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__/ Looking for a Great Gift? Hidden River GC Has One

__/ Flint's Averyhardt Becomes Fourth African-American to Earn LPGA

Membership: By Lisa D. Mickey

__/ Pure Michigan Campaign

__/ Boyne Golf Academy Now at King Par

__/ Morning Drive to Arrive on the Golf Channel

__/ Minzey's Musings

__/ New Shows on GLSP

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Michigan GolferWinter Issue

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Cover – Tom GillisTop 10 Michigan Golf Stories of 2010

By. Jack BerryA Season to Remember: Calvin College Knights Capture 2010 MIAA Championship

By Chris LewisGarland Golf

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 SheltonTOP 10

Michigan Golfer Television Viewed ShowsShaker and Movers in Michigan GolfMichigan Golf Course VideosMichigan Resorts in Golf Digest Listings

Michigan 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

Michigan Golfer Winter 2010 / 2011 Sponsored byBoyne Golf Academy @ King ParLochenHeath Golf ClubSandy Ridge Golf CourseTreetops Resort

================================MICHIGAN GOLFER WINTER ISSUE================================http://issuu.com/michigan_golfer/docs/mg1210/We have a great Winter issue of the Michigan Golfer Magazine for you to read on your computer oriPad. We lead off with Jack Berry summoning up the Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of 2010. Asalways, when one of America's greatest golf writers makes observations, they are worth payingattention to. Enjoy.

Chris Lewis, a Hope College grad, trying to make it in a tough golf market for writers, continues hisseries on Michigan Collegiate Golf. In this issue, he focuses on Calvin College in, "A Season toRemember: Calvin College Knights Capture 2010 MIAA Championship".

Kelly Hill brings us up to date in high school golf with his "Michigan High School Golf Roundup".Michigan continues to turn out a fine product.

Mike Duff, fresh off his reporting at the PGA Champion this year, stopped by Garland for some fallgolf. He also brings us up to date with what the new management is up to there.

The Shelton's are at it again, as son Brad and father Bill, continue not to see eye to eye on some ofgolf's current topics. The father and son team, both excellent golfers, have a couple of topics theydiscuss in this issue; "Golf Rules" and "Olympic Golf". This is great stuff as their writing skills areon a par with their golf skills.

Terry Moore takes a look at the past year in his article, "A Year in Review, of Sorts". He touches onall types of topics and his observations are always spot on. Moore, one of the latest to sign on with theprestigious golf writer website, The A Positon, has long been one of Michigan's top golf writers.

Art McCafferty pulled up the rear, by noting the annual awards that Michigan golf courses have picked upthis past year. He researched a variety of national golf magazine ranking, created a Michigan list andsprinkled some photos along with the listing to ensure you will have sufficient eye candy.

====================================================*** WARNING - PARENT BRAGGING ZONE - ***WARNING====================================================Well it is not an Oscar or an Emmy, but in the West Coast Internet world, The Channey Award, is abig deal. Started by the Internet Channel 101 http://www.channel101.com/ , The Channy Awardswere designed to honor the work being done by online actors, directors and producers. Son, MichaelMcCafferty http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564530/ , won the 2010 Channy Award for Best MalePerformance. So a special shout out to Mike McCafferty, who is living the dream in L. A. A proudfather is left here to shiver in the Michigan cold.

For our regular readers of this newsletter, you might remember Mike in a couple of fun commercials:Fed Ex Commercial

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=======================================================LOOKING FOR A GREAT GIFT? HIDDEN RIVER GC HAS ONE=======================================================Ten play packs include 10 rounds of golf with cart and a complimentary bag of range balls for eachround. If you purchase before December 25th, ten play packs with also include an additional $50 giftcertificate for golf or golf merchandise in the proshop. (please note: up to four rounds from a ten playpack can be used per day)For ten play packs or gift certificates contact Jerry at jroman@hiddenriver.com

===============================================================================FLINT'S AVERYHARDT BECOMES FOURTH AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO EARN LPGAMEMBERSHIP: By Lisa D. Mickey===============================================================================LPGA Futures Tour rookie Shasta Averyhardt battled the knowledge that she was making history asshe fought through tough weather conditions in the final round of the LPGA Final QualifyingTournament.

She began the day tied for eighth place, but a difficult, wind-blown, rain-dampened round of 7-over79 landed her outside the top 20 into a tie for 22nd. It was a disappointing finish for the 6-foot-1,former Jackson State University collegian, but it was a finish good enough for a spot in the LPGA’sPriority Category 16, just outside the full-status top-20 membership for 2011.

“It was exhausting and today, I kind of choked, but I have to be happy to earn some LPGA status fornext year,” said Averyhardt of Flint, Mich., who became only the fourth African-American to earnLPGA Tour membership in the LPGA’s 60-year history. “It means a lot.”

After tying her career-low round of 5-under 67 in the fourth round, Averyhardt wrestled with nerves,weariness and weather in the final round of the 90-hole marathon. She double-bogeyed the par-3 thirdhole on the Champions course at LPGA International, and added five more bogeys in her birdie-freeround.

As hard as she tried to only focus on finishing strong in tough conditions, the weight of what she wasdoing became increasingly more difficult as she fought to stay high on the leaderboard. Averyhardtattempted to shut down any thoughts about making LPGA history, but as she walked the fairways ofLPGA International, she began to realize that her dream of falling into place behind former LPGAAfrican-Americans Althea Gibson, Renee Powell and LaRee Sugg was coming true.

“I was really nervous and I knew what was at stake,” she admitted. “I absolutely got in my own wayand I wish I could have handled myself better. I kept thinking about what it would mean. I know I’mnot supposed to think about that, but I did.”

Averyhardt hooked her tee shot into the left water hazard on the 18th hole and took her final bogeyon the last hole. Putting out, the Michigan player looked at the leaderboard. Her name that had risenamong the leaders on Saturday, was gone on Sunday.

Still, history was made, and Averyhardt managed to hold on enough for it to happen.

“I still have a ways to go to get better, but I’m looking forward to next year,” she said. “I know thereare some [African-American] girls coming up who want to follow in these same footsteps and I say,more power to them.”

Lisa Mickey - LPGA Senior writer-LPGA Futures Tour Communications manager -lisa.mickey@lpga.com

===========================PURE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN===========================Another major issue of importance to the golf course industry was the funding of the Pure Michiganad campaign. Proponents were seeking $25 million in ongoing funding to supplement the $5 millionthat had already been allocated for this year. In the end, we were successful in securing a one-time $10million dollar sum taken from the 21st Century Jobs Fund after Governor Granholm was advised thatshe could in fact use this left over money for that purpose. Finding a perpetual funding mechanism willbe important next year, as previous proposals to fund Pure MI through car rental fees was seen byRepublicans as a new tax.

Eric Rule, Government Affairs Coordinator for MGCOA errule@mgcoa.org

=======================================BOYNE GOLF ACADEMY NOW AT KING PAR=======================================Brian O'Neil dropped a not telling us that Boyne Golf Academy has set up shop at King Par in Flint,and are opening an all newly designed “Players Club” on sight that is a high end short game practicefacility that will become one of the finest in the surrounding states to train and practice. "Thetechnology we provide (Trackman, SAM Putt Lab, Ping In-Flight fitting system) is second to none andI have built a very strong teaching staff that is utilizing TPI certified fitness and teachingprofessionals," said O'Neil. Grand Opening of the new "Player's Club" is tentatively scheduled forApril 1.

==============================================MORNING DRIVE TO ARRIVE ON THE GOLF CHANNEL==============================================Golf Channel recently announced that Erik Kuselias and Gary Williams will co-host the network's firstlive, morning show, Morning Drive.

Set to debut Jan. 3 from 7-9 a.m. ET, Morning Drive will originate from a dedicated studio at GolfChannel's Orlando, Fla., headquarters. Although golf content will lead the way, the weekday showalso will feature news and commentary about stories making headlines around the world, finance, popculture - even weather. In addition, some of the biggest names in golf, as well as personalities andcelebrities from all walks of life, will regularly join the show as studio guests.

Kuselias comes to Golf Channel from ESPN, where he has been a host and analyst since 2003. Mostrecently, while at ESPN, Kuselias created and hosted the Emmy Award-winning Fantasy FootballNOW, was the primary host of College Football Live and The Erik Kuselias Show on ESPN Radio,and has been a fixture on Mike and Mike in the Morning. Previously, Kuselias hosted the nationallysyndicated SportsBash weekday afternoons on ESPN Radio, and in 2007, he was the anchor forNASCAR NOW, when it was nominated for an Emmy for "Best Studio Show."

Williams comes from Sirius Satellite Radio, where he co-hosted the early morning show on Sirius'Mad Dog Radio. He also served as a lead host on the PGA TOUR Network on Sirius/XM. Previously,Williams hosted the top-rated morning-drive sports-formatted radio program in Charlotte, N.C., fornine years. His other on-air credits include play-by-play for ESPN and also the Carolina Pantherstelevision network.Taken and edited from a Golf Channel release

===========================================================10 LARGE FOR A GOLF ADVENTURE - WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?===========================================================What would you do with $10,000 to spend on golf? That is the question we asked writers at The APosition, the leading golf-and-travel website.

With ten large in hand, I’d strap myself and two others from the MOTO Research Team (also knownas the usual foursome) into a plane bound for Edinburgh. The fourth I’d book on the Queen Mary,giving him a head start, for the simple reason that he has a medical condition that prevents him fromflying. But that’s not cheap, and he has to get back, too, so I figure we’ll have to leave the wives homethis trip, sorry, Honey, but it’s only $10,000, maybe next time. Figuring we have about $4,000 left forgolf, lodging, and food, that leaves $1,000 for beer. That should do it, but now thrift enters theequation. The perfect solution is to avoid the pricier golf shrines and head for East Lothian, wherewe’ll gorge on links golf at North Berwick, Dunbar, Gullane, maybe even Muirfield, and return homericher than Croesus.

—Tom Bedell, http://tombedell.com

Watching the “The Bucket List” movie recently got me thinking about my own list. No, I do not havethe “Big C” like the two movie characters, but when approaching the “Big 7-0” it’s not a bad idea todream about what you would do if you had $10,000 to spend on golf. I’d check with PerryGolf orHaversham and Baker to buy a package to New Zealand. Ever since watching the Kiwi Challengematching Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, and Sean O’Hair on television in the fall of2009, I’ve wanted to play the Tom Doak-designed Cape Kidnappers, featuring holes never seenanywhere else along the edges of deep ravines with awe-inspiring views of the sea. Once would not beenough, but I would want to make time to play other courses like Kauri Cliffs. I wouldn’t want tomiss seeing the spectacular mountains and fjords in what everyone calls one of most gorgeous placesin the world.—James McAfee, http://jamesamcafee.com

Taken and not edited from the "A List" at http://www.theaposition.com

About The A PositionThe A Position.com is a network of websites featuring the world's best golf and travel writers. Theterm "The A Position" refers to the best place a golfer can land his tee shot. On the web, it refers tothe site readers will want to land on for great golf and travel journalism.

=============================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

Hood to Coast Relays http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1a4SZHxb5UAAU Jr. Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhGz94X69i8Fifth 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/

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

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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

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MARCH4-6 Michigan Golf Show, Novi

http://michigangolfshow.com/26-27 The Mid Michigan Golf Show, Birch Run Expo Center,

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MAY24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY

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

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920120-26 LPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass

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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=1717986920118-23 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

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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

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

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10-11 Walker Cup / Royal Aberdeen Golf Club / Aberdeen, Scotlandhttp://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

10-15 USGA Senior Amateur / Kinloch Golf Club / Manakin-Sabot, Vahttp://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

19-20 25th GAM Senior Championship, Spring Lake CC, Spring Lake, MIhttp://gam.org

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