Event Calendar
Crystal Mountain - 18-Hole Fall Golf Package
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Fall Specials, Featured, Packages, Traverse City
From $79* per adult, per night
Available September 1-2, 6-9, 12-13, 19-21, 26; October 5, 13-14, 17, 20-26, 29-31, 2010.
Hit the links at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa this fall and save! Tee it up on one of two northern Michigan championship golf courses and stay in the Midwest’s finest accommodations from just $79* per person! Available for a limited time only, our 18-Hole Fall Golf Package includes nightly lodging, 18 holes of golf with shared cart, and unlimited use of our Practice Center.
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*Rate is per adult, per night, based on double occupancy in Guest Room accommodations. Taxes and service fee are additional. Offer not valid with other discounts or special offers.
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Juniors Golf Free!
Junior golfers age 17 and under golf for free on the Betsie Valley course, Sunday through Thursday after 4pm, when accompanied by a full paying adult. Juniors receive 50% off the rack rate on both the Betsie Valley and Mountain Ridge courses anytime.
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Crystal Mountain - Best of Both Worlds: Golf & Spa Package
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Packages, Traverse City
Combine the natural beauty of pure northern Michigan golf with the relaxation and rejuvenation of the Midwest’s premier spa destination: Crystal Spa.
Our Golf & Spa Package includes two nights of lodging, one 18-hole round of golf including cart and your choice of one 50-minute spa treatment (up to $110 value) per adult per stay.
From $219*- $330* per adult, per two night stay
Spa Package Perks
As a spa package guest, we are proud to offer unlimited admittance to our fitness classes and motion studio during your stay plus the use of spa facilities; including our luxurious locker rooms with infrared sauna and steam room, private meditation lounge, and outdoor garden with hot tub.
*Rates are per adult based on a two-night stay double occupancy in hotel accommodations. Taxes and service fee are additional. Not valid with any other discounts, special offers or group rates. Rates are subject to change without notice.
Call 800-968-7686 ext. 5100 for reservations or book this package online.
Juniors Golf Free! Junior golfers age 17 and under golf for free on the Betsie Valley course, Sunday through Thursday after 4pm, when accompanied by a full paying adult. Juniors receive 50% off the rack rate on both the Betsie Valley and Mountain Ridge courses anytime.
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Crystal Mountain - Superintendent’s Revenge 18-Hole Tournament - May 8, 2010
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Events
Superintendent’s Revenge
18-hole Tournament - May 8, 2010
Get a foursome together and play the Mountain Ridge as you’ve never seen it. Our grounds crew will set the course to their liking: crazy pins, ’alternate’ tee boxes and other surprises throughout the course.
$50 registration fee includes 18 holes, box lunch, tee gift and prizes. Four Seasons Club members play for $35.
10 a.m. shotgun start.
Call (231) 378-2000 ext. 4000 to reserve your tee time today!
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| Golf Demo Day | Saturday, May 29, 2010 |
| 10am-4pm, Crystal’s 10-acre Practice Center |
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Free Demos & Free Lessons!
Try before you buy! Test out the latest golf gear on our 10-acre Practice Center. Choose from all the big brand names - Callaway, Titleist, Cobra, Taylor Made, Tour Edge and more. Clubs designed for men, women and juniors (age 5+) are available. Try out any club and receive a custom fitting.
Free Lessons! Our PGA Professionals will also be giving free short game and full swing clinics every hour.
Retail Savings! Be sure to stop by the Kinlochen Pro Shop for loads of great equipment and 20% off all apparel and shoes.
Contests, prizes and more! The first hole-in-one wins a custom set of Callaway X-22 irons ($699 value). Second hole-in-one wins a Limited Golf Membership at Crystal Mountain. We’ll also have short game skills contest with prizes and giveaways, kids’ games, plus free hot dogs, pop and popcorn for everyone. |
| For more information, call the Pro Shop at 800.968.7686 ext. 4000. |
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Crystal Mountain Golf School
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Instruction, Schools, Traverse City
 Northern Michigan’s Crystal Mountain Golf School, a GOLF Magazine Top 25 Golf School, offers over 100 golf schools, clinics and programs to every level of golfer.
Taught by PGA and LPGA Professionals, many of whom have been named to Golf Digest’s Top Teachers in Michigan list and honored by the Michigan PGA, the highly acclaimed Crystal Mountain Golf School provides quality golf instruction for all levels of golfers, from beginner to elite, in an exquisite northern Michigan golf setting. All told, this is some of the most sought-after instruction in the Midwest! |
| Adult Golf Schools: One-day school Two-day school Three-day school Half-day school |
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Junior Golf Programs: Junior Elite Program Junior Golf Camp Two-day & Three-day Mini-camps |
Crystal Mountain Golf School offers midweek golf schools, weekend golf schools, women-only golf schools, private golf lessons, junior lessons and golf camps, including Junior Elite, one of the nation’s top junior development programs. With 100+ golf schools, clinics and programs, and a decorated golf school staff, no other golf school in the Midwest compares to Crystal Mountain Golf School. Meet our instructors Crystal Mountain Junior Golf Academy Link up to golf Private lessons & clinics For Crystal Mountain Golf School Alumni: |
 GOLF Magazine Recognized Crystal’s Golf School as one of the “Top 25 Golf Schools in America” in 2008. This is the second time the Crystal Mountain Golf School has received this prestigious award. |
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2010 Michigan PGA Women’s Open July 12-14
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Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is pleased to once again welcome some of the top players in women’s golf from througout Michigan and around the country to the Mountain Ridge course for the Michigan PGA Women’s Open July 12-14. |
| Michigan Women’s Open Pro-am - July 9-11 |
| Includes 36 holes of golf, Friday night reception, Saturday and Sunday continental breakfast, Saturday night reception and dinner, prizes and more. $329 per person, lodging not included. Special lodging rates apply for Pro-Am participants. Register online or call Kara Mahoney at 800-968-7686 ext. 6607. |
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Crystal Mountain - Michigan Beer & Brat Festival - May 29, 2010
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Events, Traverse City
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Saturday, May 29th, 2010 | 4 - 9 pm |
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 Sponsored By: Michigan Brewers Guild |
Join us for the 5th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival to sample over 50 of Michigan’s finest microbrews, hard cider, specialty brats with a range of flavors from spicy jalapeno to tart cherry, giant Bavarian pretzels and live music by Rootstand! Held outdoors, slopeside at Crystal Mountain.
Festival Admission: Only $5 per person Food and beverage tickets available for purchase. Must be 21+ to enter. |
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| Live Entertainment - Rootstand! |
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| Rootgrass, reggae, folk and blues. Listen at rootstand.com. |
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Lodging & Childcare
From $79* per adult, per night. Includes lodging, admission to the Festival, plus 10 beer and brat tickets. Book Online. • Birdies, Beers & Brats Package From $129* per adult, per night. Includes lodging, unlimited golf with cart, admission to the Festival, plus 10 beer and brat tickets. Book Online. • Childcare Program available during the festival, held at the Mountain Adventure Zone. Call ext. 7000 for reservations. |
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Additional Weekend Actvities
The Michigan Beer & Brat Festival is certainly the highlight but just one of many activities during the holiday weekend. Both the Crystal Coaster alpine slide and Park at Water’s Edge are set to open (weather permitting). The Golf Practice Center will host the annual Golf Demo Day (Saturday, May 29th, 10am-4pm) featuring clubs from Callaway, Titleist, Cobra, Cleveland, and more, free clinics, games, food and prizes.
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Ben Wright Invitational at Crystal Mountain - August 26 - 28, 2010
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Events, Traverse City
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Enjoy one of golf’s finest weekends at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa. Join legendary CBS golf commentator and author, Ben Wright and friends for a Four Seasons Club weekend highlighting all that is great about the game — camaraderie, sportsmanship and contest.
Each two-person team will be partnered with another two-some and a PGA Professional. There are three opportunities to win; (1) Two-person best ball event, (2) Two best balls of five (can use pro’s), and (3) the top 10 two-person teams will qualify for the Champions Shoot-out sponsored by Callaway Golf. In addition, the professional in each group will be competing for a purse. |
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• $249 per Four Seasons Club Member
• $299 per non-member |
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Crystal Mountain earns 5 spots on the Top Teachers List
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Featured, Instruction, Schools, Traverse City
Crystal Mountain Golf School continues to be recognized as one of the finest in Michigan, Midwest and the nation as one-third of Golf Digest’s list of the Best Teachers in the State of Michigan hail from Crystal Mountain, including three of the top five.
Director of Junior Instruction and Development, Adam Schriber, Director of Golf, Brad Dean and Director of Instruction, Scott Wilson rank second, third and fifth on the list of Michigan’s Top Teachers respectively. PGA Professional Ed Laprade was listed tenth and Crystal Mountain Head Professional Mike Cote ranked fifteenth. Golf Digest determines the list by distributing 1,000 ballots to instructors in each state and asking them to rank their peers on a grade-point scale of 1-10.
The teaching skill of Dean and Schriber could be measured in tournament victories and success on the professional tours this summer. Schriber’s longtime student Candie Kung entered Friday’s second round of the U.S. Women’s Open just two shots back of the lead while another student, Morgan Pressel is coming off a second place finish at the Jamie Farr Classic. Last weekend also saw Anthony Kim finish third in the AT&T National playing in the final group with tournament champion Tiger Woods.
Over the past seven years, three of Brad Dean’s students have won the Michigan Amateur Championship. Among those champions is Ryan Brehm who was crowned the Michigan Open Champion as a professional in June after shooting an impressive 20-under-par over 72 holes. The following week, Clark Klaasen, a student of three years with Dean, played as a qualifier in the U.S. Open at Bethpage. Dean has twice been named Michigan PGA Teacher of the Year.
The depth of Crystal Mountain’s instructional staff was also recognized this past fall when GOLF Magazine rated Crystal Mountain Golf School among the Top 25 in America, one of just three schools in the Midwest to receive the distinction.
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Get your family on the greens for a serious—or not so serious—round of golf. Our award-winning courses offer a playable yet challenging environment. At Crystal, perfecting your swing can be a family thing!
Make reservations for tee times and lessons by contacting the Pro Shop at (800) 968-7686 extension 4000.
Wednesday Night Family Golf
Juniors Golf Free!
Junior or Adult Golf Schools
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Crystal Mountain Golf Packages & Specials 2009
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Golf Resorts, Packages, Traverse City
| Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is the perfect destination for your next northern Michigan golf vacation. Crystal Mountain offers an exceptional northern Michigan golf experience. With two distinctly different golf courses – both of which have received a four-star golf course rating from GOLF Magazine – and one of America’s top 25 golf schools, you’re sure to find everything you expect from this premier northern Michigan golf resort.
Looking for a great northern Michigan golf and lodging package? Crystal Mountain’s golf packages offer a remarkable range of lodging choices…from cozy to extravagant and all points in between. What’s more, Crystal Mountain is just a short drive from over a dozen championship golf courses in Traverse City and throughout Leelanau, Benzie, and Manistee Counties – so it’s easy to play a different northern Michigan golf course (or two!) each day. Crystal Mountain… your northern Michigan golf vacation starts here. |
| NEW! Add a 50-minute spa treatment to any lodging package for only $89! Call 800-968-7686 ext. 5100 for details |
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Crystal Mountain - Junior Elite Golf Program
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Featured, Instruction, Schools, Traverse City
Crystal Mountain Golf School’s Junior Elite golf program is one of the nation’s top developmental programs for junior golfers. Top instructors Brad Dean, Adam Schriber and Scott Wilson provide an ongoing instructional cirriculum that has produced winning players at every level.
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Crystal Mountain - Women Only Three-Day Golf School
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Featured, Golf Resorts, Schools
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Designed specifically for the challenges women face in mastering the game, this comprehensive three-day golf school covers all facets of the game, from full swing to short game. On-course instruction, video analysis and playing strategy make this program a “must-attend” for any woman seeking to master the game in a non-intimidating environment.
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Crystal’s Golf Schools were rated as one of the “Top Five in the Nation” by Golf for Women! |
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The vision of Crystal Spa has become a reality. This stunning new facility, with its twelve treatment rooms, meditation lounge, outdoor meditation garden with private hot tub, and luxurious locker rooms, is an inviting oasis for those in pursuit of a relaxing, rejuvinating escape.
A Destination Experience
The new Crystal Spa is a celebration of relaxation, renewal and the environment on a grand scale. This 18,500-square-foot oasis in the heart of Crystal Mountain honors the art and natural beauty of northern Michigan in a setting that awakens and inspires. From the first moment you enter its doors, you’ll appreciate the comforts of this elegant retreat.
Enjoy a broad array of restorative spa services and extensive fitness programs sure to enhance the health and wellness of your mind, body and spirit.
The 18,500 square-foot home to Crystal Spa and Peak Pool & Fitness Center is the result of a 13,000 square-foot expansion to Crystal’s existing indoor pool and fitness area. The project includes the addition of a full-service spa, featuring 12 private treatment rooms, private men’s & women’s locker rooms, a manicure and pedicure area, and an outdoor meditation garden with hot tub.
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Crystal Mountain is about to embark on a $10 million expansion that will include three new projects: a full-service destination spa, new slope-side residences named the Bungalows at Crystal Glen and Michigan’s only alpine slide.
These three new projects represent the latest steps in Crystal Mountain’s master plan, Emergent Directions. Upon completion of the spa, Bungalows, and alpine slide, Crystal will have invested over $50 million in resort expansion and improvements in the last decade.
“We are excited to undertake these new projects that will not only enhance our guests’ experience, but further sustain Crystal as a year-round destination resort,“ said Jim MacInnes, president and general manager of Crystal Mountain.
The Crystal Spa
The Crystal Spa, with construction scheduled to begin this spring and completion scheduled for winter 2008/09, will include a 13,000 square-foot expansion to Crystal’s existing indoor pool and fitness area. The project includes the addition of a full-service spa featuring 12 treatment rooms, private locker rooms, a manicure and pedicure area, and an outdoor meditation garden with a hot tub. The facility will also include indoor and outdoor motion studios for yoga, Pilates, stretching and aerobics classes as well as additional state-of-the-art fitness and weight training equipment.
The Crystal Spa will be a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified project that incorporates green building practices throughout. The design will celebrate the art and natural beauty of northern Michigan in a setting that encourages relaxation, renewal, and rejuvenation. This $4 million addition will position Crystal as the Midwest’s leading destination resort for the promotion of healthy lifestyles. An array of spa services, extensive fitness programming and healthy cuisine from Crystal’s Peak Performance menu will offer guests the opportunity to enhance their health and wellness.
The Bungalows at Crystal Glen
Crystal is now accepting purchase agreements for the first phase of its newest ski-in, ski-out residential neighborhood, The Bungalows at Crystal Glen. Design of these quaint three- and four-bedroom dwellings is influenced by early 1900s era Michigan vacation bungalows in an arts and crafts motif. Nestled in the heart of the resort village, at the base of the slopes and just steps away from Kinlochen and the Betsie Valley golf course, the Bungalows offer flexible summer, winter, and year-round ownership plans, and will also be available through Crystal’s vacation rental program.
Loki Alpine Slide
Crystal Mountain will add to its reputation as a premier year-round playground when it adds Michigan’s only alpine slide this summer. Riders will take the Loki triple chairlift to the top, hop on a sled, and cruise down one of two parallel 250-foot-high, 1,600-foot-long curved tracks.
“From top to bottom, the rider controls the speed,” explains Jim MacInnes. “’Whether it be a slow and easy ride through the beautiful terrain or action-packed excitement through the dips and high-banked turns, it’s a ride that will delight people of all ages.”
For more information visit Alpine Slide, LLC at: http://www.alpineslide.com/
Crystal Mountain officials have worked in partnership with the Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation in packaging $1.1 million in local, state and federal non-traditional low-interest financing, the majority coming from Benzie County Economic Development Corporation’s Revolving Loan Fund. As a result of this expansion project, Crystal expects to create 32 new jobs.
Celebrating over 50 years, Crystal is a family owned resort, featuring 45 downhill slopes, 40+ km of cross-country trails, 36 holes of championship golf, lodging, dining and IACC-approved conference facilities for groups of up to 400 people. SKI Magazine rated Crystal the #1 Resort in the Midwest in 2005.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN GOLF SCHOOL EARNS HONORS AND HARDWARE
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Golf Resorts, Traverse City
Instructors are among Golf Digest’s top instructors while the students finish on top in tournaments.
THOMPSONVILLE, MICH. – Three instructors from the Crystal Mountain Golf School were recently ranked among the best in Michigan by Golf Digest; a well-deserved honor based on the success of their students.
Golf Digest’s “Best Teachers in Your State,†rated Crystal Mountain Director of Golf, Brad Dean second, Director of Instruction, Scott Wilson eleventh, and Head PGA Professional, Mike Cote seventeenth. Ballots were distributed to more than 1,000 teaching pros in each state to determine the rankings.
If the success of the Crystal Mountain Golf School students is any indication, those rankings will be on the rise. In June, Ryan Brehm became Brad Dean’s third student in the last five years to win the Michigan Amateur Championship. Brehm recently made it to the third round of the North & South Amateur Championship held at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Crystal Mountain golf students Tony Casciano (16-18 division) and Patrick Colburn (13-15 division) won their respective age divisions at the Michigan PGA Junior Tour event (July 12-13) held at Treetops Resort.
Ryan Brehm, 2002 Michigan Amateur Champion, Korey Mahoney, Tony Casciano, and Patrick Colburn are all products of Crystal’s premier Junior Elite Program which focuses on the technical, physical and mental skills of the competitive golfer. The program is structured to be an ongoing learning and training process over many weeks, months or years.
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Crystal Mountain Resort - Meet Our Golf Instructors
Categories: Crystal Mountain, Golf Resorts, Northern Michigan, Traverse City
The quality, experience and size of the Crystal Mountain Golf School’s instructional team is second to none in Michigan. Here’s a brief introduction:
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Brad Dean - PGA Director of Golf Crystal’s Brad Dean is recognized nationwide as one of the top instructors in the state. Twice named the Teacher of the Year by the Michigan PGA, Dean has also repeatedly been named to Golf Digest’s Top Instructors in Michigan list as well as the force behind Crystal Mountain Golf Schools being named a Top 25 Golf School in the Nation by GOLF magazine. In 2002, Dean received the honor of Golf Professional of the Year from the Michigan Section PGA. Dean has also captured several local and state tournament titles and top ten finishes, and was also named, for three consecutive years, the Northern Michigan PGA Teacher of the Year. |
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Scott Wilson - PGA Director of Instruction Scott, the Director of Instruction for the Crystal Mountain Golf School, has been with Crystal since 1996. In addition to leading the Crystal Mountain Golf School to a Top 25 rating by GOLF magazine, Scott was also named one of the Best Teachers in State by Golf Digest, has been nominated by the Northern Chapter PGA for Michigan Section PGA Teacher of the Year and has been a featured instructor for PGA.com. |
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Ed Laprade - PGA Lead Instructor Ed has been teaching players of every level for over fourteen years. Prior to joining Crystal in 1999, Ed worked for four instructors on GOLF magazine’s Top 100 Teachers list. In addition to being part of the team that lead the Crystal Mountain Golf School to a Top 25 rating, Ed was also named one of the Best Teachers in State (#5) in the September 2003 issue of Golf Digest. |
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Mike Cote - PGA Head Professional Mike’s long list of credentials includes working for a GOLF magazine Top 100 Teacher and as a Lead Instructor for the Cranwell Golf School, one of America’s Top 25 Golf Schools. Golf Digest also recognized Mike as the third best instructor in Massachusetts in 2001. Mike has been with the Crystal Mountain Golf Schools since 2002. |
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Ina Davis - LPGA Professional Ina joined the award winning teaching staff at Crystal Mountain in 2004. In her 25 years as a Golf Professional, she has taught lessons and camps for both adults and juniors besides working with several area golf teams. Since joining the Crystal team, she developed and teaches the very successful Two- and Three-Day Mini Camps for juniors ages 7-12. She also implemented the PGA’s Play Golf America Program, Link Up 2 Golf. This program teaches new to intermediate golfers the fundamentals of the swing, golf course etiquette and rules, and includes supervised playing experiences. Because of her extraordinary commitment to impact the game of golf by hosting Play Golf America programs, she is a member of the PGA President’s Council on Growing the Game. In 2005, Ina started the Betsie Valley Golf After School Program for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at the Betsie Valley Elementary School. She was awarded a grant from the PGA of America Growth of the Game Committee for this program. Ina was awarded the Michigan Section PGA President’s Plaque for growing the game of golf in 2006. In 2007, she was the finalist for the Michigan Section PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year award. She is also a Crystal Mountain Service Excellence Award winner. |
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Rodger Jabara - PGA Professional Rodger has received countless awards and held numerous positions within the golf industry, including board positions on both the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association and the Michigan Section PGA. Roger’s teaching credentials include the Pinehurst Golf Advantage School and the Shanty Creek Golf Academy; he was honored by the Michigan Section PGA as the Golf Professional of the Year in 1990. |
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Ryan Gordon - PGA Professional Ryan is entering into his third season with Crystal Mountain, previously having worked at Marriot’s Shadow Ridge Resort in Palm Desert, CA and Michigan’s King’s Challenge and Mistwood golf courses. Like many of Crystal’s instructors, Ryan is a graduate of the Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State University. |
| Mike Pearson - PGA Professional Mike has been in the golf industry for over 25 years. His experience includes tutoring many successful juniors that went on to state and national acclaim. From 1997 thru 1999, Mike was Director of Instruction at Garland. 2007 is Mike’s second season with the Crystal Mountain Golf School. |
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