Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

Michigan Women’s 'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐ͘ ,Ăůů ŽĨ Fame Nominees dŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ 'ŽůĨ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ,Ăůů ŽĨ &ĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ϴ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͕ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ǁĂLJƐ͘ dŚĞ ladies who are voted in will be inducted in July at a ceremony at Hawk Hollow Golf Club. JULIA BALDWIN: &Žƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ :ƵůŝĂ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ũƵŶŝŽƌ ŐŽůĨ ĂƐ Ă ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă >W' Teaching Professional. As a young girl growing up in Goodwater, AL, the racial climate and ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ :ƵůŝĂ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ zĞƚ ůĂƚĞƌ ŝŶ ůŝĨĞ ƐŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ dĞĞ ^Ğƚ͕ WŽůŝĐĞ ƚŚůĞƟĐ >ĞĂŐƵĞ͕ >W' :ƵŶŝŽƌ ĂŶĚ hƌďĂŶ zŽƵƚŚ 'ŽůĨ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ dŝŐĞƌ tŽŽĚƐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ DŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ 'ŽůĨ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ Department, and the MWGA LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program. JUDY FIGA: Judy has been a dedicated member of the MWGA since 1986. She has also been a ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tD' ͕ ' D͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ 'ŽůĨ ,Ăůů ŽĨ &ĂŵĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ZƵůĞƐ KĸĐŝĂů ĨŽƌ ' D͕ ƚŚĞ E ĂŶĚ h^' ͕ ƉůƵƐ Ă ŽƵƌƐĞ ZĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ' D͕ being named a GAM Course Rater of the Year in 2007 and Course Rater Trainer of the Year in 2009. DEB HORNING: Deb has served on the Board of Directors for 19 years). She was instrumental in ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝnjŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌŝnjŝŶŐ Dt' ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͘ Ɛ Ă ƉůĂLJĞƌ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ Dt' 'ŽůĨĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ϰ ƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ Dt' WůĂLJĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ϳ ƟŵĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ WƵďůŝŶŬƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚůĂƐ dƌŽƉŚLJ DĂƚĐŚĞƐ ϰ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂLJĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship in 2009. Women’s Hall of Fame