Read the full issue online. [su_button url=”https://xdigital.spiweb.com/publication/?i=572535″ target=”blank” background=”#23551c”]Read Online[/su_button] Spring is finally here and with it another edition of Midwest Golfing Magazine. Our cover and feature story takes us to Northern Bay Golf Resort in Arkdale, Wisconsin. The property is under new ownership, and as staff writer Matt Tevsh explains they are determined to make their course relevant again. We cruise less than an hour south to Green Lake, to the dual course threat that is Lawsonia. You’d be hard pressed to find a property with a more deep and varied history. Golf historian and photographer Dan Moore does…
Author: Glen Turk
Glen Turk
Glen Turk is a Wisconsin native who has been the Senior Writer/Editor of Midwest Golfing Magazine since 2006. Besides being an avid golfer, Glen enjoys traveling, music, and cheering on the finest professional sports team of all-time, the Green Bay Packers. Glen’s ultimate golf goal is to play in all fifty states and currently he is more than half way there. His other dream, albeit far-fetched, it to record an ace in all seven states of our distribution area. Thanks to an ace in Illinois in 2015, and one in Michigan in 2016, he has three down, four to go!
In East Lansing, Michigan it is difficult to go 15 feet without seeing the legendary mix of green and white. It’s on banners lining their streets, on signs in nearly every campus housing window, and, most importantly, within their raucous sports stadiums. Ironically, green and white can also be found on the brilliant fairways and freshly painted cups of over 30 courses in the Greater Lansing area. Considering only 450,000 people comprise the region, it’s amazing how golf has grown in one of the Big Ten’s hallmark cities. MGM has been fortunate to experience the best that the land of…
Richard Stackhouse gave to the game of golf throughout his 93 years. He was a golf administrator, a USGA rules official, one of the founders of the Society of Seniors and a fine player who helped start the Evans Scholar Foundation that awarded college scholarships to caddies of modest means. On March 13, the game gave back to Stackhouse when he was inducted into the Quail Ridge Country Club Sports Hall of Fame. Stackhouse worked 18 U.S. Opens on the USGA’s Rules Committee, helping out with 28 national championships. Despite being dyslexic, Stackhouse learned the rule book from cover to cover.…
If there is one thing die hard golfers can’t get enough of is more behind-the-scenes stories regarding Arnold Palmer. Enter Chris Rodell, who conducted over 100 interviews with the people that new The King best for his new book, “Homespun Stories of The King.” The 240 page paperback book comes out on May 15th and is published by Triumph Books. The book is also available in Mobipocket, PDF, and EPUB forms. Please see below for a full overview- but from the first few chapters I’ve read this is book you won’t want to put down! The book can be pre-ordered…
Please see the below exciting news from one of our newest partners, SkyTrak. Lead staff writer Matt Tevsh will be producing a business profile piece on SkyTrak for our summer issue, due out in mid-July. SkyTrak LLC, a joint venture of SkyGolf and SportTrak, announces that for the second straight year, SkyTrak has been recognized by Golf Digest as an Editors’ Choice Award winner in its annual “Best in Golf” edition. “We designed SkyTrak to provide the accurate the measurements of a commercial-quality product, at a fraction of the cost,” stated Andy Allen, SportTrak Managing Director of Golf. “Our goal…
(COVINGTON, GA) – Bridgestone Golf – innovator of premium golf balls, clubs and accessories – unveils the e6 SOFT Lady Edition, featuring a pearl white finish and pink Bridgestone marking, side stamp and packaging. The new model is available now at www.bridgestonegolf.com and select retailers nationwide. The e6 SOFT is among the most popular models in the company’s extensive catalog. It is designed as a high-performance ball with soft feel that produces incredibly straight distance by lowering side spin in drivers and long irons. Control and touch around the green are excellent thanks to advanced mantle and cover properties, while distance and accuracy are…
Inspired by the desire to help fund the universal treatment for those affected by cancer, 2-DG merges fashion and philanthropy. Miami, Florida (April 16, 2018)- 2-DG, the newest addition to the leisure apparel market, introduces its first product, a golf polo, which combines luxury fashion, earth consciousness, sun protection and goodwill. Inspired by the desire to help fund research for the universal treatment of cancer, 2-DG founder Shail Shah and his wife Valentina combined their joined 40 years of experience in retail and manufacturing to create a luxury polo shirt that is unique in its design and purpose. “More than…
If you are a golfer and wear prescription glasses, this announcement might be the best you’ll read in quite some time! REKS® eyewear is pleased to announce the introduction of prescription lenses for its leading unbreakable frames at prices 40-50% less than typically found in optical stores. REKS® burst on the eyewear scene two years ago with comfortable, fashionable and unbreakable frames paired with the best lens value in the marketplace – polycarbonate polarized lenses with anti-reflective coating for an incomparable price of $50. “We paid close attention to customer feedback over the past two years and the most frequent…
Run all the comforts of a high-tech home in the middle of nowhere myCharge is electrifying the outdoors with the introduction of its new Adventure series chargers. The Adventure series ranges from chargers that can easily be carried in a pocket or attached to a backpack with the built-in carabineer to a heavy-hitter that can run televisions and charge laptops and drones. The AdventureUltra is myCharge’s largest battery bank with the highest power output. Designed to replace the heavy and bulky generators used when tailgating or camping, the AdventureUltra is a more streamlined power source option that can run a…
(BIWABIK, Minn.) – Giants Ridge – Minnesota’s leading golf resort set in the rugged beauty of the Mesabi Iron Range – is celebrating the arrival of golf season with a stay-and-play offer ideal for golf getaways. Available from approximately mid-April (subject to the courses opening) through May 24, it includes one round of golf with cart on either of Giants Ridge’s two championship courses, range balls and accommodations at The Lodge at Giants Ridge. Weeknight rates begin at $99 (double occupancy) and $139 (single). Weekend rates start at $139 (double occupancy) and $179 (single). Package rates are per person, per…