Michigan Golf Journal April 2018

Michigan Golf News dŚƌĞĞ WƌŽͲ ŵ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ŬŝĐŬ Žī ƚŚĞ ϯ rd LPGA Volvik Championship in late May – on e ĨŽƌ DŽƩ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ sĂůŽƌ ƵƉ ďĞŶĞĮƫŶŐ the Eisenhower Center, ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽͲ am for the LPGA event. dŚĞ ϰͲĚĂLJ ƉƌŽ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͕ which features many top names from the LPGA Tour and is televised on the Golf Channel, will take place at Travis Pointe Country Club, in ŶŶ ƌďŽƌ͕ DĂLJ ϮϰͲϮϳ͘ <ŝĐŬŝŶŐ Žī ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ͕ DĂLJ Ϯϭ͕ the LPGA Volvik Championship ǁŝůů ŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶŶƵĂů ͘^͘ DŽƩ Children’s Hospital Congenital ,ĞĂƌƚ ĞŶƚĞƌ >W' WƌŽͲ ŵ͘ “Congenital heart disease is the number one birth defect in the country,” said Dr. John Charpie, Division Director, WĞĚŝĂƚƌŝĐ ĂƌĚŝŽůŽŐLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽͲ Director of the Congenital Heart Center. “We are allowing ŬŝĚƐ ʹ ǁŚŽ Ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ wouldn’t have survived – the opportunity to not only live, but to thrive.” As an encore to last year’s ǁŽƌůĚ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶůLJ ĂůůͲĨĞŵĂůĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶ WƌŽͲ ŵ͕ ƚŚĞ Valor Cup returns on Tuesday, May 22. In partnership with ŶŶ ƌďŽƌͲďĂƐĞĚ ŝƐĞŶŚŽǁĞƌ Center, this event will once again be played at the Selfridge ŝƌ EĂƟŽŶĂů 'ƵĂƌĚ ĂƐĞ ŐŽůĨ course and is organized by the LPGA Volvik Championship as part of the tournament’s DŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ DĞŵŽƌŝĂů Day weekend. The Eisenhower Center pairs veterans with professional athletes to improve the success rates of therapy, while providing a larger voice for those in need. Also, that same Tuesday evening, the LPGA Volvik ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ KĸĐŝĂů WƌŽͲ ŵ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ďLJ sĞƌƟǀ ŬŝĐŬƐ Žī ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨĞƐƟǀĞ WĂŝƌŝŶŐƐ WĂƌƚLJ Ăƚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ^ƚĂĚŝƵŵ͘ ůů ŽĸĐŝĂů WƌŽͲ ŵ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ ǁŝůů ĞŶũŽLJ an evening of entertainment and an opportunity to try their ŚĂŶĚƐ Ăƚ ĂŶ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ golf challenges on the turf at the Big House. KŶ DĂLJ Ϯϯ͕ ŽĸĐŝĂů WƌŽͲ ŵ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ƉůĂLJ ϭϴ holes of golf alongside LPGA professionals in a fun and relaxed atmosphere on the Championship Course at Travis Pointe Country Club. Spots are available, but ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ǀŽůǀŝŬůƉŐĂ͘ĐŽŵͬƉƌŽͲĂŵ , or call 734.707.0789. Ariya Jutanugarn (2016) of dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂŶƐŚĂŶ &ĞŶŐ (2017) of China captured ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚǁŽ >W' sŽůǀŝŬ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƟƚůĞƐ͘ d,Z WZKͳ D^ d >W' VOLVIK CHAMPIONSHIP