Michigan Golf Journal May 2019

More Pro Tournaments in Michigan Island Resort Championship LPGA Symetra Tour June 21-23 /ƐůĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽƌƚ Θ ĂƐŝŶŽ͕ ^ǁĞĞƚŐƌĂƐƐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ h͘W͘ Past champions : Stephanie Kim (2011), Leah Wigger (2012), Kim Kaufman (2013), Molly Aronsson (2014), Dani Holmqvist (2015), Sherman ^ĂŶƟǁŝǁĂƩŚĂŶĂƉŚŽŶŐ ;ϮϬϭϲͿ͕ ŵŵĂ dĂůůĞLJ ;ϮϬϭϳͿ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĨĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŵƉ ZƵŝdžŝŶ >ŝƵ͘ dŚĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŚĂƐ ŐŽŶĞ ŽŶƚŽ ĞĂƌŶ Ă dŽƵƌ ĐĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ LJĞĂƌ͕ ĮǀĞ ƟŵĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ͗ >ŝƵ͕ dĂůůĞLJ͕ ^ĂŶƟǁŝǁĂƩŚĂŶĂƉŚŽŶŐ͕ Holmqvist and Kaufman. The Buzz ͗ dŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŚĂƐ ŚĂĚ the longest run of any Symetra event in the state; this year for the 9 th ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƟŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ǁŝůů ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ƋƵĂůŝĨLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ >W' dŽƵƌ͛Ɛ ǀŝĂŶ Championship in France. Purse : $200,000 DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ : www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com/ events/island-resort-championship FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship LPGA Symetra Tour ƵŐƵƐƚ ϭϲͲϭϴ ĂƩůĞ ƌĞĞŬ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůƵď Past Champions : Min Seo Kwak (2014); Madeleine ^ŚĞŝůƐ ;ϮϬϭϱͿ͖ >ĂƵƌĂ 'ŽŶnjĂůĞƐ ƐĐĂůůŽŶ ;ϮϬϭϲͿ͖ Erynne Lee (2017) and defending champ Marta Sanz Barrio of Spain. The Buzz ͗ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ϲƚŚ ĂŶŶƵĂů ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ Ăƚ the historic Battle Creek Country Club, providing a great test for golfers and a wonderful venue for fans. Community outreach programs include KƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ZŽƉĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĞŶĚƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů golfers out to give back to the community. The 2019 Kids Clinic will bring area children to the Battle Creek CC for a day of fun and learning with the professional golfers and The First Tee of Battle Creek. Purse : $125,000 DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͗ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƐLJŵĞƚƌĂƚŽƵƌ͘ ĐŽŵͬƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐͬĮƌĞŬĞĞƉĞƌƐͲĐĂƐŝŶŽͲŚŽƚĞůͲ championship/overview Michigan Open June 10-13 'ƌĂŶĚ dƌĂǀĞƌƐĞ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͕ dŚĞ ĞĂƌ Defending Champ : Jake Kneen The Buzz : The 4-round stroke play event each LJĞĂƌ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŵĂůĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŝƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ of club/teaching pros, some amateurs do play. Kneen was an amateur when he won last year but then turned pro in August, and in 2013 it was won by amateur Tom Werkmeister of Grandville, ǁŚŽ ŶŽǁ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ W' dŽƵƌ Champions circuit. Michigan Women’s Open :ƵŶĞ ϮϰͲϮϲ ƌLJƐƚĂů DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͕ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ZŝĚŐĞ Defending champ : Liz Nagle The Buzz ͗ dŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ KƉĞŶ ĮĞůĚ ŝƐ professionals and amateurs from across the country, ŽŌĞŶ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ͘ It is heavily populated by the top college amateurs around, and Symetra Tour pros heading down from the tournament in the U.P. Several past winners are ŶŽǁ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ >W' dŽƵƌ Žƌ ĂƌĞ ĂůƵŵŶŝ͘ ĞtŝƩ͛Ɛ >ŝnj EĂŐůĞ ƉůĂLJƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵD^h ͕ where she was also a cancer survivor.