P.J. Maybank Wins Junior Heritage in South Carolina Cold and windy conditions at Hilton Head’s Sea Pines Resort couldn’t stop P.J. Maybank from winning the South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Junior Heritage last month. Maybank finished runner-up in this event last year to Little John Daly. He began with a one-over par round on Atlantic Dunes but finished strong with a three-under par 68 on the Harbour Town Golf Links to claim the title, five shots ahead of runner-up, Jackson Byrd from Georgia. Maybank is a former Drive, Chip & Putt National Champion, has won the Michigan Junior Amateur twice, won the MHSAA State Championship and won two of the six AJGA events he entered in 2021. Last fall he announced that he will attend the University of Oklahoma. Epson Tour Brings Women’s Professional Golf Back to Travis Pointe Thanks to the Ann Arbor Sports Commission, women’s professional golf will return to Ann Arbor. The Epson Tour announced that Ann Arbor’s Road to the LPGA powered by the A2 Sports Commission will be played June 16-18, at Travis Pointe Country Club. The same venue that hosted the LPGA Volvik Championship from 2016 to 2018. “The LPGA loved the Travis Pointe Country Club set up, and to bring an Epson Tour event back to this club and the Ann Arbor area is good news for women’s golf,” said Mike Nichols, Chief Business Officer of LPGA Qualifying Tours. “The Volvik Championship received tremendous support from the club members, local sponsors, the volunteers, and the entire community. We believe the Epson Tour will give fans of all ages an even better chance to get close to these professionals and watch some amazing golf.” The Epson Tour, formerly the Symetra Tour, is the developmental tour for the LPGA. Now entering its 42nd season, it provides a golf tour for promising young women professionals to hone their game and qualify for the LPGA Tour. Back 9 Report recently talked with EPSON Tour CEO, Michael Nichols about the new events and larger purses for the LPGA developmental Tournament organizers announced a two-year contract with the Epson Tour with a field of 144 players competing for a total purse of $200,000. In 2022, The Epson Tour will hold 21 events across 13 states offering a record $4.41 million in total prize money. The season begins March 4-6 with Florida’s Natural Charity Classic in Winter Haven. Michigan Golf Journal
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