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Don’t let the January weather dampen your spirit. January 30th is National Plan for Vacation Day and planning your next getaway to the Gaylord Golf Mecca is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1 – Choose your course. Better yet, choose your courses! The Gaylord Golf Mecca is home to…
By Greg Johnson It’s show time, as in the perfect time for the Gaylord Golf Mecca to show off a bit at the upcoming spring-to-action golf shows. A Gaylord Golf Mecca booth will be awaiting golfers at the upcoming shows in Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo, Toronto, Grand Rapids and Dallas. Mecca…
The Gaylord Golf Mecca moves into 2024 as premier U.S. summer golf destination for the 37th year, and it won’t be easy to top 2023. Last year generated 274,545 rounds played at member courses for the season, at an average price of $58.47 per round. It’s quality, quantity and affordability…
By Greg Johnson #1 I will improve my golf swing: It can start with some instruction ranging from a lesson or two from a qualified professional to an instruction seminar, golf school or simply just practicing more. When you improve your swing, you will enjoy one of your favorite activities…
Greg Johnson is a notable sportswriter that handles PR for the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Featured photo: Greg Johnson, center, with PGA Golf Professional Bob Bales, left, and David Murray, right, at October Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Induction day. 1 In June I helped host golf writers from around the…
Happy Holidays Gift Ideas
By Greg Johnson The Gaylord Golf Mecca may be closed down for the winter, but we have a foursome of gift ideas at a range of price points (just like golf in the Mecca) to help you make for the merriest holiday celebrations. While the establishment of Mecca golf packages…
Josh Martin of Rittman, Ohio, and one of his regular golf buddies were making their way through the Cleveland, Ohio, Golf Show last winter, a little overwhelmed by the size of the crowd but checking things out. They wedged their way to a Gaylord Golf Mecca booth that caught their…
By Greg Johnson Golfers have been coming back to the Gaylord Golf Mecca for 37 years, including the recently concluded and wonderfully bustling 2023 season, and many are already booking for year 38 in 2024. The Mecca, ever thankful, started as a cooperative marketing effort for its collection of golf…
Indian River Golf Club Welcomes Golfers Longer By Greg Johnson Indian River Golf Club is a welcoming place, bills itself as the friendliest golf course in the north and follows that up with a we-are-still-open plan each fall. “Most of our members are gone, but we try to stay open…
Ryder Cup Week Can Include Your Golf, Too By Greg Johnson It’s Ryder Cup Week and golf fans are abuzz about what is happening this week at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, but it’s also a great time to get a few final rounds in at one…
