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...

Michigan Golf Alliance on the Capitol Building front steps.

 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 ...

 $6.1M investment will expand Registered Apprenticeships in non-traditional sectors and occupations for Michiganders LANSING, MI—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced Friday nine recipients of more than $6.1 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion 2023 Grant Program awards that wi...

The Hospitality Training Institute of Michigan is offering their Hospitality Business Management Course (a $2,500 value) AT NO COST for the first 2,000 registrants.This is your opportunity to give employees the key business and leadership skills they need to become effective leaders. After they complete the course, your employees will have nat...

The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has released its latest publication, Deck of Cards — How to Ace Credit Card Processing and Save Money. This white paper, which was researched and written by Golf Business magazine contributor Harvey Silverman, featuring insights from the co-founder of Claymore Payments Consulting Kevin McDonnell, ...

How will it impact our industry and YOUR golf business?  FREE Webinar for MGCA Members Tuesday, March 19 1pm–2pm. The Department of Labor's new Independent Contractor Rule will take effect on Monday, March 11, 2024 and will impact various professionals in the golf industry, including golf teachers, caddies, and fitness instructors. Under this ...

The Michigan Golf Alliance, alongside the National Golf Foundation, is conducting a survey to better understand the economic impact of golf in our state. Your contribution is crucial and strictly confidential, utilized only in aggregate form. Estimate 15–20 minutes of your time to provide valuable input! Thank you for your help and we look for...

Michigan Department of LEO recognizes MGCA with CHAMPION Award Michael Flatt and Russell Smascz, who in the last year took part in a landmark golf course maintenance Registered Apprenticeship program at The Highlands at Harbor Springs Resort, have been honored with recognition of completion certificates by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA...

Jeff Hoag, Carey Mitchelson and Sundance at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort Headline 2023 MGCA Awards Jeff Hoag, owner and general manager at Scott Lake Golf & Practice Center in Comstock Park, and Carey Mitchelson, the director of operations at College Fields Golf Club in Okemos and executive director of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, headlined the ...

LANSING – Jeff Hoag, owner and general manager at Scott Lake Golf & Practice Center in Comstock Park, and Carey Mitchelson, the director of operations at College Fields Golf Club in Okemos and executive director of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation (MTF), headline the 2023 Award Winners announced today by the Michigan Golf Course Association (M...

The Emerald Golf Course, Registered Apprentices and Troy Looney

Registered Apprenticeship is a proven talent pipeline solution. EAST LANSING, MI–The Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA) today announced the signing of Boyne Golf's Bay Harbor Golf Club and The Highlands at Harbor Springs, Raisin Valley Golf Club, Scott Lake Golf & Practice Center, and The Emerald Golf Course to Registered Apprenticeship Go...

Sundance at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort, 2023 Michigan Golf Course of the Year

KEWADIN, Mich. – The Sundance at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort has been selected as the 2023 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). Sundance, a Jerry Matthews design that opened in 2005, is one of two courses at the main campus of A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort and sits atop glacier-carved bluffs between Torch Lake and Gran...