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By Greg Johnson Wow was the first word out of the mouth of Mark Bultema after leading about 20 course raters through 4 days of rating the 4 golf courses at Garland Lodge & Golf Resort, a shining resort member of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. “In my 20 years of…
By Greg Johnson I’ve played all the Gaylord Golf Mecca courses, some several times, some just a few times, in 40 years of writing about golf in Michigan. Nothing beats the collection of 17 golf courses located at 9 properties that make up the Gaylord Golf Mecca, and nothing beats…
Kosta Ramirez is enjoying his first year as the PGA head golf professional at Treetops Resort’s Masterpiece course designed by Robert Trent Jones. “It’s been great,” he said. “I like the people I’m working with and I enjoy the golfers who come to enjoy resort golf. It’s a beautiful place…
By Greg Johnson Michigan golf legend Pete Green won his fourth Michigan Amateur Championship in 1996 at the age of 55, and he won it on The Pines at Michaywe’ golf course in the heart of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. It was a classic player winning on a classic course…
1 – J.T. Aude is the head golf professional and he leads a dedicated staff that greets you with a smile and a willingness to serve. He is Mr. Gaylord Golf Club. His family moved to Gaylord when he was nine-years-old, and he is in his 14th year as head…
By Greg Johnson Lee Trevino is more than a championship golfer. He has always been a championship entertainer, and a generous man, too. As if aligned by the stars for a star, on July 30, 2001, Trevino made a hole-in-one at the No. 7 hole, appropriately named Hang Time, on…
By Greg Johnson They came from all corners of the U.S. and the Gaylord Golf Mecca wowed them as usual. A group of golf and travel writers spent a recent week in the Mecca experiencing golf, lodging and dining in America’s favorite summer golf destination. Those on the trip included…
By Greg Johnson It just makes sense that the friendliest golf course in the north, Indian River Golf Club, would have the friendliest guy in the north as its general manager. Meet Corey Crowell, a PGA professional, Ferris State University Professional Golf Management graduate and a Kalamazoo native who recently…
Treetops Resort knows that over six million women played golf in the United States last year, and the number of junior girls who identify as golfers has doubled since 2000. That’s why the popular resort in the heart of the Gaylord Golf Mecca is celebrating female golfers with Women’s Golf…
By Greg Johnson 1. The Tribute The Tribute is one of the top golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca. It takes golfers up and down on a modern course cut from 1,100 picturesque acres of the Sturgeon River Valley. The views are amazing, including some of 30 miles or…
