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Midnight Golf — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:25:07 +0000

The Midnight Golf Program is now training in the newly opened, Tom Doak designed golf training facility on the campus of Marygrove College.

It is truly amazing!

The Midnight Golf Program – Golf Practice Facility offers a unique urban land-use plan, incorporating state-of-the-art sustainability practices, such as minimalist site-impact, water conservation and environmentally conscious fertilization and maintenance. It features a large practice putting green, a large sand bunker, two practice tee areas to accommodate up to 26 hitting bays and a 5-hole short course. World renowned golf course architect, Tom Doak provided the design and construction oversight as an in-kind donation. Doak has designed over 30 courses worldwide, four of which are rated among the top 100 courses in the world.

Doak’s New Course in Detroit

Midnight Golf — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:54:41 +0000

By Golf.com

Renowned architect Tom Doak designed a course in the heart of Detroit pro bono at the request of the SI Golf Group. The five-acre facility has four par 3s, a putting green and a double-ended practice range.

Midnight Golf on Channel 7 Detroit’s Spotlight on the News

Midnight Golf — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:46:05 +0000

Tom Doak opens a short course in the heart of Detroit for The Midnight Golf Program

Midnight Golf — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:59:51 +0000

By Alan Bastable, Senior Editor, GOLF Magazine

DETROIT — On Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Leticia Gittens was among 130 or so high-school seniors who helped Tom Doak usher in his latest design, a five-hole short course on the leafy campus of Marygrove College. With her peers watching her, photographers shooting her, and traffic rumbling by on McNichols Road behind her, Gittens stepped between two tee markers to strike a ceremonial first shot.

In a sporty white zip-up and capri pants, she eyed her target, a flagstick about 75 yards away, then looked down at her ball and swung.

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Midnight Golf Empowers Metro Detroit Kids

Midnight Golf — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:33:11 +0000

By WDIV Detroit

Mentors are helping hundreds of metro Detroit kids by teaching them life lessons and golf. Click here to watch the video.

2011 Road Trip for Success Gallery

Midnight Golf — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:53:13 +0000

Photos from the 2011 College Tour Gallery…

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Road Trip for Success 2010

Midnight Golf — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:23:02 +0000

The Road Trip for Success 2010…

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Detroit 1-8-7′s James McDaniel checks out Midnight Golf at the Detroit Golf Club

Midnight Golf — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:17:09 +0000

DETROIT (WXYZ) – Detroit 1-8-7 star James McDaniel is using his downtime to explore some of the hottest sports in the metro area.

This week he stopped by the Detroit Golf Club to get in a round and learn more about the Midnight Golf Program.

Action News anchor Carolyn Clifford is going along with McDaniel as he tours the city. If you have a hot spot you think he’d enjoy, post it in the comments section below and we’ll pass it along to him.

Doak’s Course For Kids in Detroit

Midnight Golf — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:49:19 +0000

At the urging of the Sports Illustrated Golf Group, Golf course architect Tom Doak is building a facility in Detroit for Midnight Golf, a program that teaches inner-city kids life skills and an appreciation for golf.

Watch the video at:
http://www.golf.com/golf/video/article/0,28224,2021091,00.html

Midnight Golf featured in US Open edition of GOLF Magazine!

Midnight Golf — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:38:12 +0000

Out of the Rough

By Alan Bastable, GOLF Magazine, June 2010

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