On a golf trip with buddies a few years ago this June, we played in the morning at Gaylord Golf Club, ended up floating about on a pontoon boat on a nearby lake in the afternoon and then played … Read the rest

Golf Digest considers a visit to Treetops Resort as one of its chosen “5 Greatest Golf Experiences in Michigan,” and an “Ultimate Michigan Buddies Trip.”

Golftime Magazine gives Treetops the nod for “Best Value in the Midwest” and “Best Lunch … Read the rest

Brian Morrow has worked the clubhouse golf counter at The Lakes course for the Loon Golf Resort for the last six summers and loves it.

“It’s the best retirement job I could possibly come up with,” said the 56-year-old retired … Read the rest

No matter how it looks outside, golf will return to the Gaylord area, and quickly like tulips in May. To help you prepare for golf and that spring-away trip you want to take to the Gaylord Golf Mecca, here are … Read the rest

The Gaylord Golf Mecca, the Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau and the Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City were honored recently with the Governor’s Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration for marketing efforts that are bringing golfers from Texas to … Read the rest

It’s Masters Tournament week when the game of golf, especially to those of us in Michigan and the Midwest, emerges again, like our clubs from storage.

The golf world returns either in person or via television to Augusta National … Read the rest

It is amazing how one word can tilt perception and cause confusion leading to missed opportunities.

Gaylord Country Club is changing its name to Gaylord Golf Club to dismiss any and all notions that it is a private facility. It’s … Read the rest

Hey buddy, it’s never too early to starting planning, and the tag buddy trip is not meant to exclude anyone. We’re talking golf with friends, family, coworkers or a combination. I’ve done them all and enjoyed them all in the … Read the rest

I started working with the Gaylord Golf Mecca marketing group last May. It was not the first time we had met.

As a longtime golf writer at a newspaper, and most recently my media services business, the Mecca has always … Read the rest