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Mark Hitchcock Named Michigan PGA HOPE Ambassador
Mark Hitchcock SGT, US Army Reserve (1996-2006) Mark Hitchcock served honorably in the US Army Reserve for 10 years with the 980th Quartermaster
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Threesome Inducted to Michigan Golf Hall of Fame
Michigan Section PGA Receives Special Award BIG RAPIDS – The late Gerald “Jerry” Faubel, superintendent at Saginaw Country Club for over 35
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Michigan PGA Fall Meeting & Education Seminar
On Monday, October 23, the Michigan PGA held its Annual Fall Meeting at Eagle Eye Golf Club in East Lansing, MI. In addition to over 140 Members in
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Happy Giving Tuesday! There is only a couple more days of the PGA National Day of Hope Campaign left and we need your help to reach our goal of $20,000. PGA REACH will match up to $10,000 of funds raised locally by November 30. We anticipate on serving over 500 Veterans in the 2024 season! All donations will be used to supplement Michigan PGA HOPE programs, equipment for the Veterans, post-season activities and more! Donations can be made in the link in our bio!
PGA HOPE has introduced golf as a vehicle for Veterans to find wellness, camaraderie and so much more. Now until November 30, help support our PGA HOPE programs in Michigan by giving to the 2023 PGA National Day of HOPE Campaign.
Every dollar raised (up to $10,000) between now and November 30th will be matched!
Donate today through the link in our bio!
Meet our PGA HOPE Ambassador, Mark Hitchcock! Mark served honorably in the US Army Reserve for 10 years and is a graduate of the PGA HOPE Midland program. Click the link in our bio to learn more about his story!
The Michigan Section PGA honored its 2023 Special Award Winners at the President`s Dinner, sponsored by Mercer Advisors and EZGO, held Sunday, October 22 at The Country Club of Lansing. The President`s Dinner celebrated PGA Members who have excelled in their profession as well as those who have volunteered and given of themselves to serve the Section.
Congratulations to our 2023 Special Award Winners!
Golf Professional of the Year
Doug Bell
Golf Executive of the Year
Dean Kolstad
Teacher of the Year
Scott Wilson
Assistant Golf Professional of the Year
Tiffany Simons
Bill Strausbaugh Award
Mark Wilson
Distinguished Service
John Celestino
Player of the Year
Cody Haughton
Merchandiser of the Year-Private
Kyle Horton
Merchandise of the Year-Public
Dean Marks
Merchandise of the Year-Resort
Steve Niezgoda
Patriot Award
Ian Ziska
Player Development Award
Jimmy Wisinski
Professional Development Award
Charley Vandenberg
Youth Player Development Award
Raquel Bryant
2023 PGA of America Golf Executive of the Year
Bernie Friedrich
2023 PGA of America Merchandiser of the Year- Public
Ian Ziska
❗️Attention Michigan PGA Members❗️: Don`t forget to sign up for the Education Seminar following the Fall Membership Meeting on October 23! The seminar will be facilitated by Glenn Sharp. Visit the link in our bio for more information and to register!
Partner with us for PGA National Day of HOPE! PGA REACH will provide a dollar-for-dollar match up to $10,000 of what we raise locally!
Click on the link in our bio to donate and learn more!
Team PGA wins Fuller Cup! Read the full article in the link in our bio
Congratulations to Robert Kleinbrook, PGA for reaching Quarter Century Member status!
Congratulations to father-son team, Jim & Austin Deiters for winning the Sterling Cut Glass/St Andrews Products /Blue Tees Golf Fall Pro Pro!
Read the full article in our bio!
Congratulations to Kyle Martin for winning the 2023 Michigan PGA Professional Championship! Kyle and ten other Michigan PGA Professionals qualified for the 2024 PGA National Professional Championship.
Click the link in our bio to view the full article and results!
After 2 rain delays the leaders are teed off for the PGA Professional Championship
Congratulations to 17u- Great Lakes Bay Region 1 and 13u- Flintstones League on winning the 2023 PGA Jr. League Section Championship this past weekend! Both teams will be advancing to the Regional at Countryside Golf Club in Mundelein, Illinois on September 15-17.
To read the full article on the Section Championship, click on the link in our bio!
Congratulations to Barrett Kelpin of Kalamazoo for winning the 31st Tournament of Champions! Kelpin won on the second playoff hole against Otto Black of Brighton. Click the link in our bio to read the full article!
Congratulations to our new Quarter Century Members! Thank you for all that you do!
We had another exciting day at the Fortress in Frankenmuth, MI as they hosted the Midwest Golf & Turf Pro Am presented by VGM Financial on Monday, July 17th. With the help of our sponsors the 54 teams of two were competing for a purse of $9,000. The players competed in a best ball format for a gross and net division.
The gross division was won by the Pro-Am team of Brian Cairns, from Fox Hills Learning Center and his Amateur partner Jimmy Dales, making them back-to-back champions as they won this division last year as well. They finished at -7 under par ,65, which was good enough for a one-shot victory over four teams at -6 under including host Assistant professional Nick Sears from The Fortress and his amateur partner Aaron Meyer from VGM Financial. Jimmy Dales is in his Junior year at the University of Wyoming and has qualified for and will be competing in the 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship to be played at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., and Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo., on Aug. 14-20, 2023.
The net division had more of an interesting day ending in a 1-hole playoff. Teams Tim Pearce, from Birmingham Country Club and Scott Pearce, the 2021 Champions, fell to the team of professional Ryan Lenahan, from Kendall Academy and his Amateur partner Jerred Barley. Lenahan / Barley won the first playoff hole with a birdie to secure their victory. Both teams ended the rounds shooting 8 under par, 64.
Once again, we would like to thank everyone for coming and participating in this event. We would also like to thank The Fortress and the Host Professional, Kyle Martin and also a big thank you to Scott Sabgash the Superintendent and all of his staff.
Finally, we would like to thank our title sponsor Midwest Golf & Turf for making this event possible. We appreciate your support for this event but also for a lot of events that you make happen. We would also like to thank our presenting sponsor VGM Financial. Lastly, we would also like to thank Zehnders for making the day even better with their famously known barbeque chicken lunch to conclude the day.
We are over halfway through our Drive, Chip & Putt local qualifiers for the 2023-2024 season! Only a few more are left so be sure to sign up at www.DriveChipandPutt.com!
Congratulations to Valentina Haupt, the 2023 Michigan PGA Women`s Open Champion! This is her first professional win which happened at the same place she made her debut as a professional in 2019.
View the full article in the link in our bio!
Macie Elzinga & Ryan O’Rourke – Girls & Boys Michigan Junior PGA Champions!
This year’s Michigan Junior PGA Championship was held at Bedford Valley Golf Course on June 22-23. The course was in great condition and posed a challenge for the Junior golfers. After 36 holes, Ryan O’Rourke came in at 141 (-3) to become the 2023 Boys Junior PGA Champion. Mason Sokolowski was runner up finishing at 143 (-1). In the Girls overall division, Macie Elzinga came in with a 68 (-4) on the second round, with an eagle on the #14 par four from 70 yards out. She finished with a two day total of 137 (-7) to become the 2023 Girls Michigan Junior PGA Champion. Lily Bargamian finished runner up with a 141 (-3).
Michigan will be sending the Champion & Runner-Up to the National Junior PGA Championship hosted at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on August 1-4, 2023. We want to wish the best of luck to our advancers – Macie Elzinga, Lily Bargamian, Ryan O’Rourke and Mason Sokolowski!
Click the link in our bio for the full results!
Congratulations to Joe Juszczyk, the 2023 Hall Financial Michigan Open Champion!
Full article and final scores can be found in the link in our bio!
PGA HOPE Grand Rapids recently wrapped up their first session of the season. Congratulations to all of the graduates!
Visit michiganpga.com for more information about PGA HOPE.
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