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By Greg Johnson Quality and quantity have been key elements for the 35-year success story that is the Gaylord Golf Mecca, America’s favorite summer golf destination in the heart of Northern Michigan. That quality and quantity is reflected in sparkling fashion in three primary Mecca member resorts that offer lodging,…
By Greg Johnson We call it perfect timing. It’s National Travel & Tourism Week across the country and here in the Gaylord Golf Mecca our fabulous collection of golf courses will all be open and welcoming golfers by the end of the week. We feature 17 world class golf courses,…
By Greg Johnson As PGA golf professionals advance in their careers and learn the various parts of the industry beyond the traditional shop management, merchandizing and game instruction, facilities realize their body of knowledge warrants in-charge roles. The perfect example: Kevin McKinley, the PGA Director of Recreation at Treetops Resort,…
Earth Day, celebrated on Friday, April 22 for the 52nd time via EARTHDAY.ORG, isn’t just a single day out of the year at the golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca. For instance, The Natural is naturally managed as if Earth Day is every day. Kevin Henley, longtime general manager…
By Greg Johnson The green expanse was alluring, the golf inspiring, the excitement palpable and that was via a screen. Imagine the real thing. Another Masters Tournament week is in the books and that is when the game of golf, especially to those of us in Michigan and the Midwest,…
That golf itch is starting as the calendar turns to March. Here’s five things you can do at home to scratch the itch as we march toward spring and golfing in the beautiful Gaylord Golf Mecca. Make plans to get the time slot for your Mecca visit. Check out gaylordgolfmecca.com…
By Greg Johnson If the return of live golf shows from the pandemic and the first few shows of the year are any indication, the enthusiasm golf gained in the last few years hasn’t waned. More and more people are keenly aware of the Gaylord Golf Mecca’s collection of 17 golf courses, nine…
By Greg Johnson For the second consecutive year, the cooperative marketing group of great golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca is teaming up with Bill Hobson of Michigan Golf Live!, perhaps Michigan’s biggest voice and face of golf. Bill is very tall, and the tall guy is presenting, once…
By Greg Johnson It’s not exactly golf weather outside in Northern Michigan this week, but the friendly golfers who live in the Gaylord Golf Mecca rarely stop thinking about it, talking about it and planning how to make your golf visits wonderful. With that in mind, we offer a couple…
By Greg Johnson The Gaylord Golf Mecca is the straw that stirs the drink, that unquestioned Elk leading the herd, the player atop the leaderboard, any way you wish to put it – a leader in U.S. destination golf, and the numbers prove it. Golf rounds played in the United…
