Popular BOYNE resort destination continues to garner national acclaim
Bay Harbor, MI (April 21, 2008) – The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort, located along the northern Michigan shoreline of Lake Michigan, has earned GOLF magazine’s prestigious Silver Medal Award. The biennial listing of GOLF’s 75 Best Resorts can be found in the April 2008 issue.
GOLF editors compiled the 2008 list with input from 8,000 readers who voted at GOLF.com to determine winners from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The top resorts where determined by four criteria: golf, lodging, food and beverage, and service. GOLF apportioned 40% of the total to the golf product and 20% to each of the other categories.
"This year is off to a banner start for The Inn at Bay Harbor having first been named to Travel + Leisure’s list of World’s Best Hotels and now with our presence on GOLF’s list of Best Resorts," said Bernie Friedrich, Boyne Resorts’ vice president of golf and retail. "We strive to make our resorts and courses memorable through continuous enhancements and guest service, so it means a lot to us to be recognized among the best."
At Bay Harbor Golf Club, the enhancements leading up to the 2008 golf season include a larger driving range, new tee boxes, the addition of tour-grade white sand and new GPS systems offering accurate yardages to the pin, fly-over views, pace of play standards, group and tournament scores and food ordering services.
Elegantly nestled along Lake Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay, The Inn at Bay Harbor offers turn-of-the-century style with the quaint splendor of a grand Victorian inn. The hotel includes 134 guest rooms including 84 suites and 23 Lakeside Cottages with a full-service spa and salon, several restaurants and conference facilities.
Arthur Hills designed the spectacular Bay Harbor Golf Club with its’ 27-hole layout. The course features three distinct nine-hole combinations – Links, Quarry and Preserve-each with five sets of tees to accommodate golfer abilities. The Links showcases magnificent lake views set upon 150 foot bluffs; The Quarry boasts the terrain and elevation features of a former limestone quarry showcasing stone cliffs, natural ponds and gentle waterfalls and The Preserve lies amidst stately hardwoods, lush grasses, wildflowers and wetlands.
For additional information or to view the listing at GOLF.com, please visit:
http://www.golf.com/golf/special/article/0,28136,1713413-2,00.html
To make lodging and tee time reservations, please call 800.GO.BOYNE or visitwww.BOYNE.com.
Contact:
BOYNE
Erin Ernst, (231) 549-6832, eernst@boyne.com
Resort & Golf Marketing
Kevin Frisch, (989) 614-0241, kevin@resortandgolf.com
Dave Richards, (248) 642-6420, dave@resortandgolf.com
