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chance to their off-course
festivities. Plus, when you
aren’t on the golf course, or
if you bring the whole family,
the Mt. Pleasant area offers a
wide variety of activities.
Bucks Run is just one of 10
area courses that offer 180
different holes for every golfer
seeking a little variety in his
life. In addition, the casino,
water park and Central
Michigan University offer
a myriad of entertainment
opportunities.
If you like your golf with a
side order of baseball, nearby
Midland has the Great Lakes
Loons, a SingleAminor league
baseball franchise associated
with the National League’s
Los Angeles Dodgers.
its
on a reclaimed sand and
stone quarry. The property
once served as a gravel
pit for the Fisher Family’s
construction business. Mining
at the site concluded in the
1990’s and the land laid
unused for several years. In
1999, Michigan golf course
designer, Jerry Matthews
was contracted to lay out a
course on the 290-acre retired
mine. Matthews has designed
several memorable courses
in Michigan, but he outdid
himself at Bucks Run. It is
one of his best efforts and the
course opened for play in late
2000, to rave reviews.
Golf Digest rated it 4 ½ stars
out of 5 on its “Places to Play”
list and Bucks Run annually
receives mention in the top-50
courses for service, condition,
and pace of play.
Matthews used the Chippewa
River and two small lakes to
achieve a picturesque golf
design, as well as, to challenge
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