LPGA
June 15-18 Jennifer Kupcho will defend her 2022 title at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at the Blythefield Golf Club in Grand Rapids.
Kupcho had to go overtime last year to get her second LPGA Tour win by defeating both Leona Maguire and Nelly Korda, in three-way playoff.
The Meijer Classic once again boasts a top-notch field with many of the game’s top females entered to compete for a piece of the $2.5 million purse.
A popular attraction at the tournament is the J. Brewer Pavilion with an all-you-can-eat food experience provided by local restaurants and breweries.
General Admission tickets are only $10.00 each and are valid any one day, Thursday through Sunday. A weekly is available for $25.00. Kids, ages 17 and under, receive free admission with a ticketed adult.
General admission tickets include general grounds access to the tournament, public viewing bleacher seating and various concessions areas located throughout the course. Discovery Land will again return as a destination for kids and families and will be free and open to the public.
For more information on the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, visit meijerLPGAclassic.com.
The LPGA also returns to Michigan July 19-22, for the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. For a schedule of events and ticket information visit, https://www.dowglbi.com/.
PGA Tour
Tony Finau is set to defend his Rocket Mortgage title June 29-July 2 at the Detroit Golf Club. This year the purse has been upped to $8.8 million.
Since 2019, the Rocket Mortgage Classic has invested more than $6.8 million into local charitable organizations, including more than $3.8 million through its landmark “Changing the Course” digital inclusion effort. Learn more about this year’s charitable beneficiaries and how we’re working to connect the community.
Players already committed to this year’s tournament include, Finau, two-time major champion, Collin Morikawa and the ever-popular Rickie Fowler.
Learn more about events surrounding the event, plus ticket information at: https://www.rocketmortgageclassic.com/.
Epson Tour
The EPSON Tour has not one, but two events in the Mitten State in June.
Battle Creek Country Club will once again host the EPSON Tour’s Firekeeper’s Casino Hotel Championship, June 9-11. Last year 17-year-old Xiaowen Yin got her first professional win in a playoff over Gina Kim.
The EPSON Tour bills itself as “The Road to the LPGA” and features young ladies trying to make their way to the big tour.
For times and ticket information visit: https://firekeeperscasino.com/things-to-do/fkchc.
June 23-25 the EPSON Tour heads to the U.P. for the Island Resort Championship on their Sweetgrass course. This will be the 12th edition of the popular golf tournament and features a total purse of $225,000.
Last year Taipei’s Ssu-Chia Cheng collected her second professional title at the Island Resort Championship with a total of -17 under par. It was also her second win in Michigan as she won the 2019 Firekeeper’s Casino Hotel Championship.
For more information visit: https://islandresortgolf.com/island-resort-championship/.
