Michigan Publinxer Golf Magazine by Tim Sutton

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Michigan Publinx Golf Association President: Jason May Vice President: Kevin Klemet Secretary: Paul Kolton Treasurer: Ray Emsley Board of Directors Jim Bedson Chuck Deschaine Roger Duncan Jim Ellis Cleat Lindsey Dean Ploch Ron Weaver

Lochenheath / Traverse City For information about Michigan Publinxer golf magazine contact J-Ad Graphics. This magazine is published five times per year on the 10th of the month and is distributed throughout Michigan.

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The Traverse City area is famous for its golf courses. But even amid the region's many offerings, LochenHeath is a true original. Since it first opened in 2001, this bayside golf club - which is only 15 miles from beautiful downtown Traverse City - has drawn rave reviews from golfers and the golf media alike. In fact, LochenHeath has been rated one of the top public courses by Golfweek and Golf Magazine. Designed within a 300acre cherry orchard, LochenHeath borders Grand Traverse Bay, offering sweeping views of its deep blue waters. It is one of only a handful of northern Michigan courses crafted in the Scottish links style. The 7,239-yard-course features rolling terrain; wide-open fairways; and deep, well-placed bunkers, providing a welcome challenge for golfers who want to test their shot-making abilities. The sixth hole is situated right on the water's edge, while most holes offer stunning views of the bay. Golfers who want to work on their game will enjoy a practice facility that is among the finest in Michigan. The practice area features target greens and bunkers dotting the landing areas. There are two large putting greens along with a massive green for sand trap practice. There's also a second green so golfers can practice approach shots and chipping. The practice area also features

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2012 William Curtis Scholarship Recipients Jacob Gronowski is one of the recipient’s of a Bill Curtis Scholarship. He is currently attending Oakland University where he is majoring in accounting. He has already received his Associates Degree in Business Administration from Oakland Community College. While attending Oakland he played on the golf team and received MCCAA All-Eastern Conference Academic. He owned his own lawn and landscaping business, which taught him to be responsible, reliable and trustworthy.

Mitchell Leist is also a recipient of a Bill Curtis Scholarship. He is currently attending Lakeland High School and will be enrolling in college at Saginaw Valley University where he will major in a nursing career. He plans to play hockey and lacrosse while attending Saginaw Valley. After graduating from Saginaw Valley, Mitchell plans to attend the University of Michigan where he will pursue his master’s degree in nurse anesthetists. Congratulations Jacob and Mitchell!

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Dear Parents and Juniors, Membership registration for the 2013 Junior Tour season will open on January 22nd, 2013 at 8:00AM. We are still in the process of securing tournaments sites, and will post the schedule as soon as it’s complete. I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Stephen Tibor, and I have recently become the Michigan PGA section Junior Golf Director. I’m originally from Sterling Heights, MI, and a graduate from Central Michigan University. Throughout the past few years I’ve traveled quite a bit, and have continually expanded my knowledge in junior golf. I was fortunate enough to work for the Illinois Junior Golf Association, Mid-American Junior Golf Tour, and most recently with the Southern California PGA. I’m anticipating a great year for our program, and look forward to meeting you all. If you have any questions or concerns you can contact me at stibor@michiganpga.com or by phone at 517-641-7421.

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Michigan Publinx Golf Association- 2013 Business Meetings Date

Event

Time

Location

January 10th

Board Meeting

6:30 PM

Pontiac C.C.

March 7th

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Pontiac C.C.

April 1st

Deadline Team Rosters

April 15th

Deadline For Membership

April 18th

Board Meeting & Members

7:00 PM

Pontiac C.C.

May 8th

Deadline Michigan Medal

June 6th

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Pontiac C.C.

July 9th

Deadline For SMP

July 11th

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Pontiac C.C.

September 12th

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Pontiac C.C.

October 26th

MPGA Annual Meeting

8:30 AM

Pontiac C.C.

October 26th

Board Meeting

9:30 AM

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December 5th

Board Meeting

6:30 AM

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Anatomy of a Publinxer The MI Publinx has received a lot of gruff over the past couple of years about our championship series events that we hold and their validity as prestigious golf events around the state and I want to use this forum to address these opinions. Are these the most prestigious events in the state? No, not yet. Golf tournaments are what you the player want to make of them. I consider them measuring sticks. How do I perform against peers? How do I react personally against pressure on a small or large scale? The Michigan Publinx keeps these events around year over year because we see a need for competitive golf tournaments that give people something to play for whether it is gift certificates, honor roll points, personal pride, etc. We have watched similar organizations come and go year over year like the Amateur Golf Tour or the Shooters Tour and eventually they go by the waste side for whatever reason. Why do these fail? One thought is that people want to make them feel they are bigger then they truly are. We have not taken this approach, we want to offer a competitive forum and we have been successful because we have a core group of participants that play year after year and now it is time to grow that group again.

2013 Your Journey Back Is everyone excited for a great golf season in 2013? I hope Santa was good to all of you and brought you whatever game enhancement tool you had on your wish list. A new driver, putter, irons, or maybe one of the thousands of training aids that seem to hit the market every year. Most importantly I hope Santa brought you a refreshed attitude and game plan to make 2013 your most successful year on the golf course. Every year I am amazed how much talent there is in Michigan and has come out of the state of Michigan. Reading the January issue of “Golf Digest” I see that Bill Zylstra once again made the list of top 10 senior amateurs from around the country. This year Michigan also was very well represented in the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School. Matt Harmon, Justin Hicks, Randy Hutchison, and former Michigan Publinxer Brian Stuard qualified for this final stage. Brian Stuard and Justin Hicks earned PGA Tour cards from their performance on the 2012 Web.com tour season. Without wasting much time in 2013 both players finished in the top 20 of the PGA Tours first full field event, the Sony Open, with Brian finishing in a tie for 5th! Former MI Publinxer’s Martin Jeppesen and Joshua Bauer have had some success on the golf minor league circuit as well. Joshua has earned a card on the PGA Canadian Tour while Martin has had multiple top 10 finishes on the Carolinas segment of the NGA Hooters tour which has produced PGA tour players like Tommy Gainey, Stewart Cink, and many others.

We need to get the recent college graduates that put their dreams away for 4-5 years to attend college, when they did not

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Wow, I get pretty excited knowing that I have competed against those players in Michigan Publinx events along with GAM events. Seeing these results gave me a little kick in the pants to ready myself for a better 2013. I have no desire, time, nor the skill set ready for the professional ranks but I can turn all of the events that get offered in Michigan into my own Michigan tour. There are major events available like the Michigan Amateur, MI Publinx Medal Play Championship, the Syron Memorial, MI Publinx State Match Play, and GAM Championship. We also have qualifiers to get into USGA events or events like the Michigan Amateur or GAM Championship. In order to prepare for these events we also have individual medal play tournaments that are offered by the Michigan Publinx. I want to try and play well against the local Michigan talent and beat some of these guys that could be playing on professional tours someday in the future. I could tell my kids/grand kids one day that I played against these guys. We need to find little things that motivate us to become better, whether it is improving one’s handicap, success in tournaments, or improving on personal bests. I encourage you to find whatever motivational tips that can push you to practice a little and fall back in love with a game where measurable goals can be found in droves. One goal could be as simple as to beat a better player head on for one day.

President’s Letter Dear Fellow Golfers,

Championship Division players qualify for the Atlas Trophy Matches in late September at Tullymore Golf Club. This reward will only be for those players that play all Championship Series Events.

So far another mild winter for all of us golf nuts in Michigan!! I couldn’t believe that I was able to play golf on Thanksgiving Day and also that it was 57 degrees on January 12th. I am starting to see the golf domes getting busier now that the PGA Tour has started back up and people are starting to get the itch to play.

The same opportunity also exists for the Net and Senior players, which can help them receive an invitation to the Deyak Invitational in September.

How about updates for the 2013 season. The Board has been busy planning this year’s events and we only made a few changes.

The Honor Roll point structure changed slightly for the 2013 season, as the board voted to remove the points for the Horton Smith Championship due to its invitation only status, and not everyone in the Michigan Publinx has an opportunity to qualify for the event via entry.

Players will still be given the option of selecting how many of the Championship Series Events you would like to play, but we changed the pricing model to price each event separately. The board decided to try some tougher, upscale tournament locations in the rotation. We are kicking the season off at The Orchards and the 3rd Championship Series event will be at Northville Hills. We will be paying out gift certificates to 20% of the field in each of our Championship Series events.

After some discussion and feedback, the board decided to take the State Match Play back to Eagle Glen and The Pines at Lake Isabella. Eagle Glen hosted the tournament from 2001 – 2009 and we are pleased to announce that we are going back. The entry fee will remain the same as 2012 at $ 235, which includes all carts.

In the Championship Series Events, we kept the bonus Honor Roll points that are awarded to the top five finishers in the Championship Division. This reward can help our

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Here is a great drill that I learned from my good friend, Mr. Jim Flick, Top 6 Instructor in the world. Simply hit balls with your back turned to the target. This back to target drill will help teach you an anti-slice release and the correct feeling needed through impact: • Start with a short iron and progress to the driver. With a ball teed, set up so your back faces the target. A line across your toes would almost be perpendicular to the target line. Swing the club back, then, keeping your feet where they were at address, swing through. You’ll feel your right hand aggressively turning over your left through impact. Key on your hands and arms working together through impact, the ball should start to the right and curve back to your target. • As you continue this drill and create a repetition of the correct feel with arms and hands, then mix in regular

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Anatomy of a Publinxer 2013 Your Journey Back Continued from Page 5 get the scholarship they may have wanted after a decent high school career. We want to re-energize this group now that most have graduated and established the early portion of their professional career, revive their love of competitive golf, instead of a weekend Nassau game that can only wet ones whistle to an extent. Let’s see what you have when you have to kick ‘em all into the back of the hole. One of my friend’s most frustrating concerns playing in his clubs events was that you were not really encouraged to putt out. How do you get better? How do you handle nerves? Maybe you want to play in Michigan Amateurs or GAM Championships, or who knows maybe USGA events. Well you need a vehicle to test your skill set or readiness for these events. Why not get ready and test yours skills against other scratch or single digit golfers. There is a different level of pressure in tournament golf and we (Publinx) give an environment to ramp up those skills. The MI Publinx encourages you to take a good long look at competing in our Championship Series events whether in the championship division or net side to start your journey back to competitive golf. We have the events that could aid you in this journey and your suggestions on how to make them more enjoyable are always appreciated. Come join us and see what you got!!

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Rules of Golf Quiz - April 4.

A spider and/or its web is a loose impediment and can be removed, even if the web clings to another object. True / False

A player moves a loose impediment while his ball lies in a hazard, which causes the ball to move. The player plays from the new place and records a two stroke penalty added to his score. The player proceeded correctly. True / False Mike’s ball lies on the putting green. His caddie lays a club on the collar of the green on the opposite side of the hole to give Mike a line to putt. As long as the caddie does not touch the putting green to indicate a line of putt, there is no penalty. True / False

A player’s ball lies in the rough. He walks ahead about 2 yards to assess his shot and pulls some grass on his line of play and throws it into the air to check the wind. The player does not incur a penalty for a Breach of Rule 13-2 for improving his line of play. True / False

A player’s ball lies in a bunker. He walks in and believes the ball is damaged. He informs his fellow- competitor that he is going to lift his ball to determine if it is damaged. He places a tee in the sand immediately behind his ball and lifts it. The player incurs a two-stroke penalty for testing the condition in the bunker. True / False

In stroke play, A’s ball is dropped and it starts rolling toward a lateral water hazard. The player stops the ball from entering the hazard. What is the ruling? a. Player is assessed a two-stroke penalty for influencing the movement of his ball. b. Player is disqualified for a serious breach of Rule 1-2. c. No penalty and the player must redrop the ball.

A player’s ball lies in a bunker and there is casual water just behind his ball. On his backswing for the stroke, the player’s club brushes the casual water. The player incurs a two-stroke penalty for touching the casual water in the bunker. True / False

Mike’s ball lies in the fairway. An errant shot from another player in an adjacent fairway strikes and moves Mike’s ball. Mike is not positive about where the exact spot that his ball lay before being moved, so he estimates the spot and places his ball. What is the ruling? a. Mike has proceeded correctly. b. Mike incurs a one-stroke penalty for not putting his ball back on the exact spot. c. Mike incurs a two-stroke penalty for proceeding incorrectly.

Larry is about to play his chip-shot from just short of the green. Joe, his fellow-competitor thinks that Larry’s ball might hit the flagstick, so he removes the flagstick just before Larry’s stroke. Larry looks up and tells Joe to put the flagstick back in the hole. Larry’s ball strikes the flagstick that has been placed in the hole. What is the ruling? a. Larry incurs a two-stroke penalty for striking the flagstick and so does Joe for unauthorized attendance of the flagstick. Larry must replay his stroke. b. Joe incurs a two-stroke penalty and Larry must play his ball as it lies. c. Neither player incurs a penalty and Larry must play his ball as it lies.

10.

Sam’s ball is in a lateral water hazard adjacent to the putting green. He drops the ball within two club-lengths of where it last crossed the margin of the hazard. He drops the ball on the green. Sam may play the ball from the putting green. True / False

*Quiz Answers on Page 12

President’s Letter Continued from Page 6 The Publinx Medal Play Championship will remain at Pheasant Run Golf Course in Canton this year. The entry fee in 2013 will be $ 200, which will include all 54 holes with cart and driving range facilities. The board is excited to announce that in 2013, Carl’s Golfland will be the Michigan Publinx Golf Association title sponsor. Each of the players that earn a gift certificate in 2013 will get a Carl’s Golfland gift card. That gift card can be redeemed in the store, or via online at www.carlsgolfland.com. Should you choose to redeem the gift certificate online, any orders over $100 will include free shipping!! Also, there will no longer be an expiration date on the gift certificates as there have been in year’s past which is a great benefit for players. As always, we need you to make sure you update your Player Profile info on the www.MiPublinx.com website if your contact info has changed. Our new email system needs to make sure that your contact information is complete in order to get you all of our tournament, deadline and news updates!! We look forward to seeing all our old and new friends in 2013. Encourage your golfing buddies to come and play. Play in some or all of our events, but Play! Sincerely, Jason May President, Michigan Publinx Golf Association

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Michigan Publinx Michigan Medal Play Championship The Michigan Publinx Board of Directors has an exciting 2013 season planned for its members. The season starts with our first major tournament of the year that will be held over Memorial Day weekend, the Michigan Publinx Medal Play Championship, with the winner earning the “Lee Gohs Trophy”. The 2013 event will again be held on the three nines at Pheasant Run Golf Club. The feedback we received from the players in 2012 was all positive and we immediately spoke to the golf course about coming back. 2012 was the strongest depth of field that we have ever seen in the history of the tournament. Our average pace of play in 2012 was 6 hours for 27 holes each day. We look to keep the same pace of play this year with utilizing nine minute tee times and threesomes instead of foursomes. The course was in fantastic shape and was a true test of golf for our players for the first Publinx major championship of the year. Greg Davies was our 2012 Championship Division winner with an incredible score of 8 under par. Greg jumped out to a 4 shot lead after day one and then continued his fine play to stretch his lead out to 6 by the end of the tournament. Considering the difficulty of the golf course, 8 under par was an amazing score. Jack Brown was the 2012 Net Division winner after a long playoff with Bruce Fuller and Tom Mulhern. All 3 players net score was 1 over par, showing how difficult the course played. Since 1990, the Michigan Publinx Medal Play Championship has crowned some of the finest amateurs in the state. Past champions include players who have held some lofty state titles such as: • Michigan Amateur Champion • GAM and Michigan Publinx Players of the Year • Horton Smith Championship winners • USGA Amateur Publinx Champion • State Match Play Champions • Syron Memorial Champions The Board of Directors, both past and present, would like to wish you a great golfing season in 2013 and look forward to seeing all of you at our Medal Play Tournament. We hope that you enter our Match Play tournament, the Syron Memorial, and all of the Championship Series events as well. Sincerely, Michigan Publinx Medal Play Committee *Quiz Answers from Page 10

Answers: (1) True. Decision 13-2/0.5; (2) False. Decision 13-4/0.5; (3) B - Player is Disqualified for a Serious Breach of Rule 1-2; (4) True. Decision 23/3.5; (5) False. Decision 13-4/15 - The player incurs a two-stroke penalty for moving the loose impediment and an additional two strokes if he does not replace the ball; (6) False. Rule 8-2b; (7) False. Decision 13-4/7; (8) C - Rule 18 - Note 3; (9) C - There is no penalty when hitting the flagstick from off the green.; (10) True. Rule 26-1c. 12

Paul Simson Wins U. S. Senior Amateur Championship Mountain Ridge Country Club • West Caldwell, New Jersey September 29th – October 4th, 2012 (the two seed) was defeated. Steve Golliher (Knoxville, TN.) & Louis Lee (Heber Springs, Ak.) the three and four seeds both won their first round matches. The second round match was a test for both Randy and Greg as they Mark Mann were down early in the match. Randy was able claw back into his match and eventually win 1up but Greg was defeated 3&2 eliminating him for a chance to capture another U.S. Senior title. Greg and Randy are past champions in USGA tournaments with Greg winning the 2002 U.S. Senior Amateur and Randy winning the 2011 Mid Amateur Championship. Steve Golliher & Louis Lee survived their second round but Holtgrieve lost his match eliminating his run after claiming medalist honors.

The Senior Amateur is one of the last championships on the calendar each year with “senior” players hoping they have their best golf of the season in front of them. Michigan was again well represented at a National Championship with five players including Randy Lewis from Alma, Mark Mann from Ann Arbor, Greg Reynolds from Grand Blanc and two players belonging to the Michigan Publinx Golf Randy Lewis Association Ray Emsley (Davisburg) and Mike Fedewa (Canton). After two rounds of qualifying Jim Holtgrieve from St. Louis Mo. emerged as the medalist shooting 136 followed by Stanley Kinsley from Rancho Santa Fe Ca. with a round of 137. From Michigan both Randy Lewis and Greg Reynolds played well and qualified for match play by shooting scores of 145 and tied for 20th. Mike Fedewa, Ray Emsley and Mark Mann missed the cut for match play but played well shooting 152, 159 and 161 respectively. In the first round of Mike Fedewa match play both Randy Lewis and Greg Reynolds advanced to the second round. Randy defeated Dennis Vaughn from Germantown, TN. 3&1 and Greg defeated Mike Booker from The Woodlands TX. 2&1. The number one seed Holtgrieve also advanced but Kinsley

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The Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association (MPSGA) 2013 State Seniors Open-Amateur Golf Championship

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday – August 16, 17 & 18) Shanty Creek Resort and Club – Bellaire, Michigan Featuring: 54 Hole Medal Play Tournament Cedar River, Schuss Mountain and Legend courses Both Gross and Net Competition GAM and MPSGA Honor Roll Points Awarded Discounted Lodging Rates Discounted Practice Round Rates (Players/Spouses) Friday Luncheon & Saturday Hospitality Room Gross Competition for Seniors (50+), Super-Seniors (65+) & Legends (70+) Net Competition for Gift Certificates by Handicapped Flights Open to Public, Private and University Course Golfers Optional Golf & Tennis for the Ladies Beautiful Resort Facilities

Entry Deadline – Wednesday July 17, 2013 See website “mpsga.org” for additional updates

2013 "Tenative" Tournament Information MICHIGAN PUBLINX GOLF ASSOCIATION "Championship Series Tournaments" www.mipublinx.com Date April 13th May 5th May 25th - 26th June 2nd June 23rd July 5th - 7th July 14th July 26th - 30th August 11th September 8th September 28th - 29th

Event And Location Glenhurst Memorial - Glenhurst Country Club Championship Series #1 - The Orchards Golf Club MIPUBLINX Metal Play Championship (54-Holes) - Pheasant Run Golf Club Championship Series #2 - Salem Hills Golf Club Championship Series #3 - Northville Hills Golf Club Syron Memorial - Pontiac Country Club Championship Series #4 - Heather Highlands Golf Club MIPUBLINX State Match Play Championship - Eagle Glen/The Pines Championship Series #5 - Dunham Hills Golf Club Deyak Classic - Pontiac Country Club Atlas Trophy Matches - Tullymore Golf Club

Date May 18th May 23rd June 4th June 13th June 19th June 22nd June 27th July 9th July 13th July 18th July 25th August 3rd August 16th-19th August 27th September 12th

MICHIGAN PUBLINX SENIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION www.mpsga.org Location Stonebridge Country Club - Ann Arbor, MI Golden Fox Golf Club - Plymouth, MI Fieldstone Golf Club - Auburn Hills, MI Lakes Of Taylor Golf Club - Taylor, MI Pontiac Country Club - Pontiac, MI Chemung Hills Golf Club - Howell, MI Coyote Preserve Golf Club - Fenton, MI Lyon Oaks Golf Course - Wixom, MI Dunham Hills Golf Club - Hartland, MI Washtenaw CC - Ypsilanti, MI Twin Lakes Golf Club - Oakland, MI Huntmore Club - Brighton, MI State Open Amateur - Shanty Creek Resort - Bellaire, MI Tanglewood Golf Club - South Lyon, MI Members Club Championship "Finals" Stonebridge Country Club - Ann Arbor

Date May 7th May 20th May 28th - 31st June 18th - 22nd TBA 22nd June 24th - 27th July 1st - 2nd July 29th - August 1st August 5th - 6th

GOLF ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN www.gam.org Event and Location The Fuller Cup - Eagle Eye Golf Club 4th GAM Senior/Mid Am Team-Detroit Golf Club 5th GAM Senior Match Play-Travis Pointe Country Club 102nd Michigan Amatuer-Muskegon Country Club GAM Women's Championship - TBA Michigan Girl's Junior State Amateur-Forest Ackers GAM Women's Mid-Amateur-Polo Fields GC Michigan Junior State Amateur-Radrick Farms GC 92nd GAM Championship-Birmingham Country Club Continued on Page 23

From the R & A and USGA...“No Anchoring Strokes”

Information Provided By The USGA 18

Greater Lansing Amateur Golf Association If you are looking for competitive amateur golf in the Lansing area, then log onto www.glaga.org and see what GLAGA has to offer and what the association stands for. They offer a nice blend of amateur tournaments throughout the summer, with flights/divisions where you can compete with other players at your skill level. GLAGA also looks to the future by stimulating charitable contributions to help advance â&#x20AC;&#x153;juniorâ&#x20AC;? golf in the Greater Lansing area and to expand the opportunities for juniors to learn the game of golf.

Greater Lansing Amateur Golf Association www.glaga.org Date

Location

May 4th & 5th

Spring Medal Open - The Emerald Golf Club

June 1st & 2nd

All City Match Play - Groesbeck Golf Course

TBA

GLAGA Best Ball

July 14th

Buddy Buster - Royal Scot Golf Club

August 2nd - 4th

All City Championship - Forest Ackers, Eagle Eye & Hawk Hollow

*Paul Simson (Continued from Page 14)

Greg Reynolds

Raymond Emsley

In the quarterfinal matches both Lee and Golliher were defeated by Jim Knoll and Curtis Skinner respectively leaving Paul Simson as the man to beat since he has the most experience with 40 USGA tournaments under his belt and was the 2010 U.S. Senior Amateur Champion. Joining Simson, Skinner and Knoll in the semifinals was Hanzel who defeated Randy Lewis. Simson and Skinner would claim their semi-final matches to face each other in the finals, where Simson displayed his experience by capturing his second Senior Amateur championship with a 4&3 victory over Curtis Skinner.

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Publinx State Match Play Returns North In 2013 The Michigan Publinx Golf Association will return to its northern home in 2013 to contest its annual State Match Play Competition. Farwell, MI has long been considered home for the SMP where Eagle Glen and The Pines Golf Club have served as the battlegrounds to determine some of the greatest champions in the history of this fantastic event. The tournament moved south for a few years to Bedford and Rochester, MI where the tournament was held at some great venues such as Bedford Valley Golf Club and Twin Lakes Golf Club but the call from the northern atmosphere was to strong to resist in 2013. Dean Paesens and Joe Schumer (club managers) have done a fantastic job with this tournament through the years and look forward to welcoming back players from all over the state to compete again in 2013. Block off your calendar from July 26th to July 30th, get your game in shape and travel north to see if you can capture a SMP title in 2013.

2013 "Tenative" Tournament Information Date August 5th 23rd August 6th - 7th August 12th 16th August 19th - 20th August 29th - 30th September 9th & 10th September 23rd September 30th October 2nd

GOLF ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN (continued) Event and Location GAM Net Team-Spring Meadows Country Club GAM Women's Senior Amateur-Mount Pleasant Country Club 97th Michigan Women's Amateur-Walnut Hills Country Club 7th GAM Senior Four Ball-Kent Country Club 31st GAM Mid Amateur-Boyne Highlands Resort 27th GAM Senior Amateur-Belvedre Golf Club 24th 12th Michigan Net Amateur-Prestwick Village Golf Club GAM Senior Tournament Of Champions - Country Club of Jackson GAM Tournament of Champions-Eagle Eye Golf Club/Hawk Hollow

Date May 8th May 13th June 13th - 16th June 15th June 17th - 22nd June 24th June 27th - 30th July 11th - 14th July 15th - 20th July 15th July 22nd July 22nd - 27th July 22nd - 27th July 24th August 5th - 11th August 12th August 12th - 18th August 22nd September 3rd September 7th - 8th September 21st - 26th September 21st - 26th October 5th - 10th October 5th - 10th

2013 UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION www.usga.org Event and Location U.S. Open Qualifier - Moors Golf Club U.S. Open Qualifier - Warwick Hills Country Club U.S. Open - Merion Golf Club/Armore PA U. S. Amateur Public Links Qualifier - Cedar Chase Golf Course U.S. WAPL - Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club/Norman OK U.S. Senior Open Qualifier - Flint Golf Club U.S. Women's Open - Sebonack Golf Club/Southhampton NY U.S. Senior Open - Omaha Country Club/Omaha NE U.S. Amateur Public Links - Laurel Hill Golf Club/Lorton VA U.S. Amateur Qualifier - Bloomfield Hills Country Club U. S. Amateur Qualifier - Forest Akers Golf Club U.S. Girls' Junior - Sycamore Hills Golf Club/Fort Wayne IN U.S. Junior Amateur - Martis Camp/Truckee CA U.S. Amateur Qualifier - Bay City Country Club U.S. Women's Amateur - CC Of Charleston/Charlston SC U. S. Senior Amateur Qualifier - Country Club of Lansing U.S. Amateur - The Country Club/Brookline MA U. S. Mid Amateur Quaifier - Island Hills Golf Club U. S. Mid Amateur Qualifier - Dearborn Country Club Walker Cup - National Golf Links of America/Southhampton NY U.S. Senior Amateur - Wade Hampton Golf Club/Cashiers NC U.S. Senior Women's Amateur - Cordavalle Golf Club/San Martin CA U.S. Mid-Amateur - Country Club of Birmingham/Birmingham AL U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur - Biltmore Forest Country Club/Ashville NC

Date May 4th - 5th TBA TBA July 14th August 2nd - 4th

GREATER LANSING AMATEUR GOLF ASSOCIATION www.glaga.org Event and Location Spring Medal Open - The Emerald Golf Course/St. Johns Jersey Giant Mid Michigan Match Play GLAGA Best Ball Buddy Buster - Royal Scott Golf Club/Lansing All City Championship - Eagle Eye/Forest Akers/Hawk Hollow/Lansing

Date June 1st June 10th June 11th June 12th June 13th June 14th

MEIJERS & ADAMS GOLF JUNIOR TOUR www.juniorgolf.org Location Forest Akers - East - East Lansing, MI TBA Thousand Oaks GC - Grand Rapids, MI The Highlands - Grand Rapids, MI Emerald @ Maple Creek - St Johns, MI Salem Hills - Northville, MI Continued on Page 25 23

2013 "Tenative" Tournament Information Date June 17th & 18th June 19th June 20th June 21st June 24th June 25th June 26th & 27th June 28th July 1st July 2nd July 3rd July 8th July 9th July 10th & 11th July 12th July 15th July 16th July 17th - 19th July 22nd & 23rd July 24th July 25th & 26th

MEIJERS & ADAMS GOLF JUNIOR TOUR (Continued) Event and Location Fieldstone Gc Of Auburn H - Auburn Hills, MI Lake Forest GC - Ann Arbor, MI The Fortress - Frankenmuth, MI Mystic Creek - M-W - Milford, MI Travis Pointe - Ann Arbor, MI Bedford Valley - Battle Creek, MI GC @ Thornapple Pointe - Grand Rapids, MI Eagle Crest - Ypsilanti, MI Lakelands - Brighton, MI Cherry Creek - Shelby Township, MI Forest Akers - West - Lansing, MI Travis Pointe - Ann Arbor, MI College Fields - Okemos, MI U of M - Ann Arbor, MI Calderone Farms GC - Grass Lake, Jackson, MI Edgewood - Commerce Twp, MI Meadows GC/Grand Valley St - Allendale, MI Forest Akers - West - Lansing, MI Pheasant Run GC-NS - Canton, MI The Medalist - Marshall, MI Tour Championship - Forest Akers - E/W - East Lansing, MI PGA OF MICHIGAN JUNIOR TOUR & MICHIGAN PGA www.michigan.pga.com

Date June 20th - 21st June 25th June 27th - 28th July 11th - 12th July 15th July 17th - 18th July 20th July 22nd July 24th July 29th August 1st - 2nd

Michigan PGA Junior Tour Location Junior PGA - Bedford Valley Golf Club, Bedford, MI Flint Golf Club - Flint MI Pheasant Run Golf Club - Canton, MI Forest Akers West/East - East Lansing, MI The Wyndgate - Rochester, MI Grand Traverse Resort - Traverse City, MI Hantz Golf Club - Tecumseh, MI Polo Fields Of Washtenaw - Ypsilanti, MI Eagle Eye Golf Course - Bath, MI U of M Golf Course - Ann Arbor, MI Junior Tour Championship - The Fortress - Frankenmuth, MI

Date May 7th June 10th - 13th July 16th - 17th

MICHIGAN PGA TOUR Event and Location The Fuller Cup-Eagle Eye Golf Club/Bath MI Michigan Open - The Orchards Golf Club Club Car Senior Open - Bedford Golf Club

Date TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

WEST MICHIGAN GOLF ASSOCIATION www.westmichigangolf.com Event and Location West Michigan Best Ball - LE Kaufman GC West Michigan Amateur - Candlestone Resort - Belding Shipman Classic - Railside Golf Club City Match Play - Stonewater CC Kent County Amateur - LE Kaufman G.C. Grand Valley Amateur - The Meadows G.C. City Championship - Watermark CC West Michigan Fall Best Ball/Scramble - LE Kaufman GC 25

Meijer Junior Players Tour www.juniorgolf.org

Game of Your Life Foundation Celebrates 20th Season of Junior Golf In Michigan

G.O.L.F. (Game Of Your Life Foundation), Meijer Junior Players Tour, Adams Golf Junior Tour and Midwest Collegiate Amateur Series are all names/tours that have been synonymous with junior golf programs in Michigan for years.

The ideals behind the Game Of Your Life Foundation are to “not only” provide professionally run junior golf competitions but to teach, through golf, a moral foundation to help our juniors become outstanding members of society.

Twenty years ago PGA Golf Professional, Rolla Frisinger saw a need to help cultivate and inspire junior golf here in Michigan and started the Game Of Your Life Foundation to offer high quality golf competitions for young players.

Rolla’s vision and dedication has earned him many honors during his career including the “Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award” which is presented to an individual or organization that over the span of a lifetime has provided steadfast leadership, outstanding service, and continuous commitment to the Michigan golf industry.

“The Mission Statement” To provide high quality golf competitions at the finest golf facilities affording young people the opportunity to experience the benefits of honesty and integrity, which the game of golf can provide. Profits will be directed toward scholarships for deserving young people. As Rolla”s vision unfolded G.O.L.F. was able to forge a team of alliances and sponsors that ultimately has contributed the success of many young men and women today and most likely for many years to come.

With the idea of “Improving Lives One Junior Golfer at a

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working at St. Andrews. He is truly living his dream thanks in part to G.O.L.F. who kept his love for the game alive and the encouragement to realize his dream.”

Time” the foundation has tours designed for all juniors. Starting with the “Meijer Junior Players Tour” both young girls and boys from the ages of 7 to 15 can gain experience and develop their competitive skills. Eligibility is based on their age as of the last tournament date and includes a summer and fall schedule through October.

Currently through 19 years of service the foundation has awarded over $353,000.00 in scholarship money, seen over 15,000 players participate in tournaments with over 500 of these players going on to play professionally or become a PGA Golf Professional. Most important are the words honesty, integrity and sportsmanship that have been instilled into all players and will serve them well for the rest of their lives.

The “Adams Golf Junior Tour” is designed to give a junior the opportunity to develop their game to the next level by playing competitive events that prep them for collegiate play. Multi-day events will include rankings with Junior Golf Scoreboard, most will include the AJGA exemption status and a GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings. Here is just one of many testimonies regarding the foundation: “G.O.L.F. is so important to so many families and the scholarships awarded are a tremendous help in achieving the dreams of the young adults who take part in the tour. Our son Brett received $1500 in scholarship money in 2004. He used it towards his education at Cornell University and is now studying in Scotland and

If you have a son or daughter who has interest in the game of golf, help cultivate that interest, encourage them to play and contact the foundation for more details on their program. It just might be the biggest difference you can make in your child’s life. www.juniorgolf.org 517-278-4892