With abundant lake views, long daylight hours and lots of competition, Michigan golf offers some of the best value for money on the planet. Here, we'll break down some of the best bargains by region.

No matter what your taste and budget, nor where your golf travels take you, here are five experiences not to be missed along the way.

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We picked our 10 favorite tips and reminiscences from players and teachers who have made the game great in the state.

Michigan is known as the beer-brewery Mecca of the United States, and any great Michigan golf trip includes a visit to at least a couple of the state's most distinguished breweries.

The Best Walks in Michigan Golf

The great debate: The USGA argued the golf ball was borderline too long…in 1936

Shaq has always been a child at heart. Whether starring as a genie in some movie that shall remain nameless or rocking a Cookie Monster hat while filming himself driving to work on treacherously icy roads (pro tip: don't do that), one of Shaq's greatest assets—besides being 7-foot tall and, for a brief period in the early oughts, the most dominant player in The Association—is his goofy, innocent and ingratiating demeanor (Kobe freestyle notwithstanding). Thus it comes as little surprise that Shaq will appear on the season finale of Animal Planet's Treehouse Masters on Friday to claim to the final, ultimate childhood fantasy:
A totally badass treehouse.
Replete with a bar, deck, lounge, poker table, fire pit, and custom mural of, you guessed it, Shaq himself, this is no dingy, homeowners insurance-violating vintage Playboy stash, however. It's a luxury lifestyle garnish that makes my NYC apartment look like the sardine-can roach-pit it is. Anyway, on to the photos.
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Ross KinnairdSINGAPORE – MARCH 01: Danielle Kang of the United States reacts on the 18th green during round one of the HSBC Women's World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on March 1, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)Danielle Kang had a very strange morning before she teed off for the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Kang said that she was stretching, fell asleep mid-stretch, and somehow broke a tooth in the process.
“I broke my tooth,” said Kang in her post-round interview. “I didn’t know what was going on. I was stretching out on the floor and next thing I know, I slept 30 minutes.”
The odd situation didn’t seem to have an effect on her game. Kang called a dentist while on the range and then went out and shot 68. She’s tied for fourth, three shots behind Jennifer Song.
“It was a very solid round overall today,” said Kang. “Had a little drama this morning but had a bogey-free day and it was very — it felt like easy golf, whi..

Move over Derek Fisher. There's a new ruler of flop mountain.
The following video comes from Maryland, where Laurel High's Demetrius Craft apparently gets hit by an invisible sniper during this basketball shuffle.
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That is a FIFA-esque flop, my friends. Word on the street is Duke offered Craft a scholarship on the spot.
I know Gary Oldman is the favorite to win the Oscar for Best Actor this weekend, but following Craft's, ahem, performance, we may need a revote.
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