Michigan Golf Journal October 2019

Michigan Golf Journal Ally Challenge :ĂĐŬ͛ ǁĞƌĞ ůŽƵĚ ĂŶĚ ŽŌĞŶ͘ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ ƐĂŝĚ there were more golf fans than he’s seen people at Red Wings games. ͞ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͕͟ ǁĂƐ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞͲǁŽƌĚ answer to the amped-up atmosphere. “In a place like this you’re out of your ĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͕͟ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ ĂĚĚĞĚ͘ ͞/͛ǀĞ ƉůĂLJĞĚ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ϮϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďĂůů ŐĂŵĞ͘ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƐŽ nervous standing in front of that ball, but :ĂĐŬ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ͘ ,Ğ ĐĂůŵĞĚ ƵƐ ĚŽǁŶ Ă ůŝƩůĞ bit, and he said to just enjoy the day, and we certainly did.” The total charity pot up for grabs was ΨϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ͘ EŝĐŬůĂƵƐ͛ ĐŚŝƉ ŝŶ ǁĂƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ Ψϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ Ă Ψϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĐĂƌƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ the 17 th ŚŽůĞ ĂŶĚ ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĨŽƌ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ last hole in the scramble event that paired Kid Rock with Jack, and Bentley paired with ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ͘ ĞŶƚůĞLJ ʹ ǁŚŽ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ evening’s community concert on the driving ƌĂŶŐĞ ʹ ĚƌĂŝŶĞĚ Ă ďŝƌĚŝĞ ƉƵƩ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ of the 16 th ŐƌĞĞŶ ƚŽ ĞĂƌŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĞĂŵ Ψϱ͕ϱϬϬ ĂŌĞƌ ĐĂƌƌLJͲŽǀĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ƚŚƌĞĞ holes. The shootout’s proceeds went to the United Way and Habitat for Humanity, and Ally did a great thing by giving an ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ΨϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĞĂĐŚ ƚŽ Ăůů ĨŽƵƌ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ͛ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ The fan turnout was incredible. The noise level, the excitement, the respect for both teams. Kid Rock randomly gave away two signed guitars to fans following along. Nicklaus likewise signed his driver and picked out a kid to receive it while walking Žī ƚŚĞ ϭϳ th tee. Understandably the dad was out of his mind excited, as the young boy stood dumbfounded. The celebs appeared to have a great ƟŵĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ fans. Autographs were asked for and given, ƐĞůĮĞƐ ƚŽŽ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƉĞƐ͘ &ĂŶ ƐŚŽƵƚ ŽƵƚƐ were constant and consistent. “Way, way more nerve-racking (than a ƉƌŽ ŚŽĐŬĞLJ ŐĂŵĞͿ͕͟ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞zŽƵ can’t even compare it. Playing golf in front of other people; I don’t know how to do it. And we were just playing for fun. I don’t know how (the pros) do it.” Nicklaus hadn’t been at Warwick Hills ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚŝƫŶŐ ŚŝƐ ϳϮ nd hole tee shot out of bounds to lose the 1965 Buick Open. “They’re really good at what they do, and ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ƉƌĞƩLJ ŐŽŽĚ Ăƚ ŐŽůĨ ƚŽŽ͕͟ EŝĐŬůĂƵƐ said of the two entertainers and hockey great. “I’ll tell you one thing, Henrik plays really well, and Dierks isn’t any slouch ĞŝƚŚĞƌ͘ ŶĚ ŵLJ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ;<ŝĚ ZŽĐŬͿ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞƩLJ good. He hit some good shots. “Nice guys, great fun, and great to be back here in the state up north.” ,ĞŶƌŝŬ ĞƩĞƌďĞƌŐ ƚĞĞƐ Žī ǁŝƚŚ <ŝĚ ZŽĐŬ ĂŶĚ :ĂĐŬ Nicklaus watching.