Tag Archives: Forest Dunes
Michigan’s Grand Slam
By Fred Altvater Babe Ruth holds baseball’s record for most Grand Slams hit at 16. Bobby Jones is the only man to win all four of golf’s major championships in the same year to achieve the Grand Slam. But, did you know, you could create your own ‘Grand Slam’ by playing at four of […]
Golf Travel Notes from Len Ziehm
The Myrtle Beach World Amateur will include 70 flights with $100,000 in prize money, plus it added three new divisions for 2021. The best news is that the World’s Largest 19th Hole is one of the BEST parties in Golf and it is BACK! Every evening the Myrtle Beach Convention Center is open to all of […]
Forest Dunes Continues to Expand
By Len Ziehm There was never a doubt that Forest Dunes had one of the very best golf courses in Michigan, if not the entire United States. Tom Weiskopf designed it in 2002 and Golf Digest named it ‘Best New Course’ in the country. No other golf resort can keep up with the expansion Forest Dunes’ owner Lew Thompson, an Arkansas trucking magnate, has engineered over the […]
There is So Much Golf to Love In Michigan
By Len Ziehm Over the past few years, Arcadia Bluffs and Forest Dunes have been in a battle for best golf course in Michigan, with the Bluffs usually getting the nod The Bluffs extraordinary Lake Michigan views, plus the on-course mounding and elevation changes are spectacular. I don’t know of any course, outside of […]
2019 Michigan Golf Tour Was a HUGE Success
By Fred Altvater Even though I am a staunch Buckeye fan, GO BUCKS!! I appreciate the fact that Michigan has over 800 courses, plus several outstanding resorts that offer every amenity any golfer could want. This summer we had the chance to visit three of the best resorts in Michigan, plus play one of […]
Forest Dunes “Loop” Offers Dual Golf Experience
By Tom Lang The Loop is one of the world’s most intriguing course designs as a fully-reversible layout featuring 18 greens and 36 teeing areas. Its closest model of comparison is historic St. Andrews, which is reversible, but only played the opposite direction one time each year on April 1. The Loop is […]