janson Michigan Golf Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9o3c-8jVZo
Rocket Mortgage Classic – Preview with Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbyviN2bR-4
June
Jack Nicklaus – American Dunes and The Dating Game – With Phyllis Barone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9mwEJGZJp8
Perfect Foursome: Rooney, Nicklaus, Folds of Honor and American Dunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGJFtpGD8p0
Nicklaus -Changing the Game – Golf Ball Goes too Far
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4rGWhPMmhg
U S Open Week – Jack and Barbara on the Road Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSkF4nq84Y
The Charity Work of Jack and Barbara Nicklaus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgxYA6bOz0
Nicklaus On:His Take on Michigan Golf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90p6OXbITbQ
Jack Nicklaus – Memories of Oakland Hills C.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXC0CNktrAs
Nicklaus On: The Latest Changes to the Rules of Golf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZAKB2g1f0s
Nicklaus -Changing the Game – Golf Ball Goes too Far
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4rGWhPMmhg
Jack Nicklaus On: Growing up in Ohio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4rGWhPMmhg
Jack Nicklaus On the Changes Gary Woodland Will Undergo After His U.S. Open Win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdXAmPNE8nE
CC Detroit – Anthony Gholz history with Jack Berry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRZsc4JC04
Island hills GC A Ray Hearn Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSAykbQVWZk
Western Amateur Presser at Pointe O’Woods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP79ax5g5gw
July
American Dunes – Jack Nicklaus and Major Dan Rooney Create a Monument in Grand Haven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP79ax5g5gw
American Dunes – Folds of Honor – A New Nicklaus Course Opening in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWEVDDDr86k
Emily, Says Nice Things About Detroit, E-Bikes, Detroit Foundation Hotel and Rocket Mortgage Classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-g83zhe5Xw
MWGA Hall of Fame Inductees
Julia Baldwin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNcZBTO-Txs
Judy Figa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VI7yoNyEo
Debbie William-Hoak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TL6oh6XaGk
Deb Horning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKt5hYjcmxI
Martha McIntosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QO6M0HUrGk
Pat Meyers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-sYINR0kw
Jean Murry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ZrbQPwb94
Jeanne Myers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwyImZ9H27E
Michigan Women’s Golf Association Hall of Fame Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t73ec7TmK0U
Dr. Gary Wiren – A Conversation at Bay Meadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgycr1XRGYk
Bay Meadows Family Golf – Dr. Gary Wiren Guest Instructor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-NVeT9BlM
A Tour of Bay Meadows Family Golf Center with Mike Husby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErD2itBLb8
Manistee National Golf and Resort – A Conversation with Denis Meikle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVPUSFQ_nI0
Dow GLSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQ2rQVkPU0
Phyllis Barron Interviews at Dow GLSO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjwg9G9ov2c
The Wee Course at Cascade Hills CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBR10YdWKCo
W. Bruce Matthews III Golf Course Design Trail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL4arArw24E
W. Bruce Matthews III Designs: Emerald Vale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uICdDWL5JG0
W. Bruce Matthews III Designs: Marsh Oaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rT76PUDhBg
W. Bruce Matthews III Designs: Mt. Brighton nee The Jackal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEKjemrP7o
W. Bruce Matthews III Designs: Northern Michigan University GC nee Chocolay Downs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvePoENONP8
American Dunes – Jack Nicklaus and Major Dan Rooney Create a Monument in Grand Haven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP79ax5g5gw
American Dunes – Folds of Honor – A New Nicklaus Course Opening in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWEVDDDr86k
Emily, Says Nice Things About Detroit, E-Bikes, Detroit Foundation Hotel and Rocket Mortgage Classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-g83zhe5Xw
The Tom Fazio Course at Treetops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYSPvm6SD4
Robert Trent Jones Sr. The Masterpiece at Treetops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OCKzS_uKvk
The Pied Piper at Arcadia Bluffs GC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhYK1Lnj7I
Phyllis Barone Interviews Bay Invitational Golfers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjwg9G9ov2c
August
The 117th Western Amateur with Jennie McCafferty, Jack Berry and Harry Bowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOHSY54cylI
Jack Nicklaus and Dan Rooney the Creation of the American Dunes Golf Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqJ08vovc
Photo Tour of Jack Nicklaus Checking out American Dunes Progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR_HIRpFKb0
Dan Rooney On Folds of Honor & the Nicklaus Generosity in Designing American Dunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL1ocUCoz8E
Jack Nicklaus – Thoughts on the Creation of American Dunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX4tHuxlDYg
Nicklaus in Celebrity Shootout and Son, Gary Nicklaus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkpxYkaYYIQ
Jack Nicklaus and Thoughts About Future Golf Course Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwl-ZdUgrBc
Jack Nicklaus Discusses the American Dunes GC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwl-ZdUgrBc
Jack Nicklaus Lists Three Things Golf Needs to Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdQyTgZKdqM
Nicklaus Discusses Making the Bear Michigan’s Toughest Course
https://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U&spfreload=10
Jack Nicklaus & Dan Rooney – The Creation of the American Dunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6gMUVnKZos
Jack Nicklaus Discusses the American Dunes Golf Club Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwl-ZdUgrBc
Michigan Golfer Calendar
September
23/24 Michigan PGA Match Play presented by the PGA Tour
http://michiganpgagolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/
NEW-Tournament-Schedule_2019.pdf
October
7 GAM Tournament of Champions Red Run Golf Club
http://gam.org
Michigan Golf Associations
American Association of Golf Course Architects
http://asgca.org
Golf Association of Michigan
http://www.gam.org/
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
http://www.gcsaa.org
Michigan Section PGA
http://michiganpgagolf.com/
Michigan Golf Course Association
http://mgcoa.org
Michigan Golf Foundation
http://michigan-golf-foundation.com
Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association
http://www.migcsa.org
Michigan High School Athletic Association
http://www.mhsaa.com/
Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association
http://migca.org
Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association
http://mpsga.org
Michigan Women’s Golf Association
http:// www.mwgolf.org
National Golf Course Owners Association
http://ngcoa.org
