Friday, August 18, 2017

This is the first time Flint Gulf Club will be hosting the Michigan PGA Professional Championship. I think it is awesome.

The professionals at the club might like to have a meet and greet with young people from Flint. I might inspire the next great golfer.

August 18, 2017
By Eric Woodyard

Flint, MI -- Most of the top golfers in the state (click here) will be in Vehicle City next week.

For the first time ever, Flint Golf Club will host the 96th Michigan PGA Professional Golf Championship from Aug. 21-23.

The tournament serves as the starting point to major championship golf and the state championship for Michigan golf professionals.

The field of 132 professionals is headed by defending champion Scott Hebert - the head golf professional at Traverse City Golf & Country Club -- for a purse of $54,400.

He is an eight-time champion one of 11 former Michigan PGA champions in the field, including 2015 champion Dan Urban of Gull Lake Country Club and three-time winner Brian Cairns of Fox Hills Learning Center....