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October 17, 2004 VOL. 4, No 42

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Bay Mills Resort and Casino/Wild Bluff-Brimley
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Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2003shows/show11/index.html

Celebrate Ryder Cup 2004, September 14-19-Oakland Hills CC
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Video: http://www.michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show8/

Treetops: Home of "Rick Smith and The Big Break" and "The Tylenol Par-3 Shootout"
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Video: Rick Smith and The Big Break
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17th Annual West Michigan Golf Show at Devos Place, February 4-6
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    Lansing Golf Show, The Lansing Center, February 25-27 
Web:   http://michigangolfshow.com

    Michigan Golf Show, Novi Expo, March 11-13 
Web:   http://michigangolfshow.com
  Video:   http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show1/index.html  

  Dundee Internet Service 
Web:  http://www.dundee.net 

  GLSP Television Network-  

Michigan Travel http://michigantravel.tv

  Michigan Skier http://michiganskier.tv 

Michigan Runner http://michiganrunner.tv
  10th Anniversary of the Toronto Marathon-November  

Michigan Golfer http://michigangolfer.tv
The Loon Golf Course-February 4, 2005 

  Edited by Art McCafferty-Publisher, Michigan Golfer

__/ MGN ON THE ROAD 
East Lansing-Timber Ridge GC 
__/ MIKE MCCAFFERTY ON ER TONIGHT AS "THE HAIG" VISITS THE SHOW 
__/ MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIBERS 
__/ WHEN GOLF IS A BALL: A LIFETIME OF FUN AND ADVENTURE IN THE GAME 
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION-HELD OVER 
__/ BIG BREAK II UPDATE 
__/ HOLE IN ONE CLUB- JEANIE GORESKI AND DENNIS TAMBURO 
__/ FEEDBACK 
__/ LPGA TIP OF THE WEEK 
__/ THE UPCOMING MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SERIES FOR 2004-2005 
__/ THE LONGEST GOLF HOLE 
__/ FALL MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE NOW ONLINE http://michigangolfer.com 
__/ TIGER TAKES A FOX 
__/ RADIO SHOWS CONCLUDE FOR THE YEAR 
__/ HOLE IN ONE CLUB- JEANIE GORESKI AND DENNIS TAMBURO 
__/ CALENDAR OF GOLF EVENTS 
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS  

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MGN ON THE ROAD 
East Lansing-Timber Ridge GC 

It is always a treat visiting a Jerry Matthews course and Timber Ridge

GC in the East Lansing area is one of the best. If you haven't golfed here, do yourself a favor and schedule it in for next year. We found the course all gussied up with its fall color.

http://golftimberridge.com We want to thank Judy Cunningham for letting us use the course as a backdrop for our interview with Stuart Bendelow, grandson of Tom Bendelow.  

  Tom Bendelow designed the first 18 hole golf course in the U.S. and went on from there to become one of our most prolific golf course architects. Stuart, who grew up in Port Huron, has a brother Jack, who worked for many years at the Old Channel Trail Course.  

  Stuart is on a mission to research his grandfather's life in golf and is gathering information for a possible book. Tom Bendelow designed upwards of 700 courses during that time and was known as the Dean of American Golf Design in the mid 20's. Joining us for the interview, was Bart Lower, who is now being featured as one of the players on The Big Break II show. 

http://michigangolfer.com/may04/may0504-4.pdf 

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MICHIGAN GOLF NEWS 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 Golf Association, MWGA
http://www.mwgolf.org Michigan State Amateur Golf Association
Dick Loring-skillplay@aol.com
mailto:skillplay@aol.com
Upper Peninsula Golf Association
http://upga.org

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WHEN GOLF IS A BALL: A LIFETIME OF FUN AND ADVENTURE IN THE GAME 

Dr. Gary Wiren's "lifetime of fun and adventure" in golf is now available between book covers, with help from Clock Tower Press. 

  In When Golf is a Ball: A Lifetime of Fun and Adventure in the Game, Wiren shares his experiences, stories, quips and observations as a Master member of the Professional Golfers Association of America and as one of the top golf teachers in America (as ranked by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine). 

  Wiren has imparted his love of the game to more than 250,000 people he has taught in private and group lessons and seminars in 34 countries. That love has brought him in contact with the all-time greats of golf - including Hagen, Snead, Nelson, Palmer, Player and Nicklaus - and giants of industry such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Jack Welch. But he has also seen that love of the game in the eyes of players of every conceivable background, all around the world. 

  HTTP://www.clocktowerpress.com

    * Editor's Note -We ran a review of this book a couple of months ago and indicated to our readers that it was a fun read. 

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  MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION-HELD OVER 

* We are getting some great viewership of these two shows, so we've decidedly to hold them over. Jerry Matthews does a nice turn in describing his newest course, Sundance. and Jack Berry and Dave Hill are just having a ball talking about his Ryder Cup days. 

MICHIGAN GOLFER TV-A SNEAK PREVIEW OF SUNDANCE GOLF COURSE WITH JERRY MATTHEWS
Sundance, a second 18-hole course at A-GA-MING, is scheduled to open
this coming May. It is the latest offering from Jerry Matthews and
Natural Course Design. We had the opportunity to chat with Jerry and walk
around the course this past summer. We invite you to take a look at yet
another exciting Matthews' creation.

This is also a prequel to a series of upcoming television shows on
"The Architect and the Golf Course" that will be premiering next year on
the Michigan Golfer Television Show. Shows that are being taped now for
showing this spring include, The Natural GC in Gaylord and The Majestic
at Lake Walden, located in Hartland. Painting these memorable video
portraits is Joe Yunkman, one of Michigan's outstanding videographers.
http://michigangolfer.tv

"DAVE HILL'S RYDER CUP MEMORIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK BERRY" 
  This Friday, at the start of the 35th Ryder Cup, the Michigan Golfer Television Show will bring to our viewers Jack Berry's exclusive interview with Dave Hill. Hill, was one of Michigan's greatest golfers and won eleven times on the PGA tour. He played in three Ryder Cup and just missed out in landing a spot on a fourth. Hill retired from the game in 1977. 

In our first segment, Dave Hill recalls the match at Royal Birkdale Golf Club and the 16-16 tie that occur with the famous "Concession" putt that Jack Nicklaus conceded to Tony Jacklin. Dave also discusses the match that Ken Still and he played against Brian Huggett & Bernard Gallacher, where after a heated discussion, Hill said to Gallacher, "If you say one more word, I'm going to wrap this 1-iron around your head." Despite the fireworks, Brian Huggett, said, "Hill played absolutely magnificently throughout the week. He held the team together. He stopped us winning. I mean, he won all his matches." 

  In our second show, Dave Hills discusses his play at the 1973 Ryder Cup, which was held at Murifield, Scotland. After flying some 36 hours from a tournament in Japan, Hill developed some severe abdominal pains and had to pull himself out of most of the matches. Instead of playing, he assisted the Ryder Cup Captain, Jack Burke. The U.S. prevailed, 19 to 13. In 1975, Dave Hill returned to Ryder Cup play at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in St. Annes, England. The U.S. defeated a British and Irish team 12 1/2 to 7 1/2. 

  In our final Dave Hill's Ryder Cup Memories interview, he discusses his love of match play and some thoughts about where the Ryder Cup has been and where it seems to be heading.  

  The Michigan Golfer is proud to bring our viewers this slice of Ryder Cup history so nicely presented by Jack Berry and Dave Hill. 

  http://michigangolfer.tv 

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BIG BREAK II UPDATE
It was Shelby "Team Canada" Chrest's turn to go home after this week's Big Break II show on the Golf Channel.The 28 year old Chrest was the only golfer from Canada and the second person to leave the show. Bart Lower, EMU grad and former player on the school's golf team, won the competition this week and was exempt from the the elimination process. For those that missed the show, there are many repeats during the week, or just tune into the website.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=23401  

http://thegolfchannel.com

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HOLE IN ONE CLUB- JEANIE GORESKI AND DENNIS TAMBURO 
Jeanie Goreski has recently had a Hole-In-One at our course. This happened on Sept. 18, 2004, on Hole #17 and the yardage is 101 yards We have two courses here at Oak Pointe and the Hole-In-One was done on the Honors Course.  

  Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to Melissa Korte for reporting the ace. 

  Dennis Tamburo, of Chesterfield , got his first hole in one at Greystone GC in Romeo. He aced the 6th hole with a 7-iron. 

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FEEDBACK 
Great column! Love the Rodney one-liners. What a great loss to the
comedic world! 
Barry Smades 

  Thanks for the feedback Barry and a Tip of the Tam to you and your new bride. 

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LPGA TIP OF THE WEEK 
This week's tip courtesy of Kathy Adams, Martin Downs Country Club, Palm City, Florida 

  The Claw Drill 
For the majority of the people who play golf right-handed, sometimes on our short game around the green, we tend to let our right hand dominate and take over the shot. We end up with the proper distance to the pin but are pulling to the left side of the pin. Instead of having a 3- to 5-foot putt, we now have a 15- to 20-foot putt. This occurs because as we are coming through the shot, we tend to let our right hand control the club too much, thus the ball goes to the left of our target. 

The "Claw Drill" is a great way to learn to take the right hand out of the shot and be more accurate in reaching our target on the follow through. When you set up, put your hands on the club with the left and right hand. Now, take the right index finger off of the club and put it against your right thumb. You will be amazed during practice how you will become more accurate and your right hand will not take over during the stroke. Practice this on your chipping, pitching and even your putting. You will improve the accuracy of your short game! 

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THE UPCOMING MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION SERIES FOR 2004-2005
Brought to you in part, by Bay Mills Resort and Casino and the Michigan
Talk Radio Network

GOLF COURSE DESIGNER SERIES
"Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and The Fieldstone Golf Course"
"Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and the Ivanhoe Golf Course"
"Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and the Kinsale Golf Club"
"Jerry Matthews and The Majestic Golf Course"
"Jerry Matthews and The Natural Golf Course"
"Jerry Matthews: A Sneak Preview of the Sundown Golf Course"
"Robert Trent Jones and Point O'Woods" with Greg Johnson
"Mike Husby and The Loon Golf Course"
"Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin and The Concession" with Tony Jacklin,
Jack Nicklaus and Vanessa Bell
"Chris Lutzke and Pete Dye and Eagle Eye Golf Course"-with Chris
Lutzke, Pete Dye and Jack Berry

MICHIGAN GOLF HALL OF FAME SERIES
"Chuck Kocsis: Michigan Golf Hall of Fame" with Jack Berry
"Everett Kircher: Michigan Golf Hall of Fame" with Bill Shelton and
Jack Berry
"Dan Pohl: Michigan Golf Hall of Fame" with Jack Berry
"Dave Hill: Michigan Golf Hall of Fame" with Jack Berry
"Elaine Crosby: Michigan Golf Hall of Fame" with Jack Berry
DESTINATION GOLF

"Barona Creek Golf Course-San Diego" with Jennie McCafferty
"Ireland and Ryder Cup 2006" with Vanessa Bell
MICHIGAN MEMORIES

"Arnold Palmer and The Turning Point Invitational" with Art McCafferty
"Mermories of the 2004 Ryder Cup" with Vanessa Bell
"The Irish Invasion of The Henry Ford" with Vanessa Bell
"An Evening with Tom Doak" with Jack Berry

http://michigangolfer.tv

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THE LONGEST GOLF HOLE 
According to the September, 2003 issue of Esquire and The Guinness Book of World Records, The World's Longest Golf Hole is at the Satsuki golf course in Sano, Japan, They boast the longest hole in the world, an exhausting 964-yard, par-7 humdinger.

    This research is in response to a call from Clark Lake Golf Club, who has just christened a 805 yard par 5 hole. Obviously, they wanted to find out if they had the longest hole in Michigan. As far as I know they have, however, Joe Gibbs, owner of Chocolay Downs Golf Course in Marquette, Michigan, is building a double-dogleg par 6 that will be 1,007 yards. MGN called Joe and Pat Gibbs for an update and they indicated that the third nine containing the hole is still being worked on. They hope to sell their place this week and have been assured by the new owners, that they will produce the course and the hole, as designed. 

********************* MICHIGAN GOLFER FALL ISSUE NOW ONLINE***************************** 
http://michigangolfer.com 

  2004 Champions-Kelly Hill 
Kelly Hill brings our readers a summation of Michigan's 2004 championship season. 

http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-12.pdf 

  Ryder Cup Memories-Art McCafferty 
One would assume that all of the 10,079,985 people in Michigan have or will be able to enjoy the memories of hosting one the world's greatest events. For many, the playing of seven national anthems at the opening ceremony with the coda of a fly over by the U.S. Air Force, was a real collective throat tightener.

http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-2.pdf 

  Long Live the King-L'anse Bannon
  Arnold Palmer stopped by the Country Club of Detroit for a most
memorable day. L'anse Bannon has the story.

http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-8.pdf 

  Hanging Out With Pete Dye at the Ryder Cup-Art McCafferty 
Pete Dye is one of the great golf architects, a true student of the game and a golfer that can still get it close to the pin.

http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-4.pdf 

  PGA at Whistling Straits-Mike Beckman 
Whistling Straits, the site of the PGA Championship, is but one of four fantastic Pete Dye golf courses at Kohler, Wisconsin. The pros tamed it, bvt no one could tame its beauty. 

http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-15.pdf 

  Michigan Golfer Television Series for 2004-2005 
http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-7.pdf 

  Colorado Golf-Jason Deegan  
http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-17.pdf 

  Georgian Bay Golf-Brian Manning
  http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-20.pdf 

  Slice of Life-Terry Moore
  http://michigangolfer.com/sept04/sept0904-21.pdf 

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TIGER TAKES A FOX 
Golf Press Association Editor's note:Earlier this week, Tiger Woods got married to Elin Nordegren in Barbados. Later in the week, Woods participated in a teleconference for the Target World Challenge, which he will host Dec. 8-12. Woods talked about the tournament and his big week. Following are excerpts from the teleconference. 

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Q: It's been a wild week for you. Are you still at Barbados, or up here, how did things go and were you as nervous at the wedding and when you proposed? 

  TIGER WOODS: Well, I'm in neither place. I'm in my boat. We're just having fun, diving just about every day and having a great time and enjoying our honeymoon and enjoying that. It's the first time alone for awhile and that's very exciting. We're certainly enjoying it right now. 

  Q: Do you think now that the marriage thing is over, will you change the way you play golf? Everyone has been analyzing your situation. 

  TIGER WOODS: It's not going to change t he way I play golf. I've been living with Elin, we've been happy together for the last two years, so nothing's changed in that regard. Just because you're married, it doesn't change the way your relationship is. It just changes the way it's viewed from the outside. It doesn't change who we are and how we've been in our relationship for the past few years, so from that standpoint, nothing will change, I just hope I can get the ball in the hole a little faster. 

  Q: How did you feel the wedding went and how do you feel now? 

  TIGER WOODS: The wedding went great, to have all our family and friends there; it made it a very special occasion. Our families and friends are always going in different directions so it's always hard to get them all together. We were able to do that for this occasion which made it even more special for all of us. We had a great time. 

  Q: How come Phil [Mickelson's] not there and are you disappointed? 

  TIGER WOODS: I am kind of surprised. It's not too far from his house down in La Jolla. I guess he's trying to spend some time with his family. I know Weir is taking the whole month of December off, so maybe Phil is doing the same thing as well. 

  Q: You sound as relaxed as I've ever heard you, is that accurate? 

  TIGER WOODS: That's 100 percent accurate. It's so nice to be on the boat, relaxing and just having a great time. We're diving every day and just enjoying being out here by ourselves, just chill and relax. It's a lot of fun. 

  Q: What was the funniest or most interesting thing that happened at the wedding ceremony, whether it was a Barkleyism or something else?

    TIGER WOODS: It was more like a Barkleyism. He was funny, just holding court in front of everybody. 

  Q: What touring pros were at the wedding? And I heard Mark (O'Meara) broke a bone in his hand or something like that? 

  TIGER WOODS: Yeah he did. Well, Cookie [John Cook] was there and Mark. Notah [Begay] didn't make it because he hurt his back and couldn't travel, and that was it. 

  Q: Where are you and your wife going to be residing? 

  TIGER WOODS: Right now we're definitely residing in Florida, and I don't see any reason why we should leave. Oh, can I mention one more player who couldn't make it (to the wedding). Charles Howell couldn't make it because he's playing this week. 

  Taken from The Wire October 12, 2004 * Volume 6, No. 198  a publication of the Golf Press Association 

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  RADIO SHOWS CONCLUDE FOR THE YEAR 
We will be wrapping up both of our radio shows this week. It has been terrific working with both Shawn Peterson of the 27 AM station Michigan Talk Radio Network http://www.michigantalkradio.net and Tom Gibson of "Par for the Course" of station CHOK in Sarnia. http://www.chok.com/Programs/program_guide.htm The Michigan Talk Radio Network is also carried on Mlive at http://www.mlive.com/ 

  As the Michigan Golf News signs off this week, Jim Neff of our Michigan Skier television show http://michiganskier.tv will be joining Shawn Peterson and the Michigan Talk Radio Network. Jim, ski contributor for Ski Magazine, The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News has been the host of the Michigan Skier television program for the past three years. The first Michigan Skier television show of the season will be up October 29th.  

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GOLF CALENDAR 2004
OCTOBER

10/15-16 Boys Golf MHSAA Finals -- October 15-16
http://www.mhsaa.com/

NOVEMBER

11/14-16 Golf 20/20: Vision, World Golf Village, St. Augustine
http://golf2020.com
11/18-20 Golf Business Canada 2004, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC
http://ngcoa.ca
11/28-30.MGCOA Annual Meeting at the Somerset Inn in Troy.
http://mgcoa.org

Michigan Golf Calendar 2005

JANUARY

01-27-30 PGA Merchandise Show, Orlando, FL
Web: http://pgamerchandiseshow.com
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show2/index.html FEBRUARY

02/04-06 West Michigan Golf Show, DeVos Center, Grand Rapids
http://westmichigangolfshow.com
02/8-12 NGCOA Solutions Summit Conf., Rosen Plaza, Orlando
http://ngcoa.org
02/10-12 Golf Industry Show, Orlando
http://ngcoa.org
02/11-13 London Golf and Travel Show, London, Ontario
Web: http://golf-show.com
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show3/index.html
02/25-27 Lansing Golf Show, Lansing Center, Lansing
http://michigangolfshow.com
MARCH

03/05 Midland Golf Show, Valley Plaza Resort
03/05-6 Lakeshore Golf Show and Travel Show
Contact: SueNielsen@whitehall.k12.mi.us
03/11-13 Michigan Golf Show, Novi Expo, Novi
Web: http://michigangolfshow.com
Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/2004shows/show1/index.html

JUNE

06/06 10th Annual and Final Jeff Daniels Comedy Golf Jam, Polo
Fields GC, Ann Arbor
http://michigangolfer.tv/2004/show22/index.html

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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
National Golf Course Owners Association
http://ngcoa.org
National Golf Foundation
http://ngf.org

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