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In This Issue V O L U M E 22 • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 • N U M B E R 2 h t t p : / / m i c h i g a n g o l f e r . c o m MICHIGAN GOLFER W. Bruce Matthews III Herschel Nathanial 4 Golf Architects: They Build the Stuff That Publisher/Editor Bernice Phillips Art McCafferty Dave Serino Greens are Made Of. Ken Tabacsko [email protected] Kelly Thesier Editor Emeritus Marc Van Soest Terry Moore Phil Winch John Wukovits Managing Editor 9 Michigan Golfer Television Show Kelly Hill Photo/Video [email protected] Kevin Frisch Interviews: Golf Course Architects Dave Richards Chief Information Carter Sherline Officer Clarence Sormin Jennie McCafferty Brian Walters Joe Yunkman 10 The Perfectiona and Parfection of Notre Internet Service Provider Representatives Dame’s Tyrone Willingham Pat & Rick Rountree Brian Manning Dundee Internet B.J. Erwin by John Wukovitz Services, Inc. Director of Director of Information Accounting Technology Cheryl Clark Katie Delcamp 12 Par Fives –– Risk and Reward [email protected] Web Development by John Bebow Writers at Large ZebraFish Studios Susan Bairley Jack Berry zebrafishstudios.com Craig Brass Tom Doak Director of New Greg Johnson Media Development 14 Michigan Golfer Television Show 2004- Bradley S. Klein Trevor Zylstra Vartan Kupelian 2005 Program Schedule Jon Maddern Copy Editor Norm Sinclair Rose Zylstra Mike Shiels Ron Whitten Office Assistant Contributing Editors Erica Miller 16 Michigan Hosts the Big Break Series on John Bebow Mike Duff Michigan Golfer the Golf Channel Jim Neff William Shelton is produced by by Bernice Phillips Mike Terrell Great Lakes Sports Writers L’anse Bannon Publications, Inc. Margaret Bowers Rick Coates GLSP Advertising & 18 Slice of Life Liza Dypka Business Office Sam Fullerton by Terry Moore Dennis Grall 3588 Plymouth Road, #245 Thad Gutowski Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Gary Holaway 734.507.0241 Janina Parrott Jacobs 734.434.4765 FAX Mickey MacWilliams Brett Marshall [email protected] Judy Mason glsp.com Michigan Golfer - May/June issue Michigan Golfer is published online six times a year by Great Lakes Sports Publications, Inc., 3588 Plymouth Coming May 2004 Rd, #245, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2603. All contents of this publication are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without written permission, Michigan’s Great Architects, Part II: of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited. All unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and illustrations Jerry Matthews will not be returned unless accompanied by a properly addressed envelope, bearing sufficient postage; publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited materi- W. Bruce Matthews III als. The views and opinions of the writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect endorsement of views and/or phi- Walter Hagen –– The Detroit Years losophy of Michigan Golfer. Back Issues: May be ordered by sending $5.00 with Upper Peninsula Golf your name, address and issue requested to Michigan Golfer, 3588 Plymouth Road, #245, Ann Arbor, MI 48105- Indiana Golf 2603. S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 • M I C H I G A N G O L F E R M A G A Z I N E Golf Architects: They Build the Stuff That Greens are Made Of Grand Haven Golf Club, the home course of W. Bruce Matthews, begins to take shape. he openings of new Michigan golf courses is now down to a trickle from the deluge we had just five years earlier. This year, College Field, Hawk’s Eye, Hawk’s Ridge and Angels Crossing are scheduled Tto open along with some others, like Port Huron CC that have gone through renovation or preservation. But that’s about it. The building boom of the 80’s and 90’s that added hundreds of golf courses to our state’s inventory and gave rise to our national ranking as a golf destination has quieted. Those were the salad days of golf course archi- tects, much like the 1920’s and 1950’s were before. The huge firms of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Art Hills and Robert Trent Jones and later, his sons, Rees and Robert Trent Jones Jr.; expanded their firms during this period to accommodate this frantic building boom. Michigan architects; Jerry Matthews, W. Bruce Matthews III, Harley Hodge, Ray Hearn, Ron Otto and Mike Husby to name but a few, split off of established firms or started their own. During this respite, we thought it might be prudent to take a look at our golf inventory in Michigan and benchmark it, but take that look through the eyes of the architects. We have chosen W. Bruce Matthews and Robert Trent Jones for the first of our series, on “Michigan’s Golf Course Architects”. Both were born at the turn of one century and died as a new one was to begin. We hope you enjoy our words, and just as importantly, the online video we direct you to as well. While it is always interesting to study and write about the accomplishments of architects, it is quite another thing to offer readers the opportunity to become viewers by clicking on a link. 4 S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 • M I C H I G A N G O L F E R M A G A Z I N E Part 1 - W. Bruce Matthews and Robert Trent Jones W. Bruce Matthews By L’anse Bannon with Paul Fullmer . Bruce Matthews lived a full and robust life, Wwringing every drop of pleasure and purpose out of it. He was born in 1904 and died in the year 2000. Paul Fullmer, Executive Secretary, American Society of Golf Course Architects, penned an article in their association publica- tion that commemorated Mr. Matthews’s life. “Bruce represent- ed the almost gone, but certainly Grand Haven Golf Club not forgotten, era of golf that endured the harsh years of the Depression. That’s when an aspir- 1956 Award ing golf course architect had to Club Managers Association of make due during the lean years, as America (Member: 25-Year Club) 1993 Bruce did by working as the gener- Michigan Golf Hall of Fame al manager and superintendent of 1956-1960 Inductee Green Ridge Country Club in Michigan Turfgrass Foundation — Grand Rapids. Golf course archi- President 1996 tecture had to be done in his spare Michigan Golf Course Owners time. 1961-62, 1962-63 & 1963-64 Association Lifetime Achievement Club Managers Association of Award When Bruce entered the Society, America President — 25-Year Club members were somewhat puzzled W. Bruce Matthews will also be by his background. Who is Bruce 1970 noted for the Michigan architec- Matthews? Architect? Owner? Michigan Club Managers tural dynasty that he created. His Club Manager? Superintendent? Association Life Membership son, Jerry Matthews and grandson Well, he was all of those... and W. Bruce Matthews have success- proudly so. 1970 fully followed in his footsteps. The American Society of Golf Course total contribution of the three As much as anyone, Bruce Architects Regular Member (1970) architects is marked by the Matthews was “Mr. Golf in Fellow (1981) Matthews name on hundreds of Michigan.” Surely, golf and Michigan golf courses. Later on in Michigan could not have had a bet- 1978 our series, we will address the ter ambassador.” Western Michigan GCSA careers of both Jerry and W. Bruce Matthews III. We list here but a portion of the 1981 offices held and awards given to Michigan Turfgrass Foundation This list of courses that W. Bruce Mr. Matthews during his profes- Matthews, did or worked on by sional career. 1991 himself or with his son Jerry is as GCSAA Distinguished Service follows: S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 • M I C H I G A N G O L F E R M A G A Z I N E 5 Courses Designed or Indian Hills Golf Course Worked on by Indian Lake Country Club W. Bruce Matthews Indian Run Golf Course Kalamazoo Elks Country Club Blossom Trail Golf Club Knollwood Country Club Brookshire Country Club Lake OÕ The Hills Golf Dun Rovin Course Essex Golf & Country Club Lakepointe Country Club Forest Akers Golf Course Lakes of the North Golf Green Ridge Country Club Course Hidden Oaks Golf Courses Lakewood Shores Golf & L. E. Kaufman Golf Course Country Manistee Golf & Country Lincoln Hills Golf Course Club Midland Country Club McGuires Evergreen Golf Mitchell Creek Golf Course Course Mt. Pleasant Country Club Salem Hills Golf Course Pine River Country Club Sandy Ridge Golf Course Plum Hollow Golf Club Scott Lake Country Club Shenandoah Golf & Country Sunnybrook Country Club Club Tyrone Hills Golf & Southmoor Golf Course Country Club Spring Lake Country Club West Ottawa Golf Course St. Clair Shores Country White Birch Hills Golf Club Course Stoneycroft Hills Country Jerry Matthews Winding Creek Golf Course Sugar Springs Golf Course The Pines at Lake Isabella Traverse City Golf & Country Club University Park Golf Club Courses Designed or Walnut Hills Country Club Worked on by Washtenaw Country Club W. Bruce Matthews White Lake Country Club & Jerry Matthews Wolverine Golf Club Antrim Dells Golf Club n the winter of 2001, W. Birmingham Country Club Bruce Matthews III had Blythefield Country Club Ithe opportunity to reflect Bonnie View Golf Course upon the life of his grandfa- Cadillac Country Club ther during a visit to our stu- Candlestone Inn Golf & dio. In our story, you will Resort find out that he was fondest Cascade Hills Country Club of his own Grand Haven GC Country Club of Detroit and his work at Forest Akers Crockery Hills Golf Course for his beloved MSU.
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