He left the development in May to continue his golf design career. Raymond Hearn, who served as general manager of the club for the past two years, designed the course.

Add to that the fact most holes are bordered with a host of empty lots that will host housing in the future and it's clear that the course's true feel will only be realized in time. However, both sides have hundreds of trees just recently planted that will only grow in over time. The grass has grown in beautifully, especially on the front side. While workers scramble to put the finishing touches on the clubhouse, pool, grille and tennis courts, the course at Macatawa Legends must simply play the waiting game. Condos ranging from 900 to 4,000 square feet were designed to draw interest from out-of-towners especially. Home sales execs at Macatawa Legends expect to host mostly full-time residents, but also add there is certainly a 'snowbird' market for part-time residents, whether they come from Chicago just like during the resort-era, or even from Florida or abroad. He also said similar developments in California would usually be sold by a lottery, but with Michigan's real estate currently cooler than the national average, they plan on selling the development gradually over the coming years. Nearly halfway through the year, Macatawa Legends' sales department has reached its halfway point of its yearly goal. Welling said home sales are on pace with their target numbers so far. 'We felt we needed a certain type of amenity (to succeed) and we will be the only development in the area with a championship course on site.' 'Economically today you wouldn't do something like this,' Welling said. It will also be the first development in the area that features on-course housing. The development will feature more than 700 housing units and will be made up of land from four different townships: Olive, Park, Holland and Port Sheldon. The area is also family-oriented and is a great place to raise a family.' 'It's diverse with the furniture and auto industry and Grand Rapids' medical industry. 'West Michigan is a great place to live,' said Tom Welling, general manager of Prins Construction and the Country Club at Macatawa Legends. A century later, a new development in Holland is hoping to bridge Holland's past with a new way of living on Michigan's west side at Macatawa Legends. Today, locals refer to that age as the 'Resort Era.' And while Holland still welcomes the masses every summer, other coastal Lake Michigan communities such as Saugatuck and Grand Haven also thrive on visitors from Chicago and metro Detroit each summer.Д«ut the fact remains, Michigan's western shores are still beautiful - and convenient to many. Sun-thirsty Chicagoans would head by boat across Lake Michigan to their cottage or hotel and would enjoy a weekend getaway or summer retreat enjoying one of the area's many restaurants, beaches and golf courses. At the turn of the 20th century, the small beach town of Holland on the west coast of Michigan was considered the 'Coney Island' of the Great Lakes.

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