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Vol. 10, no. 18
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Michigan Golf News - The Newsletter Saga Palmer and Nicklaus One of Top Ten Rivalries of the 20th Century __/ U OF M Ashley Bauer Invited to NCAA Central Regional __/ Last Chance for Michigan Amateur Registration __/ Mike Utley’s Missing Link __/ Michigan Golfer to Television Boyne’s Tournament of Champions __/ Michigan Golfer Magazine - Spring Issue http://issuu.com/michigan_golfer/docs/mgspring10 __/ Michigan Golfer on the Road __/ Minzety’s Musings: Why We Don’t Play Golf With Out Spouse __/ Michigan Golf Calendar http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/calendar.html __/ Michigan Golf 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
CIRCULATION 16, 645 Edited by Art McCafferty artmccaf@glsp.com ========================================== MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS- THE NEWSLETTER SAGA ========================================== For those of you that have been reading this missive on occasion for the past ten years, you have noted our recent attempts to climb into the 21st century with our newsletters. I said newsletters, because our little company, GLSP, produces each year a total of 143 newsletters, hundreds of online videos for our seven Internet channels, six print and online issues of our Michigan Runner Magazine and four issues of our online Michigan Golfer Magazine. Like many of you, we have been dazzled by the graphically dramatic enewsletter that pop into our in box everyday. We have been please with our attempts to put out such a graphically pleasing newsletter the past few months. However, we thought we needed to back off this approach for the immediate future, to make sure that this is the direction we want to go and make sure we have sufficient resources for making these changes. In addition, the feedback we have received has been mixed, with excellent emails received on both sides of the issue. Another issue was pointed out by a subscriber, who noted that their corporate site would not allow him to click into the newsletter, which now resides on ISSUU. We added the ISSUU component http://issuu.com/michigangolfer/docs/mgn4-23-10, a week ago, to lessen the cost of our newsletter that had tripled in cost due to the use of photographs within the newsletter. For those that have not had a chance to check out ISSUU, you might want to look at it, as it is our delivery system for our Michigan Golfer and Michigan Runner Magazines. While we have placed our magazine online since 1996 http://michigangolfer.com/#pastissues the technology for displaying magazine content has changed. In our earlier issues of the online Michigan Golfer, we prepared a pdf of each of our stories within the publication. We did not include advertisers at the time. Eventually, speeds increased so that we could put the entire magazine up, ads included, and have the entire magazine pulled up to read. However, the magazine was still a struggle to read, due to the loading time of the file and the limitations of the PDF format. When we started putting up on publications on ISSUU, we could also get a more reliable statistic as to how many times the magazine was being read. In years prior, I had to go into a software stat package and try to eek out some stats that would be understandable and attractive to potential advertisers. With the increasing sophistication of statistical software we found that the number of publications read was a tad clearer. However, the software also screened out, bots and other search engine agents that constantly hit a website. One year, I had to cut my online circulation figures in half, due to that traffic being factored out. Our last issue of the Michigan Golfer Magazine had just South of 700 readers, a hopeful figure than the 20 readers we had on our first issue a year and a half ago. However, a circulation of 700, is not enough to attract advertisers as yet, so all of this work is done to position the publication for advertising when the circulation is a little more attractive. We want to marry our newsletters with ISSUU, as it will allow for the information included in the newsletter to be archived, something that was not being done before, but in doing so, it creates
another step for the reader and sends them to a new site, with different tools to read their newsletter. Sound confusing, well, it is. I have been a publisher for over 30 years and created the world's first running and golf online magazines back in 1995 and the world's first online television network with a channel for golf, running and skiing in 2001. However, we live in a world of what have you done lately. While we also gear up to launch our new Twitter and Facebook pages, I just felt it was time to push back and chill for awhile. Therefore, here is your Michigan Golf News, much as it has appeared for the past ten years. In addition, this is our busy time of the year and also summertime in Michigan. I feel our staff needs to be playing golf more and going out for more runs in the sun. We will keep at it and will bring in our new changes over a longer period of time. Cheers Art McCafferty Publisher/Producer GLSP Newsletters Michigan Running News (weekly) Michigan Golf News (weekly) Michigan Travel Television News (monthly) Michigan Skier News (seasonal) Running Canada News (monthly) Online Television Network Michigan Runner http://michiganrunner.tv Michigan Golfer http://michigangolfer.tv Michigan Travel http://michigantravel.tv Michigan Skier http://michiganskier.tv Running Canada http://runningcanada.tv The Running Network http://runningnetwork.com Online Sites Michigan Golfer http://michiganrunner.net Michigan Runner http://michgangolfer.com Online Publications Michigan Runner http://issuu.com/michiganrunner Michigan Golfer http://issuu.com/michigan_golfer Michigan Runner News http://issuu.com/michiganrunner Michigan Golfer News http://issuu.com/michigan_golfer Print Michigan Runner Link to this week's archived Michigan Golf News is: http://issuu.com/michigangolfer/docs/mgn4-30-10 ================================================================== PALMER AND NICKLAUS ONE OF TOP TEN RIVALRIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY ================================================================== If you want to maintain polite conversation, some say to stay away from religion, politics and sports
rivalries. Richard Davies, University of Nevada, Reno sports historian and author of the newly released Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century, concurs. Davies’ newest work released this month by Wiley-Blackwell, featuring famous rivalries such as the Bears and the Packers, the Red Sox and the Yankees, and the Dodgers and the Giants, has created quite a stir already. Although he chose a seemingly geographically balanced mix of pro and college rivalries, as well as some individual rivalries, such as Mohammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Davies has learned that he can’t please everyone. “I’ve heard from friends, colleagues and others, questioning why their favorite rivalry wasn’t included, and some were pretty upset,” he chuckled. Davies didn’t make his top-10 decision lightly, spending almost four years researching and writing the book, and painfully eliminating some rivalries he had initially considered. Even some rivalries close to his own heart, such as the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers, did not make the cut. The FrazierAli rivalry, one that Davies wasn’t initially too enthused about, did make the cut. “I don’t like the sport, and didn’t want to do it,” he said. “It was the one I had the least interest in – ‘The Bull and the Butterfly.’ But, there was such a clash of personalities there that I ended up really enjoying it. Ali made fun of Frazier and called him stupid. But, I learned a lot about Frazier and have a great deal of respect for him.” The decision on which rivalries to include was an analytical one. Recognized as one of the top sports historians in the country, perhaps no one is more qualified to make the call. So, without further ado, the “winners” are, in no particular order: - The Ohio State-Michigan football rivalry - The Harvard-Yale football rivalry - The Duke-North Carolina men’s basketball rivalry - The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry - The Bears-Packers rivalry - The Dodgers-Giants rivalry - The Celtics-Lakers rivalry - The Chris Evert-Martina Navratilova rivalry - The Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali rivalry - The Jack Nicklaus-Arnold Palmer rivalry For a more in-depth information about some of the rivalries explored in Rivals!, go to http://www.unr.edu/features/09-10/davies/. Taken and edited from a University of Nevada-Reno release ====================================================== U OF M ASHLEY BAUER INVITED TO NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL ====================================================== "University of Michigan women's golf senior captain Ashley Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) was selected Monday (April 26) as an invited individual participant for the 2010 NCAA Central Regional. The Central Regional will be Thursday through Saturday, May 6-8, at Ottercreek Golf Course, Columbus, Ind., hosted by Indiana. The Wolverines as a team were not selected for an at-large bid. Bauer, who is making her third NCAA appearance, was one of just three individuals invited to play in the Central Regional, joining Drake's Olivia Lansing and Missouri's Julia Potter. "Clearly this exciting for me, but it is going to be hard not being there with my teammates," said Bauer. "This is my third trip to the NCAA and it's a chance to continue my career and I am thankful
for that. I am going to work as hard as I can over the next week and a half and then go into the regional and give it my all. We will just have to see what happens. I am very happy for this chance to keep playing for Michigan and I will do everything I can to represent this program well." The NCAA Central Regional will feature 24 teams as well as the three individuals. Selected teams for the 2010 Central Regional include: Arizona State, USC, Purdue, Michigan State, Georgia, Denver, New Mexico, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Louisville, Oregon, Kent State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Mississippi, San Diego State, Baylor, Tulsa, N.C. State, Indiana, Illinois State, Murray State, Detroit and Jackson State." Taken from MGoBlue http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/042610aaa.html ================================================= LAST CHANCE FOR MICHIGAN AMATEUR REGISTRATION ================================================= Due to an overwhelming response to the close of the Michigan Amateur deadline, the GAM has decided to extend the registration deadline until Friday, April 30th at 5:00 p.m. Players can still register online or register over the phone by calling 248-478-9242 ext. 30. This is a rare opportunity to compete with Michigan's best, so be sure to act now. If you have been thinking this may be the year you test your game and prove your competitive will on the golf course, here's your chance. The 99th edition of the Michigan Amateur will be held at Oakhurst Golf & Country Club, June 22-26 with 12 qualifiers leading up to the Championship. We hope you will join us for one of Michigan's most exciting championships. GAM release http://gam.org ========================== MIKE UTLEY'S MISSING LINK ========================= Art, Thanks for the wonderful listing! The actual link for the tournament is http://www.mikeutley.org/t-events-mikesevents-mugo.aspx?skinid=8&VM=_Events_MikesEvents Wendee ================================================================ MICHIGAN GOLFER TO TELEVISE BOYNE'S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ================================================================ We are very excited about being given the opportunity to bring our viewers this year's Tournament of Champions held at Boyne Mountain. This will be the one Michigan PGA Major that we have not brought our audience since we started online television in 2001. This will be the 19th edition of the tournament that was created by Steve Kircher and Ken Devine (Note: check out the video of Ken Devine talking about the start in a chat with Boyne's Mike Chumbler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2flCPqmkbtY ) and held for the first time in 1992 . For Michigan golf historians, the 1992 debut of the Tournament of Champions, produced one of the most exciting finishes in Michigan golf, the area code 313 finish of Dan Olson. Olson, in finishing his round, shot birdie (3), ace (1) and birdie (3) to win the tournament by one stroke.
Since then Jeff Roth has won it four times, Michael Harris five times and Stacy Snider, struck a blow for women's golf when she won the whole thing in 2003. Scott Hebert is the defending champion. ========================================================== MINZEY'S MUSINGS: WHY WE DON'T PLAY GOLF WITH OUR SPOUSE ========================================================== A husband/wife reluctantly agreed to play in the couples' alternate shot tournament at his club. He/she teed off on the first hole, a par four, and blistered a drive 300 yards down the middle of the fairway. Upon reaching the ball, the husband/wife said to his wifehusband "Just hit it toward the green, anywhere around there will be fine." The wife/husband proceeded to shank the ball deep into the woods. Undaunted, the husband/wife said "That's OK, Sweetheart" and spent the full five minutes looking for the ball. He/she found it just in time, but in a horrible position. He/she played the shot of his life to get the ball within two feet of the hole. He/she told his wife/husband to knock the ball in. His wife/husband then proceeded to knock the ball off the green and into a bunker. Still maintaining composure, the husband/wife summoned all of his/her skill and holed the shot from the bunker. He/she took the ball out of the hole and while walking off the green, put his arm around his wife/husband and calmly said, "Honey, that was a bogey five, and that's OK, but I think we can do better on the next hole" . To which she/he replied, "don't complain to me, only 2 of those 5 shots were mine." =============================================================================== SPEAKING OF SPOUSES: CNN ANCHORS JOHN ROBERTS AND KYRA PHILLIPS ARE ENGAGED =============================================================================== The couple, who began dating quietly in December 2008, spent the weekend at West Virginia's famed Greenbrier Resort. Roberts proposed on the golf course at the hotel, where he left a card on the pin and an engagement ring in the cup at the 18th hole. -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to Jennie McCafferty for passing this missive on. ===================================================================== MICHIGAN GOLF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES THANK MENTORS- By Mike Caples ===================================================================== It is easy to argue that an athlete will never find success without the help of others. Even though golf is an individual sport, the guidance and education provided by one’s parents, peers, and coaches are crucial to their development. Sue Ertl, John Traub, and Bill Zylstra will be inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame on May 16 at Eagle Eye GC in Bath, Mich. And while they traveled their own unique paths to the success on and off the course, they all had plenty to say about the people most influential on their game.
Ertl, the head teaching professional at University Park Country Club in Sarasota, Florida, made a name for herself at both the collegiate and professional ranks. The Ionia, Mich. native was an AllAmerican on a Michigan State University team that won three conference championships. Ertl was the first athlete to ever be named MSU Sportswoman of the Year in 1979. Her collegiate experiences propelled her to 11 years on the LPGA Tour. The MSU hall-of-famer – she was inducted the same year as Jud Heathcote and Steve Smith – credited her parents for giving her the opportunity to play in the first place. After moving to Ionia as a child, her parents found a place for her to learn the game. “We joined a nine-hole country club, the Ionia Country Club,” Ertl said. “There were a lot of kids that played at the same time, so I actually grew up in a very, very competitive atmosphere. My brother, as well as 20 others, mostly boys - it was great competition.” On the professional level, Ertl pointed to two competitors as role models that greatly shaped how she behaved on and off the course. “Amy Alcott and Nancy Lopez…they were very competitive, focused, and definitely were very, very kind and polite to the people around them,” Ertl said. “So their golf game was important, but as well as just being very personable to their crowd was a great example.” Fellow inductee Traub made his name as both a player and an instructor, as well. He won the 1980 National Club Professional Championship after shooting a 69 in the final round to overcome an eightshot deficit. Traub won the Michigan PGA Championship in 1984, along with winning two Michigan PGA Match Play Championships. He served as the head professional at Detroit Golf Club for ten years, from 1991-2001. Traub pointed to his first boss on the instructional side of the game as a tremendous influence on his golf success. “When I turned pro in 1973, I was working in Florida, and I met a guy named Tony Amaral,” Traub said. “He was from Woodbridge, Connecticut at a nice private club. So I met Tony…and I went to work for him for three years, so I give him a lot of credit for him giving me a start.” “Then I met George Bayer, who was a noted touring professional and the head pro at Detroit Golf Club,” Traub continued. “I went to work for George in 1976. Those two guys gave me the opportunities to get myself into position to learn from good people, work in nice private clubs, and eventually after working for George I went back there and became the head golf professional until I retired in 2001. “ While Ertl and Traub found success early in their careers, Zylstra came into his own in his fifties. After playing for years in Michigan Publinx events, the former MSU Spartan exploded onto the national senior amateur circuit. Zylstra won two Golfweek Senior Championships, and was named Golfweek Titleist National Senior Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. He broke the USGA Senior Amateur tournament record in 2007 with a round of 65. And just last month, Zylstra won the prestigious Florida Senior Amateur. A dominant player here in Michigan, Zylstra was named the Golf Association of Michigan’s Senior Player of the Year the last four years.
Zylstra credited his instructor, Paul Haase, for his success late in his golf life. The pair began working together in 2000. “Paul’s the only guy who has really ever told me how my swing works,” Zylstra said. “What the drawbacks are, and what the drills are to respond to the drawbacks. When you understand how your swing works, it’s kind of half the battle. You know what your bad shots are, and why you did it. He put it in a way that nobody ever really had related it to. He made it simpler, let’s put it that way. Golf’s a hard enough game.” Zylstra also pointed to his father for being the person who got him started, and he boasted about his father’s achievements in golf, as well. “He qualified for two US Opens,” Zylstra said. “He got me started in the game, so you’ve got to give him credit for that.” And then, Zylstra said seven simple words about his dad that echoed what all three will be saying about their mentors and role models during their hall-of-fame inductions. “He taught me how to play golf.” Note: check out the newly revised Michigan Golf Hall of Fame website. A great improvement. http://michigan-golf-foundation.com/ ========================================= MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE - SPRING ISSUE ========================================= Table of Contents "Shenandoah and the Michigan Golf Classic" - By Jack Berry Larry Ziegler had the Michigan Golf Classic well in hand, but the $20,000 first prize money was not in anyone's hand. This infamous golf tournament where the professional golfers were not paid after their win (the new PGA Tour eventually paid the players), made history. From then on, tournament organizers had to have tournament prize money in escrow. Jack Berry, tracts down the story of one of Michigan's little known stories. Of special note is that Berry was able to find the scorecard from the tournament and see all of the disappointed golfers, including Mike Hill, who finished, fifth. "43 Years at the Masters" - By Jack Berry Jack Berry is one of our nation's greatest golf writers and he has the plaques to prove it. Of late, he has received the PGA Lifetime Journalism Award, The Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award and this month, the Masters Major Achievement Award. During his half century of golf writing, Berry has been at the Masters on 43 different occasions. This is a great read from a great writer. “Collegiate Spotlights: Michigan Golf Programs Provide Opportunities for Students - Albion College" - By Chris Lewis Chris Lewis continues his series on Michigan collegiate golf, this time visiting Albion. "Treetops: Golf at its Best" - By Mike Duff Long time course reviewer, Mike Duff, had the opportunity to golf a number of the courses at Treetops this fall. His first review of Treetops was prior to its grand opening and part of his foursome
was the new head golf professional, Rick Smith. In our Summer Issue, Duff has been assigned to review the recently refurbished Jones Masterpiece. "Michigan Golf Association and Legislative Leader, John Dodge Passes" By Bill Fountain Bill Fountain provides his thoughts about his mentor and friend, the late and great John Dodge. "Slice of Life: Torrey Pines, San Diego and The Bucket List" By Terry Moore Michigan Golfer Editor Emeritus, known as the "King of Comp" by Michigan Golfer writers, has an enviable list of courses and places that he has golfed. Here is the latest Moore adventure and a subtraction from his "Bucket List."