Michigan Golf Journal June 2020

39 June 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com Edward Shen has pushed the envelope with his Youth on Course and Golf Association of Michigan memberships. “I’ve talked some non- golfer friends into signing up for Youth on Course (YOC) and playing a round with me, and I know some of them are going to keep playing golf,” he said. “We had fun.” Shen, a senior at Ann Arbor Pioneer and a YOC member since freshman year, will share a portion of $252,000 in scholarships earmarked for the group of graduates. Youth can play a round of golf for $5 or less at participating golf courses. In 2019, there were almost 4,300 YOC members in Michigan who played 8,359 rounds and hit over 2,000 buckets of balls on practice ranges at 108 participating facilities. “I was ecstatic when I found out and I’m truly grateful for this opportunity,” said Shen, who plans to study economics and business at the University of Michigan and hopes to walk-on to the golf team. “I’ve played a lot of golf because of Youth on Course... I would like to make it into a U.S. Open at some point in my life,” he said. For more information on Youth on Course and to join, please visit GAM. org/?YOC MGJ Ann Arbor’s Edward Shen Among 19 National Youth on Course Scholarship Winners Eagle Eye Makes $20 Junior Golf Offer Junior golf has certainly taken a blow this spring, with the high school season having been canceled, and Junior opportunities starting late or not at all in a few cases. Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center in Bath will cater especially to youth on each Monday and Wednesday mornings throughout the month of June. Kids age 18 and under can play the premier courses of Timber Ridge Golf Club, Hawk Hollow Golf Course or Eagle Eye Golf Club for just $20 each. Advanced tee times are required and mention of this special offer needs to be made at the time of booking. Up to 3 juniors can play in one grouping. If under age 13 they need to be with paying adult(s). Timber Ridge will be the host of a Callaway Junior Tournament in July.  Eagle Eye has hosted numerous events in the past, including the Michigan Amateur, Michigan PGA Championship, U.S. Open qualifiers, and Michigan Junior Amateur Championship. It was scheduled to host the NCAA Regional this year before that was canceled. MGJ