Farmington Hills – The Golf Association of Michigan has awarded the 2013 Michigan Amateur Championship to Muskegon Country Club.
“We are thrilled to bring the 2013 Michigan Amateur Championship, Michigan’s premiere golf event, to this outstanding golf course,” said Lee Juett, GAM President. “Muskegon CC offers a spectacular setting and boasts a long tradition of hosting major championships in the state of Michigan.”
Muskegon Country Club was founded in 1908 on 130 acres of dunes. It still sits on the original acreage and continues to thrive as an integral part of the community. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross and has had the honor of hosting the regional qualifying rounds for the US Amateur, as well as the US Open and was the site of the 2005 Michigan Amateur Championship.
“I’m deeply honored that Muskegon CC was selected to host the 102nd Michigan Amateur Championship,” said Fred Bleakley, President of Muskegon CC. “I thank the Golf Association of Michigan for its confidence in our ability to produce an outstanding championship. We look forward to working with their tournament officials, staff and volunteers as preparation begins for this major championship in Michigan.”
“As a state association, the GAM takes pride in moving our major championships around the state and supporting the clubs and players that make up the backbone of the GAM,” said Executive Director David Graham. “The community volunteer support for this major state championship was outstanding in 2005 and we look for another great championship at Muskegon CC in 2013.”
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Tom Gillis is on a roll.
The Pontiac native who grew up learning and playing the game at Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion is enjoying a solid start to the 2010 PGA Tour season.
Gillis kept it going Sunday with an impressive T8 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He had four rounds in the 60s. He closed with his third 69 Sunday at Pebble Beach, and added a 68 in the second round, for a 275 total, 11-under-par.
It was worth $186,000 and Gillis, two-time Michigan Open champion (1994, 2008), now has earned nearly $270,000 in the past month. Gillis started the season with a T25 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, added a T57 at the Bob Hope Classic and was T27 at Riviera Country Club. Continue Reading…
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Frank McAuliffe, PGA Professional at Ann Arbor Country Club in Ann Arbor, has been named Golf Professional of the Year for 2010 by the Michigan Section of the PGA of America. The award is given in recognition of exemplary performance as a PGA Professional, distinguished level of performance in all facets, leadership ability and advancement of golf.
McAuliffe’s selection highlights the Michigan Section’s annual list of award winners.
Mike Chumbler of Boyne USA Resort in Harbor Springs is winner of the Bill Strausbaugh Award. Established in 1979, the Bill Strausbaugh Award is presented to a PGA Professional who by the day-to-day efforts has distinguished himself by mentoring other PGA members to improve employment situations and through the service to the community. Continue Reading…
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A leading authority on maintenance and sustainability aspects of the golf industry, Tom Mead, has returned home to Michigan.
Mead is a veteran of 35 years in the golf industry dealing with course development, construction, operations and agronomy issues. The demands placed by a slumping economy on golf course operations – private, public and resort – have put the focus on what Mead brings to the industry. He has a unique knowledge and appreciation for the subject of sustainability.
Mead describes sustainability as, “Optimizing the playing quality of the golf course in harmony with the conservation of its natural environment under economically sound and socially responsible management.” Continue Reading…
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ORCHARD LAKE – The Michigan Open is moving.
After nearly three decades in northern Michigan, the state’s premier golf championship is relocating downstate to Orchard Lake Country Club.
It is a move designed to expand the exposure of the Michigan Open by bringing it to the state’s media center.
The Michigan Section PGA outlined plans for the 92nd Michigan Open at the annual Media Day festivities. Continue Reading…
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