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Red Hawk gets even better Entering its fifth season, Red Hawk Golf Club, in East Tawas, continues to add improvements to stay ahead of its competitors. Red Hawk, which was named as the course with "The Best Service in the Midwest" by one golf publication, has added a new ladies tee to No. 2 and a fairway approach shot to the tough par-3 14th hole. The Art Hills design has also extended cart paths, added new irrigation heads and enlarged tees. General Manager Kevin Whitmore believes these changes have helped Red Hawk thrive in this tough economy. Leigh Thurston Greenscape Designs has been busy with three projects, including a complete renovation of Redford's Glenhurst Golf Course, a municipal course that gets lots of local play. The company is modifying three holes and building three new greens to improve the layout and lengthen the course, which tended to be a shooting range with balls flying every which way. Some tees are being renovated, while new ones are also being built. Chelsea's Pierce Lake Golf Club and Sterling Height's Plum Hollow also used the company to improve their products. To improve irrigation during drought periods at Pierce Lake, a great county-owned facility, a small pond on the property was enlarged and deepened. The extra dirt was used to build mounding, new tees and a large bunker in front of No. 6 green. Cart paths are also being installed one section at a time. For more, visit michigangolf.com/pierce1.htm.