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Michigan Golfer Spring 2011

In This Issue: __/ Got Radithor? By Jack Berry__/ Michigan Golfer Magazine Online Spring Issue__/ Loving the Masters: Let Me Count the Ways. By Terry Moore__/ Arnold Palmer Invitational - "Hay Mastercard, Put It On My Tab"__/ The King's Long History with Bay Hill Club and Lodge: By Brent Kelley, About.com__/ Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando. By Jennie McCafferty__/ NGF to Hold Inaugural Municipal Golf Institute__/ Brian O'Neill's Quick Tip of the Week: Easing Tension__/ Plum Hollow Video__/ Minzey's Musings: More of Golf's Unwritten Rules__/ ASGCA Site Becomes More International __/ Michigan Golfer Television 2011 Shows __/ 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

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============================GOT RADITHOR? By Jack Berry============================ You never know what you’ll find when you’re looking for something else. While doing the story on theMichigan Amateur, which started in 1906, I looked to see who won the United States Amateur thatyear.

It was Eben M. Byers. He’d lost twice in the final before winning in 1906. I Googled him and found hewas a wealthy Pittsburgh businessman. A Scientific Magazine story described him as the epitome of theRoaring Twenties, a millionaire socialite, broad-chested, handsome, expert trap shooter and golfchampion.

As a health drink, on the advice of his physiotherapist, he drank two or three bottles daily of anadvertised drink, Radithor.

He died of radium poisoning. His bone structure basically disintegrated and he weighed 92 poundswhen he died, eighteen months after he began consuming the supposed health drink.

Radithor contained one microgram of radium and one microgram of esothorium to be mixed with tripledistilled water and drunk from the bottle after any meal.

When an investigation began, Byers was too weak to testify and died in 1932, a month before his 52ndbirthday. Radithor was off the market and the company closed

==================================================MICHIGAN GOLFER MAGAZINE ONLINE SPRING ISSUE

http://michigangolfer.com==================================================1996 - 2011 -Fifteen Years of Online Readership of the Michigan Golfer

Table of Contents- Treetops & Shanty Creek Celebrates their 25th Anniversary - Jack Berry

Jack Berry, PGA Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award winner tells the tale of these two


Michigan icons- The New GM's in the Game - Norm Sinclair

Sinclair, too long absent from our pages, returns with his thoughts on the ever evolving life of a golfcourse General Manager. In his article, he targets LochenHeath's Mike Husby and Treetops Resort's Barry Owens.

- Michigan Amateur Holds its 100th on Boyne Highlands' Heather GC - Jack BerryCertainly, an historical highlight of this year, will be the 100th Anniversary of the Michigan Amateur. Again, Jack Berry, gives his thoughts.

- The 2011 Tour of the Year - LPGA - Bill Shelton- Out of My Mind About Golf - Rob Ford- Top 10 Things Golf Does Not Need in 2011 - Brad Shelton- Collegiate Golf - Concordia College and Davenport University - Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis continues his informative series on Michigan's collegiate golf.- Michigan Golf Hall of Fame - The Class of 2011

And here they are...– Public links veteran Jim Briegel, golf course architect Arthur Hills, journalist Terry Moore and Don Perne, co-founder of the PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management atFerris State University.

- Slice of Life - Terry Moore

Your online golf magazine for the past 15 years.http://michigangolfer.com

===========================================================LOVING THE MASTERS: LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: By Terry Moore===========================================================

Covering the Masters for 28 years, I’m fully aware I’m one fortunate and lucky fellow. It’s aprivileged assignment and one I take seriously as both a golf writer for Michigan Golfer and as a radiocommentator for WOOD-AM/FM radio in Grand Rapids. To me, the Masters is the sum total of all ofits many traditions and yearly innovations—large and small—that help make it the best staged andexecuted sporting event in the world. Your list may differ but here’s only a sampling of why I love theMasters:

* Calendar continuity: You can always count on the final round of the Masters falling on the secondSunday of April. It’s comforting to know the 2012 Masters will be held April 2-8 (the earliest) and the2013 Masters will be April 8-14 (the latest.) And you don’t have to be a savant to know the 2021Masters will be April 5-11. If only Easter were this easy to figure out.

* Orderly conduct with manners: At every tee and green and in between, you can always count ongreen litter bags, beckoning patrons’ cups and wrappers, imprinted with this simple plea: Please.Likewise, patrons are instructed: Wear your badge, please, where it can be seen. And remember:“Everyone should be treated with courtesy and respect.” The last time I experienced an environmentthis orderly and polite was back in kindergarten.

* Spectator Guide and Pairing Sheets: You can always count on the complimentary guides andpairing sheets to provide all you need to know about the tournament, the course and the field. Withthose two pieces of information and a pair of binoculars, one is fully equipped to be a knowledgeablepatron of the Masters. To wit: “Did you know Matt Kuchar attended Georgia Tech on a Robert T.Jones Jr. scholarship?” Look it up!


* Structures: You can always count on permanent structures, not tents, for patron services. And theyall are expertly designed and built with stone and wood and fit in neatly. My favorite area is foundbehind the fifth green where a veritable patron village is assembled with restrooms, picnic area, golfshop, concessions, merchandise shipping and checking, even an ATM machine. ATM stands for “At TheMasters” so have no regrets over excessive logo purchasing.

* Nature and beauty: You can always count on unmatched form and beauty at Augusta Nationalduring the Masters week. Spring is abloom and the dogwoods, the azaleas, the tall Loblolly pines, andthe impeccable turf all contribute to a majestic landscape. It’s been estimated that since the course wasbuilt in 1934, more than 80,000 plants of over 350 varieties have been added to Augusta National. Itmay all look natural but don’t tell that to the army of superintendents and horticulturists minding thegarden.

* Drama amid serenity: You can always count on feeling something dramatic and stirring on thisgrand stage. Maybe it’s the spirits of golf legends ever lurking and always celebrated here at certainbridges, at plaques, at fountains. Maybe it’s the sense of history that resonates amid the serenity. Farfrom the noisy, distracting world of cell phones and fragmented chatter, the Masters becomes an oasis offocused and quiet attention. Pardon my Zen.

* Customs and traditions: You can always count on the Champions dinner on Tuesday night, thePar-3 Contest on Wednesday, the honorary starters on Thursday morning, multiple pair of crystalgoblets earned for eagles at 13 and 15 on Saturday, and the newly crowned champion slipping on theGreen Jacket in Sunday’s twilight.

Of course, the special allure of the Masters is how it retains and polishes these traditions while beingever-committed to constant improvement and innovation. Televising the Par-3 Contest, the Junior PassProgram, the Asian Championship, the new practice area, the new patron parking and entrance area,the patron feedback kiosks -- all are pushing the tournament forward.

Maybe that’s the best reason to love the Masters: it’s wonderfully the same and wonderfullydifferent.

======================================================================ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL - "HEY MASTERCARD, PUT IT ON MY TAB." ======================================================================This was our second time at Palmer's Invitational, one of the four tournaments we have covered on thePGA Tour's Florida Swing. This is a breeze to attend, you just exit off of I-4 pull into the UniversalStudios parking area and you are able to take care of your parking, transportation to and from thetournament and ticket for $45 with a swipe of your Mastercard.

We also took advantage of the Mastercard Club that was available to card holders. They had a nicelounge area, a free photography service, loads of tournament literature and a relatively painless cashbar. While it was not totally Priceless, it did add to our memories of the day.

Since the advent of the Michigan Golfer, we have made the Florida trip almost a yearly occasion. Onthis particular trip, one of our friends and golfing buddy, Doug Joy, let us use his on-the-beach condo atSt. Pete Beach for 10 days. GLSP, with its variety of newsletters, magazines and videos, produces over150 deadlines each year that we have to meet. It is a hectic life, but one we have grow used to.However, the 10 day comp vacation at Doug's condo, has indeed been priceless.


=================================================================================THE KING'S LONG HISTORY WITH BAY HILL CLUB AND LODGE : By Brent Kelley, About.com=================================================================================Arnold Palmer is the owner of Bay Hill Club and Lodge. It's the club where the Arnold PalmerInvitational is played annually. But Palmer's relationship with the club isn't one of convenience orsimply business. Palmer first visited Bay Hill in 1965, fell in love with the place and soon knew hewanted to live there and own the club.In this gallery, we tell the story of Palmer's first visit to Bay Hill in 1965, a visit that also included JackNicklaus. The three photos below from Palmer's very first visit to Bay Hill appear here courtesy of BayHill Club and Lodge. Click into the gallery to view the photos and read about Palmer's history at BayHill.

By the way: While Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge is a private club, the general public canaccess the golf course and facilities (and perhaps catch a glimpse of Arnie) by staying in the Lodge.http://golf.about.com/od/arnoldpalmer/ig/Arnold-Palmer-Bay-Hill/?nl=1

===================================================================Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando. By Jennie McCafferty============================ =======================================Orlando, FL (March 27, 2011) -- On a sunny day, with temperatures in the high 80's, we watched somestunning shots on the final day of Arnold Palmer's Invitational at Bay Hill: Bubba Watson's stinger fromthe tee on One and Phil Michelson's approach on Three. For the most part, though, the greens seemedto win as many a sure-birdie-putt turned into a par.

Michigan's Tom Gillis found a group of fans, including us, on his way to the tee on Nine. Tom had aneven par round and and even par tournament, finishing in a tie for 30th. Part of the fun was seeingRookie of the Year, Rickie Fowler, and Bubba Watson attract exhuberant galleries. Fowler's head-to-toe,shocking orange apparel got more attention than his play, prompting one member of the gallery towonder if Fowler's gear required a battery.

We also noticed many alums of the Western Amateur's Point 'O Woods years enjoying successfulprofessional careers. Among those who made the cut at Bay Hill were Western Am Champions RyanMoore (2004), Tiger Woods (1994), Phil Mickelson (1991), Scott Verplank (1985) and players, KyleStanley, Sam Saunders (Arnold Palmer's grandson), Rickie Fowler, and Colt Knost. Other Western Amalums in the field included Camillo Villegas, Ben Curtis, Bill Haas, Dustin Johnson, Alex Prugh, andChris DiMarco (1988 Western Am Champion). Now that the Western Amateur has moved to Chicago,we miss seeing the rising stars at Point O'Woods.

The traveling circus that is the PGA Tour spends the weeks leading up to the Masters in Florida. Each ofthe "Florida Swing" tournaments I've seen has interesting features to distinguish it: Doral has thelimited, international field and the Blue Monster testing them. Transitions has the fabulous Innisbrooklodging from where one can watch golfers play Copperhead, the toughest course on the Florida Swing.Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill is classy, has the fan-friendliest parking of any tournament, and a field Arnieinvites. Still on my to-see list, the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens. All of the Florida Swingcourses are open to the public.

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===================================================NGF TO HOLD INAUGURAL MUNICIPAL GOLF INSTITUTE===================================================The National Golf Foundation (NGF) will hold the inaugural Municipal Golf Institute on Sep 6-9 atOglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV. This national educational forum is designed to help municipal golfcourse operators improve their bottom lines, and to assist public officials that oversee these golf coursesas they engage the community in issues such as taxpayer funding of operating deficits and whethermunicipalities should be competing against private enterprise.

The NGF is conducting the Municipal Golf Institute in association with the National Recreation andPark Association and the National Training Center for Public Facility Managers at the Oglebay Resort.Responding to the dire financial situation facing many municipalities, the NGF has decided to narrowthe focus of its broader National Institute for Golf Management, which had a successful run of 20 yearsat the Oglebay Resort. http://ngf.org.

====================================================BRIAN O'NEILL'S QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK : Easing Tension====================================================Brian O'Neill gives another one of his "Quick Tips" with his thoughts on "Easing Tension "http://michigangolfer.tv/2011shows/boyne_oneill/

========================================================MINZEY'S MUSINGS: MORE OF THE NATURAL LAWS OF GOLF========================================================The stages of golf are: Sudden Collapse, Radical Change, Complete Frustration, Slow Improvement,Brief Mastery, and Sudden Collapse.

If your driver is hot, your putter will be ice cold; if you can hit your irons, you will top your woods; ifyou are keeping your right elbow tucked in, your head will come up.

No golfer ever played too fast. One birdie is a hot streak. Whatever you think you're doing wrong is the one thing you're doing right. Any change works for three holes. The odds of hitting a duffed shot increase by the square of the number of people watching. Never play your son for money. Bets lengthen putts and shorten drives. Confidence evaporates in the presence of water. It's not a gimme if you're still away. Always limp with the same leg for the whole round. The rake is always in the other trap. Nothing straightens out a nasty slice quicker than a sharp dogleg to the right. The ball always lands where the pin was yesterday. It never begins to rain on the 18th hole. No one with funny headcovers ever broke par. Your straightest iron shot of the day will be exactly one club short. If you seem to be hitting your shots straight on the driving range, it's probably because you're not


aiming at anything. You really only need four clubs to hit every bad shot in golf.

=========================================================ASGCA SITE BECOMES MORE INTERNATIONAL=========================================================ASGCA provides the most authoritative information on golf course architecture to audiences around theworld. The continued growth of development of the ASGCA website (http://www.asgca.org) is anexample of serving members and the game in North America and everywhere the game is played.

Nearly one-in-four visitors to http://www.asgca.org are from outside the United States. Responding tothe need to provide information to people around the world, site content now includes targetedinformation in English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Content posted in Korean is planned for laterin 2011.

“The information and messages on the site are valuable to audiences in North America and around theworld,” said Rick Robbins, ASGCA, scheduled to serve as ASGCA president beginning spring 2013.Robbins’ office translated the portion of the site in Mandarin Chinese and he knows firsthand theinternational appeal of ASGCA and its members. “Our game is growing and at the same time the worldis getting smaller,” Robbins continued. “The focus for everyone working on the site is for it to be thenumber one destination for anyone searching for information on golf course architecture. Thetranslations are another step in that direction.”

The site had a quarter-of-a-million page views in 2010. Besides the United States, the nations accountingfor the most visitors were Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, India and South Korea.

-- An ASGCA release.

=================================================MICHIGAN GOLFER TELEVISION 2011 SHOWS

http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html=================================================

***********************COMING ATTRACTIONS***********************

MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol LawnMichigan Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2011Michigan Golfer at the Master'sVartan Kupelian and his Golf Writer's Association of America PresidencyFieldststone Golf Course: An Arthur Hills DesignThe Treetops Cup: USA vs Canada

****************************NOW PLAYING ***************************The Sundance Course at A-Ga-Ming: Narrated by Jerry MatthewsAntrim Dells Becomes an A-Ga-Ming Property: Mike Brown InterviewedIt Started with Chick Harbert: The Torch Course at A-Ga-MingAntrim Dells GC: Narrated by Jerry MatthewsBucks Run Golf Club with Jon Conklin

Arcadia Bluffs - A Top Stay and Play ExperienceJason Guss Golf AcademyBoyne Golf Schools and Boyne Golf Academy at King ParTullymore Has New Leadership with the Returning Terry SchieberThe Michigan Cup - Top Jr. Golfers Battle it out Ryder Cup StyleKevin O'Brien Joins True North Team25th Anniversary Preview of the Jones Masterpiece at Treetops with Kevin McKinley and Jack Berry25th Anniversary Preview of The Legend at Shanty Creek Resort with Brian Kautz and Jack Berry100th Anniversary Preview of the Michigan Amateur with David Graham and Jack BerryBoyne's Tournament Season and Golf Packages with Jeff Ecceleston and Jack BerryBrian O'Neill's Quick Golf TipsLochenHeath is Back and Basking with Mike Husby and Jack BerryLPGA Futures Tour - Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass with Dave Douglas and Jack BerryRailside Golf Club @ Byron Center - Club Membership on the Rise with Jim Bultema and Jack BerryPGA Michigan and Patriot Day with Kevin McKinley and Jack BerryThe Treetops Cup: USA vs Canada - Ryder Cup Style with Kevin McKinley and Jack BerryThe Madness at Marsh Ridge Resort Larry Bowden and Jack BerryThe Cyber-Geezer a.k.a. Thad Gutowski with Peter Fitzsimons and Al Lynch

http://michigangolfer.tv/archives.html

=====================PLUM HOLLOW VIDEO=====================Hi Art, I hope you are doing well. Is possible to have you distribute the video below through youremail blasts?

Thanks,Kind regards,Tony Callis, CCM, GM/COOClick on the link below to view our golf course and the rest of the club.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njGVws21i0

======================================MICHIGAN GOLFER CALENDAR OF EVENTS======================================

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

http://masters.org30 We're Open Invitational, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com MAY11 Fuller Cup, Country Club of Lansing

http://michigan.pga.com24-29 Senior PGA Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920128-29 MPGA Michigan Medal Play Championship - Fellows Creek Golf Course

http://www.mipublinx.com/


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JUNE2-5 The Memorial Tournament, Dublin, OH6-7 Nike Golf State Pro Am, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs14-15 Club Car Michigan PGA Senior Open - Bedford Valley

http://www.mipublinx.com/16-19 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

http://www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com20 Pro-Pro Championship, The Legend at Shanty Creek, Bellaire21-25 Michigan Amateur, Boyne Highlands, Boyne City

http://gam.org/22 MGCOA Legislative Day on the Capitol Lawn

http://mgcoa.com27-29 Women's Open, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville

http://michigan.pga.com27/7-2 U.S. Amateur Public Links / Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Ore

http://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=171798692018 - 10 Treetops Cup Matches, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com11-14 Michigan Open, The Orchards, Washington

http://michigan.pga.com13-14 20th GAM Women's Championship, Gull Lake CC

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920114-17 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=1717986920125-26 Michigan Women' Amateur, Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI

http://gam.org25-26 Senior PGA Championship, Charlevoix Golf & CC, Charlevoix

http://michigan.pga.com28-31 U.S. Senior Open / Inverness Club / Toledo, Ohio /

http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=1717986920129-30 Tournament of Champions, Pro Am - Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls

http://michigan.pga.com29-31 Butch Harmon Showcase, The Loon Golf Course, Gaylord

http://www.loongolfresort.com/

AUGUST1-3 Boyne Tournament of Champions, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs

http://michigan.pga.com2-5 Junior PGA Championship. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, INhttp://www.pga.com/pga-america/feature/sycamore-hills-gc-selected-host-2010-junior-pga-championship8 Pro Assistant Championship, Treetops, Gaylord

11 MGCOA Summer Golf Outinghttp://mgcoa.org

11 Swinging for a Wish, Gaylord, MIhttp://treetops.com

8-14 U.S. Women's Amateur / Rhode Island Country Club / Barrington, R.I.http://www.usga.org/ChampsSchedule.aspx?taxid=17179869201

08-14 PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA15--16GAM 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=1717986920129-31 Michigan PGA Championship, Eagle Eye GC, Bath

http://michigan.pga.com29-30 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

http://gam.org2 – 4 Patriot Golf Day Shootout, Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com10-11 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=1717986920112-14 Match Play Championship, Forest Akers, East Lansing

http://michigan.pga.com19-20 25th GAM Senior Championship, Spring Lake CC, Spring Lake, MI

http://gam.org22-25 The Tour Championship, East Lake CC, Atlanta, GA22-25 41st Golf Collectors Society Annual Meeting & Trade Show-Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at

Eagle Crest Resorthttp://www.golfcollectors.com/events.html

25–27 Pepsi Fall Charity Invitational, Gaylord, MIhttp://treetops.com

25 MGCOA Golf League Championship at Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bathhttp://MGCOA.org

OCTOBER8– 9 Toughman/Princess Scramble Gaylord, MI

http://treetops.com31 PGA Fall Meeting

NOVEMBER17-20 President's Cup, Royal Melbourne, Victoria, AUS29/1 MGCOA Golf Business Conference and Vendor Show at the Somerset Inn in Troy

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