Michigan Golf Journal July 2018

Women’s Pro Golf ĞĐŬLJ /ǀĞƌƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ really only one thing good about ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ϱϬ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƟŵĞ /͛ŵ ŚĂƉƉLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ϱϬ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ϱϬ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ͕ ͞/ǀĞƌƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞^Ž͕ / ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ϱϬ Ăƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞ͘͟ :ƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĞĂƌŶ ŚĞƌ ƟĐŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů U.S. Women’s Senior Open. The breakthrough event tees ƵƉ :ƵůLJ ϭϮͲϭϱ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵĞĚ Chicago Golf Club. The other known Michigan ŶĂƟǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŝŶĚLJ &ŝŐŐͲ ƵƌƌŝĞƌ ;ŶĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ Dƚ͘ WůĞĂƐĂŶƚͿ͕ ^ƵnjLJ 'ƌĞĞŶͲ ZŽĞďƵĐŬ ŽĨ ŶŶ ƌďŽƌ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ Crosby of Jackson and Mary Jane Anderson Hiestand, who grew up in Oakland County. Landmark U.S. Senior Women’s Open &/s D/ ,/' E tKD E /E d, &/ > By Tom Lang Farmington Hills Mercy graduate Meg Mallon is exempt thanks to her two sterling U.S. KƉĞŶ ƟƚůĞƐ ďƵƚ ŚĂƐ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ŶŽƚ to play. Pro women players on many levels have been calling for the USGA to add a senior tournament for decades, so this July is a monumental moment. “To play in a U.S. Open it’s always an honor, you don’t want to miss it, whether it’s ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽŶĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬ th ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ /ǀĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĂŝůƐ ĨƌŽŵ Escanaba and played at Michigan State. “You want to ŐŽ͘ DLJ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ toned down a bit. ͞&Žƌ ŵĞ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŐŽůĨ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ůŝŬĞ / ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ;ŽŶ ƚŚĞ dŽƵƌͿ͘ tŚĞŶ /͛ŵ done (playing now) my body ŚƵƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ / ĐĂŶ͛ƚ Śŝƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ƐŚĂĚŽǁ͕͟ ƐŚĞ ƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ /͛ŵ ŽůĚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ /͛ŵ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Elaine Crosby