Unplug and Reconnect with a Great Family Camping Adventure. It was October 25th, 1923 at Detroit Golf Club, day two of back-to-back blustery days. We would really like to thank our host site this year Point O Woods Golf & Country Club. ROCHESTER The Hall Financial Michigan Open Championship presented by Brighton, Miami, Florida The Michigan PGA Trump Doral Pro Am presented by Anderson Ord finished up on Monday with beautiful sunny skies and warm temps as. This story will tug at your heartstrings! The PGA of America has a world-class Hospitality program that provides opportunities for companies and individuals alike to craft unforgettable experiences. Chapters / Senior Organization. East Lansing, MI 48826 Vice President John Seltzer Today's play is on the Monument course. Also, this October, Al Hibbert (Birmingham Country Club) will step down after fifteen years as Executive Director and pass the gavel to Fred Adams Jr. (Orchard Lake). Please continue rooting on our three juniors who have made it to the final two days of the tournament. White said he didnt want to get too far ahead of himself, but that the first-place check of $9,000 would help his golf travels and he joked it would help cover the bar bill at his wedding this weekend. The family-owned, four-season resort has earned Certificates of Excellence from TripAdvisor, and has been recognized by Conde Nast Traveler readers as being among the top 50 Best Places to Ski and Stay in North America. We`re so proud of you! That was a sloppy bogey on 9, hit it right then tried to go over the trees, hit the trees and made a mess of it, but that was really the only hole I played that way, he said. 3707 West Maple Road, Suite 110Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 2023 Michigan Seniors Golf Association | Admin, Fellowship and Friendly Competition on Michigan's Finest Coursessince 1923, 2023 100th Anniversary Tournament Schedule, August 6/7- Egypt Valley & Muskegon Country Club, 100 Years of Fellowship and Friendly Competition. The PGA of America, in partnership with KitchenAid, is honoring valiant military servicemen and womenactive and retiredduring this year's KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, this Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27. See MoreSee Less. The Michigan Section PGA honors our outstanding Bath, Michigan golf professionals with awards each year. If the player did not participate in the 2022 Chapter Championship their seed will be based on order of entry. 62 Michigan PGA Professionals teed it up on Monday and Tuesday to compete for the Michigan Senior PGA Championship Title as well as 9 qualifying spots for the 33rd Senior PGA Professional National Championship on October 13-16 at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. Boyne Mountain is home to The Alpine and The Monument golf courses, as well as 60 runs on 415 skiable acres. The qualifier will be an 8AM shotgun to determine the seeding with first round matches that afternoon at approximately 1PM. 2023 Michigan PGA Spring Meeting & Education Seminar Spring Meeting Date: Monday, March 20, 2023 Time: 8:30AM - 12PM Location: Eagle Eye Golf Club PDR's: 4 Dress: Sport coat for men, dress slacks for women Pre-registration is not required for the meeting, however, mandatory pre-registration required for the afternoon Education Seminar (see below). #PGAHOPE. Today, a few dropped for me. Smithson, who is playing in the TOC for the fifth time, said it was his best round in the tournament. Michigan PGA Professionals - Don't miss out on the 2022 Michigan PGA Professional Championship at Prestwick Village Golf Club as the entry deadline is today, Wednesday, August 3 at 5:00pm ! HIGHLAND - Kyle Martin made three long putts of 50 feet or more in shooting a 5-under 67 to take the lead Tuesday through two rounds of the 101st Michigan PGA Professional Championship at Prestwick Village Golf Club. This past Tuesday, 21 of our Michigan PGA Professionals joined us at our first PGA HOPE training of the season. Location: Eagle Eye Golf Club Benton Harbor, MI - The top playing Michigan Senior PGA Professionals were in Southern Michigan this week, as Point O Woods Golf & Country Club in Benton Harbor played host to the Michigan Senior PGA Championship. Scott his exempt for the Senior PGA National Championship this October after winning this event in 2019.Joining Ron Beurmann and Scott Hebert and representing the Michigan Section at the Senior PGA Professional National Championship will be Jim Deiters from Midland Country Club, Jeff Roth from the BOYNE Golf Academy, Kevin Muir from The Wyndgate, Frank McAuliffe from Meadowbrook Country Club, John Nowasatka from Saginaw Country Club ,Gary Lewandowski from Tullymore Golf Club, Brian Carins from Fox Hills Learning Center and Lee Houtteman from Leland Country Club.In the super senior 70 and older division, it was PGA Life Member and Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member Randy Erskine that took home top honors with rounds of 67 on Monday and 74 on Tuesday.We would really like to thank our host site this year Hidden River Golf & Casting Club. See MoreSee Less, 260 The camaraderie is equivalent to the type of bond we had during our deployments together. Secretary Jordan Young. The scenic Lake Michigan beach towns of Charlevoix, Harbor Springs and Petoskey are minutes away, and a side trip to Mackinac Island is easily managed. He was 88. The 30th Tournament of Champions is underway at Boyne Mountain Resort. 2023 Printable Section Schedule (PDF) PGA Tour / Champions Tour Qualifiers. He also had two other early birdies and was 5-under after 5 holes and ended up shooting a 6-under 30. Vice President Josh Fryer Mon, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 4. When you register for your first event, the system will automatically prompt you to purchase your Senior Org/Associate permit if you have not already done so. I am proud to know people like Jason and am happy to call him a friend. We need your help today! Putting Footprints in Fairways. East Lansing, MI 48826 Candidates nominated after this date will be allowed to run but not included in the Candidates Forum at the Spring Meeting. Benny Cook | 2021 Michigan PGA Professional Champion. Time: 8:30AM 12PM Mon, Aug 2 - Tue, Aug 3. PO Box 4399 So, help make a difference and give with a purpose to the PGA National Day of HOPE campaign. I saw Brett was taking it deep so I knew good scores were out there and I wanted to stay in it, he said. WORKING WELL: Brett White Builds Lead at Tournament of Champions BOYNE FALLS Brett White reasoned when you are 12-under through 36 holes pretty much everything is working well. 5 hole. McAuliffe ended up the low senior professional, Smithson the low amateur, Mike Anderson of Northville, who shot 72 and tied for fifth was the low senior amateur, and Anci Dy of Traverse City, the Michigan Womens Amateur champion from earlier this summer who shot a closing 72 and tied for 35th, was the best among the women in the championship.ABOUT BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT: Boyne Mountain has been a favorite Midwest destination since 1948. The waterpark is listed among Budget Travels Top 10 Indoor facilities and the resort is a readers choice favorite of Spa Magazine. 15600 Chandler Road Activities include the Field of Flags, a 21 gun salute and free admission for those who served. Ties will be decided by blind draw. Happy #MotivationMonday! We are excited to announce that we have seven juniors representing the Michigan PGA Section at the 2022 Junior PGA Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, IL. If you want to unlock greatness, its time to get serious about having fun!. See MoreSee Less. Activities include the Field of Flags, a 21 gun salute and free admission for those who served. Through the continued support of our certified members, our PGA HOPE programs are anticipated to serve 185 Veterans this season! For every $10 you donate, you will receive an entry into our raffle, featuring a Night Out in Detroit package and two sets of Michigan PGA 100-Year Celebration corn hole boards! Scott shot a first round (-2) under par 70 and was looking to repeat at Hidden River as he won this event in 2020 the last time they hosted. . Registration for the Michigan Boys & Girls Junior PGA Championship is NOW OPEN! For those players who recently turned 50 or will turn 50 prior to the Match Play Championship date, since they were unable to gain points for the Senior Association, they will be seeded based on their position on the Section Point list relative to those Senior participants position on the Section Point list. Help us reach our goal of $5,000 raised during the campaign. As each player stepped to the first tee, he was required to announce his date of birth, confirming that he was entered in the correct age group-50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, or 70+. Tee: PGA Championship (6,936 yds - Par 72). Point O' Woods is a full service private country club located in the southwest corner of Michigan, just minutes away from Lake Michigan. He is third Michigan PGA Member to serve as Association President. Physical Address: The golf course has a great reputation from hosting many events of the years like the Western Amateur and we got to see firsthand why. Funds raised will sponsor a Veteran through the life-changing PGA HOPE (Helping our Patriots Everywhere) program. Keep up with all the news, scores and highlights. Course Point O'Woods Benton Harbor, MI Tee: Senior PGA (6,637 yds - Par 72) Point O' Woods is a full service private country club located in the southwest corner of Michigan, just. Also what is a KFT player doing playing in the TOC in the middle of his season? The scenic Lake Michigan beach towns of Charlevoix, Harbor Springs and Petoskey are minutes away, and a side trip to Mackinac Island is easily managed. On Sunday, May 27, members of the North Berrien Military Rites Team will present the countrys colors, play TAPS and fire a 21 Gun Salute at approximately 7:30 a.m. Bath, MI 48808Phone: 517.641.7421Fax: 517.641.7830, Website design by Enspire for Enterprise, Professional Development Requirement (PDR), Michigan PGA Professional Women's Championship. Tournament Chair Brandon Dean. "When you make long putts they change the momentum, and I made three that kept my round going," said the 38-year-old head . All proceeds go to Lest We Forget. East Lansing, MI 48826 This past Tuesday, 21 of our Michigan PGA Professionals joined us at our first PGA HOPE training of the season. You must be a member of the Eastern Chapter to register. Professional Development Requirement (PDR). PGA Golf Club the PGA of America's premier 54-hole facility hosts multiple PGA Member championships annually, such as the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional. Participants from the Michigan Section created quite the showing at the Drive, Chip and Putt Regional, earning four Champion titles, with others from Michigan in very close reach. Western Chapter Match Play format will consist of a qualifying round for seeding. Thank you to our Board of Directors, attendees, speakers, and sponsors for making the 2022 Fall Meeting and Centennial Celebration a successful event!To read the article, click the link in the bio! The popular Mediate has earned more than $22.5 million dollars as a professional and won six events on the regular Tour - the first in 1991 at Doral and the last the Frys.com Open in 2010 - before joining in 2013 the 50-and-older crowd, the PGA Tour Champions, on which he has won four times, including the 2016 Senior PGA at Harbor Shores. Try this tip from PGA Specialized Teaching Professional and past Youth Player-Development award winner, 1 Goal: Serve the Members. Point O'Woods; Benton Harbor, MI; PO Box 4399 Nine golfers shot 71 and 17 players were under par for the first round. That was one of my best shots of the day for sure and it settled me down. Fee: $85.00(includes lunch) Bath, MI 48808Phone: 517.641.7421Fax: 517.641.7830, Website design by Enspire for Enterprise. I knew how tricky the front nine is, so I wanted to try and score right away (on the back nine), White said. I didnt know I would be a member by winning this, too. GIVE WITH A PURPOSE by donating to the link in our bio. Nominations and seconds received to date: Date: Monday, March 20, 2023 The Michigan Section PGA honored its 2022 Special Award Winners, 2022 outgoing Board of Directors and 2022 Michigan PGA Hall of Fame Inductees at the President`s Dinner, sponsored by Mercer Advisors and EZGO, held Sunday, October 23 at Western Golf and Country Club. The match MUST be played at a neutral site. Daily Grounds and Championship Grounds Ticket Packages Now Available. Ive learned on the Korn Ferry Tour that you have to keep the pedal down, eliminate bogeys and make some birdies. Breault, the 2018 Michigan Amateur champion, played in the afternoon while White was playing and building a lead. Physical Address: I hit it close, took advantage of the par fives and I was able to make a couple of putts as well. White, who is getting married on Sunday and is headed back to the Korn Ferry Tour on Monday, said he knows that several Tournament of Champions winners have made big comebacks in the final round and he remembers Alex Scott rallying from eight shots behind with a final round 11-under 61 on the Alpine to win the 2018 TOC. So what comes next? In the super senior 70 and older division, PGA Life Member from Lake Orion, MI Randy Erskine birdied hole #18 to defeat Ken Allard from Detroit Golf Club by two shots. To me, golf brings so much to improve the Veteran community. Its really special to play in this and win this. Its a big week for me, for us, White said and smiled. The top playing Michigan Senior PGA Professionals were back in Northern Michigan this week, as Hidden River Golf & Casting Club in Brutus ,MI played host to the Michigan Senior PGA Championship this week with 62 Michigan PGA Professionals teeing it up on Monday and Tuesday to compete for the Michigan Senior PGA Championship Title as well as 9 We would also like to thank Doug Dingwall for his generous support of this event and the Michigan PGA Senior organization. Dress: Sport coat for men, dress slacks for women. The event this year moves to Prestwick Village Golf Club and will take place on August 16-18, 2021. New Courtyard by Marriott Benton Harbor / St Joseph, Michigan Senior PGA Professional Championship, 2021 Event Operating Procedures - Senior PGA. That final pairing on Tuesday was won that you might expect as those players chasing Hebert ,the Michigan Golf Hall of Famer included another Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member in Jeff Roth from the BOYNE Golf Academy and Michigan PGA Hall of Fame member Ron Beurmann from the Country Club of Jackson. All funds raised will go towards supplemental funding for our future PGA HOPE Michigan programs, so every dollar is truly impacting the lives of our Michigan Veterans. DuBois of Red Run, whose approach putt on the signature 18th hole had run through the valley to end up 12 feet past the cup, sank the tricky come-backer for a score of 182 (an admirable number considering the conditions) to claim the State Senior Championship, and in the process launch the Michigan Seniors Golf Association. The Michigan PGA wishes to congratulate Aaron Waltz and all 20 members of the PGA Reach Team who participated in the TCS New York Marathon on November 6th. Nice going Ron, ring one up for the short guys. 9. Scott Hebert, director of golf at Traverse City Golf & Country Club, the 2009 TOC champion and one of seven Michigan Golf Hall of Fame members in the field, was one of three golfers who opened with rounds of 69. I hit a 9-iron (second shot) from the rough from 173 (yards) to about a foot and had that for eagle, which was huge, he said. Visit www.michigan pga.com to register and for more information. Patrick Wilkes-Krier | 2021 Assistant PGA Professional Champion, Benny Cook | 2021 Michigan PGA Professional Champion, Caroline Harding | 2021 Michigan PGA Professional Womens Champion, Bradley Smithson | 2021 Michigan Open Champion, Lucas Emrich & Alex Reynolds | 2020 Pro Assistant Champions, Brian Cairns & Ben Cook | 2021 Pro Pro Champions, Austin Deiters & Jim Deiters | 2021 Senior Junior Champions, Dan Ellis & Chad Kurmel | 2021 Adidas State Pro Am Champions, Otto Black | 2021 Tournament of Champions Champion, Tristyn Nowlin | 2021 Michigan Womens Open Champion, Mailing Address: Even more impressive that you didn't even practice all weekend! Collectively these three players have five Michigan Senior PGA titles between them. The original membership numbered one hundred and the Charter Board of Governors represented twelve clubs: Detroit Golf Club, Country Club of Detroit, Barton Hills, Oakland Hills, Flint Country Club, Washtenaw, Kent Country Club, Highlands, Lansing Golf Club, Bay City, Red Run, and St Joseph CC. 15600 Chandler Road The Admissions Office will be open Tuesday, .. . Western A Family-oriented club where golf is a passion Prestwick Village encompasses 426 acres of natural rolling terrain, woodlands and picturesque lakes. Its a learning experience for sure. Seeding will be off last years Senior Player of the Year points. Jason Fuller, who participated in the PGA HOPE Battle Creek program. I just havent had top-10 finishes that you kind of need out there. Physical Address: See MoreSee Less, WIRE-TO-WIRE: BRETT WHITE OF GRAND RAPIDS WINS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS BOYNE FALLS Caledonias Brett White said it was a perfect storm that he came home to Michigan and won the Tournament of Champions. You dont want to miss out on the excitement; so, be sure to check out all there is to do at the 2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. 4 hole but followed it with an eagle 3 on the par 5 No. Physical Address: 5 hole. Bolo died at home in Walhalla, South Carolina, on Aug. 10. The qualifier will be an 8:30AM shotgun to determine the seeding with first round matches that afternoon beginning at 1:30PM. Jeff Roth. Thank you to Judy Alvarez, PGA HOPE National Lead Trainer, for conducting this training and to MSU for the use of their practice facility. Im preparing to keep it in play, put it in the fairway, hit a lot of greens and see if we can get the putter hot, he said. Mansour. For more information about the 79th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, or to purchase tickets, visit KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.