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The
Tribute
at
the
Otsego
Club
What
is
now
known
as
Otsego
Club
was
once
known
as
Hidden
Valley
to
golfers
and
skiers
going
back
to
the
late
30s.
Time
has
demanded
change
from
the
way
courses
were
built
back
then
and
Hidden
Valley
has
kept
up
with
the
times
by
having
Robbins/Koch
design
the
course
called
The
Tribute.
The
Natural
-
Gaylord,
Michigan
The
Natural
is
part
of
the
Gaylord
Golf
Mecca
and
this
course
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
Gaylord
is
one
of
the
premier
golf
destinations
in
the
Midwest.
The
Natural
is
not
a
"Grip
it
and
rip
it"
course
you
find
so
often
these
days.
This
is
a
course
you
had
better
be
thinking
about
club
selection.
If
you
stop
and
think
about
your
favorite
hole
on
the
course
you
play,
it
probably
will
be
a
hole
that
makes
you
use
your
head
and
skill
more
so
than
just
your
driver
and
irons.
This
course
will
give
you
many
holes
like
that.
You
are
far
better
off
using
your
head.
Treetops,
Jones
Masterpiece
The
"Jones"
course
was
the
first
of
the
Treetops
Courses
and
was
the
start
of
the
Golf
boom
in
Gaylord.
It
gave
Gaylord
a
"Name"
course,
and
then
courses
started
popping
up
like
mushrooms.
There
are
now
five
courses
at
Treetops,
(I
haven't
investigated
lately,
so
there
may
be
more)
but
this
was
the
one
that
got
it
all
started.
Fox
Run
Country
Club
Fox
Run
golf
course
is
the
southern
most
golf
course
in
the
Gaylord
Golf
Mecca.
It
is
located
just
south
of
Grayling
in
the
jack
pine
forests
of
northern
Michigan.
Because
it
is
the
southern
most
course,
it's
also
the
first
one
you
come
to
when
traveling
north.
You
would
be
wise
to
stop
off
and
play
this
course
before
traveling
on
to
the
heart
of
the
Mecca.
Treetops
-
The
Tradition
This
is
the
latest
addition
to
the
Treetops
Resorts
collection
of
golf
courses.
The
others
are
The
Jones,
Fazio,
Smith
and
an
unbelievable
par
three,
Threetops.
They
range
from
very
tough
(Jones)
to
fairly
gentle
(Tradition).
With
this
batch
of
courses
the
golfer
of
any
handicap
can
find
all
the
challenge
they
care
to
have
and
still
see
some
of
the
beauty
that
the
north
has
to
offer.
Gaylord
Country
Club
Five
miles
west
of
Gaylord
in
a
setting
of
hardwoods
and
gently
rolling
terrain
is
the
Gaylord
Country
Club.
This
not
a
private
club,
and
you
can
walk
it
if
you
so
desire.
This
is
one
of
the
four
courses
that
was
here
when
I
arrived,
and
it
has
developed
into
one
of
the
most
enjoyed
in
the
mecca.
Treetops,
Fazio
Premier
Located
at
Treetops
North,
the
Fazio
Premier
easily
could
have
been
called
Hidden
Valley,
or
Wilderness
Valley,
but
those
names
were
already
taken
by
other
courses
in
the
Mecca.
The
Fazio
weaves
back
and
forth
from
one
tree-lined
valley
to
another
with
an
occasional
ridge
top
hole
thrown
in
for
good
measure.
Once
in
a
while
they
found
it
necessary
to
cross
over
in
the
middle
of
a
ridge
so
they
put
a
tee
on
top
and
gave
us
a
par
three
or
a
great
shot
to
a
valley
floor
falling
away
in
front
of
you.
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