A perfect early fall day near the Western Michigan lakeshore greeted the attendees for the 2025 Western Golf Day Fundraiser at Muskegon Country Club. The attendees were a mix of MiGCSA members, their friends and some family. Hosted by past MiGCSA Board Member Jeff Hopkins on Monday September 22nd this event helped raise money for the future of our industry by way of scholarships, philanthropic causes related to turf and funding turf research.
Thank you to our 2025 Industry Partners and the hole sponsors: Revels, AcuSpray, EZGO, Harrell’s, Syngenta, Porous Pave, SynaTek, SiteOne, Golf Cars Plus, Ladd’s, Spartan Distributors, Helena, Osborn Sand, ENVU, Standard Golf, GAM, Rhino Seed, Target Specialty, BASF, Heritage, Matt LaFontaine Automotive, Trimax/Timber Wolf & AgriWater.
Thank you to our Host MiGCSA members, Jeff Hopkins & Assistant Superintendent Dylan Smith
Thank you to our host PGA Members Stephany Pawlowski the Head Golf Professional, along with Levi Brouwer, Derek Thornberry & Ted Tallefson. Also thank you to Garrick Burkhardt the General Manager of Food & Beverage.
Special thanks to the RedWater Group: MiGCSA Member Jason Schwieters, Director of Grounds, Thomas Holmes, Director of Membership & Sports & Vanessa Snelgrove-Gould the Director of Sales
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Longest Putt #8 - Jason Reece
Longest Putt #16 - Kevin Thielke
CTP #5 - Kevin Thielke
CTP #7 - Jim Chappell
CTP #11 - Ian Daniels, CGCS
CTP #15 - Michael Leavitt
Long Drive #1 - Collin VanNoord
Longest Drive #13- Adam Palmatier
Scramble Results
1st place – Brett Roberts, Ian Daniels, CGCS, Matt Groth & Chester VandenBerg (62)
2nd place – Shawn Pranger, Corey Parmalee, Steve Schultz & Dylan Barry (62)
3rd place – Adam Palmatier, Steve Fiorillo, CGCS, Ryan Glunz & Jason Schwieters (62)
Skins
Adam Palmatier, Stephen Fiorillo, CGCS, Ryan Glunz & Jason Schwieters with an Eagle on 18
Matthew Suzio, Logan May, Drew Peddie & Kyle Slocum with an Eagle on 14
Brett Roberts, Ian Daniels, CGCS, Matthew Groth & Chester VandenBerg with an Eagle on 6