Golf at The Legend -- for 20 Bucks!

By MIKE NORTON

I’m starting to pity the poor folks who left Michigan to take Spring Break in “warmer climates” this spring, because things haven’t been exactly warmer in the South. Here in Traverse City it’s pushing 80 today, and everybody who’s decided to stick around for Easter seems to be out in shorts and short-sleeved shirts - except, of course, for those of us who are still working….

Now I heard even better news.  Over at Shanty Creek Resorts, they’ve decided to open two of their golf courses today - The Legend and The Summit - a full two weeks ahead of schedule. And since it’s early, they’re letting golfers play them for only $20 — CARTS INCLUDED! - until the regularly scheduled opening day, April 15. (Their other two courses, Cedar River and Schuss Mountain, aren’t scheduled to open until April 30, but I suspect they’ll be speeding up that opening, too.)
That’s a big deal, as the vice president would say, since The Legend was recently named one of the top four resort courses in the United States by readers of Golf Magazine.

Speaking of golf and Shanty Creek, the folks over there have joined up with a great program that’s being promoted around the country to encourage youngsters to take up the game. Players 17 and under can play free at Schuss Mountain and The Summit any day of the week as long as they’re with a paid adult. (And they can play free on The Legend and Cedar River on Sundays after 2 p.m.

It’s good to see that kind of outreach, I think.