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USA Today
2 hours ago
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- USA Today
Detroit-area's Dunham Hills Golf Club to undergo revision by world-class designer
Detroit-area's Dunham Hills Golf Club to undergo revision by world-class designer Golf fans in metro Detroit, get excited: A world-class name in golf course architecture is bringing his talents to southeast Michigan. Mike DeVries, based in Traverse City and best known in these parts for crafting Kingsley Club and Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club, is the designer tabbed for a project at Dunham Hills in Hartland, Michigan. The redesigned course, if all the money is raised, will be rebranded as Proving Ground Golf Club, a nod to Detroit's historic automotive industry (the new logo is a sports car with a flag in the back seat). It could open by 2027. The property was purchased in December 2024 by a group of investors who are "passionate, like-minded golfers," including Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Brian Cairns. DeVries' new routing was revealed May 31 after more than a year of planning. Proving Ground wants to offer something different, something rarely seen in golf clubs in America. The club will offer public play, but its grand vision will be modeled after clubs in the United Kingdom, where a robust annual season pass membership base takes a block of play in part to lower fees and hopefully take better care of the golf course. There will still be plenty of tee times available for the public. It's a setup used by the acclaimed Belvedere in Charlevoix, Michigan. "The plan was simple, start with great land and a top-tier architect," the club said in a statement. "With Dunham Hills and Mike DeVries we found both." "From scouting and acquiring the property, walking the land with Mike, and watching his sketches evolve into a world-class design, this journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. Mike's vision is now taking shape, and we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead." Dunham Hills is a tree-lined routing with up-and-back holes, allowing shorter walks between greens and tees, with plenty of movement in the land — a nod to its name. DeVries' style is to let the natural property determine the golf, and he has a good canvas to work with at the par-71, 6,758-yard course opened in 1967. Dunham Hills remains open for public play this season. DeVries' reimagined layout and routing is set at 6,859 yards from the tips playing as a par-70 layout. It has two par-5s and three par 3s on the front nine, including a short 137-yard sixth hole, and takes out the back-to-back par 5s on Nos. 12-13 and instead has a par-5 14th. "Really, when you start to look at a piece of property, I respond to what's inherently there," he recently told Michigan Golf Journal. "Asking, how do we build good, fun golf that's engaging for every level of player for that property, and not just try to drop a template in there, or this idea or that idea, and try to reproduce it. 'For me, it's sculpture with a 20,000-pound piece of equipment. To me, that's all part of the creative process and figuring out the right puzzle and how we solve that.' DeVries, now known worldwide for his course designs, has three other Michigan layouts to his name besides Kingsley (2001) and Greywalls (2005), each in west Michigan and well-regarded by golfers: Pilgrim's Run (Pierson), Diamond Springs (Hamilton) and the Mines (just outside Grand Rapids). Proving Ground would be the second high-end, newly constructed public 18-hole golf course in southeast Michigan, after a two-decade period without one. The Cardinal at St. John's opened in 2024. Marlowe Alter is an assistant sports editor at the Detroit Free Press and spraying golf aficionado. You can reach him by email: malter@
NBC Sports
03-04-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries' six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to a binding term sheet he signed in March after accepting the job. The document was made public by the athletic department. DeVries' annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten coaches last season, trailing Tom Izzo of Michigan State, Matt Painter of Purdue and Brad Underwood of Illinois. Former Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson earned $4.2 million last season, according to the USA Today database. It's a significant pay increase from the $2.9 million DeVries earned in his only season at West Virginia. DeVries is scheduled to make an annual base salary of $550,000 over the next six seasons while earning an additional $3.7 million in supplemental income next season — a number that increases by $100,000 annually over the final five seasons of the deal. Plus, DeVries will be eligible for yearly bonuses. The provisions include $125,000 if he wins a Big Ten regular-season title, $50,000 for a conference tournament crown or if he is named Big Ten coach of the year by either the coaches or media and $25,000 for making the NCAA Tournament, with higher payouts for advancing in the tourney, up to $250,000 for each national title he adds to the school's previous five. University officials will be on the hook for 80% of the base salary and supplemental income of the remaining total if DeVries is fired without cause. If DeVries were to leave, his buyout would be $10 million in 2026 and would decline by $2 million per season over each of the next two years before dropping to $3 million in the fourth year of the deal. That number goes to $1 million in 2030 before hitting zero in 2031. Indiana also agreed to cover the cost of DeVries' $6.15 million buyout at West Virginia in a 'manner that will be tax-neutral' to DeVries. The Mountaineers hired Ross Hodge as coach in late March. Hoosiers athletic director Scott Dolson also wrote that the signed document would serve as a contract until one can formally be completed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries' six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to a binding term sheet he signed in March after accepting the job. The document was made public Thursday by the athletic department. DeVries' annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten coaches last season, trailing Tom Izzo of Michigan State, Matt Painter of Purdue and Brad Underwood of Illinois. Former Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson earned $4.2 million last season, according to the USA Today database that was updated last month. It's a significant pay increase from the $2.9 million DeVries earned in his only season at West Virginia. DeVries is scheduled to make an annual base salary of $550,000 over the next six seasons while earning an additional $3.7 million in supplemental income next season — a number that increases by $100,000 annually over the final five seasons of the deal. Plus, DeVries will be eligible for yearly bonuses. The provisions include $125,000 if he wins a Big Ten regular-season title, $50,000 for a conference tournament crown or if he is named Big Ten coach of the year by either the coaches or media and $25,000 for making the NCAA Tournament, with higher payouts for advancing in the tourney, up to $250,000 for each national title he adds to the school's previous five. University officials will be on the hook for 80% of the base salary and supplemental income of the remaining total if DeVries is fired without cause. If DeVries were to leave, his buyout would be $10 million in 2026 and would decline by $2 million per season over each of the next two years before dropping to $3 million in the fourth year of the deal. That number goes to $1 million in 2030 before hitting zero in 2031. Indiana also agreed to cover the cost of DeVries' $6.15 million buyout at West Virginia in a 'manner that will be tax-neutral' to DeVries. The Mountaineers hired Ross Hodge as coach in late March. Hoosiers athletic director Scott Dolson also wrote that the signed document would serve as a contract until one can formally be completed. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. Michael Marot, The Associated Press
Fox Sports
03-04-2025
- Business
- Fox Sports
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
Associated Press New Indiana coach Darian DeVries' six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to a binding term sheet he signed in March after accepting the job. The document was made public Thursday by the athletic department. DeVries' annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten coaches last season, trailing Tom Izzo of Michigan State, Matt Painter of Purdue and Brad Underwood of Illinois. Former Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson earned $4.2 million last season, according to the USA Today database that was updated last month. It's a significant pay increase from the $2.9 million DeVries earned in his only season at West Virginia. DeVries is scheduled to make an annual base salary of $550,000 over the next six seasons while earning an additional $3.7 million in supplemental income next season — a number that increases by $100,000 annually over the final five seasons of the deal. Plus, DeVries will be eligible for yearly bonuses. The provisions include $125,000 if he wins a Big Ten regular-season title, $50,000 for a conference tournament crown or if he is named Big Ten coach of the year by either the coaches or media and $25,000 for making the NCAA Tournament, with higher payouts for advancing in the tourney, up to $250,000 for each national title he adds to the school's previous five. University officials will be on the hook for 80% of the base salary and supplemental income of the remaining total if DeVries is fired without cause. If DeVries were to leave, his buyout would be $10 million in 2026 and would decline by $2 million per season over each of the next two years before dropping to $3 million in the fourth year of the deal. That number goes to $1 million in 2030 before hitting zero in 2031. Indiana also agreed to cover the cost of DeVries' $6.15 million buyout at West Virginia in a 'manner that will be tax-neutral' to DeVries. The Mountaineers hired Ross Hodge as coach in late March. Hoosiers athletic director Scott Dolson also wrote that the signed document would serve as a contract until one can formally be completed. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. recommended in this topic
Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries' six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to a binding term sheet he signed in March after accepting the job. The document was made public Thursday by the athletic department. DeVries' annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten coaches last season, trailing Tom Izzo of Michigan State, Matt Painter of Purdue and Brad Underwood of Illinois. Former Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson earned $4.2 million last season, according to the USA Today database that was updated last month. It's a significant pay increase from the $2.9 million DeVries earned in his only season at West Virginia. DeVries is scheduled to make an annual base salary of $550,000 over the next six seasons while earning an additional $3.7 million in supplemental income next season — a number that increases by $100,000 annually over the final five seasons of the deal. Plus, DeVries will be eligible for yearly bonuses. The provisions include $125,000 if he wins a Big Ten regular-season title, $50,000 for a conference tournament crown or if he is named Big Ten coach of the year by either the coaches or media and $25,000 for making the NCAA Tournament, with higher payouts for advancing in the tourney, up to $250,000 for each national title he adds to the school's previous five. University officials will be on the hook for 80% of the base salary and supplemental income of the remaining total if DeVries is fired without cause. If DeVries were to leave, his buyout would be $10 million in 2026 and would decline by $2 million per season over each of the next two years before dropping to $3 million in the fourth year of the deal. That number goes to $1 million in 2030 before hitting zero in 2031. Indiana also agreed to cover the cost of DeVries' $6.15 million buyout at West Virginia in a 'manner that will be tax-neutral' to DeVries. The Mountaineers hired Ross Hodge as coach in late March.
