Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

Michigan State University junior golfer Allyson Geer-Park, Ă ŶĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƌŝŐŚƚŽŶ͕ DŝĐŚ͕͘ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ Amateur in April. Geer was one of just 72 golfers worldwide ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ and inaugural event. “I’ve grown up watching the Masters, but I never would have thought I would have the opportunity to play at Augusta, let alone compete on the golf course,” Geer-Park said. “It is going to be an incredible week for women’s golf... It’s going to be an amazing experience and something I will be grateful for the rest of my life.” The 54-hole stroke play event ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Ɖƌŝů ϯͲϲ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ϯϲ ŚŽůĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶƚĞƐƚĞĚ over two days on the Island ĂŶĚ ůƵī ŶŝŶĞƐ Ăƚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, 'Ă͕͘ Ɖƌŝů ϯͲϰ͘ ĐƵƚ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ϯϲ ŚŽůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ϯϬ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů round, playing on April 6 at ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů 'ŽůĨ ůƵď͘ “It’s a true honor for Ally to be selected as one of 72 players for the Augusta EĂƟŽŶĂů tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ͕͟ MSU head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll added. “It is a dream of any golfer who loves the game to be on the grounds of Augusta, let alone have the opportunity to play the Z/',dKE͛^ ' ZͳW Z< , /E' dK THE INAUGURAL AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR By Tom Lang ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ