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Railside Golf Club, Byron Center

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Michigan Golf Show

March 4 - 6• 20th Anniversary:http://michigangolfshow.com

Half Off Golf• Jeff Lesson’s Website: http://lessonongolf.com

The Clubhouse at Buck’s Run Golf Club

In This Issue

__/ Lansing Golf Show

__/ Pellucid's "State of the Industry": By Terry Moore

__/ Adam Ikamas New Executive Director for MiGCSA

__/ Michigan Golfer News Welcomes Buck's Run Golf Club

__/ Moore Kudos

__/ Brian O'Neill's Quick Tip of the Week - The Putting Line

__/ Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Videos

__/ Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski

__/ The Year was 1923

__/ Minzey's Musings: For All You Lexophiles . . .

__/ Michigan Golfer Television at the West Michigan Golf Show

__/ Michigan Golfer Television Show Schedule for 2011

__/ Michigan Golfer - Winter Issue

__/ Michigan Golf Calendar

__/ Michigan Golfer Archives

http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/archives.html

__/ Michigan Golf History http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/history.html

__/ Michigan Golf Association Links

http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/associations.html

__/ Michigan Golf Hall of Fame http://tiny.cc/y6clk

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======================LANSING GOLF SHOW======================Seniors, 60 years and older, are free this Friday at the Lansing Golf Show. The doors open at 2:00 p.m.See you there.http://www.michigangolfshow.com/lansing/

==================================================PELLUCID'S "STATE OF THE INDUSTRY": By Terry Moore==================================================Following a busy period with the West Michigan Golf Show, I finally found some time to look back atmy notebook from the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The best seminar I attended, and it’sbeen that way for years, was Pellucid’s “State of the Industry” presentation.

A charter subscriber to the Pellucid e-newsletter, I consider founder Jim Koppenhaver to be one of themost cogent and clear-eyed analysts in golf. Taking a cue from a certain Fox TV commentator butwithout all the bombast, Koppenhaver remains faithful to the “no spin zone,” earnestly drawingconclusions based not on ‘happy face’ sentiments but instead on available and concrete industry data. Ina fast-paced, one-hour presentation with colleague Stuart Lindsay, Koppenhaver dished out a heartymenu of compelling data and trends about the game. Here’s a smattering of items from their impressivetalk:· Evidence shows golf lost 800,000 players in the last year. Of this total, “casual players” (1-9 roundsper year) represented 500,000. In the age category of 18-35, this demo is not taking up the game asreadily as in past generations. More unsettling is the report that rounds by “Baby Boomers,” those over55, went down last year. This sector, looking possibly at crunched retirement funds and real estateholdings, still “are not feeling as affluent” as in pre-Recession days. But there are some positive signs:junior and women golf sectors actually increased rounds.· In terms of supply and demand of golf courses, it’s still “too little and too slow.” There was a netclosing of 61 courses, not enough to match weakening demand. For private clubs, the sector remainsunder stress as the private golfer base has shrunk dramatically and more clubs have gone semi-privateor public.· In terms of rounds, it’s “depressing but true” with a 2% decline for public courses and a 3.2%

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decline for private. There’s a continued downward shift in rounds played, labeled “Facility Velocity” byPellucid.· Decent weather suitable for golf is an important variable. In this regard, Michigan fared well lastyear with the Lower Peninsula realizing a 6% gain in “golf playable hours” while the Upper Peninsulanetted a 7% gain. Good weather in the spring is more important (for revenues) than good weather inthe fall.· Course conditions remain the “number one” priority by golf consumers selecting venues to play inall salient surveys. Lesson to operators: cutbacks in maintenance practices and/or budgets must be donecarefully if at all so as not to generate a golfer backlash.· Online discount teetimes and Groupon-type programs must be used with caution and smarts.According to Lindsay, “they do deliver new customers” but “less than 11% came back to buy the samediscounted rate.” So collecting names and data about this discounted customer is absolutely critical tojustify the program. Looking at the current dynamics and ROI of Groupon for golf courses, Lindsaysaid simply, “it’s not a good deal.”· With the rise of social media—i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.-- “reputation management is importantand needs vigilance.” Since anyone—including nefarious competitors—can post negative and oftenunfair comments on a course’s Facebook page, such social media must be monitored by operators.· Facing continuing challenges in maintaining rounds and revenues, operators must recall the lessonsdrawn from the 1982 business best-seller, In Search of Excellence. Staying close to the customer andincreasing productivity by motivated staff members remain as vital as ever. Excellence is often the by-product of “unusual efforts on the part of apparently ordinary employees.”· “Who are our customers?” Operators must continually ask themselves that key question and keeprefining their methods of data collection and customer communication.

There was a wealth of other helpful information and statistics at this Pellucid presentation. Oddlyenough and in spite of the hurdles facing the industry I still came away energized. Sometimes a soberingglance at the scoreboard is the first step in making up lost ground.

================================================ADAM IKAMAS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MiGCSA================================================The Executive Director has been chosen to serve the MiGCSA. Mr. Adam Ikamas, CGCS the currentVice President has accepted an offer to change his role in the Michigan Golf Industry and offer hisservices and skills to the MiGCSA on a daily basis. Adam will begin his service to the MiGCSA as soonas his role at Crystal Mountain is complete in March.Taken and edited from a Ron M. Dahlin release

=============================================================================MICHIGAN GOLFER NEWS WELCOMES BUCK'S RUN GOLF CLUB AS ITS LATEST SPONSOR=============================================================================Michigan Golfer News is proud to welcome Buck's Run Golf Club as our newest sponsor. Buck's Runjoins other fine golf properties, Treetops, LochenHeath and Arcadia Bluffs in bringing you our weeklynewsletter in text and graphic formats. They also become a sponsor of our Michigan Golfer Magazine,now published quarterly.

Buck's Run Golf Club has a new website, a new Senior rate on Monday's and a new Head GolfProfessional, Jon Conklin. Also on the Buck's Run staff are Jeff Sweet, GM and Superintendent, PeterLieber, Executive Chef, Heidi Childs, Special Assistant and Alanna Lieber, Special Events and Banquet

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Coordinator.

Check out their new website for further info and also tour the course with Jerry Matthews, the coursearchitect.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuMfR0vN3o

=============MOORE KUDOS=============Art, I was delighted to read that Terry Moore was being inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.He has been a strong presence in Michigan golf for a very long time and both the State and the gameare better for it! His knowledge of all phases of golf is exceptional as is his journalistic talent to relay itto fans of the game. Congratulations to Terry for this well-deserved recognition.Bill Shelton

======================================================BRIAN O'NEILL'S QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK - THE PUTTING LINE======================================================This week Brian's Quick Tip is directed toward keeping the line straight when you are putting. He usesa plow stake as an instructional tool. http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/boyne_oneill/

================================================================================SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING - # 6 IN A SERIES: BY THE CYBER GEEZER a.k.a. THADGUTOWSKI================================================================================The game-changing innovations emerging almost daily in the world ofInternet marketing can be a bit daunting. With over 600 millionFacebook users and about one hundred and fifty million on Twitter,presenting your golf course will become even more complex this year asdo-at-all Smart phones outsell PC’s.

The marketing equation continues to shift as these new mediumsdevelop and your customer’s preferences change or expand to embracethem.

I wish I had a Ouija board to guide me to where a particular customeror prospect may look for information. Is it a website? Newsletter?Email? Or the ever-expanding social media platforms: Facebook;Twitter; You Tube; MySpace; LinkedIn or any of the other 150 or so onthe web today. Let’s face it; the options are staggering in this new and quickly evolving communicationlandscape.

Studies indicate Senior citizens are the fastest growing segment on Facebook and other social media aswell. But this of course could be because those younger embraced these concepts much earlier. However,this remains an important statistic because according to the National Golf Foundation the over-fifty agecategory accounts for over half the rounds now played in the United States.

But one fact remains, your message must appeal to a broad cross-section of the market regardless of

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age, sex or playing ability. Let’s face, this is a lot tougher than writing copy for Victoria’s Secret.

Here are a few pointers to make your message more appealing regardless of what media you are using:

Stand out from the competition with more information, education, personality and peerrecommendations. Corporate-speak and price won’t cut it. If your messages are filled with a sales pitch,chances are they soon won’t get beyond the Inbox. Remember, content is king.

The goal is to develop something close to a conversation with your subscribers. And the best way toachieve this is to cultivate a personal reader-oriented approach by using the term “you” and not “I” or“we.”

Consider putting a face on your message with a photo. This helps the reader feel they are in a one-on-one relationship. If it is something related to playing the game, use a photo of your golf professional.For a food and beverage message, a chef or cook photo makes the story more acceptable. Even apositive comment from a member of the grounds-crew could add a touch that is not often, if ever seen.It may sound corny but like chicken soup it can’t hurt.

I feel there is nothing worse than a long string of the same logo or partial photo adjacent to postings.Doing things different is what it is all about.

Facebook offers a social-type environment that encourages customers and prospects to shareinformation with you and others about your facility and services. They may write about an out of theordinary experience they have had with you and even with your competition. That’s why it is criticallyimportant to monitor your Facebook page often. Let me rephrase that, very, very often.

At the West Michigan Golf show recently I talked to a golf course manager who said his facility had aFacebook page, but he hadn’t looked at it since sometime last season. I checked it out this week and wasshocked at some of the negative postings that were on his page. God only knows how many others wereturned off by what they read.

At the risk of being redundant, a Facebook Fan page can be a blessing or a curse. It’s up to you.Videos:Cyber-Geezer and Petoskey Area's Peter Fitzsimons discuss Facebook http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/petoskey/Cyber-Geezer with Al Lynch of Club Cars discuss Facebook http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/clubcar_facebook/

============================================MINZEY'S MUSINGS: FOR ALL YOU LEXOPHILES …============================================1. A bicycle can't stand alone. It is two tired. 2. A will is a dead giveaway.3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a rotten apple.4. A backward poet writes inverse.5. A chicken crossing the road … poultry in motion.6. If a clock is hungry, does it go back four seconds?7. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

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8. You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it..9. He broke into song because he couldn't find the key.10. A calendar's days are numbered.11. A boiled egg is hard to beat.12. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.13. The story of the short fortuneteller who escaped from prison … a small medium at large.14. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.15. When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.16. If you jump off a bridge in Paris, you are in Seine .17. When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.18. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.19. Acupuncture … a jab well done.20. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.21. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size fromtoo much pi.22. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .23. She was only a whisky makers daughter, but he loved her still.24. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of mathdisruption.25. No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.26. A dog gave birth to puppies in a public place, and was cited for littering.27. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.28. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.29. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.30. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.31. A sign on the lawn outside the drug rehab center … 'Keep off the Grass'32. A boy swallowed some coins, and was taken to a hospital. His mother telephoned to ask how hewas. The nurse said, 'No change yet.'33. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

AlsoHans Klok & The Divas of Magic - 10 Illusions in 5http://www.flixxy.com/worlds-fastest-magician.htm

======================================MICHIGAN GOLF HALL OF FAME VIDEOS======================================With the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame inductees just announced for this year, you may want to visitsome of those honored in the past. To be sure, we do not have videos of all of them, but certainlyenough to be of interest to you.

HOF Member Year Video

Walter Hagen* 1982 xChuck Kocsis* 1982 xAl Watrous* 1982 Walter Burkemo* 1983 xGlenn Johnson 1983 xHorton Smith* 1983

HOF Member Year Video

John Barnum* 1983 Chick Harbert* 1983 Dorothy Higbie* 1984 James Standish, Jr.* 1984 Patti Boice 1985 Leo Diegel* 1985

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HOF Member Year Video

Dave Hill 1985 xWilfrid Reid* 1985 Tommy Armour* 1986 Tom Draper* 1986 Pete Green 1986 xBud Stevens 1986 xA. Fred Kammer* 1987 Sam Kocsis 1987 Wiffi Smith 1987 Carlton Wells* 1987 Gene Bone 1988 xEd Furgol* 1988 Sally Sessions 1988 Marvin Stahl 1988 John Walter* 1988 Bob Babbish 1989 Cindy Hill 1989 Everett Kircher* 1989 xEmerick Kocsis* 1989 Shirley Spork 1989 Ed Ervasti 1990 Jake Fassezke* 1990 Frank & Mary Lovell* 1990 Ben Smith 1990 Jenny Weiss* 1990 Randy Erskine 1991 xJohn Malloy 1991 Warren Orlick* 1991 Mike Souchak 1991 Ben Davis 1992 xMike Hill 1992 Lynn Janson 1992 Bill McDonald 1992 Bonnie Lauer 1992 Ray Maguire* 1993 xBruce Matthews* 1993 xCalvin Peete 1993 Buddy Whitten 1993 Mary Fossum 2002 xMeg Mallon 2002 Robert McMasters 2002 x

HOF Member Year Video

Betty Richart 2002 xClarence Wolfrom* 2002 Jack Berry 2003 xCindy Figg-Currier 2003 Joyce Kazmierski 2003 Greg Reynolds 2003 Sara Wold 2003 xMary Hiestand 2004 Elaine Crosby 2004 xDan Pohl 2004 xJack Saylor* 2004 xLloyd Syron 2004 Stan Aldridge 2005 xJoan Garety 2005 xJerry Matthews 2005 xJeff Roth 2005 xRaymond Bolo 2006 Thomas Chisholm 2006 xJohn Grace 2006 John Morse 2006 Jeanne Myers 2006 xJohn Lindholm 2007 Steve Maddalena 2007 Bruce Fossum 2007 xMark Wilson 2007 Ted Woehrle 2007 xKen Janke 2008 xMeriam Bailey Leeke 2008 xJohn Morgan 2008 Buick Open 2008 xBill Curtis 2009Randy Lewis 2009Tom Wargo 2009Jim Dewling 2009Sue Ertl 2010John Traub 2010Bill Zylstra 2010Terry Moore 2011Jim Briegel 2011Arthur Hills 2011Don Perne 2011

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==================THE YEAR WAS 1923==================In 1923, who was:1. President of the largest steel company?2. President of the largest gas company?3. President of the New York stock Exchange?4. Greatest wheat speculator?5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?6. Great Bear of Wall Street?

These men were considered some of the world's most powerful and successful of their days.Now, 80+ years later...here they are and here is what ultimately became of them

The Answers1. The president of the largest steel company. Charles Schwab, died a pauper.2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad, penniless.5. The president of The Bank of International Settlement, Leon Fraser, shot himself.6 The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide

However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion And the winner of the most important golftournament,The US Open was Gene Sarazen.

What became of him?He played golf until he was 92, Died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure At the time ofhis death.

The Moral:Screw work.Play golf.

Thanks and a Tip of the Tap to Bruce Morrison for sending this legendary story on.

=================================================MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION 2011 SHOWS

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****************************NOW PLAYING ***************************25th Anniversary Preview of the Jones Masterpiece at Treetops with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry25th Anniversary Preview of The Legend at Shanty Creek Resort with Brian Kautz and Jack Berry100th Anniversary Preview of the Michigan Amateur with David Graham and Jack BerryBoyne's Tournament Season and Golf Packages with Jeff Ecceleston and Jack BerryBrian O'Neill's Quick TipsTreetops Cup Matches with Kevin McKinley and Jack BerryLochenHeath is Back and Basking with Mike Husby and Jack Berry

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LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass with Dave Douglas and Jack BerryRailside Golf Club @ Byron Center - Club Membership on the Rise with Jim Bultema and Jack BerryPGA Michigan and Patriot Day with Kevin McKinley and Jack BerryThe Treetops Cup: Michigan vs Canada - Ryder Cup Style with Kevin McKinley and Jack BerryThe Madness at Marsh Ridge Resort Larry Bowden and Jack BerryThe Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski with Peter Fitzsimons and Al Lynch

http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html

***********************COMING ATTRACTIONS***********************

Boyne's Tournament of Champions with Jack BerryGAM's 100th Anniversary of the Michigan Amateur*MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol LawnHome of American GolfMichigan Golfer at the Master'sThe Michigan Open at The Orchards GC*2012 - 25th Anniversary of the Gaylord Golf Mecca with Judy Mason and Kevin Frisch

==================================MICHIGAN GOLFER WINTER SSUEhttp://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/==================================Table of ContentsTop 10 Michigan Golf Stories of 2010

By. Jack BerryA Season to Remember: Calvin College Knights Capture 2010 MIAA Championship

By Chris LewisGarland Golf

By Mike DuffMichigan High School Golf Roundup

By Kelly HillOlympic Golf

By Brad and Bill SheltonA Year in Review, of Sorts

By Terry MooreGolf Rules

By Bill and Brad Shelton

Top 10's & The Best Of ListsMichigan Golfer Television Viewed ShowsShaker and Movers in Michigan GolfMichigan Golf Course VideosMichigan Resorts in Golf Digest ListingsMichigan Golf Courses in Golf Digest’s Top 100Best Michigan Golf Courses You Can Play – Golf MagazineGolfWeek Listing of Top Michigan Resort CoursesGolfWeek’ Top 10 Michigan Golf Courses

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===============================2011 MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR===============================FEBRUARY25-27 Lansing Golf Show, Lansing

http://michigangolfshow.com/lansing/25-27 Chicago Golf Show, Chicago

http://www.chicagogolfshow.com/25-27 Indianapolis Golf Show, Indianapolis

http://www.northcoastgolfshows.com/

MARCH4-6 Michigan Golf Show, Novi

http://michigangolfshow.com/10-13 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami, Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/17-20 Transitions Championship Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead, Palm Harbor, Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/24-27 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/26-27 The Mid Michigan Golf Show, Birch Run Expo Center,

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APRIL07-10 Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia

http://masters.org30 We're Open Invitational, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com MAY11 Fuller Cup, Country Club of Lansing

http://michigan.pga.com24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920128-29MPGA Michigan Medal Play Championship - Fellows Creek Golf Course

http://www.mipublinx.com/

JUNE2-5 The Memorial Tournament, Dublin, OH

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6-7 Nike Golf State Pro Am, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs14-15 Club Car Michigan PGA Senior Open - Bedford Valley

http://www.mipublinx.com/16-19 U.S. Open / Congressional Country Club / Bethesda, Md.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920120-26 LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass

http://www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com20 Pro-Pro Championship, The Legend at Shanty Creek, Bellaire21-25 Michigan Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Boyne City

http://gam.org/22 MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol Lawn

http://mgcoa.com27-29 Women's Open, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville

http://michigan.pga.com27/7-2 U.S. Amateur Public Links / Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Ore

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

JULY7-10 U.S. Women's Open / The Broadmoor (East Course) / Colorado Springs, Colo.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=171798692018 - 10, Treetops Cup Matches, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com 11-14 Michigan Open, The Orchards, Washington

http://michigan.pga.com13-14 20th GAM Women's Championship, Gull Lake CC

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920114-17 British Open Royal St. George's Golf Club18-23 U.S. Girls' Junior / Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) / Olympia Fields, Ill. /

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920121-24 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, Columbus, OH25-27 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Mountain, MI

http://boyne.com25-26 Michigan Women' Amateur, Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI

http://gam.org25-26 Senior PGA Championship, Charlevoix Golf & CC, Charlevoix

http://michigan.pga.com28-31 U.S. Senior Open / Inverness Club / Toledo, Ohio /

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920129-30 Tournament of Champions, Pro Am - Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls

http://michigan.pga.com29-31 Butch Harmon Showcase, The Loon Golf Course, Gaylord

http://www.loongolfresort.com/

AUGUST1-3 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs

http://michigan.pga.com2-5 Junior PGA Championship. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, IN

http://www.pga.com/pga-america/feature/sycamore-hills-gc-selected-host-2010-junior-pga-championship

8 Pro Assistant Championship, Treetops, Gaylord11 MGCOA Summer Golf Outing

http://mgcoa.org11 Swinging for a Wish, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com 8-14 U.S. Women's Amateur / Rhode Island Country Club / Barrington, R.I.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920108-14 PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA15--16 GAM Championship, Barton Hills CC, MI

http://gam.org17-18 13th GAM Women's Mid Am, Oak Pointe CC, Brighton, MI

http://gam.org22-28 U.S. Amateur / Erin Hills / Erin, Wis.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920129-31 Michigan PGA Championship, Eagle Eye GC, Bath

http://michigan.pga.com29-30 15th Annual GAM Women's Senior Tournament, Belvedere GC, Charlevoix, MI

http://gam.org

SEPTEMBER1-2 GAM Mid-Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, MI

http://gam.org2 – 4 Patriot Golf Day Shootout, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com 10-11 Walker Cup / Royal Aberdeen Golf Club / Aberdeen, Scotland

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920110-15 USGA Senior Amateur / Kinloch Golf Club / Manakin-Sabot, Va

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920112-14 Match Play Championship, Forest Akers, East Lansing

http://michigan.pga.com19-20 25th GAM Senior Championship, Spring Lake CC, Spring Lake, MI

http://gam.org22-25 The Tour Championship, East Lake CC, Atlanta, GA22-25 41st Golf Collectors Society Annual Meeting & Trade Show-Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti atEagle Crest Resort

http://www.golfcollectors.com/events.html25–27 Pepsi Fall Charity Invitational, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com 25, MGCOA Golf League Championship at Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bath

http://MGCOA.orgOCTOBER8– 9 Toughman/Princess Scramble Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com 31 PGA Fall Meeting

NOVEMBER17-20 President's Cup, Royal Melbourne, Victoria, AUS29/1 MGCOA Golf Business Conference and Vendor Show at the Somerset Inn in Troy

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