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In This Issue

__/ SaraWold Recipient of the Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award

__/ McDowell,Tseng, Langer are GWAA Players of theYear

__/ Friendly Holiday Advice

__/ Top 10 Stories of theYear from Golf Magazine

__/ Highway of Heroes

__/ Happy Holidays from GLSP Staff,Writers,Videographers, Editors

__/ Kudo from a Reader

__/ Minzey's Musings

__/ Michigan Golfer -Winter Issue

__/ New Shows on GLSP

__/ Michigan Golf Calendar

__/ Michigan Golfer Archives http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/archives.html

__/ Michigan Golf History http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/history.html

__/ Michigan Golf Association Links

http://michigangolfer.com/mgn/associations.html

__/ Michigan Golf Hall of Fame http://tiny.cc/y6clk

Winners of the Dul Family Player Development Leadership Awrd2010: From left upper, Sandy Mily, Jennifer Aznavorian (Asst.General Manager), Anne Gajda (Instructor), Kathy Aznavorian, JuliaGrelak (Director of Sales & Marketing). From left lower, MarkRunchey, Director of Golf, JordanYoung, Director of Instruction.

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=======================================================================SARA WOLD RECIPIENT OF THE MATTHEWS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD=======================================================================Michigan Golf Business 2010 Annual Awards to the IndustryAt the annual Golf Business Conference and Vendor Fair, this year held in Grand Rapids, theMichigan Golf Course Owners Association announced the following individuals for special award andrecognition.

The MGCOA is proud to recognize Sara Wold, renowned women’s golf advocate as the 2010 recipientof the “Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Sara Wold played a major role in structuring golf for Women in Michigan. From her earliestorganizational experiences as President of the Park-Davis Women’s Golf League (1971-75), shecontinued developing her skills as chairman of the Women’s Athletic Advisory Committee for Detroit’sDepartment of Recreation for nine years (1973-82). Sara applied her leadership skills to several of thetop golf organizations in the state. The USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links (WAPL) Committee hasbenefited since 1984. Sara was a founding member in 1986 of the Michigan Women’s Publinx GolfAssociation (MWPGA). During Sara’s term as president, 1994-96, the MWPGA won the Golf forWomen’s Magazine Award for Best Women’s Public Golf Association. Sara served the Golf Associationof Michigan (GAM) since ‘94 in several capacities. She played a leading role annually chairing variousGAM Championships and the Long Range Planning Committee. She has presided as Governor ofGAM since 1998 and is a member of the Executive Committee. The Women’s Michigan Golf

Association (WMGA) and the Michigan Golf Foundation (MGF) have benefited from Sara’s directionsince 1996 were she has served as Vice President and Rules Chairman for WMGA and has beenPresident since 2001. Sara promoted golf through a variety of tournaments and publications. As afounding member of the Women’s Interstate Mid-Amateur Golf Championship involving Michigan,Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, she spent fourteen years (1985-1999) on the executive committeeand as the Michigan representative. She officiated at the U.S. Women’s Open from 1999-2001. She co-chaired the Michigan Women’s Golf Summits I, II and III °© a program of seminars on women’s golfrelated issues with guest speakers such as Carol Mann, Kathy Whitworth and Judy Bell. Sara has actedas a Golf Digest panelist since 1986. Sara officiated 4 World Amateur Team Championships - inPuerto Rico, South Africa, Australia, and Argentina and received the Ike Grainger Award for 25 yearsof service to the USGA. She was elected to the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.

MGCOA board member Toni Joers, receives 2010 “Lyle Leeke Distinguished Service Award.”

“Two decades of service to the MGCOA and the Educational Support Foundation shows a dedicationto the industry few have,” said Charlie Scott, chairman of the Scott Family Educational SupportFoundation and owner of Gull Lake View Golf Resort in Augusta. This is why Toni Joers had beenselected for the “Distinguished Service Award.” Toni has served is all executive positions with theMGCOA and joined the ESF at its inception in 1996. When the Educational Support Foundation wasformed, she immediately volunteered her energy and creativity to that committee as a trustee and hasremained ever since. As owner of Concord Hills, Toni has shared her perspective on the golf businessto help form policy for the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association. Toni Joers was instrumental inbreathing life back into the young MGCOA by supervising the transition of what was almostcompletely a volunteer driven organization to one that was overseen by the Michigan RestaurantAssociation and eventually became the independent and vital organization it is today. The MGCOAcongratulates Toni Joers on her dedication and commitment to the Association and the golf industry.

“Player Development Leadership Award” goes to Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center

The commitment to growing and sustaining the new golfer embodies the spirit of the “Dul FamilyPlayer Development Leadership Award”. The trustees of the Educational Support Foundation award a$1500 grant to the winning applicant. The winning program will be featured in an edition of theMGCOA’s Tee Off Times in 2011. This year’s winner, Julia Grelak (Director of Sales & Marketing)conceptualized the program for girls in golf from her experiences as a young golfer and her ability toimplement the program with the support and assistance of the owners and staff at Fox Hills.

Bedford Valley Golf Club is MGCOA 2010 Golf Course of the Year Award

Having a beautiful golf course is not all it takes to earn the distinction of Golf Course of the Year. TheCourse of the Year Award honors a member in good standing with the MGCOA demonstrating fourcriteria:1. exceptional quality of the course

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2. exceptional quality of ownership and management3. outstanding contribution to its community4. significant contribution to the game

The fourth of five Gull Lake View Resort courses, Bedford Valley, was purchased by the Scott familyin 1988. Designed in 1965 by William Mitchell, this 18-hole facility is one of Michigan's mostfrequently played golf championship sites. The classic design is known locally as, ‘The Big Course,’with huge greens, large bunkers, and fairways lined with mighty oaks. Golf purists rave about thecourse's shot values and overall challenging layout. Golf operations at Gull Lake View Golf Resort,and Bedford Valley, employ hundreds of local residents throughout the season. The start of the 2008Michigan Senior Open Tournament, coincided with the grand opening of the brand new clubhouseand parking/bag drop area, in 2008. Bedford Valley and Gull Lake View have roughly 300 memberswhich play many golf rounds each and every year. Thousands of travelers visit Southwest Michiganannually because of Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort. Casinos, gas stations, restaurants, campingparks, grocery stores, etc. are all beneficiaries.

All Gull Lake View courses are certified members of the Turfgrass Environmental StewardshipProgram and the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses focusing onenvironmental planning, wildlife/habitat management, chemical use reduction and safety, waterconservation, water quality management and outreach and education for the local communities.

As far as giving back to the community, Bedford Valley hosts several fund raisers annually thatgenerate thousands of dollars for local charities. Gull Lake View supports several local charities within-kind contributions of golf rounds towards great causes within the Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, andSouthwest Michigan areas and for the past 17 years has hosted the MGCOA Annual Golf Outing andSupplier Field Day, one of our largest fundraisers. Player Development is a very big part of theoperations at the Gull Lake View properties. Bedford Valley hosts many weekly golf leaguesthroughout the golf season. Bedford Valley’s league members became the 1st winners of the annualMGCOA’s Michigan Golf League Championship Tournament in 2007. Additionally Gull Lake View'sJunior Golf Program, won both the National Golf Course Owners Association's ‘2008 PlayerDevelopment Award’ and ‘The Dual Family Player Development Leadership Award’ for the MichiganGolf Course Owners Association.

The ‘2010 Golf World Readers' Choice Award,’ voted Gull Lake View Golf Resort, 9th place for BestPublic Golf Course for ‘Overall Value,’ in June of 2009. Also, voted 8th place in Best Public GolfCourse for ‘Speed of Play,’ in June of 2009 golf magazine issues. All 5 Gull Lake View coursesincluding Bedford Valley are all rated 4®ˆ stars out of 5 by Golf Digest.

Taken from a MGCOA release - Kate M Moore

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====================================================MCDOWELL, TSENG, LANGER ARE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR====================================================Graeme McDowell, Yani Tseng and Bernhard Langer are our GWAA Players of the Year for 2010. Allthree are first-time winners and this marks the first time all three of our POY awards have gone tointernational players. McDowell won four times including the U.S. Open, made the winning putt forthe European Ryder Cup team, shared European PGA Tour Player of the Year honors with MartinKaymer and won the Golf Writers Trophy, given by the Association of Golf Writers (GWAA’sEuropean counterpart). Tseng won four times internationally, including two majors, and was theLPGA’s Rolex Player of the Year. Langer won five times including back-to-back majors (Senior BritishOpen and Senior U.S. Open), won the Charles Schwab Cup and was named Champions Tour POYfor the third consecutive year. They will be honored at the GWAA Awards Dinner, April 6 in Augusta.The full release is available on http://www.gwaa.com . . .Taken from a GWAA release - Melanie Hauser

========================FRIENDLY HOLIDAY ADVICE========================Please, take care of yourself this Christmas. A recent joint study conducted by the Department ofHealth and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcoholrelated.

This means that the remaining 77% are caused by people that just drink coffee, carbonated drinks,juices, milk, water and other such drinks. Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. Theycause three times as many accidents.

===============================================TOP 10 STORIES OF THE YEAR FROM GOLF MAGAZINE===============================================Golf Magazine has some terrific reading in its Top 10 stories. Enjoyhttp://www.golf.com/golf/gallery/article/0,28242,2037355,00.html?xid=forecast101810_wip1

===================HIGHWAY OF HEROES===================Two years ago, we were returning from a video project in Montreal and began to see peopleassembling on the various over passes as we approached Toronto. hundreds and then thousands ofpeople were lined up as we neared Toronto, led by fireman and police of the respective communities.What we were seeing was a sorrowful and poignant tradition called Highway of Heroes. Each time aCanadian soldier from Ontario is killed in Afghanistan and returned to Canada, they are first flowninto nearby Trenton airport and then taken on a ride on Hwy 401 to Toronto where post-mortemsare held. We were still on 401 when the convoy and the fallen soldier passed us. It was truly a very

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moving experience.

The point, the Canadians have developed an inspired tradition that honors their fallen heroes, atradition that we should adopt. Until then, we should continue to honor our own fallen heroes by,reading about them and reflecting about their sacrifice, before we move on to our day's work.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3IutxvltBM

======================================================================HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM GLSP STAFF, WRITERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, EDITORS======================================================================We want to thank all of you for your kind feedback as we finish our 10th year of both the MichiganGolf News and Michigan Golfer Television Show. We also want to thank those sponsors andindividuals over the years, who have made this possible.

WritersPaul Bairley, Susan Bairley, Jack Berry, Craig Brass, Jason Deegan, Ken Devine, Kevin Frisch, DougGrove, Kelly Hill, Dave Kaiser, Chris Lewis, Jennie McCafferty, Terry Moore, Dave Richards, NormSinclair

VideographersPaul Bairley, Dave Manwiller, Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

PhotographersKevin Frisch, Carter Sherline, Jennie McCafferty

ReportersPaul Bairley, Susan Bairley, Jack Berry, Bart Lower, Jennie McCafferty, Terry Moore, Brad Shelton,William Shelton, Thad Gutowski, Ken Devine

SponsorsAntrim Dells Golf Club, Boyne Resorts, Bank of Ann Arbor Futures Tour, Bay Mills Casino andResort , Buck's Run, Candlestone Golf & Resort, Dunmaglas Golf Club, Gaylord Country Club,Hemlock Golf Club, LochenHeath Golf Club, London Golf Show, Marsh Ridge Resorts, MGCOA,Michigan Golf Show, Michaywe , Osprey Recreation, Sandy Ridge GC, Sullivan Golf & Travel, TheBull at Pinehurst Farms The Loon Golf Club, The Majestic Golf Course, The Preserve, The WesternAmateur, Thunderbay Resort, Timberstone Resort, Travel Michigan, True North Golf Club, TreetopsResort, West Michigan Golf Show

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=====================KUDO FROM A READER=====================Art,

Your recent publication did a great job of highlighting Michigan Golf for the 2010 year.Keep up the great work!!

Sincerely,

Steve Ruthenberg/General Manager/PGA Professional/Michigan State University

========================MINZEY'S MUSINGS==================Dear Abby,I have never written to you before, but I really need your advice. I have suspected for some time nowthat my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs; phone rings but if I answer, the caller hangsup. My wife has been going out with 'the girls' a lot recently although when I ask their names shealways says, just some friends from work, you don't know them. I try to stay awake and look out forher when she comes home, but I usually fall asleep. Anyway, I have never broached the subject withmy wife. I think deep down I just did not want to know the truth, but last night she went out againand I decided to finally check on her.

Around midnight, I hid in the garage behind my golf clubs so I could get a good view of the wholestreet when she arrived home from a night out with 'the girls’. When she got out of the car she wasbuttoning up her blouse, which was open, and she took her panties out of her purse and slipped themon. It was at that moment, crouching behind my golf clubs, that I noticed a hairline crack where thegrip meets the graphite shaft on my 3-wood. Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it backto the pro-shop where I bought it?

=============================MICHIGAN GOLFER WINTER SSUEhttp://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/=============================Table of Contents

Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of 2010By. Jack Berry

A Season to Remember: Calvin College Knights Capture 2010 MIAA ChampionshipBy Chris Lewis

Garland Golf

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By Mike DuffMichigan High School Golf Roundup

By Kelly HillOlympic Golf

By Brad and Bill SheltonA Year in Review, of Sorts

By Terry MooreGolf Rules

By Bill and Brad Shelton

Top 10's & The Best Of ListsMichigan Golfer Television Viewed ShowsShaker and Movers in Michigan GolfMichigan Golf Course VideosMichigan Resorts in Golf Digest ListingsMichigan Golf Courses in Golf Digest’s Top 100Best Michigan Golf Courses You Can Play °© Golf MagazineGolfWeek Listing of Top Michigan Resort CoursesGolfWeek’ Top 10 Michigan Golf Courses

SPONSORED BY:Boyne Golf Academy @ King ParLochenHeath Golf ClubSandy Ridge Golf CourseTreetops Resorthttp://michigangolfer.com/win10-11/

=============================NEW SHOWS ON GLSP NETWORK=============================Michigan Golfer Television

LochenHeath GC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEregc40CBkMichiganTravel Television

Frankfort Film Festival - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O45VjDDnjQAMichigan Skier Television

Lake Placid Olympic Winter Games Site - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirpdgzVvYcMichigan Runner Television

Fifth Third Turkey Trot http://michiganrunner.tv/2010_53turkeytrot/Run Thru Hell on Halloween - http://michiganrunner.tv/2010runthruhell/Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon - http://michiganrunner.tv/2010grandrapidsmarathon/Manistee National Cross Country Invitational http://michiganrunner.tv/2010manistee_xc/

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=============================2010 MICHIGAN GOLF CALENDAR=============================JANUARY14-16 Columbus Golf Show, Columbus

http://www.northcoastgolfshows.com/

FEBRUARY11-13 West Michgan Golf Show, Grand Rapids

http://www.showspan.com/WMG/Home.aspx18-20 Cleveland Golf Show, Cleveland

http://www.northcoastgolfshows.com/25-27 Lansing Golf Show, Lansing

http://michigangolfshow.com/lansing/25-27 Chicago Golf Show, Chicago

http://www.chicagogolfshow.com/25-27 Indianapolis Golf Show, Indianapolis

http://www.northcoastgolfshows.com/

MARCH4-6 Michigan Golf Show, Novi

http://michigangolfshow.com/10-13 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami,Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/17-20 Transitions Championship Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead, Palm Harbor, Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/24-27 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida

http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/26-27 The Mid Michigan Golf Show, Birch Run Expo Center,

http://orvshows.com

APRIL07-10 Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia

http://masters.orgMAY24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

JUNE16-19 U.S. Open / Congressional Country Club / Bethesda, Md.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

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20-26 LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrasshttp://www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com

21-25 Michigan Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Boyne Cityhttp://gam.org/

22 MGCOA Legislative Dayhttp://mgcoa.com

27/7-2 U.S. Amateur Public Links / Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Orehttp://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

JULY7-10 U.S. Women's Open / The Broadmoor (East Course) / Colorado Springs, Colo.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920113-14 20th GAM Women's Championship, Gull Lake CC

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

14-17 British Open Royal St. George's Golf Club18-23 U.S. Girls' Junior / Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) / Olympia Fields, Ill. /

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920125-27 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Mountain, MI

http://boyne.com25-25 Michigan Women' Amateur, Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI

http://gam.org28-31 U.S. Senior Open / Inverness Club / Toledo, Ohio /

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920129-31 Butch Harmon Showcase, The Loon Golf Course, Gaylord

http://www.loongolfresort.com/

AUGUST2-5 Junior PGA Championship. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, IN

http://www.pga.com/pga-america/feature/sycamore-hills-gc-selected-host-2010-junior-pga-championship8-14 U.S. Women's Amateur / Rhode Island Country Club / Barrington, R.I.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920108-14 PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA15--16 GAM Championship, Barton Hills CC, MI

http://gam.org17-18 13th GAM Women's Mid Am, Oak Pointe CC, Brighton, MI

http://gam.org22-28 U.S. Amateur / Erin Hills / Erin, Wis.

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920129-30 15th Annual GAM Women's Senior Tournament, Belvedere GC, Charlevoix, MI

http://gam.org

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SEPTEMBER1-2 GAM Mid-Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, MI

http://gam.org10-11 Walker Cup / Royal Aberdeen Golf Club / Aberdeen, Scotland

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920110-15 USGA Senior Amateur / Kinloch Golf Club / Manakin-Sabot, Va

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920119-20 25th GAM Senior Championship, Spring Lake CC, Spring Lake, MI

http://gam.org

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