Michigan Golf Journal August 2018

'ƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂŵĞ Sanchez said that the ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϮϰϬͲ ϮϱϬ ŬŝĚƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĨŽƵƌ days, whereas last year the same schedule saw around ϭϱϬͲϭϳϱ ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ͘ ͞tĞ͛ƌĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽīĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ;ƉĞĞǁĞĞƐͿ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ďƵƚ / ũƵƐƚ think growth in Junior golf in ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝƐ ƵƉ͕͟ ^ĂŶĐŚĞnj ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞^Ž͕ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ make sure everyone gets equal ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉƐ͘͟ Beginner classes are available for ages 8-14 for kids that might be raw to the game. dŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ class for the same ages who ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ An advanced academy for kids who have gone through Ăůů ƚŚƌĞĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ is also available. Each day ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂů ĚƌŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŶƚŽƌƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ Ă ƐĐƌĂŵďůĞ format. Sanchez said new this year is Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŐŝƌůƐ ŐŽůĨ ĐĂŵƉ͕ where the young ladies get ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ to qualify for their school team but also meet other ŐŝƌůƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŐĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ƐĞĞŶ Ϯϱ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŐŝƌůƐ ŐŽ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ DĂƉůĞ ,ŝůů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ DĂƉůĞ ,ŝůů ĂŶĚ ŐŽ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ŐŽůĨ͘ Jodi Veldhouse, a mother to two sons and a daughter, were all hanging out at the driving ƌĂŶŐĞ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞƌ ƐŽŶƐ DĂƐŽŶ and Brayden went through a tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ “My husband is a golfer ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŐŽůĮŶŐ ƵŶƟů ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ƐŽ ŚĞ wanted to get the boys into golf early,” she said. “And at ĂŐĞƐ ϳ ;DĂƐŽŶͿ ĂŶĚ ϵ ; ƌĂLJĚĞŶͿ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮƌƐƚ DĂƉůĞ ,ŝůů ŐŽůĨ ůĞƐƐŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ďĂůů͘ ŶĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ůŝŬĞ ŝƚ ƚŚĞLJ͛ůů ŬĞĞƉ ŐŽůĮŶŐ͘͟ DĂƐŽŶ ĂĚĚĞĚ͗ ͞'ŽůĨ ŝƐ ŵLJ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ƐƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ / ůŝŬĞ ŚŝƫŶŐ ŝƚ ĨĂƌ͘ /͛ŵ ŐĞƫŶŐ ďĞƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞƩĞƌ͘͟ dŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ ĐĂŵƉƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƚŽƉ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ summer ever. ͞/͛ǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƐŵŝůĞƐ ŽƵƚ here; these kids do love it,” ^ĂŶĐŚĞnj ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞ ŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŵLJ ďĞƐƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ĂŵƉƐ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ having fun.”