Michigan Golf Journal February 2018

&ĞĂƚƵƌĞ ^ƚŽƌǇ Michigan resident Meg Mallon, with 18 LPGA wins including four majors, will headline the West DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ 'ŽůĨ ^ŚŽǁ ŽŶ &Ğď͘ ϵͲϭϬ Ăƚ ĞsŽƐ WůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ 'ƌĂŶĚ ZĂƉŝĚƐ͘ ͞tŝƚŚ ŵǇ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ƟĞƐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌǇ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŝŶ 'ƌĂŶĚ ZĂƉŝĚƐ͕͟ DĂůůŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞ Ɛ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĞŝũĞƌ LPGA Classic, I know this region is a hotbed of golfers who love the game.” Mallon’s breakout year on the LPGA Tour occurred in 1991 when she won four ƟŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ŵĂũŽƌƐ Ͷ ƚŚĞ >W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ KƉĞŶ͘ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŽĨ ϴ ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ h͘^͘ ^ŽůŚĞŝŵ ƵƉ ƚĞĂŵƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ƚŚĞŶ ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϯ ƚĞĂŵ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ DĂůůŽŶ͛Ɛ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ show goers, other seminars will be given by Alison Curdt, a PGA Master Professional trained in ůŝŶŝĐĂů WƐǇĐŚŽůŽŐǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϱ >W' dĞĂĐŚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ʹ ƉůƵƐ :Ğī ĂŵŝŶŝƟ͕ DĂƉůĞ ,ŝůů 'ŽůĨ͖ /ĂŶ ,ƵŐŚĞƐ͕ 'ŽůĨd ͖ :ĂƐŽŶ 'ƵƐƐ͖ WĂƫ ƵƚĐŚĞƌ͖ ĂŶĚ :ŽĞ ŚĂƌůĞƐ͕ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ͘ The West Michigan Golf ^ŚŽǁ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂƌĞ Ϯ͗ϬϬ ƉŵͲ ϵ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ͕ &ƌŝĚĂǇ͖ ϭϬ͗ϬϬ ĂŵͲϲ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ͕ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ͖ ĂŶĚ ϭϬ͗ϬϬ ĂŵͲϰ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͘ Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for children ages ϲͲϭϰ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ϱ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ͘ dŝĐŬĞƚƐ will be available at the door as well as online a t www.westmichigangolfshow.com DĞŐ DĂůůŽŶ ,ĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞ ϯϬƚŚ tĞƐƚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ 'ŽůĨ ^ŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚ golf translate into victories,” she said. ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϯ DĂůůŽŶ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ d ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉůĂǇĞƌ ĞǀĞƌ ŝŶ LPGA to shoot a 60. In 2004 she won that second U.S. Women’s KƉĞŶ͕ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ KƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ŶĞǆƚ ǁĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĮŶĂů career victory at Toledo, all in a ϱͲƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĂŶ͘ DĂůůŽŶ ŶŽǁ ůŝǀĞƐ ϱ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ of the year near Traverse City ĂŶĚ ƌĂƌĞůǇ ƉŝĐŬƐ ƵƉ Ă ŐŽůĨ ĐůƵď͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶũƵƌǇͲĨƌĞĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƐŚĞ is enjoying doing other things now. ͞/ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂǇ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ͕ I bike ride, I hike,” Mallon said. “Living in northern Michigan is just so fun and I get a ton of ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ͕ ƐŽ / ƐƉĞŶĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂŬĞ and enjoying the outdoors. “It’s nice to do all the other ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / ƉƵƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ăůů ĂƐŝĚĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ ƚŚĞ dŽƵƌ͘͟ Editor’s note : see more content on ŽƵƌ ƚĂůŬ ǁŝƚŚDĞŐ DĂůůŽŶ ďǇ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ www. ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů .com. WŚŽƚŽ ďǇ ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂůůĞƌĂŶ͕ 'ĞƩǇ /ŵĂŐĞƐ