Michigan Golf News

FARMINGTON HILLS – The 98th Michigan Amateur Championship, sponsored by Osprey Recreational Properties, will be contested on the lush fairways of Linden’s Spring Meadows Country Club June 23-27. For the first time in the history of the event, the Michigan Amateur will be held at Spring Meadows Country Club (par 71, 6,854 yards).

The return of the Michigan Amateur to the Flint area for the first time since 2001 has helped to attract one of the biggest fields in Michigan Amateur history. The golfer who is left on Saturday, June 27 as the 2009 Michigan Amateur Champion will have earned his name on the prestigious Staghorn trophy by outlasting the other 788 competitors in the 2009 Michigan Amateur Championship, making this the 5th largest field ever.

THOMPSONVILLE - Crystal Mountain Golf School, ranked among the Top 25 in America by Golf Magazine, will have a presence at the U.S. Open this week as both a pupil and instructor converge on Bethpage.

Clark Klaasen, who has worked with Crystal Mountain Director of Golf Brad Dean for three years, will be playing in his first event as a professional. He'll no doubt get some sage advice from Dean who played his first major last year at Oakland Hills Country Club.

HARBOR SPRINGS - True North Golf Club, a premier private residential development located north of Harbor Springs, was selected among Golf Digest Magazine's Best in State in Michigan in 2009. True North, designed by nationally award winning architect Jim Engh, is ranked No. 8 overall and No. 4 among public courses in the State.

Golf Digest's annual survey of America's Best New Courses and Best in State courses is conducted by a panel of 800 golfers. Panelists rate courses based on shot values, design variety, resistance to scoring, memorability, and aesthetics.

After six straight missed cuts this year on the Hooters Tour, long-hitting Ryan Brehm was, like any golfer who struggles to get a grip on his game, beginning to doubt himself.

A dominant eight-shot wire-to-wire win at the 92nd Michigan Open, presented by Lincoln Mercury, changed all of that.

This year, food and wine enthusiasts can enjoy a unique culinary experience that will awaken their senses and excite their taste buds.

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, located in the picturesque Northwoods of Michigan, offers travelers premier accommodations, breathtaking scenery and the opportunity to experience local food and wine at its best.

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."