Michigan Golf Journal April 2020

31 April 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com 2020 GAM Championships • GAM Junior Kickoff - April 25-26 at Washtenaw GC • Michigan Girls’ State Junior Amateur - July 7-10 at Forest Akers East • Michigan Boys State Junior Amateur - July 27-30 at TPC Michigan • GAM 14 & Under Match Play Championship - July 13-14 at Woodside GC • GAM Junior Stroke Play Championship - August 6-7  at Forest Akers East • GAM Junior Invitational - September 12-13 at Forest Akers West 2020 USGA Qualifiers • U.S. Girls’ Junior Qualifier - June 15 (Selfridge ANGB) • U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier - June 16 (Eagle Crest GC at EMU) • U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier - July 9 (The Meadows at GVSU) Other Recommended Junior Tournaments • Michigan Junior PGA Championship (June 18-19) • American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) from listening to what people are saying. We speak with the players, the parents, the golf instructors and the high school and college golf coaches and try to give the players a pathway to develop.” Wolfe said the passion of GAM volunteers and rules officials has been the driving force of the work with junior golfers. He said the volunteers understand the future of the game is with the juniors and he cited the special passion of Tom “Bulldog” Bollinger of Linden and Mick Kildea of Lansing, two longtime GAM volunteers: “They have been the two most important people as part of this process to make GAM junior golf better,” Wolfe said. “They drive the bus and move it forward. They take the time to teach the golfers about the game, the etiquette, the rules and character during our tournaments.” Families first venturing into GAM competition can struggle with selecting appropriate tournaments for their junior golfers. Help is available at kwolfe@gam.org or 248-978-9132, or under the JUNIORS pull down at gam.org . MGJ