It takes far more than a handful of sunny days and some mowing to open up one of the township’s most popular attractions.

Rio Secco Golf Club and Cascata Golf Club are now being managed by Cabot, a company that specializes in high-end courses.

I stood on the 18th green of the longest of Sand Valley’s five incredible golf courses, the appropriately named Mammoth Dunes, and stared down a putt for eagle that would put me at even par for ...