MG Spring 05 - Michigan Golfer

3 Top 10 Senior Michigan PGA Champions4 Top 10 Michigan PGA Champions6 Top 10 Golfers to be Number One on the

PGA Money List8 Top 10 Michigan Courses Built by PGA

Tour Professionals10 Top 10 Michigan Golfer Television Shows11 Top 10 Michigan Professional Golfers

(Random Order)12 Top 10 Courses Known for Tournament Play13 Top 10 Courses in Michigan You Can Play

(GolfWeek)14 Top 10 Golf Courses in State (Golf Digest)15 Top 10 Michigan Public Golf Courses

(Golf Digest)16 Top 10 Greatest Teachers (Golf Digest)17 Top 10 Michigan Open Champions18 Top 10 Winners of the Michigan Amateur

(Women)19 Top 10 Winners of the Michigan Amateur

(Men)20 Top 10 News Stories of 2008

(Random Order)21 Top 10 Most Powerful People in Michigan

Golf22 Top 10 Losers / Winners23 Top 10 Records That Have Not Been

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In This IssueV O L U M E 26 • W I N T E R 2 0 0 8/9 • N U M B E R 4

Cover: Photo of Peter Green by Mark J. Arpin.

2 W I N T E R 2 0 0 7/8 • M I C H I G A N G O L F E R M A G A Z I N E

3M I C H I G A N G O L F E R M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 0 8 / 9

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Top 10Senior MichiganPGA Champions

Al Watrous 5John Barnum 5Ray Bolo 4Cliff Settergren 4Alex Redmond 3

George Bayer 2Mike Austin 2Casmere Jawor 2Stan Jawor 2Many tied at 1

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Top 10 Michigan PGA ChampionsAl Watrous 9Chick Harbert 5Jeff Roth 4Scott Hebert 3John Barnum 3Ken Allard 3Lynn Janson 3

Barry Redmond 2Walter Hagen 2Em Kocsis 2Sam Byrd 2Dick Bury 2Steve Brady 2Brian Cairns 2

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Top 10 Golfers tobe Number Oneon the PGAMoney List

Tiger Woods 8Jack Nicklaus 8Tom Watson 5Ben Hogan 5Arnold Palmer 4Greg Norman 3Vijay Singh 3

Sam Snead 3Nick Price 2Julius Boros 2Curtis Strange 2Tom Kite 2Byron Nelson 2

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Top 10 MichiganCourses Built by

PGA TourProfessionals

The Legend - Arnold PalmerRavines - Arnold PalmerThe Preserve - Arnold PalmerThe Bear - Jack NicklausTPC - Jack NicklausForest Dunes - Tom WeiskopfCedar River - Tom WeiskopfCaptains Table - Ray FloydThe Pohlcat - Dan PohlThe Tribute - Gary Koch

Jack Nicklaus

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Top 10Michigan Golfer Television Shows

John Daly Grips it and Rips it at the Gorge atNiagara Falls 11,432

Danny Lee Wins the Western Amateur 3,606Michaywe Golf Course 2,370Greatest Game Ever Played 1,626Jack Berry PGA Lifetime Achievement Award

(2 shows) 1364Walter Hagen Revisits Traverse City 1,314Ireland's Adare Golf Club 1,174Ireland's Lahinch Golf Club 1,101Treetops Ladies Golf School 845True North Golf Club 702

Greg Johnson, Jack Berry, Terry Moore

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Top 10Michigan

ProfessionalGolfers

(Random Order)Walter HagenMike SouchakDave HillMike HillDan Pohl

Walter BurkemoChick HarbertHorton SmithTommy ArmourGene Bone

Dave Hill

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Top 10Courses Known for Tournament Play

Belvedere CC - Michigan AmateurThe Bear - Michigan OpenShanty Creek Legend- Michigan

PGA and Schuss - The ClassicWarwick Hills - Buick OpenOakland Hills CC - U.S.Opens, PGA

ChampionshipsPoint O'Woods - Western AmateurTPC -The Seniors ChampionshipThe Heather at Boyne Highlands -

Kircher CupThreetops - Par 3 Shootout

Schuss Mountain Golf Course

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Arcadia BluffsForest DunesGreywallsBay Harbor (Links/Quarry)TullymoreTreetops North (Smith)Angels Crossing

Lakewood Shores Resort(Gailes)

Wilderness Valley GC(Black Forest)

Eagle Eye GC at HawkHollow

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Crystal DownsOakland Hills (South)Arcadia BluffsLost DunesTullymore

Forest DunesBay Harbor (Links/Quarry)TimberstoneWuskowhan PlayersTreetops (Jones)

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Arcadia Bluffs

Arcadia BluffsTullymoreForest DunesBay Harbors (Links/Quarry)Black Lake

Shepherd’s HollowRed HawkLakewood Shore Resort(Gailes)Eagle Eye

Top 10 Michigan Public Golf Courses(Golf Digest)

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Rick Smith

Butch Harmon,David LeadbetterHank HaneyJim McLeanJim Flick

Chuck CookJim HardyRick SmithStan UtleyMike Bender

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Al Watrous 1949, 1943, 1930, 1929, 1927, 1926Scott Hebert 2006, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997Randy Erskine 1985, 1984, 1978, 1979, 1976John Barnum 1961, 1960 1958, 1950Chick Harbert 1953, 1948, 1942, 1937

Walter Burkemo 1970, 1957, 1955, 1951 (PGA )Chuck Kocsis 1946, 1945, 1931Marvin Stahl 1939, 1938, 1936Buddy Whitten 1982, 1983 1956Steve Brady 1996, 1992, 1991

Top 10 Michigan Open Champions

From left: Stan Aldridge, Ray Maguire, Walter Burkemo, Marion Benton, Jack Berry,Jack Saylor, and Glenn Johnson at the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Patti Shook 6Mrs. Harley Higbie 5Mrs. Donald Weiss 5Lucille Desenberg 4Mrs. Stewart Haney 4

Mary Agnes Wall 3Lisa Marino 3Sally Sharp 3Kim Benedict 3Sharon Miller 2

Stacy Slobodnik 2Laura Bavaird 2Debbie Williams 2Keith LeClair 2Joyce Kazmierski 2Joan Garety 2

Top 10 Winners of the MichiganAmateur (Women)

Gathering at the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony are(from left) representative of James Standish, Jr. family, Dorothy Higbie, Chick Harbert, John Barnum

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Chuck Kocsis

Chuck Kocsis 6Glenn Johnson 5Pete Green 4James Standish Jr. 4John Mallory 3Melvin Bud Stevens 3

Steve Maddalena 3Howard Lee 3Carlton Wells 3Dan Pohl 2Lewis Bredin 2Philip Stanton 2

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Michigan Amateur(Men)

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PGA Championship Held at Oakland HillsMichigan's Poor Golf EconomyBig Break Show Returns to MichiganMichigan Golf Hall of Fame Gets

a New Home in TroyBuick Open Celebrates its 50th YearMichigan Golf HOF welcomes Janke, Leeke,

Morgan and Salutes the Buick OpenBarton Hills Hosts U.S. Women's Mid-AmateurWestern Amateur Leaves Point O'WoodsPatriot Golf Day Launched at TreetopsScott Hebert's Breakout Year

Top 10 NewsStories of 2008(Random Order)

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Stephen Kircher

Stephen Kircher -BoyneMike Biber - Osprey RecreationMerriam Leeke - AssociationsRick Smith - Owner/Manager TreetopsDavid Graham - GAM

Kate Moore - MGCOAJohn Dodge -MGCOA Michigan LegislatureKevin Helm - Michigan PGACarlos Moneraz -Detroit Free PressLarry Peck - Buick Open

Top 10 Most PowerfulPeople in Michigan Golf

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Tiger Woods

WinnersPadraig Harrington -Wins the PGA and OpenTiger Woods - Finished 2nd on the money list, playing in

only 6 tournaments. He won the U.S. Open, threeother tournaments & finshed second in the Masters.

The Tango at Torrey Pines - Awesone duel at TorreyPines between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediatefor U.S. Open

Paul Azinger and the U.S. Ryder Cup Team - Paultinkered with the Ryder Cup qualifying rules andmade a great run

Anthony Kim - Beat Sergio and was an emotionalleader of the Ryder Cup Team

LosersSergio Garcia - Still did not win a major but had a

great win at The Players ChampionshipPhil Mickelson - Lackluster year, with only two wins

and some weak performances in the Majors andRyder Cup

The Australians - Greg Norman got some solid inkwith his British Open play and the young gunsGeoff Ogilvy and Adam Scott did well

The FedEx Cup - FedEx could continue to lose lusterwith the advent of the Race to Dubai next year.

Nick Faldo - Questionable decisions at the Ryder Cupput him on this list.

Top 10 Losers / Winners

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72 holes-257 (60-68-64-65), by Mike Souchak at theBrackenridge Park G. Cse., San Antonio, Tex., in the 1955Texas Open.

18 holes-59, by Al Geiberger in second round of 1977Danny Thomas Memphis Classic; 59, by Chip Beck in thirdround of 1991 Las Vegas Invitational.

9 holes-27, by Mike Souchak during his round of 60 (33-27) in the 1955 Texas Open; by Andy North on second nine ofthe first round at 1975 B.C. Open.

Consecutive birdies-8, by Bob Goalby in the fourth roundof the 1961 St. Petersburg Open; by Fuzzy Zoeller in the firstround of the 1976 Ed McMahon Quad Cities Open; by DeweyArnette in the first round of 1987 Buick Open.

Fewest putts (18 holes)-18, by Sam Trahan in the secondround of the 1979 IVB-Philadelphia Classic; by Mike McGee

in the first round of 1987 St. Jude Classic; by Kenny Knox inthe first round of the 1989 MCI Heritage Classic; by AndyNorth in the second round of the 1990 Anheuser-Busch GolfClassic; by Jim McGovern in the second round of the 1992FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Consecutive wins-11, by Byron Nelson in 1945.

Consecutive times in money-113, by Byron Nelson in the1940s. Jack Nicklaus had a streak broken at 105 (1970-1976) atthe 1976 World Open.

Most wins, single season-18, by Byron Nelson, 1945.

Consecutive major championships-Walter Hagen's fourPGA Championships (1924-'27). (photo)

Most wins in a single event-8, by Sam Snead, GreaterGreensboro Open in 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960and 1965.

Top 10Records That Have Not Been Broken

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