May 2, 2003, Vol. 3, No. 18

Sponsored by:

Bay Mills Resort and Casino/Wild Bluff-Brimley http://www.4baymills.com

Crusecom Technology Consultants, LLC - Your Strategic Internet Solutions Partner! http://www.crusecom.com

Grand Traverse Resort-Traverse City http://grandtraverseresort.com

Upper Peninsula-Michigan Other Golf Mecca Affordable Golf-Premium Courses at Reasonable Rates http://upga.org

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Association Subscribers
Golf Association of Michigan http://www.gam.org
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association http://mgcoa.org
Michigan PGA http://michigan.pga.com
Michigan Women's Publinx Golf Association http://www.mwpga.com

Edited by Art McCafferty
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__/ SERVER SNAFU
__/ MGN ON THE ROAD
Auburn Hills
Bloomfield Hills
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER TV-GOLF PACKAGES
__/ TERRY MOORE REFLECTS ON HIS 20TH MASTERS
__/ CAN HEBERT TIE MICHIGAN OPEN TITLE RECORD?
__/ MICHIGAN GOLF COMMUNITIES
__/ UPPER PENINSULA GOLF ASSOCIATION-MICHIGAN'S OTHER GOLF MECCA
__/ WALKER CUP TICKETS ON SALE
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER TV TO COVER FINAL ROUND OF BANK OF ANN ARBOR FUTURES
GOLF CLASSIC
__/ LEARN AND PLAY AT THE SUPER GAM DAY
__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK
__/ GOLF CALENDAR

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SERVER SNAFU
Last week, we got caught between the digital rock and the virtual hard place. We were in the process of refreshing our online web and video pages to coordinate them with the delivery of our latest Michigan Golfer TELEZINE when we had a server go down. All is fine now. We invite you to see the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame Show that was scheduled for Friday, but did not get up until Tuesday.

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MGN ON THE ROAD
Auburn Hills
Gordon Marmion, Director of Golf for Fieldstone GC, indicated that they experienced an increase of rounds last year. In addition, according to the Detroit News, the course rose in the ranks of must play courses in Oakland County. This Arthur Hills gem will be joined by a first rate clubhouse next year. The City of Auburn Hills will break ground this fall for this much needed addition.

Bloomfield Hills
Phyllis Barone, from Golfer's Guide is excited about the merger of Golfer's Guide with Golf US. The new company will be able to advertise golf courses, provide them with the next generation website and provide their golf auction service as a cash flow alternative.

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MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION-2003 GOLF PACKAGES
We visit with 21 golf destination representatives with our cameras this week. There are some great packages in some great locations and the information is waiting for you only a mouse click away.

Golf Packages
Big Fore-with Darin Philport and Sean Bezila
Boyne Country-with Peter Fitzsimons
Crystal Mountain Resort-with Roger Bliss
Drummond Island Resort-with John Archambeau
Elmbrook GC-with Roger Puttman
French Lick Resort and Spa-with Bob Grefe
Garland -with Bob O'Brien
Golf Club Card-with Janet Woods
Gull Lake View-with Ashleigh Kosin
Lakeview Hills-with Dennis Fabri
Lakewood Shores-with Craig Peters
Leelanau Club and King's Challenge-with Chuck Olson
Manistee National-with Doug Bell
McCamly Plaza Hotel-with Cameron Wallace
Michaywe Pine and Lake-with Don White
Ostego Club-with Mark Hogan
Pine Cone Accommodations-with Sandra Snook
Swan Lake Resort-with Jeannette Teall
Triple PlayA-Ga-Ming/The Chief/High Point-with Mike Brown
Walnut Creek-with Randy Ballinger
Wild Bluff GC-with Judy Mason
Yarrow GC-with Jon Ervin

MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION
24/7
ALWAYS ON
http://michigangolfer.tv

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TERRY MOORE REFLECTS ON HIS 20TH MASTERS
Terry Moore recently returned from his 20th Masters. We invite our readers to examine some of his impressions of those 20 years in a Michigan Golfer Magazine special. http://michigangolfer.com/may03/masters03.html

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CAN HEBERT TIE MICHIGAN OPEN TITLE RECORD?
Perhaps the biggest question during this year’s Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open will be whether last year’s winner, Scott Hebert, can tie the record for Michigan Open titles set by Al Watrous.

Watrous, a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, won the championship six times between 1926 and 1949. Hebert plans to return to defend his five-time title and attempt to tie the record at the $110,000 event to be played June 23-26 on The Bear at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, near Traverse City.

The $110,000 Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open Championship is preceded by a two-day Pro-Am, June 20-21. Four amateurs will be grouped with a PGA Professional to play one round on The Bear, designed by Jack Nicklaus, and one round on the resort's Gary Player signature course, The Wolverine. For more information about the Pro-Am, call 313-222-5112 or visit http://www.michigangolftour.com.

Taken and edited from a press release from GTR

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MICHIGAN GOLF COMMUNITIES
Our cameras investigated a number of golf communities this past month. for our May/June issue. For those of you that are interested in golf course living, you can check our story on line at http://michigangolfer.com or watch as we bring you the spokespersons for . Birchwood Realty-with Richard Rochette
Beaver Creek Resort-with Larry Bowden
Garland-with Bob O'Brien
Gull Lake View-with Jon Scott
Lakewood Shores-with Craig Peters
Pheasant Ridge-with Tina Stemen
http://michigangolfer.tv/2003shows/re

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UPPER PENINSULA GOLF ASSOCIATION-MICHIGAN'S OTHER GOLF MECCA
Frank Guastella, one of the shakers and movers of the Upper Peninsula Golf Association, wanted us to inform our readership that the latest version of their website has just debuted. http://upga.org

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MICHIGAN GOLFER TV TO COVER FINAL ROUND OF BANK OF ANN ARBOR FUTURES GOLF CLASSIC
Gilda Johnson, owner of Lake Forest GC in Ann Arbor, indicated that their committee has given the go ahead to have the Michigan Golfer Television Show cover the final round of their tournament. http://futurestour.com/2003/AnnArbor.html

*** WALKER CUP TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for the 2003 Walker Cup match at Ganton Golf Club on September 6th and 7th go on sale to the general public on Thursday, the 1st of May. The R&A expects all 8,000 tickets for each of the two days to quickly sell out.

An adult ticket costs £20.00 per day with juvenile tickets (under 16 years) available at £5.00 per day. Entry on practice days and to the Opening Ceremony on the evening of Friday 5th September is free. Throughout the week there will be no charge for car parking.

Tickets may be purchased from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Ticket Office by telephone on 01334 460000; in writing to the Ticket Office, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JD or via the website, http://www.randa.org

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LEARN AND PLAY AT THE SUPER GAM DAY
Are you interested in learning about turfgrass and having an outstanding golf course? If so, then please attend the Turfgrass Research Day on Tuesday, June 3, 2003. The GAM, MTF, GCSAA, and MSU Turf Team have put together a fun filled day where you can learn more ways to keep your golf course in prime condition. On-course teaching topics such as ball mark damage control, buffer strip/naturalized area information and proper divot management are discussed. Emerald Ash Borer update, green speed comparison, water restriction issues will also be featured. We should all have fun participating in the “On Course Quiz” with questions asked at each tee.

It’s recommended that each club submit a three-some to play along with their superintendent. GCSAA certification credits will be available.

Schedule of Events:
7:30 a.m. Register at the MSU Hancock Center
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Tour the Turfgrass Research Plots
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Register at Forest Akers Golf Club
10:45 a.m. Shotgun Start
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres

The package includes a continental breakfast, materials, handbook, lunch ticket, golf, cart, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and prizes.

Cost: $100 per person (Please hurry to register, as it is on a first come, first serve basis.)

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens."'

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."

Bob Hope will be celebrating his 100th birthday this month.

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GOLF CALENDAR

May
05/06 Fuller Cup-Prestwick Village Golf Club, Highland
05/20-23 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, Birck Boilermaker
GolfComplex (Purdue University) in West Lafayette, Indiana

June
06/02-03 Taylor Made/adidas State Pro-Am- Boyne Highlands Resort
06/10-11 Club Car Michigan Senior Open- Bedford Valley
06/16-22 Farmers Charity Classic, Egypt Valley GC, Ada
06/17-21 Michigan Amateur Championship, Belvedere GC, Charlevoix
06/20-22 Bank of Ann Arbor FUTURES Golf Classic, Lake Forest GC-
Ann Arbor, MI
06/20 "The Haig", Vintage Club Golf Classic-Elmbrook GC, Traverse
City
06/23-26 Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open-The Bear at Grand Traverse
Resort
06/24 8th Annual Jeff Daniels Comedy Golf Jam, Polo Fields, Ann Arbor
06/23 J.P. McCarthy Memorial PAL Invitational, Tournament Players Club
(TPC) of Michigan, Dearborn
06/27-28 Hickory Open at the Kingsley Club
06/30-07/02 Michigan Girls Championship
06/30-07/01 ESPN Tylenol Par 3 Shootout-Treetops Resort
06/30-07/03 Great Lakes Junior Masters Golf Championship, Stonebridge
Ann Arbor

July
07/07-08 22nd Annual Shanty Creek PGA Classic Presented by EZGO, Bellaire
07/07 Father and Son Championship, Paint Creek, Lake Orion
07/07-11 87th Annual Michigan Women's Amateur Championship, Black Lake
GC, Onaway
07/07-11 2nd Annual Michigan Women's Senior Amateur Championship, Black
Lake GC,Onaway
07/13-14 2003 Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic, Fortress GC,
Frankenmuth, MI
07/14 Dick Purtan Annual Golf Outing, Oakland Universtiy, Rochester
07/14-16 Fifth Third Bank Michigan Women's Open Tournament presented by
Detroit Newspapers-Crystal Mountain Resort
07/14-15 GAM Women's Mid Amateur Championship, Glacier Club, Washington
07/08-14 Ford Senior Players Championship, TPC of Michigan, Dearborn
07/21/23 Detroit Newspapers Tournament of Champions-Boyne Mountain
07/28-31 Michigan Junior Boys Championship, Battle Creek CC, Battle
Creek
07/28-29 Michigan Senior PGA Championship,The Loon, Gaylord
07/28-08/03 Buick Open, Warwick Hills GC-Flint
07/30-08/03 Western Amateur, Point O'Woods, St. Joseph

August
08/11-13 GAM Championship, Grand Haven GC, Grand Haven
08/16-17 Michigan Women's Publinx State Championship, Forest Akers West
East Lansing
08/18-20 Michigan PGA Championship-Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire
08/18-19 GAM Women's Championship, Clio CC, Clio
08/18-24 Bay Mills Open, Brimley-Wild Bluff GC
08/25-26 GAM Women's Senior Amateur Championship, Crystal
Mountain,Thompsonville
08/28-29 GAM Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, Treetops, Gaylord

September
09/08-11 Lincoln Mercury Classic-Pine Lake CC
09/03-04 GAM Men's Senior Amateur Championship, Lakewood Shores Resort, Oscoda
09/13-14 Michigan Net Amateur Championship, Pilgrim's Run
09/20-21 Atlas Matches, The Loon, Gaylord
09/30 Tournament of Club Champions (Men and Women) Egypt Valley, Ada

October
10/19-21 The GOLF 20/20 Conference, World Golf Village, Florida
http://golf2020.com

Tour and Association Calendars

Associations
Golf Association of Michigan http://www.gam.org/champ/schedule.cgi
Michigan Section PGA http://www.Michigan.PGA.com
Michigan Golf Course Owners Association http://mgcoa.org
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America http://www.gcsaa.org
Shanty Creek http://www.shantycreek.com/calendar.html

Tours
Canadian Tour- http://www.cantour.com
European Tour- http://www.europeantour.com
Hooters Tour- http://www.ngahooterstour.com
Futures Tour- http://www.futurestour.com
PGA-- http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/pgatour.html

• Michigan Runner http://michiganrunner.net
• Michigan Runner Archives http://michiganrunner.com
• Michigan Runner TV http://michiganrunner.tv
• Running Network: http://runningnetwork.com
• Michigan Golfer http://michigangolfer.com
• Michigan Golfer TV http://michigangolfer.tv
• Michigan Skier http://michiganskier.com
• Michigan Skier TV http://michiganskier.tv
• Michigan Travel TV http://michigantravel.tv
• GLSP http://www.glsp.com