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golf advice: Don't need to grip the club hard to rip the ball far

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Posted: 4 hours ago

Distance. We all want it. Not everybody has it. How do we get it? It's easier than you think. Read more »

Three years after son's death, father returns to golf course they last played and finds closure

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Posted: May 12, 2013

Three years after his son's tragic death in a house fire, Bob Lemasters returned to the Ann Arbor Country Club to play the course he and his son Renden had last played and found closure. Read more »

EMU golf course to receive $165,000 settlement from DuPont over killed trees

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Posted: Apr 13, 2013

Eastern Michigan University's Eagle Crest Golf Course will receive $165,000 as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against DuPont in federal court in Pennsylvania. Read more »

U-M Golf Course manager Charlie Green hanging up his clubs after 52 years

Posted: Dec 24, 2012

Walk into Charlie Green’s office at the University of Michigan Golf Course and you have an immediate connection with the history of both the course itself and the whole athletic department. Photos, awards, plaques and ... Read more »

EMU plans $1 million in improvements for Eagle Crest Golf Course

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Posted: Sep 25, 2012

Eastern Michigan University plans to invest about $1 million to improve the Eagle Crest Golf Course several years after it invested around $2 million to renovate the conference center that is part of the Eagle Crest/Marriott resort. Read more »

Funeral arrangements set for Tom Simon, former Michigan coach and U-M Golf Course pro

Posted: Jul 30, 2012

Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Michigan golf coach and long-time U-M Golf Course club professional and manager Tom Simon. The 83-year-old, who continued to play and teach golf until last year, died Friday ... Read more »

Updated July 25: Upcoming golf scrambles: Rotary Club, EMU baseball outings planned

Posted: Jul 25, 2012

Check here for upcoming golf scrambles and events in the Ann Arbor area. To have your event listed, send information to sports@annarbor.com. Read more »

Matt Paterini extends lead at Ann Arbor city golf championship

Posted: Jul 21, 2012

Matt Paterini has plenty of experience with exciting finishes at the City of Ann Arbor men's amateur golf championship. But if the 22-year-old Saline native can continue his current play, Sunday's final round at Leslie ... Read more »

Dave Brandon vs. Mark Hollis rematch open to public Tuesday at U-M Golf Course

Posted: Jul 21, 2012

The public is welcome to walk along with golfers when Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon and his Michigan State counterpart, Mark Hollis, renew their B1G AD Golf Challenge on Tuesday at the U-M Golf Course. ... Read more »

Former champion Matt Paterini leads after first day of Ann Arbor city golf championship

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Posted: Jul 20, 2012

Two-time former champion Matt Paterini holds a 2-shot lead after the first round of the City of Ann Arbor men's amateur golf championship. The Saline native shot a 69 on Friday at Leslie Park Golf ... Read more »

Dry course expected to affect Ann Arbor men's amateur golf championship

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Posted: Jul 20, 2012

Thanks to the unseasonably high temperatures this summer, golfers will have to rethink what they think they know about Leslie Park Golf Course, home of the 2012 City of Ann Arbor men’s amateur golf championship. ... Read more »