Golfdom, January 2013
jump head The 1997 USGA Senior Amateur Sectional the 1999 Michigan Junior Amateur and the 2004 Michigan Womens Amateur have all been hosted at White Pine National We have a number of charitable tournaments each year and have raised tens of thousands of dollars for volunteer fire departments hospices Habitat for Humanity the Hubbard Lake Community Association and several memorial and scholarship events Wolfrom says a daily basis With a staff that is smaller than usual Wolfrom has trained his team members to multitask minimize errors and conserve resources When you think about environmental friendliness efficiency has a lot to do with it By guiding my staff and initiating training programs unnecessary errors have been eliminated and fuel costs have been reduced by 30 percent in the past year he says Through their commitment to ecology and conservation Wolfrom and his staff have developed a cost effective course which saves thousands of dollars each year In doing so golfers are able to enjoy White Pines natural settings and fair prices Our customer base demands value for their dollar so being environmentally conscious is best for our budget and our golfers he says When folks golf here and see deer grazing along the fairways or discover a newborn fawn in the rough they understand that White Pine National is a great place for golf and for nature G Michigan based freelance writer Chris Lewis specializes in reporting on golf in the U S This is his first story for Golfdom January 2013 Golfdom 43 Golfdom com photography courtesy Bruce WoLFroM
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