Boyne Golf Academy Adds Michigan Legend Jeff Roth To Team of Instructors

Boyne Golf Academy Adds Michigan Legend Jeff Roth To Its Team Of Instructors

Petoskey, MI – The Boyne Golf Academy, one of the leading golf instruction schools in the country and part of Boyne Resorts, has added Michigan golf legend Jeff Roth to its team of instructors.

Roth, a Michigan native, member of the Michigan PGA Hall of Fame and the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, has won more than 70 professional tournaments, competed in 19 national major championships with the top golfers in the world and won 15 Michigan major championships including multiple Michigan Open, Michigan PGA Professional, Tournament of Champions and Michigan PGA Match Play titles. He has also won the Michigan Senior PGA Championship twice.

“I have experienced up-close the Boyne golf operation and the Golf Academy over the years, and to now be able to bring my knowledge and experience to help the Boyne guests become better golfers is truly an honor that I am very excited about,” Roth said.  “Boyne has been a leader in Michigan golf for as long as I have been a professional.”

Roth has been a PGA golf professional since 1979 and served as a head professional for more than 25 years. He has rich experience in teaching the game and developing a variety of instruction programs for juniors and adults to improve performance. His knowledge of the golf swing and playing experience makes him a significant addition to instruction for the Boyne Golf Academy.

“Jeff has been one of the best players and PGA professionals in the state of Michigan and we have seen his success first-hand with him winning our Tournament of Champions five times,” Bernie Friedrich, Boyne’s vice-president of golf operations said. “He has been a member of our Boyne family for years and now we have a wonderful opportunity to tap his knowledge as an instructor for the Boyne Golf Academy.”

About Boyne Golf Academy

The Boyne Golf Academy has been one of the top golf schools in the country since 1986. Based at both Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands, the academy features nationally recognized professional instructors who have developed a variety of programs for juniors, adults, and ladies of all skill levels that improves every aspect of the game from short game to the long game utilizing the top state of the art teaching technology including Trackman and GEARS Club and Body Tracking System. In addition, the academy is the leader in junior golf instruction with the nationally acclaimed Nike Junior Golf Camps. Guests can also learn from the best instructors through weekly resort clinics and customized private and group lessons.

About BOYNE Golf

Boyne Resorts, named one of North America’s “Premier Resorts” (Gold) by GOLF Magazine, features a trio of resort destinations with 10 golf courses, all within a 45-minute drive of one another. The Inn at Bay Harbor and Bay Harbor Golf Club, Boyne’s flagship properties, features 27-holes with three golf course combinations (Links/Quarry, Quarry/Preserve, and Preserve/Links) all designed by Arthur Hills. Add in the nearby Crooked Tree Golf Club, perched on the bluff overlooking Bay Harbor, as well as the beautiful and iconic hotel, and you have one of the most scenic golf destinations in America set along a five-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline.

Boyne Highlands, rated the No. 1 Golf Resort for Value by Golf.com, features 72 holes of premier golf design. The Heather was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., while the Hills Course was crafted by Arthur Hills. In addition, the resort features The Donald Ross Memorial, which is a rendition of the legendary architect’s great holes from around the country, and the always-fun Moor course. The Highlands is the perfect buddy trip destination for golfers who like to play as many holes as they can during the long summer daylight hours northern Michigan features.

Boyne Mountain not only features two fun 18-hole courses (The Monument and Alpine), along with the charming Mountain Grand Lodge & Spa, it is also the leading family friendly golf destination in the region with the Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, junior golf camps, and various kid golf programs. Golf Digest named Boyne Mountain one of its “Top-10 Destinations for Family Golf Trips.”

Beyond golf, Boyne is centered amid one of America’s most beautiful vacation spots. The scenic Lake Michigan beach towns of Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, and Petoskey are minutes away, and a side trip to Mackinac Island is easily managed. Guests can enjoy award-winning spas, waterfront dining, sandy beaches, watersports, gaming, microbreweries, wineries, hiking, biking, tennis, zip-lining, shopping and more capped by the spectacular northern Michigan sunsets. For more information, visit BOYNEGolf.com.

via Kevin Frisch