Columnist: Mike May
THE PFAU GOLF COURSE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY: A STUNNING MASTERPIECE
By Mike May Thanks to a very generous gift, the golf program at Indiana University has received a huge ‘shot in the arm.’ The championship golf course at Indiana University, which first opened in 1955, has re-opened after a complete re-design by highly acclaimed golf course architect Steve Smyers. “We built a brand new golf […]
Back Home in Indiana On the Pete Dye Golf Trail
By Mike May The late hall-of-fame golf course architect, Pete Dye was the Donald Ross of his generation. Dye’s footprint on U.S. golf is prolific and some of his best designs can be found in Indiana. Jack Nicklaus, himself a world-renowned golf course architect, was a fan of Dye’s creative genius, “I think Pete Dye […]
A BOYNE MOUNTAIN GOLF BONUS: World Class CART GIRL, Jerri Lee Richards
By Mike May When playing golf at either The Alpine, or The Monument courses at BOYNE Mountain, you will be intrigued by each respective layout, the creativity of each hole’s design, and the overall quality of the two golf courses. In addition to the fantastic golf at Boyne Mountain, Cart Girl Extraordinaire, Jerri […]
BELVEDERE GOLF CLUB: A TIMELESS TRADITION
By Mike May Refreshingly pure, fundamentally sound, and forever relevant. Those are three ways to describe the Belvedere Golf Club that opened for play in 1927. The course was designed by golf course architect William Watson, who also served as the course’s first professional. In 2017, Belvedere’s membership rededicated the course to the memory of […]
RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB: A PURE GOLF EXPERIENCE
By Mike May Those who truly appreciate the creature comforts of home will experience that same feeling at the Riviera Country Club, in Ormond Beach, Florida, very near Daytona Beach. The course originally opened as a nine-hole layout in the 1930’s, but was later expanded to 18 holes in 1954 and is now listed as […]
A Train Runs Through Florida’s Historic Golf Trail
By Mike May Over the last 100+ years, Florida’s development can largely be attributed to the ambition of the late Henry Flagler and Henry Plant, plus their strategic use of the railroad. Not only did the railroad bring visitors to Florida, it was the key to the growth of many of its golf courses, as […]
THREETOPS AT TREETOPS: AN EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER
By Mike May Threetops at Treetops, in Gaylord, Michigan, packs 18 holes of drama into just 9 holes, yet every hole is ‘simply’ a par three. There are not enough superlatives in the English language to provide a fair and accurate description of the beauty, diversity, and the amount of fun to be enjoyed at […]
THE FROG: SIMPLY SERENE AND SENSATIONAL
By Mike May There are many public-access golf courses in the U.S. that have creative names such as Osprey Point, Threetops at Treetops, The Schoolmaster, and Covered Bridge, but one Georgia golf course is named after an amphibian. The Frog, a stop on the Georgia Golf Trail, is located in Villa Rica, near […]
Inaugural PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week to be held at Congressional Country Club
By Mike May PGA REACH, a program for disabled golfers operated by the PGA of America, has announced the inaugural PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week will take place from October 25-28, at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a national program that introduces golf to […]
SULTAN’S RUN GOLF CLUB: 18 HALLMARK HOLES IN THE HOOSIER HILLS
By Mike May The Sultan’s Run Golf Club is one of the marvels of golf in Indiana, if not the entire Midwest. Designed by Tim Liddy, a protégé of Pete Dye, this 18-hole layout is located in the southwest Indiana community of Jasper, about a 30-minute drive from the resort town of French Lick. Years […]