Jul 28, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Black Bear Golf Course’s magnificent and award-winning improvements continue. The newly lined ponds are once again filled with water on holes 4 and 5. They are blue again, and in a little time, nature will help fill them completely. MORE
Jul 21, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Every golf course has something that makes it memorable. At Lakes of the North Golf Course, new head golf professional and director of golf Noah Kole believes it is a combination of northern Michigan beauty, outstanding course conditions, genuine hospitality and exceptional value. MORE
Jul 08, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, one of the 16 premier golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, ranks among the best golf courses in Michigan year after year and is simply a must-stop. It offers the best of everything. MORE
May 26, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - For 75 years, Garland Lodge & Golf Resort has welcomed golfers looking for a true Northern Michigan golf getaway. One year into his role as director of golf, Shane Riley said he now fully understands why so many visitors keep coming back. MORE
Apr 28, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Rob Schrader, recently named the director of golf at Treetops Resort, proves you can come home again. Schrader, 55, started his full-circle golf career as a bag drop employee at Treetops in 1988 at the original Masterpiece course. MORE
Apr 14, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Noah Kole is the new head golf professional/director of golf at Lakes of the North Golf Course, but he isn’t new to the Gaylord Golf Mecca. The 27-year-old Midland native moved with his family to Gaylord in his teens. MORE
Feb 18, 2026 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Steve Zimmerla has worked in administrative positions for the United Auto Workers (UAW) for 30 years, and for 25 of those, he ventured north from the Detroit area for conferences, fun and golf with his family at what is now called the Black Lake Conference Center & Golf Club. It wasn’t on his Bingo card that one day he would become the general manager and be in charge of the center, as well as the award-winning Black Lake Golf Club that opened in 2000. MORE
Dec 04, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Barry Owens, the GM of Treetops Resort, has been a leader in the golf industry for 39 years, and the Michigan Golf Course Association has named him the 2025 recipient of the Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an individual or organization that, over the span of a lifetime, has provided steadfast leadership, outstanding service and continuous commitment to the Michigan golf industry. MORE
