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2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship returns to Harbor Shores

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: PGA of America This Memorial Day weekend from May 25 to May 29, the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship will return to Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan bringing some of the most accomplished…

Drive, Chip and Putt qualifier returns to Oakland Hills CC

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Getty Images On October 16, 2021, Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is welcoming youth competitors from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan to compete in one of ten regional qualifiers for Drive, Chip…

The LYNX tees up summer with Women’s Invitational

May 19, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: R. Collins // Photography: Nile Young Photography, LYNX GC With June just around the corner and Michigan skies heating up for the summer, it’s an ideal time for golf, with many courses rolling out more opportunities than ever for…

Creating a Classic Detroit legacy

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by John Olsa

Detroit, a city rich in industry, music, and design, will once again host the PGA Tour this spring as touring professionals tee off on a classic Donald Ross course at the 120-year-old Detroit Golf Club as they vie for a…

Harbor Shores adds another chapter of KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by John Olsa

Text: R.J. Weick The KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, a major championship in senior golf, is returning to Harbor Shores Resort and its 18-hole, Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in Benton Harbor, Michigan this May; once again bringing some of the…

Werkmeister takes on PGA Tour Champions for third time

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Tom Werkmeister, a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member following a banner amateur career, is playing this week, Nov. 17 through Nov. 22, 2019 in the first of two stages planned for the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying…

Nagel of DeWitt, cancer survivor, qualifies for LPGA Tour full-time

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Elizabeth Nagel of DeWitt, Michigan celebrated her 28th birthday two days after making it through LPGA qualifying to secure full status on tour with the top women golfers in the world. “I believed in myself,” Nagel said.…

Boyne Golf Instructor wins Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Roth in action in final round Jeff Roth, an instructor for the Boyne Golf Academy at Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Michigan, won a record sixth Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls held…

Ryan Brehm Wins the LeCom Health Challenge and Earns PGA Tour Card

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 by John Olsa

Ryan Brehm Traverse City, Michigan, July 10, 2019 – LochenHeath Member and Traverse City resident, Ryan Brehm wins the LeCom Health Challenge and earns his PGA Tour card for 2019-2020 season. This will be Brehm’s second trip to the PGA…

Anika Dy of Traverse City wins Michigan Women’s Open

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by John Olsa

Text: Greg Johnson Anika Dy, 17-year-old native of Traverse City, Michigan, secured the first place win with six birdies last week during the 26th Michigan PGA Women’s Open Championship at Crystal Mountain’s Mountain Ridge Course on June 24 through June…

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