Chris Baldwin - Contributor
Chris Baldwin won six national Associated Press Sports Editors awards in six years at the Asbury Park Press, including two for column writing. Later at Metro (New York), Baldwin started a sports media column from scratch. He's covered four World Series, two NBA Finals, two Stanley Cup Finals, two U.S. Opens and plenty of other golf.
College Fields Golf Club is filled with wild turkeys but the course itself - near Michigan State - isn't one
When you first arrive at College Fields Golf Club, your expectations are likely to be as tempered. Then, a funny thing happens. Golfers get out on the course and start smiling. Even in today's time of great overhype, some things still step up and deliver unexpected delights.
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