Michigan Golf Journal November.indd

Gieselman & Strickland Win Third GAM Senior/Mid-Amateur Team Title Tom Gieselman and Scott Strickland made a birdie on the final hole to win the 14th GAM Senior/Mid-Amateur Team Championship at Barton Hills Country Club. Competitors played Four-ball for the first nine holes and Foursomes on the back nine. The closing birdie was accomplished by using Strickland’s tee shot, a wedge by Gieselman, then Strickland holed the birdie putt. It earned the longtime friends their third victory in this event. GAM Golf Day Championship Winners The GAM Golf Days Championship included 84 golfers at Plum Hollow Country Club. Winners, both net and gross, were determined among men, women, and senior men. Players became eligible for this final championship by having won a previous GAM Golf Day event earlier in the season. Season champions crowned at Plum Brook included Edward Zhao, who shot 72 to win the men’s gross scoring title, Stephen Wise, who shot a net 67 to win the men’s net title, Christopher Sande won the senior men’s gross title, Joe Shaffer was the senior men’s net champ, Rachel Bender won the women’s gross and Peggy Westman, captured the women’s net title. The championship completed the 14th season of GAM Golf Days, a service for all GAM members that offers playing opportunities at top golf courses across the state, including private clubs, for costsaving rates.

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