Archive for June 2024

THOMPSONVILLE – Jessica Welch of Thomasville, Ga., saw an eight-shot lead dwindle to just one before making a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the 31st Michigan PGA Women’s Open Championship presented by Coca-Cola by two shots.

THOMPSONVILLE – Jessica Welch has held the lead heading into the final round before, but never by as many as six shots. “That will be a new experience, but it’s not a bad thing,” said the 30-year-old LPGA Epson Tour player who was atop the

THOMPSONVILLE – Crystal Mountain, a family-owned four-season resort with two golf courses and a dedication to families and women’s golf, will host the 31st Michigan PGA Women’s Open Championship presented by Coca-Cola next Monday through

BIG RAPIDS – Greg Johnson, an award-winning sports journalist and later a media consultant for Michigan’s largest golf associations, Stephen Kircher, the President and CEO of Boyne Resorts and a leader and advocate of destination golf in

ROCHESTER – Eric Lilleboe of Okemos kept the lead through the final three rounds and won the Hall Financial Michigan Open Championship Thursday at Oakland University Golf & Learning Center. It was the second time the 36-year-old PGA Tour

ROCHESTER – Eric Lilleboe of Okemos held the lead throughout the third round and will try to do it again in the final round of the 107th Hall Financial Michigan Open Championship Thursday at Oakland University Golf & Learning Center. Lilleboe,

ROCHESTER – Eric Lilleboe of Okemos said the Latin America portion of the PGA Tour Americas schedule was a grind, but his game has been showing improvement back home in Michigan. “I had a tough time getting momentum down in Latin America, but I

ROCHESTER – For the second consecutive year Tyler Copp of Ann Arbor forged a first-round lead in the Hall Financial Michigan Open at Oakland University Golf & Learning Center. “Good start, but there’s a lot of golf to go,” said the

LANSING – State Rep. Angela Witwer (D-Delta Township) has played golf since age eight, grew up in golf-rich Northern Michigan and every vacation used to be a golf vacation before she became an elected official. “Golf is something I love and have

ROCHESTER – As he has for the last 14 years, Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights has been traveling as a touring professional and making sure to get home to play in the Hall Financial Michigan Open, which is next Monday through Thursday, June 10-13,