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MICHIGAN GOLFER'S 2ND ANNUAL
NEW YEAR'S DAY
TOP 10 LISTS

__/ TOP 10 GOLF MOVIES-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF STORIES OF 2005
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF TOURNAMENTS
__/ TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN GOLF
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF COURSES-GOLFWEEK LISTING
__/ TOP 10 GOLF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 TEACHER 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 10 MICHIGAN 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
__/ TOP 10 MICHIGAN ISLAND GOLF COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 LAKE COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 GRANDEST COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
__/ TOP 10 PINE COURSES-RANDOM ORDER

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

- Robert Burns

January is here, with eyes that keenly glow, A frost-mailed warrior striding a shadowy steed of snow.

- Edgar Fawcett

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TOP 10 GOLF MOVIES-RANDOM ORDER
1. Caddyshack
2. Greatest Game Ever Played
3. Tin Cup
4. Dead Solid Perfect
5. Happy Gilmore
6. Follow the Sun
7.The Legend of Bagger Vance
8.Bobby Jones - Stroke of Genius
9. A Gentlemen's Game
10. Donald's Great Game of Golfhttp://golf.about.com/cs/top5lists/tp/golfmovies.htm and Michigan Golfer Magazine

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF STORIES OF 2005-RANDOM ORDER
1. MGCOA Launches League Championship Series
2. Matthews, Garety, Roth and Aldridge Elected to Michigan Golf HOF http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/ghf/
3. Launch of the Native American Cup
4. Loss of Farmer's Charity Classic tournament
5. V.J. Singh beating Tiger Woods at the Buick Open
6. Michael Harris Wins Tournament of Champions, Michigan Open and Bay Mills Open
7. Treetops Named Course of the Year by MGCOA
8. The addtion of Greywalls, Macatawa Legends, The Mines, College Field and True North to Michigan's golf inventory
9. Calvin Peete and Leo Diegel Elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
10. Golf for the Gulf
Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF TOURNAMENTS-RANDOM ORDER
1. Buick Open
2. Ford Senior Players Championship
3. Par 3 Shootout
4. Michigan Open
5. Michigan Amateur
6. Western Amateur
7. Bay Mills Open
8. Native American Cup
9. Ann Arbor Bank Futures Golf Tournament
10. Women's Open

Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLF COURSES-GOLFWEEK
1. Arcadia Bluffs, Arcadia
2. Tullymore, Stanwood
3. Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry), Harbor Springs
4. Lakewood Shores Resort (Gailes), Oscoda
5. Treetops North (Smith), Gaylord
6. Wilderness Valley GC (Black Forest), Gaylord
7. Black Lake, Onaway
8. Belvedere, Charlevoix
9. High Pointe, Traverse City
10. Treetops North (Fazio), Gaylord

Source: Golfweek Magazine

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TOP 10 REASONS TO PARTNER WITH GLSP IN 2006

Online Magazines
1.Michigan Golfer Online Magazine http://michigangolfer.com
2.Michigan Runner Online Magazine http://michiganrunner.com

Internet Television Shows
3.Michigan Golfer Television Show http://michigangolfer.tv
4.Michigan Travel Television Show http://michigantravel.tv
5.Michigan Skier Television Show http://michiganskier.tv
6.Michigan Runner Television show http://michiganrunner.tv

Newsletters
7.Michigan Golf News http://www.webgolfer.com/news.html
8.Michigan Running News http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/index.html
9.Michigan Skier News http://michiganskier.com/msnews.htm

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TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN GOLF-RANDOM ORDER
1. Rick Smith
2. Steve Kircher
3, Chris MciInnes
4. Vartan Kupelian
5. Dave Richards
6. David Graham
7. John Dodge
8. Kevin Helm
9. Kate Moore
10. Jerry Matthews

Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 VIEWS IN MICHIGAN GOLF-RANDOM ORDER
1. Clubhouse at Arcadia Bluff
2. Clubhouse at Shanty Creek
3. Clubhouse at Little Traverse Bay
4. The Tower at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
5. The Cuppola at the Grand Hotel
6. The 6th hole at Treetops
7. Anywhere at Bay Harbor
8. Clubhouse at the Otsego Club
9. The Clubhouse at Oakland Hills CC
10. The Clubhouse at Buck's Run

Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 INSTRUCTIONAL GOLF PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN-RANDOM ORDER
1. Boyne Golf Academy with Brian O'Neil and Jim Flick
2. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa-Jim McLean Golf School with Jason Jenkins
3. Treetops-Rick Smith Golf Academy with Henry Young
4. Homestead-Dave Peltz Short Game School
5. Crystal Mountain Resort-Crystal Mountain Golf School with Brad Dean
6. Miles of Golf-Dave Kendall's Golf Academy
7. Fox Hills-Crystal Mountain Resort-Crystal Mountain Golf School with Brad Dean and Scott Wilson
8. Carl's Golfland Schools with Dick Bury
9. Treetops -Ladies Golf School with Judy Mason
10. Patti Butcher's Golf Academy

Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 TEACHERS IN MICHIGAN
1. Rick Smith, Treetops Sylvan Resort, Gaylord
2. Dave Kendall, Miles of Golf, Ypsilanti
3. Bradley Dean, Crystal Mt. Resort, Thompsonville
4. Henry Young, Treetops Sylvan Resort, Gaylord
5. Jeff Ferry, Franklin Hills C.C., Franklin
6. Steve Brady, Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Hills
7. Charley Vandenberg, Kent C.C., Grand Rapids
8. Glenn Hall, Westbrooke G. Cse., Novi
9. Dick Bury, Carl's Golfland, Bloomfield Hills
10. Jack Seltzer, Insideswing, Burton

Source: Golf Digest
">http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/americasbest/index.ssf?/instruction/americasbest/gd200108_teacherstate.html

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN PGA PLAYERS ON MONEY LIST
1. John DalCorobbo $17,925.00
2. Scott Hebert $12,750.00
3 Ron Beurmann $11,328.52
4. Joseph Pollack $11,045.00
5. Jordan Young $10,550.42
6 Kenneth Allard $9,367.08
7 Bob Ackerman III $7,527.50
8 Jeff Sobczak $6,931.25
9 Robert Makoski $6,452.50
10 Brian Cairns $6,325.83

Source: Michigan PGA http://michigan.pga.com

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SHOWS-RANDOM ORDER
1. MGCOA Launches League Championship Series
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/mgcoaleaguetournament/
2. Matthews, Garety, Roth and Aldridge Elected to Michigan Golf HOF
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/ghf/
3. Celebration of the Ryder Cup
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/irish/index.html
4. The Loon Golf Club
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/Loon/index.html
5. Bay Mills Open Players Tournament
http://baymillsopen.com
6. The Natural
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/natural/
7. The Majestic at Lake Walden
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/majestic/

8. True North
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/truenorth/

9. Michigan Open
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/michiganopen/

10. Native American Cup
http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/nativeamericancup/

Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005

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TOP 10 GOLF BOOKS OF ALL TIME
1. Bernard Darwin On Golf by Bernard Darwin, edited by Jeff Silverman (2003)
2. The Golf Omnibus by P.G. Wodehouse (1980)
3. The Story of American Golf by Herbert Warren Wind (1948)
4. Down the Fairway by Robert T. Jones Jr. and O.B. Keeler (1927)
5. Golf In The Kindom by Michael Murphy (1972)
6. Dead Solid Perfect by Dan Jenkins (1971)
7. The Mystery Of Golf by Arnold Haultain (1908)
8. Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf by Ben Hogan (1957)
9. Scotland's Gift: Golf by Charles B. Macdonald (1928)
10. Golf Dreams by John Updike (1996)
Source: Travel and Leisure
http://www.travelandleisure.com/tlgolf/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=A05603AB-428D-431A-95972FB15452C0F4

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TOP 10 REASONS WHY GOLF IS BETTER THAN SEX
10. A below par performance is considered good.
9. You can stop in the middle and have a cheeseburger and a couple of beers.
8. It's much easier to find the sweet spot.
7. Foursomes are encouraged.
6. You can still make money doing it as a senior.
5. Three times a day is possible.
4. Your partner doesn't hire a lawyer if you do it with someone else.
3. If you live in Florida, you can do it every day.
2. You don't have to cuddle with your partner when you're finished.
and best of all................
1. If your equipment gets old and rusty, you can replace it.
Source: David Letterman Show

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TOP 10 GOLF VIDEOS
1. "Jack Nicklaus: Golf My Way"
2. "Phil Ritson Video Encyclopedia of Golf"
3. "The 8-Step Swing by Jim McLean"
4. "How I Play Golf" (Bobby Jones)
5. "Lessons with Leadbetter"
6. "David Leadbetter: Simple Secrets for Great Golf"
7. "Arnold Palmer: Play Great Golf"
8. "Fred Couples on Tempo"
9. "Butch Harmon DVD Series"
10. "Harvey Penick's Little Red Video"
Source: About.com Website

http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/tp/instructiontape.htm

TOP 10 BEST CLASSIC GOLF INSTRUCTION BOOKS
1. "The Golf Instruction Manual"
2. "The Golf Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Greatest Game"
3. "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book"
4. "Practical Golf"
5. "The Golf School: The Tuition Free Tee-To-Green Curriculum ..."
6. "The Golf Swing"
7. "Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf"
8. "Golf Digest's Ultimate Drill Book"
9. "David Leadbetter's Faults and Fixes: How to Correct ..."
10. "The Scrambler's Dozen: The 12 Shots Every Golfer Needs to Score Like the Pros"
Source: Brent Kelley-Your Guide to Golf.

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TOP 10 TOUGHEST GOLF COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES
1. Koolau Golf Course, Oahu, Hawaii
2. The International Golf Club, Bolton, Massachusetts
3. Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin
4. Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
5. Concord Resort and Golf Club Monster Course, Kiamesha Lake, New York
6. Lagoon Legend, Marriott's Bay Point Resort, Panama City, Florida
7. PGA West's Stadium Course, La Quinta, California
8. Renegade Course at Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, Arizona
9. Bayonet Course, Fort Ord, Seaside, California
10. PGA West's Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course, La Quinta, California
Source: Jeff Williams, Newsweek

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TOP TEN GOLF COURSES IN AMERICA-
1. Pine Valley G.C. 6,853 70 Pine Valley, N.J.-- George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918)
2. Augusta National G.C.7,290 72 Augusta, Ga.-- Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933)
3. Shinecock HillsG.C. 6,821 70 Southampton, N.Y. -- William Flynn (1931)
4. Cypress Point Club 6,509 72 Pebble Beach, Calif.Alister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter (1928)
5. Oakmont C.C. 7,279 71 Oakmont, Pa. -- Henry Fownes (1903)
6. Pebble Beach G. Links 6,840 72-Pebble Beach, Calif.-- Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919)
7. Merion G.C. (East) 6,852 70 Ardmore, Pa. -- Hugh Wilson (1912)
8. Winged Foot G.C. (West) 7,229 72 Mamaroneck, N.Y. -- A.W. Tillinghast (1923)
9. National G. Links of America 6,876 73 Southampton, N.Y. C.B. Macdonald (1911)
10. Seminole G.C.6,836 72 Juno Beach, Fla. Donald Ross (1929)
Source:Golf Digest http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/americasgreatest/

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TOP 10 COURSES IN THE UPPER PENINSULA-RANDOM ORDER
1. Wild Bluff
2. Timberstone
3. The Rock at Drummond Island
4. George Young Golf Course
5. Gladstone Golf Club
6. Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
7. Red Fox Run
8. Greywalls of Marquette CC
9. Sault Ste. Marie CC
10. Newberry Golf Club
Source: Michigan Golfer Magazine, Winter 2005
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TOP 10 NATURAL RULES OF GOLF
1. Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.
2. When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.
3. There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove.
4. Golfers who claim they don't cheat, also lie.
5. It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 8.
6. It's not a gimme if you're still away.
7. If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
8 Hazards attract; fairways repel.
9. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
10. Every time a golfer makes a birdie, they must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.

Source: Jim McIntyre

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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

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TOP 10 GOLF COURSES SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
1. The Orchards, Washington Township --18 holes, 7,036 yards, par-72
2. Salem Hills, Northville -18 holes, 6,992 yards, par-72
3. Dunham Hills, Hartland 18 holes, 6,771 yards, par-71
4. Fieldstone, Auburn Hills-18 holes, 7,002 yards, par-72
5. Shepherd's Hollow, Clarkston- 27 holes, par-72
6. Plum Brook, Sterling Heights-18 holes, 6,300 yards, par-71
T-7. Boulder Pointe, Oxford-27 holes, par-72
T-7. Carrington, Monroe-18 holes, 6,871 yards, par-72
9. Lyon Oaks, Wixom-18 holes, 6,837 yards, par-72
10. Twin Lakes, Oakland Township-18 holes, 6,745, par-71

Source: Carlos Monarrez-Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/sports/golf/golf20e_20050420.htm

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TOP 10 MICHIGAN ISLAND GOLF COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
1.The Rock-Drummond Island
2.Drummond Island Golf Course-Drummond Island
3.Beaver Island Golf Course-Beaver Island
4.The Jewel-Mackinac Island
5.The Woods -Mackinac Island
6.Wawashkamo Golf Club
7.The Greens Executive Putting Course-Mackinac Island
8.Middle Channel Golf Club-Harsens Island
9.Belle Isle Golf Course-Belle Isle
10.West Shore Golf and Country Club-Grosse Isle

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TOP 10 LAKE COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
1.Lake Cora Hills Golf Course Paw Paw
2.Lake Doster Golf Club Plainwell
3.Lake Erie Metropark Rockwood
4.Lake Forest Golf Club Ann Arbor
5.Lake Golf Course Dorr
6.Lake in the Woods Golf Course Ypsilanti
7.Lake Leann Golf Course Somerset Center
8.Lake Michigan Hills Golf Club Benton Harbor
9.Lake Monterey Golf Course Dorr
10.Lake O'The Hills Golf Course Haslett

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TOP 10 GRANDEST COURSES-RANDOM ORDER
1.Grand Beach Golf Course New Buffalo
2.Grand Blanc Country Club Grand Blanc
3.Grand Haven Golf Club Grand Haven
4.Grand Island Golf Ranch Belmont
5.Grand Prairie Golf Course Kalamazoo
6.Grand Rapids Golf Club Grand Rapids
7.Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Acme
8.Grand View Golf Course New Era
9.Grande Golf Club Jackson
10.Grand Ledge Country Club Grand Ledge

TOP 10 PINE COURSES
1.Pine Creek Golf Course Belleville
2.Pine Grove Country Club Iron Mountain
3.Pine Hills Golf Course Laingsburg
4.Pine Hollow Golf Club Jackson
5.Pine Knob Golf Club Clarkston
6.Pine River Golf Club Standish
7.Pine Shores Golf Course Saint Clair
9.Pine Valley Golf Club Ray
10-Tie
Pine View Golf Club Three Rivers
Pine View Golf Course Ypsilanti
Pine View Highlands GC Houghton Lake

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