2023 Saw Worthy Champions In Michigan Tournaments Rickie Fowler Won The Rocket Mortgage Classic The PGA Tour visited Detroit Golf Club for the fifth Rocket Mortgage Classic and fan favorite, Rickie Fowler came away with his first win on the PGA Tour since the 2016 Waste Management Open. Fowler had fallen outside of the Top 50 in the world and this win put him squarely back into the mix as one of golf’s elite players. Since 2019, the Rocket Mortgage Classic has invested more than $6.8 million into Detroit charitable organizations, including more than $3.8 million through its landmark “Changing the Course” digital inclusion effort. Learn more about this year’s beneficiaries and how ‘Connect 313’ helps the community at: https://www.rocketmortgageclassic.com/beneficiaries. By Fred Altvater Meijer LPGA Classic This year’s winner in Grand Rapids, Leona Macguire chose to continue a tradition started by 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic winner, Nelly Korda and continued by 2022 winner, Jennifer Kupcho, by donating $25,000 of her first-place check to the ‘Kid’s Food Basket.’ Macguire is one of the current rising stars on the LPGA and is the perfect champion to represent the Meijer LPGA Classic. Michigan Hosts Two LPGA Tournaments Michigan golf fans have been supporting LPGA events in the state for many years and 2023 was no different. The Meijer LPGA Classic and Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (DGLBI) were held in Grand Rapids and Midland with worthy champions crowned and needed dollars generated for Michigan charities.
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