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By Greg Johnson Black Lake Golf Club, one of 16 Gaylord Golf Mecca member courses in America’s favorite summer golf destination, has been winning awards since the popular Rees Jones design opened in 2000. They can add two more, as GolfPass included the Onaway destination gem on two of its…
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…
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 many years, including the recently concluded and wonderfully bustling 2024 season. In fact, many are already booking for 2025. The Mecca, ever thankful, started as a cooperative marketing effort for its collection of golf in 1987…
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…
By Greg Johnson Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, like all the golf courses that are part of the Gaylord Golf Mecca, has enjoyed a wonderful golf season to this point. Here’s the best news: It only gets better as summer gives way to fall. “When the weather cooperates some…
By Greg Johnson It’s being called the FREE Chicken and Beer Festival, but that part is a joke. No FREE chicken and beer, but now that they have your attention: The event features John Daly and friends playing golf with those who have paid for the privilege. That part’s very…
In the Gaylord Golf Mecca, we call it Golf-light Savings Time instead of Daylight Savings Time. By Greg Johnson The Gaylord Golf Mecca is on the golf side of the Eastern Time Zone, which means you can play golf until almost 10:00 p.m. on many summer nights. One of the…
By Greg Johnson Six golf writers/influencers/communicators visited the Gaylord Golf Mecca on a Fam (familiarization) Tour that was FAMtastic recently via Pam Shaheen and her company, Crossroads Marketing. They played golf on eight courses over five days – Threetops and the Signature course at Treetops Resort, Gaylord Golf Club, The…
