Michigan Professional State Championships

PDGA A-tier

Fri-Sun, September 17-19, 2021

Hosted by Freeland Lions Club

Results at PDGA.com

Winners

T. Barham Tim Barham MPO
S. Hass Stacie Hass FPO
D. Pugh Daymon Pugh MP40
E. Oakley Erin Oakley FP40
T. Weimer Tim Weimer MP50
J. Bellsmith John Bellsmith MP55
M. Ellis Mark Ellis MP65
C. Benke Cal Benke MP70
N. Wright Nancy Wright FP70

Locations

Tittabawassee Park Freeland, MI Wickes Woods Saginaw, MI Sanford Lake Park Sanford, MI

Staff Contact ›

Christopher DeRosier Tournament Director
Ryan Anderson
Eric Gottleber Tournament Director
Tim Obertein Asst. Tournament Director

Schedule

  • Fri
    Sep 17

    12:00pm - 3:00pm at Sanford Lake Park

    All other divisions

    12:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    Beer tent and Flymart open (approximately)

    12:00pm - 5:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    First groups tee off for MPO Pool A

    2:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    (following the round) Long drive competition by the pavilion at the south side of the pond.

  • Sat
    Sep 18

    8:00am - 12:00pm at Wickes Woods

    All other divisions

    9:00am at Sanford Lake Park

    First groups tee off for Round 2 for MPO Pool A

    2:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    (following the round) Putting competition by the pavilion at the south side of the pond.

    6:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    90's Flannel Fest Concert starts (approximately)
    https://allevents.in/midland/90s-flannel-fest/200019846947007

  • Sun
    Sep 19

    8:00am - 12:00pm at Tittabawassee Park

    All other divisions

    8:00am - 12:00pm at Wickes Woods

    First cards tee off for Round 3 MPO Pool A

    4:30pm at Tittabawassee Park

    Approximately start of EXHIBITION Final 9 (starts following the final round)
    This will be a best shot doubles skins format. Ties will push to the following hole.
    Teams will be:
    MPO champ + raffle winner
    FPO champ + raffle winner
    MPO age protected champ + raffle winner
    FPO age protected champ + raffle winner

    Raffle tickets will be available for $5 each or 5 for $20 during the event.
    Accepting cash only!***

Divisions

For help choosing a division, see the PDGA guidelines
MPO Mixed Pro Open $120
FPO Women's Pro Open $120
MP40 Mixed Pro 40+ $100
FP40 Women's Pro 40+ $100
MP50 Mixed Pro 50+ $100
FP50 Women's Pro 50+ $100
MP55 Mixed Pro 55+ $100
FP55 Women's Pro 55+ $100
MP60 Mixed Pro 60+ $100
FP60 Women's Pro 60+ $100
MP65 Mixed Pro 65+ $100
FP65 Women's Pro 65+ $100
MP70 Mixed Pro 70+ $100
FP70 Women's Pro 70+ $100
MP75 Mixed Pro 75+ $100
MP80 Mixed Pro 80+ $100

About this tournament

$3,000 added cash
3 rounds of play
Welcome to the 2nd annual Michigan Professional State Championships

$3,000 ADDED CASH


Just so everyone is informed, this year there is NO BERTH REQUIREMENT to register for this event. Berths are only being awarded only for the Amateur Championships. We are proud to award both the male and female Amateur State Champions(advanced divisions) free entries into the Michigan Professional State Championships again this year.

MPO, FPO, and Age protected divisions will be split into 2-3 pools depending on the number of registrants. All divisions will play one round at each of the three courses.

Any amateur status player who participates in this event, must accept cash payouts per PDGA rules and guidelines. There are no merchandise payouts in professional divisions at A tier or above.

https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/110

Tentative to change if we have more than 72 players in the MPO field

Courses
MPO- Freeland, Sanford, Wickes.
All others- Sanford, Wickes, Freeland

Timeline

April 1st 12:01am- Registration opens

August 30th- (All week) All courses will be installed/modified for tournament layout (No Ropes yet)

September 14th 11:59pm- Registration closes

Week of Sept 6th- Caddy books will be emailed to all players
September 15th- Ropes fully installed

Player Check in- This will be a remote check in

----There will be NO CUT----

September 17th- First cards tee at 9:00
Beer Tent @ Freeland, opens at 12pm roughly
Flymart @ Freeland, opens at 12pm roughly
Long drive competition following the round. ($5 entry, top 5 players get paid)
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September 18th- First cards tee at 9:00
Beer Tent @ Freeland, opens at 12 pm roughly
Flymart @ Freeland, opens at 12 pm roughly
Putting competition following the round ($5 entry, top 5 players get paid)
Concert @ Freeland, starts at 6 pm roughly, after last card has completed final hole. Free entry for participants of the tournament.

CONCERT INFO:
90's Flannel Fest put on by the Veterans Support Base (VSB)! Free entry for participants of the tournament!

The vision of VSB is to unite local veterans with local veteran charities and the benefits, services, and opportunities they provide. It is important to us that the veteran groups featured, all strive for the goal: 100% of each dollar goes towards veterans and 100% of donations are used locally.

Link for more info:
https://allevents.in/midland/90s-flannel-fest/200019846947007
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September 19th- First cards tee at 9:00
All ties for positions will be at 3rd round courses

Award Ceremony to follow for final standings.

September 19th- EXHIBITION Final 9 (starts following the final round)
This will be a best shot doubles skins format. Ties will push to the following hole.
Teams will be:
MPO champ + raffle winner
FPO champ + raffle winner
MPO age protected champ + raffle winner
FPO age protected champ + raffle winner

Raffle tickets will be available for $5 each or 5 for $20 during the event.
****Accepting cash only!****

Refund policy

Freeland Lions Club is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.