
  Course Name: Morgantown Golf & Country Club, Northern Course
  Yardage: 6749
  Par: 72
  Designer: Eric M. Hammer
  Opened:  1988

   The Northern (Blue) course of the Morgantown G&CC is part of a new
 development in northern Michigan named for it's financier, Sempronius
 Morgan.  It is located in old mining and lumbering country not far from
 Lake Michigan.  The complex includes two championship golf courses
 (North and South), a twelve-court tennis club, a swimming club with
 indoor and outdoor pools, and a health spa.    
   The Blue course is a charming little jewel, not very long, but on the
 tough side.  Winding through the heavily wooded slopes of Mt. St. Joe, it
 features narrow fairways and small, diabolical greens.  Much of the rough
 is kept to U.S. Open standards.  Most of the par four holes are under 400
 yards, but are challenging pars nonetheless.  Water comes into play on only
 a couple of holes, making the Blue course a fair challenge for golfers of
 all levels.
   Since 1990, Morgantown has hosted the PGA tour's Coke Classic Classic,
 played in the late summer.  The Blue course is the venue of the first two 
 rounds of the tournament.
 
 The winners so far have been:

  1990:  Wayne Levy,    71-69-68-68 =  276 (-12)
  1991:  Payne Stewart, 69-72-70-67 =  278 (-10)
  1992:  Nick Price,    69-69-68-66 =  272 (-16)
  1993:  Jim McGovern,  70-71-67-68 =  276 (-12)


 Designer Notes:

   Background and objects for this course have been lifted from a number of
 courses by other designers; thanks to Lee Ritze, Mark Willett, Dan Raftery,
 and others not named for them.  The water was colored with John Kunyik's
 Palette Editor.   
   Comments are welcome.  They may be directed to the 19th Hole BBS in MD, or
 by mail to:
  
  Eric M. Hammer
  3855 Blair Mill Rd 227B
  Horsham, PA 19044

  c 1994; all rights reserved.
