Michigan Golf Journal May 2018

'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ WALNUT CREEK COUNTRY CLUB Minutes from Novi, Northville & Plymouth Walnut Creek Country Club is an oasis of world-class golf, award winning dining, premier facilities and family-friendly activities! Y 27 Holes of Golf Y Driving Range & Shortgame Facili ty Y Michigan’s Largest Junior Golf Program Y Swimming Pool Y Newly Renovated Tennis Courts Y Social Activities 25501 Johns Road South Lyon, MI 48178 248.437.7337 Ask for Kevin Frantz www.walnutcreekcc.net 27 th GAM Women’s Championship DƵƐŬĞŐŽŶ :ƵůLJ ϭϲͲϭϳ D y ,ĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ /ŶĚĞdž ϭϱ͘ϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϳͬϲͬϮϬϭϴ 22 nd GAM Women’s Senior DĂŶŝƐƚĞĞ 'Θ ƵŐ͘ ϮϲͲϮϳ D y ,ĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ /ŶĚĞdž Ϯϱ͘ϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϴͬϭϱͬϮϬϭϴ 15 th Michigan Women’s Senior Amateur dŚĞ DŽŽƌƐ :ƵůLJ ϭϭͲϭϮ D y ,ĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ /ŶĚĞdž Ϯϱ͘ϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϳͬϮͬϮϬϭϴ 8 th GAM Women’s Four-Ball ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ' :ƵůLJ ϮϯͲϮϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϳͬϭϭͬϮϬϭϴ 20 th GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur ^ƚŽŶĞŚĞĚŐĞ ' :ƵŶĞ ϯͲϰ D y ,ĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ /ŶĚĞdž Ϯϱ͘ϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϱͬϮϯͬϮϬϭϴ 102 nd Michigan Women’s Amateur tĞƐƚĞƌŶ 'Θ ƵŐ͘ ϭϯͲϭϳ D y ,ĂŶĚŝĐĂƉ /ŶĚĞdž ϭϱ͘ϰ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ϴͬϭͬϮϬϭϴ KďĞƌŵĞLJĞƌ ŚĂƐ ƉůĂLJĞĚ ŝŶ ' D ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ &ŽƵƌͲ Ăůů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĞƚ dĞĂŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ' D ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ͘ ͞dŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ŝƐ ŵĂLJďĞ ŵLJ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŚĞůĚ ƵƉ ŶŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĨƵŶ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ƐĞĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ KďĞƌŵĞLJĞƌ͘ ͞^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ǁĞůů ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ LJŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶŝĐĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ĂǁĂLJ͘͟ <Ğƌƌ ƐĂLJƐ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŵĂĚĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ' D ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ͞zŽƵ ũƵƐƚ ŐŽ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂLJ͊ >ĞĂƌŶ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ <Ğƌƌ͘ ͞dŚĞ ƌƵůĞƐ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͕ ;' D ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐͿ <ĞŶ ,ĂƌƚŵĂŶŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐŝƌůƐ͖ / ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ŵĞƚ Ă ďĂĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ LJĞƚ͊ zŽƵ ŵĞĞƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĞǀĞŶ͊͟ <Ğƌƌ ůŝŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƐƚƌŽŬĞ ƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ͘ ^ŚĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƚ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ůŽƐƚ ƚŽ ϮϬϭϴ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ LJĂ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƌŽƵŶĚ͘ dŚĂƚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚĂŵƉĞƌ <Ğƌƌ͛Ɛ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵ͘ ͞DĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ ǁĂƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ďůĂƐƚ͊͟ ƐĂŝĚ <Ğƌƌ͘ ͞>ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ŐŽůĨ ƵŶƟů ŶŽǁ͕ / Ăŵ ũƵƐƚ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ŽŶ Ă ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘͟ KďĞƌŵĞLJĞƌ ĐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ DĂƚĐŚ WůĂLJ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĂƐ ŚĞƌ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ Ă ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƫŶŐ͘ ŶĚ ĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ŐŽůĨ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ͕ ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ “For people dipping their toe into tournaments, ŵĂƚĐŚ ƉůĂLJ ŝƐ ŶŝĐĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ ŚŽůĞ LJŽƵ ũƵƐƚ ŵŽǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŽŶĞ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ KďĞƌŵĞLJĞƌ͘ <Ğƌƌ ƐĂLJƐ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŶĞƌǀŽƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ Ă ƚƌLJ͘ ͞dŚĞƐĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŵĂŬĞ LJŽƵ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ LJŽ Ƶ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ƉůĂLJ͊͟