Michigan Golf Journal January 2019

Michigan News and Notes The Ally Challenge presented ďLJ DĐ>ĂƌĞŶ͕ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ the inaugural tournament in ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ΨϴϬϭ͕ϬϲϬ͘ϰϭ ĨŽƌ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ψϯϲϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂƌŝĞƐ͕ :ƵŶŝŽƌ Achievement of Southeastern Michigan and ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ &ůŝŶƚ͘ “This tournament is special in many ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĨƵů ŝƐ dŚĞ Ally Challenge’s dedication to the local community and ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŚƌŝƐ ŽĨĨŵĂŶ͘ ͞tĞ are excited to continue to ŐƌŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝĐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ĂƐ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ƚŽ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͘͟ dŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ŶŽǁ ŽŶ ƐĂůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϵ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͕ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϵͲϭϱ Ăƚ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ ,ŝůůƐ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď ŝŶ 'ƌĂŶĚ ůĂŶĐ͘ sŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ theallychallenge ͘ com ͘ ůůLJ ŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŽŶĂƚĞƐ ΨϴϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŽ ŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ Raymond Hearn Golf Course ĞƐŝŐŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ Water’s Edge Golf Club in &ƌĞŵŽŶƚ͕ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ by the American Society of 'ŽůĨ ŽƵƌƐĞ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ ; ^' Ϳ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ϮϬϭϴ ĞƐŝŐŶ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ZĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ǁĂƌĚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ^' ĞƐŝŐŶ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ǁĂƌĚ ǁŽŶ ďLJ ,ĞĂƌŶ͛Ɛ ,ŽůůĂŶĚ͕ DŝĐŚ͘ͲďĂƐĞĚ Įƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ,ĞĂƌŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƉĂƌ ϰ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƉĂƌ ϯ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ϲϯͲLJĞĂƌͲ ŽůĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƚŽŽŬ ƚǁŽ ŽĨ the former 18 holes out of play ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲ ƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ a range that includes target ŐƌĞĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ͕ ĐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ bunkers for both greenside and ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ďƵŶŬĞƌ ƐŚŽƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ ͞/Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ can take place on all aspects of ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ;ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͿ tee is closed it can be played ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝdž ŚŽůĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƉĂƌ ϯ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕͟ ,ĞĂƌŶ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ŵĂĚĞ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ course can use the facility in ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁĂLJƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ďĂƐĞ͘͟ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ŚŽůĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŽƉĞŶ ŝŶ DĂLJ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ůĂƚĞ ĨĂůů ϮϬϭϵ ƐŽŌ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚĞŶƚĂƟǀĞůLJ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͘ Raymond Hearn Golf Course Designs Wins ASGCA Design Excellence Award