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The man behind the Gaylord Golf Mecca’s member updates, entertaining blogs and countless magazine articles, Greg Johnson, recently received a tremendous honor in the golf industry. On October 27, 2024, Johnson joined the ranks of some of golf’s greatest as he was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame….
By Greg Johnson – Indian River Golf Club is a welcoming place, bills itself as the friendliest golf course in the north, and follows up with a we-are-still-open plan each fall. “Most of our members are gone, but we try to stay open at least until Halloween,” says General Manager…
By Greg Johnson – 1. Trees for miles with colorful leaves framing green grass and vistas you will not believe. In fact, you have to see it to believe it. 2. The Mecca marketing group features 16 beautiful championship golf courses packaged any way you like at the price point…
By Greg Johnson – Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, one of the 16 premier golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, offers the best of everything. We could tell you all of the best stuff, but let’s start with a fabulous foursome of reasons to make it part of…
A myriad of people have worked in various roles over the years to make the golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, like The Pines at Michaywe’, continue to serve as part of America’s favorite summer golf destination. And Mary Woodhouse jokes that she has probably signed each of their…
By Greg Johnson – Ryan Holmes has a goal, and it bodes well for him and Gaylord Golf Club. He is the son of Paul Holmes, who retired at the end of last golf season after nearly four decades as the superintendent of the course long regarded for its great…
By Greg Johnson – August has been National Golf Month across the country since the PGA of America came up with the idea 30 years ago in 1993, and the Gaylord Golf Mecca’s wonderful combination of incredible summer weather and world-class golf fits perfectly every August with such a proclamation….
By Greg Johnson – Rob Diroff, the head PGA golf professional at Lakes of the North Golf Course, helped us pick the four BEST reasons to make Lakes of the North Golf Course part of your golf getaway plans. Go to gaylordgolfmecca.com and check it out. It’s one of 16…
By Greg Johnson – A visit to the Gaylord Golf Mecca is like a visit to your favorite ice cream shop that offers so many great flavors. The Gaylord Golf Mecca has 16 golf courses as partners, and they are all treats in their own ways. Here’s the menu: 1….
By Greg Johnson It just might be the one course of the 16 member courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca that surprises first-time players the most. It doesn’t have the fanfare or legendary designer label of some of the others, but it has the wow-factor a destination resort course requires….
