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Photo Credit: Tom Bedell In recent days some VIP golf writers from places like Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Tennessee, Vermont and Canada visited the Gaylord Golf Mecca as a group and played golf – a lot of golf come rain, shine or even windstorms. They departed impressed and should be…
Five things that make visiting the Gaylord Golf Mecca in the summer the best trip ever! 1. TREE-MENDOUS GOLF For 31 years the top golf courses in the Gaylord area have marketed together as the Gaylord Golf Mecca and gained a great reputation. It’s because the area truly offers one…
On a golf trip with buddies a few years ago this June, we played in the morning at Gaylord Golf Club, ended up floating about on a pontoon boat on a nearby lake in the afternoon and then played golf again at The Natural at Beaver Creek Resort. It was…
Golf Digest considers a visit to Treetops Resort as one of its chosen “5 Greatest Golf Experiences in Michigan,” and an “Ultimate Michigan Buddies Trip.” Golftime Magazine gives Treetops the nod for “Best Value in the Midwest” and “Best Lunch @ the Turn” with Legends on the Hill restaurant. Golfweek…
Brian Morrow has worked the clubhouse golf counter at The Lakes course for the Loon Golf Resort for the last six summers and loves it. “It’s the best retirement job I could possibly come up with,” said the 56-year-old retired postmaster. “I meet nice people and work in a beautiful…
No matter how it looks outside, golf will return to the Gaylord area, and quickly like tulips in May. To help you prepare for golf and that spring-away trip you want to take to the Gaylord Golf Mecca, here are five tips: Grab a calendar, call your golf regulars and…
The Gaylord Golf Mecca, the Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau and the Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City were honored recently with the Governor’s Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration for marketing efforts that are bringing golfers from Texas to Michigan. Paul Beachnau, executive director of the Mecca, called the…
It’s Masters Tournament week when the game of golf, especially to those of us in Michigan and the Midwest, emerges again, like our clubs from storage. The golf world returns either in person or via television to Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, a true Mecca of the game….
It is amazing how one word can tilt perception and cause confusion leading to missed opportunities. Gaylord Country Club is changing its name to Gaylord Golf Club to dismiss any and all notions that it is a private facility. It’s public. Admit it, some of you went driving past the…
Hey buddy, it’s never too early to starting planning, and the tag buddy trip is not meant to exclude anyone. We’re talking golf with friends, family, coworkers or a combination. I’ve done them all and enjoyed them all in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, which is truly America’s Summer Golf Mecca….
