Courses and Travel

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Please meet Craig Kooienga, Superintendent, Indian Trails GC

It all started with a greens roller. Yep, seeing a grounds crew member sitting on a greens roller made me… Read more »

• Revisiting ‘Bulworth’ amid the reckoning of Horton Smith
• A reporter’s notebook on a ‘Sweet Sixteen’ match at the Mich AM
• Being a walking official at the Michigan Amateur

Equipment

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Postscripts to the Maurice G. Flitcroft Story

Thanks to Blythefield CC member Brent Rector for writing the Maurice Flitcroft Spring Stag story. (See previous post.) For those… Read more »

• Masters notebook, 2016
• Masters pro shop and merchandise
• An Oscar-winning take on the West Mich. Golf Show

Instruction

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Mac O’Grady and me

As some of my golf buddies will attest, I had a brief but memorable encounter with the legendary Mac O’Grady,… Read more »

• How Johnny Miller Almost Became a Headliner at the WM Golf Show
• Q & A with Chris O’Connell, Matt Kuchar’s teacher
• Miles of Golf: still leading the way in club fitting

Lifestyle

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From the Archives: The Inventive Mind & Faith-Filled Spirit of Bryson DeChambeau

Writer’s note: Last weekend Bryson DeChambeau was in the headlines. On Saturday evening and Sunday (July 4-5) social and traditional… Read more »

• “Hoard Harden” or taking inventory during the pandemic
• Seminole Golf Club story: How one word opened the door
• Stand and Salute Our Everyday Heroes

Personalities

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The story of Blythefield’s Maurice G. Flitcroft’s Spring Stag

Note: This article originally appeared in the member newsletter of  Blythefield Country Club located in Belmont, MI, near Grand Rapids…. Read more »

• Remote Observations: Balancing public health/safety and the business & joy of golf
• A review of “Freddie & Me”
• Stay at home, no golf, and Brandel Chamblee