Fact Sheet and Awards

	Golf is the number one tourism activity in the Gaylord Area.
	Direct dollar impact from Green Fee/ Carts, Driving Range, Food and Beverage, and Pro-Shop Sales is over 18 million dollars annually.
	The Gaylord Golf Mecca does over 350,000 rounds of golf annually over a 6-month period from May through October.
	The Gaylord Golf Mecca was founded in 1987 with a total of seven courses. The area now offers 21 Championship golf courses and 18 hotel properties all with in a 45-minute drive.
	Great Lakes Golf Magazine selected Gaylord as the "Number one golf destination in the Midwest."
	Golf Magazine has awarded two facilities in the Gaylord Golf Mecca the prestigious Silver Medal Award- Garland Resort and Treetops Resort.Other national awards include:

Treetops Resort

• Top Ten Places To Play Before You Die - Golf Week
• Golf Digest "Top 75 Resorts in America"
• Golf Digest Top 75 Resort Courses in America.
• Golf digests 3rd Best New Resort Course in America.
• Golf Magazine Top 100 You Can Play
• GolfWeek Best Courses in America.
• GolfWeek Top 100 Modern Courses

The Gaylord Golf Mecca plays host to the Par 3 Shootout at Treetops Resort. An 18 hole par three skins game featuring members of the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour.

Otsego Club

• Sports Illustrated "Top 10 New Course" - the Tribute
• Top 100 Player Friendly Courses by Golf for Women

Garland

• The only AAA four-diamond resort property in the Midwest.

Black Forest

• Top 4 New Public Courses in America - Golf Digest
• Top 10 New Courses You Can Play in United States - Golf Magazine
• Top 100 Modern Courses in United States - Golfweek
• Top 50 Modern Public courses in United States - Golfweek
• Best Public Course in Northern Michigan - Detroit News
• Best Public Course in Northern Michigan - Great Lakes Golf
• "Best combination of Gaylord's Resort Courses" - Golf Digest
• Readers Survey Best Golf Value in Gaylord - Great Lakes Golf Magazine

Elk Ridge

• Golf Digest 2nd Best New Course in America
• Golf Digest America's Top 75 Upscale Public Courses
• Golf Digest Women One of the 50 best places to play for women.

Black Lake Golf Club

• "Top 10 You Can Play" - Golf Magazine 2000
• "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" - #25 2005

The Loon Golf Club

• Golf Digest "Best Places to Play" 2008/2009
• Golf Digest "Hole #2 is the best par 3 in all of Michigan" 2008
• Top 100 player friendly courses by Golf for Women