Category: Golf
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Red Putter Mini Golf: More Than Good, Clean Vacation Fun
Nestled into the north end of Ephraim, sits a delightfully quirky and auspiciously quiet Door County landmark: The Red Putter Mini Golf. This charming course filled with swinging logs, mini lighthouses and a badger with clasping paws, looks like a blast from a more innocent past, but don’t let the colorful gnomes and swinging mini […]
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Why is it that some of our best golf is played in the spring when the golf season has just begun? I’m always baffled when a fellow golfer tells me that they shot one of their lowest scores ever during one of their first few rounds of the season. It has happened to me when […]
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The prestigious Horseshoe Bay Golf Club, considered by many golfers as Door County’s finest course, was purchased by a group of 28 members Jan. 25 for about $3 million.
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Cherryland Open and An Era Gone By
The 1969 National Geographic cover story that put Door County on the map is perhaps the most famous turning point in the peninsula tourism industry’s history. But it was another event, a meeting held 13 years earlier, that started Door County tourism down the road to where it is today. Before 1956, the tourist season […]
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It was 1945 in Baileys Harbor. “I was 14 years old, and my father told me I had to get a job – either picking cherries or caddying,” recalls Sturgeon Bay resident, Bill Boettcher. “I chose caddying.” And so began Boettcher’s lifelong love affair with the game of golf. In his prime, he was a […]
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Ask your friend what they received for Christmas last year, or what they did last Saturday night, few are quick to recall. But, ask a golfer if they ever had a hole-in-one, the answer is immediate and given with a great sense of clarity. The “no’s” are often answered reluctantly, followed by a slow shake […]
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Burnishing A Reputation at Egg Harbor’s Horseshoe Bay Golf Club
Ten years ago, Horseshoe Bay Golf Club opened in Egg Harbor with the promise of becoming Door County’s premier golf course. For Brian Ferrie, Horseshoe Bay’s superintendent and facilities manager, it was an exciting time.
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An adventurous life shaped by the game of golf has defined Sylvia Ferdon by four simple words: player, teacher, coach, survivor. As an ardent player, she competed on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour against the likes of Nancy Lopez. As a devoted teacher, she spent 10 summers as the head teaching professional at […]
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For you 30-something and older golfers out there, think back to your childhood golf experience. Did you even have one? Were you taught by one of your parents or were you just dropped off at the course to figure out the game on your own? Many of us can probably tell a different tale of […]
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Inside The Ropes at The Masters
To most golf fans around the world, the first sure sign that the new golf season is underway is the virtually commercial-free television coverage of the Masters in April. America’s most prestigious of the four PGA majors, the Masters holds a sense of magic and mystique that is “a tradition unlike any other” as the […]
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Golf as a Lesson for the Future
One of my favorite golf blogs (www.mygolfspy.com) just released a series of articles called “How To Get Your Dream Golf Job.” There was a piece about how to become a golf pro, another about how to become a golf sales rep, and one about how to play professionally. After reading a few of the blog […]
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PGA Puts Finishing Touches on Remodeled Clubhouse
A $200,000 clubhouse renovation highlights changes at the Peninsula State Park Golf Course for 2009. While the course itself traditionally receives the lion’s share of improvement dollars, this year’s clubhouse transformation represents the building’s first major upgrade in 20 years. One of the first things golfers will notice is the new stone entrance steps and […]
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As a frequent business traveler, I can tell you that the thrill of flying the “friendly skies” is gone. The full-body frisking at TSA doesn’t exactly get things off to a good start, and I could certainly do without the over-caffeinated flight attendants slinging stale pretzels for $5.95. For golfers, the ordeal is even worse. […]
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Hybrid Happy: Golfing with the Latest Gear
In recent years the word “hybrid” has become a staple in the average American’s lexicon. Whether watching CSI or the local news on TV, reading a favorite magazine or surfing the internet, we seem to be endlessly exposed to ads for hybrid vehicles, hybrid vacuums, and hybrid designer dogs like the Pomeranian-Collie-Labradoodle-Dalmation. As golfers, we […]
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Competitive Camaraderie: Monday Night Golf League
One of Door County’s finest attributes is its array of scenic golf courses. During our limited season you can find hundreds of people taking advantage of the miles and miles of beautifully-manicured fairways. What you may not be aware of is the competition between some of the players on those courses. Many of our area […]
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Between the Blossoms: The Orchards Golf Course
When the season opens this year at The Orchards golf course, it will be with an entirely brand new look. Returning golfers will be greeted with an impressive 9,500-square foot Cape Cod-style clubhouse built on the footprint of the original clubhouse constructed in 1999. Regrettably, the remodel was one of necessity due to a fire […]
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Going to Great Heights for Resort Play: Alpine Golf Course
Oh, to be the ball. Soaring higher in an arc above the “Blue” ninth hole of Alpine Golf Course in Egg Harbor, I’d revel in my purpose and take in the view: a 15-story bluff below, the panorama of the Strawberry and Chambers Islands in the distance, and just beyond the flag, a wide stripe […]
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Red Putter Pro Tournament Brings Intensity to Ephraim
“We’ve got to bring the title back to Sister Bay,” was the refrain running through the crowd at the 5th annual Red Putter Pro Tournament. The contingent of area competitors didn’t seem to care who won, just so long as the trophy came back to Northern Door.
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Unwinding on the Island: Deer Run Golf Course
For many visitors to Door County a vacation would not be complete without spending a bit of time on the golf course. As a personal challenge or a way to unwind, the game provides an exciting diversion while in the county. While there are many challenging and beautiful courses to be found, only one can […]
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host, and playing partner at one of our fair county’s hidden treasures, Cherry Hills Golf Resort. Three years ago, I jumped into my own little slice of Door County living as co-owner and superintendent of Cherry Hills. And while there may be a smattering of bias, in general, our golf excursion will be not unlike […]