Kirtland Community College

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10775 N. St. Helen Road, Roscommon, MI 48653 (989) 275-5000     kirtland.edu
Subject: Kirtland’s golf team to swing under new leader
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Contact: Irene Borak, (989) 275-5000 Ext. 242

Kirtland’s golf team to swing under new leader
ROSCOMMON – Ken McClusky, an avid golfer from Gladwin, has been hired to coach the Kirtland Community College golf team which is entering its fifth season of play in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association this spring.

McClusky said he has been golfing for more than 30 years, with The Dream in West Branch being his most common destination of late. He also works in the golf industry, as a salesman for a golf supply company.

The new coach played on the Lapeer West golf team throughout his high school years and has played in and won at state-level tournaments in the past. This will be McClusky’s first venture as a coach, but he said he is looking forward to the challenge.

“I’ll start by recruiting players,” McClusky said. Practices will get under way around mid-March, or whenever the driving ranges are free of snow, then they’ll begin play within the MCCAA, with the Firebirds’ home course being The Quest in Houghton Lake.

Since the team’s inception in 2001, the Firebirds’ have been playing under the professionally honed eye of former coach Mike Glover of Roscommon. Under Glover, one Kirtland golfer, Mike Mieske, of Houghton Lake, made two trips (2002, 2004) to the National Junior College Athletic Association golf championships. Kirtland has yet to field a highly competitive team, however.
Any student interested in playing golf for Kirtland should contact KCC Athletic Director Glen Donahue at 989-275-5000, Ext. 325. Prospective players can also attend an organizational meeting with McClusky on Monday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. in Kirtland’s registration office, located in the Administration Building on campus.