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December 30, 2005 Vol. 5, No. 53

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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

WEST MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW
West Michigan Golf Show, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, February 10-12
Web: http://westmichigangolfshow.com
Video: http:// michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/wmgs/index.html

MICHIGAN GOLF SHOW, ROCK FINANCIAL SHOWPLACE, NOVI, MARCH 10-12
Web: http://michigangolfshow.com
http://rockfinancialshowcase.com< br> Video: http://www. michigangolfer.tv/2005shows/michigangolfshow/

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

Edited by Art McCafferty-Producer/Publisher, GLSP
http://glsp.com

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__/ WINTER EDITION OF THE MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE-NOW ONLINE
__/ MG ON THE ROAD
__/ MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION -VIEWER RANKINGS 2005
__/ THIS WEEK ON MGTV
__/ GOLF TRIVIA CHALLENGE
__/ VANESSA BELL PICKS UP A SPONSOR
__/ MICHIGAN'S GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS
__/ FAZIO AND SMITH COURSES LAND ON GOLFWEEK'S TOP 100 RESORT COURSES
__/ 19TH HOLE-THE DREADED AAADD STIKES OUR MICHIGAN SKIER EDITOR, JIM NEFF
__/ TOP 10 REASONS TO PARTNER WITH GLSP IN 2006
__/ CALENDAR OF GOLF EVENTS
__/ ASSOCIATION LINKS

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Michigan Golfer
Winter Issue 2005

Table of Contents

4 Golfing Ireland, by Jason Deegan
winhttp://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_4-11.pdf

12 Michigan's Century-old Golf Courses, by Kelly Hill and Art McCafferty
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_12-17.pdf

18 Michigan Golf History, 2001-2005, by Art McCafferty
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_18-22.pdf

23 Michigan Golfer's Top 10 Lists for 2005
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_23-26.pdf

27 Michigan Golfer TV Schedule
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_27.pdf

28 Books for the Holidays
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_28-29.pdf

30 Slice of Life, by Terry Moore
http://www.michigangolfer.com/win05-06/win0106_30-31.pdf

Editorıs Note* When we first launched our PDF version of the Michigan Golfer and discontinued our printed magazine two years ago, we guessed that it would take us four years to reach the 21,500 readership we had. after two years our online magazine readership averages just a tad over 9,100. We feel we are on our way.

Januray 1632 May 3268 September 3470
February 1565 June 3120 October 4921
March 2604 July 3543 November 3777
April 2929 August 3458 December 2203

Total Readership for the 2005= 36,490
Average Readership per issue = 9,122
Thanks for making the Michigan Golfer EZine your choice for golf content for 2005

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MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION -VIEWER PREFERENCES RANKINGS 2005
From November 16, 2004 to December 14, 2005
http://michgangolfer.tv

SHOW VIEWERS SHOW YEAR

Golf Packages 32,684 2003
Women's Senior Amateur Championship 16,578 2002
Celebration of the Ryder Cup 11,458 2005
The Loon Golf Club 11,023 2005
Out State Getaways 10,204 2003
Michigan Golf Real Estate Communities 9,416 2003
Michigan Golf Hall of Fame 7,779 2005
Ryder Cup History with Bill Shelton and The Haig 7,709 2004
Golf Course Previews 7,733 2003
Golfing Trumbull County, Ohio 6,870 2003
2003 Bay Mills Open 6,695 2003
2004 Bay Mills Open Championship 6,244 2004
The Haig Visits Cadillac 5,833 2003
Robert Trent Jones on Treetops 5,776 2001
The Natural Golf Club 5,601 2003
2005 Bay Mills Open Championship 5,244 2004
The Caddies of French Lick 3,764 2003
Golf Book Reviews 3,672 2003
A Tour of Wild Bluff Golf Course 3,155 2003
Indiana Golf Preview 3,149 2002
The Golf Reporters-Hygh, Berry and Shelton 2,915 2003
Tom Bendelow:Forgotten Architect-with Bart Lower 2,892 2004
2003 Bay Mills Open Preview with Judy Mason 2,777 2003
The Preserve Golf Club with Bill Shelton 2,616 2003
A Preview of The Tribute 2,423 2002
Keith Gornick and The Tribute-with Bill Shelton 2,292 2002
Timberstone Golf Club with Susie Fox 2,277 2003
Dave Hill's Ruder Cup Memories 2,252 2004
Garland's 50th Anniversary 2,245 2003
Pheasant Run Golf Course with Bill Shelton 2,234 2003
Fight Against Breast Cancer 2,229 2003
Wild Bluff Golf Academy with Bill Shelton 2,153 2002
Sundance Golf Course with Jerry Matthews 2,177 2004
2004 Jeff Daniels Comedy Jam-with Vanessa Bell 2,052 2004
2005 Native American Cup 2,083 2005
New Golf Courses-Tullymore with Jim Engh 2,062 2002
The Bull at Pinehurst with Jack Nicklaus 2,008 2003
Arnold Palmer at Par-3 Shoot Out 2,037 2002
2005 Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open 1,966 2005
Golf Course Preview-Hawk's Eye and Hawk's Ridge 1,953 2002
Moose Ridge with Ray Hearn 1,935 2002
Michigan Golfer TV on WJR Internet Advisor 1,889 2001
2004 Bank of Ann Arbor Futures with Vanessa Bell 1,858 2004
PGA Championship at Shanty Creek Resort 1,856 2003
2004 Michigan Golf Show Preview 1,810 2004
Timberstone Golf Club with Jerry Matthews 1,762 2005
Angels Crossing 1,761 2004
The Haig Golf Tournament-Elmbrook 1,759 2003
Western Michigan Golf 1,751 2003
Quail Chase Golf Course, Louisville, Ky 1,749 2002
Jack Berry Discusses the Majors 1,736 2002
True North Grand Opening with Jim Engh 1,695 2005
W. Bruce Matthews with W. Bruce Matthews III 1,690 2001
Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci Golf Classic 1,684 2003
London Golf and Travel Show 1,659 2003
Michaywe Pines Course with Don White 1,647 2003
Sandhills Golf 1,646 2003
Golf Schools and Academies 1,637 2003
Golf in Ontario 1,635 2002
The Majestic at Lake Walden 1,629 2005
The Arthur Hills Golf Trail with Art Hills 1,614 2004
MGCOA Annual Meeting 1,614 2003
The Western Amateur at Point O'Woods 1,613 2002
David Graham and the GAM 1,608 2003
The Women's Michigan Open at Crystal Mountain 1,595 2003
2003 PGA Championship at Shanty Creek Resort 1,574 2003
PGA Merchandise Show with Vanessa Bell 1,570 2004
Jack Berry and Detroit Golf 1,570 2001
The Ryder Cup with Jack Berry and Bill Shelton 1,566 2003
Greg Hodges: Michigan Golf Architect 1,558 2003
Mississippi Golf with Bill Shelton 1,557 2003
Craig Brass:How to Quit Golf with Bill Shelton 1,551 2003
Women's Golf Instruction with Judy Mason 1,551 2002
MGCOA Summer Meeting 2003 with Bill Shelton 1,547 2003
Fall Golf Preview with Peter Fitzsimmons 1,528 2003
Paul Albanese/Golf Architecture w/ Bill Shelton 1,527 2003
Ireland: Ryder Cup 2006 1,524 2004
Upper Peninsula Golf 1,509 2004
The Majestic GC with Bill Fountain and Tim Hygh 1,499 2004
Michigan and the Ryder Cup with Kevin Frisch 1,497 2004
Women's Golf in Michigan with Susan Bairley 1,484 2001
Rick Smith and The Big Break 1,473 2004
Bill Newcomb on Wishbone Glen Golf Course 1,453 2001
18th Annual Pepsi Charity Invitational 1,432 2005
Ken Devine and the Last Hurrah 1,427 2004
The Natural Golf Club with Jerry Matthews 1,425 2005
The Scott Family at Gull Lake View 1,406 2003
Arthur Hills and Remodeling Inverness 1,403 2003
2003 Jeff Daniels Comedy Jam-with Craig Brass 1,399 2003
2003 Michigan Open with Tim Hygh 1,396 2003
Mike Husby and Golf Course Design w/ BillShelton 1,396 2002
Ray Hearn/Dave Richards with Bill Shelton 1,395 2003
Jackson Area Golf with Lance Avery 1,364 2004
The Making of a Golf Club with Thad Gutowski 1,350 2002
David Pelz Homestead Short Game School 1,347 2003
A Tribute to Jack Saylor 1,338 2004
Steve Kircher with Bill Shelton 1,318 2003
Travel Michigan with Dave Lorentz 1,278 2004
Indiana Golf Hall of Fame 1,297 2003
Rose Creek GC, Oklahoma 1,295 2004
Mike Tirico at the GAM 1,288 2004
Gene Sarazen and Shell's Wonderful World of Golf 1,126 2004
Craig Stadler and Ford Senior Players Tournament 1,142 2004
Barona Creek GC, San Diego, California 1,093 2004
Jon Maddern on NGCSA with Jack Berry 1,066 2004
Internationa Golf with Sam Fullerton/Vanessa Bell1,004 2003
Dick Weber Memorial Tournament with Don White 1,002 2003
West Michigan Golf Show Preview 993 2005
Ben Davis: A Remarkable Life In Golf 992 2005
Horses & Bunkers at Christiana with Paul Albanese 896 2005
2004 Michigan Open with Tim Hygh 874 2004
The Works of Art with Mike Shiels and Tim Hygh 870 2004
MGCOA League Championship Series 828 2005
Arnold Palmer and the Turning Point Invitational 767 2005
2006 Michigan Golf Show Preview 714 2005
Jim Flick with Terry Moore 713 2005
Greatest Game Ever Played with Bill Paxton 642 2005
Art Hills and Red Hawk 609 2005
Golfing in Ireland with Jack Berry 570 2005
Tony Jacklin and The Concession 513 2005

*The viewers statistics listed below are taken from a time period of November 15, 2004 to December 14, 2005.

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MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION
"Kevin McKinley: From Fairways to Ski Trails at Treetops"
You can see a couple of the hats that Kevin McKinley wears by tuning in on this GLSP offering. Treetops opened on December 17th and is setting its schedule for the season. Join Jennie McCafferty and Kevin McKinley, one of Treetops golf professionals and also the Director of Skiing four an update on Treetops skiing. Our show takes you from a sunny day just outside of Treetops North and puts you into the middle of some winter snow.

"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

For those of you that might be considering a trip to Ireland in the foreseeable future, we have just the thing for you. A couple of weeks ago we put up the first of seven shows on Ireland golf. In the first show, Jack, gave an overview of the golfing experience in Ireland. We just taped four other shows that we will roll out next year. Our first show gave an overview of traveling there

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GOLF TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Jack Minzey passes on this neat little trivia game for us. Nine questions, nine holes and a nice way to spend some holiday tine.
http://www.cincinnati.com/golf/golfquiz/html/brand.htm

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FAZIO AND SMITH COURSES LAND ON GOLFWEEK'S TOP 100 RESORT COURSES
Golfweek Magazine, one of the countries leading golf publications, has selected two courses from Treetops Resort among its, "Top 100 Resort Courses in America". The Rick Smith Signature (#37) and Tom Fazio Premier (#59), were both selected among the top resort courses in the country.

"We are proud to have two courses on the elite list. Both the Premier and Signature have matured beautifully over the years and have never been in better condition," said Rick Smith. "This recognition by the panelists of Golfweek further solidifies Treetops' position as one of the preeminent golf destinations in the country."
http://treetops.com

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VANESSA BELL PICKS UP A SPONSOR
Vanessa Bell, reporter for the Michigan Golfer Television Show, has picked up a sponsor for this coming year as she continues to strive to make the LPGA. Currently living at home in England, she will be off to South Africa on the 16th of February for a number of tournaments there. Last year, she improved her game considerably and is looking forward to 2006. Hopefully, someday, we will see her on the tour.

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MICHIGAN'S GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS
Jack Nicklaus, W.Bruce Matthews III, Paul Albanese, Jerry Matthews, Jim Engh, Arnold Palmer, Mike Husby, Arthur Hills, Everett Kircher, Steve, Gary Koch, Rick Robbins, Charlie Scott, Greg Hodges, Steve Forrest Tony Jacklin, Stuart Bendelow (grandson of Tom Bendelow), Ray Hearn, John Robinson, Ron Otto, Bill Newcomb and Robert Trent Jones are now appearing on Michigan Golfer Television. HTTP://MICHIGANGOLFER.TV

Coming this summer, more architects, more courses.
Pete Dye, Chris Lutzke, Paul Albanese and the Eagle Eye GC-with Jack Berry
Jerry Matthews and Buck's Run
Jerry Matthews and Old Channel Trail-The Jerry Matthews Course
Jerry Matthews and Old Channel Trail-The W. Bruce Matthews Course
Merriam Leeke and Old Channel Trail-The Robert Bruce Harris Course
Gary Koch and Rick Robbins on The Tribute
Arthur Hills and Red Hawk GC
Robert Trent Jones and Point O'Woods
Shawn Bezilla on Harbor Pointe CC
John Robinson and Hawk's Eye GC
Thomas McBroom and Fire Rock

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19TH HOLE-THE DREADED A. A. A. D. D. STIKES OUR MICHIGAN SKIER EDITOR, JIM NEFF
Art, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests itself:

I decide to water my garden ...As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide that my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up >from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the trashcan under the table, and notice that the trashcan is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left ... My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the coke a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first Iım going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first Iıll water the flowers. I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I canıt find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, Iım really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.

Thanks and a Tip of the Tam to Jim Neff for sharing his malady with us.

MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR 2005
http://michigangolfer.com/ calendar.html

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

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 O'Dow's, 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
Brought to you by Sullivan Golf and Travel http://www.sullivangolf.ie

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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