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Autumn is a picturesque time of year here in West Michigan. We
have lots of rivers, lakes, fall color, and lots of wildlife. This series
of photos lets you see a few residents of the Thornapple River at
their daily routine. The Thornapple River flows into the Grand River,
the longest in the state at Ada Michigan. Needless to say, a haven for wildlife year round. This gaggle of geese was just off the
Thornapple Pointe Golf Club in southeastern Kent County a few
weekends ago.
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West Michigan has 4 seasons and fall or autumn is one of our favorites.
The foliage on the trees is yellow, red, orange, shades of green, and
brown. It all combines to paint lovely colors all over our landscape.
We captured a few photos of the fall season here in Ada Michigan
on the Thornapple River this last weekend. All were take from
Thornapple Pointe Golf Club near the Gerald R Ford International
Airport, just southeast of Grand Rapids.
In fact, we joke that it is the TCPB course here…….trains, cars,
planes, and boats can all be seen and heard from the course.
We had an airboat travel down the river while we were playing
but I didn’t get my camera out in time to catch it in a photo.
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This was captured yesterday playing golf at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course
on the Thornapple River in Grand Rapids Michigan.
My friend, Paul, and I got in a quick 18 holes in the afternoon.
The golf course was pretty open which left me time to snap a few shots
of our local scenery. This little maple is putting on quite a show!
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There are so many golf courses in Michigan, over 900 public courses,
ranking third in the nation in public golf courses and over 400 member
clubs to play. We are crazy about golf in Michigan.
With courses like Spring Lake Country Club, it is easy to see why.
Spring Lake Country Club is an old course, founded in 1911, and it is a
private, member owned facility. From the longest tees, it is 6525 yards.
“Going green” is taken seriously at Spring Lake CC. In May of 2005,
they received the honor of being named a Certified Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary, only the 14th course in Michigan to be recognized. In 2007,
SLCC was named #1 for total number of bird species counted on the course
in the Great Lakes region and 3rd in the entire country for the Audubon
International North American Bird Watch Open, held in May each year.
Spring Lake CC is seriously into Junior Golf. Don’t be surprised to
see a few future PGA professionals hail from this course. Last year
they had 180 Junior PGA Golfers (aged 7-17) in their Annual Junior
Golf Tournament held in August.
We were invited to play this fabulous course last week by our friends,
Charles and Joann. We had a beautiful day to play golf and enjoy the
aesthetics of this picturesque golf course. Spring Lake CC is heavily
wooded, and indeed, we saw several oak trees with trunk girths of
15-20 feet or more.
75-80 degrees, sunny and a slight breeze off the Lake (Spring Lake is
open to Lake Michigan) is a perfect Michigan summer day. And we
couldn’t think of a better way to spend it. Because Spring Lake is
connected to Lake Michigan, it is a prime resort area and has many
elite homes on the lake.
We are sharing our photo montage of Spring Lake Country Club.
Grab a cart and ride along!
Spring Lake Country Club
18496 Fruitport Rd
Spring Lake Michigan 49456
616-842-4200
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Photos by Bonnie Westbrook
We all love a success story. This one is about a local Kentwood
graduate, Matthew Harmon, who was Michigan’s Mr Golf 2002-3,
went on to play golf for Michigan State University
and is now on the Nationwide and NGA Hooters Golf Tours trying
to make it to the PGA Tour. He got a big break this week.
Let us tell you his story:
He was 2 under par playing his final qualifying round for the Buick
Open when his caddy (and brother-in-law) Nick, stepped into a
bunker and then raked his tracks. Matt was in the other end of
the bunker hitting out and didn’t see what Nick did until it was
too late. He thought it was a 2 stroke penalty. He consulted the
officials. They didn’t know for sure either, but to be on the safe side,
assessed the 2 stroke penalty, which put Matt at 4 under and
1 stroke over qualifying for the final Buick Open.
Oh, well, another day of golf, and on to Houston, Texas to play in
another tournament. He was at the Minneapolis airport when he
got the call from the officials at the Buick Open. They had received
a play cancellation and because of the penalty Matt assessed himself
(which is still in contention), they offered him a spot in the Open.
Now all he had to do was get back to Grand Blanc and get his
clubs and equipment there – which were on their way to Houston
by this time. He got a ticket back to Grand Rapids and drove to
Grand Blanc, and his clubs and gear arrived in time, somehow.
He is performing like a champion at this tournament. He was 4 under
yesterday and had the daily record for the longest drives. He is 2 under
today, tied for 18th place. This could be his very first major tournament
to place in the money. Our local TV channel had an interview that aired
on the 11:00 pm newscast last night. We are watching closely, this
could be his big break into the PGA events.
A few pictures I took yesterday of Matt and that other guy, Tiger Woods
playing at Warwick Hills, The final Buick Open.
Did I mention I used to play with Matt and his Dad when he first started
to play golf? He must have been 10-11 years old. He could hit the ball
a long way even back then. I never dreamed he would one day play on
the PGA Tour and I would be in the crowd cheering him on!
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Photos by Terry Westbrook
Kent County Michigan Amateur Golf Championship Tournament
here on July 11th & 12th 2009
This is the kind of real estate I prefer to all others, especially on
the weekend. No hassles, just blue sky, green grass, and an
18 hole challenge.
I didn’t play particularly well today, but the course was in good shape, and
I had 3 new friends to share the morning round.
I took a few pictures so you can see a sampling of what this course looks like.
It is hard to believe to you are about 10-15 minutes away from downtown
The First Tee – water on the left & right.
The fifth hole from the right of the fairway, yes I made par.
The 2nd Green
The 14th Tee – better hit it straight or you will be in the woods.
The 18th Green
Another player is out near the green, wonder if he found a stray ball.
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photos of LE Kaufman Golf Course by Terry Westbrook
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