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September 14, 2007 - Vol. 7, No. 37
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THE NATURAL / MARSH RIDGE: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF GREAT GOLF-JOIN US IN 2007 Season Preview/ Larry Bowden http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/naturalpreview/thenaturalqt.html  Web: Golf Packages http://www.thenaturalgolf.com/rates.php Video of The Natural Golf Course: http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/natural/

TREETOPS RESORT- CELEBRATING THE 20TH YEAR OF THE JONES MASTERPIECE 2007 TREETOPS PAR 3 AMATEUR VIDEONOW PLAYING
http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/par3/
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
20th Anniversary of thePEPSI FALL CHARITY INVITATIONAL
  18th Anniversary Show http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/treetops/

GOLF OSPREY
Courses: Ridgeview, Manistee National, Black Forest, Otsego Club, Medalist, Grand Blanc GC
  http://www.golfospreyonline.com/page/290-12546.htm

Edited by Art McCafferty
artmccaf@glsp.com
http://glsp.com

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__/ SOLHEIM CUP KICKS OFF TODAY IN HALMSTAD, SWEDEN
__/MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION
  Kircher Cup
  Treetops Par-3 Amateur Shootout
__/ JUST AS WE THOUGHT...
  GLSP,THE WORLD'S OLDEST INTERNET TELEVISION NETWORK
__/ MGN ON THE ROAD
  Montreal-Royal Montreal Golf Club and The President's Cup
__/TIM HYGH TAKES ON WDET-FM
__/HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATION INCREASES AGAIN
__/ NGF: JULY GOLF ROUNDS PLAYED INCREASE, NEARLY ELIMINATING YTD DECLINE
__/ LONDON GOLF SHOW HAS NEW DATES
__/MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW VIEWERSHIP ONLINE AND YOU TUBE
__/ MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR
__/ COURSE VIDEOS ON MICHIGAN GOLFER & YOU TUBE TELEVISION
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS

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SOLHEIM CUP KICKS OFF TODAY IN HALMSTAD, SWEDEN
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History: The Solheim Cup is named in honor of Karsten Solheim, the founder of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, which makesPING golf equipment. In 1990, the Solheim family, in conjunction with the LPGA and the LET, developed the concept andbecame the title sponsor for The Solheim Cup, professional golf’s international match-play competition for women. Heldevery two years, the event has grown into a prestigious international women’s professional golf event. The Cup is the mostcoveted trophy in women’s professional golf team competition; some of the most memorable moments in women’s golf havehappened during one of The Solheim Cups, and berths on the U.S. and European teams are highly sought after by playersfrom both organizations.

Captain Betsy King
King, a 29-year member of the LPGA Tour with 34 victories to her credit, was named captain by a five-member selection committee formed by the LPGA Board of Directors. Fellow LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame member Beth Daniel will serve as assistant captain of the 2007 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

The team of 12 players includes Paula Creamer, Nicole Castrale and Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Pat Hurst, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford and Sherri Steinhauer.

 Past results
 1990 – Lake Nona Golf Club, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 16-18
  USA 11-1/2, EUR 4-1/2
 1992 – Dalmahoy Hotel Golf and Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 2-4
  EUR 11-1/2, USA 6-1/2
 1994 – The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Oct. 21-23
  USA 13, EUR 7
 1996 – Marriott St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales, Sept. 20-22
  USA 17, EUR 11
 1998 – Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio, Sept. 18-20
  USA 16, EUR 12
 2000 – Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Scotland, Oct. 8-10
  EUR 14-1/2, USA 11-1/2
 2002 – Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn., Sept. 20-22
  USA 15-1/2, EUR 12-1/2
 2003 – Barsebäck Golf and Country Club, Malmo, Sweden, Sept. 12-14
  EUR 17-1/2, USA 10-1/2
 2005 – Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind., Sept. 9-11
  USA 15-1/2, EUR 12-1/2

Portions of the above were taken from the following site.
http://www.lpga.com/content/2007SolheimCupFactSheet.pdf

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MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION
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Gaylord -Treetops Par-3 Amateur Shootout
Threetops at Treetops has become a famous golf course in America. Just as people travel to Pebble Beach, Kohler and Pinehurst, they are now traveling to Gaylord, Michigan to play this delighful Rick Smith creation. In our show, Kevin McKinley, Treetops Director of Golf, shows us around the Treetops Amateur Par-3 Shootout, their clinic, their version of the "Little Break" and then observing players shooting for a $10,000 hole in one. Jennie McCafferty is our host.
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/par3/
Web: http://treetops.com

Harbor Springs- Kircher Cup
The 33rd Annual Kircher Cup television show is now online athttp://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/kircher_cup/ . Look for the Steve Kircher victory lap when his partner Grant Bruce eagled the final hole. Our host for the show, Jennie McCafferty, chats with tournament originator and fabled Michigan golfer, Glen Johnson.

There is some serious golf played by the 150-180 golfers that visit Boyne Highlands each year for this Labor Day weekend tournament. This year's tournament was played on The Heather http://michigangolfer.tv/2006shows/boynegolf/heather/, The Ross and The Hill courses.
http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/kircher_cup/

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JUST AS WE THOUGHT...
GLSP, THE WORLD'S OLDEST INTERNET TELEVISION NETWORK
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"It's time to retire 'surfing the web' from the "Dictionary of Internet Jargon". You hardly ever hear it nowadays because that's not what most of us do when we go online anymore. We don't surf, we do specific things--e-mailing, instant messaging, shopping Googling. And according to two recent studies from Cisco and the Onine Publishing Association (OPA), what people do more than anything online is consume 'content', look at videos and photographs, read the news, and get the lowdown on friends and celebrities at MySpace or Facebook. In other words, we've become web potatoes."

This article in the September issue of Fortune, goes on to say that consumer traffic use is averaging 57% growth. "As the wild popularity of You Tube has shown, video and the web were made for each other. It's only a matter of time before most video-even plain old tv- will be delivered to your living room via the web."*

GLSP put its first video, a show featuring Michigan golf architect William Newcomb, online in 2001 http://michigangolfer.tv/2001shows/show1/index.html. this year, our viewership on our five channels, Michigan Golfer, Michigan Skier, Michigan Travel, Running Canada and Michigan Runner will near two million viewers. To our over 1300 shows now online, we have added nearly a hundred to You Tube. In addition, the online distribution of the Michigan Golfer, is now averaging 15,000 readers per issue. Hopefully, by next year, our online readership will surpass the 20,000 readers we had per issue with our print magazine.

*Taken from "Dawn of the Couch Potato" in the September, 2007 issue of Fortune Magazine. The story is by Brent Schlender.

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MGN ON THE ROAD
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Montreal-Royal Montreal Golf Club
In town to videotape theMarathonOasis de Montreal, we had the opportunity to drop in on the Royal Montreal GC, the oldest golf club in North America, founded in 1873. The club was in the midst of hosting the 109th competition of the Brookline and Royal Montreal competition, the oldest such competition in North America.

The Royal Montreal's Blue Course will be the site of the upcoming President's Cup. Because of the tournament, we were limited somewhat in our access to the course. However, we did meet withTom Clark, the Executive Director of The Presidents Cup.,who ran the Ford Seniors Players Tournaments at the TPC Dearborn for a number of years.

Clark, first of all, wanted us to give his regards to all of his friends in Michigan. While he misses his friends, he has had an absolutely wonderful time in Montreal gearing up for this tournament. Tickets have moved well and the sponsor village is rising as we read. Having Canada's Mike Weir on the team has been a big plus for ticket sales. Royal Montreal some room to spread out as it has 45 holes of golf within its boundaries on Ile Bizard.

Presidents Cup Past Results
• 2005: U.S. 18.5, International 15.5
• 2003: U.S. 17, International 17, tie
• 2000: U.S. 21.5, International 10.5
• 1998: International 20.5, U.S. 11.5
• 1996: U.S. 16.5, International 15.5
• 1994: U.S. 20, International 12

Teams
U.S. President's Cup Team
Captain: Jack Nicklaus

Tiger Woods
Age: 31
Birthplace: Cypress, Calif.
PGA TOUR victories: 58 (four in 2007)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005); Ryder Cup (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (10-9-1 overall, 2-6-0 Four-Ball, 5-2-1 Foursomes, 3-1-0 Singles); Ryder Cup (10-13-2 overall, 4-6-0 Four-Ball, 3-6-1 Foursomes, 3-1-1 Singles)

Jim Furyk
Age: 37
Birthplace: West Chester, Pa.
PGA TOUR victories: 13 (Canadian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments in 2007)Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005); Ryder Cup (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (10-6-2 overall, 4-3 Four-Ball, 2-3-3 Foursomes, 4-0 Singles); Ryder Cup (6-12-2 overall, 1-6 Four-Ball, 2-5 Foursomes, 3-1-1 Singles)

Phil Mickelson
Age: 37
Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.
PGA TOUR victories: 31 (two in 2007, including THE PLAYERS Championship)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005); Ryder Cup (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (9-12-7 overall, 5-3-3 Four-Ball, 4-6-1 Foursomes, 0-3-3 Singles)

Zach Johnson
Age: 31
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa
PGA TOUR victories: 3 (two in 2007, including the Masters Tournament)
Previous Cup experience: Ryder Cup (2006)
Previous Cup records: Ryder Cup (1-2-1 overall, 1-1-0 Four-Ball, 1-0-0 Foursomes, 0-1 Singles)

Charles Howell III
Age: 28
Birthplace: Augusta, Ga.
PGA TOUR victories: 2 (one in 2007)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2003)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (3-2-0 overall, 0-2 Four-Ball, 2-0-0 Foursomes, 1-0 Singles)

David Toms
Age: 40
Birthplace: Monroe, La.
PGA TOUR victories: 13 (one in 2007)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2003, 2006); Ryder Cup (2002, 2004, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (2-7 overall, 0-3-0 Four-Ball, 1-3-0 Foursomes, 1-1 Singles); Ryder Cup (4-6-2 overall, 1-3 Four-Ball, 2-1-2 Foursomes, 1-2 Singles)

Scott Verplank
Age: 43
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
PGA TOUR victories: 6 (one in 2007)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2005), Ryder Cup (2002, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (2-2-1 overall, 1-1-0 Four-Ball, 1-0-1 Foursomes, 0-1-0 Singles), Ryder Cup (4-1 overall, 1-0-0 Four-ball, 1-1-0 Foursomes, 2-0-0 Singles)

Steve Stricker
Age: 40
Birthplace: Edgerton, Wisc.
PGA TOUR victories: 3
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1996)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (2-3-0 overall, 1-1-0 Four-Ball, 0-2-0 Foursomes, 1-0-0 Singles)

Stewart Cink
Age: 34
Birthplace: Huntsville, Ala.
PGA TOUR victories: 4
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2000, 2005), Ryder Cup (2002, 2004, 2006)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (5-3-1 overall, 1-1-1 Four-Ball, 3-1-0 Foursomes, 1-1-0 Singles)

Woody Austin
Age: 43
Birthplace: Tampa, Fla.
PGA TOUR victories: 3
Previous Cup experience: None
Previous Cup records: None

Lucas Glover
Age: 27
Country: United States
PGA TOUR victories: 1
Previous Cup experience: None
Previous Cup records: None

Hunter Mahan
Age: 25
Country: United States
PGA TOUR victories: 1
Previous Cup experience: None
Previous Cup records: None

International Presidents Cup Team
Captain: Gary Player

Ernie Els
Age: 37
Country: South Africa
PGA TOUR victories: 15
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (10-8-2 overall, 4-3-1 Four-Ball, 4-3-1 Foursomes, 2-2-0 Singles)

Adam Scott
Age: 27
Country: Australia
PGA TOUR victories: 5 (one this year)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2003, 2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (6-3-1 overall, 3-1-0 Four-Ball, 3-0-1 Foursomes, 0-2-0 Singles)

Vijay Singh
Age: 44
Country: Fiji
PGA TOUR victories: 31 (two this year)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (12-13-5 overall, 6-5-1 Four-Ball, 5-5-2 Foursomes, 1-3-2 Singles)

Geoff Ogilvy
Age: 30
Country: Australia
PGA TOUR victories: 3
Previous Cup experience: None
Previous Cup records: None

Rory Sabbatini
Age: 31
Country: South Africa
PGA TOUR victories: 4 (one this year)
Previous Cup experience: None
Previous Cup records: None

K.J. Choi
Age: 37
Country: South Korea
PGA TOUR victories: 6 (two this year)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2003)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (2-3-0 overall, 1-1-0 Four-Ball, 0-2-0 Foursomes, 1-0-0 Singles)

Retief Goosen
Age: 38
Country: South Africa
PGA TOUR victories: 6
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2000, 2003, 2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (9-5-1 overall, 5-1-0 Four-Ball, 2-3-1 Foursomes, 2-1-0 Singles)

Angel Cabrera
Age: 38
Country: Argentina
PGA TOUR victories: 1 (2007 U.S. Open)
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup 2005
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (1-1-3 overall, 0-0-2 Four-Ball, 1-1-0 Foursomes, 0-0-1 Singles)

Trevor Immelman
Age: 27
Country: South Africa
PGA TOUR victories: 1
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (1-3-0 singles, 0-1-0 Four-Ball, 1-1-0 Foursomes, 0-1-0 Singles)

Stuart Appleby
Age: 36
Country: Australia
PGA TOUR victories: 8
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (0-4-0 singles, 3-4-0 Four-Ball, 1-4-2 Foursomes, 0-4-0 Singles)

Mike Weir
Age: 36
Country: Canada
PGA TOUR victories: 7
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2000, 2003, 2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (8-6-0 overall, 3-2-0 Four-Ball, 3-3-0 Foursomes, 2-1-0 Singles)

Nick O'Hern
Age: 35
Country: Australia
PGA TOUR victories: 0
Previous Cup experience: Presidents Cup (2005)
Previous Cup records: Presidents Cup (2-3-0 overall, 1-1-0 Four-Ball, 1-1-0 Foursomes, 0-1-0 Singles)
Course

BLUE COURSE
The Royal Montreal Golf Club, the oldest golf club in North America, was founded on November 4, 1873. It was originally a 9-hole layout on Fletcher’s Field, part of Mount Royal Park. In 1896, the Club moved to Dixie, in the parish of Dorval, where 36 holes were enjoyed until the pressures of urban growth again dictated a decision to relocate. The Club moved to its present location on Ile Bizard in 1959, where 45 holes were designed by renowned Golf Course Architect Dick Wilson and his Associate Joe Lee.

In 2004, Rees Jones was retained to remodel the Blue Course. Renovations to the Front Nine were commenced in September, 2004 and completed in the Spring of 2005. The Back Nine of the Blue Course was renovated in the Fall of 2005 and reopened for play in the August 2006.
Portions of the above information were taken from the President's Cup and Royal Montreal websites.

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TIM HYGH ON THE ROAD AGAIN
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Tim Hygh, known for his excellent press room work with most of Michigan's PGA tournaments, has taken a position as the new Station Manager at WDET-FM in Detroit. Tim has had held a variety of sales and management positions in radio, working for WJR and of late, Michigan Talk Network. Hygh takes over this coming Monday. Detroit's WDET-FM is a premier radio station in Michigan and this is a terrific move for Hygh.

He leaves Michigan Talk Radio, after launching "The Big Show" with pal, Michael Shiels last year. Shiels, former producer for JP McCarthy's radio show, is knocking them dead with his Lansing based show. He also brought on Dan Mulhern, Michigan First Gentelman, to do an afternoon drive time show. Mulhern's show, launched in the past six months, is also doing well.

Detroit News coverage
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/UPDATE/709110449/1032

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATION INCREASES AGAIN
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The number of student participants in high school athletics for the 2006-07 school year rose by 183,006 students to 7,342,910, according to the 2006-07 High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Although participation has increased for 18 consecutive years, this year_s increase of 183,006 participants from last year is the largest one-year jump since a rise of 225,168 between the 1994-95 and 1995-96 school years.

In addition, girls participation exceeded three million for the first time, with 3,021,807 females participating in 2006-07. Boys participation of 4,321,103 is the highest participation in the past 29 years. This year_s boys participation figure is second only to the record 4,367,442 in 1977-78.

Basketball remained the most popular sport for girls with 456,967 participants, followed by outdoor track and field (444,181), volleyball (405,832), fast pitch softball (373,448), soccer (337,632), cross country (183,376), tennis (176,696), swimming and diving (143,639), competitive spirit squads (95,177) and golf (66,283).

Soccer gained the most female participants in 2006-07 with 16,077, followed by volleyball with 15,798 and cross country with 7,422.

In boys sports, 11-player football once again topped the list with 1,104,548 participants, followed by basketball (556,269), outdoor track and field (544,180), baseball (477,430), soccer (377,999), wrestling (257,246), cross country (216,085), golf (159,747), tennis (156,944) and swimming and diving (106,738).

Eleven-player football gained the most participants among boys sports in 2006-07 with 32,773, followed by soccer with 19,064, outdoor track and field with 10,195 and basketball with 9,934.

Texas retained its title as having the most sports participants with 763,967, followed by California (735,497), New York (350,349), Illinois (334,358), Michigan (321,400), Ohio (315,473), Pennsylvania (276,911), New Jersey (247,332), Florida (230,312) and Minnesota (220,241).

Through the survey, it was also determined that 54.2% of students enrolled in high schools participate in athletics.

The participation survey has been compiled since 1971 by the NFHS through numbers it receives from its member associations. The complete 2006-07 Participation Survey is available on the NFHS Web site www.nfhs.org.


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NGF: JULY GOLF ROUNDS PLAYED INCREASE, NEARLY ELIMINATING YTD DECLINE
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After rising 3.4% in June, July rounds played rose 4.1%. Because the months May through July have a high volume of rounds, the year-to-date deficit dropped dramatically, according to the National Golf Foundation. Year-to-date rounds, which had fallen 9.0% through April, were down only 0.4% through July.

The reporting is based on data from operators at more than 1,800 golf facilities. For the full year 2006, rounds played were up 0.8%.

With Texas being hard-hit by Mother Nature, the South Central and Gulf Coast registered the worst July performance regionally. And the South Central is down 10% for the year. Meanwhile, the Lower Midwest (up 8.9%) and Mid-Atlantic (up 8.0%) had the best showing in July.

Of the 11 regions surveyed, seven showed year-to-date declines. The Southwest region was the strongest, up 3.4%. The Southeast, Southwest and Northwest regions also showed increases. The sharpest decline was in the South Central region, down 10.0% year-to-date. The Gulf Coast region trailed, down 4.6%.

For the seven months, play at value courses (those with peak season weekend green fees with cart below $40), was down (-0.4%). At premium public courses (those with peak season weekend green fees with cart above $70) rounds played have risen to 0.1%. At standard courses ($40-70), play was up 0.3%. Overall, rounds played at all public courses fell 0.1% year-to-date.

Private courses didn_t do quite as well, with rounds played for the seven months falling 1.8%.

According to Golf Datatech, rounds wereup3.7%July 2007 compared toJuly 2006 and are down0.2% (-0.2%)year to date. The report includes3,080 reporting courses.
Information from NSGA Research News
Volume 9, No. 17
September 10, 2007
NSGA research is available on the website (http://www.nsga.org).

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LONDON GOLF SHOW HAS NEW DATES
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New dates for the 2008 London Golf Show are January 19 - 20. Theyhave also moved the show to the Helenic Community Center which will allow them to offer a better facility and better parking.
http://golf-show.com

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MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW VIEWERSHIP ONLINE AND YOU TUBE
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We have selected a few shows of the over 400 golf shows we have put up in the past seven years and listed their viewership. These stats are from a 13 month period from August 1, 2006 to September 1, 2007. We even took a look at our very first show in 2001, an interview with Bill Newcomb and his new Calderone Golf Club, that still drew over 300 viewers this year.

2007 Shows (Date show went up)
Hemlock Golf Course with John Kennedy                   3,492
The Tribute with Gary Koch and Keith Gornick            1,566
Harbor Point with Shaun Bezilla                                 1,324
Marquette Golf with Mike Beckman                                 775
Michigan Golf Show                                                               727
Santee Tourism                                                           490
London Golf Show                                                                 461
Mississippi Golf with George Henning                             345
Treetops Par 3 Amateur Shootout (9/5)
33rd Annual Kircher Cup (9/7)

2007 Previews
Treetops with Kevin McKinley                                            521
Manistee National with Doug Bell                                       480
The Natural with Larry Bowden                                 446
Shanty Creek                                                                     429
Lakewood Shores with Craig Peters                               419
Otsego Club with Mark Hogan                                             396

2006 Shows
Boyne-Heather and Michigan Amateur                              7,008
Buck's Run with Jerry Matthews                                  4,272
2006 Native American Cup                                                3,051
West Michigan Golf Show                                         1,472
MWGA Tournament                                                         1,444
Chuck Kocsis with Jack Berry and Bill Shelton                   1,172
Bart Lower Interview with Terry Moore                           1,030
MGCOA Tournament                                                         990
Gary Wiren Interview with Jack Berry                             885
Pine Mountain Golf                                                               876
2006 Michigan Open                                                       814
Carolina Golf with Bill Shelton                                         805
Brad Dean of Crystal Mountain                                   783
Boyne Highlands First Tee                                               715
Jerry Matthews Gallery of Courses                                       676

2006 Previews
True North Golf Club                                                    1,994
Swan Lake Indiana                                                               562
Prince Edward Island                                                     540
Walnut Creek Golf Courses                                               517
Manistee National                                                               515
Otsego Club                                                                     509
Fox Hills                                                                               502
Elk Ridge Golf Course                                                   488
Garland                                                                         488
Grand Hotel                                                                     487
Timber Ridge                                                                     481
Kings Challenge                                                         470
Traverse City Golf                                                               469
Greywalls                                                                               466
Lakewood Shores Resort                                           449
Tullymore                                                                               447
Wild Bluff                                                                               433

2005 Shows
The Loon Golf Course                                             13,492
Michigan Golf Hall of Fame                                              5,793
The Natural Golf Course with Jerry Matthews                     5,262
Timberstone Golf Course with Jerry Matthews             4,984
Ireland at the Oakland Hills Ryder Cup                          4,662
Golfing Ireland with Jack Berry                                 4,646
The Majestic Golf Course with Jerry Matthews            4,228
2005 Native American Cup                                                3,959
2005 Michigan Open                                                      3,712
Treetops Pepsi Fall Charity Invitational                                3,582
True North Golf Course with Jim Engh and Jack Berry     3,498
Red Hawk Golf Course with Arthur Hills                          2,233
MGCOA League Championship                                       1,793
Ben Davis Interview with Butch Rhodes                           1,680
Hawk's Eye Golf Course with John Robinson                       1,161

2004 Shows
Ryder Cup Series                                                                9,429
Dave Hill Interview with Jack Berry                                     2,486
Jeff Daniels Comedy Golf Jam                                    2,424
Art Hills Steve Forrest Golf Trail                                      1,141
Mike Tirrico at the GAM                                                 1,413
Rick Smith and Big Break                                         1,141
Izzo and Mariucci Golf Classic                           1,248
A Tribute to Jack Saylor                                                        1,524
Rose Creek                                                                      1,315
2004 Michigan Open                                                       950

2001
Bill Newcomb Interview with Bill Newcomb                         301

You TubeShows
We started putting some shows up on You Tube in May of this year. The You Tube Channel allows us another distribution outlet, name recognition, statistical accountability, user friendliness and speed. Shows do not get the traffic that they do through our own channels, but the numbers are starting to accelerate as more viewers look for our product on the You Tube site.

September                                               Viewers
       Treetops Par-3 Amateur Shootout 113
August
       Lahinch Golf Course Ireland             137  
       Adare Manor Ireland                             71
July
  Michigan Women's Open                 361
  The Western Am                                        39


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BLONDE MORTICIAN
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A man who just died is delivered to a local mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.

The Blonde mortician asks the deceased's wife how she would like the body dressed. The mortician points out that the man does look good in the black suit he is already wearing

The widow, however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in blue, and that she wants him in a blue suit.She gives the Blonde mortician a blank check and says, "I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue suit for the viewing."

The woman returns the next day for the wake. To her delight, she finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him perfectly.

She says to the mortician,"Whatever this cost, I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I'm very grateful. How much did you spend?"

To her astonishment, the blondemortician presents her with the blank check.

"There's no charge," the mortician says.

"No, really, I must compensate you for the cost of that exquisite blue suit!" she says.

"Honestly, ma'am," the blonde says, "it cost nothing. You see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in shortly after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded him going to his grave wearing a black suit instead, and she said it made no difference as long as he looked nice."

"So I just switched the heads."

Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to my cousin Larry McCafferty, hanging out in the Philippines

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MICHIGAN GOLF TELEVISION SHOWS ON YOU TUBE*
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*Viewing reminder- We have gone to more robust video presentations on You Tube and the need to downsize the screen is less important. However, you will still need to downsize the You Tube screen on some of our earlier renderings for better viewing.

Treetops Par-3 Amateur Shootout
Threetops at Treetops has become a famous golf course in America.Just as people travel to Pebble Beach, Kohler and Pinehurst, they are now traveling to Gaylord, Michigan to play this delighful Rick Smith creation.Kevin McKinley, Treetops Director of Golf, shows us around with the Treetops Amateur Par-3 Shootout, their clinic, a shot at the "Little Break"and players shooting for a $10,000 hole in one. Jennie McCafferty is our host.
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2007shows/par3/
Web: http://treetops.com

Adare Golf Club with Cathal O'Sulivan
Ireland's Adare Manor was the site for Robert Trent Jones final major golf course design. It is now the home of the Irish Open and was recently extended to its 7453 yards. The Maigue River and a 14 acre lake provide the usual water hazards that Robert Trent Jones so loved to create.
Web: http://www.adaregolfclub.com/
You Tube Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7m5bqfpy1oI

Lahinch Golf Club with Jennie McCafferty and Bob McCavery
Lahinch Golf Links almost has it all. They have the history, built in 1892, designer blood lines in Old Tom Morris and Alister MacKenzie, a storied hole in No. 5 and a location on the Atlantic Ocean. What they don't have, according to professional Bob McCavery, is the infrastructure to support a major tournament. It is not near a major city, they have narrow roads and there are few hotels. Our video gives you a nice look at the town, course and a recounting of the history by Bob McCavery, who has been the pro since 1959 after he took over from his dad, who was there for a couple of decades himself. Enjoy
Web: http://www.lahinchgolf.com/
You Tube Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Z91FkG-H8o

Ryder Cup Memories- Cathal O'Sullivan interviews Doug Bell and Mike Biber of Osprey Management
Our travel planner for our Ireland trip was Cathal O'Sullivan. In our show, O'Sullivan chats with Mike Biber and Doug Bell of Osprey Management about their experience at the Ryder Cup and their impressions of Ireland. They were two of almost a hundred people from the Osprey Management Group that attended the event. Our show host, Cathal O'Sullivan of Sullivan Golf & Travel, discusses the Ryder Cup and some of the memories of the event that the Osprey people brought back.
You Tube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mf4-Stx_3g

2007 Michigan Open-presented by Lincoln Mercury
Andy Rutkowski took first at this year's presentation. Kevin Helm handles the podium and Jennie McCafferty interviews Scott Hebert and Grand Traverse Resort's Mike DeAgostino.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3m6CBV4inyQ

Father and Son Tournament-Myrtle Beach
Bill and Brad Shelton have been part of the Father and Son tournament the past five years and brought back some hardware this year, capturing a first in the Liezke Flight. This is largest Father and Son Tournament in the U.S. and one of the largest tournaments in the U.S. overall. Join us as Bill and Brad share their memories of the 10th anniversary of the event.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7fohqvMz71Q

Kentucky Golf and the Ryder Cup
Brad and William Shelton discuss Kentucky golf as a background for the upcoming Ryder Cup. In addition, Susan Bairley chats with the V.P. of the Louisville CVB, Karen Williams about visitors can expect during Ryder Cup week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_b8ZF-804Y

Western Amateur Memories with Tim Cronin
Tim Cronin is the main man when it comes to Western Am history, he wrote the book. Cronin took on the challenge of writing the history to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the WGA. He continues to add to his research at various stops along the way, as the Western Am has literally been played around the country in its 106 years. The tournament has had stops in Chicago, New Orleans and three stops in Michigan, Oakland Hills, Red Run CC and now Point O'Woods here in Benton Harbor.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BtSzkKHC_v8

Osprey Ryder Cup Scholarships
Susan Bairley is on hand at the 2006 Ryder Cup to interview two golf coaches who received scholarships from Osprey Recreational Management and attended the event.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WqXiD3dGZ2s^ Top

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