Michigan Golfer News, March 25, 2011

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March 25, 2011

Vol. 11, No. 12

Buck’s Run Golf Club

Photo courtesy of Grand Traverse Resort & Spa

• 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

LochenHeath Golf Course • •

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Scott Hebert to be honored by the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame

http://lochenheath.com http://tiny.cc/k4txr

In This Issue:

Sandy Ridge Golf Course • •

Website: Video:

http://golfsandyridge.com http://tiny.cc/y18s8

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

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http://treetops.com http://glsp.com/treetops/

Half Off Golf •

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

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Hebert to be Inducted to the UP Sports Hall of Fame

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Michigan PGA Announces Special Award Winners

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Garland Announces New GM and Director of Guest Relations

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French Lick to Host the 2011 United States Hickory Open Championship

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Michigan Golfer Television 2011 Shows

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Brian O'Neill's Quick Tip of the Week - Face Position at Impact

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Michigan Golfer Magazine Online Spring Issue - April 1 - No Foolin'

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Minzey's Musings

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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 Golf Association Links http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/associations.html

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Michigan Golf Hall of Fame http://tiny.cc/y6clk

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 ========================================================= HEBERT TO BE INDUCTED TO THE UP SPORTS HALL OF FAME ========================================================= A six-time Michigan Open golf champion, Scott Hebert won the PGA Professional National Championship in 2008 and led the United States team to the PGA Cup championship in Loch Lomond, Scotland in 2009 by winning all five of his matches. He is a four-time qualifier for the PGA Championship, one of golf's four major tournaments. Hebert won the Michigan Tournament of Champions in 2009 and the Michigan Pro-Pro title in 2007. He is currently head golf professional at Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City. Hebert also played golf and basketball at Escanaba High School and American Legion baseball for the Escanaba Cubs and played golf at Ferris State University.

Taken from U.P. Sports Hall of Fame website: http://upshf.com/news/newsrel.php?inkey=000006&h= =================================================== MICHIGAN PGA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS =================================================== Dick Stewart of Kalamazoo Country Club, Kalamazoo, has been selected by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America as the 2011 recipient of the Bill Strausbaugh Award.

Established in 1979, the Bill Strausbaugh Award is presented to a PGA Professsional who by their dayto-day efforts, have distinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals in improving their employment situations and through service to the community. The award reflects the characteristics and qualities of Strausbaugh, a Middle Atlantic PGA Master Professional who died in 1999.

Jordan Young of Fox Hills Learning Center in Plymouth, has been selected by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America as the recipient of the 2011 Horton Smith Award.

The Horton Smith Award is awarded annually to a PGA member for his outstanding contributions to professional education. Young a 5-year member of The PGA, reflects this commitment through his dayto-day activities in the Michigan PGA Section.

Jordan Young has also been selected by the Michigan PGA Section as the 2011 recipient of the President's Plaque.

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Young was honored for his efforts at the Section and national level for extraordinary and exemplary contributions in Player Development, which support Play Golf America initiatives.

Brian Cairns of Fox Hills Learning Center in Plymouth, has been selected by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America as the 2011 recipient of the Junior Golf Leader Award.

The award is presented annually to the PGA member who demonstrates their leadership within the junior golf community, reflects the ideals of those who work with youth. Cairns's interest, concern and ability to provide opportunities and experience for juniors to learn and play golf have significantly impacted junior golfers and junior golf programs on a local and national level.

The Merchandiser of the Year Award recognizes excellence in business and merchandising at private, public and resort golf facilities.

Pat Croswell, a PGA Professional at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, has been named the 2011 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for private golf facilities by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America.

John Paul Westbrook a PGA Professional at Little Traverse Bay Golf Club in Harbor Springs, has been named the 2011 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for public golf facilities by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America.

Kevin O'Brien a PGA Professional from Stanwood, has been named the 2011 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for resort golf facilities by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America.

Brad Dean a PGA Professional at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, has been named the 2011 Teacher of the Year by the Michigan PGA Section of The PGA of America.

Dean a 17-year member of The PGA, was honored for his dedication to teaching and outstanding service as a golf instructor.

Bob Koutnik of Fox Run Country Club, Graying, has been selected by The PGA of America as the 2011 recipient of the Patriot Award.

Koutnik was honored for personifying patriotism through the game of golf and demonstrating unwavering commitment and dedication to the men and women who have valiantly served and protected the United States of America.

Dave Mocini, a PGA Professional at Charlevoix Golf and Country Club in Charlevoix has captured the Michigan PGA Section of Golf Professional of the Year Award for 2011.

Taken and edited from a Carrie Bates Michigan PGA release ================================================================== GARLAND ANNOUNCES NEW GM AND DIRECTOR OF GUEST RELATIONS ================================================================== Garland is the latest resort to announce a new GM this year. Other changes have occurred at LochenHeath, Candlestone, Tullymore & St. Ives, Treetops and True North.

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Husband and wife team Glenn and Susan Miesch will bring their extensive management skills to Garland. Garland also has remodeled its Main Lodge lobby, restaurant and bar.

Taken from a Ron Garbinski Waterloo Group release =========================================================================== FRENCH LICK TO HOST THE 2011 UNITED STATES HICKORY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP =========================================================================== Being transported back to the golden age of golf will be more than a fantasy this July at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. This historic resort, one of the premier golf resort destinations in America, will link the past to the future by hosting the Fourth Annual United States Hickory Open Championship July 11-13, 2011.

The U.S. Hickory Open, which is run by the Society of Hickory Golfers, will be held on the resort’s historic Donald Ross course. Golfers will be transported back in time to a day when the game was first brought to America in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s including the era when the Donald Ross course was created at French Lick Resort in 1917.

“We are very excited and honored to host such a historic type event at our Donald Ross Course”, said Dave Harner, French Lick Resort’s director of golf. “The gathering of these like-minded golf historians will surely be impressed with the historic combination of a great Donald Ross Course together with the West Baden Springs Hotel. Players will enjoy a golf event surrounded by history and beauty, the way the game was meant to be played.”

For more information about the United States Hickory Open, visit http://www.ushickoryopen.org.

Taken and edited from a Fusion Media Strategies release ================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION 2011 SHOWS http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html ================================================= ***********************COMING ATTRACTIONS*********************** MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol Lawn Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Michigan Golfer at the Master's Vartan Kupelian and his Golf Writer's Association of America Presidency Fieldststone Golf Course: An Arthur Hills Design The Treetops Cup: USA vs Canada ****************************NOW PLAYING *************************** The Sundance Course at A-Ga-Ming: Narrated by Jerry Matthews Antrim Dells Becomes an A-Ga-Ming Property: Mike Brown Interviewed It Started with Chick Harbert: The Torch Course at A-Ga-Ming Antrim Dells GC: Narrated by Jerry Matthews Bucks Run Golf Club with Jon Conklin Arcadia Bluffs - A Top Stay and Play Experience Jason Guss Golf Academy Boyne Golf Schools and Boyne Golf Academy at King Par P. 6

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Tullymore Has New Leadership with the Returning Terry Schieber The Michigan Cup - Top Jr. Golfers Battle it out Ryder Cup Style Kevin O'Brien Joins True North Team 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 Golf Tips LochenHeath is Back and Basking with Mike Husby and Jack Berry 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: USA 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 ================================================================= BRIAN O'NEILL'S QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK -FACE POSITION AT IMPACT ================================================================= Brian O'Neill gives another one of his "Quick Tips" with his thoughts on "Face Position at Impact " http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/boyne_oneill/ ======================================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE ONLINE SPRING ISSUE - APRIL 1 - NO FOOLIN' ======================================================================= Our writers have broken out their quills, pens, computers, whatever, to bring you another dynamite issue of the Michigan Golfer Magazine. As print magazines continue to have their challenges in a digital world, The Michigan Golfer has continued its journey of providing a print and digital product for the past 30 years, half of which are now online http://michigangolfer.com/#pastissues Spring Issue Content Treetops Celebrates its 25th Anniversary - Jack Berry The New GM's in the Game - Norm Sinclair Michigan Amateur Holds its 100th on Boyne Highlands' Heather GC - Jack Berry Slice of Life - Terry Moore Out of My Mind About Golf - Rob Ford Collegiate Golf - Concordia College - Chris Lewis The Legend Turns 25 - Jack Berry Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - The Class of 2011 Top 10 Things Golf Does Not Need in 2011 - Brad Shelton The 2011 Tour of the Year - LPGA - Bill Shelton Remember, April 1, no foolin'

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==================== MINZEY'S MUSINGS ==================== Stewardesses is the longest word , typed with only the left hand. And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed , with your right hand.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet.

The words 'racecar, 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

In the last 4, 000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

The cruise liner, QE 2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. ================================== 2011 MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR ================================== MARCH 25-27 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

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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 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 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/

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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-pga-championship 8 Pro Assistant Championship, Treetops, Gaylord 11 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 P. 14

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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 http://MGCOA.org

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