| Today is
Saferian Gets First Tour Win One Over 73 Is The Number At Huntmore G.C.
Second place went to Trevor Parker of South Lyon, who earlier in the season finished second in the 2018 Romeo Open. The event was quite competitive over the front nine, with amateur Avery Schaal of Fenton joining Saferian and Parker with 2 over par 38s to lead at the turn. Saferian, who has been competing in PGA Tour Monday qualifiers and other regional professional events, had a clean card on the back, adding a birdie at the reachable par five 17th hole to open up a two shot lead heading into the final hole. A solid par at the last, combined with Parker’s bogey sealed the deal. Huntmore G.C. is a beautifully maintained, but difficult course located a few miles south of Highland on Old U.S. 23 in Livingston County. It plays 7,115 yards to a par of 72. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Posts 68, Wins by Three Over Lilleboe
Second place went to 2019 Michigan Open Champion Eric Lilleboe of Okemos, who posted a 71. The event was originally scheduled to be played on the adjacent Hawk Hollow G.C. course, but was moved across the street to Eagle Eye at the last minute due to extended delays in completing a match play event. Kneen and Lilleboe, who last played together in the final round of the 2018 Michigan Open, were paired in the final group with, Zach Burry of Appleton, WI, winner of the 2019 Shootout At The Fortress. It was quite a shootout between the three on the front nine, with Kneen (at -3) holding a one shot lead over Lilleboe, and two over Burry. But Kneen pulled away on the back nine, and was the only player in the field to shoot under par on the back. The 68 by Kneen was particularly notable, given the fact Eagle Eye is the longest and most difficult course on Tour, playing 7,323 yards to a 75.9 handicap, 145 slope rating. Eagle Eye G.C. is one of five courses comprising the Hawk Hollow Resort, one of Michigan’s most spectacular golf resorts. Eagle Eye was the first solo design of Chris Lutzke, who was an associate of Pete Dye for over 20 years. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Burry Wins Shootout At The Fortress Posts Five Under 67, Wins By 3
Jonathan Schram of Warsaw, IN, finished 2nd, posting a 70, and 2018 Michigan Open champion Jake Kneen of White Lake tied with 2019 Romeo Open winner Patrick Mudd of Crown Point, IN for third at 71. The Fortress is one of Michigan’s most iconic public courses, and has hosted numerous competitions, as well as four previous Michigan Players Tour events, in 2009, 2010, 2017, and 2018. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Donnie Trosper Wins Orchards Open Wins In Playoff Over Robby Golobo
Third place went to Blaze Hogan of Hobe Sound, FL, winner of the 2019 Coyote Preserve Open. Hogan shot two under par 70. The round was played in ideal conditions, with sunny skies, a high of 77°, and a fresh breeze from the east. The Orchards G.C. is a beautiful Robert Trent Jones II design located north of Detroit in Washington Twp. It is ranked as Number One public course in the Metro Detroit area by the Detroit News. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Shoots Even Par 72, Wins By One
The event was held at the beautiful, but difficult Greystone G.C. in Romeo. The course is beautifully manicured, and has perhaps the most difficult finishing hole on the Tour schedule. The event was played in cloudy conditions, with a passing rain shower late in the day. Mudd was the winner of the 2018 Michigan Players Tour Championship last September, which was played at the incredibe Buck's Run G.C. in Mt. Pleasant. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Posts Thirteen Under, Wins By 5
The Michigan Open was held at the Grand Traverse Resort (The Bear) in Acme, just northeast of Traverse City. Lilleboe collected $8,000.00 for the win. Lilleboe is a former NCAA Division II All American, playing out of Ferris State University. Lilleboe has competed on the Michigan Players Tour since 2014, and won the 2018 Michigan Players Tour Order of Merit, collecting 4 victories, and setting a Tour scoring record of 66.25 strokes (4 rounds). Hogan Captures Coyote Preserve Open Posts One Under Par 70, Wins By 3
Hogan shot one over on the front nine, leaving him one shot behind Joe Hooks of Commerce Twp. and Doug Piesko of Bruce Twp., but a solid two under par 33 on the back nine provided the margin of victory. The round was played in cool, damp, and breezy conditions, after play was suspended for one hour with the passing of a cold front just as the first group teed off. Coyote Preserve is a beautiful Arnold Palmer design located northwest of Detroit, just south of Fenton. It is ranked as one of the top ten courses in the Metro Detroit area. For complete scores, please see the Results page.
Schedule To Consist of 12 Events
The Tour schedule will consist of 12 events, with the first event to be played on Saturday, June 1st, at the spectacular, Arnold Palmer designed Coyote Preserve G.C. near Fenton. The schedule will conclude on Sunday, September 15th at the gorgeous Shanty Creek Resort (The Legend), which is the site of the 2019 Michigan Players Tour Championship. Other courses to confirm are The Medalist G.C. near Marshall, the Orchards G.C. in Washington (which will be the site of Monday Qualifying for the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic, which will be the first PGA Tour event in Michigan since the Buick Open at Warwick Hills), and Buck's Run G.C. in Mt. Pleasant, the site of the 2018 MPT Championship. Players are encouraged to contact the Tour to obtain a 2019 membership, as well as to enter events.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
.jpg)
%20t.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
t.jpg)
