Michigan Golf Journal March 2018

:ƵŶŝŽƌ 'ŽůĨ began in Michigan in 2005 called ƚŚĞ h^ <ŝĚƐ dŽƵƌ͘ DŽƐƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ played in the Southeast Michigan corridor. KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞ tournaments in Michigan is the upcoming 48 th Annual Riverwood State Junior Tournament at the ZŝǀĞƌǁŽŽĚ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ŝŶ Dƚ͘ WůĞĂƐĂŶƚ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďLJ ŝĐŬ &ŝŐŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ >W' ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝŶĚLJ &ŝŐŐͲ ƵƌƌŝĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝĐŬ ŝƐ ƐƟůů involved today in his mid-80s. The :ƵůLJ ϵ th ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŇŝŐŚƚĞĚ ďLJ age group and the entry fee of ΨϱϬ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ă ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ͘ /ƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ but also those of intermediate ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJͲǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚ in Mt. Pleasant. Sign up is online Ăƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŝǀĞƌǁŽŽĚƌĞƐŽƌƚ͘ĐŽŵ͘ The 'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƵƌ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ďŽLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝƌůƐ͗ x :ƵŶŝŽƌ ^ƚƌŽŬĞ WůĂLJ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƚŚ ranging from 8-to-15 years old x ϭϰ Θ hŶĚĞƌ DĂƚĐŚ WůĂLJ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ x ŽLJƐ͛ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ x 'ŝƌůƐ͛ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŽƚŚ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŵĂƚĞƵƌƐ ĂƌĞ intense, 4-day events for those 18 and under, comprised of stroke ƉůĂLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ͘ dŚĞ ďŽLJƐ͛ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŚĂƐ ĂŶŶƵĂů roots back to 1970 and the girls ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ͘ DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽ Ăƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ŐĂŵ͘ŽƌŐ͘ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ĐƌŽƉ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ American Junior Golf ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ͕ ĂůƐŽ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ :' ͘ /ƚ ŚŽůĚƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭϬϬ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ LJĞĂƌͲƌŽƵŶĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͗ :ƵůLJ ϮͲϱ ŽĐĂͲ ŽůĂ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ Ăƚ ŽLJŶĞ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϲͲϵ :' :ƵŶŝŽƌ Ăƚ &ŽƌĞƐƚ >ĂŬĞͬ dŽŵ ,ŽůnjĞƌ &ŽƌĚ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϮϬͲϮϯ ZĂŶĚLJ tŝƐĞ :ƵŶŝŽƌ KƉĞŶ Ăƚ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ DĞĂĚŽǁƐ dŚĞ :' ƵŶĂƐŚĂŵĞĚůLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ƚŽƵƌ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞůŝƚĞ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŐŽůĨĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ Ă ƌĞĂů ƐŚŽƚ Ăƚ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ŐŽůĨ ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ͕ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͘ DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽ Ăƚ͗ ǁǁǁ .ajga.org . Ɛ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƉĂŐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ DĂƌĐŚ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚ͕ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ŐŽůĨ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ƉůĂLJƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŽƉƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ Žƌ Ăƚ Ă ƚŽƉͲůĞǀĞů ʹ ĂŶĚ ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ͘ dŚĞ ŬĞLJ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƚƌLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ŬĞĞƉ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽ ĐůŝĐŚĠ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŽůĨ ŝƐ Ă ŐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ůŝĨĞ ʹ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ƐƚĂƌƚ͘ Boyne Highlands