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

Near You! Got that?

In February and March many of the members of the Gaylord Golf Mecca – which includes 15 championship courses in one destination featuring multiple flagship resorts and 11 package partners – make the pilgrimage to several … Read the rest

When Alex Dombrowski was four-years-old his family moved to a home near the 15th hole on the Gaylord Country Club golf course, and golf soon became a central passion and direction in his life.

“As a kid I would just … Read the rest

Davis Tanis and Carl Arendsen, retired professors from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, have played over 15,000 holes of golf together, including all but 18 of the 261 holes that make up the 15 courses of the Gaylord Golf … Read the rest