The British are coming! The British are coming! No, wait--that's not right. The LPGA is coming! The LPGA is coming!
Sweetgrass Golf Course was recently named as the venue for an LPGA (that's Ladies' Professional Golf Association to you, buddy!) event. Not too shabby for a three-year-old course.
Excerpt: Sweetgrass Golf Club will hold its first professional championship next June, just three years after the Upper-Peninsula public course opened.
The Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass will draw a field of 144 rising stars on the LPGA Futures Tour from June 20-26. The links-style layout, designed by Michigan-native Paul Albanese, is located near Harris, Michigan and is situated on the site of the Island Resort & Casino.
"It is a great honor to host this tournament," says Tony Mancilla, championship chairman. "Sweetgrass provides a true test of golf that places a premium on shotmaking, an ideal layout for competitive play."
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Source: World Golf
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