Michigan Golf Scene

The Donald Ross Memorial Golf Course at Boyne Highland Resort is a special play for seasoned golfers

2018-07-08T12:00:00.004-04:00

Ken Griffin of the Boyne Resorts is a busy man. With three responsibilities spread out over ten Michigan courses, we played a round of golf on one of the most unique golfing experience in Michigan. Sparing no expense, Boyne took on the Donald Ross Memorial project and carved out 18 of the master golf architects best work and put them on an 18 hole layout at the Boyne Highlands resort. The operative word is what would work with the terrain. You like Oakland Hills... check. Same goes for Pinehurst #2 and a bunch of dandies. Boyne people flew all over the US and into England and surprisingly, the mostly private clubs let them borrow the plans and Boyne put the design of his holes to a tee on the course.

Ken Griffin talks about the Donald Ross Memorial Project Video

The first of three featured holes is located below. It is the 17th hole at Oakland Hills.

Oakland Hills #17 Replica at Donald Ross Memorial Video

Hole 3

Par 3 • 196 yards • A replica of Hole #17 | Oakland Hills Country Club; Birmingham, Michigan | Oakland Hills Country Club is one of the country's best known courses and in on the rotation schedule of the USGA and PGA majors, including the 2004 Ryder Cup & 2008 PGA Championship. This par 3 is one of Oakland Hills' most difficult holes and one of the country's great short holes. The green is 30 feet above the tee, forcing the golfer to carry the tee shot over a crest to a semi-blind pin position. It is protected on all sides by heavy bunkering with only a narrow opening at the front. Pronounced slopes and green undulations make putting an adventure.

Hole 4

Par 4 • 434 yards • A replica of Hole #14 | Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst #2; Pinehurst, North Carolina | The hole is pure Rossian. The tee sits atop a high knoll. A bunker is located deceptively about 50 yards in front of the green, partially obscuring it. The green complex is perhaps the most dramatic of the entire Pinehurst course with a series of rolls and contours to be carefully reckoned with. While long, difficult and deceiving, it's not tricked up or artificial. A great natural hole where par is well deserved. Replica 14th Hole at Pinehurst #2 Video

Hole 18

Par 4 • 438 yards • A replica of Hole #16 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course; Birmingham, Michigan | The dogleg 16th hole is the most spectacular and most feared hole on the course. In the 1972 PGA Championship, Gary Player hit a nine iron from the rough over the willow trees to within four feet of the pin. This historic shot, which Player said was "one of the best shots of my career," led to victory two holes later.

16th at Oakland Hills Recreated at Donald Ross Memorial at Boyne Highlands Video

Anika Dy talks about UM Golf and her play at the AJGA

2018-07-08T10:56:00.004-04:00

Anika Dy of Traverse City has already accomplished quite a bit in her high school career as she has captured a Miss Golf title in Michigan. She talks to us and talks about now and her future.

Anika Dy talks about UM Golf and her play at the AJGA at Boyne Highlands

AJGA at Boyne Highlands Moor Course finds two new champions.

2018-07-06T16:19:00.001-04:00

Collegiate aspiring golfers from across the country looked to battle the 90 plus degree heat, the wind and holiday distractions at the Coca-Cola AJGA Championship at Boyne and there really was one difference.

The key to handling the event was staying hydrated and staying focused. For Isabella Portokalis, she had a quiet confidence things would go her way and her 71-71-70 was enough to carry her to victory over Michigan's Miss Golf Anika Dy and defending Coca Cola Champion Macy Fox. Portokalis easily had the most consistently low scores during the three day tournament and her first win on the grueling AJGA circuit.

Isabella Portakalis has a bright future- Video Interview

What began as an overcast day at the Boyne Resort turned into a mid-afternoon scorcher and the boys in the leader group saw their scores rise like the the temperatures on a very hot week for golfers. Henry Frizzell saw the day as an opportunity as this Texan sees days much hotter than the northern players. Frizzell played his four shot lead on the final hole text book as the S shaped 18th that most players play in two with water everywhere as a three shot hole and gained his first AJGA victory. Frizzell was tied for the low round of the day and considering his playing partners blew up, Frizzell's concentration was noticable to observers. His interview is here.

Henry Frizell shows the boys how to play golf when the heat is on

Finals Results - Click to the left to see final results for all golfers in the tournament.

AJGA Boyne Coca-Cola Tournament at Boyne Highlands-Interviews-

2018-07-03T20:16:00.001-04:00

2017 Defending Champion Nick Dentina of Indiana and Macy Fox of Texas are back defending their Boyne Coca Cola AJGA titles and these two future college commits tell what its like playing top notch college prep golf. Their short interviews tell them how winning this tournament helped put them on the recruiting map and for Macy, she wants to play golf on a much bigger stage.

Dentina tells how the 2017 win gave him momentum toward a scholarship

Macy Fox talks about the AJGA and her future

MSU golf coach Casey Lubahn talks about his current team and what he looks for in a future Spartan golfer

2018-07-03T17:07:00.001-04:00

The AJGA Coca-Cola tournament at Boyne is in full swing at the Boyne Resort and the very best golfers in the midwest and those with Rolex points are competing. MSU coach Casey Lubahn talks to Roy J. Akers about Spartan golf.

Click below for video interview
MSU Coach Casey Lubahn dishes in 3 minutes about Spartan golf

Junior Golf Scoreboard gives out the latest National girls golf rankings- How did Michigan do?

2018-06-17T16:13:00.005-04:00

Here are the ladies and where they have committed to college.

Junior Golf Scoreboard gives the current top 50 players in the US- How did Michigan do?

2018-06-17T16:07:00.002-04:00

Here they are. Updated. The girls will be posted later this week.

Our own Michael Dore' talks to NFL HOFer Mark Schlereth about Fox Sports and golf

2018-06-13T10:08:00.003-04:00

Some people have the privilege of calling Michael Dore' Newman but in three minutes, he talks to one heck of a guy Mark Schlereth about his MLB player and son Daniel, Fox Sports, the Mothership and more.

Mark Schelereth talks at the LPGA Meijer Simply Care golf outing

Who are Michigan's Top Golf Teachers?

2018-06-13T10:02:00.002-04:00

Golf Digest came out with their list for 2018 and did your golf pro make the list? Do you have arguments? Comment please. To see the state by state list, click the link following the list.

MICHIGAN
1.) Jason Guss, Jason Guss Golf Academy At Hawk Hollow, Bath
2.) Adam Schriber, Lochenheath G.C., Williamsburg
3.) Brandon Roby, Cascade Hills C.C., Grand Rapids
4.) Dave Kendall, Kendall Academy, Ypsilanti
5.) Paul Haase, Kendall Academy, Ypsilanti
6.) Gary Bissell, Meadows Golf Academy, Allendale
7.) Chris Mory, Jason Guss Golf Academy At Hawk Hollow, Bath
8.) Charley Vandenberg, Thousand Oaks Golf Academy, Grand Rapids
9.) Nick Pumford, Oakland U., Auburn Hills
10.) Lynn Janson, Hastings C.C.
11.) Brian O'Neill, Boyne Golf Academy, Harbor Springs
12.) Jack Seltzer, Seltzer Golf Academy, Grand Blanc
13.) Jordan Young, Fox Hills G. Cse., Plymouth
14.) Chris Whitten, University Of Michigan G. Cse., Ann Arbor
15.) Mike Fay, Boyne Golf Academy, Harbor Springs
16.) Jeff Goble, Fox Hills Learning Center, Plymouth
17.) Steve Brady Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Hills
18.) Brad Dean, Interlochen G. Cse.

Find the complete list by state by clicking here

LPGA superstar Brooke Henderson talks about her the Meijer Simply Cares Classic in Grand Rapids

2018-06-13T09:55:00.001-04:00

LPGA superstar Brooke Henderson talks about her the Meijer Simply Cares Classic in Grand Rapids and her earned confidence after so much success.

Here is her 5 minute press conference

Brooke Henderson Presser

Ariya Jutanugarn at the 2018 the Meijer Simply Cares Classic in Grand Rapids

2018-06-13T09:18:00.001-04:00

Ariya Jutanugarn speaks about her US Open win, the Meijer Simply Cares Classic in Grand Rapids and her budding career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOWnw2Zo30

Trey Wingo and our Michael Dore' talk golf, football and ESPN at the Meijer Simply Cares Celebrity Pro-Am

2018-06-12T19:07:00.002-04:00

Love pro-am's. Celebrity Pro-am's are even better and at the LPGA Meijer Celebrity Pro am at Egypt Valley. Wingo is a natural ham and Newman plays the straight man for the affable ESPN legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1jKWgUBU1c

Jack Nicklaus talks about the state of the game golf including junior golf

2018-05-28T15:02:00.000-04:00

One of the great honors of my professional life is getting to speak with and ask Jack Nicklaus a question during a press conference at the Legends Senior PGA stop in Benton Harbor. He took questions from members of the national press and local and regional reporters such as myself. In a two minute answer, Jack talks about how golf rebounded from the great recession and what the PGA has done to get more participants than ever. Click below.
https://youtu.be/RVsYCZKcGXM

Rocco Mediate talks about the Legends PGA Championship this week in Benton Harbor

2018-05-24T08:53:00.003-04:00

The Legends KitchenAid PGA Championship in Benton Harbor is a challenging course designed by the Golden Bear.

Rocco Mediate won the tournament back in 2016 and shares in a five minute press conference what it will take to win again this year.

https://youtu.be/Ci-WrtCFvMw

What can Drones do for golf Courses?

2018-05-22T01:51:00.002-04:00

Actually, they can do a lot. From giving quality golf instruction to showcasing a course, they do a fantastic job. They can show each hole, the course as a whole, and can show off the strategy golfers use to play it. We will be putting golf videos up this summer doing just that. 400' Cinematic and Hi Tech Real Estate are doing just that and we will be showcasing videos on this during the summer. For now, here is Mt. Holly in a basic showcase video doing just that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-WkQzF_xhs

Beaumont Elementary 5th Grade Graduation

2014-06-10T23:49:00.003-04:00

This photo gallery of Waterford's Beaumont Elementary is shot by Tim Thompson

http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/06/10/beaumont-elementary-schools-2014-5th-grade-graduation/#3

Riverside Elementary in Waterford Spring Carnival raises much needed PTO money in Pictures

2014-05-20T08:53:00.003-04:00

The Riverside Elementary Community held their annual Spring Carnival Fundraiser and the PTO is now able to fund more student programs. Ms. Grambush, several staff members and parent volunteers all helped the students.

http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/05/19/spring-carnival-at-riverside-elementary-in-waterford/#1

UD Mercy outlasts Oakland U for Horizon League Championship

2014-04-28T07:34:00.003-04:00

Lammers, Titans Charge Past Oakland For Horizon League Championship

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. (4/27/2014) -- The Titans went hunting for some Golden Grizzlies today and led by two-time HL Player of the Year and now two-time HL medalist senior Lindsey Lammers (Milan, Mich. / Milan), the University of Detroit Mercy women's golf team won its second straight Horizon League Championship as play came to an end on Sunday at the Par 72, 5,817-yard Las Colinas Course at the Mission Inn Resort.

Detroit began the final round trailing rival Oakland by eight shots, but with four players posting scores in the 70's, the red, white and blue raced past OU with a 311 and won the title by seven strokes in finishing with a 943 (317-315-311). The 943 is tied for the second lowest 54-hole total in school history with the 943 Detroit recorded to win the 2010 championship and behind only the 920 it won with last year.

The victory also means that the Titans receive the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Regional Championships, which will be announced tomorrow live on the Golf Channel between 6-7:00 p.m.

"I told the team last night to just be themselves and play one shot and one hole at a time," said head coach Terri Anthony-Ryan (Golf Pro Beenchwoods, Southfield, Mich.). "I told them that they are used to this pressure and that they are still in it and I don't want the season to end."

The win marked the second-straight year that the Titans have won the trophy and the third time since 2010, with the other two seasons placing second.

Lammers – who broke the school record with her eighth career victory - started the day tied for first and then opened her lead up to as many as three, winning the HL medalist by two shots with a career-best 228 (76-77-75). She tallied a 3-over 75 on the final 18 with 10 pars and three birdies en route to her second career HL title as she won the event in 2012, the only Titan to win it multiple times.

She was All-Tournament for the third-straight year as she recorded nine birdies and 31 pars in the 54 holes, with her 228 the second best score by a UDM golfer at the league championship, behind only Alainna Stefan's 226 in 2010. Lammers has now also finished in the top nine in 23 of her last 25 events with eight wins and five runner-up efforts since her sophomore year.

Senior Christina Thorne (Kingston, Ont. / Bayridge) was All-Tournament for the second-straight season as she was third with a 233 (79-76-78), her 15th career top-10 tournament. The two-time All-HL performer fired a 78 on Sunday with 10 pars and back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13. She had six birdies on the weekend along with tying for the team lead at 31 pars.

"Lindsey and Christina are just two great players," said Coach Ryan. "Lindsey knows that the pressure is on her every tournament and she continues to play her game, and Christina is right there and always comes up with big shots."

Junior Olivia Richards (Waterford, Ont. / Simcoe Compostie) tied 12th with a 239 (79-81-79) and freshman Sarah Thompson (Canton, Mich. / Plymouth) shared for 17th with a 244 (83-82-79), which tied a season-best.

Richards shot a 79 on the final 18 and played real steady with 11 pars and a birdie on the Par 5 13th hole, while Thompson picked the best time to come through with her best round of the weekend with a 79 as she had 11 pars and a birdie on the Par 4 16th hole.

"On the back nine, I told Sarah that we needed her to match or beat the score Oakland put up and she did that and came up big for us," added Coach Ryan.

Junior Jessica Mallender (Amherstburg, Ont. / General Amherst) tallied a career-low 253 (84-81-88) in the tournament, her first-ever Horizon League Championship appearance.

"Olivia and Jess have been a part of this program for three years and they know what we need to do to win," said Coach Ryan. "Olivia played well today and gave us the score we needed and Jess came up with a score yesterday so when you have your entire team contributing, that is a great sign."

The 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships selections will be announced live via the Golf Channel Monday, April 28, during Golf Central which will air that evening from 6 to 7 p.m (EST). Additionally, the show will be streamed live on the Golf Channel website and posted afterwards on the NCAA website at www.ncaa.com.

The Titans participated in the NCAA Central Regional last year, hosted by Oklahoma at the Jimmie Austin Oklahoma Golf Course, and in the NCAA Central Regional in 2010 at the Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind.

Titan fans, remember to follow #DetroitsCollegeTeam on Twitter and Instagram at @DetroitTitans and remember to like the Titans on Facebook.

Photo Album from the Michigan Golf Show in Novi

2014-03-19T11:06:00.000-04:00

A few weeks back I took several dozen photos from the Michigan Golf show from interviews, booths and more. They appeared in several Journal Register Newspapers. Just click the link below.

http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/03/11/10077/#1

Tom Greenia has Custom Woodwork for those that collect golf balls

2014-03-19T10:58:00.005-04:00

When you go to the Michigan Golf Show, there are people selling just about everything. I really like the entrepreneurs that come up with a unique idea and run with it. That is the case for Tom Greenia who makes a golf ball collection holder using the State of Michigan as a back drop. As you can see in this 3 minute interview, the holder has several dozen balls in it and is catching interest from many golf courses where golfers have a functional way to exhibit the places they golf and perhaps a hole in one or tournament win.

https://vimeo.com/89509933

Michigan Club Fitters talk about brand names are not always the best and other advice

2014-03-19T10:35:00.000-04:00

The Michigan Club Fitters are made up of a group of club fitters the range in their expertise. When looking to purchase clubs, quite often the factory clubs are made with imperfections that retailers do not want you to know about or their salesman are not educated on. In this 4 minute video, they demonstrate some of the things to look for.

https://vimeo.com/89506821

The Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford has been honored with the 2013 Junior All-Star of the Year Award

2014-03-18T10:52:00.001-04:00

The AJGA will again visit SE Michigan and Michigan in general multiple times this year and the tournaments have received recognition from their staff and sponsors as having many of the best run tournaments in the State. I was lucky enough to be apart of the Randy Wise Tournament winning best Media Coverage award in 2013 and the same goes for an improvement award for the All-Stars tournament which I covered last year as part of Journal Register and 21st Century Newspapers. (The Macomb Daily and The Oakland Press).

The Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford has been honored with the 2013 Junior All-Star of the Year Award

The Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford was voted as the Most Improved Tournament of the Year. The Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford was played at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

UD Mercy Titans Lindsey Lammers is Horizon League Player of the Week

2014-03-18T10:36:00.002-04:00

Valparaiso’s Webb, Detroit’s Lammers Tabbed Golfers of the Week

Indianapolis—Valparaiso freshman Peter Webb

(Madison, Wis.) is the Horizon League Men’s Golfer of the Week, while

Detroit senior

Lindsey Lammers

(Milan, Mich.) is the Horizon League Women’s Golfer of the Week for the period of March

6-13.

Webb opened the Bash at the Beach Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 75-74. In the final round, the right-handed golfer

matched the program single-round record with 67. It is the second time this season Webb has tied the program single-round

record. Webb leads Horizon League freshman in scoring average at 74.10.

Lammers had one win and two second-place finishes. In a duel vs.

Seminole State, she posted a T2 finish with a 78. In the

Titan Tri-Match vs. UIC and Seminole State, Lammers fired a 73 to take first-place and also led the Titans to a first-place

finish. It’s the sixth career event she has won. In the Seminole State Spring Break Invite, she again took second-place with a

36-hole total 151. On the season, Lammers has five-top-5 finishes

Valparaiso competes March 28-29 at the Beu Mossato Invitational while Detroit tees it up next March 24-25 at the Butler

Spring Invitational.

Other Top Golfers:

Mitchell Moore, Cleveland State

(So., Westerville, Ohio) - Helped the Vikings to a third-place finish at the Benbow Invitational with rounds of

77-70 (147). His final round 70 marked a career low.

Ryann Gilley, UIC

(Jr., Flossmoor, Ill.) - Recorded two-top 15 finishes at the Titan Tri-Match (T8) and the Seminole State Spring Break

Invitational (T14).

Michelle Kleckner, Valparaiso

(Sr., New Brighton, Minn.) - Posted a 164 (83-81) to finish T11 at the Benbow Invitational.

Allyson Hackman, Cleveland State

(So., Brownstown, Ind.) - Led the Vikings to a runner-up finish via her third-place finish at the Benbow

Invitational. Shot rounds of 80-78 (158).

Golfers of the Week:

Sept. 11:

Peter Webb (Valparaiso); Michelle Kleckner (Valparaiso)

Sept. 18:

Tom Boockmeier (Green Bay); Micaela Cronin (Cleveland State)

Sept 25:

Joe Collard (Green Bay); Christina Thorne (Detroit); Aislynn Merling (Youngstown State)

Oct. 2:

Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State)

Oct. 9:

Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State); Sydney Shrum (Valparaiso)

Oct. 16:

Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State); Kassandra Komma (Oakland); Aislynn Merling (Youngstown State)

March 5:

Wil Wittmann (Detroit); Kassandra Komma (Oakland)

March 12:

Peter Webb (Valparaiso); Lindsey Lammers (Detroit

Strikes N' Strokes Magazine has deals for golfers and is a must read for those looking for deals.

2014-03-12T10:16:00.001-04:00

Mike Goddard is a newspaperman by heart. As a former writer for the Flint Journal after being laid off several years ago, his former coverage beats at the paper never left him. As the publisher of Strikes N' Strokes Magazine, he personally distributes his monthly publication to golf courses and bowling centers across mid-Michigan. He has built a following and handed out 5,100+ papers at the Michigan Golf Show. He talks about his paper and golf deals in this Michigan Golf Scene 3 minute interview.

https://vimeo.com/88879957

You can also find his paper online at:

http://www.strikesnstrokes.com/

Jeff Lesson of Lesson on Golf is the Subject of this weeks Monday Conversation

2014-03-12T10:00:00.001-04:00

Jeff Lesson has been doing his Lesson on Golf Show for various media outlets in the 97.1FM family for nearly 20 years. His 2014 show starts this Saturday and Sunday at 7am. Lesson as many of you know talks with PGA pros and owners all over the State of Michigan and hawks golf, his site listed below and has a lot to say about everyone's favorite whipping boy, Tiger Woods in this 3 minute 2014 Golf Show interview.

https://vimeo.com/88880139