Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Has Designs on Three New Members( Dexter, MI) a' Some passes however are available for the Saturday, Might 19 Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and a of golf at Michigan State Universityas Woods Akers West Course. Fritz Balmer, in his fourth decade of service to tennis, Steve Brady, champion of Michiganas major professional finals and now Director of Instruction at Oakland Hills Country Club, and Tom Doak, the best custom in the sport with aBucket Lista programs around the world will be inducted. Balmer, scholar of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, where he was on the tennis team, spent some time working on virtually every committee in the Golf Association of Michigan, beginning as membership consultant from Spring Meadows CC. Heas been a Committee chairman, a principles official since 1975, a president and governor of the GAM. He served as Interim Executive Director during a time for the GAM and first got it back onto solid ground. Balmer has received the GAM Distinguished Service Award and presently is chairman of the Michigan Golf Foundation. Brady, an at Saginaw Valley State University and member of its Hall of Fame, performed in two U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, enjoyed the Ben Hogan Tour and was a principal home state person with two PGA Championships and three Michigan Opens at the very top of a lengthy set of tournament games. After working for golf course architect Pete Dye, Tom Doak moved to Traverse City, designed his first course, High Pointe, in 1989 and 2 yrs later designed one of upper Michiganas major classes, aptly named Black Forest at Wilderness Valley and in 1999 Lost Dunes at Bridgman. Doakas Renaissance Golf Design headquarters is in Traverse City but heas some sort of traveler, currently in China and viewing his latest American formation, Streamsong in Florida, getting raves and cover photographs in most the golf magazines. His list of programs is much like a chain of Academy Award fantastic Oscars a two at Bandon Dunes in Oregon, Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand, the Renaissance Club in Scotland, Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania, and the list goes on. Doak designs are included four by golf Magazineas Top 100 Courses in the World list while Doak courses are included four by Golfweekas Best Modern Course rankings in its Top Ten. Golf will be followed by the Hall of Fame Induction on the Forest Akers West Program. Golf is going to be at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. A 5:30 p.m. Mixture reception is likely to be followed by dinner and the induction ceremony.A More information on the golf outing and induction ceremony might be found online at http://www.michigan-golf-foundation.com or by calling Loretta Larkin at (248) 719-0650.A The registration deadline is Friday, May 10.
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