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December 9, Vol. 5, No. 50
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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/
GOLF IN IRELAND...WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET
Plan your Ireland
Golfing Vacation of a Lifetime
Visit: Sullivan Golf & Travel
Web: http://www.sullivangolf.ie
Video:
Jack Berry's Ireland Golf Vacation-Coming December 16
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GOLF SHOW CALENDARS
WEST MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW
West Michigan Golf Show, DeVos Place, Grand
Rapids, February 10-12
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Edited by Art McCafferty-Producer/Publisher, GLSP
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CONTENTS
__/ MG ON THE ROAD
Birmingham-Dick O'Dow's
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER
TELEVISION
"Jack BerryΉs Ireland Golf" Part 1 -presented by Sullivan
Golf & Travel
"Ryder Cup Celebration" with Vanessa Bell, Bill
Shelton and "The Haig"
__/ 2006 BUICK OPEN TICKETS NOW ON SALE
SPECIAL HOLIDAY PACKAGE AVAILABLE
__/ WHICH MEDIA WILL BE THE
WINNERS IN THE COMING TEN YEARS?
__/ WHAT EVER BECAME OF... BRIAN
LEWIS?
__/ 19TH HOLE-WHO SAID GOLF IS COMPLICATED?
__/ GTR PLANS
BOURBON STREET BLUES THEMED NEW YEAR'S EVE
__/ TOP 10 10TH HOLES
__/ GLADSTONE'S BECKY IVESON WINS LPGA CARD
__/ FUTURES GOLF TOUR
ANNOUNCES 2006 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SANS ANN ARBOR BANK FUTURES
CLASSIC
__/ 2005 PGA TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
__/ GREYWALLS
GOLF COURSE SELECTED AMONG THE "TOP 10 YOU CAN PLAY" BY GOLF
MAGAZINE
__/ W. BRUCE, MATTHEWS III EARNS GOLF DIGEST HONOR FOR
ANGELS CROSSING
__/ CALENDAR OF GOLF EVENTS
__/ ASSOCIATION
LINKS
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MGN ON THE ROAD
Birmingham- We stopped in to drain a draft
or two at Dick O'Dow's this past week We also began to tape a couple of
"Golfing Ireland with Jack Berry" shows. O'Dow's was the pub of record
for the Irish contingent when they were in town. GM Tom O'Connor said in
all of his days at O'Dow's, the celebration of the Ryder Cup team at
their place was one of the most amazing evenings ever. "I have never
seen such happiness and such a celebration. We must have had eight or
nine of the European players here," said O'Connor, "and they were
partying all night long.²
http://
michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/irish/index.html
*** MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION "Jack Berry's Ireland Golf" - Part 1
Jack Berry's knowledge of Ireland golf is so vast that we decided to
expand our original show to six. In our first show, Jack gives us an
overview of Ireland golf and chats about some of his favorite memories.
Jack has golfed 24 of Ireland's links courses over the years. This
series is brought to you by Cathal O'Sullivan and his Sullivan Golf &
Travel agency. http://www.sullivangolf.ie Follow up shows will include
a show on each of the four geographical areas in Ireland with the final
being on the K Club and the upcoming 2006 Ryder Cup. http://michigangolfer.tv
Ryder Cup Celebration If you have not seen our shows on the Ryder Cup
celebration, do yourself a favor and tune in. Our shows include;
Celebration of the Ryder Cup, The Ryder Cup Opening Ceremonies, A Visit
With Members of the Sam Ryder Family, Breakfast with the Irish, Ryder
Cup Celebration at Henry Ford, An Evening at Dick OΉDowΉs, Ireland: Site
of the Next Ryder Cup and The Ryder Cup Through the Years. The shows
feature our hosts Vanessa Bell and Bill Shelton with a special guest
turn by "The Haig".
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/irish/index.html
*** 2006 BUICK OPEN TICKETS NOW ON SALE SPECIAL HOLIDAY PACKAGE
AVAILABLE Buick announced that a variety of ticket packages are now on
sale for the 2006 Buick Open, scheduled for July 31-August 6 at Warwick
Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc.
A special Buick Open holiday ticket package is available through January 2. The package includes two any day tickets and one parking pass to Michigan's only PGA Tour event- all for just $50 (a retail value of $70).
Daily tickets to the Buick Open (Thursday through Sunday) are $30 (if purchased by July 30) or $35 at the gate. A book of 10 daily tickets is $250.
Other ticket packages include grounds badges (weeklong access to the tournament grounds)--for $90; and clubhouse badges (weeklong access to the Warwick Hills clubhouse and grounds)--for $175.
For Buick Open tickets call (800) 878-OPEN (6736) or visit www.ticketmaster.com and enter Buick Open. Taken and edited from a Buick Open release Al Abrams, Buick Open Media Director
*** TOP 10 10TH HOLES-RANDOM ORDER
1.Pine Knob GC, Clarkston, Michigan;Par 4- 351 yards (Eagle course)
2.Indianwood GC, Lake Orion, Michigan,-The Old Course, Par 4 -351 yards
3.Gailes GC, Oscoda, Michigan,Par 4,348 yards
4.Cattails GC, South Lyons, Michigan, Par 5, 499 yards
5.Country Club of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, Par 5, 581
6.Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, Par 4, 495
7.Pine Valley GC, Clementon,New Jersey, Par 3, 146
8.Winged Foot (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York. Par 3, 190 yards
9.San Francisco GC, San Francisco, California,Par 410
10.Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland, Par 4, 466
Source: 1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die
__/ TOP 10 GOLF MOVIES
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF STORIES OF 2005
__/ TOP10 MICHIGAN GOLF TOURNAMENTS
__/ TOP 10 MOST INFLUENCIAL PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN GOLF
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF COURSES-GOLFWEEK LISTING
__/ TOP 10 GOLF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 TEACHERS IN MICHIGAN-GOLF DIGEST LIST
__/ TOP 10 VIEWS IN MICHIGAN GOLF
__/ TOP 10 GOLF BOOKS OF ALL TIME
__/ TOP 10 REASONS WHY GOLF IS BETTER THAN SEX
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN PGA PLAYERS ON MONEY LIST
__/ TOP 10MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SHOWS
__/ TOP 10 NATIONAL GOLF STORIES IN 2005
__/ TOP 10 INSTRUCTIONAL GOLF VIDEOS
__/ TOP 10 TOUGHEST GOLF COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES -NEWSWEEK
__/ TOP 10 GOLF COURSES IN AMERICA-GOLF DIGEST
__/ TOP 10 GOLF COURSES IN THE UPPER PENINSULA
__/ TOP 10 BEST CLASSIC GOLF INSTRUCTION BOOKS
__/ TOP 10 GOLF COURSES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
__/ TOP 10 10TH HOLES-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 NATURAL RULES OF GOLF
* The Michigan Golfer will present its 2nd Annual Top 10 Lists in the winter issue of the Michigan Golfer Magazine. The winter issue will be coming to your computer screen on December 16th http://michigangolfer.com.
*** WHICH MEDIA WILL BE THE WINNERS IN THE COMING TEN YEARS? As the golf industry begins to draft budgets for marketing next year, I thought I would pass on the wisdom of the world's foremost authority on marketing, Phil Kotler. I have used the teachings of Kotler in the business classes I have taught for Eastern Michigan University the past decade. Here are his thoughts:
"...Newspapers will continue to decline in circulation. Many young
people have stopped reading newspapers.
...TV will continue to attract viewers, but those viewers will be paying
less attention to commercials.
Two million households now have TIVO's, and it is predicted that 20
percent of all households will have it by 2008.
...The use of radio willincrease, if for no other reason than
that traffic is getting morecongested and people are spending more time in their cars. This is
offset to the extent that car drivers listen to tapes or CD's instead of
their radios.
...Magazines will increase in number because they can be
highly targeted and develop subscribers who are interested in a
particular content.
...Billboards may increase in impact because more
people are spending more time in their cars because of traffic
congestion.
...The Internet, e-mail and chat rooms will grow
considerably in importance as the younger generation, who has been
raised on the Internet, grow older and represent a greater percentage
purchases."
Source: "According to Kotler" a publication of the American Management Association
*** FUTURES GOLF TOUR ANNOUNCES 2006 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SANS ANN ARBOR
BANK FUTURES CLASSIC
The FUTURES Golf Tour, the official developmental
tour of the LPGA, released its 2006 tournament schedule today, which
will feature 18 tournaments with prize money equaling $1.35 million --
the highest ever in Tour history.
"Next year's schedule is the strongest schedule in the Tour's 26-year history and it reflects strategic expansion into key markets, such as the Dallas Metro area, the beautiful Lake Geneva resort community in Wisconsin and the active golf community of Tucson," said Zayra F. Calderon, president and CEO of the FUTURES Golf Tour.
As mentioned in a prior MGN, the Ann Arbor Bank Futures Classic, has now joined the Oldsmobile LPGA Tournament in Lansing and the Farmer's Charity Classic in Grand Rapids in dropping their tournament. Taken and edited from a FUTURES Tour release
*** 19TH HOLE-WHO SAID GOLF IS COMPLICATED?
Once a player has mastered the grip and stance, all he has to bear in mind, in the brief two-second interval it takes to swing, is to keep his left elbow pointed in toward the left hip and his right arm loose and closer to the body than theleft and take the club head past his right knee and then break the wrists at just the right instant while the left arm is still traveling straight back from the ball and the right arm stays glued to the body and the hips come around in a perfect circle and meanwhile everything is mucked up unless the weight is 60 percent on the left foot and 40 percent on the right - not an ounce more or less - and at just the right point in the turn the left knee bends in toward the right in a dragging motion until the left heel comes off the ground but not too far and be sure the hands are over the right foot but not on the toe more than the heel except that the left side of the right foot is tilted off the ground - but not too far - and be sure the hands at the top of the swing are high and the shaft points along a line parallel with the ground and if its a downhill lie the shaft is supposed to be pointed downhill too and pause at the top of the swing and count one, jerk the left arm straight down like a bell ringer yanking a belfry rope and don't uncock the wrists too soon and pull the left hip around in a circle but don't let the shoulders turn with the hips - they have to be facing the hole and now transfer the weight 60 percent to the left foot and 40 percent to the right - not an ounce more or less - and tilt the left foot now so the right side of it is straight (that's the one you hit against) watch out for the left hand, it's supposed to be extended, but not too stiff or the shot won't go anywhere and don't let it get loose or you will hook, then let the wrists uncock but don't force them or youΉll smother the shot and don't break too soon but keep your head down then hit the ball!
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!! . . Unless you move your head, then you're screwed!!!! Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to Jim Neff for this instructional lesson.
*** W. BRUCE MATTHEWS III EARNS GOLF DIGEST HONOR FOR ANGELS CROSSING
Architect W. Bruce Matthews III says it's not always easy to see the
possibilities for a golf course when he visits a potential building
site. But he knew after his first visit to Vicksburg, Michigan, what an
opportunity he and his firm would have at Angels Crossing Golf Club.
This week, after its first full season of operation, Angels Crossing was
chosen as the #6 "Best New Affordable" course in America for 2005 by
Golf Digest magazine (January issue) and was the only Michigan course
recognized in the category.
"The site had scores of different elements that would lend themselves to a diverse design," says Matthews, a member of American Society of Golf Course Architects. "The land has ridges, rolls, wetlands, as well as a bona fide Michigan prairie, all of which give it a 'sense of place' so valued by golfers."
Matthews believes Angels Crossing allows golfers to experience golf on a grand scale, despite a combined green and golf cart fee of under $45. "I think the key to golf growth in the next decade depends on how the industry attracts golfers for whom a $100 green fee is out of reach," he explains. "I'm proud that Golf Digest has recognized Angels Crossing as a great new course that offers such a vigorous test for an amount of money most golfers can afford."
A graduate of Michigan State University, W. Bruce Matthews III has designed courses throughout Michigan and Ontario, Canada, from his home base of Okemos, Michigan. His website is http://www.matthewsgolf.org. Angels Crossing is located about six miles west of US-131 in southern Kalamazoo County and is eight miles south of Interstate-94 off Portage Road. Its website is http://www.golfangelscrossing.com. Taken and edited from an All About Golf release. . *** GTR PLANS BOURBON STREET BLUES THEMED NEW YEAR'S EVE New Year's weekend festivities promise to bring in 2006 in style at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, near Traverse City, Mich. Options include two Saturday night New Year's Eve celebrations for adults and one for children.
The Bourbon Street - Blues at Midnight New Year's Eve Party featuring Tab Benoit, in Governors' Hall, features a delectable plated four-course gourmet dinner featuring authentic New Orleans-style filet of beef and crawfish entree, party favors, a champagne toast with a fabulous dessert, confetti cannons at midnight, and dancing. The elegant dinner will be followed by the blues sounds of Tab Benoit. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Jacket required, cocktail attire. No denim. Reservations required. Call 800-748-0303.
"The Kid's Bash" New Year's Eve festivities for 6-12 year olds are from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and feature a variety of activities that may include water volleyball, tennis, pizza party, dance celebration, disc jockey, and balloon drop. $33 per child. (Event, price, and inclusions are subject to change.) Reservations required. Call 231-534-6770. http://grandtraverseresort.com
***
WHAT EVER BECAME OF... BRIAN LEWIS?
During the heydays of the golfboom, Michigan was not only leading the
nation in golf course development, it was also the home of Sleeping Bear
Press, a firm that was leading the nation in golf book publication. Those
were heady days and then the move to the Clock Tower building in Chelsea,
made it even more magical.
However, pressure for a healthier bottom line, led to the breakup of the company in 2002 with its assets being divided into three entities. Sleeping Bear Press http://www.sleepingbearpress.com remained a children's book firm, Clock Tower Press kept the golf book assets and Wiley Publishing took over some of the technical books.
Clock Tower Press had a brief life before it flamed out under owner Charles Gelman. Two individuals from that firm, Skip DeWall continued in the publishing world as Skip begat Ann Arbor Media Group http:/annarbormediagroup.com and Brett Marshall begat Harbor Links Publishing http://harborlinkspublishing.com.
Brian Lewis and his wife Anne, a successful children's book writer, moved out of Ann Arbor and went north to set up shop in Traverse City. Anne became the publishers and Brian became associate publisher at the new startup, Mackinac Island Press This week, his wife's firm and new book "Has Anyone Seen Christmas" was featured in a Wall Street Journal article, "How a Children's Book Got a Christmas Break". The article spoke to the journey a book takes in getting selected for the "Christmas table" spot at Barnes & Noble. The selection means that the book will sell 90,000 copies this year, a tad more than its expected press run of 15,000. Anne Margaret Lewis, owner of Mackinac Island Press, wrote the book and Brian did the marketing.
Last night, we stopped by Barnes & Noble and there it was, America's latest and greatest children's book, on the "Christmas table." and a new chapter in the life of the Lewis family. http://mackinacislandpress.com.
***
GLADSTONE'S BECKY IVESON WINS LPGA CARD
Thirty-one members of the FUTURES Golf Tour earned 2006 LPGA status after
the concluding round of the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. Twelve members
earned 24 of the available 2006 fully exempt LPGA cards, while 19 FUTURES
Tour players earned non-exempt (conditional) status among the next 35 and ties.
"It's huge it's really crazy," said two-year FUTURES Tour member Libby Smith of Essex Junction, Vt., who fired a final-round 69 and tied for second with FUTURES Tour alumna Lee Ann Walker-Cooper of Cary, N.C., at five-under-par 355 in the 90-hole annual Q-School.
FUTURES Tour members finishing in the top-20 were: 11th - Diana Ramage (69) of Fayetteville, Ga., 359 (-1); 13th - Meredith Duncan (70) of Shreveport, La., 360 (even); tie for 14th - Allison Hanna (72) of Portland, Ore., and Becky Iverson (73) of Gladstone, Mich., 361 (+1); T-16th - Alena Sharp (69) of Hamilton, Ontario and Angie Rizzo (71) of Coon Rapids, Minn., 362 (+2); and T-16 - Karin Sjodin (73) of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Taken and edited from a Lisa Mickey Futures Tour release http://futurestour.com
***
GREYWALLS GOLF COURSE SELECTED AMONG THE "TOP 10 YOU CAN PLAY" BY
GOLF MAGAZINE
Greywalls golf course in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Other Michigan courses to have been so honored with this Golf Magazine
award since 1999 include Black Lake Golf Club, Cedar River Golf Club,
Shepherds Hollow, Lochenheath Golf Club and Forest Dunes Golf Club.
Mike DeVries, who has designed such award-winning Michigan layouts as the Kingsley Club near Traverse City and Pilgrims Run near Grand Rapids, created Greywalls, which is the second course at the Marquette Golf Club. Taken and edited from a Resort and Golf Marketing release
***
2005 PGA TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
Orange County National Golf Center; Orlando, FL Purse: $1,087,500 Nov. 30 Dec 5,
2005 Panther Lake (Host Course) Par: 36-36--72 Yards: 7,369 Crooked Cat Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7,411
Approximately 1,100 players sent in applications to participate in the 2005 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Twelve first- and six second-stage regionals were held to reduce the field. A total of 165 players competed in the final qualifying stage, which consisted of six rounds with no cut.
The top 30 players and ties (a total of 32) received PGA TOUR cards for 2006. The next 46 finishers earned fully exempt Nationwide Tour cards for 2006, and the remainder of the field received conditional Nationwide Tour status.
Ten players qualified by making it through all three stages John Holmes, Nicholas Thompson, John Engler, Jeff Overton, Henrik Bjornstad, Ron Whittaker, Matt Hansen, Alex Aragon, Michael Connell and B.J. Staten.
Medalist John Holmes 69-69-68-67-66-69--408 (24-under) $50,000
2 Alex Cejka 73-66-68-70-66-68411 (21-under) $40,000
T3 Nick Thompson
74-67-69-64-69-70413 (19-under) $32,500
T3 D.A. Points
69-69-68-66-67-74413 (19-under) $32,500
T5 Tom Byrum
67-73-68-65-72-70415 (17-under) $26,250
T5 Nick Watney
72-71-66-68-69-69415 (17-under) $26,250
T7 Daisuke Maruyama
70-71-74-68-65-68416 (16-under) $25,000
T7 Michael Allen
64-68-71-69-70-74416 (16-under) $25,000
T9 Hunter Mahan
70-74-72-66-67-68417 (15-under) $25,000
T9 Will MacKenzie
71-73-68-69-67-69417 (15-under) $25,000
T9 Robert Garrigus
68-71-70-67-71-70417 (15-under) $25,000
12 Marco Dawson
76-73-68-69-64-68418 (14-under) $25,000
T13 John Engler
73-68-71-72-67-68419 (13-under) $25,000
T13 Jeff Overton
68-71-69-74-68-69419 (13-under) $25,000
T13 Henrik Bjornstad
69-69-71-68-70-72419 (13-under) $25,000
T13 Bubba Dickerson
73-70-71-66-67-72419 (13-under) $25,000
T13 Ron Whittaker
71-73-67-66-70-72419 (13-under) $25,000
T18 Ian Leggatt
76-72-67-68-69-68420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Ryan Hietala
66-78-66-69-72-69420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Brian Bateman
70-73-72-69-67-69420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Matt Hansen
69-72-72-68-68-71420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Alex Aragon
70-68-72-72-73-65420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Greg Kraft
66-72-74-67-69-72420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Mike Sposa
71-69-71-69-68-72420 (12-under) $25,000
T18 Bill Glasson
70-71-67-68-70-74420 (12-under) $25,000
T26 Danny Ellis
69-70-67-72-73-70421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 Michael Connell
67-73-71-67-73-70421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 Brett Wetterich
70-70-69-69-71-72421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 B.J. Staten
72-68-70-65-74-72421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 Frank Lickliter
II73-68-70-69-69-72421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 Bill Haas
68-72-73-69-67-72421 (11-under) $25,000
T26 Mathias Gronberg
69-72-67-69-70-74421 (11-under) $25,000
Source: http://pgatour.com
*** REQUEST FOR 2006 MGN CALENDAR DATES We are preparing our 2006 MGN Calendar and would therefore welcome any dates that your club or association feels would be of interest to our Michigan audience. Send info to Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com
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