Island Resort & Casino – Sweetgrass Celebrates 15 years of Golf Excellence Michigan Juniors Compete at Drive Chip & Putt Finals Last month on Sunday before the Masters junior golfers competed in the National Finals of Drive, Chip & Putt at Augusta National Golf Club. Former Masters Champions, Zach Johnson, Jordan Spieth and were on hand to meet the contestants and hand out trophies. In the Boys 10-11 division, Robert Melendez from Ann Arbor busted a drive 214 yards, chipped to one foot four inches and holed out one of his putts to finish tied for fourth. Paige Radebaugh, from Webberville, finished tenth in the Girls 12-13 division. In the Girls 14-15 division, Lyla Hampton from Grosse Park, was tied for 6th. Full results can be found at: https://www.drivechipandputt.com/leaderboard. Island Resort & Casino in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has experienced exceptional demand for golf since opening the Sweetgrass Golf course 15 years ago and is now one of the top golf destinations in the country. The resort is owned by the Hannahville Band of the Potawatomi Nation. In 2008 the Hannahville Indian Community hired acclaimed Golf Course Architect Paul Albanese to build its first golf course. The course’s name, Sweetgrass, refers to an aromatic herb and sacred plant used in Native American peace and healing rituals that is planted throughout the course. The prairie links-style course meanders to a wideopen vista where many greens and flags can be seen in the distance. The greens are also some of the most fun to putt, featuring Redan, Biarritz, Island, and Double-green.
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