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May 13, 2011
Vol. 11, No. 19
Buck’s Run Golf Club
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Michigan Golfer Congratulates Our First Editor, Terry Moore, on His Induction to the Hall PGA Tour Confidential: Remembering Seve Ballesteros Michigan Golfer On-Line is Now on the New Pure Michigan Facebook Page Fuller Cup Results Gaylord Golf Mecca Lands Two on Golf Digest: Greatest Public Courses Golfers - Folds of Honor "Needs You" MGCOA Alerts Members to a Restaurant Scam Treetops Has a Variety of Spring Unlimited Golf Packages Michigan Golfer Magazine Online Spring Issue Michigan Golf Course Videos for Those Looking for a New Golf Course to Try Minzey's Musings Michigan Golf Hall of Fame http://tiny.cc/y6clk Michigan Golfer Television 2011 Shows Michigan Golf Calendar Michigan Golfer Archives http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/archives.html Michigan Golf History http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/history.html Michigan Golf Association Links http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/associations.html
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 ================================================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER CONGRATULATES OUR FIRST EDITOR, TERRY MOORE, ON HIS INDUCTION TO THE HALL Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Indianwood G&CC - May 15, Indianwood G&CC 12:30 Registration Induction Ceremony 7:00 Inductees: Arthur Hills, Don Perne, Jim Briegel & Terry Moore ================================================================================= We are delighted that the Michigan Golfer's first editor, Terry Moore, is being inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame this Sunday. Terry helped our company launch the publication int 1983 and made it a force in Michigan golf. During his 18 year tenure he put together a formidable writing team of golf journalists and photographers. Their collective contributions made the Michigan Golfer one of the premier state golf publications in America. Besides his contributions as editor of the Michigan Golfer, Terry headed up the first Michigan Golf Summit, was an original partner in the television show Golfing Michigan, a principal in his golf radio show, All About Golf, the owner/originator of the West Michigan Golf Show and of late, has taken his writing talents to the online site, the A Position http://theaposition.com. On the association side, he has been a board member of the GAM and a long time member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has covered the Masters for more than two decades http://michigangolfer.tv/2010shows/masters_berry/ and has interviewed significant personalities in the game. Gary Wiren http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/garywiren/, Bart Lower http://michigangolfer.tv/2006shows/lower/, Brad Dean http://michigangolfer.tv/2006shows/crystalmountain/ and Jim Flick http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/flick/ . Terry has been a friend and colleague for more than 40 years. We started our writing careers together by submitting jokes and stories to the likes of the late Bob Talbert of the Free Press, Oscar Fraley of Golf Magazine, Pete Demaagd of the Grand Rapids Press and collaborated on a golf joke book, "The Front Nine and Back Nine", in the late 70's. The Michigan Golfer has undergone considerable changes in our almost three decades of publication.
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We began The MG as a print publication in 1983, our online publishing started in 1995 and our Michigan Golfer News and Michigan Golfer Television show started in 2001. In its print "hey day" the Michigan Golfer had a press run of 21,000 issues, six times a year. Through May of this year, we have created 37 Michigan Golfer Television shows, sent out 18 issues of Michigan Golfer News to over 15,000 subscribers and published two online issues of the Michigan Golfer and 18 online issues of Michigan Golfer News. One of the many benefits of these changes is that when you wonder about the greatness of Terry Moore, you just have to google it and it will be there. http://www.google.com/search?q=terry+moore+michigan+golfer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a “I might need a caddy for my emotions,” said Moore, who will turn 61 before the ceremony. “They’re going to have to grab my emotions and tell me which club to pull out. I’m going to be very thankful and very appreciative and humble about it so I just hope I can pull it through under pressure.” More Moore: http://www.localme.me/art/grand-rapids-terry-moore-will-be-inducted-into-the-michigangolf-hall-of-fame (Taken from Localme) Moore will be joined in this year’s hall of fame class by course designer Arthur Hills, Ferris State University golf management program co-founder Don Perne, and Jim Briegel of Detroit. Note: Terry, it has been a long and storied journey since the "Saginaw Cutoff". Cheers, Art ========================================================== PGA TOUR CONFIDENTIAL: REMEMBERING SEVE BALLESTEROS ========================================================== Gary Van Sickle: "Seve had an odd relationship with the media. At his press conferences, he'd respond to questions with funny little remarks and quips and the whole room would be chuckling. They seemed like good interviews. But when you sat down to write and went through your notes, you discovered that he actually hadn't said anything or answered any of the questions. He did it in such a good-natured way, though. Tiger just stonewalls us — he knows he's doing it, we know he's doing it, and he knows we know he's doing it. Seve's most famous quote might have been about how he four-putted once: 'I mees, I mees, I mees, I make.'" Read more: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2070382,00.html#ixzz1Lsc0bUZi ========================================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER ON-LINE IS NOW ON THE NEW PURE MICHIGAN FACEBOOK PAGE ========================================================================= "One of the many places you can find Michigan Golfer On-Line is on the new Pure Michigan Golf Facebook page. You will also find great packages, the latest course reviews and an aggregation of the many stories from publications around the world that are writing about Pure Michigan Golf. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/puremichigangolf Just click "Like"
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==================== FULLER CUP RESULTS ==================== LANSING, Mich. (May 11, 2011) – The 39th playing of the Fuller Cup took place today at the Country Club of Lansing in Lansing Michigan. Twenty four of Michigan’s best golfers, comprised of twelve PGA Professionals and twelve amateurs from across the state competed against one another with 6 team matches in the morning and 12 individual matches in the afternoon. The team from the Golf Association of Michigan got off to a great start taking 4 of the 6 matches in the morning Four-Ball format. All of the matches were very close as the largest margin of victory was 2 & 1. They continued this fine play into the afternoon as they won 7 of the 12 individual matches. At the end of the day it was the G.A.M. with 12 1/2 to the Michigan PGA 5 1/2. Playing for the G.A.M. team this year was Casey Baker, David Brownback, Bill Zylstra, Jeff Champine, Eric Spencer, Jason May, Joey Garber, Eric Lilleboe, Willie Mack III, Russ Cunningham, Nick Carbary and Marty Jeppesen. A special thanks to PGA professional John Lindert and the Country Club of Lansing for hosting this fun and exciting event and to Bobby Jones Apparel for supplying the uniforms for this year’s competition. Taken from a Michigan PGA Justin Phillips release ================================================== MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE ONLINE SPRING ISSUE http://michigangolfer.com ================================================== Table of Contents
Treetops & Shanty Creek Celebrates their 25th Anniversary - Jack Berry Jack Berry, PGA Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award winner tells the tale of these two Michigan golf course icons The New GM's in the Game - Norm Sinclair Sinclair, too long absent from our pages, returns with his thoughts on the ever evolving life of a golf course General Manager. In his article, he targets LochenHeath's Mike Husby and Treetops Resort's Barry Owens. Michigan Amateur Holds its 100th on Boyne Highlands' Heather GC - Jack Berry Certainly, an historical highlight of this year, will be the 100th Anniversary of the Michigan Amateur. The GAM conducts tens of tournaments in Michigan and the Michigan Amateur is their showcase. Jack Berry has covered dozens of these tournaments over the years and he shares his thoughts here. The 2011 Tour of the Year - LPGA - Bill Shelton Out of My Mind About Golf - Rob Ford Top 10 Things Golf Does Not Need in 2011 - Brad Shelton Collegiate Golf - Concordia College and Davenport University - Chris Lewis Chris Lewis continues his informative series on Michigan's collegiate golf. Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - The Class of 2011 This year's class includes Public links veteran Jim Briegel, golf course architect Arthur Hills, journalist Terry Moore and Don Perne, co-founder of the PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management at Ferris State University. P. 6
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Slice of Life - Terry Moore - "Loving the Masters: Let Me Count the Ways" A walk down memory and Magnolia lanes for Terry Moore, who is in the 2011 Class for the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. Your online golf magazine for the past 15 years. http://michigangolfer.com ======================================= GOLFERS -FOLDS OF HONOR "NEEDS YOU" ======================================= PGA Professional Bruce Conroy is organizing a fundraising campaign here in Michigan for the Folds of Honor Foundation. If you are interested in becoming involved in the "100,000 in 100 Days - Fore Folds" campaign effort, please contact Bruce for more information. Contact: bcpga@pga.com Go to http://www.foldsofhonor.org for more information on this great cause to support our Miltary families. Thank you! ================================================ MGCOA ALERTS MEMBERS TO A RESTAURANT SCAM ================================================ "This morning the MGCOA office received a call from a member in Livingston Couty. Please be aware of this as it appears to be happening in our state. From the Health Department LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2300 East Grand River Avenue, Suite 102 Howell, Michigan 48843 Environmental Health Division 517-546-9858 http://www.lchd.org Livingston County Restaurateurs- PLEASE BE AWARE Multiple states, including Michigan, are reporting that restaurants are receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be from the Heath Department. These individuals are requesting to schedule an inspection. They do not want access to your restaurant, instead they want to advertise and sell merchandise on Craigslist, eBay or a similar web-based service, under an account connected to you. Here is how the scam worksYou receive a phone call. The individual claims that he/she is from the Health Department and provides you with a 5- digit confirmation number. Then, informs you that you will receive an automated call later that day and instructs you to enter the 5-digit confirmation number, to schedule an inspection. If you enter the 5-digit confirmation number, you have allowed the scam to work. The individual calling has satisfied the verification controls of Craigslist, eBay or a similar web-based service. Now the individual will be able to advertise and sell merchandise, under an account connected to you. Several Livingston County Restaurateurs have been contacted by this scam and indicated that the individual calling sounded official and was very direct. The Livingston County Department of Public Health (LCDPH) is not aware of any Livingston County Restaurants where the scam worked. One Livingston County Restaurateur was able to obtain an individual's personal phone number - he was calling from California.
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LCDPH does not schedule inspections, except in rare situations and will never request that you enter a confirmation number to schedule an inspection. Please contact me, if you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Health Department and asks you to enter a confirmation number to schedule an inspection. The link below gives a good explanation how the scam works. http://minnesota.bbb.org/article/scammers-target-metro-restaurants-again-20187 Respectfully Jim Henry RS, MBA Supervisor Livingston County Department of Public Health 2300 E. Grand River Avenue, Suite 102 Howell, MI 48843 Jimh@co.livingston.mi.us (517) 552-6867 ============================================================================ GAYLORD GOLF MECCA LANDS TWO ON GOLF DIGEST: GREATEST PUBLIC COURSES ============================================================================ Michigan’s Gaylord area, known as America's Summer Golf Mecca, had two of its golf courses listed among Golf Digest’s elite list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses. Black Lake Golf Club was ranked No. 44 on the list while Elk Ridge was No. 69. The publication's biennial review of America's top courses appears in the May 2011 issue. Golf Digest used over 1,000 members of its Course Ranking Panel and asked each to submit ballots based on such areas as shot values, resistance to scoring, design variety, memorability, aesthetics, conditioning, and ambience. In addition to America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, Black Lake and Elk Ridge were ranked No. 13 and No. 19 respectively among the top 25 in Michigan. Also joining them among the states top 25 from Gaylord were the Robert Trent Jones Masterpiece at Treetops Resort, ranked No. 14, and the Tom Fazio Premier at Treetops was No. 23 on the list. Gaylord Country Club Demo Days Gaylord Country Club is partnering with Golf USA to present Golf Demo Day on Saturday, July 17 from 3-7PM on the driving range at the club. You are invited to test drive the latest and greatest innovations in golf gear from the world’s finest golf equipment manufacturers. Be sure and take advantage of this once a season opportunity to make wellinformed equipment choices with first hand advice from the experts. Make a day of it and get your tee time or call 231-546-3376. Taken and edited from a Kevin Frisch release
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================================================================================ MICHIGAN GOLF COURSE VIDEOS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A NEW GOLF COURSE TO TRY Michigan Golfer Television Channel http://michigangolfer.tv or Michigan Golfer You Tube Channel (293 Shows) http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?pi=0&ps=100&sf=added&sa=0&sq=golfer&dm=2 ================================================================================ MICHIGAN GOLF COURSE VIDEOS Adare GC - Ireland A-Ga-Ming- Torch Golf Course A-Ga-Ming- Antrim Dells A-Ga-Ming - Sundance Golf Course Buck's Run Golf Course Candlestone GC Coyote Preserve Cutter's Ridge GC Dunmaglas Country Club Eagle Crest Golf Course French Lick - Dye Course French Lick - Ross Course Gaylord Country Club Harbor Point Golf Club Hawk's Eye Golf Course Heather at Boyne Highlands Hemlock Golf Course LaHinch LochenHeath Golf Club Michaywe Pines Golf Course Oakland Hill CC Pointe O'Woods GC Virginia Tech's River Course - Pete Dye Rose Creek Golf Course Sandy Ridge Golf Course Sweetgrass Golf Course The Bull at Pinehurst Farms The Loon Golf Club The Majestic at Lake Walden The Natural Golf Course The Tribute Golf Course Threetops Thunder Bay Golf Course Timberstone Golf Club Treetops - Jones Masterpiece Treetops - Threetops Treetops - North Courses True North Golf Club Wastenaw Country Club Wild Bluff Golf Course Michigan Golfer Television http://michigangolfer.tv
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=============================================================== TREETOPS HAS A VARIETY OF SPRING UNLIMITED GOLF PACKAGES =============================================================== May 13-15 was previously one of the excluded date ranges for Treetops Spring Unlimited Package, but they've decided to open up availability for this weekend. And, this Friday also marks the beginning of their season's live entertainment in the newly renovated Legends on the Hill Restaurant, launched by music by DNA. Spring Unlimited Golf Packages include: One night's stay (Any available hotel room) One breakfast (Any available restaurant) Unlimited use of range Spring package is valid through May 31 , 2011 — $99 per person/per night Excludes only May 20-22, 2011 Based on double occupancy Subject to availability Price does not include Taxes and Gratuities Call t 1-888-Treetops ================== MINZEY'S MUSINGS ================== A Little Golf Story A father put his 3 year old daughter to bed, told her a story and listened to her prayers which ended by saying:"God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, God bless Grandma and goodbye Grandpa." The father asked, "Why did you say goodbye Grandpa?"The little girl said, "I don't know, Daddy, it just seemed like the thing to do." The next day grandpa died. The father thought it was a strange coincidence. A few months later the father put the girl to bed and listened to her prayers which went like this: "God bless Mommy, God Bless Daddy and goodbye Grandma." The next day the grandmother died. "Holy Moley, thought the father, "this kid is in contact with the otherside." Several weeks later when the girl was going to bed the dad heard her say:"God bless Mommy and goodbye Daddy." He practically went into shock. He couldn't sleep all night and got up at the crack of dawn to go to his office. He was nervous as a cat
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all day, had lunch and watched the clock. He figured if he could get by until midnight he would be okay. He felt safe in the office, so instead of going home at the end of the day he stayed there, drinking coffee, looking at his watch and jumping at every sound. Finally, midnight arrived, he breathed a sigh of relief and went home. When he got home his wife said, "I've never seen you work so late, what's the matter?" He said, "I don't want to talk about it, I've just spent the worst day of my life." She said, "You think you had a bad day, you'll never believe what happened to me this morning. My golf pro dropped dead in the middle of my lesson."
======================================== MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR OF EVENTS ======================================== MAY 15 Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Indianwood G&CC 24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201 28-29 MPGA 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 13 The Loon Cup, Loon Golf Course, Gaylord 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 M A Y 1 3, 2 0 1 1 - M I C H I G A N G O L F E R
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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/ 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
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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 29/10/1 2nd annual Natalie Gulbis Showcase, The Loon GC, Gaylord 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 http://MGCOA.org
2012 JANUARY 13-15 Southwest Michigan Golf Show at the Kalamazoo Expo Center, Kalamazoo MARCH 2-4 Michigan Golf Show, Novi SEPTEMBER 25-30 Ryder Cup, Medinah CC, Chicago, IL
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