Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

7 November 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com to Michigan; maybe not a great idea when you’re weary and exhausted – but being home always sounds good under those conditions. He arrived back in Caledonia near Grand Rapids on a Friday when the New England urgent care called and recommended he see his primary care physician right away, but it was now the weekend. “That weekend I started throwing up and was miserable. It was all kind of setting in by then, the first week of August. “My balance was getting worse… and I was still very tired. If I walked anywhere, I had to grab handrails or grab onto a table. I was sweating and they decided to get me to the hospital immediately.” Brett admitted being scared because he was getting worse by the hour… “And that’s when my memory started getting fuzzy. My equilibrium was off ….and that’s when they discovered my brain was swelling.” Good News Ahead: We will stop there a moment to assure everyone that while Brett had a tough battle and a long recovery, he turned out fine. He eventually, slowly and a little tentatively at the time, returned to competitive golf in April of 2018. He then went on to win the Nevada Open in Nov. last year. He will be there to defend the title this month – and heads into the event after winning our 2020 Michigan Open in September, leading wire to wire at The Bear at Grand Traverse Resort and finishing 12-under par. “When I was in the hospital, I didn’t think this was possible,” he said when accepting the Michigan Open trophy. “But when I got out, I knew I wanted to golf again.” Also good news this summer, his younger sister, Sarah, turned pro in 2020 and qualified into the LPGA Symetra Tour’s Founders Continues on next page >>