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By Greg Johnson – Indian River Golf Club never rests, it seems. It keeps working to not only maintain its reputation as the friendliest golf course in the north, but also to find ways to improve. This summer finds Indian River, one of 16 courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca,…
What happens when you bring a group of media guests from across North America to the Gaylord Golf Mecca? You get a lot of golf, a lot of content and a lot of people discovering why Northern Michigan has become one of the country’s favorite summer golf destinations. Recently, influencers,…
There’s nothing quite like a Gaylord Golf Mecca getaway. Those late evenings with sherbet sunsets, gentle inland breezes and mild summer temperatures that allow for play at any hour of the day…top it all off with 16 phenomenal golf courses and we’re sold! So what is it that makes our area…
By Greg Johnson In the Gaylord Golf Mecca, we call it Golflight Savings Time instead of Daylight Savings Time. We are on the golf side of the Eastern Time Zone, which cutting to the chase means you can play golf until almost 10 p.m. on many summer nights. One of…
It goes without saying that golf has a new vibe, which is welcoming a crowd of fresh faces to this time-tested sport. More casual golfers are teeing it up in trendy attire with Bluetooth speakers in tow. Respect for the game is still strong, but the goal for some has…
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. “It’s been an amazing…
By Greg Johnson – For more than a century, golfers have been making their way to Gaylord Golf Club with a smile on their face and leaving with an even bigger one. Gaylord Golf Club isn’t the typical golf experience, and the Gaylord Golf Mecca isn’t your typical golf destination…
Stay, Play, Eat, Save, Repeat
By Greg Johnson – Your mission – if you desire a perfectly wonderful golf trip for a special someone, group of friends or even a family reunion – is Stay, Play, Eat, Save, Repeat. STAY: The Gaylord Golf Mecca is the premier U.S. summer golf destination and has 39 years…
By Greg Johnson – It’s a combination of perfect timing and the perfect place. It’s National Travel & Tourism Week across the country and here in the Gaylord Golf Mecca our fabulous collection of 16 golf courses are open and welcoming golfers. We are America’s Summer Golf Mecca, a 39-year-old…
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. “I started at bag drop here, then spent…
