A shot of the 5th green at Greywalls is featured on the cover of the March 14, 2009 GolfWeek!!!! The annual “GolfWeek’s Best” issue lists the country’s top 100 courses in Classical (pre-1960) and Modern (post-1960) eras and Greywalls debuts at #92 in the country, joining Kingsley, which is at #20 and has been a staple on the modern list for many years. In the listing for public access courses in Michigan, Greywalls is #3, Pilgrim’s Run is #17, and the Mines debuts at #19 for the state!

Check out the Golf Club Atlas website for reviews and discussions on courses and all things golf course architecture related. A group of 35 from this site came together to play Kingsley (with smaller contingencies at Greywalls and the Mines prior to Kingsley) in late June. Since then, there has been some good discussions on the courses – see http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,40340.0/ and http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,40452.0/ to read or participate in the thread.

Mike DeVries was featured in Traverse Magazine’s June 2009 issue and on their website (see http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/May-2009/Traverse-City-based-Golf-Course-Architect-Mike-DeVries-039-Must-Play-Picks/ ) talking about his philosophy and some course picks for northern Michigan.

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