Golf Course of the Year
2016 Belvedere Golf Course,
2015 Forest Dunes
2014 The Legend at Shanty Creek, Bellaire
2013 Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Macomb
2012 Grand Traverse Resort, Traverse City
2011 Scott Lake Country Club, Comstock Park
2010 Gull Lake View Resort, Augusta
2009 Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville
2008 Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
2007 Boyne Resorts, Boyne
2006 Eagle Eye Golf Course, Bath
2005 Treetops, Gaylord
2004 Timberstone Golf Course, Iron Mountain
2003 Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center, Plymouth
Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award Past Recipients
2016 Meriam Leeke (2016) Owner
2015 Richard Garn (2015) Tournament Innovator
2014 Dr. Paul Rieke, Researcher
2013 Robert Dykema, Industry Supplier
2012 Greg Johnson Journalist
2011 Daryl Kesler, Owner
2010 Sara Wold, Women’s Advocate and Leader
2009 Buick Open and Warwick Hills Country Club
2008 Jack Berry, Journalist
2007 Ron Otto, Owner
2006 Rolla Frisinger, Player Development Leader
2005 Jerry Matthews, Architect
2004 Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, Research Leader
2003 Estelle Dul, Owner
2002 Art McCafferty, Media Specialist
2001Terry Moore, Journalist
2000 Kapnick Insurance Company, Industry Supplier
1999 Darl and Letha Scott, Owner
1998 Bill Howard. Owner
1997 Everett Kircher. Owner
1996 W. Bruce Matthews Architect
“Lyle Leeke” Distinguished Service Award Past Recipients
2016 Jim Dewling (2016) Total Golf Management
2015 Frank Guastella (2015) Red Fox Management
2014 Chris MacInnes, Crystal Mountain Resort
2013 Dawn Johnson, Spartan Distributors
2012 Kate Moore, MGCOA
2011 Carolyn Olson, Elmbrook Gold Course
2010 Toni Joers, Concord Hills Golf Course
2009 Charlie Scott, Gull Lake View Resort
2008 Bill Fountain, The Majestic
2007 Dave Richards, Resort Golf Marketing
2006 Larry Moore, US Golf Cars
2005 Tom Schwark, Sycamore Hills Golf Course
2004 Lynn Miller, Indian Lake Hills Golf Course
2003 Merriam Leeke, Old Channel Trail Golf Course
2002 Kathy Aznavorian, Fox Hills Golf and Banquet
2001 Jim Scott, Gull Lake View Golf Resort
2000 Jeff Hoag, Scott Lake Country Club
1999 Marcia Johnson, Cheshire Hills Golf Course
1998 John Dodge, ROI Golf Management
1997 Cecil McKay, Eldorado Golf Course
1996 Lyle Leeke, Old Channel Trail Golf Course
MGCOA Awards of Merit
2006 Michigan Section PGA Player Development Programs
2009 Travel Michigan and the “Pure Michigan” Campaign
2011 Michigan State University’s “Turf Team”
2013 Handicomp and the Healey Family
2016 Oakland Hills Country Club