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BENTON HARBOR – The Jack Nicklaus Signature design course at Harbor Shores Resort has been named the 2024 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). "I think this is one of the biggest honors a golf facility can receive in the state of Michigan," said Josh Doxtator, PGA General Manager at the resort. "Harbor Sh...

Registration is Open for the 2024 Golf Business Conference! Bring Your Team to the 2024 Michigan Golf Business Conference & Vendor Fair! Meet fellow golf course operators, outing organizers general managers, owners! Share ideas and best practices.Learn from the best in the industry.Find products and services you have been looking for.Connect on...

"Implications of the New Paid Sick Leave Requirements & Minimum Wage Increases" Date: September 23, 2024 Time: 9am – 10am Michigan Golf Course Association, in partnership with the Small Business Association of Michigan, is hosting an informative webinar on issues with the potential to significantly impact your small business. What's Happening? ...

Special Edition: Small Business Briefing Today with Brian Calley Tune in to a special SBAM's Small Business Briefing with Brian Calley today, Thursday, August 1st at 3pm ET, for more details on the impact of this decision. The long-awaited decision by the Michigan Supreme Court regarding the commonly referred to 'adopt and amend' case was released....

EVENT DETAILS Schedule 11am–Noon ∙ Registration & Lunch 12pm ∙ Shotgun Start 5pm ∙ Dinner & Cocktails Cost $110/per person Includes: Scramble FormatLunchSilent AuctionDrink TicketsGolfers GiftsPrizes for the Winning TeamsBig SkinsLongest Drive, Closest to the Pin & MoreRaffle for Education Foundation Team Big Skins—$600 pot to split! Yo...

 Rep. Angela Witwer Helps Allied Golf Associations Spread Message of Industry's Impact in Michigan LANSING – State Rep. Angela Witwer (D-Delta Township) has played golf since age eight, grew up in golf-rich Northern Michigan and every vacation used to be a golf vacation before she became an elected official. "Golf is something I love and have ...

If you are unable to attend the live webinar, please email your questions to Ronnie Miles at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and NGCOA will do their best to address them during the event.  On April 24, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a significant regulation titled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professi...

Allied Golf Associations to Bring Message of Industry's $6.1 Billion Economic Impact to Michigan Legislators LANSING – "Let's do lunch at the turn Michigan Legislators!" The Michigan golf industry will share its impactful messages and results from a new National Golf Foundation (NGF) study with each state legislator on Thursday by presenting the po...

 LANSING – The Michigan golf industry's total economic impact is $6.1 billion, yes billion, in part because the state is home to 859 courses, including the most public golf courses in the nation, stands as the top winter-interrupted golf tourism destination in the country and provides 61,000 jobs according to a recently completed study by the ...