Michigan Golf Journal July 2018

Tournament News D^h tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĂŶĚ ZĂƉŝĚƐ ŶĂƟǀĞ ^ƚĂĐLJ ^ůŽďŽĚŶŝŬͲ^ƚŽůů ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ' D tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ DŝĚͲ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ;ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŐĞ ϮϱͿ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ ϭϬƚŚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ :ƵŶĞ ďLJ ƐĐŽƌŝŶŐ Ă ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ 77 on the Stonehedge South course at Gull Lake View 'ŽůĨ ůƵď Θ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͘ /ƚ ŐĂǀĞ ŚĞƌ Ă ƚǁŽͲĚĂLJ ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϭϱϮ͕ ĨŽƵƌ ƐŚŽƚƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƌƵŶŶĞƌͲƵƉ :ƵůŝĞ DĂƐƐĂ ŽĨ ,Žůƚ͕ Ă ƚǁŽͲƟŵĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ǁŚŽ ƐŚŽƚ ϳϲ ƚŽ ĐůŽƐĞ͘ ^ĂƌĂŚ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ŽĨ tŝdžŽŵ ǁĂƐ ƚŚŝƌĚ Ăƚ ϭϱϵ͘ ͞/ ǁŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ͕ ďƵƚ / ŬŶŽǁ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂLJ ǀĞƌLJ ǁĞůů͕͟ ^ůŽďŽĚŶŝŬͲ^ƚŽůů ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞ͘͟ dŚĞ ĐŽĂĐŚ ǁŽŶ Ɛŝdž ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƟƚůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϮϬϬϱͲ ϭϬ͕ ƉůƵƐ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ͛ϭϱ ĂŶĚ ͛ϭϳ͘ ^ůŽďŽĚŶŝŬͲ^ƚŽůů ŝƐ ƚŚĞ winningest golfer in GAM history, men or woman. dĞƌƌLJ ĞůĐĂŵƉ ŽĨ 'ƌĂŶĚ ůĂŶĐ ƐŚŽƚ ϳϯͲϳϵͲϭϱϮ ĨŽƌ ĮƌƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ͘ ŽŶŶĂ ĞŶĨŽƌĚ ŽĨ >ŝŶĚĞŶ ǁĂƐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ϭϱϳ͘ Bill Zylstra Wins GAM Senior Match Play Championship for the Third Time Bill Zylstra thought he might enter the 10th GAM Senior Match Play Championship and play in the Super Senior category for those ŽǀĞƌ ĂŐĞ ϲϱ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ͘ ͞/ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ŝƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ͕ ůĞƚ͛Ɛ ŐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ŽŶĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƌLJ͕͟ ƚŚĞ ϲϲͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ĞĂƌďŽƌŶ ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƚƌLJ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă championship match win over Mitch Wilson of Portage in 20 holes at Forest Lake Country Club. “That was a tough, tough match, and it’s a ůŽŶŐ ǁĞĞŬ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĮĞůĚ͕ ƐŽ / ĨĞĞů ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ͘ 'Ž down the list, a lot of great players like Mitch. /ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ͘͟ WĞƚĞ ^ĂƉƵƚŽ ŽĨ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ the winner in the Super Senior category. He ŽƵƚůĂƐƚĞĚ DŝŬĞ &ĞĚĞǁĂ ŽĨ ĂŶƚŽŶ ϭͲƵƉ͘ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ϭϭϬ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ϰϳ ƐƵƉĞƌ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ ƉůĂLJĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞͲĚĂLJ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘ Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Wins GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur for 10th Time