The Northern & Wee One Fundraiser at Arcadia Bluffs

THE NORTHERN & WEE ONE FUNDRAISER

at Arcadia Bluffs

The 2022 Wee One & Northern Fundraiser at Arcadia Bluffs was the largest event the MiGCSA has ever hosted. With a sold out 144 players on Sunday for the first ever Wee One Foundation Fundraiser at Arcadia Bluffs on the South Course and sold out 224 registered to play the Bluffs on Monday. The Sunday evening event raised more than $30,000 for the Wee One Foundation! The proceeds from all the 2022 MiGCSA Fundraisers will help fund scholarships, MiGCSA cares, turf related donations, turf research and the MSU turf club.

Thank you to every single attendee and especially to our fundraiser sponsors, hole sponsors and industry partners listed above for making this event possible.

Thank you to Make the Turn Marketing for covering these events and for the video recaps to our youtube channel. We are planning a slightly earlier 3:00/3:30 shotgun on the South in 2023. The Wee One format was a four person scramble but each hole was played as 8 somes with a maximum two putt on every green, this was well received by the participants and will be the same format next year. We welcome any feedback on these events to continue to improve. Mark your calendars for the first Monday in June 6/5/23 for the Bluffs with the South Course on the Sunday before 6/4/23.

Thank you to Host MiGCSA Members Jim Bluck, CGCS, Director of Agronomy, Matt Morley, Bluffs Course Superintendent, Cody Kuhn, South Course Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents Zach Redman & Jeremy Eggman.

Also special thanks to PGA Professionals Bill Shriver, COO, Zack Chapin, Vice President of Operations, Chris Sivier, Director of Golf, Aric Zuberbier, Bluffs Course & Dustin Darling, South Course, Director of Food & Beverage Cameron Cosby, Taylor Andrews, Groups Coordinator & Becky Andrews Director of Lodge Operations.

Finally, a very special thank you to Mr. Richard Postma, owner of Arcadia Bluffs, for his support of this event and of our industry!

RESULTS:

The Wee One Fundraiser, South Course

Thank you to our 2022 Wee One Fundraiser Sponsors

Dinner Sponsor: Leibold Irrigation Platinum Sponsors: BASF, Bayer, Syngenta, Revels, Red Run C.C.,

Spartan Distributors, Site One, Harrell’s & GLT Outdoors. Gold Sponsors: Baker Vehicle, Helena, Michael Kuhn & Associates,

Inc., Nufarm, Target Specialty & WinField. Silver Sponsors: Turf Ventures, David Herman, Advanced Turf

Solutions, EZ-GO, Earthworks, FMC, PBI Gordon, Standard Golf & Rain Bird

Olivia Stoll with her first ever hole in one on #9! GCSAA Board Member Steve Hammon talks about his son Elliot and the help provided his family from the Wee One Foundation.

The winning scramble team of Josh Teitsma, Scott Goniwiecha, Mike Gianopoulous and Matt Pauli shot 58, second place was Kevin Frank, Zach Redman, Shawn Watson and Zack Peterson with a score of 59 in a scorecard playoff over the third-place team of David Radaj, Paul Bastron, Mark Petitgoue and Nicholas Baker with a 59.

Closest to the pin #5 – Aaron McMaster Closest to the pin #8 – Logan May Closest to the pin #16 – Andrew Gilroy Longest putt –

Elliott Hammon!!! Longest drive – Crosby Duckman The Northern Fundraiser, Bluffs Course

Thank you Northern Fundraiser Hole Sponsors

#1 – Standard Golf & GAM #2 – Syngenta #3 – Golf Cars Plus #4 – Rhino Seed #5 – Revels #6 – BASF & Helena #7 – Harrell’s #8 – EZGO #9 – MSU Turf Team #10 – Target Specialty Products & Nufarm #11 – Baker Vehicle #12 – Bio Health #13 – Site One Golf #14 – UA Local 85 & GLT #15 – Porous Pave #16 – Spartan Distributors #17 – Bayer #18 – Matt LaFontaine Automotive & Trimax/Timber Wolf

The winning scramble team of Jim Stoll, Stacy Slobodnick-Stoll, Olivia Stoll and Thomas Sieggreen shot 56, second place was Chad Kuzawa, Tony Bevolo, Clay Payne, and Noah Pier with a score of 58 over the third-place team from the GAM of Kyle Wolfe, John Beecroft, Joan Garety & John Holden with a 64.

Closest to the pin #2 – Craig Kooienga #4 – Rhino Seed raffle winners – Matt Suzio & Jeremy Lapratt Closest to the pin #6 – Doorlag (sp?) Closest to the pin #13 – Todd Genske Longest drive #15 – Jim Stoll Longest putt #16 – Clay Payne Closest to the pin #17 – Dave Radaj Skins $90 each Eagle 3 on #3 – Jim Stoll, Stacy Slobodnick -Stoll, Olivia Stoll and Thomas Sieggreen Eagle 3 on #5 – Jim Stoll, Stacy Slobodnick -Stoll, Olivia Stoll and Thomas Sieggreen Birdie 2 on #6 – David Radaj, Paul Bastron, Mark Petitgoue and Nicholas Baker HOLE IN ONE by Olivia Stoll, her first, on #9