Michigan Golf Journal May 2019

The career path of professional golfers doesn’t ƵƐƵĂůůǇ ůĞŶĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĨƌĞĞ ƟŵĞ to have a second job, but >W' ƐƚĂƌ ƌŝƐƟĞ <Ğƌƌ ŵĂĚĞ it happen. For more than a decade now, Kerr has produced several wines under the name ƌŝƐƟĞ <Ğƌƌ tŝŶĞƐ ʹ ƚŚĞ ŽīͲ shoot of her exposure to vineyards in the 1990s playing golf tournaments in and near California’s Napa Valley. Kerr’s vision for a successful wine-making business led to ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ůĂďĞů ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ͕ ƵƌǀĂƚƵƌĞ ʹ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ Ăůů ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ womenwith breast cancer, like her ownmother, aunt and ŐŽĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĞŶĚƵƌĞĚ ʹ ĂŶĚ a second label called Kerr Cellars, in 2012. She looks at the business ŶŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵƵĐŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůǇ ƚŚĂŶ her approach to golf. “If anybody has seen me line ƵƉ Ă ƉƵƩ͕ /͛ŵ ƉƌĞƩǇ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ͕ and I think that suits me well in the wine business,” Kerr said in an online interview. “It’s all about detail, making sure that everything is perfect and being comfortable with the end product. “I kind of make a joke that when you play golf long enough you become a wine lover; you start a wine business just because it keeps you sane. Having that other job makes golf more rewarding and allows me to focus energy on something other than golf.” ‘Eat Great’ at Dow Kerr’s wines will be just one of the items golf fans can sample during the week of the Dow Great Lakes Bay /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů͕ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽĸĐŝĂů team event added to the LPGA Tour. The ‘Eat Great’ theme has three levels of ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ Žī the golf course at Midland Country Club, the week of July 14-20. Yes, the tournament ĮŶŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶ Ă ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ͘ >W' ͛Ɛ ƌŝƐƟĞ <Ğƌƌ DĂŬĞƐ Golf and Wine a Powerful Duo By Tom Lang Her private wine label will be part of Dow Great Lakes Bay /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů ͚ Ăƚ 'ƌĞĂƚ͛ ĨŽŽĚ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝů Michigan Golf Journal Žǁ 'ƌĞĂƚ >ĂŬĞƐ ĂǇ /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů