BOYNE FALLS, Mich. -- Two of Boyne's golf courses opened a week early thanks in large part to warm temperatures and mild weather settling in northern Michigan. Crooked Tree Golf Club in Petoskey and The Monument course at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls opened for the season on Friday, April 23.

Boyne operates eight courses in the Petoskey region and is opening the other courses in succession. The Arthur Hills course and The Moor course at Boyne Highlands Resort opened Friday, April 30 and The Alpine at Boyne Mountain Resort, The Links and The Quarry nines of Bay Harbor Golf Club and the Donald Ross Memorial at Boyne Highlands opened Friday, May 7. Following is The Preserve nine at Bay Harbor Golf Club and The Heather at Boyne Highlands opening Friday, May 14.

"This warm weather has allowed us to kick start our golf season early than ever before," said Mike Chumbler, Boyne's director of golf. "The Monument and Crooked Tree Golf Club came through the winter in prime condition and ahead of schedule in terms of being ready for play."

With the launch of golf season comes a heap of deals for golfers. The always valuable BOYNE Unlimited Golf Package starts at $94 per person for unlimited golf and overnight hotel lodging; the economical Room and a Round package starts at $76 per person and Bay Harbor Golf Club, BOYNE's flagship course, can be added to any golf package this summer from only $29-$59, dependent on date of stay.

For additional information or for reservations, please visit www.BOYNE.com or call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963).

BOYNE is a collection of mountain and golf resorts, retail stores and real estate opportunities based in Michigan. Each of the collection is a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions and includes Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls; Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs and The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort in Bay Harbor as well as Bay Harbor Golf Club, Crooked Tree Golf Club, Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Boyne Country Sports and Boyne Realty. With countless lodging and meeting facilities, eight championship golf courses, premiere snowsports terrain, two spas, distinctive dining, spectacular events and Michigan's largest indoor waterpark, and the question becomes......what are you up for? For more information, please visit www.BOYNE.com.

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