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Bay Mills Resort and Casino/Wild Bluff-Brimley
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Shanty Creek Resort & Club
Web: http://shantycreek.com
Video: Schuss Mountain Ski Shop
http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_4/schuss/schussqt.html

Lansing Golf Show, The Lansing Center, February 25-27
Web: http://michigangolfshow.com

Michigan Golf Show, Novi Expo, March 11-13
Web: http://michigangolfshow.com
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show1/index.html

Michigan Golfer Magazine-Back Issues 1996-2004-
Web: http://michigangolfer.com/archive.html

Edited by Art McCafferty-Producer/Publisher, GLSP
http://glsp.com

Past issues are available at http://webgolfer.com/news.html

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__/ FEBRUARY, BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING YOU SOME
__/ AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY BEN DAVIS
__/ AUGUSTA CHRONICLE-BLACK HISTORY
__/ FIND OUT YOUR BLACK HISTORY IQ
__/ THE PIONEERING POWELL FAMILY
__/ CHARLIE SIFFORD TAKES HIS PLACE IN GOLF HISTORY
__/ HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLF
__/ MGN ON THE ROAD
Lansing-Lansing Golf Show this Weekend
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SHOW---Michigan Golf Show
__/ HITTING THE LINKS-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GOLF COURSE
ARCHITECTS--W. Bruce Matthews III
__/ CLOCK TOWER PRESS PUBLISHES INSIDE STORY OF PRO GOLFERS AND THEIR WIVES
__/ 19TH HOLE-GOLF QUOTES
__/ CALENDAR OF GOLF EVENTS
__/ TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
__/ MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIBERS
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS

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WITH FEBRUARY BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING YOU SOME

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY BEN DAVIS
Malcolm "Butch" Rhodes, PGA Professional at Gateway GC in Romulus, interviews the legendary golf professional, Ben Davis. Ben, now 93 has seen it all, from Charlie Sifford to Tiger Woods. He has worked with the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, noted golf professionals, Lee Elder, Pete Brown and thousands of golfers at RacKham GC in Detroit.

Ben started giving lessons at Rackham in 1936. His career was of such note, that he was named to the African-American Hall of Fame, Michigan Golf Hall of Fame and was given the Golf Man of the Year by the March of Dimes.

Video of Show http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/davis/index.html

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AUGUSTA CHRONICLE-BLACK HISTORY
http://www.augustachronicle.com/blackhistory/05/

FIND OUT YOUR BLACK HISTORY IQ
http://www.augustachronicle.com/blackhistory/05/stories/kr_pages/bhiq.shtml

THE PIONEERING POWELL FAMILY

PGA Professional Powell and father honored at Orlando history center Renee Powell is head PGA Professional at Clearview Golf Club, which her father William designed, built, owned and operated.

American golf pioneers Renee Powell and her father, William Powell, will be honored at a private reception Feb. 17 in Orlando, Fla., as The Orlando County Regional History Center celebrates Black History Month with an adult education series, "African-Americans in Golf." William Powell, an honorary member of the Northern Ohio PGA Section, is the only African-American to design, build, own and operate a golf course. Renee, a PGA of America and LPGA member, is the second of only three African-American women to compete on the LPGA Tour.

More

http://www.pga.com/news/pganews/pgamedianewsletter/powell021505.cfm

CHARLIE SIFFORD TAKES HIS PLACE IN GOLF HISTORY
By Dave Anderson
Between puffs on a cigar, golfer Charlie Sifford compares his struggle to that of another black man in another nation.

"It's like Nelson Mandela," he said in 1992, referring to the former president of South Africa. "They kept him in jail 25 years but it didn't break his determination. They couldn't break mine."

They know who "they" were - all those golf officials and tournament sponsors who half a century ago didn't want a black man on the PGA Tour.

MORE

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/12/1100227588132.html?from=storylhs&oneclick=true

HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLF
The History of African American's in Golf is a strange and winding tale of racism, discrimination and segregation. Golf has always had an air of mystique and the general population's perception saw it as the game of the rich and famous. Well, African Americans have excelled in every aspect of life and of course golf is no exception, but the institutional segregation of courses, associations and country clubs made it impossible for African Americans to display their talents and just as important to earn a living. Until resent history African Americans were stuck in the roles of caddies and country club staff. Oh, but times are a changing………

History

1899 - Gr. George Grant - Invented the golf tee, it was the first to be registered by the US Patent office.

1935 - Women's Eastern Champion -Rhonda Fowler was a pioneering black woman golfer.

1946 - Bill Powell designs and opens Clearview G.C.

1948 - Theodore "Rags" Rhodes, Bill Spiller and Madison Gunther filed a civil lawsuit against the PGA, for civil rights violations. The PGA changes to an 'invitation only" format to avoid its legal and moral obligations to let these black men play in the PGA tournaments. But by standing up and taking a stance these men made significant in-roads and gained empathy for the movement.

1950 - Ann Gregory wins the National UGA Tournament in Washington, D.C.; she won a total of six championships of the seven tournaments that she entered.

1954 - Harold Dunovant turned pro and was one of the first black golfers to attend the PGA Business School in Long Beach, California. He is the head pro at Minorcas Golf Course in Winston Salem and the founder of the National Black Golfers Hall of Fame.

1956- Ann Gregory becomes the first African American to enter the U.S. Amateur Championship held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1962 - Charlie Sifford becomes the first African American PGA Tour member.

1963 - Althea Gibson broke the color line, and as it is well documented was highly successful as a tennis professional.

1964 - Pete Brown Win's the Waco Open.

1967 - Renee Powell Joined the LPGA Tour and was an active competitor for 13 years. Now She works with the golfing industry promoting minority golf and running Clearview Golf Course founded by her father.

1975 - Lee Elder becomes the first black to play at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National.

1979 - Lee Elder played on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team

1991 - First Black member of Augusta National admitted.

1997 - Eldrick " Tiger" Woods becomes the first African-American Masters Champion
http://www.afrogolf.com/page18.html

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"A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them, it is not benevolence--it is atonement."
Albert Schweitzer

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MGN ON THE ROAD
Lansing-Lansing Golf Show
The Lansing Golf Show starts today with another great lineup of golf vendors. It is the 7th year at the Lansing Center, a venue that allows the show to stretch out and give the vendors and attendees lots of room to roam and a practice area that allows a chance to really check out the equipment.

Friday 2pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Admission Price
Adults $7.00
Children 12 and under get in Free!
http://michigangolfshow.com/lansing.php

Lansing has much to see in the downtown area. Of particular note is the river walk along side the Cedar River. Also, Kelly's Bar is a terrific place for a beer and their "Mac and Cheese" lunch special.

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THE MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SHOW-The Loon GC

MIKE HUSBY AND THE LOON GOLF CLUB
http://www.michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/Loon/index.html

We are pleased and proud to present "Mike Husby and The Loon Golf Club" on our Michigan Golfer Television channel, http://michigangolfer.tv .

The show represents our latest GLSP product, "The Golf Course and the Architect" In this series, viewers can visit many of Michigan's great golf courses and see and hear what the architect was thinking when they designed the course, and many or all of the holes.

In this show, Mike Husby previews his course and golf complex. In addition, he takes us on a visit hole by hole.

In the coming months we will bring you the work of other architects. Our next projects, feature, Jerry Matthews and his work on The Majestic at Lake Walden in Hartland and The Natural, located in Gaylord. DVD's will be part of the marketing mix with this project.

We hope that golf course owners and professionals, appreciate our latest product... http://www.michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/Loon/index.html If interested, we will be glad to chat with you at the Lansing or the Michigan Golf Shows.

Art McCafferty artmccaf@glsp.com

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HITTING THE LINKS-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS-W.
Bruce Matthews III
This week we are taking a look at the American Association of Golf Course Architects site and in particular the section that features the Living History Series. The Living History Series is represented in a sub link of the site and contains a series of video interviews. The site of resides on Michigan State University's server and website. This week's interview video features W Bruce Matthews III

Interview: http://michigangolfer.tv/2001shows/show3/index.html

Michigan Courses
Courses: Hidden River Golf & Casting Club - Brutus MI
Emerald Vale Golf Club - Manton MI
Oakridge Golf Club - New Haven MI
Angels Crossing
The Jackal - Brighton, MI

Canada
Seven Lakes Golf Club - Windsor, ON, CANADA

Michigan-Remodeled/Renovated Courses:
Grosse Ile Golf & CC - Grosse Ile, MI
Cascade Hills Country Club - Grand Rapids, MI
Spring Lake Country Club - Spring Lake, MI
Mercer County Elks Club - Celina, OH

Canada Remodeled
Sutton Creek Golf & CC - Essex, ON, CANADA
http://www.asgca.org/members3208.aspx

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CLOCK TOWER PRESS PUBLISHES INSIDE STORY OF PRO GOLFERS AND THEIR WIVES
Clock Tower Press announces the release of "Life With a Swinger: Conversations Off the Tee with Golf Professionals and Their Wives", a book by Kay Davidoff-Ziplow and Leslie F. Zinberg that explores golf from a unique point of view: that of the touring pros and their spouses. As Jack Nicklaus affirms, "The Tour wives have been an integral part of the success of their husbands on Tour - I know mine has been." Life With a Swinger shines a light on this heretofore hidden side of the Tour life.

The ninety-six contributors to the book include Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Fuzzy and DianeZoeller, Sonya and David Toms, Fred and Thais Couples and Tom and Melissa Lehman. Mr. Lehman, the 2006 Ryder Cup US Team Captain, also provides the book's foreword.

http://clocktowerpress.com

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19TH HOLE-GOLF QUOTES
"A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom."
Henry Beard

"I don't think I'll live long enough to shoot my age. I'm lucky to shoot my weight."
Bruce Lansky

"Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end."
Chuck Hogan

"Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness."
William Wordsworth

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MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR 2005
http://michigangolfer.com/calendar.html

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MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIBERS

Golf Association of Michigan
http://www.gam.org
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
http://mgcoa.org
Michigan PGA
http://michigan.pga.com
Michigan Women's Golf Association, MWGA
http://www.mwgolf.org
Michigan State Amateur Golf Association
Dick Loring-skillplay@aol.com
mailto:skillplay@aol.com
Upper Peninsula Golf Association
http://upga.org

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TOURNAMENTS
http://michigangolfer.com/tournaments.html

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ASSOCIATION LINKS

American Association of Golf Course Architects
http://asgca.org
Golf Association of Michigan
http://www.gam.org
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
http://www.gcsaa.org
Michigan Section PGA
http://www.Michigan.PGA.com
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
http://mgcoa.org
Michigan High School Athletic Association
http://www.mhsaa.com/
Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association
http://migca.com
National Golf Course Owners Association
http://ngcoa.org
National Golf Foundation
http://ngf.org