Last weekend's Island Resort Championship tournament played at Sweetgrass Golf Club – hosted near-record crowds and continued its tradition of supporting local non-profit organizations, prompting organizers to call it the most successful week in the five-year history of the tournament. Click the above headline to read the details.
Sweden's Dani Holmqvist birdied on the final hole to avoid a playoff and win the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship by one stroke on Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Canadian Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) finished second, while fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson (Smith Falls, Ontario) took third. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec, Canada) will take a one-shot lead over Dani Holmqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) into the final round of the Island Resort Championship. Tanguay shot a 67 in Saturday's second round at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline to read more details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Four golfers share the lead after the first day of the LPGA Symetra Tour event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Dani Holmqvist, Lee Lopez, Lauren Doughtie, and Giulia Molinaro all shot five under par on Friday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
The Island Resort Championship LPGA Symetra Tour begins Friday morning at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Defending champion Molly Aronsson is back in town, and says she has fought off a hip injury to get back into contention for another title. Click the above headline to read details.
Brooke Henderson from Smiths Falls, Ontario carded a 3-under 69 to win the 2015 Four Winds Invitational by three shots at 10-under 206 Sunday in South Bend, Indiana. She then petitioned the Symetra Tour Commissioner to allow her to play this weekend in the Island Resort Championships at Sweetgrass. Click the above headline to read more.
Carney-Nadeau's Hunter Eichhorn scored the Irish Oaks Golf Course, shooting a 68 to lead the Wolves to the MHSAA Division Three Boys U.P. Championship on Thursday. Bark River-Harris won the Division Three girls championship, with Hannah Starnes shooting a 92. Click the above headline for details.
The Houghton Gremlins won both the boys and girls MHSAA Division One golf U.P. championships Thursday in Iron Mountain. Marquette finished second and Escanaba was a strong third. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos edged the Gladstone Braves to win the Great Northern Conference boys golf championship Thursday in Marquette. The Eskymos won with 322 strokes, with Gladstone second at 325 and Marquette third with 329. Marquette won the girls title. Click the above headline to read details. Pictured above: Kyle Pouliot was the medalist.
The Gladstone High School boys golf team won the championship of the Marquette Invitational Wednesday at the North Shore Golf Course. Marquette's Brett Specker (pictured above) was the medalist, shooting a 74. Click the above headline for details.
Tickets are on sale now for the LPGA Symetra Tour event, set for June 26th through the 28th at the Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris. Tournament officials say more than 5,000 spectators will attend the three days of event. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the Gladstone Quad Golf Invitational on Monday as Eskymo junior Dylan Gauthier beat Marquette's Brett Specker in a playoff. Both boys shot 77's, and Gauthier won medalist honors with a birdie on the second playoff hole. Kingsford and Gladstone also competed. Pictured: Gauthier with a tee shot Monday.
The Northern Michigan University men's golf team wrapped up action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional IV at Purgatory Golf Course Monday. The Wildcats finished in 16th place out of 31 teams with a combined two day score of 603 strokes including shooting a team 307 on the second day. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Athletics.
Escanaba native Scott Hebert dominated the field to win the Michigan PGA Professional Championship by six strokes in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills. Click the above headline to read more details.
Joe Quinn beat Brian Smith in a playoff hole to take the championship of the Upper Peninsula Golf Association's Men's Championship Sunday in Gladstone. Both men finished with 290's for the four rounds of the event, sending it into a playoff round. Three other golfers were a stroke back, and ten golfers were within six.
Marquette native Avery Rochester won the Upper Peninsula Lady's Golf Association championship for a third straight year Tuesday at Escanaba's Highland Golf Course. She defeated Calumet's Zoe Woodworth in the championship flight, 3 and 2. Click the above headline to see Tuesday's results.
Molly Aronsson shot a final-round even-par 72 to capture the 2014 Island Resort Championship on Sunday at Sweetgrass Golf Club. She finished at one-under for the three-day tournament, one stroke in front of her college teammate at the University of Washington, Sadena Parks. Click the above headline to read the full story.
Georgia native Lacey Agnew has the lead heading into Sunday's final round of the LPGA Symetra Tour golf event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Agnew chipped in for a birdie on the 19th hole, and has a one stroke lead after 36 holes. Click the above headline to read all of the details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour. Pictured above: Lacey Agenew. Symetra Tour photo courtesy of Scott Miller.
Lee Lopez shot a four-under 68 Friday to take the first round lead at the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. The California native leads three other golfers by one stroke. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
The LPGA Symetra Tour golf tournament begins on Friday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. The Island Resort Championship has a $125,000 purse, as 144 of the top ladies golfers from around the world compete for a spot on the professional LPGA Tour. Click the above headline to see the details.
Organizers of the LPGA Symetra Tour are getting ready for the Island Resort and Casino Championships, later this month at the Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris. Tickets have now gone on sale for the three-day event. They cost $10 for all three days, with the proceeds going to local charities. Click the above headline to read more information.
Two local golfers won medalist honors Thursday at the MHSAA Division Three Upper Peninsula Golf Championships in Delta County. Carney-Nadeau freshman Hunter Eichhorn fired a 71 and then won the title on a playoff hole, and Bark River-Harris senior Savanna Stenberg shot a 91 and won on a fifth playoff hole. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Houghton Gremlins completed the clean sweep on Wednesday, winning the Division One Upper Peninsula boys and girls golf championships in Marquette. The Escanaba Eskymos finished second in the boys meet, and third in the girls meet. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls golf team won the championship of the Menominee Invitational on Monday with 400 strokes. Kelsey Motto was the medalist with a 92, and Abbey Strom was second with 94. The Eskymo boys finished second behind Marinette, 320-331. Senior Nick LeMire was the top Eskymo, taking third with a 77. Dylan Gauthier and Nick Aird both shot 84s.
The Escanaba Eskymos won both the boys and girls titles at a home meet on Thursday. For the boys, Nick Aird was the medalist after shooting a 75, and Escanaba won with 322 strokes. Marquette was second (338) and Gladstone third (340). For the girls, Escanaba won by 26 strokes over second place Gladstone, 398-424, but Gladstone's Callie Jensen was the medalist with an 84. Marquette was third.
The Escanaba High School boys golf team had four of the top six scores on Thursday to win the championship of the Eskymo Invitational at the Escanaba Country Club. The Escanaba girls won their invitational as well, getting three of the top four best scores. Click the above headline to read details.
Northern Michigan University varsity golf coach Dean Ellis announced on Thursday that he will retire from the post, effective January 3rd. He has coached the team for the past 20 years. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of the NMU Sports Information office.
Kim Kaufman won the championship of the Island Resort Championships on the LPGA Symetra Tour Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. She had to battle from behind in the final round, and then defeated Mitsuki Katahira in a sudden-death playoff hole to win the event. Click the above headline to read the Symetra Tour story.
Garrett Phillips and Mitsuki Katahira managed to navigate through tough scoring conditions at Sweetgrass Golf Club on Saturday to take the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the Island Resort Championship. The pair sits at 2-under and holds a one-shot lead over Sue Kim, Marina Alex and Taylor Collins. Click the above headline for details.
The Symetra Tour Island Resort Championship is underway at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. After Day One, rookie Jenni Jenq is the leader after firing a five-under 67 on Friday. Click the above headline to read all the details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
