Plymouth Township ― Before LIV Golf crowned its 2025 team champions Sunday, there already was one undisputable winner for the week: The Cardinal, the 18-hole championship course that officially opened for play in 2024, on the grounds of the vast Saint John's Resort, but was introduced to a much larger audience this week.

While the course played short by pro-golf standards, at under 7,000 yards, it drew rave reviews from all corners of the property, from players to analysts to even YouTubers.

Rick Shiels, who has over 3 million followers on YouTube and has played golf all over the world, was among those wildly impressed with what west Michigan-based architect Ray Hearn built here.

"A great job with the design," Shiels said as players warmed up on the range Saturday. "There's lots of int

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