Michigan Golf News

Tullymore Golf Club at The Resorts of Tullymore & St. Ives has again made Golf Digest's prestigious list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses in 2009.

Tullymore first appeared on the list in 2007 and subsequently in 2008. The highly-acclaimed Jim Engh design is also ranked by Golf Digest in 2009 as No. 15 among "America's 100 Greatest Public & Resort Golf Courses."

Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs and The Inn at Bay Harbor, a Renaissance Golf Resort located in Bay Harbor, were all recently honored by the readers of Michigan Meetings + Events.

Boyne Mountain was voted Best Resort, Boyne Highlands was honored as Best Golf Venue, and The Inn at Bay Harbor was named Best Hotel with Meeting Space (200 guest rooms or less division). 

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa near Traverse City will begin opening its golf courses for the season on Wednesday April 15. Spruce Run will be open for play that day. Opening days for The Bear and The Wolverine are yet to be announced, but all three golf courses will be open by the end of April. 

For tee times and information, please call 231-534-6000 or 800-748-0303. For golf course info, golf specials, golf packages, and other information, visit www.grandtraverseresort.com .

On the golf course, a few feet can be the difference between finding a hazard and landing in a safe spot with a good angle to attack the pin, and club selection is often an integral component in reducing distances to the cup if you're able to find the putting surface.

GreenFinder Golf GPS , a system that utilizes already-exisiting global positioning systems on your iPhone or Blackberry to calculate the distance from the golfer to various targets on the course, is a simple, convenient and affordable way to improve your golf game by having the right club in your hand and the information necessary to make the right play.

Home to a classic course annually listed as one of the world’s best and host of multiple U.S. Open championships, the state of New Jersey is no stranger to world-class golf venues.

Featuring more than a dozen upscale public golf courses, Atlantic City is adding another dimension to golf in the Garden State, bringing avid golfers from all over the country with the promise of unmatched “Stay and Play” opportunities.

Michigan, a bastion of the outdoors and winter sports, has a surprisingly lengthy and enjoyable golf season. The Wolverine State sweetens its offerings with the addition of Sweetgrass Golf Club, the newest amenity at the Island Resort & Casino, which is owned and operated by the Hannahville Indian Community.

Unveiled in July 2008, Sweetgrass opens for its first full season in 2009 and draws from the area's Native American heritage, which is seamlessly and subtly incorporated in the championship course's layout.