Michigan Golfer News, August 12, 2011

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August 12, 2011

Vol. 11, No. 32

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

Jack Berry (right) interviews Dan Olsen at the 2010 Boyne Tournament of Champions.

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LochenHeath Golf Course • •

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Sandy Ridge Golf Course • •

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

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Half Off Golf •

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

Will the Real Phil Mickelson Please StandUp - Both of You? : By Brad and Bill Shelton Olsen Living the Dream & Cairns Living the Nightmare at the PGA Championship Golf Collectors Society Annual Meeting & Trade Show to be Held in Ypsilanti Fox Hills Golf Professional Brian Cairns Gets Some Serious Ink in New York Times PGA Article Sometimes a Great Notion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHUaoBnWfZA The 24th Annual Pepsi Charity Fall Invitational - 9/25/27 Treetops Resort Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses: Crystal Downs (12) and Oakland Hills - South (19) Palmer and Rose on PBS History of the PGA Championship West Michian Golf Show Expands to Two Halls Michigan Golfer Magazine Online Summer Issue http://michigangolfer.com Minzey's Musings Michigan Golfer Television Channel - 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 Golf Hall of Fame http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/ghf/

Michigan Golfer Magazine Past Issues http://michigangolfer.com/#pastissues Michigan Golfer Television http://michigangolfer.tv Editor: Art McCafferty Associate Editor - Jennie McCafferty ================================================================================= WILL THE REAL PHIL MICKELSON PLEASE STAND UP - BOTH OF YOU? : By Brad and Bill Shelton ================================================================================= As the first round of the 93rd PGA Championship gets underway in Hotlanta, much of the attention is on Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. One hundred of the top professionals in the world will tee it up at 7467 yard Atlanta Athletic Club in the 2011 edition of the PGA’s Glory’s Last Shot. Will it end up with drama similar to the 2010 Championship at Whistling Straits with Dustin Johnson one hole from his first major? Will this be the “coming back” party for Tiger’s dominance of the majors? Perhaps the most vexing question is “which Phil Mickelson will compete for his fifth major championship?” This will be his 19th PGA Championship. He has made the cut in 17, had 3 Top 3 finishes and 8 Top 10’s. In 2001, he lost by one stroke to David Toms at the Atlanta Athletic Club as Toms made a hole-in-one on the 15th hole to edge Lefty out of his first PGA Championship. In his 17 appearances at the PGA, he has scored as low as 65 and as high as 78--and that leads to the question of which Phil Mickelson will show up in Atlanta.

Bill and Brad Shelton disagree on who is the real Phil Mickelson--the super star or the super starter?

Bill---The front nine holes of the final round of the 2011 Open at Royal St. George clearly indicated that in terms of pure golfing talent, Phil may be the best in the professional ranks. Starting far back in the field, in the worst imaginable weather of wind and rain, on a difficult golf course with almost everyone struggling just to keep their balance, he shot 5 strokes better than par to make the turn tied for the lead with Darren Clarke. Clarke, the eventual winner, was able to only shoot par and perhaps feeling the pressure of a potential first major victory as he precariously navigated through his opening nine.

Meanwhile, in the worst of the inclement weather, Phil was hitting fairways, dropping his approach shots deftly on the difficult greens and rolling in putts that seemed impossible. Though Phil finished second, he demonstrated he possesses a game that at times is unmatched by any other. It was a reminder of his spectacular shot during the final round of the 2010 Masters or his dominance in the 2004 and 2006 of the famed Augusta course. This is the real Phil Mickelson—8-time player in the Ryder Cup, 8 time member of the Presidents Cup team, and twice as an amateur on the Walker Cup team. Paired with David Toms and Vijay Singh, both former PGA Championship victors, Phil is ready to quiet the critics and establish that he is the most talented golfer in the PGA. Brad – If there is any indication of who Phil Mickelson is when it comes to major championships it was the back nine on Sunday at Royal St. George that tells the real story. Having pulled even with Darren Clarke, Mickelson had gained the momentum and the psychological edge on Clarke to easily win his 5th major title. Instead, Lefty followed up an incredible 5-under front nine with a 38 to finish second once again in a major. Without doubt, Phil Mickelson is a great player – 39 PGA Tour victories, 4 majors, and is ranked second all time in earnings at the PGA Championship, etc. etc. etc. - and will

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someday enter the Hall of Fame as one of the best. But how different things might have been if he had just learned to finish a golf tournament? How many times have we watched on Sunday to see if Phil could pull it off this time only to be disappointed by his reckless, and often unnecessary, abandon on the inward half? By no means can one imply that Phil “chokes” them away – that would imply he doesn’t have the ability to win (see 39 PGA Victories, 4 majors, etc.) due to nerves. Rather it seems to be more of Phil getting in his own way of recognizing that sometimes par is good enough to win.

Truth is, the real Phil Mickelson shows up every time and we wouldn’t have him any other way. He demands our attention with exciting runs on Sunday. We cheer loudly when he runs off birdie after birdie, and then whisper to our friends “what’s he going to do now?” He truly is both a super star and a super starter. Come Sunday at the Atlanta Athletic Club it will be no surprise if Phil is in contention and certainly no surprise if he is sitting in the press tent afterwards wondering how he let another major slip through his hands. =========================================================================== OLSEN LIVING THE DREAM & CAIRNS LIVING THE NIGHTMARE AT THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP =========================================================================== Dan Olsen shot a respectable 8 over, 78 and Brian Cairns after having his 15 minutes of fame in Thursday's New York Times, shot a 15 over round for last place and an 85. Dan Olsen had a birdie, four bogies and two doubles in his round, while Cairns had a birdie, four bogies and three doubles to finish tied for 156th place. ========================================================================== GOLF COLLECTORS SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING & TRADE SHOW TO BE HELD IN YPSILANTI ========================================================================== The Golf Collectors Society (GCS), a non-profit association of members who collect golf memorabilia and play with hickory clubs, will hold their 41st Annual Meeting & Trade Show at the Ann Arbor Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti, Mich. on September 22-25, 2011 In conjunction with the event, the United States Golf Association (USGA) Museum is hosting a Golf History Symposium at the Ann Arbor Marriott in Ypsilanti on Thursday, September 22, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Authors and scholars will present original research papers on various golf history topics. A panel discussion featuring Dr. Jeffrey Sammons, Dr. Marvin Dawkins and Renee Powell will focus on topics related to African-American golf history. Dr. Catherine Lewis, Dr. Steve Schlossman, Richard Diedrich and Michael Trostel will also be speaking. The USGA Museum Golf History Symposium is open to the public free of charge.

The GCS Hickory Championship will be played on the Eagle Crest Golf Course at the Ann Arbor Marriott on Friday, September 23 with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The golfers will compete with wood shaft clubs and many will be dressed in traditional attire, including knickers or plus fours for the gentlemen and long skirts for the ladies. Spectators are welcome at the golf tournament. A tour of Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum is available on Friday morning for those not participating in the golf events.

Education sessions for GCS members and their guests begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon followed by a photo session at 4:30 p.m. and the Annual General Meeting at 5:00 p.m. Also on Friday, September 23, the GCS Annual Banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour, followed by dinner.

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The guest speaker at the banquet is Dr. Calvin Sinnette, physician, historian and author of the acclaimed Forbidden Fairways.

The Trade Show is scheduled for Saturday, September 24 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 25 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Marriott in Ypsilanti. The trade show features 120 tables of golf artifacts and memorabilia, including antique golf clubs, bags, golf balls, books, documents, ceramics, silver, sculpture, jewelry, medals, trophies, art, photos, and ephemera available for sale or trade. The public is invited to attend the GCS Trade Show free of charge.

The GCS, founded in 1970, has over 1100 members, representing 15 different countries and a wide variety of collecting interests. The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Bulletin, which includes news, events, book reviews and articles of historical interest. Display advertising and classified ads are available. A Membership Directory, listing members and their collecting interests, is published annually.

More information about the GCS and this event is available at http://www.golfcollectors.com.

================================================================================= FOX HILLS GOLF PROFESSIONAL BRIAN CAIRNS GETS SOME SERIOUS INK IN NEW YORK TIMES PGA ARTICLE ================================================================================= "Then there was the scene on the practice putting green when Brian Cairns, a teaching pro from the Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center in Plymouth, Mich., badly misjudged the ultra-speedy green at the Atlanta Athletic Club and knocked his first putt way past the hole. The ball rolled and rolled until it was close to where Phil Mickelson was practicing.

As Cairns sheepishly retrieved his wayward ball, Mickelson turned and said, "Club pro, right?"

But Mickelson also offered his hand to shake.

"He congratulated me for getting into the tournament and talked with me for a while," said Cairns, who is 47. "That was really flattering. I think the tour pros welcome us. They know we are part of the event.""

More: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=827102&f=118 ====================================================================== SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHUaoBnWfZA ====================================================================== After putting some 4,000 videos online in the past ten years, there are few surprises on how they will do, but Pure Garland was definitely a surprise. Generally, our running shows do quite well in attracting traffic, because we normally have at least a thousand or so that will want to know how they looked on the small screen. Our golf and ski videos seem to be steady in accumulating viewership, but the numbers are not overwhelming. However, the one we did with John Daly, "John Daly Grips it and Rips it at the Niagara Falls" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqCuFOsTVXU was the exception to the rule, with nearly 40,000 viewers.

Pure Garland occurred as an afterthought to a video we did at Garland spotlighting their new management team http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_7VIBIT2Ow We had some great shots left over,

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plus we received a new CD from our Music Composer for GLSP, Jamie Fallon. One of the cuts was a "Silver Sky" and it really was a beautiful piece of music. We combined the two and called it Pure Garland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHUaoBnWfZA and made it into a Michigan Travel show.

The show just seemed to take off after we put it on You Tube as more than 200 viewers saw it in the past two days without any promotion.

Anyway, it was a cool video and it is nice to get such an immediate reward.

Cheers. ============================================================================== THE 24th ANNUAL PEPSI CHARITY FALL INVITATIONAL - 9/25-27 - TREETOPS RESORT ============================================================================== One of Michigan's storied tournaments is celebrating its 24th year. The Pepsi Charity Fall Invitational, a three-day tournament sponsored by the Pepsi Bottling Group on the Rick Smith “Signature”, Robert Trent Jones “Masterpiece” and Tom Fazio's design - the “Premier” Course., will be held September 25 27. The format of play is a four person Scramble utilizing gross and net scores. A percentage of the team's total index will be used to determine net score. There is a cash payout for the professionals and prizes for the Amateurs (gift certificates, clubs and merchandise).

The Pepsi Charity Fall Invitational has donated over $450,000 to local charities over the past twentythree years. Treetops is expecting a full field this year, so interested golfers need to get their entry in as soon as possible.

The deadline for entries will be September 16th if the field does not fill prior to that date. http://treetops.com ================================================================================= GOLF MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 COURSES LIST CRYSTAL DOWNS AT 12 AND OAKLAND HILLS (SOUTH) 19 ================================================================================= Two of Michigan's most storied courses are listed among the top Golf Magazine's Top 100. There is also an excellent interview of Crystal Downs member and famed international golf architect, Tom Doak. If you are a Doak fan, it is a must read. =========================== PALMER AND ROSE ON PBS =========================== Rich Hornberg, President and General Manager of Detroit Public Television passed on this note. "If you love golf or one of America’s great sportsmen, this interview with Arnold Palmer is outstanding.

Charlie Rose takes you through Palmer’s history and a great tour of his home and memorabilia. Palmer personifies the best in sports and competition." http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11823 Watch, enjoy and forward to others.

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==================================== HISTORY OF THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ==================================== About Golf has recommended a nice site for the PGA Championship history. http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/pgachamps.htm?nl=1 ==================================================== WEST MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW EXPANDS TO TWO HALLS ==================================================== Carolyn Alt, representing the West Michigan Golf Show, writes us that they have expanded the show into another hall. Alt says the additional room will make for better traffic flow and will allow patrons a less congested space so that they can talk to the vendors in a more relaxed fashion. http://westmichigangolfshow.com ====================================================== MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE ONLINE SUMMER ISSUE http://michigangolfer.com ======================================================= Table of Contents Memorable Masters - By Jack Berry Impressions of the 100th Michigan Amateur - By Terry Moore Collegiate Golf : Eastern Michigan University Eagles - By Chris Lewis Stephanie Kin Wins Island Resort Championship - By Lisa Mickey Northern Indiana Golf - By Mike Duff Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: Class of 2011 Collegiate Golf - University of Detroit Mercy Titans - By Chris Lewis =================== MINZEY'S MUSINGS =================== TEN LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE: 1. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.

2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every damn minute of it.

3. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

4. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

5. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?

6. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me 7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

8. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

9. Ham and eggs... A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

10. The trouble with life is there's no background music.

Cool Video: Gareth Maybin trick shots http://www.youtube.com/user/sportsrisq?blend=2&ob=5

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========================================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION CHANNEL -- 2011 SHOWS http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html ========================================================= **************************** NOW PLAYING *************************** Garland Golf Boyne Tournament of Champions Thunder Bay Golf Resort Jack the Antler Guy Morning Comes to Fieldstone GC A Tour of the Fieldstone Golf Club's 18 Holes Swinging at a Wish Tournament Rick Smith Academy with Henry Young Ladies Golf School at Treetops Resort with Judy Mason The Treetops Cup Brian O'Neill and the Nike Golf Camp MGCOA Legislative Golf Day 100th Anniversary of Michigan Amateur Terry Moore Interview with Jennie McCafferty Terry Moore - Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Class of 2010 Art Hills - Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Class of 2010 Don Perne' - Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Class of 2010 Jim Briegel - Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - Class of 2010 Vartan Kupelian and his Golf Writer's Association of America Presidency Practice Makes Perfect - Photography by Jennie McCafferty 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 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

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The Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski with Peter Fitzsimons and Al Lynch http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html *********************** COMING ATTRACTIONS *********************** Paul W. Smith Golf Classic Stowe Mountain Golf Club California Golf ========================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR OF EVENTS ========================================= AUGUST 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 7-11 Michigan Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Shanty Creek, Mi 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 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

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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 29/12-1 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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