October 2021 Ohio Golf Journal

Arizona-based Danny Scott, who golfs all over the world as half of ‘America’s Golfing Couple,’ was impressed with the high quality of all 10 Boyne golf courses. “They’re so well-conditioned it’s hard to pick a favorite. They’re all great.” To hear more from ‘America’s Golfing Couple,’ Danny and Alice Scott about their visit to BOYNE watch Back 9 Report at: At Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, the fun begins even before your golf game on The Alpine and The Monument with a scenic, 10-minute cart ride up the mountain along a mile-long path, with dramatic finishing holes overlooking Deer Lake. Between rounds, golfers can soothe weary muscles at The Spa at Boyne Mountain or at its family-friendly indoor waterpark, Avalanche Bay. Thrill-seekers can rent mountain or electric bikes and tackle 26 miles of trails at either Boyne Mountain or Boyne Highlands. In the alpine-themed Mountain village, photographs at Forty Acres Tavern tell the story of how Boyne’s visionary founder, Everett Kircher, bought the first 40 acres for $1 in 1947 from William Pearson, a potato farmer-turned Michigan state senator. “Anybody damn fool enough to want to build a ski hill, well … I’ll give you the property,” Pearson is quoted as saying. Today, the Boyne Resorts collection of ski and golf resorts stretches from Maine to British Columbia in Canada, and boasts some 10,000 employees. Ohio Golf Journal