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Michigan Golf News
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
================================================= SOLHEIM
CUP KICKS OFF TODAY IN HALMSTAD,
SWEDEN ================================================= 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
============================ MICHIGAN
GOLFER TELEVISION ============================ 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/
===========================================================================+ JUST
AS WE THOUGHT... GLSP, THE WORLD'S OLDEST INTERNET TELEVISION
NETWORK ===========================================================================+ "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.
================= MGN ON THE
ROAD ================= 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.
============================ TIM HYGH ON THE ROAD
AGAIN =========================== 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
==================================================== HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATION INCREASES
AGAIN ===================================================== 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.
========================================================================== NGF:
JULY GOLF ROUNDS PLAYED INCREASE, NEARLY ELIMINATING YTD
DECLINE ========================================================================== 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).
================================= LONDON
GOLF SHOW HAS NEW DATES ================================= 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
==================================================== MICHIGAN
GOLF SHOW VIEWERSHIP ONLINE AND YOU
TUBE ==================================================== 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
================== BLONDE
MORTICIAN ================== 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
============================================= MICHIGAN GOLF
TELEVISION SHOWS ON YOU
TUBE* ============================================= *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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