BOYNE FALLS – Barrett Kelpin of Kalamazoo said he felt like he had the green light all day. It showed. The 34-year-old mini-tour professional fired an 8-under 64 in the red numbers on the Alpine course Tuesday and built a commanding five-shot lead
Read More »BOYNE FALLS – Brighton’s Otto Black, and Kalamazoo’s Barrett Kelpin, past champions of the Tournament of Champions, shared the lead through the first round of the 31st edition of the unique tournament at Boyne Mountain Resort. The two mini-tour
Read More »In thrilling fashion, Scott Hebert, PGA professional from Traverse City Golf & Country Club, wins the Yamaha Golf Cars Plus Senior Open. It came down to the final few holes with some familiar players atop the leaderboard. Scott, who is a very
Read More »THOMPSONVILLE – Valentina Haupt’s first professional win happened at the same place she made her debut as a professional in 2019. “That works out perfect for me,” said the Weston, Fla., resident and LPGA Epson Tour player after winning the
Read More »THOMPSONVILLE – Jillian Hollis of Rocky River, Ohio, an LPGA Epson Tour player, birdied four of the last five holes to overcome a double-bogey and triple-bogey, shot 1-under 71 for 6-under 138 and maintained the lead for the second consecutive day
Read More »THOMPSONVILLE – Jillian Hollis of Rocky River, Ohio, had the first tee time in the 30th Michigan PGA Women’s Open presented by Coca-Cola at Crystal Mountain Monday morning after making the long drive Sunday night from the LPGA Epson Tour’s
Read More »THOMPSONVILLE – Sarah White of Grand Rapids is in her third year as a professional, leading the LPGA Epson Tour in average driving distance at over 303 yards a swing, and loving that she gets to be home in Michigan for a few weeks. “Nothing
Read More »ROCHESTER HILLS – Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights, a touring professional golfer playing one tour or another for 13 years, came home to Michigan to win the biggest check of his career. The 36-year-old journeyman shot a closing 2-under 69 and
Read More »ROCHESTER HILLS – Charles DeLong of DeWitt received the Jack Nicklaus Award, from Jack Nicklaus himself, as the top player in NCAA Division II golf just last Sunday in Ohio, and this week he is playing, well, dramatically like Jack in trying to win
Read More »ROCHESTER HILLS – Ann Arbor’s Tyler Copp remains in the lead at the storm-interrupted 106th Hall Financial Michigan Open presented by Make The Turn, Brighton Ford and Coppercraft Distillery. Thunderstorms forced a suspension of the second round
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