Michigan Golf Live (mgl) - the state's leading golf radio program -- will examine the health of the game in our state during the live broadcast from Lyon Oaks Golf Course in Wixom this Saturday morning (April 23) from 8-10 a.m.

"The state has been seeing an increase in course closings, considerable financial difficulties at leading resorts, and other indications that the construction explosion of the 80s and 90s went quite a ways overboard," says MGL Executive Producer Bill Hobson. "All of those factors have combined to begin reshaping the golf landscape, and in many cases it's the golfers in our audience who stand to benefit because it's truly a 'buyer's market' right now."The program will feature:

In addition, MGL will welcome PGA Tour player Arron Oberholser back to the program. Currently enjoying his finest season on Tour, the outspoken Oberholser has been a frequent MGL guest and a longtime friend of co-host Jon Bloom.

MGL radio is carried on 11 stations, covering every major metropolitan market in the state. The show airs from 8-10 a.m. every Saturday for 26 weeks - April through September - and is on location every week from fablulous destinations across the state and around the nation. Click here to listen to the program live on your computer.

This week MGL-TV features the "Fairways of the Valley" courses located in mid-Michigan. The Fortress in Frankenmuth, Apple Mountain in Freeland, and The Sawmill in Saginaw comprise this diverse trio. Hobson hosts this 30-minute tour of these outstanding courses.

MGL-TV is carried three times per week across the state on Comcast Local Sports -- Saturdays at 11 a.m., Mondays at 1:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. and call also be viewed online on the MGL-TV page.

Hosted by Hobson, Jon Bloom, and Todd Arner, Michigan Golf Live is a production of Hobson Media Enterprises, and is presented by the 2005 Buick Open.