Michigan Golf Live (mgl) - the state's leading golf radio program -- will examine the growing controversy surrounding the USGA’s apparent desire to reign in the maximum distance a golf ball can travel, during this week’s broadcast live from The Meadows at Grand Valley State University in Allendale this Saturday morning (April 30) from 8-10 a.m.

"A startling story recently appeared in Golfweek magazine, and it has the potential to greatly impact the game at every level—including our statewide audience,” says MGL Executive Producer Bill Hobson. “I have a feeling most amateur players will express serious misgivings about any attempt to diminish the distance they can hit the ball. And we don’t have to guess for long what the reaction will be from the major ball manufacturers. We’re bringing leading industry experts on the air to discuss the story.”

In addition to the distance rollback discussion, MGL makes its fourth visit to The Meadows at GVSU, celebrating golf on the state’s west side.

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.