one of the largest golf resorts in the country. It’s not just the number holes either, it’s the total golf experience. With the number of direct flights into Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport, we have become an international destination.’’ Back 9 Report talked with Griffin about BOYNE Golf and the International Golf Tour Operators coming to the resort. To watch the full interview, click HERE. PUT Griffin video thumbnail here Renovations BOYNE has been working closely with course designer Ray Hearn to renovate several of their courses. The Moor course expanded fairways and updated the green surrounds to improve the playability of the course. Hearn updated several holes on the Ross Course and by using modern technology made them more closely replicate the original Donald Ross designs. Bernie Friedrich spoke with Back 9 Report about the renovations and new short course at BOYNE Highlands. beautiful and different it is. There are three or four stacked wall bunkers. Instead of using tee boxes, we’ll have just one marker on each hole and let guests play wherever they want. And the greens are inspired by some of the great ones around the world. They’re not copies of any specific greens, but they look different and are big. We also sodded all of the fairways, which will be wellmaintained and surrounded by some tall fescue for that whisper look and feel. It’s going to be quite stunning. There’s a lot of excitement about short courses. We want to keep people excited about golf and wanting to play. If playing 18 or 36 holes is not enough on any day, Doon Brae gives golfers another option.” In Scottish, Doon Brae translates to, Doon, going downhill into a valley, while Brae refers to a hillside. Sitting at the base of the Highlands ski hill, that is exactly what this 9-hole short course is. To view the full interview click HERE. Bernie Friedrich video thumbnail here New Course, Doon Brae, Set To Open in 2024 Doon Brae, the new short course, designed by Ray Hearn, sits at the base of the ski hill behind The Highlands Lodge and will open for play later this summer. “As far as I know, this is the first modern golf course ever built on a ski hill,” said Bernie Friedrich, Director of Golf Course Renovations and Development at Boyne Resorts. “What excites me most is how
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