mi publinxer june 2013
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Michigan Publinx Golf AssociationPresident: Jason May
Vice President: Kevin Klemet Secretary: Paul KoltonTreasurer: Ray Emsley
Board of DirectorsJim Bedson Chuck Deschaine
Roger Duncan Jim Ellis Cleat Lindsey Dean Ploch
Ron Weaver
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The Fortress was designed by DickNugent and opened in 1993.
The Fortress plays to 6,813 yardsfrom the tips with a rating of 73.6 and aslope of 138. The course, also offer'stwo other sets of tees, the middle set at6,271 yards and the ladies' tees at 4,837yards.
Nugent patterned the course after theScottish links courses where the gameoriginated. Mounding, matted with fes-cue grasses, separates most of the wind-ing fairways and will quickly swallowan errant drive, as will the rough, whichcourse officials always keep severalinches thick.
Many of the bent grass greens areincredibly large, averaging 7,500 squarefeet each, leaving you some challengingputts. Water comes in to play on 10 ofthe holes. When Nugent finally sprin-kled in 69 bunkers, including 39 on theback, he had manufactured one toughtest of shot making. Golfweek pro-claimed the course one of "America'sBest Golf Courses" in 1993.
The course's amenities have every-thing you'd expect from a first-class out-fit. The barn-style clubhouse is home toa small restaurant/bar area and a proshop. Outside, a covered pavilion canhandle a large outing.
The practice area features a separatechipping and putting green, along with atarget-style range.
The Fortress, a par-72 championshipgolf course, offers several great packagedeals with the nearby Zehnder'sRestaurant, which is famous for its fam-ily-style dining with an early Americantheme and some tasty chicken entrees.
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Jacob Gronowski is one of the recipient’s of a Bill CurtisScholarship. He is currently attending Oakland Universitywhere he is majoring in accounting. He has already received hisAssociates Degree in Business Administration from OaklandCommunity College. While attending Oakland he played on thegolf team and received MCCAA All-Eastern ConferenceAcademic. 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. Heis currently attending Lakeland High School and will beenrolling in college at Saginaw Valley University where he willmajor in a nursing career. He plans to play hockey and lacrossewhile attending Saginaw Valley. After graduating from SaginawValley, Mitchell plans to attend the University of Michiganwhere he will pursue his master’s degree in nurse anesthetists.
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Michigan Junior PGA Tour
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 Pontiac C.C.
December 5th Board Meeting 6:30 AM Pontiac C.C.
Calloway JW QualifierJune 17, 2013 ~ Oak Pointe Country Club ~ Brighton
Place Name/Location Score Points
1 Baker Stevenson 72 100
T2 Nick Park 73 80
T2 Max Ritter 73 80
T4 Zachary Dowling 74 50
T4 Austin Koleszar 74 50
T4 Andre Scopone 74 50
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Ancient glaciers carved the deep clear lakesand dramatic hills that give golf in TraverseCity its breathtaking natural setting, and thefinishing touches on its 17 golf courses wereadded by the likes of Jack Nicklaus, ArnoldPalmer, Gary Player, Jerry Matthews and TomWeiskopf.
But let’s face it: the universe is full of well-designed golf courses. A truly world-class golfdestination needs to offer something more.Something genuine. It has to be a real placewith its own story, its own flavor, its own soul— and it has to offer a golfer something spe-cial once he or she leaves the course. That’swhat sets Traverse City apart.
Situated on beautiful Grand Traverse Bay inNorthern Michigan’s wine country, TraverseCity has long been treasured for its serenity, itsbeauty, and its unique mixture of relaxation,adventure and natural splendor, with miles ofbeautiful beaches and lakeshore vistas.
Its restaurants have given it a reputation as oneof America’s up and coming “foodie” towns(Bon Appetit magazine has listed it among thetop five in the nation.) and its vineyards areproducing some of the best wines in the coun-try. The beer is pretty good, too; Draft maga-zine calls it one of America’s emerging beertowns!
Shoppers are drawn to the city’s tree-shadedand pedestrian-friendly downtown, where adecade of thoughtful restoration and renova-tion has yielded beautiful results: scores offascinating boutiques, restaurants, coffeeshops and galleries, and lots of places to sitand relax. (Meanwhile, the Grand TraverseCommons, a former mental asylum, offerssome shopping and dining adventures of itsown, as do the nearby villages of Suttons Bay,Bellaire, Leland and Glen Arbor.)
There’s a wide variety in the lodging choicesopen to golfers, too. You can stay in a full-service resort right at the edge of the fairway,of course. But you might prefer to stake out aspot on the beach at one of the town’s manywaterfront inns, find a quiet hideaway in a hill-top vineyard chateau or rent a secluded cabinin the woods.
When that summer sun finally goes down,there’s still plenty to do. Nightlife in TraverseCity can be an evening of cool jazz in a down-town restaurant, some cutting-edge rock in aUnion Street bistro, or some gaming fun in alocal casino.
It’s easy to see why this “Golf Coast” of theMidwest has been awarded the #12 spot inGolf Digest’s list of the World’s Top 50 GolfDestinations, and has been called “America’s
Summer Golf Capital” by Golf Magazine. Justlast year, it was ranked #7 in the Top 10 GolfCities in the U.S.
Strange but true: Traverse City is a great placeto play golf, because there’s so much more todo than just play golf!
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2013 U. S. Amateur Public Links QualifierCedar Chase Golf Club • June 13th
Mid-June brings thoughts of The Masters and as an amateur, one way to get there is to capture a U. S.Public Links title. USAPL qualifiers will soon be in the past as the USGA has decided to retire this cham-
pionship, making the final championships (2013 and 2014) something special for the winners.
Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Va. is the venue for this year’s championship to be held July 15 through the 20.
This year, Cedar Chase hosted the only Michigan qualifier.
Results … Cedar Chase Golf Club, Cedar Springs June 13, 2013
Place Name Location Score Status1 Hogan, Blaze Big Rapids 140 Medalist2 Ignasiak, Mike Saline 144 Qualified
Clark, Nathan Charlotte 144 Qualified4 Brons-Piche, Nikolaj Traverse City 148 1st Alt5 Kochevar, Kyle Glen Ellyn 149 2nd Alt
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Teaching philosophy focuses onpositive communication and use
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So many times when speaking tomy clients or discussing the golfswing in a leisurely conversation do Ihear talk about swing positions at thehalfway back position or at the top ofthe back swing, but rarely do I hearpeople focusing on impact position. Imust say that as an industry as awhole we as teachers do not portraythe position of impact with enoughimportance. If we start this seasonout with a renewed focus on improv-ing our impact position, we all willbecome better golfers! Here is a pic-ture of Tiger Woods at impact. Let’stry and copy this position throughworking on a drill.
Try this drill:
IMPACT LOADER:
Get set up in your normal set upposition but lift the club face up andplace it in front of the ball on the tar-get side. Lean the shaft of the clubslightly forward while moving amajority of your weight on your leadfoot and towards your heel of thatfoot. Swing back and attempt toreturn to that position with an exag-gerated shorter than normal followthrough! It should feel like a simulat-ed punch shot that you are trying tohit lower. Hit ten of these in a rowand then take three normal swings.Repeat this practice simulation for 45minutes twice per week and you willstart to hear and feel better impact.
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Rules of Golf Quiz - June1. Mike’s ball lay against an out of bounds fence. He has no shot,
so he goes to the non-golf course side of the fence and strikes thefence, moving the ball. What is the Ruling?
a. Mike has proceeded properly and the stroke counts.b. Mike has not proceeded properly and incurs a one-
stroke penalty for moving his ball in play and mustreplace it.
c. Mike has not proceeded properly and incurs a one-stroke penalty for moving his ball in play, but does nothave to replace it.
2. Larry, when starting the 3rd hole, plays from outside the teeingground. He then takes 3 more strokes before ending up on theputting green. His fellow-competitor tells him that he has to goback and correct from the teeing ground or will be disqualified ifhe tees off at the next hole. Larry must go back and play correct-ly from within the teeing ground, incurring a two-stroke penaltyplaying from outside the teeing ground, but no additional penal-ties for the strokes he played from outside the teeing ground. True / False
3. Joe arrives at the putting green and his ball is 3 feet from the hole.Because of the early morning rain, the cup is full of water. Joedoesn’t want to have to stick his hand in all that water after hol-ing out, so he removes water from the cup with his hand, carefulnot to touch the inside of the cup. He then putts the ball andheads to the next tee. What is the Ruling?
a. There is no penalty if Joe does not touch the cup whiledoing this, as that would be considered touching hisline of putt.
b. There is a two-stroke penalty under Rule 13-2 forimproving his line of putt by removing water.
c. There is a two-stroke penalty under Rule 13-2 forimproving his line of putt and another two-stroke penal-ty for touching his line of putt.
4. Player A, whose ball is farthest away from the hole, putts and ashis ball is moving toward the hole, Player B thinks the ball mightstrike the flagstick that has been removed and laying on the put-ting green. He picks up the flagstick. Player B incurs a penaltyfrom removing an obstruction that might influence the ball. True / False
5. Mike finishes the 9th hole and before going to #10, he decidesthat the putter he used on the front 9 caused him to 3 putt 4greens and he is going to change it, even though he has 14 clubs.He goes to his car and exchanges the putters. When he gets backto the cart, one of his fellow-competitors tells him that he does-n’t think that he can change putters. They drive to the tee andare waiting for the group ahead of them to move out of the fair-way and Mike decides he better get his original putter back. He
does so and the group is ready to tee off when Mike arrives.What is the Ruling:
a. Mike incurs a two-stroke penalty for substitution, eventhough he didn’t play any strokes with the new putter.
b. Mike has proceeded correctly and incurs no penalty.c. Mike has incurred a two-stroke penalty for substitution
because the new putter he took from the trunk was notone of the clubs he had selected for play.
6. Jason scores 4 on the 6th hole. His fellow-competitor and mark-er puts down a 5. At the scoring table the players check theircards. Jason turns in his card and leaves the table. When he getsto his car, it dawns on him that he actually had a 4 on the 6th holeand returns to the scoring table. What is the Ruling?
a. The score of 5 stands as the scorecard was turned in andofficial when Jason had left the scoring area.
b. Jason can change his score to a 4 with the committeeand markers consent because the results of the competi-tion have not been announced.
c. Jason can have the committee change the score afterexplaining the circumstances of the scorecard.
7. A player’s ball lies in a water hazard. The player approaches theball and takes a couple of practice swings in the hazard, touchinglong grass growing in the hazard. The player incurs a two-strokepenalty for touching grass growing in a hazard. True / False
8. Paul’s .ball lies in the fairway and he is between clubs for hisnext stroke. The local Rule for distance measuring devices is notin effect, so he couldn’t use his laser. However; there is a play-er who has an afternoon tee time walking with the group andusing a laser to check yardages. Paul asks the player to measurethe distance from his ball to the hole. The player does so. Paulis disqualified. True / False
9. A player’s ball lies in a water hazard. Which of the followingwould not constitute testing the Conditions of the Hazard.
a. Placing his clubs and bag in the hazard.b. Leaning on a rake while waiting for his turn to play.c. Marking the position of the ball by pushing a tee into
the ground behind the ball.d. Placing his towel on the ground in the hazard.
*Quiz Answers on Page 15
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Greater Lansing Amateur Golf Association
Jersey Giant ~ Mid Michigan Match Play Championship
Groesbeck Golf Course • Lansing Mi • June 1 – 2, 2013
Cool weather returned to Michigan, just in time for the Jersey Giant Mid Michigan Match Play Championship adding another elementfor this match play event.
Forty players teed it up on Saturday and qualified for a seat in one of the flights for the match play competition. After three rounds ofmatch play, Zach, Patrick, Justin, Larry & Patrick emerged as the winners in their respective flights.
Open Division - Championship Flight
Zach Rosendale Defeats Carson Castellani 5 & 4
Open Division - First Flight
Patrick Wassner Defeats Aaron Luttig 4 & 3
Open Division - Second Flight
Justin Terry Defeats Zeke Fletcher 4 & 3
Senior Division - Championship Flight
Larry Meirndorf Defeats Randy Mastin 2 & 1
Senior Division - First Flight
Patrick Parker Defeats Jim Schmidt 1 Up
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Answers: (1) A Decision 14-1/5; (2) True Rule 11-4b; (3) B Decision 16-1a/4; (4) False Rule 24-1; (5) B Decision 4-4a/1; (6)A Rule 6-6d; (7) False Rule 13-4 Note to the Rule; (8) True Decision 14-3/0.7; (9) All of them. Decision 13-4/0.5
*Quiz Answers from Page 12
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Like many senior events, this championship has really grown inpopularity and you need to sign up fast if want to be in the field. Thesenior division had over 100 players and the super seniors had over35.
This tournament is short, sweet and fast, so you better get off to agood start if you want to qualify for the match play field of 32 or 16for the super seniors.
With good conditions, Bill Zylstra set the pace – firing a round of67 (medalist) followed by Jeff Knudson with 69. The field was paireddown to the top 32 and the list of qualifying players is pretty impres-sive. Besides Zylstra and Knudson, Randy Lewis, Ian Harris, GregReynolds, Mike Fedewa and Ray Emsley (defending champion) allqualified and these players have all made their mark through theyears as top amateur players.
The super seniors fired some pretty strong rounds as well, withPete Doerr capturing the medalist honors with a round of 75 followedby John Lindholm with 76.
In the first round of match play, Zylstra had a very tight match,winning in 21 holes over John Armstrong. In the second round,Zylstra ran into a very hot Jerry Blake who won his first match 4&3and then finished off Zylstra 4&2.
Randy Lewis also ran into a buzz saw, getting beat in the firstround 7&5 by Mike Sequite.
At the end of the second round, all four ( Zylstra, Knudson,Richart & Lewis) the top four seeds had been eliminated from com-petition, proving again that anything can happen in match play com-petition.
In the super senior division, Pete Doerr won his first round match4&3 and all four (Doerr, Johnson, Lindholm & Gasper) of the topseeds advanced into the second round.
In the senior division, fifth seed Mike Raymond and 10th seedGreg Reynolds got on a roll and made into the final match whereMike and Greg had a closely contested match, with Mike Raymondcoming out on top winning in 20 holes.
The same kind of action took place in the super senior divisionwhere John French (10th seed) and George Dillon (11th seed) tiptoedthrough their matches to face each other in the final match. After 19holes of competition, it was George who took home the trophy.
Congratulations, Mike & George
GAM / Senior Match Play ChampionshipTravis Pointe Golf Club ~ May 28-31, 2013
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(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
The Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association(MPSGA)
2013 State Seniors Open-Amateur Golf Championship
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Michigan Publinx Senior Golf Association Single Day Tournament Results
Golden Fox Golf Club ~ May 23, 2013
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 A Feiten, Dan Commerce Twp. 79 9 70 1 A Grohowski, Mark Canton 77 7 70 1 A Mlynarczyk, Jim Northville 79 9 70 1 A Ward, Don Sterling Hgts. 78 8 70 5 A Halle, Roger Chesterfield Twp. 77 6 71 5 A Kuehn, Brian Ann Arbor 81 10 71
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 B Evans, Lafayette Detroit 83 12 71 2 B Bisby, Wayne Shelby Twsp. 85 13 72 2 B DeFever, Lawrenc Bloomfield Hills 85 13 72 2 B Gostovich, Jim New Baltimore 84 12 72 5 B Grill, Paul Byron 85 12 73 5 B Kipp, Dennis Royal Oak 84 11 73
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 C Ouellette, Don Livonia 86 19 67 2 C Romeo, Dale Lake Orion 87 19 68 3 C Hicks, Harry Commerce Twp. 84 14 70 4 C Myers, Ron Livonia 86 15 71 5 C Dodd, John Farmington Hills 89 17 72 5 C Hertel, Bob Sterling Hgts. 88 16 72 5 C Merpi, Tony Shelby Twp. 90 18 72
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 D Northcutt, Mike Northville 91 23 68 2 D Donnelly, Ray Troy 93 23 70 3 D McCullough, Char Detroit 95 24 71 3 D Retman, Richard Harrison Twp. 95 24 71
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The Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association(MPSGA) Continued...
5 D Suggs, Jerry Beverly Hills 95 23 72
Fieldstone Golf Club ~ June 4, 2013
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 A Mutz, Charles Clarkston 76 6 70 2 A Phillips, Mike Bloomfield Hills 77 5 72 3 A Green, Billy Waterford 79 6 73 3 A McTear, David Redford 82 9 73 3 A Miller, Robert Davisburg 79 6 73 3 A Pilon, Tom Plymouth 82 9 73 3 A Prince, Donald Shelby Twsp. 83 10 73 3 A Zemmer, Ron White Lake 80 7 73
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 B Kim, Kyu Bloomfield Hills 80 12 68 2 B Hicks, Harry Commerce Twsp. 83 14 69 2 B Silverstein, Barry Franklin 83 14 69 4 B Daniels, David Davisburg 83 13 70 4 B Evans, Lafayette Detroit 82 12 70
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 C Merpi, Tony Shelby Twsp. 83 20 63 2 C Ouellette, Don Livonia 88 20 68 3 C Winters, Everett Royal Oak 85 16 69 4 C Kowalski, David White lake 90 19 71 4 C Mercury, Joe Rochester Hills 89 18 71
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 D Pavlat, Dan Livonia 87 24 63 2 D Schulte, George W. Bloomfield 90 25 65 3 D Donnelly, Ray Troy 93 25 68 4 D Jones, Nathaniel Detroit 99 29 70 5 D Irwin, Richard Plymouth 94 23 71
Lakes Of Taylor ~ June 13th 2013
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 A Iovan, Mark W. Bloomfield 76 10 66 1 A Pearson, Greg Royal Oak 72 6 66 3 A Davis, Clifford Rochester Hills 81 9 72
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The Michigan Publinx Seniors Golf Association(MPSGA) Continued...
3 A Reifert, Fritz Ypsilanti 79 7 72 5 A Green, Billy Waterford 79 5 74
Lakes Of Taylor ~ June 13th 2013 (Continued)
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score5 A Mutz, Charles Clarkston 80 6 74 5 A Phillips, Mike Bloomfield Hills 79 5 74
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 B Fenby, Jerry W. Bloomfield 79 11 68 2 B Ash, Paul Brighton 82 12 70 2 B Hicks, Harry Commerce Twsp. 83 13 70 2 B Kim, Kyu Bloomfield Hills 81 11 70 5 B Frontier, Greg Waterford 83 11 72 5 B Suddendorf, Ron Ann Arbor 83 11 72
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 C Mercury, Joe Rochester Hills 86 16 70 2 C McCall, Brian Ann Arbor 87 14 73 3 C Williams, Tom Royal Oak 93 19 74 4 C Miller, Mark Livonia 93 18 75 5 C Galsterer, Jack Grosse Pt Woods 91 15 76
Place Flt Player City Score HCP Net Score1 D DeFever, Morris Shelby Twsp. 96 29 67 2 D Irwin, Richard Plymouth 91 21 70 3 D Kurczewski, Tom Shelby Twsp. 103 30 73 4 D Gold, Stephen Troy 106 31 75
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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 tocontest its annual State Match Play Competition.
Farwell, MI has long been considered home for the SMP where Eagle Glen and ThePines Golf Club have served as the battlegrounds to determine some of the greatestchampions in the history of this fantastic event.
The tournament moved south for a few years to Bedford and Rochester, MI where thetournament was held at some great venues such as Bedford Valley Golf Club and TwinLakes Golf Club but the call from the northern atmosphere was to strong to resist in2013.
Dean Paesens and Joe Schumer (club managers) have done a fantastic job with thistournament through the years and look forward to welcoming back players from all overthe state to compete again in 2013.
Block off your calendar from July 26th to July 30th, get your game in shape and trav-el north to see if you can capture a SMP title in 2013.
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Christian Vozza captured the last Michigan AmateurChampionship held at Muskegon Country Club in 2005.
This small golf course is a true test for these amateurs. ThisDonald Ross course is short but the greens can be very difficult.
First round action found great weather along with some goodscores starting with Tom Werkmeister, the 2013 Michigan OpenChampion. Tom scrambled through the first few holes but managedto turn in the best score of the opening round (70).
Four players trailed Tom by one shot along with ten more playersat two shots back. Thirteen more players would finish within fourshots of the leader, which made the second round very important toqualify for match play.
Second round action was much like the first with great weatherand more solid play from the Michigan Open Champion. Tomworked his way around Muskegon Country C.C. for another roundof 70 and grabbed the “Medalist Honors”.
Otto Black from Pinckney MI secured second place, three shotsback of Tom, followed by Mike Ignasiak from Saline at four shotsand Reed Hrynewich (Muskegon) along with Alex Dombrowski(Gaylord) tied for fourth at five shots back.
The top 64 players qualified for match play, looking to advance tothe final match and capture this year’s championship. Some of thetop “experienced” players in the state advanced to the field of 64
including Bill Zylstra the current number one senior amateur in thecountry, Greg Davies the 2006 Amateur Champion, RussCunningham the 2010 GAM Player of the decade, along with a hostof young talent looking to stake their claim in Michigan golf history.
First Round:Tom Werkmeister went right to work winning his match against
Carson Castellani 2&1. Otto Black and Mike Ignasiak also advancedto the second round but the forth seed Alex Dombrowski was defeat-ed by Scott Wirth in very close match (1 up).
In other action Greg Davies & Russ Cunningham also advanced tothe second round winning their matches 2up & 1up respectively.
Second Round:Andrew Chapman put an end to the fairy tale run that Tom
Werkmeister has enjoyed over the last few weeks by defeating Tomin extra holes. On the third playoff hole Andrew made birdie to close-out Tom and move into the next round.
Otto Black and Mike Ignasiak are the remaining top seeds in thefield recording a 1up win over Nicholas Campbell and 4&2 overAndrew Yeager respectively. Davies and Cunningham also advancedto the third round setting up a potential match against each other inthe fourth round. In addition to their great accomplishments in theGAM Association both Davies and Cunningham are past championsof the Michigan Publinx State Match Play Tournament.
Third Round:This round featured a lot of tightly contested matches with the
exception of Mike Ignasiak who defeated Greg Davies 6&5 and RussCunningham 3&2 over Ryan Johnson. All the other matches weredecided by margins of 2&1, 1up and extra holes.
Tom Gieselman defeated Otto Black in 19 holes, leaving Ignasiakthe last top seed in the field.
Fourth Round:Mike Ignasiak, Tom Gieselman, Andy Chapman and Brad Bastion
defeated their opponents handily setting up semi final matches fea-turing Ignasiak vs. Gieselman and Chapman vs, Bastion.
Semi Final Matches:Ignasiak and Chapman both played very solid rounds again where
they defeated their opponents 3&2 and advanced to the final roundto face each other.
Final Round:The final round action was the type of action you like to see. Both
players battled hard and the match was extremely tight throughoutseventeen holes where they stood on the final tee “tied”.
On the last hole, Andrew Chapman emerged as the winner by sink-ing a long birdie putt to capture the championship 1up.
Congratulations, Andy!
Andrew Chapman Wins102ndMichigan Amateur Championship
Muskegon Country Club • June 18 - 22, 2013
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Tom Werkmeister (Grand Rapids, Amateur)
Wins 2013 Michigan Open ChampionshipThe Orchards Golf Club • June 10 – 13, 2013
Over 150 players were greeted by rainand wet soggy conditions for the first roundof the Michigan Open Championship.
Barrett Kelpin, the defending champion,opened the first round of defense with a nicethree under par 69. Nineteen players wouldbreak par and Barrett was tied for secondplace with four other players, includingScott Hebert from Grand Traverse Resort &Spa and Andy Ruthkoski from Muskegonwho both are former Michigan Open cham-pions.
The leader in the first round was a well-known amateur from Grand Rapids, Mich.by the name of Tom Werkmeister.Werkmeister fired a round of 66; six under
par. Tom worked his way around the golfcourse hitting every green in regulation andmade a few putts to turn in a great round ofgolf.
In the second round, Tom Werkmeisterturned in another fine performance with a 70but Andy Ruthkoski fired a round of 67 togo into the third round tied with Tom at 136.Eric Wohlfield from Brighten got on a rollshooting 67 to trail Tom and Andy by oneshot. Barrett Kelpin, the defending champi-on, was two shots back, setting up a tightrace over the final two rounds.
After the second round, the field was cutto the top 70 players. Twenty-four amateursmade the cut, which is almost one third ofthe field.
Third round action found Werkmeisterremaining steady and taking the out rightlead going into the final round. Tom turnedin a round of five under par (67) whileRuthkoski stumbled shooting 73, falling sixshots behind and five shots behind BarrettKelpin who stood alone in second place, oneshot behind Werkmeister.
In the final round, Werkmeister got off toa great start capturing two birdies in the firstthree holes. Through six holes Tom still heldthe lead but only by one shot as BarrettKelpin was right there for a chance todefend his title.
After nine holes and a couple of bogies byBarrett and a bogie by Tom, Tom extendedhis lead by two shots. Over the final nineholes, Werkmeister remained steady, calmand with a two-stroke lead he was able tofinish off the tournament to capture whatmight be his greatest victory ever!
Tom Werkmeister has won just aboutevery major amateur championship inMichigan and some several times but he isjust the fifth amateur to ever win this openchampionship and the first amateur in thelast 38 years!
Congratulations, Tom!
Place Player Club Name/Location Total
1 Tom Werkmeister (a) Kentwood, MI 275
2 Barrett Kelpin Kalamazoo, MI 277
T3 Christopher Mory Haslett, MI 278
T3 Andrew Ruthkoski Muskegon, MI 278
5 Matt Pesta Forest Lake Country Club 281
T6 Clark Klaasen Grand Rapids, MI 282
T6 Henry Do (a) Ypsilanti, MI 282
T6 Matt Thompson Battle Creek, MI 282
9 Joe Juszczyk Dearborn Heights, MI 283
T10 Patrick Colburn (a) Traverse City, MI 284
T10 John Seltzer The Polo Fields Golf & CC 284
T10 Eric Wohlfield Brighton, MI 284
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Bailey, Dovre, Jaschuk & SorentinoTied For Lead at the 2nd
Publinx Championship Series Eventat Salem Hills Golf Club • June 2, 2013
The cool weather returned for this second event but scoring was hotwith players tying for top honors in the championship division. ChrisBaily, Eric Dovre, Scott Jaschuk and Anthony Sorentino all shot 73for the lead.
The “Net Division” found John Misovski claiming the trophy with anet round of 66, followed by Dave Muscaro with a net score of 70.In the “Senior Division,” James Mlynarczyk claimed the honors forthe day with a net score of of 65, followed by Don Ward with 67.
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
Place Name Score1 Bailey, Chris 73
Dovre, Eric 73Jaschuk, Scott 73Sorentino, Anthony 73
5 Johnson, Joseph F. 74Olejniczak, John 74Zylstra, Bill 74
8 Dagenais, Jerry 75Djurdjev, Fred 75Quitiquit, Brett 75Sterling, Larry 75
12 Comito, Frank 76Dagenais, Rich 76Emsley, Ray 76
15 Alvey, Andy 77Barnes, Jim 77Davies, Greg 77Weaver, Ronald 77
20 Brickey, TJ 78Ennis, Kevin 78Kolton, Paul 78May, Jason 78Nimphie, Richard 78Rymiszewski, Gary 78
26 Daly, Stuart 79Keskitalo, Ken 79Klemet, Kevin 79Korte, Matthew 79Solverson, J. Paul 79
31 Catto, Shawn 80
Jordan, Ken 8033 Blair, Chris 81
Harte, Michael 81Johnson, Joseph 81Leitch, Brad 81Solverson, Stephen 81
38 Boghikian, Razmig 82Herczak, Ron 82
40 Whatley, Craig 8341 Jones, Dwaine 84
Moores, Tom 8443 Palarchio, Gary 85
Pioch, Dean 85Worrilow, Charles 85
46 Batch, Steve 86Bowles, Chad 86Clore, Siegel 86Lucaj, Luc 86
50 Allan, Karl 87Bright, Nicholas 87Furlong, Kevin 87
53 McComb, Matt 8854 Bent, Ryan 90
NET DIVISIONPlace Name Net Score1 Misovski, John 662 Muscaro, Dave 703 Langenderfer, Matt 72
Whiteaker, Kyle 725 Stefanoski, Vasko 73
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NET DIVISION (continued)
Place Name Net Score6 Crockett, Richard 74
Mikoloff, Kelly 74Perry, Scott 74
9 Mianowski, Peter 75Morgan, John 75Szymanski, Steven 75Trammel, Marcus 75
13 Oneill, Matt 7614 Camp, Scott 77
Grzadzinski, Mat 77Hermann, Brian 77Ku, Kim 77
18 Szymanski, Robert 78Vanderginst, Nick 78
20 Mulhern, Thomas 80Suchta, Nick 80
22 McKay, Kevin 81Pikora, Michael 81
24 Bedson, Jim 8325 Luke, Tom 84
SENIOR DIVISIONPlace Name Net Score1 Mlynarczyk, James 652 Ward, Don 673 Pratt, John 684 Pilon, Tom 69
Reifert, Fritz 696 Klosowski, Tim 70
Thompson, Brad 708 Bee, Ralph 729 Harmala, Doug 73
Mutz, Charles 7311 Insana, Gary 7412 Yoo, Hyun 7513 Ahern, Tom 76
Davis, Clifford 7615 Cykowsk, Mark 77
Kaspor, Albert 77Kirkland, Charles 77Lam, Michael 77Moline, James 77Schulte, George 77Shaheen, Rick 77
22 Bennett, Wayne 78Ellis, Jim 78
24 Jawor, Ted 79 Pirrami, Gino 79Touchette, Chris 79
27 Pearson, Greg 80Phillips, Michael 80Pujdowski, Ed 80Smith, Steve 80White, Eric 80
32 December, Thomas 81Taylor, William II 81
34 Dahlberg, Ron 82Hurst, Bill 82Kim, Kyu 82
37 Gunn, Otha 8538 Babicz, Kirk 86
Jones, Steven 8640 Hoover, Charles 8841 Morris, James 90
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2013 Michigan Publinx Team Playthrough June 19th, 2013
EAST SIDE STANDINGS
Team Wins Loses Ties PercentageBald Mountain 7 0 0 1.000Orchards 5 0 0 1.000Sycamore Hills 5 1 0 0.833The Fountains 5 2 0 0.714Blackheath 1 2 1 0.667Glacier Club 2 4 2 0.667Fieldstone 3 2 0 0.600Blackheath2 2 4 0 0.333Pontiac CC 2 4 0 0.333Glacier Club1 1 3 1 0.300Pontiac Municipal 1 4 1 0.250Greystone 1 4 0 0.200Black River 1 4 0 0.200Twin Lakes 1 4 0 0.200Devil’s Ridge 0 5 0 0.000
WEST SIDE STANDINGS
Team Wins Loses Ties PercentageGateway 5 0 0 1.000The Jackal 5 1 0 0.833Dunham Hills 4 2 0 0.667Lyon Oaks 4 2 0 0.667Fox Creek 2 1 1 0.625Green Oaks 1 1 0 0.500Salem Hills 3 3 0 0.500Moose Ridge 2 3 0 0.400Golden Fox 2 4 0 0.333Lakes of Taylor 1 4 0 0.200Flushing Valley 0 3 1 0.125Whitmore Lake 0 5 0 0.000
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CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION:Last Name First Name PointsDavies Greg 150Schleicher Erik 120Daigle Leo 110Boghikian Razmig 95Zylstra Bill 95Emsley Ray 73May Jason 73Jaschuk Scott 73Bastion Brad 73Brickey TJ 50Uelmen James 50Hooks Joe 50Quitiquit Brett 50Sorentino Anthony 50Hudson Brett 11Bernhardt Patrick 11Anderson Steve 11Vaclav Dave 11Kibby Brian 11Worrilow Charles 11
NET DIVISION:Last Name First Name PointsTrammel Marcus 120Misovski John 120Misovski Lou (Ljupco) 120Mulhern Thomas 120Crosby Arturo 85Zoller Chris 85
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NET DIVISION:Last Name First Name PointsSzymanski Steven 70McKay Kevin 70Markovski John 70Bedson Jim 58Wojcik Dale 58ONeill Matt 50Mianowski Peter 45Perry Scott 38Szymanski Robert 38Luke Tom 10Muscaro Dave 10Vanderginst Nick 10
SENIOR DIVISION:Last Name First Name PointsInsana Gary 135Ward Don 135Cykowski Mark 100Brunning David 100Morris James 100Phillips Michael 78Pujdowski Ed 78Hoover Charles 65Yoo Hyun 65Bee Ralph 65Davis Clifford 50Reifert Fritz 50Pearson Greg 50Smith Steve 38Ellis Jim 38Pratt John 15Kaspor Albert 15
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Mid Michigan Golf TourHawk Hollow Golf Club • Bath Michigan • June 2, 2013
The Mid Michigan Golf Tour would like to thank all the players that participated in their first Mid-Michigan Golf Tour event at HawkHollow Golf Course. They sincerely hope that you enjoyed yourself and that you will consider competing in their future events.
Below you will find the results of the tournament (place, name, gross score, net score, points earned). Congratulations to Dale Choma (37-35—72), champion in the OPEN division—a very strong round under the tough conditions. The NET division champion, Rick Long (83less 17—66) had an exciting finish. Rick holed out on #9 (his last hole) for an eagle 2 to win his division by one stroke over Rick DeSantis.
OPEN DIVISION:
Place Name Score Points1 Dale Choma 72 25T2 Kevin Frank 75 18T2 Tony Keim 75 184 Ed Meyer 78 125 Ryan Tomlinson 82 106 David Struder 84 87 Ryan McCaffey 86 68 Josh Szedlak 87 49 Doug Nelson 90 310 Andrew Vuckovich 91 211 Gavin Schmidtmann 98 012 Sam Smith 101 0
NET DIVISION:
Place Name Score Net Score Net Point1 Rick Long 83 66 252 Rick DeSantis 74 67 203 Fred Mahoney 78 69 164 Mike Stevenson 84 70 125 Mike VanSetters 82 74 106 Nick Gondek 93 75 87 Ronald Stevenson 93 77 6T8 Terry Woods 85 78 3.5T8 Craig Helwig 85 78 3.5T10 Mike Hodgkiss 89 79 1T10 John McDermott 91 79 112 Dave Seehase 88 82 013 Corey Densmore 104 83 0T14 Chuck Ricklefs 100 84 0T14 Dale Griffith 94 84 016 Dexter Evans 98 90 0T17 Dennis Fellem 106 92 0T17 Anthony Bader 111 9 0
