Oct 28, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - The golf season in the Gaylord Golf Mecca comes to a spectacular and colorful fall close this week. Note, two of the golf course members are staying open until October 31. They are Indian River Golf Club and Black Bear Golf Course, both just seconds off I-75. MORE
Oct 23, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson – As the golf season winds down, here’s hoping you made it to the Gaylord Golf Mecca this summer and had a chance to visit Otsego Resort and play its golf courses. Each of the 17 member courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca are beautiful green expanses, and The Tribute and The Classic at Otsego Resort are two popular must-plays. MORE
Aug 26, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - Labor Day is coming up soon, and our country pays tribute to working people with what some see as the last weekend of the summer. Parades, picnics, boat rides and, of course, golf are among the activities that are used to turn Labor Day into a play day. MORE
Aug 04, 2025 / Val Wright
Black Lake Golf Club Offers the Best of Everything By Greg Johnson - Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, one of the 17 premier golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca cooperative marketing group, has been offering the best of everything for 25 years. We could tell you everything (even 25 things), but let’s start with four fabulous reasons to make it part of your next trip to the Mecca. MORE
Jul 21, 2025 / Val Wright
Mike Robertson, in 25 years of playing golf, had never had a hole-in-one. The Grand Rapids native had come close a few times but had started to believe it might never happen for him. That changed dramatically last month. MORE
Jul 15, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - When Lakes of the North Golf Course head golf professional Rob Diroff says things are business as usual, he means business is great and only getting better. That’s the way things are at the Mancelona area course, an especially popular course for groups that visit the Gaylord Golf Mecca. MORE
Jul 08, 2025 / Val Wright
Indian River Golf Club is building a short game area to go with their busy practice range. It’s the latest at the course that bills itself as the friendliest golf course in the north. “It’s something that happened organically because we had the very busy range and the big new putting green we put in a few years ago up by the clubhouse, but we didn’t really have an area for chipping and pitch shots,” said Corey Crowell, general manager. MORE
Jun 25, 2025 / Val Wright
By Greg Johnson - The Pines Golf Course at Michaywe’ is ramping up for another busy season of offering affordable championship golf to all ages and skill levels in the heart of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Beautiful green fairways beckon as they have for over 50 years in this stunning part of Northern Michigan. MORE
