350 acres. 27 holes. No houses. Dense forest. Dramatic undulations. Large elevation changes. Tough test. Big course.
Today was the last leg of the 2014 HOG World Tour Michigan trip. The venue is was Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club in Carkston, Michigan. What a place.
Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club
Unfortunately the last three days have been very rainy, with literally no blue sky. So my photos are not great.
I’ll post a review and photo gallery of Shepherd’s Hollow soon. Stay tuned.
We tried to get a round in today at Michigan’s Northville Hills, but Mother Nature had other plans. On the 7th tee a black cloud hit with high winds and severe rain.
18th Green – Northville Hills
The rain hit us just as we were ducking for cover in the clubhouse. In just a few seconds we were drenched. Unfortunately there was no chance of getting in the remaining 11 holes.
Ever have your luggage lost or damaged by an airline? I have many times. I can’t remember the comedian who said this but I love the joke: “I walked up to the airline ticket counter and asked them for a ticket to New York but I wanted my bags to go to L.A. The lady told me ‘we can’t do that!’ I asked her why not? You did it last week.”
Apparently global golf superstar Rory McIlory is not much different than us regular folks. He flew United to Ireland to compete in the Irish Open. Unfortunately for Rory, his clubs didn’t make it. Golf clubs are pretty important for professional golfers, so I’m told. From Twitter:
On another note, McIlroy announced that he will represent his home country of Ireland in the 2016 summer Olympics. Perhaps United will have his clubs back to him by then?
Today’s World Tour stop was at a great university golf course here in Michigan designed by Rick Smith. The course is the R&S Sharf course, a very difficult 7,225 yard course which rates at 75.2 with a slope of 145 from the tips. I played from the Grizzlies tees, one up from the tips. Those tees rate at 73.1 with a slope of 141, still very difficult. I was happy to shoot a 77 in very high winds, after starting with a double.
R&S Sharf Course Michigan
This is quite an amazing piece of land and the holes are fantastic. I just wish the skies would have cooperated for better photos. They were gray most of the day.
Stay tuned for more HWT posts this week while I’m in the great golf state of Michigan!
What a tour stop today for the Hooked on Golf Blog World Tour. Today was a round of golf at the University of Michigan Golf Course. This course was designed by Alister MacKenzie, the architect who designed Augusta National Golf Club. Check this photo out:
University of Michigan Golf Course
It has been a long day of traveling, and experiencing some great Michigan golf. It has been especially draining due to the humidity. I’ve already got a bit of a headache, due to being a bit dehydrated.
Stay tuned for more on the HWT and more from Michigan!
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