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By Greg Johnson Indian River Golf Club, a Gaylord Golf Mecca member that bills itself as the Friendliest Golf Course in the North, proved golfer friendly once again. Yes, even in November. “Each year we try to stay open until Halloween, but we never seem to make it with late…
By Greg Johnson Friends in life seem to arrive and help at the perfect time. The Gaylord Golf Mecca found it has such friends during the 2020 golf season. Despite a worldwide pandemic putting the season on hold early, golfers soon realized their favorite sport could be practiced as a…
Have one or two more rounds of golf in you? Have a day or two to escape one more time? Do you like great vistas to witness the exploding colors on the millions of trees in Northern Michigan? Make that fall pilgrimage to the Gaylord Golf Mecca for all of the above…
By Greg Johnson The leaves on the trees are becoming Mother Nature’s extraordinary canvas of color, and the Gaylord Golf Mecca has trees – millions of them – and we are not exaggerating. The views are incredible from almost any tee on any of the 20 golf courses in the…
By Christy Walcott When it came to golf, I was always a “rather be fishing” kind of girl. Even though I was born and raised in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, taking up the sport eluded me. It wasn’t until I found my calling with the Gaylord Area Tourism Bureau three…
By Greg Johnson Treetops Resort, another grand part of the Gaylord Golf Mecca, features masterful golf on five courses, including the original Masterpiece designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., so it has long made sense to offer golfers masterful lodging. A second Jones Cottage has been completed and is located…
The FOUR biggest reasons to make Garland Lodge & Golf Resort part of your Gaylord Golf Mecca experience are – wait for it – the FOUR golf courses at the pure Northern Michigan resort. Fountains, Monarch, Reflections and Swampfire, each aptly named and immaculately conditioned, await the visiting golfers. Four experiences, each unique in…
Lakes of the North Golf Course came back into the Gaylord Golf Mecca marketing cooperative this year and added more than just another place to play. Rob Diroff, who is in his second year as the head golf professional and a former assistant pro at Gaylord Golf Club, recently offered up several reasons Lakes…
As you’ve probably heard, Michigan’s restrictions on the use of golf carts has lifted and they are now permitted. While some of our Gaylord Golf Mecca members are making necessary adjustments to their staffing and sanitizing procedures before they’ll have carts available, others currently have them in use. There’s a…
For so many of us, golf is therapy…a means of tuning out the pressures of the world and to simply indulge in the sport we love most. During this time, getting some fresh air, sunlight and exercise not only improves your mood, but is crucial to your overall well-being. And…