Michigan Golfer News, February 25, 2011

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February 25, 2011

Vol. 11, No. 8

Buck’s Run Golf Club • http://bucksrun.com/golf/proto/bucksrun/ • Tour the Course Video with Jerry Matthews http://youtube.com/watch?v=qxuMfR0vN3o

Arcadia Bluffs Website: http://arcadiabluffs.com Golf & Lodging Rates: http://tiny.cc/9vx3f Tour the Course: http://tiny.cc/13yy1 Photo courtesy of Buck’s Run

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LochenHeath Golf Course • •

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The Clubhouse at Buck’s Run Golf Club In This Issue

Sandy Ridge Golf Course • •

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Treetops Resort - Celebrating R.T. Jones Masterpiece 25th Anniversary • •

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Railside Golf Club, Byron Center •

http://railsidegolf.com

Michigan Golf Show March 4 - 6 • 20th Anniversary: http://michigangolfshow.com

Half Off Golf •

Jeff Lesson’s Website: http://lessonongolf.com

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Lansing Golf Show

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Pellucid's "State of the Industry": By Terry Moore

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Adam Ikamas New Executive Director for MiGCSA

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Michigan Golfer News Welcomes Buck's Run Golf Club

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Moore Kudos

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Brian O'Neill's Quick Tip of the Week - The Putting Line

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Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Videos

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Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski

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The Year was 1923

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Minzey's Musings: For All You Lexophiles . . .

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Michigan Golfer Television at the West Michigan Golf Show

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Michigan Golfer Television Show Schedule for 2011

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Michigan Golfer - Winter Issue

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Michigan Golf Calendar

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Michigan Golfer Archives http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/archives.html

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Michigan Golf History http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/history.html

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Michigan Golfer Magazine 2010 -11 Winter Issue http://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/ Past Issues http://michigangolfer.com/#pastissues Michigan Golfer Television Michigan Golfer Channel http://michigangolfer.tv Michigan Golfer You Tube Channel http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?pi=0&ps=100&sf=added&sa=0&sq=golfer&dm=2 Michigan Golfer News Subscribe http://lyris.dundee.net/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=michigangolfnews Editor: Art McCafferty Associate Editor - Jennie McCafferty ====================== LANSING GOLF SHOW ====================== Seniors, 60 years and older, are free this Friday at the Lansing Golf Show. The doors open at 2:00 p.m.

See you there. http://www.michigangolfshow.com/lansing/ ================================================== PELLUCID'S "STATE OF THE INDUSTRY": By Terry Moore ================================================== Following a busy period with the West Michigan Golf Show, I finally found some time to look back at my notebook from the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The best seminar I attended, and it’s been that way for years, was Pellucid’s “State of the Industry” presentation.

A charter subscriber to the Pellucid e-newsletter, I consider founder Jim Koppenhaver to be one of the most cogent and clear-eyed analysts in golf. Taking a cue from a certain Fox TV commentator but without all the bombast, Koppenhaver remains faithful to the “no spin zone,” earnestly drawing conclusions based not on ‘happy face’ sentiments but instead on available and concrete industry data. In a fast-paced, one-hour presentation with colleague Stuart Lindsay, Koppenhaver dished out a hearty menu of compelling data and trends about the game. Here’s a smattering of items from their impressive talk: · Evidence shows golf lost 800,000 players in the last year. Of this total, “casual players” (1-9 rounds per year) represented 500,000. In the age category of 18-35, this demo is not taking up the game as readily as in past generations. More unsettling is the report that rounds by “Baby Boomers,” those over 55, went down last year. This sector, looking possibly at crunched retirement funds and real estate holdings, still “are not feeling as affluent” as in pre-Recession days. But there are some positive signs: junior and women golf sectors actually increased rounds. · In terms of supply and demand of golf courses, it’s still “too little and too slow.” There was a net closing of 61 courses, not enough to match weakening demand. For private clubs, the sector remains under stress as the private golfer base has shrunk dramatically and more clubs have gone semi-private or public. · In terms of rounds, it’s “depressing but true” with a 2% decline for public courses and a 3.2%

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decline for private. There’s a continued downward shift in rounds played, labeled “Facility Velocity” by Pellucid. · Decent weather suitable for golf is an important variable. In this regard, Michigan fared well last year with the Lower Peninsula realizing a 6% gain in “golf playable hours” while the Upper Peninsula netted a 7% gain. Good weather in the spring is more important (for revenues) than good weather in the fall. · Course conditions remain the “number one” priority by golf consumers selecting venues to play in all salient surveys. Lesson to operators: cutbacks in maintenance practices and/or budgets must be done carefully if at all so as not to generate a golfer backlash. · Online discount teetimes and Groupon-type programs must be used with caution and smarts.

According to Lindsay, “they do deliver new customers” but “less than 11% came back to buy the same discounted rate.” So collecting names and data about this discounted customer is absolutely critical to justify the program. Looking at the current dynamics and ROI of Groupon for golf courses, Lindsay said simply, “it’s not a good deal.” · With the rise of social media—i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.-- “reputation management is important and needs vigilance.” Since anyone—including nefarious competitors—can post negative and often unfair comments on a course’s Facebook page, such social media must be monitored by operators. · Facing continuing challenges in maintaining rounds and revenues, operators must recall the lessons drawn from the 1982 business best-seller, In Search of Excellence. Staying close to the customer and increasing productivity by motivated staff members remain as vital as ever. Excellence is often the byproduct of “unusual efforts on the part of apparently ordinary employees.” · “Who are our customers?” Operators must continually ask themselves that key question and keep refining their methods of data collection and customer communication.

There was a wealth of other helpful information and statistics at this Pellucid presentation. Oddly enough and in spite of the hurdles facing the industry I still came away energized. Sometimes a sobering glance at the scoreboard is the first step in making up lost ground. ================================================ ADAM IKAMAS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MiGCSA ================================================ The Executive Director has been chosen to serve the MiGCSA. Mr. Adam Ikamas, CGCS the current Vice President has accepted an offer to change his role in the Michigan Golf Industry and offer his services and skills to the MiGCSA on a daily basis. Adam will begin his service to the MiGCSA as soon as his role at Crystal Mountain is complete in March.

Taken and edited from a Ron M. Dahlin release ============================================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER NEWS WELCOMES BUCK'S RUN GOLF CLUB AS ITS LATEST SPONSOR ============================================================================= Michigan Golfer News is proud to welcome Buck's Run Golf Club as our newest sponsor. Buck's Run joins other fine golf properties, Treetops, LochenHeath and Arcadia Bluffs in bringing you our weekly newsletter in text and graphic formats. They also become a sponsor of our Michigan Golfer Magazine, now published quarterly.

Buck's Run Golf Club has a new website, a new Senior rate on Monday's and a new Head Golf Professional, Jon Conklin. Also on the Buck's Run staff are Jeff Sweet, GM and Superintendent, Peter Lieber, Executive Chef, Heidi Childs, Special Assistant and Alanna Lieber, Special Events and Banquet

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Coordinator.

Check out their new website for further info and also tour the course with Jerry Matthews, the course architect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuMfR0vN3o ============= MOORE KUDOS ============= Art, I was delighted to read that Terry Moore was being inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.

He has been a strong presence in Michigan golf for a very long time and both the State and the game are better for it! His knowledge of all phases of golf is exceptional as is his journalistic talent to relay it to fans of the game. Congratulations to Terry for this well-deserved recognition.

Bill Shelton ====================================================== BRIAN O'NEILL'S QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK - THE PUTTING LINE ====================================================== This week Brian's Quick Tip is directed toward keeping the line straight when you are putting. He uses a plow stake as an instructional tool. http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/boyne_oneill/ ================================================================================ SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING - # 6 IN A SERIES: BY THE CYBER GEEZER a.k.a. THAD GUTOWSKI ================================================================================ The game-changing innovations emerging almost daily in the world of Internet marketing can be a bit daunting. With over 600 million Facebook users and about one hundred and fifty million on Twitter, presenting your golf course will become even more complex this year as do-at-all Smart phones outsell PC’s.

The marketing equation continues to shift as these new mediums develop and your customer’s preferences change or expand to embrace them.

I wish I had a Ouija board to guide me to where a particular customer or prospect may look for information. Is it a website? Newsletter?

Email? Or the ever-expanding social media platforms: Facebook; Twitter; You Tube; MySpace; LinkedIn or any of the other 150 or so on the web today. Let’s face it; the options are staggering in this new and quickly evolving communication landscape.

Studies indicate Senior citizens are the fastest growing segment on Facebook and other social media as well. But this of course could be because those younger embraced these concepts much earlier. However, this remains an important statistic because according to the National Golf Foundation the over-fifty age category accounts for over half the rounds now played in the United States.

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age, sex or playing ability. Let’s face, this is a lot tougher than writing copy for Victoria’s Secret.

Here are a few pointers to make your message more appealing regardless of what media you are using: Stand out from the competition with more information, education, personality and peer recommendations. Corporate-speak and price won’t cut it. If your messages are filled with a sales pitch, chances are they soon won’t get beyond the Inbox. Remember, content is king.

The goal is to develop something close to a conversation with your subscribers. And the best way to achieve this is to cultivate a personal reader-oriented approach by using the term “you” and not “I” or “we.”

Consider putting a face on your message with a photo. This helps the reader feel they are in a one-onone relationship. If it is something related to playing the game, use a photo of your golf professional.

For a food and beverage message, a chef or cook photo makes the story more acceptable. Even a positive comment from a member of the grounds-crew could add a touch that is not often, if ever seen.

It may sound corny but like chicken soup it can’t hurt.

I feel there is nothing worse than a long string of the same logo or partial photo adjacent to postings.

Doing things different is what it is all about.

Facebook offers a social-type environment that encourages customers and prospects to share information with you and others about your facility and services. They may write about an out of the ordinary experience they have had with you and even with your competition. That’s why it is critically important to monitor your Facebook page often. Let me rephrase that, very, very often.

At the West Michigan Golf show recently I talked to a golf course manager who said his facility had a Facebook page, but he hadn’t looked at it since sometime last season. I checked it out this week and was shocked at some of the negative postings that were on his page. God only knows how many others were turned off by what they read.

At the risk of being redundant, a Facebook Fan page can be a blessing or a curse. It’s up to you.

Videos: Cyber-Geezer and Petoskey Area's Peter Fitzsimons discuss Facebook http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/petoskey/ Cyber-Geezer with Al Lynch of Club Cars discuss Facebook http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/clubcar_facebook/ ============================================ MINZEY'S MUSINGS: FOR ALL YOU LEXOPHILES … ============================================ 1. A bicycle can't stand alone. It is two tired.

2. A will is a dead giveaway.

3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a rotten apple.

4. A backward poet writes inverse.

5. A chicken crossing the road … poultry in motion.

6. If a clock is hungry, does it go back four seconds?

7. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

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8. You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it..

9. He broke into song because he couldn't find the key.

10. A calendar's days are numbered.

11. A boiled egg is hard to beat.

12. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.

13. The story of the short fortuneteller who escaped from prison … a small medium at large.

14. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.

15. When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.

16. If you jump off a bridge in Paris, you are in Seine .

17. When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.

18. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.

19. Acupuncture … a jab well done.

20. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.

21. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

22. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .

23. She was only a whisky makers daughter, but he loved her still.

24. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

25. No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.

26. A dog gave birth to puppies in a public place, and was cited for littering.

27. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

28. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

29. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

30. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

31. A sign on the lawn outside the drug rehab center … 'Keep off the Grass' 32. A boy swallowed some coins, and was taken to a hospital. His mother telephoned to ask how he was. The nurse said, 'No change yet.'

33. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

Also Hans Klok & The Divas of Magic - 10 Illusions in 5 http://www.flixxy.com/worlds-fastest-magician.htm ====================================== MICHIGAN GOLF HALL OF FAME VIDEOS ====================================== With the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame inductees just announced for this year, you may want to visit some of those honored in the past. To be sure, we do not have videos of all of them, but certainly enough to be of interest to you.

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================== THE YEAR WAS 1923 ================== In 1923, who was: 1. President of the largest steel company?

2. President of the largest gas company?

3. President of the New York stock Exchange?

4. Greatest wheat speculator?

5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?

6. Great Bear of Wall Street?

These men were considered some of the world's most powerful and successful of their days.

Now, 80+ years later...here they are and here is what ultimately became of them The Answers 1. The president of the largest steel company. Charles Schwab, died a pauper.

2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.

3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.

4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad, penniless.

5. The president of The Bank of International Settlement, Leon Fraser, shot himself.

6 The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion And the winner of the most important golf tournament,The US Open was Gene Sarazen.

What became of him?

He played golf until he was 92, Died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure At the time of his death.

The Moral: Screw work.

Play golf.

Thanks and a Tip of the Tap to Bruce Morrison for sending this legendary story on. ================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION 2011 SHOWS http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html ================================================= ****************************NOW PLAYING *************************** 25th Anniversary Preview of the Jones Masterpiece at Treetops with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry 25th Anniversary Preview of The Legend at Shanty Creek Resort with Brian Kautz and Jack Berry 100th Anniversary Preview of the Michigan Amateur with David Graham and Jack Berry Boyne's Tournament Season and Golf Packages with Jeff Ecceleston and Jack Berry Brian O'Neill's Quick Tips Treetops Cup Matches with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry LochenHeath is Back and Basking with Mike Husby and Jack Berry

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LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass with Dave Douglas and Jack Berry Railside Golf Club @ Byron Center - Club Membership on the Rise with Jim Bultema and Jack Berry PGA Michigan and Patriot Day with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry The Treetops Cup: Michigan vs Canada - Ryder Cup Style with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry The Madness at Marsh Ridge Resort Larry Bowden and Jack Berry The Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski with Peter Fitzsimons and Al Lynch http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html ***********************COMING ATTRACTIONS*********************** Boyne's Tournament of Champions with Jack Berry GAM's 100th Anniversary of the Michigan Amateur* MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol Lawn Home of American Golf Michigan Golfer at the Master's The Michigan Open at The Orchards GC* 2012 - 25th Anniversary of the Gaylord Golf Mecca with Judy Mason and Kevin Frisch ================================== MICHIGAN GOLFER WINTER SSUE http://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/ ================================== Table of Contents Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of 2010 By. Jack Berry A Season to Remember: Calvin College Knights Capture 2010 MIAA Championship

By Chris Lewis Garland Golf

By Mike Duff Michigan High School Golf Roundup

By Kelly Hill Olympic Golf

By Brad and Bill Shelton A Year in Review, of Sorts

By Terry Moore Golf Rules

By Bill and Brad Shelton Top 10's & The Best Of Lists Michigan Golfer Television Viewed Shows Shaker and Movers in Michigan Golf Michigan Golf Course Videos Michigan Resorts in Golf Digest Listings Michigan Golf Courses in Golf Digest’s Top 100 Best Michigan Golf Courses You Can Play – Golf Magazine GolfWeek Listing of Top Michigan Resort Courses GolfWeek’ Top 10 Michigan Golf Courses

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SPONSORED BY: BOYNE GOLF ACADEMY @ KING PAR LOCHENHEATH GOLF CLUB RAILSIDES GOLF CLUB SANDY RIDGE GOLF COURSE TREETOPS RESORT ARCADIA BLUFFS BUCK'S RUN GOLF CLUB http://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/ =============================== 2011 MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR =============================== FEBRUARY 25-27 Lansing Golf Show, Lansing http://michigangolfshow.com/lansing/ 25-27 Chicago Golf Show, Chicago http://www.chicagogolfshow.com/ 25-27 Indianapolis Golf Show, Indianapolis http://www.northcoastgolfshows.com/ MARCH 4-6 Michigan Golf Show, Novi http://michigangolfshow.com/ 10-13 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami, Florida http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/ 17-20 Transitions Championship Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead, Palm Harbor, Florida http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/ 24-27 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/ 26-27 The Mid Michigan Golf Show, Birch Run Expo Center, http://orvshows.com APRIL 07-10 Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia http://masters.org 30 We're Open Invitational, Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com MAY 11 Fuller Cup, Country Club of Lansing http://michigan.pga.com 24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 28-29MPGA Michigan Medal Play Championship - Fellows Creek Golf Course http://www.mipublinx.com/ JUNE 2-5 The Memorial Tournament, Dublin, OH

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6-7 Nike Golf State Pro Am, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs 14-15 Club Car Michigan PGA Senior Open - Bedford Valley http://www.mipublinx.com/ 16-19 U.S. Open / Congressional Country Club / Bethesda, Md. http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 20-26 LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass http://www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com 20 Pro-Pro Championship, The Legend at Shanty Creek, Bellaire 21-25 Michigan Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Boyne City http://gam.org/ 22 MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol Lawn http://mgcoa.com 27-29 Women's Open, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville http://michigan.pga.com 27/7-2 U.S. Amateur Public Links / Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Ore http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 JULY 7-10 U.S. Women's Open / The Broadmoor (East Course) / Colorado Springs, Colo. http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 8 - 10, Treetops Cup Matches, Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com 11-14 Michigan Open, The Orchards, Washington http://michigan.pga.com 13-14 20th GAM Women's Championship, Gull Lake CC http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 14-17 British Open Royal St. George's Golf Club 18-23 U.S. Girls' Junior / Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) / Olympia Fields, Ill. / http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 21-24 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, Columbus, OH 25-27 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Mountain, MI http://boyne.com 25-26 Michigan Women' Amateur, Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI http://gam.org 25-26 Senior PGA Championship, Charlevoix Golf & CC, Charlevoix http://michigan.pga.com 28-31 U.S. Senior Open / Inverness Club / Toledo, Ohio / http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 29-30 Tournament of Champions, Pro Am - Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls http://michigan.pga.com 29-31 Butch Harmon Showcase, The Loon Golf Course, Gaylord http://www.loongolfresort.com/ AUGUST 1-3 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs http://michigan.pga.com 2-5 Junior PGA Championship. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, IN http://www.pga.com/pga-america/feature/sycamore-hills-gc-selected-host-2010-junior-pgachampionship F E B R U A R Y 2 5, 2 0 1 1 - M I C H I G A N G O L F E R

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Pro Assistant Championship, Treetops, Gaylord MGCOA Summer Golf Outing http://mgcoa.org 11 Swinging for a Wish, Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com 8-14 U.S. Women's Amateur / Rhode Island Country Club / Barrington, R.I. http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 08-14 PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA 15--16 GAM Championship, Barton Hills CC, MI http://gam.org 17-18 13th GAM Women's Mid Am, Oak Pointe CC, Brighton, MI http://gam.org 22-28 U.S. Amateur / Erin Hills / Erin, Wis. http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 29-31 Michigan PGA Championship, Eagle Eye GC, Bath http://michigan.pga.com 29-30 15th Annual GAM Women's Senior Tournament, Belvedere GC, Charlevoix, MI http://gam.org SEPTEMBER 1-2 GAM Mid-Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, MI http://gam.org 2 – 4 Patriot Golf Day Shootout, Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com 10-11 Walker Cup / Royal Aberdeen Golf Club / Aberdeen, Scotland http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 10-15 USGA Senior Amateur / Kinloch Golf Club / Manakin-Sabot, Va http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 12-14 Match Play Championship, Forest Akers, East Lansing http://michigan.pga.com 19-20 25th GAM Senior Championship, Spring Lake CC, Spring Lake, MI http://gam.org 22-25 The Tour Championship, East Lake CC, Atlanta, GA 22-25 41st Golf Collectors Society Annual Meeting & Trade Show-Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest Resort http://www.golfcollectors.com/events.html 25–27 Pepsi Fall Charity Invitational, Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com 25, MGCOA Golf League Championship at Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bath http://MGCOA.org OCTOBER 8– 9 Toughman/Princess Scramble Gaylord, MI http://treetops.com 31 PGA Fall Meeting NOVEMBER 17-20 President's Cup, Royal Melbourne, Victoria, AUS 29/1 MGCOA Golf Business Conference and Vendor Show at the Somerset Inn in Troy

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