Michigan Golf Journal November 2019

5 November 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ ZŽŽŶĞLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĞĚ ĂƐ ŽƌƉŽƌĂů Bucklin’s twin brother walked somberly alongside ƚŚĞ ŇĂŐͲĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ĐĂƐŬĞƚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ included Corporal Bucklin’s LJŽƵŶŐ ƐŽŶ͕ :ĂĐŽď͘ >ƚ Žů ZŽŽŶĞLJ ĂĐŚĞĚ͕ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ǁŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌƐ͘ ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ǁĂƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞLJĞƐ ŽĨ :ĂĐŽď͕ ǁĂƐ ůŝĨĞͲĂůƚĞƌŝŶŐ͘ ^ĂĚůLJ͕ ŽǀĞƌ ŚĂůĨ ƚŚĞ passengers disregarded ƚŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ͛Ɛ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶĞ͘ >ƚ͘ Žů ZŽŽŶĞLJ decided he had to do ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĞ ƉĂLJ ƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ h͘^͘ service members and their ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝǀĞ ĂƐ Ă reminder among civilians that it’s our duty to honor ƚŚĞ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵƐ ǁĞ ƐŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƚĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ͘ >ƚ Žů ZŽŽŶĞLJ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ƐƉŽƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ ĨĂůůĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϲ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͛Ɛ 'ƌĂŶĚ ,ĂǀĞŶ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď , which is owned ďLJ ƚŚĞ ZŽŽŶĞLJ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ raised $8 , ϱϭϯ͘ dŚŽƐĞ ĨƵŶĚƐ were used to support the ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŽĨ ĨĂůůĞŶ ŚĞƌŽĞƐ in the state and thus, the DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ͘ EŽǁ͕ 'ƌĂŶĚ ,ĂǀĞŶ ' ŝƐ being renovated by none ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ &K, ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ :ĂĐŬ EŝĐŬůĂƵƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů reopen as American Dunes 'ŽůĨ ůƵď͘ &K, ŝƐ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ awarded approximately Ϯϰ͕ϱϬϬ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů scholarships in all 50 states ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ h͘^͘ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ since then, including over ϰ͕ϱϬϬ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϵ ĂůŽŶĞ͘ &K, has 25 chapters spreading their mission in local ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͕ ϳϮ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ ƚŽƚĂůŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ψϯϱϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŝŶ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ dŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ Join us as we honor the ŶŽďůĞ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ŚĞƌŽĞƐ ďLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞŐĂĐLJ͘ >ĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ Ăƚ www ͘ĨŽůĚƐŽĬŽŶŽƌ͘ org For ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ on the 2020 &K, July ŐŽůĨ event at Prestwick Village or the Detroit EĞǁƐ / ' D Patriot Day Hole in KŶĞ contest DŽŶĚĂLJ , ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ 14, 2020 at Livonia’s Whispering Willows ' , contact Bill Wright at Ϯϰϴ͘ϵϯϱ͘ϰϯϱϭ or billwright1199@yahoo ͘ com .