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TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND SCHEDULE
WESTERN AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
A combination of stroke play and match
play competition, the Western Amateur
can be the most demanding event in
professional or amateur golf.
Competition includes two 18-hole
stroke play rounds on Tuesday and
Wednesday followed by a cut to the
players with the low 44 scores and ties.
Those who make the cut then play 36
holes of stroke play on Thursday, with
the low 16 advancing to match play on
Friday.
Qualifying for the Western Amateur’s
“Sweet 16” match play competition is
one of the treasured accomplishments
each year among the world’s top-ranked 2019 WESTERN AMATEUR SCHEDULE
amateurs. The first two rounds of 18-
hole match play on Friday narrow the
field to four semifinalists, who compete MONDAY, JULY 29 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
in a pair of 18-hole matches on Player Registration/ Third Round and Final Round of
Saturday morning. Winners of the two Practice Rounds Stroke Play (cut to low 16)
morning matches then play in the 18-
hole championship match Saturday TUESDAY, JULY 30 FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
afternoon. First Round, Stroke Play First Two Rounds of Match Play
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
Second Round, Stroke Play Semifinal and Championship Rounds
(cut to low 44 and ties) of Match Play
SPECTATOR INFORMATION • Cell Phone and Electronic Devices: • Weather Warning: In the event of
• Please observe silence throughout All cell phones and electronic devices imminent dangerous conditions, all
each shot, and do not move until all should be in the power-off mode when players, caddies, volunteers, and
contestants in each group have played on or near the golf course except in the spectators MUST leave the course
or holed out. case of an emergency. Outside near the IMMEDIATELY! Three siren blasts
clubhouse they should be in vibrate will signal “all clear” when it is safe for
• Please stay behind all ropes, and do not
mode and may be used visually. In the play to resume. If necessary seek shelter
walk in fairways, on greens or in long
event that it is necessary to use verbally, in the clubhouse. Shelter is also located
grass areas.
your conversation should not disturb or on the course near the 10th tee.
BE HEARD by others. Cell phone use
in the clubhouse area is restricted to the
parking area and not anywhere in the
clubhouse.
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“One of the best conditioned
courses we play each year”
— Justin Leonard
1992–1993 Western Amateur Champion
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A TOUR OF
POINT O’ WOODS
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ABOUT THE COURSE
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Hole Par Yardage Hole Par Yardage
1 4 436 10 4 398
2 5 565 11 3 216
3 4 484 12 4 476
4 3 187 13 5 555
5 4 373 14 4 360
6 4 444 15 5 493
7 4 458 16 4 422
8 4 327 17 3 212
9 3 192 18 4 423
Total 71 7021
REST ROOMS CONCESSIONS
RAIN SHELTER FIRST AID
COOLING STATION VOLUNTEER
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MEMBER MEMBER
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YARDS 436 — PAR 4 HOLE 1
Opening tee shot is demanding as it’s
protected by trees both right and left off of
the tee box and a fairway bunker left and
penalty area to the right. From the fairway
you can attack most hole locations on
this green but long to a back hole
location can prove costly.
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YARDS 565 — PAR 5
Only the very long hitter will be able to
attack this par 5 in two. Most will lay up
to the 120 yard area on the left side of the HOLE 2
fairway. An accurate wedge can produce
birdie but a missed green will make for
a very challenging up and down.
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YARDS 484 — PAR 4
An accurate tee shot on this dogleg left will
be rewarded with a good look and an iron
to the green. The hole location on the green
will influence the scoring as the front right
will give players a green light to make a low
number while a left hole location may
cause a more difficult approach shot.
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YARDS 187 — PAR 3
The shortest par 3 at The Point certainly
does not mean the easiest and the wind can HOLE 4
play a major factor. The approach to this
well guarded green with bunkers requires a
very accurate iron shot based on the hole
location. Hitting the green does not
equate to par or better as there is plenty
of movement throughout the green and
being on the wrong side of the hole
will challenge the best of putters.
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YARDS 373 — PAR 4
A sweeping, tree-lined par 4 with OB down
the right side requires the player to decide
to be aggressive and bend the tee shot
from right to left and put a wedge in
their hand or lay back to the 150 at the
corner of the dogleg. A front hole
location brings the greenside bunkers
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YARDS 444 — PAR 4
A straight away par 4 guarded by trees on
both sides and OB to the right. Miss the HOLE 6
fairway and hitting the green becomes
very difficult. This very large green offers
many challenging hole locations. A poorly
positioned ball on the green can lead to
some very difficult putts.
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YARDS 458 — PAR 4 HOLE 7
A very long and challenging par 4 dogleg
left with a series of large trees protecting the
corner of the dogleg. The very long hitters
will take it over the corner, but all others
to left leaving a mid-to-long-iron to another
will be forced to shape a tee shot from right
very large green protected by bunkers.
Make par and run to #8.
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Evans Scholars Foundation
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YARDS 327 — PAR 4
Risk/reward at its finest. Be conservative
and lay up to your favorite wedge yardage HOLE 8
or take a chance by going for the green.
The green is very well-protected by bunkers
front, right and left. An errant shot here can
easily find the ravine that borders the green
just beyond the bunkers. This is a birdie
opportunity if managed correctly.
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YARDS 192 — PAR 3 HOLE 9
All carry over a ravine to a highly protected
green with bunkers everywhere. The green
works itself from a front right to a back left
section. Choosing the right club and picking
the correct section of the green to aim at is
a necessity. Any bail out here quickly
brings a bogey into play.
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YARDS 398 — PAR 4
The very long hitters will challenge the
fairway bunker at the corner of the dogleg
left and OB right. A tee shot in the HOLE 10
fairway will give the player a green light
to attack most any flagstick but be wary
of a back right hole location.
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Our mission is to honor
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the education of member clubs
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YARDS 216 — PAR 3 HOLE 11
One of the toughest pars from past Western
Amateur Championships as the length
combined with the variety of challenging
hole locations makes this a difficult par.
Front and middle hole locations offer a
good iron shot a quality look at birdie but
back hole locations can take an aggressive
shot and turn it into bogey instantly.
Make your 3 and move on!
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YARDS 476 — PAR 4
Hitting the fairway is a must on this very
demanding, straight away par 4 with a
bunker left and a penalty area to the right. HOLE 12
The largest green at The Point has a spine
that separates the left and right side with
a false front to deter any attempted
run up shots. Any back hole location
requires a quality approach shot.
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YARDS 555 — PAR 5 HOLE 13
A great birdie opportunity awaits! A good
tee shot in the fairway will be needed to
attack this par 5 in two. There is trouble off
the tee both right and left but ample room
in the fairway. The very long two-tiered
green is protected on both sides by bunkers
but is very receptive to a good approach
shot. The front part of the green is sloped
back to front with the back portion of the
green being deceptively level.
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YARDS 360 — PAR 4
Another great birdie opportunity is
available here if an aggressive tee shot
finds the fairway. The player will be left HOLE 14
with a flip wedge to the green protected
by bunkers right and left. The front of
the green is very narrow with a severe
slope from back to front, while the
back portion of the green levels out.
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YARDS 493 — PAR 5 HOLE 15
Definite birdie opportunity. This hole will
play much shorter than the yardage on the
card. A good tee shot will favor the right
side of the fairway and reduce the yardage
dramatically. Players will be left with a
middle iron to a well-protected green with
bunkers everywhere. A hole location on the
right half of the green allows for lower scores
where a hole location on the left side of the
green will make it more interesting.
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YARDS 422 — PAR 4
One of the most demanding tee shots on the
golf course. The tight, tree-lined shoot will
make the players feel slightly claustrophobic HOLE 16
from the back of the tee box. Any tee shot
missed left will result in a very challenging
hole. A very scenic approach shot from the
corner of the dogleg will require perfect
distance control to have a good look at
birdie. A front hole location demands
that the approach shot is below the
hole for a chance at birdie.
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YARDS 212 — PAR 3 HOLE 17
This all-carry par 3 over water to a green
with very narrow depth, will test the best
players. Pulling the correct club is essential
as any short tee shot is in the penalty area
and any shot long will be a most difficult up
and down. Although the green is wide, a
good tee shot will be on the same side of
the green as the hole location. Being
forced to putt across the green will
produce multiple three putts.
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YARDS 423 — PAR 4
The tee shot requires either a very straight
or a left-to-right ball flight with a penalty
area running up the entire left side of the HOLE 18
hole and trees on the right. The bail out
right may seem like a decent option off
the tee but will leave the player with no
look at the green. A well-positioned tee
shot will leave the player a green light
to attack most hole locations.
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Long Lasting Traditions
Western Amateur, Point O· Woods Golf & Country Club,
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City Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning has been keeping you in your comfort zone since 1902,
and while current leaders Carey and Michael Ross weren·t around in the very beginning, they are
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It's an interesting look back on a family that has made a huge impact on Michigan·s Great
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many major projects across the region. Today, they continue to offer Design & Build services,
Energy Management programs, Proprietary Commercial Maintenance Agreements and the
continuation of professional services into the residential homes of this community.
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Thank You to the
Friends of the Western Amateur
The 2019 Western Amateur Championship Committee and Point O’ Woods
Golf & Country Club sincerely thank our donors for their support of the
Championship and the Evans Scholars Foundation.
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Fifth Third Bank The Bandits Louis Carey
Stifel Tom Karaba Tony Kesman
Whirlpool Corporation John Mathias Bernie Madej
Meijer Al Moody
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Jim Laing Sherry & Patrick Schellinger
Paul & Nancie Oetter David Shank
BUSINESSES & ASSOCIATES
AAYS Rental Herald Palladium Piazza Produce
The Bandits Horizon Bank Plante Moran
Beverage Merchandising, Inc. IDG (Tim Sonder) Pri Mar Petroleum
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor Jan Craig Headcovers Promus Holdings
Brookfield Chrysler, Dodge & Jeep John DeVries Insurance Agency Randall Higdon
Brown & Brown Insurance of IL Journeyman Distillery RBC Wealth Management
Chicago Group JW Turf Robert Trent Jones Society
Chicago Records Management Kralovec, Jambols & Schwartz Senior PGA Championship
City of St. Joseph MedicOne Silbrico Corporation
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Air Conditioning
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Motherway & Napleton Law Office Todd Smith of Power Rogers & Smith
Concklin Insurance Agency
Murphy Financial Group Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Conybeare Law Office
John & Mary Muehlstein UBS
Donald Ross Sportswear
Norton's U.S.A. Whirlpool Corporation
Fifth Third Bank
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Fyzical Therapy and Balance Centers—Chicago
Peter Millar Wintrust
Great Lakes Turf
Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. Wolverine Mutual Insurance
Gutter Protection Systems
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POINT O’ WOODS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
MANAGEMENT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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POINT O’ WOODS
GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB MANAGEMENT
SALLY E. NOE A native to Southwest Michigan,
CLUBHOUSE MANAGER/ Sally comes from a family that shares
CONTROLLER a deep connection to the area. Her
Having been part of Point O’ Woods great-grandfather, Cecil Potts, was
since the opening of the new clubhouse the original founder of Deer Forest, a
in 2013, Sally’s accounting and finance once well-loved theme park located in
background allowed her to progress Coloma, Michigan. She continues to
from Accounting Assistant to the live in this charming town with her
Controller role. In the summer of husband, Paul, and two children,
2018, she was offered the Clubhouse David and Stephanie.
Manager position by Board President,
Sally is a member of the Club
Bruce Pfaff. Accepting the challenge,
Management Association of America
Sally has sought ways to revamp
(CMAA).
clubhouse operations and enhance
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MATT FLAHERTY the PGA Assistant Golf Professional
PGA HEAD GOLF of the year in 2011. Originally from
PROFESSIONAL Buffalo, New York, Matt is a graduate
In May of 2015, Matt Flaherty made his from Canisius College and started his
way to Benton Harbor, Michigan to golf career splitting time between
become the Head Golf Professional at Buffalo and Naples, Florida. Matt
Point O’ Woods, the clubs’ sixth head and his wife, Kim, now call St. Joseph,
pro since opening in 1956. Matt will be Michigan home along with their
starting his fifth season at The Point, son, Ryan.
after spending close to 20 years in the
Chicago area.
Prior to coming to The Point, Matt was
lead Assistant Professional at Butterfield
Matt Flaherty CC for 10 years as well as Stonebridge
CC for 8 years. During his time in the
Illinois PGA Section, Matt gained PGA
Membership in 1998 and was awarded
ADAM ROELS Adam joined the team at Point
GROUNDS AND GREENS O’ Woods in 2012 as the First
SUPERINTENDENT Assistant. In 2017, after five years
Born and raised in the Quad Cities of of hard work and dedication, he
Moline, Illinois, Adam began working became the Point O’ Woods
on his first golf course right out of Superintendent. Adam lives in
high school in 2003 at TPC Deere Run St. Joseph with his wife, Caitlyn,
in Silvis, Illinois. Graduating from and son, Rees.
Danville Area Community College
in 2008 with a degree in Golf Course
Management, his first post-college job
was to be an assistant-in-training at a
local country club followed by a return
to TPC Deere Run for two years, as a
Adam Roels
Second Assistant.
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POINT O’ WOODS
GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB MANAGEMENT
MIKE BREDICE Before coming to The Point, Mike
EXECUTIVE CHEF has taken roles as Chef and also as
Mike started his journey at Point O’ General Manager in different
Woods with the opening of the new restaurants over the years and has
clubhouse in 2013 and brings with always had a great work ethic and a
him nearly 40 years food and beverage passion for the business.
experience.
Mike and his wife, Sheri, are the proud
Mike began his Culinary path in parents of two wonderful children and
1979 as a prep cook at Win Schuler’s reside in Bridgman, Michigan.
Restaurant where he was responsible for
preparing food, food cost inventory, and
ordering. He was also responsible for
developing new ideas for menus and
Mike Bredice he contributed to the growth of the
operation and trained under Chef
Michael Garr.
JULI PIERCE premise liquor license and with training.
FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER/ Her dream was to be back working at a
EVENT COORDINATOR country club and plans on being with
Juli Pierce is new to Point O’ Woods, The Point for years to come.
but she is not new to the industry. She
Juli was born and raised in St. Joseph,
began her career serving at Berrien Hills
Michigan and loves living in the “Great
Country Club, providing personal
Southwest” with all it has to offer. She
service for the members and their guests.
enjoys cooking and experimenting with
She continued her early years working
new recipes, so in the summer months
at several casual, family restaurants in
you will often find her scouring the
Southwest Michigan. She advanced to
local Farmers’ Markets looking to find
front of the house management with
the freshest ingredients around.
several fine dining establishments,
including a return to Berrien Hills
Juli Pierce
Country Club. She also stepped in for a
short stint at Chikaming Country Club
to assist with establishing their on-
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WGA OFFICIALS, POINT O’ WOODS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES AND VOLUNTEERS
WESTERN GOLF POINT O’ WOODS 2019 WESTERN AMATEUR
ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEES
OFFICIALS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS
Point O’ Woods Golf & Country Club
Frank Morley Bruce R. Pfaff
would like to acknowledge and thank
Chairman of the Board President
the scores of volunteers who contributed
to the hosting of the 2019 Western
Kevin Buggy Thomas F. Karaba
Amateur Championship, including the
Vice Chairman Vice President
following committee chairs:
Jason Kinander Albert M. Anderson TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN
WGA Tournament Chairman Secretary Bruce R. Pfaff
John Kaczkowski Paul F. Oetter CLUBHOUSE MANAGER
Treasurer
President & CEO Sally Noe
Vince Pellegrino Daniel W. Pedrazas FINANCE
Jeffrey M. Pyne
Senior Vice President, Tournaments Andy Anderson
J. B. Dougherty
Patrick Timson William F. Cahill FUNDRAISING
Director, Tournament Operations Anthony J. Janowski Bill Cahill
Directors
Steve Prioletti GOLF & GROUNDS
Matt Flaherty and Adam Roels
Director, Amateur Competitions
HOUSING & TRANSPORTATION
Dennis and Nancy Mitchell
LOGISTICS
Jim and Mary Spiegel
MEDIA
Tony Janowski
ON COURSE OPERATIONS
John Santoro and Elizabeth Geldhof
PLAYER HOSPITALITY &
GUEST SERVICES
Alex and Barry Craig
VOLUNTEERS
Elizabeth Geldhof
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Juli Pierce
HEAD CHEF
Mike Bredice
LEGAL
Barry Conybeare
2019 Western Amateur Championship Acknowledgements 97
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ADVERTISER INDEX & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ADVERTISERS
The 2019 Western Amateur Championship Committee and Point O’ Woods Golf & Country Club sincerely thank our program
advertisers for their support of the Championship and the Evans Scholars Foundation:
The Bandits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Gutter Protection Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Phillips Law Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Beverage Merchandising, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Horizon Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Piazza Produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor . . . . . 20 Jan Craig Headcovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Plante Moran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brown & Brown Insurance of IL . . . . . . . . . 26 John DeVries Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . 82 Pri Mar Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chicago Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Journeyman Distillery . . . . . Inside Back Cover Promus Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chicago Records Management . . . . . . . . . . . 58 JW Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 RBC Wealth Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
City Plumbing, Heating & Jim McCormick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Robert Trent Jones Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90–91 Merrill Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Senior PGA Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Clifford Law Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Metallurgical Processing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Silbrico Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CNA Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dennis Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber . . . 68
Combined Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Motherway & Napleton Law Office . . . . . . 48
Stifel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
Concklin Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Murphy Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Todd Smith of Power Rogers & Smith . . . . . 10
Conybeare Law Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 John & Mary Muehlstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Donald Ross Sportswear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Norton’s U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC . . . . . . . . . 78
Fyzical Therapy and Pedersen & Houpt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 UBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Balance Centers—Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Peter Millar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Wintrust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Great Lakes Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Wolverine Mutual Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IMAGES
Design and Production:
Tim Sonder and Edmund C. Nowiszewski
Innovative Design & Graphics
www.idgevanston.com
Cover Illustration:
Randall Higdon
Golf Course Photos:
Dave Richards
Other Photos:
Evans Scholars Foundation
Western Golf Association
Charles Cherney
ADVERTISING SALES
Bill Cahill
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