MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS-August 13, 2004 VOL. 4, No. 33
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Celebrate Ryder Cup 2004, September 14-19-Oakland Hills CC
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Acme-Grand Traverse Resort
Bellaire-Shanty Creek
Bellaire--Hawk's Eye
Boyne Falls
Boyne Country-Boyne Country/True North
Mike Husby is looking a little frazzled. Mike keeps busy as an owner
and GM of The Loon, the Tournament Director of the Bay Mills Open
and a golf course architect. The Loon just hosted the Michigan PGA
Seniors Championship on Monday and Tuesday, where Bob Ackerman put together
rounds of 68 and 69 to win. The Loon will host the state Buick Scramble
on September 7 as well as its own Loon Golf Course Invitational on
September 4 and 5.
Ostego Club's Scott Chesley, who never met a piece of real estate he
didn't like, is excited about the new Woods development at the Otsego
Club. It is the latest building phase for the resort. Gaylord continues
its amazing growth along the M-32 highway.
Paul Beachnau, head of the Gaylord CVB, put down his golf clubs for the
day and picked up his bike to compete and complete the Mark Mellon
Memorial Triathlon this past week.
We were taping a couple of upcoming shows at A-Ga-Ming this past week
and had the opportunity to explore the new Sundance GC with architect
Jerry Matthews. Sundance will open next year and bring the A Ga Ming
layout to 36 holes. Plans call for a new clubhouse and lots of additional
lodging in the forseeable future. Co-owners Mike Brown and Larry
Laverly have put together a very successful operation and the new course
should do well.
Park Place Hotel's marketing guru, Bill Knopp, feels that the fall "Sip
and Chip" collaboration between golf courses and wineries will continue
to spread. Last year, the wine industry got hurt badly as a late freeze
eliminated about 90% of the Leelanau and Traverse City grape harvest.
This year, the growing season as been terrific and the yields should be
spectacular. For those interested in the Leelanau wineries, you can
catch all the action on our special wine video page at
http://michigantravel.tv/2004wineries/
Tim Hygh brings our viewers the story of Jeff Roth's win at last
month's Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open Championship at Grand Traverse
Resort. In addition, viewers also get the opportunity to catch up with
Michigan PGA COO, Ken Devine's and his farewell tour. Ken Devine has been a
great COO for the Michigan PGA section and will retire just after the
Ryder Cup Show duration: 7:51
Tim Hygh chats with Bill Fountain about the success of this Jerry
Matthews designed property. The Majestic and its terrific staff have been
mentioned in a couple of Wall Street Journal articles over the past
years. It is also a story of the cooperation of high powered golf figures;
Cecil McKay, Jerry Matthews, John Dodge and John Rooney Show duration:
3:50
WDIV-Channel 4 and FOX Sports Net sportscaster Fred McLeod talks
in-depth with Clark Durant, CEO of Cornerstone Schools, about the Arnold
Palmer Turning Point Invitational, a benefit for the Arnold Palmer
Education Fund and the Cornerstone Schools. On August 30, the Invitational will
celebrate the 50th anniversary of Palmer's 1954 U.S. Amateur victory at
the Country Club of Detroit. 30 former U.S. Amateur champions have
agreed to participate in this unprecedented golf event!
Fri at 7 p.m., Sat at 6:30 p.m., and Sun at 3 p.m.
http://www.turningpointinvitational.org
BELLAIRE, Mich.- On August 5, Craig Gossett of Royal Oak, Michigan
drove an ace (hole-in-one) with a 5-iron on hole #8 (176 yards) at Shanty
Creek Resort and Club's Cedar River Golf Club. Craig has been playing
for 37 years and this is the third time he has shot a hole-in-one.
http://www.ShantyCreek.com
Treetops Resort will host the 5th Annual Par 3 Amateur Shootout on
Labor Day Weekend, September 4th - 5th, 2004. The tournament consists of
two events in one, with 27 holes played each day. Your 2-person team will
play the Fazio Premier on Saturday and the Smith Signature on Sunday to
complete the 36-hole team portion of the competition. For more
information contact Eric Geswein at egeswein@treetops.com
Crystal Mountain recently announced the addition of Scott Sikorski to
the position of Head Golf Professional.
Sikorski will work alongside Director of Golf, Brad Dean, to oversee
the daily operations of the Kinlochen Pro Shop, supervising and
scheduling pro shop staff and lot attendants and instructing golf schools,
private lessons and clinics. http://crystalmountain.com
Following are excerpts from an interview session with Hal Sutton, that
appeared on "The Wire".
JULIUS MASON [Director of Public Relations and Media Relations for the
PGA of America] : I think we are looking at 13 days before the United
States Ryder Cup Captain Hal Sutton has to make two very difficult
decisions, or maybe not so difficult decisions, I'm not quite sure. In 26
days, the European Ryder Cup Captain, Bernhard Langer, will make his two
captain's selections. And 45 days till the Ryder Cup Matches begin.
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: Th ank you all for being here. I'm excited to be
here. Eight months went by fast, watching the great players.
I'm excited. I was at Oakland Hills yesterday. I played 27 holes there.
It's in great shape. I'm a little bit tired because we started early,
we finished late and then I flew five hours to get here. But anyway, the
venue is set. The tents are up. I could feel it in the air. I'm sure
we've got a lot of questions about who is playing and who will not.
Getting more excited as it gets closer. I've said all along, I could talk
all day long about it, so let's cut the small talk out and move on.
Q: Well, to really cut to the chase, we all know occasionally there
are some betting on golf. If you had to make a line right now, if you
were a bookmaker and you had to put up a line for the Ryder Cup Matches,
what would it be?
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: I like the United States' chances. I'm not a
bookmaker and I would not know anywhere close to what the odds are, but I
think the U.S. team is going to be outstanding.
Q: Just for information, the outgoing captain, Sam Torrance, made the
line dead even when asked the same question by a reporter. Does that
seem a little out of whack to you?
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: He said that about?
Q: About these upcoming matches. The line he would make it dead even,
maybe give the United States an 11-10 favorite because it's their home
turf.
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: You know, that's his opinion. He's entitled to his
opinion. My opinion is I think we're the favorite.
Q: Can you talk about the home-field advantage? In '99 when Crenshaw
had Brookline, he talked about having the home-field advantage and
taking advantage of the home-field advantage. As far as you being captain,
have you talked to the top four players who have already clinched spots
on the Ryder Cup; and have they played Oakland Hills, have th ey
practiced, are they taking advantage of the home-field advantage that's here?
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: Well, the home-field advantage didn't just start
this year. I mean, they have played Oakland Hills before in major
championships. There have been some guys playing Oakland Hills already this
year. There's a lot of things that we talk about when we talk about
home-field advantage. Having been a player with four teams, I played two in
Europe and I played two over here and walked over to the first tee,
it's pretty evident without even knowing the golf course that you're in
your home turf. People are excited about it. You hear your alma mater,
you see your American flag. You know, it's pretty evident to me that we
are on home turf. I think that's a big part of it. I think that's always
been a big part of it. You know, we watched many years of history there
and different captains talking about it. It's harder to play when
you're on your home turf.
Q: How much do you weigh how well guys are playing right now, as
opposed to other factors like experience and track record over the years?
CAPTAIN HAL SUTTON: There's no substitute for guys playing really well,
currently. There are other ingredients that factor into it, and how
well they mix with the team; what are we missing from the team that I can
add to it through a pick; how their game is suited to a particular golf
course we are playing.
You know Oakland Hills, I played it a lot. I wouldn't know the
statistic of this, but I think it would be hard for a player that's actually
trying to play to play the current golf course as much as I have played
it in the last year and a half. Oakland Hills requires a lot of things.
It requires restraint; that's one thing, so that I'm going to be
looking at people that manage their game very well, because there are many
places that you cannot open up at Oakland Hills.
So I guess what I'm telling you is, is power is not necessarily
everything at Oakland Hills.
Taken and edited from an interview on The Wire
Dave Ellis of Negaunee, beat Marc Hulwether of Montrose in a sudden
death playoff at A Ga Ming GC in Kewadin. Dick Loring, tournament
director, thought the course was terrific and has booked it fo 2006.
Golf rounds played in the U.S. were up 2.5% for the first six months of
the year compared to the same period last year, according to the
National Golf Foundation? (NGF) latest Quarterly Rounds Played Report. Rounds
increased 0.9% in the second quarter and 6.9% in the first quarter
(revised upward from the 5.3% shown in the April 2004 report due to 400
additional facilities reporting).
For additional information visit HTTP://www.ngf.org
East Lansing native, Grant Tungate was crowed the 2004 GAM Champion
today by defeating the two-day field of 78 players at Plum Hollow Country
Club. Tungate's score of 69 easily won him this prestigious title and
a five year exemption into the Michigan Amateur and GAM Championship.
Grant Tungate, E. Lansing?70-71-69--210¥?2004 GAM Champion
This week's tip courtesy of Betsy Cullen, Pine Forest Country Club,
Houston, Texas
Distance putting
The Mackinac State Historic Parks hosts an evening presentation and
dinner at Fort Mackinac on Friday, August 20 at 6:45. Greg Lyman, director
of environment programs for the Golf Course Superintendents Association
of American. The next day, Wawashkamo GC will host a hickory club
tournament.
On Saturday September 18th - golf balls will be flying "fast and
furious" at Mulligans Golf Center in Auburn Hills. David Ogron - a Guinness
Book & World Record holder for the most golf balls hit in 24 hour, 12
hour, and 1 hour periods will be attempting to break the current Guinness
World Record for 1 hour - currently listed at 2,146 balls.
David brings his Miracle Golf Tour to Detroit during Ryder Cup Week to
help raise money for a very special cause - The Michigan Family Medical
Relief Fund. For more information and details please contact:
Chris Ringo or Bruce Conroy / Michigan Family Medical Relief Fund -
(248) 735 - 2407
After October 10 enjoy two days of unlimited green fees and one night
of lodging for $60.00*/per person based on a foursome. This rate is
valid both weekdays and weekends after October 10, 2004. Please call
800-432-7971 ext. 5013 to make your reservations today and please refer to
this e-mail to enjoy this special rate. *This price does not include
tax or cart fees.
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The Architects of the Gaylord Golf Mecca- by Paul Bairley
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Auditioning for The Big Break III-by Vanessa Bell
Michigan Golfer Television
Slice of Life-by Terry Moore
New for 2004 Angels Crossing- by Jason Deegan
Michigan Golfer Television
New for 2004 Greywalls- by Art McCafferty
These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of their
days. Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what
ultimately became of them.
The Answers:
However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of
the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen. What
became of him?
He played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was
financially secure at the time of his death.
The Moral: Screw work. Play golf.
Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to Jim Neff for this gem.
Michigan Ski News- Jim Neff-Editor November-March 20 Issues
Boyne Highlands Resort had a busy week of golf events as the resort
played host to two major golf tournaments. The resort hosted its 4th
consecutive regional qualifier for the U.S. Amateur championship on the
classic Heather golf course. And hosted its 4th consecutive American Junior
Golf Association (AJGA) tournament on the Moor course, where a new
course record of 64 was shot by junior Justin Hull.
For more information on Boyne USA Resorts http://boyne.com
The 41st Williamson Cup Matches will be hosted by the Golf Association
of Michigan at the Country Club of Detroit August 9-10. The Williamson
Cup is an international event that gives top junior golfers the
opportunity to represent their state and regional associations in an annual
competition. Junior golfers from up to 10 State and Canadian golf
associations send teams to compete in the event. The host association is
determined through a rotation schedule.
When the GAM learned that they would host the 2004 Williamson Cup
Matches, the Country Club of Detroit immediately came to mind since 2004
will mark the 50th anniversary of Arnold Palmer's first U.S. Amateur
Championship, which coincidentally was played at Country Club of Detroit.
The club graciously agreed to host the event. Each state or Canadian golf
association sends a team of four golfers. The event is a two-day,
36-hole stroke play competition.
Taken and edited from a GAM release
Hosted by Jeff Lesson and Janina Jacobs Saturdays at 11:00 -WWJ, CBS Detroit, Channel 62.
Aug 21 Buck's Run GC, Mt. Pleasant
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
Michigan PGA
Michigan Women's Golf Association, MWGA
Michigan State Amateur Golf Association
mail to:skillplay@aol.com
Upper Peninsula Golf Association
09/8-9 GAM Senior Amateur, Belvedere GC
09/11-12 Michigan Net Amateur, The Loon
09/14-19 The Ryder Cup -Oakland Hills CC
09/15 The Ryder Cup Captains Challenge, Detroit Golf Club
09/16 The Ryder Cup Champions Invitational, Oakland University
09/16 Irish Night and Ryder Cup Celebration at The Henry Ford
09/25-26 Atlas Trophy Matches (Men & Women), Yarrow GC
09/25-27 Pepsi Fall Charity Invitational
09/28 GAM Tournament of Champions Egypt Valley CC
10/15-16 Boys Gol MHSAA Finals -- October 15-16
JANUARY
02/11-13 London Golf and Travel Show, London, Ontario
02/25-27 Lansing Golf Show, Lansing Center, Lansing
03/26-27 Lakeshore Golf Show and Travel Show
03/11-13 Michigan Golf Show, Novi Expo, Novi
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Golf Association of Michigan
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Michigan Section PGA
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
Michigan High School Athletic Association
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