Michigan Golfer ON-LINE: MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS - April 7, 2006 VOL. 6, NO. 14

Michigan Golf News
April 7, 2006 Vol. 6, No. 13

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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/

DESIGN YOUR OWN IRELAND GOLFING GETAWAY
Click on - http://www.sullivangolf.ie/quoteform.html
Sullivan Golf & Travel The Ireland Golf Travel Specialist

IN GAYLORD, GOLF THE NATURAL: A JERRY MATTHEWS COURSE
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/natural/
Golf Packages http://golfthenatural.com

OTSEGO CLUB & RESORT-GAYLORD
Ski Packages
Web: http://otsegoclub.com/cwt.php
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_1/show9/otsegoqt.html

SHANTY CREEK RESORT & CLUB
Ski Packages
Web: http://www.shantycreek.com/snowsports/earlybuy.html
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_4/schuss/index.html

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50 States, 10 Provinces and District of Columbia in 61 Days
Golf Packages
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER DEBUTS THE ON CHOK GOLF SHOW-1070 ON YOUR AM DIAL
__/ MUIRHEAD NEW PRESIDENT OF ASGCA
__/ FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MASTERS MOMENTS
__/ MGCOA SETS DATES FOR FUNDRAISER AND LEGISLATIVE DAY
__/ TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2006 ING PAR-3 SHOOTOUT
__/ MGL RADIO COVERS THE MASTERS WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
__/ MARTHA AND THE MASTERS
__/ SPRING EDITION OF THE MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE NOW ONLINE
__/ 2006 MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER ONLINE RESOURCES

Edited by Art McCafferty-Producer/Publisher, GLSP

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The Healey's Canamathon: 50 States-10 Provinces and the District of Columbia in 61 days.
Pat and Jim Healey's, Canadian / American Golf Tour, Pat and Jim Healey of Jenison, Michigan set a goal to play 61 rounds of golf on consecutive days in all 50 states, all 10 provinces and the District of Columbia. Join us as we talk with the Healey's about their travels, which they call the Canamathon. You can also see a map, their log and their scores on their Website: http://www.handicomp.com/jimpatcanamathon/

Not to be the only Healey to dominate the headlines, their son Stuart is running the Boston Marathon this Monday. He will be reporting on his big day in the pages of the Michigan Runner.

http://www.michigangolfer.tv/2006shows/healey/

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Miss some of the golf shows? MG TV is giving you folks another opportunity to catch up by bringing you the latest in golf packages and destinations.

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MICHIGAN GOLFER DEBUTS ON THE CHOK GOLF SHOW-1070 ON YOUR AM DIAL
This week we begin our 3rd year with CHOK's Tom Gibson, on the CHOK Golf Show. CHOK serves both the Ontario and Eastern Michigan markets with its signal. The show will take place each Friday morning from 10:05 to 11:00

Today's topics:
The Masters
Golf Season Preparation
Canadian Women's Open
The Healey Canamathon

Upcoming Shows
The Daly Planet at Niagara Falls
Tom Doak and Jack Nicklaus- The Power of Two
Jack Berry's Golfing in Ireland IV
Bart Lower-Getting the Breaks
Buck's Run with Jerry Matthews
Arnold Palmer's The Legend at Shanty Creek Resort
Jack Berry's Golfing in Ireland V
The Michigan Amateur and Boyne
Everett Kircher, Robert Trent Jones and The Heather Golf Course
Alberta Golf
P.E.I. Golf
Native American Cup
2nd Annual Golf League Championship
Everett Kircher

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MUIRHEAD NEW PRESIDENT OF ASGCA
Greg Muirhead, a Montclair, N.J.-based golf course architect, was elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 60th Annual Meeting in Pinehurst, N.C.

Greg Muirhead has worked for Rees Jones, Inc. since 1984 when he graduated from Ball State University with degrees in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design. Among the notable layouts recently designed by Muirhead are 3 Creek Ranch, Jackson Hole, Wyo.; Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course, Humble, Tex.; Nantucket Golf Club, Nantucket Island, Mass.; Oconee Course at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga.; and Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. His recent remodels and renovations include Bethpage Black, Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, N.Y.; East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga.; and Torrey Pines South Course, San Diego, Calif.

Taken and edited from a ASGCA release

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FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MASTERS MOMENTS
Number Five: Gene Sarazen in 1935
Sarazen hit "The shot heard 'round the world" in the 1935 Masters. It was a final round 225-yard 4-wood on the par-5 15th hole that went in, giving him a very rare double eagle 2 on the hole. It led to him later winning the tournament in a playoff. Gene Sarazen went on to beat Craig Wood by five strokes in a 36-hole Monday playoff. This was the second Masters, and the first in which the nines were played in their current order. Though many like to believe that Gene's double eagle put The Masters on the map, the tournament did not really gain success until several years later.

Number Four: Tiger Woods in 1997
Tiger Woods began his remarkable run in golf by becoming the youngest winner in the history of The Masters. His four-day total of 18-under-par broke the previous scoring record of 17-under shared by Jack Nicklaus and Raymond Floyd. His 12-shot win over Tom Kite is also the largest margin of victory since the event began. His fist pump on the last hole has been seen by one and all, and this victory merely provided a glimpse of what was to come from Mr. Woods.

Number Three: Jack Nicklaus in 1986
Prior to Tiger's victory in 1997, Jack Nicklaus held the record as the youngest Masters winner at the age of 23. His victory in 1986 earned Jack a spot at the other end of the record as the oldest victor. Jack's stunning win was his sixth - another record - that was as much his victory as others' losses: Seve Ballesteros found a watery grave at the par-5 15th. Tom Kite couldn't hole a short birdie putt. Greg Norman pushed his second shot at 18 well to the right and into the crowd. Nicklaus, however, led a charge after starting the day four strokes back of Norman. But don't take our word for it, check it out in the words of the players.

Number Two: Arnold Palmer in 1958
Before 1958, there was no Amen Corner. Sure, the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes were there at Augusta, just as they had been since 1935. But they weren't called Amen Corner until, in looking to describe Arnold Palmer's miraculous victory, writer Herbert Warren Wind coined the phrase to describe where the critical action took place on the course that day. The famous pants-hitcher had no trouble sliding into his first green jacket, and he slipped into three more in alternating years (1960, 1962, 1964). Arnold Palmer, many said, was made for Augusta National, and the course for him. Arnold's victory remains one of the most popular and thrust Augusta National, The Masters, and Palmer himself into the spotlight.

Number One: Ben Crenshaw in 1995
Legendary teacher Harvey Penick passed away, and 1984 Masters champion Ben Crenshaw couldn't have been more saddened. Crenshaw played his way around Augusta National in a bit of a daze, and broke through on the last green shortly before breaking down in tears. His game was not in good shape heading into the tournament, and Crenshaw credited Penick as "the 15th club in the bag" that week. For a few days in 1995, The Masters became the greatest celebration of golf the world has ever seen - its players, its teachers, its traditions. Crenshaw may have been the beneficiary of many "Harvey bounces" that week at Augusta, but every golfer was a beneficiary of his victory.

http://thesandtrap.com/archives/trap_five/most_memorable_masters_moments.php

Taken and edited from the Sand Trap

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MGCOA SETS DATES FOR FUNDRAISER AND LEGISLATIVE DAY
Tuesday, May 16th, MGCOA will have a PAC Fund Raiser, Dinner at 6:00pm at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Lansing. The following day, they will convene their Legislative Day program from 8:00am to 4:00pm

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TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2006 ING PAR-3 SHOOTOUT
Tickets to the ING Par-3 Shootout are now on sale through Treetops Resort, the host of the two-day event that features defending champion Andy North taking on Fred Couples, Phil Mickelson and Craig Stadler from the Threetops Course at Treetops Resort.

Priced at $50 for the two days or $30 for each day, tickets may be purchased online at http://www.treetops.com or by calling (989) 732-6711, ext. 2499. The event, which has sold out four of the last five years, is limited to 1,500 spectators each day.

“This is a unique opportunity to see what these four accomplished players can do in a setting like Threetops, which offers a variety of challenges on every hole,” said Rick Smith, owner and managing partner of Treetops Resort. “I never cease to be amazed at how popular this event has become over the years.”

Always one of the most viewer-friendly golf telecasts of the year, the ING Par-3 Shootout will air same-day tape-delayed on ESPN Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27.

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MGL RADIO COVERS THE MASTERS WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
It's a tradition "unlike any other," and MGL Radio is ready to celebrate Masters week in grand fashion! Sergio Garcia - 6th ranked player in the world Arron Oberholser - Masters Rookie and PGA Tour winner Russ Holden - Caddy for 2-time Masters Champion Bernard Langer Phil Blackmar - CBS Golf Analyst and former PGA Tour player You can check show times on their website.

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MARTHA AND THE MASTERS
ExxonMobil shareholders announced today that they have filed a resolution that would require management to report all expenditures at or in conjunction with venues that discriminate against women. The action was prompted by the company’s sponsorship of the Masters Golf Tournament, which is held at the Augusta National Golf Club where women are barred from membership. The 2006 tournament begins tomorrow.

The resolution charges that company expenditures on the Masters sponsorship and related executive perks, including entertainment, is in violation of company anti-discrimination policy, and points out that excluding women from company sanctioned extra-curricular networking opportunities and decision-making venues denies equal opportunity. The resolution also calls on company management to explain how underwriting an event at a venue that practices discrimination aligns with company policy.

Lead filer of the resolution is Martha Burk, a long term shareholder and Director of the Corporate Accountability Project at the National Council of Women’s Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest coalition of women’s groups. “In sponsoring an event at a venue that practices very high profile sex discrimination, this company is acting in direct violation of its stated policies on discrimination,” said Burk. “It is an insult to female employees, stockholders, and customers, and it exposes the company to legal liability as well. ExxonMobil would not sponsor such an event if it were held at a venue that discriminated against African Americans or other racial minorities. It should be no different for women.”

Contact: Martha Burk, Ph.D.

http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1137.237834480/rid:a9e2584bfd670971b4510cfc00d84385

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SPRING EDITION OF THE MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE-ONLINE
Spring Issue 2006 Vol. 24, No.1
http://www.webgolfer.com/
The Heather at Boyne Highlands: Robert Trent Jones and Everett Kircher Shared a Dream
by Jack Berry
Villegas: The PGA Tour¹s Colorful Colombian
by Kelly Hill
Michigan¹s Island Golf Courses
by Art McCafferty
Tournament Action to Take Few Breaks This Summer
by Kelly Hill
Book Review-Match Made in Heaven
by Bernice Phillips
Book Review: King of Swings-Book Jacket
by Lanse Bannon
Slice of Life: Masters Memories
by Terry Moore

Readership of the Michigan Golfer Ezine averaged 9,789 per issue in 2005.

http://www.webgolfer.com/

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MICHIGAN TOURNAMENTS
http://michigangolfer. com/tournaments.html

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2006 MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR
http://michigangolfer.com/calendar.html" ASSOCIATION LINKS
American Association of Golf Course Architects
http://asgca.org
Golf Association of Michigan
http://www.gam.org/
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
http://www.gcsaa.org
Michigan Section PGA
http://www.Michigan.PGA.com
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
http://mgcoa.org
Michigan High School Athletic Association
http://www.mhsaa.com/
Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association
http://migca.com
Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association
http://mpsga.net
National Golf Course Owners Association
http://ngcoa.org
National Golf Foundation
http://ngf.org
National High School Golf Coaches Association
http://www.nhsgca.org

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