Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

Maximize Your Play Time The best golf destinations cover a lot of ground beyond the 18th green. French Lick Resort is the golf getaway with more to love. We have 45 holes of golf, including championship courses by legendary designers Pete Dye and Donald Ross. Add in hundreds of ways to win at the casino, casual and fine dining plus other amenities, and the numbers are on your side for an epic golf trip. French Lick Resort brings it all together with golf, food, fun and gaming at one unforgettable destination. For groups of 8 or more, give our golf group sales manager Alex Whiteman a call at 812-936-9300 (ext. 7227) to get the ball rolling. Must be 21 years or older to enter the casino. Gambling Problem? Call 1.800.9.WITH.IT! that’s looking for a tournament with a huge payout,” Sukenik said. “But for those golfers who want to compete against players of ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŇŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ opportunity to win something, I think they really appreciate this format.” Sukenik played high school golf for East Grand Rapids and it’s there he felt the ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ ƚĞĂŵ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ŐŽůĨ͛Ɛ ͚ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͛ environment. He said that some money from the tour events is donated to First Tee, and that last year a pair of kids from First Tee of West Michigan played and took ƚŚŝƌĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŇŝŐŚƚ͘ “It’s a neat thing to support them through ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ƐŽŵĞ fun, tournament exposure as well,” he said about First Tee. In 2019, four standard events are planned in each of west Michigan and eastern Michigan (8 total), leading into a tour championship based on points earned in each geographic division. A Ryder Cup-style event is also in the works. dŚĞ DŝƩĞŶ 'ŽůĨ dŽƵƌ ŚŽƉĞƐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽŶĞͲŽī ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉůĂLJĞĚ Ăƚ ƐŚŽƌƚĞƌ courses like Maple Hill in Grandville ( www. maplehillgolf.com ) with a twist such as playing with only three clubs. Sukenik wants to add some variety in tournament styles, format, courses and various price points. dŚĞ ϮϬϭϵ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŬŝĐŬƐ Žī ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚ ŽŶ DĂƌĐŚ ϯ ʹ DŝƩĞŶ DĂĚŶĞƐƐ Λ TopGolf of Auburn Hills. DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ Ăƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝƩĞŶŐŽůŌŽƵƌ͘ĐŽŵ͘ 15 February 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ