Join us for our Michigan PGA Coaches Roundtable on Friday, September 19th! It will be a day of insight, connection, and hands-on learning, featuring Michigan PGA member, Adam Schriber.

📅 Friday, September 19, 2025
📍 Kent Country Club
⏰ 10:00am – 3:00pm
💲 $50 per ...person (includes lunch)

Topics include:
✔Lesson Structure & Rates
✔Use of Technology
✔Using student feedback
✔How to effectively change motor patterns
... and more!

Michigan PGA Members can register through the link below. Registration Deadline is Friday, September 12 at 5:00pm!
https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11897434876397257426

🏆Congratulations to Jim Deiters!

Jim Deiters of Midland Country Club captured the Michigan Senior PGA Championship title yesterday at Hidden River Golf & Casting Club in dramatic fashion—sinking a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Lee Houtteman of Leland Country Club. ...Both players finished at -2 for the championship. This marks Jim’s second Michigan Senior PGA title! 👏

As part of this event, players were also trying to qualify for one of the eight spots to advance to the 2025 Senior PGA Professional National Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL on October 23-26.

Joining Jim and Lee and advancing are:
Frank McAulliffe | Meadowbrook Country Club
Chad Kurmel | Michigan State University Golf
Gary Lewandowski | Tullymore Golf Club
Brian Cairns | Fox Hills Learning Center
Pete Mogg | Walnut Creek Country Club
Kevin Muir | The Wyndgate.

We would also like to congratulate Randy Erskine, PGA Life Member from Lake Orion on winning the 70 and over Super Senior Division!👏 Randy finished at +6, just 2 shots ahead of Dave Zink, PGA Life Member from Lake Orion.

2025 Michigan Section Assistants Championship

After a close runner up finish last year Baker Stevenson from Meadowbrook Country Club was able to get it done this year and capture the 2025 Michigan Section Assistants Championship on Monday.

46 Michigan PGA Section Assistants teed ...it up on Monday August 4th at Travis Pointe Country Club, competing not only for the trophy but also four spots in the National Assistants PGA Professional Championship taking place November 13th-16th at PGA Golf Club in Port St Lucie, Florida.

After shooting an even par 72 the first round Baker found himself three shots back of Wyatt Vogel from Prestwick Village Golf Club who shot -3 under, 69 the first round. It was the back nine the second round that Baker turned it on with birdies at #10,#11,#13 and #14 to shoot 32 on the back nine for a round of 67 to win by four shots over Michael Carrillo of Gull Lake Country Club, Sean Vann from the Country Club of Jackson and Brandon Petzak from Eagle Crest Golf Club.

Both Baker and Brandon are still Level 1 Associates and are not eligible to advance to the National Assistants Championship.

Matthew Leti from the Country Club of Detroit finished at 1 over par for the tournament and picked up the 3rd qualifying spot joining Michael and Sean in representing the Michigan Section at the National Assistants Championship.

The last qualifying spot came down to a playoff between Justin McPhail of Traverse City Golf & Country Club, and Parker Fanning from Oakland Hills Country Club. Both players were tied for fourth place at four over par for the day. The playoff took five holes but Fanning came out on top capturing the last qualifying spot and Justin claimed the first alternate.

We also would like to give a huge thank you to Travis Pointe Country Club for being such an incredible host venue. The golf course was in great shape and all of the club staff was very welcoming and did a great job putting on the event.

Thank you as well to our presenting sponsors Srixon, Cleveland and the PGA Tour.

For complete results click below:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11411409212740240302

JAY JURECIC’S MIRACLE FINISH WINS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS AT BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT

BOYNE FALLS – First, Jay Jurecic of Crystal Falls erased a two-shot deficit on the par-5 No. 18 hole of the Alpine course with a 260-yard 3-wood shot that bounced off the flagstick to inside one foot, ...resulting in a tap-in eagle-3.
Then in a sudden-death playoff with Grant Haefner of Bloomfield Hills, Jurecic’s third shot, a 45-yard pitch shot from the rough right of the green rolled to within five inches, and with the tap-in birdie he won the 33rd Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain Resort Wednesday.
“I kept thinking all day, even when I was struggling there in the middle of the round a bit, that I still have a chance, I can still eagle 18,” he said. “I wasn’t banking on it hitting the flag and sticking it to a foot. But that was my hope, the miracle finish.”
Jurecic, 55 and a former teacher chasing the PGA Tour Champions dream, shot a final round 5-under 67 for a 13-under 203 total.
With the regulation-ending eagle it matched the 67 of Haefner, a 27-year-old mini-tour player, and it forced the playoff.
“I had chances to make birdie twice there on 18 and it didn’t happen,” Haefner said. “He beat me. He hit an amazing shot and made an eagle, and then he made a birdie in the playoff. Congratulations to him. I played well, played my game and I had the lead. I didn’t hit the shots I needed at the end which means I still have things to work on. It’s so hard to win, but he made it happen.”
Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Tom Werkmeister of Hudsonville, a senior golfer like Jurecic, shot a final 65 for 206 and third place.
Otto Black of Brighton, the 2021 Tournament of Champions winner and the Michigan Open Champion earlier this summer, shot 71 for 207. He held the lead during the final round but had trouble coming in with double-bogey off an errant tee shot at 16 and a bogey at 17.
Also finishing at 207 was Jake Kneen of South Lyon, a two-time Michigan Open winner who shot 69.
Four golfers finished at 208 including defending champion Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights, who shot 71, Michigan State University men’s golf coach Chad Kurmel of Okemos, who shot 69, UPS delivery driver Jeff Bronkema of Caledonia, who shot 70, and Korn Ferry Tour player Joey Garber of Petoskey, who shot 70.
Jurecic, Haefner and Black started the day tied for the lead, and through 10 holes Jurecic was one shot up on Black and two on Haefner.
Haefner rallied with birdies at holes 12, 14 and 16 to build his two-shot lead while Jurecic faltered with three-putt bogeys at No. 11 and No. 14.
Jurecic said trailing by two shots on No. 18 tee he realized an eagle on the 562-yard par 5 was his only hope.
“I made a (12-foot) par putt on 14 that kept me in it , then the birdie at 16 was big, I hit a good shot at 17 and then on 18, to hit the flagstick from 260 – I mean I didn’t bank on hitting that 3-wood off the flag, but I’m really glad it did,” he said. “Then the great pitch in the playoff, I just trusted my years of training and visualized it. I just couldn’t believe I hit that to five inches though. It was a dream come true to win that way.”
With his miraculous finish Jurecic took home the $10,500 first-place check, the historic Walter Burkemo Trophy, and the traditional green blazer emblematic of his membership for life in the Country Club of Boyne.
“I know I’m blessed to be able to still chase my dream,” he said. “I think I’m playing the best golf of my life at 55 to be honest. I’m going to just keep going and keep trying to get better.”
He lauded the format of the unique championship that brings together men, women, professionals, amateurs, seniors and juniors – all who have won significant Michigan championships – playing for the same title from different tee positions.
“It gives everybody a chance on a great golf course,” he said. “This is really special. Glory to God.”

ABOUT BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT: Boyne Mountain has been a favorite Midwest destination since 1948. 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. The water park is listed among Budget Travel’s Top 10 Indoor facilities, and the resort is a readers’ choice favorite of Spa Magazine. Boyne Mountain recently added Skybridge Michigan to their list of attractions, the world’s longest timber suspension bridge spanning over 1100 feet sitting 120 feet over the valley floor. Boyne Mountain is home to The Alpine and The Monument golf courses, as well as 60 runs on 415 skiable acres. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, Solace Spa, Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark, Zipline Adventures, disc golf facilities, lift-serviced mountain biking, beach activities, kids’ programs, lodging, meeting, and wedding facilities as well as real estate are offered at the resort.

BOYNE Golf includes a collection of 10 courses at Michigan three resorts, The Highlands, Boyne Mountain Resort and the Inn at Bay Harbor, located within 15 miles of Petoskey. Beyond the world-class golf, BOYNE Golf is centered amid one of America’s most beautiful vacation spots. 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. Guests can enjoy award-winning spas, waterfront dining, sandy beaches, watersports, gaming, microbreweries, wineries, hiking, biking, tennis, zip-lining, shopping and more capped by the spectacular northern Michigan sunsets. For more information on BOYNE Golf, visit www.BOYNEgolf.com.

RESULTS: Find the leaderboard at www.michiganpga.com or on the Golf Genius App.

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Boyne Mountain Resort

SHOOTOUT AT BOYNE MOUNTAIN: THREE-WAY TIE AT TOP IN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

BOYNE FALLS – As is often the case, the final round of the Tournament of Champions sets up as a shootout.
First-round leader Grant Heafner of Bloomfield Hills had some company in first place after ...Tuesday’s second round of the 33rd edition of the unique championship that brings together men, women, professionals, amateurs, seniors and juniors – all who have won significant Michigan championships – playing for the same title from different tee positions.
Otto Black of Brighton, the Michigan Open Champion earlier this summer, charged with a 7-under 65 for a 136 total, and senior touring professional Jay Jurecic of Crystal Falls shot 67 to also settle at 136.
Meanwhile, Heafner had to overcome an early double-bogey and shot a 71 to go with his first-round 65 for 136.
They will make up the final threesome off No. 1 tee on the Alpine Course Wednesday at 9:50 a.m., leading the 68 golfers who made the 36-hole cut at 6-over 150.
“This game we play is fickle,” said the 27-year-old Haefner who lamented some lip-out putts and two bad swings.
“Putts wouldn’t drop today. If we could all be perfect every day, we would all be Tiger Woods, right? So, you know, we’ll see what tomorrow brings. There are a lot more holes to play, and like I said, if you told me Sunday that on Wednesday, I would be in the final group with a chance to win I would have taken it and welcomed the opportunity.”
Right behind the three-way tie for first was defending champion Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights, who shot 68 for 137, and a notable foursome at 138.
In that 138 group was Petoskey native Joey Garber, the former PGA Tour pro who still has Korn Ferry Tour status and lives in Georgia. He also shot 65.
Another in the group was Jake Kneen of South Lyon, a two-time Michigan Open champion who recently finished his graduate studies at Oakland University. He shot 66.
Also in the group was Ben Smith, the former Michigan Amateur champion from Novi and now a mini-tour pro living in Atlanta. He joined the fun with a second consecutive 69.
And Jeff Bronkema of Caledonia, another former Michigan Open champion and mini-tour player who is now a UPS delivery driver, also shot a second consecutive 69.
In all, eight golfers are within two shots of the lead, and 12 are within three shots. At stake in the final round is the first-place check of $10,500 from the $75,000 purse, the historic Walter Burkemo Trophy, the traditional green champions’ blazer and a lifetime Country Club of Boyne membership.
Jurecic, a 55-year-old former teacher now chasing the PGA Champions Tour dream, said he has played well this summer, including getting into one Champions Tour event via a Monday qualifier.
“If I can stay in the moment and keep being comfortable at being uncomfortable, enjoy the day and trust my swing it can happen for me,” said the 2021 Michigan Senior Open champion. “I know I have to go low again. The course is in great shape. The greens are great. You hit a good shot you get rewarded. You just have to hit the good shots. I’m blessed for the opportunity.”
Black, a past champion here in 2021, said putts that didn’t drop on Monday found the hole on Tuesday.
“There are greens that are pretty hard out there, so being on the right side of the hole and below the hole is very important,” he said. “If you are above, you are just playing defense with the putter.”
The 31-year-old mini-tour pro said he will build on the momentum from Tuesday and lean on past experiences on the Alpine course for the final round.
“Anytime you come up here, you’re trying to get the win for sure,” he said. “It’s special to win up here.”

ABOUT BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT: Boyne Mountain has been a favorite Midwest destination since 1948. 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. The water park is listed among Budget Travel’s Top 10 Indoor facilities, and the resort is a readers’ choice favorite of Spa Magazine. Boyne Mountain recently added Skybridge Michigan to their list of attractions, the world’s longest timber suspension bridge spanning over 1100 feet sitting 120 feet over the valley floor. Boyne Mountain is home to The Alpine and The Monument golf courses, as well as 60 runs on 415 skiable acres. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, Solace Spa, Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark, Zipline Adventures, disc golf facilities, lift-serviced mountain biking, beach activities, kids’ programs, lodging, meeting, and wedding facilities as well as real estate are offered at the resort.

BOYNE Golf includes a collection of 10 courses at Michigan three resorts, The Highlands, Boyne Mountain Resort and the Inn at Bay Harbor, located within 15 miles of Petoskey. Beyond the world-class golf, BOYNE Golf is centered amid one of America’s most beautiful vacation spots. 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. Guests can enjoy award-winning spas, waterfront dining, sandy beaches, watersports, gaming, microbreweries, wineries, hiking, biking, tennis, zip-lining, shopping and more capped by the spectacular northern Michigan sunsets. For more information on BOYNE Golf, visit www.BOYNEgolf.com.

SCORING: Find the leaderboard at www.michiganpga.com or on the Golf Genius App.

BOYNE Golf
Boyne Mountain Resort