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BAY MILLS RESORT AND CASINO/WILD BLUFF GOLF COURSE
Video: 2005 Bay Mills Open Players Tournament Preview
-with Rob Lussenhof
http: //www.michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/baymillsopenpreview/ DESIGN YOUR OWN IRELAND GOLFING GETAWAY
Click on - http://www.sullivangolf.ie/quoteform.html
Sullivan Golf & Travel ­ The Ireland Golf Travel Specialist

IN GAYLORD, GOLF THE NATURAL: A JERRY MATTHEWS COURSE
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/natural/
Golf Packages http://golfthenatural.com

OTSEGO CLUB & RESORT-GAYLORD
Ski Packages
Web: http://otsegoclub.com/cwt.php
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_1/show9/otsegoqt.html

SHANTY CREEK RESORT & CLUB
Ski Packages
Web: http://www.shantycreek.com/snowsports/earlybuy.html
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_4/schuss/index.html

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__/ HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY-SPECIAL PROGRAM
__/ MGN ON THE ROAD
Novi-Michigan Golf Show
__/ IRISH WEEK ON MG TV
The Boynes
Irish Celebrate at Dick O'Dows
__/ TOP 10 BOOTHS AT THE MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW-ALPHABETICAL ORDER
__/ KINGSLEY CLUB RANKED 19TH ON GOLFWEEKıS TOP 100
__/ MOORE MUSINGS
__/ IZZO SETS TOURNAMENT DATES
__/ $1.4-MILLION IN NEW USGA GRANTS AWARDED. TRAVERSE CITY JR. GOLF AWARDED $20,000
__/ TOP 10 TOUGHEST MICHIGAN COURSES...TO SPELL. I TOLD YOU SO
__/ SHANTY CREEK RESORT SOLD
__/ SPRING EDITION OF THE MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE-NEXT WEEK
__/ 2006 MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER ONLINE RESOURCES

Edited by Art McCafferty-Producer/Publisher, GLSP

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³May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.²

An Irish blessing

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IRISH WEEK ON MG TV
The Boynes
The Boynes, Cathal O'Sullivan of Boyne, Ireland and Mike Chumbler of Boyne, Michigan got together to chat about their respective Boynes. The two Boynes have much in common with great golf and great fishing being at the top of the list. Everett Kircher, Boyne pioneer, fished the Boyne River on one of his many international fishing trips.

Other Irish video moments on Michigan Golfer Television and in Michigan Golfer Magazine
Jack Berry's Six Part Series On Golfing Ireland
http://www.michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/golfireland/
The Irish Party at The Henry Ford
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/irish/HenryFord/
Ryder Cup Celebration at Birmingham's Dick O'Dows
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/irish/DickO'Dow's/
Golfing Ireland, by Jason Deegan
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_4-11.pdf

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MGN ON THE ROAD
Laurie McCann of the Michigan Golf Show had a lot to be happy about as the show wrapped up Sunday evening. The vendors enjoyed the new venue, attendance was up, there were no parking problems, the vendors party was great and their new bar set up was a hit.

Dave Mocini and Mark Walley were telling all show goers about the beauty of their True North course. Peter Fitzsimmons was once again inviting all to come to Boyne Country and enjoy the endless golf and endless summer evenings there. Mark Hogan of the Otsego Club, Judy Mason of Michaywe, J.T. Ault of Marsh Ridge, Steve Helmer of The Natural were all working the Gaylord section. Kevin O'Brien and his St. Ives crew were once again the fashion portion of the show, while Crystal Mountain and Boyne had and even bigger presence at the show then ever before.

On the media side, Dave Richards, Kevin Frisch of Resort and Golf Marketing were around visiting their clients, Norm Sinclair, of the Detroit News was shopping around for new gear, Art Dils of Golfing in Michigan was pushing his book and Phyllis Barone was passing our scones and cookies to her clients.

As the folks filed out of the Rock Financial Showcase for their next golf show, most seemed heartened by the turnout , the balmy weather and the knowledge that the golf season was now at hand. Listed below are those booths we felt involved the show goer the most.

TOP 10 BOOTHS AT THE MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW-ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Boyne
Getting a lesson and CD package within their hitting area for $5 seemed to be hit. Their massive floor display of golf gear and equipment sprinkled with members of their knowledgeable staff was overwhelming. Brian O'Neil was heading up the lesson area while Mike Chumbler and his crew worked the booth.

Crystal Mountain Resort
Their hitting area was full of eager golfers picking up some lessons from one of Michigan's finest golf schools. Their booth and proshop on the floor was expansive and enticing. Brad Dean, Rodger Jabara and other Crystal Mountain Resort folks were putting on hitting lessons, selling clothes or summer tee times.

Florida
Their beautifully lit dream booth acted as a beacon for many snow bird golfers.

Grand Traverse Resort
They brought their gaming table to the expo and it attracted a lot of show goers to their booth area. Tom McGee and his staff were available to book summer tee times.

Hog Heaven
This booth representing The Majestic, Hawk Hollow, Eagle Eye and The Grande courses with their Hog Heaven theme was some serious eye candy for golf show goers. Bill Fountain was heading up the crew

Lakewood Shores Resort
Craig Peters displayed a show stopping rear lit booth with dramatic photo panels of Blackshire and The Gailes.

Michigan State University
Ken Horvath and his Spartans' crew were attracting people to their pro shop by featuring a great price come-on: $24.99 or less for everything. NCAA bound Spartan alums were picking up clothing faster than a Tom Izzo technical foul. Ken Horvath

Osprey Grille at Manistee National, Medalist, Black Forest and Ridgeview course booth. Doug Bell brought his chef and theyhey were serving prime rib sandwiches at the booth. If a restaurant is this creative at the Golf Show; we can't wait to try the main event.

Prince Edward Island
The purity of their metallic blue themed exhibit was dazzling. The P.E.I booth incorporate a wave like look and feel to their booth thus demonstrating the proximity of the ocean to their island province. They are excited about having Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson at a charity tournament this summer.

Thoroughbred and Double JJ
These folks have always had the great western themed costume and look to their booth. We wondered, can you wear your jeans and cowboy hat on the course?

Best new feature at the show
A show bar that was really a bar. All we needed was some big screen tv's to watch the basketball games and it would have been perfect.

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KINGSLEY CLUB RANKED 19TH ON GOLFWEEKıS TOP 100
Familiarity breeds praise as far as the five-year-old Kingsley Club in northern Michigan is concerned. The more it is played and known nationally, the more it is recognized. Golfweek, the gameıs weekly newsmagazine, raised The Kingsley Club to 19th place in its March 11 issue.

³Itıs a wonderful ranking and itıs a very special designation,² said Ed Walker, who co-founded The Kingsley Club on land he discovered virtually in his own back yard just south of Traverse City."

In addition to the Golfweek ranking, The Kingsley Club drew praise from LINKS Magazine in its March issue. Jack Purcell, President and Publisher wrote, ³This heathland style layout in Northern Michigan is nothing short of phenomenal‹itıs the closest thing Iıve experienced in America to an inland Scottish or Irish course.²

Taken and edited from an All About Golf release

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MOORE MUSINGS-by Terry Moore
Ford & Golf
As a postscript to my comments last Friday about Ford Motor Co. pulling out of golf, including Doral (which I was hoping it could save), the Detroit Free Press this past Monday had a page one story on Fordıs new marketing strategy. Adopting a new and brawnier image for the company, Ford will become a sponsor of professional bull riding. Ford is also linking its image with NASCAR, ³American Idol², and Ironman Competitions. The Freep quotes Martin Collins, Ford marketing executive, as saying these moves allow Ford to refocus its true identity around ³strength and progress.² Art Spinella, an independent market researcher, summed up Fordıs image move away from golf thusly: ³On the one hand, youıre trying to be Arnold Palmer, and on the other hand, youıre trying to be a cowboy.² Research indicates 71% of Ford buyers are men.

World news item a la Jon Stewart
This just in: The Prime Minister of South Korea, Lee Hae-chan, resigned on Tuesday after being criticized for playing golf rather than overseeing the governmentıs actions during a railway strike. Even though Lee was off that day due to a national holiday, he was widely castigated for not working overtime during the strike. Calling to mind Peter Dobereinerıs famed anecdote about the sound-proof concentration of Jack Nicklaus teeing off in Great Britain while a train roared by, I imagine this conversation at Seoul Country Club:

Aide watching the Prime Minister hit a long drive off the first tee: ³Sir, Iım amazed youıre able to hit the ball so well with the distractions of a train strike.²

Prime Minister Hae-chan: ³What train strike?²

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IZZO SETS TOURNAMENT DATES
You can catch Tom Izzo on the telly at the NCAA Tournament or you can catch him at two of his favorite tournaments this summer. The Second Annual Tom Izzo Celebrity-Pro Charity Challenge will take place on June 10 at The Chief Golf Course in Bellaire http://golfthechief.com , or you can catch him at the Izzo-Mariucchi Classic at Timberstone Golf Course on June 30. http://imclassic.org/ You can catch some video of the Izzo-Mariucci Classic at http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show4/index.html

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$1.4-MILLION IN NEW USGA GRANTS AWARDED. TRAVERSE CITY JR. GOLF AWARDED $20,000
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has awarded 59 new grants totaling $1,454,220 to non-profit organizations to support affordable and accessible golf programs and facilities. These new awards will reach more than 17,000 kids and individuals with disabilities nationally as part of the USGA's effort to bring golf to audiences that otherwise would not have the opportunity to learn the game.

Traverse City Junior Golf Association http://www.tcjga.com/ will use the money to help promote the game of golf through the TCJGA lesson and on-course tournament programs. It will allow the TCJGA to have more juniors involved and will help promote new players into the game of golf.

Taken and edited from The Wire, March 15, 2006 More: http://www.golfbusinesswire.com/2006_articles/104431

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TOP 10 TOUGHEST MICHIGAN COURSES...TO SPELL. EVEN WE SPELLED ONE WRONG
Wequetonsing
Washakie
Blythefield
Dunmaglas
Les Cheneaux
Wawashkamo
Meceola
Idyl Wyld
Alwyn Downs
Iyopawa Island

Art:

IN your last listing refers to the course at Coldwater Lake, it is spelled with an "I", not a "L"...Iyopawa Island. Also, the 7th edition of the Michigan Atlas & Gazetter, by Delorme, has Idyl Wyld as two words and has an "a" between the h & k in Wawashakamo...which way is correct???

Dave Kaiser

Editor's Note:

Dave, you are correct on the Iyopawa. We checked out Idylwyld Golf Course and found it came on board in Livonia in 1927 and it listed a couple of ways, but the latest is Idyl Wyld. The Wawashkamo spelling is correct, or at least it is what their website lists.

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SPRING EDITION OF THE MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE-ONLINE NEXT WEEK
Spring Issue 2006 Vol. 24, No.1

Table of Contents
2006 Tournament Review: by Kelly Hill
The Heather at Boyne Highlands, by Jack Berry
GLSP TV Schedule 2006
Camilo Villegas, Hot New Star Has Western Am History, by Kelly Hill
Book Reviews:" Match Made in Heaven" and "The King of Swings"
Slice of Life: Memories of the Masters, by Terry Moore

* Our online issues averaged over 9,000 readers per issue in 2005.

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SHANTY CREEK RESORT SOLD
The Shanty Creek Resort and Club is being sold to a resort management firm.

The resort, located 30 miles northeast of Traverse City, offers skiing, golfing, mountain biking, condominium and conferences facilities. The new owner will be Trinidad Resort & Club LLC, an investment group from Missouri.

Comerica Inc. took over Shanty Creek when the previous owners defaulted in 2004 on a $20.35 million mortgage.

Officials with Comerica and Trinidad signed sales agreement papers Wednesday, said Jack Garagnani, the resort's chief executive officer. "It's been a two-year scenario that's culminated in this transaction, and we feel it's a great day for all concerned," Garagnani told the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

He would not give details about the sale, saying the transaction still wasn't final. The parties are expected to appear before a circuit judge in Antrim County on Tuesday to complete the deal, Shanty Creek marketing coordinator Lindsey Southwell told The Detroit News.

Comerica and its subsidiary, VRB Corp., have tried to sell the resort for more than a year. The bank has kept the resort running in the meantime.

Shanty Creek employs 600 workers, making it the largest employer in Antrim County.

Taken and edited from an article in the Traverse City Record Eagle

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MICHIGAN TOURNAMENTS
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2006 MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR
http://michigangolfer.com/calendar.html" 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
Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association
http://mpsga.net
National Golf Course Owners Association
http://ngcoa.org
National Golf Foundation
http://ngf.org
National High School Golf Coaches Association
http://www.nhsgca.org

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