Michigan Golf Journal October 2019

Ally Challenge GRAND BLANC – Jack simply did what Jack does – calmly drain a 55-foot chip shot at the 18 th ŐƌĞĞŶ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ Ă ĐŚŝƉͲŽī Ăƚ ǁŚĂƚ was easily the best golf charity event in Michigan this summer. tŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĨƵŶ ƐŝĚĞ ĂīĂŝƌ ʹ the Ally Celebrity Shootout featuring Jack EŝĐŬůĂƵƐ͕ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ZĞĚ tŝŶŐ ,ĞŶƌŝŬ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ͕ Kid Rock and country music star Dierks Bentley – turned into a madhouse of fan fun at Warwick Hills Country Club, Saturday , Sept. 14 as an extension of the ‘real’ event taking place; the PGA Tour Champions Ally Challenge presented by McLaren. No disrespect to the touring pros who ǁĞŶƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ΨϮ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉƵƌƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůůLJ Challenge, but the Charity Shootout literally stole several thousands of fans away from ƚŚĞ ͚ƌĞĂů͛ ĂĐƟŽŶ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƌŽƵŶĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƚLJ ĨŽƵƌƐŽŵĞ ƚĞĞĚ Žī ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϬ th ŚŽůĞ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů dŽƵƌ ƚŚƌĞĞƐŽŵĞƐ ĐĂŵĞ through. LJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ 16 th hole, virtually every last body on the grounds had found the Shootout or were saving their cherished spot up ahead to get a glimpse at the foursome as they closed ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ĨĞǁ ŚŽůĞƐ͘ ŚĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ͚:ĂĐŬ͕ :ĂĐŬ͕ Nicklaus, Kid Rock, Dierks Bentley, ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ dƌĞĂƚ &ĂŶƐ ƚŽ Ă dŽŶ ŽĨ &ƵŶ Ăƚ ůůLJ ĞůĞďƌŝƚLJ ^ŚŽŽƚŽƵƚ By Tom Lang Jack Nicklaus drains a 55-foot chip in on 18 to win, with Kid Rock and Dierks Bentley looking on. ŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ŽŶ ŶĞdžƚ ƉĂŐĞ хх