Jan 07, 2025 / Christy Walcott
Greg Johnson is a notable sportswriter who handles PR for the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Johnson was recently inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2024. 1 In June, I helped host golf writers from around the country for a Gaylord Golf Mecca fam tour. MORE
Aug 23, 2024 / Val Wright
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 your next trip to the Mecca. MORE
Aug 20, 2024 / Val Wright
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 paychecks at one time or another. MORE
Jun 11, 2024 / Christy Walcott
It’s National Women’s Golf Month and we’re excited to share an excerpt from an article written by our good friend and a familiar face in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, Susan R. Pollack. The full piece is featured in the 2022 issue of Northern Michigan Golfer Magazine, which can be viewed here. MORE
Apr 02, 2024 / Val Wright
The Pines at Michaywe’ will open for play in May, perhaps as early as May 1st, and we can’t wait. The classic 18-hole course with a championship pedigree and reputation as a top Northern Michigan golf destination promises yet another year as a sparkling member of the Gaylord Golf Mecca, a marketing cooperative that includes 16 golf courses and 20 lodging partners. MORE
May 02, 2023 / Christy Walcott
By Greg Johnson Treetops Resort’s Director of Recreation Doug Hoeh, one of the key reasons there are waves of beautiful green grass covering 81 golf holes at the award-winning resort, marvels at the level of cooperation among the 17 member golf properties in the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Hoeh, elected in February as the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (MiGCSA) Chapter President for 2023, is starting his 16th year at the Mecca flagship resort. MORE
Oct 26, 2022 / Christy Walcott
By Greg Johnson In 1994 a group of four friends who met as co-workers at a now-shutdown IT company in metro Detroit saw a 54-holes of golf promotion for Otsego Resort, an original golf and lodging member of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. They played what Joel Staniec of Troy remembers as a 54-hole blowout, stayed at Otsego Resort and enjoyed it. MORE
Jul 28, 2022 / Christy Walcott
By Greg Johnson Photo L-R: Don Webber, Robert Macerollo, Duane Deley and Don Baldwin. Mecca Ultimate Giveaway Winner Enjoys Trip Two Years Later It took over two years of patiently waiting for the U.S.-Canadian border to open for travel because of COVID restrictions, but Robert Macerollo of Mississauga, Ontario, near Toronto, finally was able to enjoy winning the Gaylord Golf Mecca’s Ultimate Golf Giveaway from 2019. MORE
