Golf Association of Michigan

It was a race to the finish and a battle to the very end.

Congratulations to Grace Slocum on winning the 35th GAM Women’s Championship presented by Carl”s Golfland at St. Clair GC after posting rounds 69 & 74 for a 2 day total of 1 under 143.

Her Wisconsin teammate, Kate Brody, made a run at the end including an eagle at 15 and finished runner up with a 2 day total of even par 144.

And a consistent round of all pars, helped Elayna Bowser take 3rd place after posting a 2 day total of 1 over 145.

Thank you to St. Clair GC for a wonderful 2 days and to our sponsor .

Congratulations to the 3 players advancing to the US Boys Jr Amateur at Saucon Valley CC July 20th-25th in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after today’s Local Qualifier at Pheasant Run GC!

Taking Medalist Honors was Stefan Baier (Grand Blanc, MI) posting a 4 under 68.

The second spot went to Tommy Preston (Grand Rapids, MI) posting a 3 under 69. And after a playoff Chris Quayle (Grand Blanc, MI) posting a 2 under 70.

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Congratulations to Logan Bentley who made a hole in one on the 104 yard Par 3 Hole #16 at St. Clair GC today with a 54 Degree Wedge during the GAM Women’s Championship!

Congratulations to Steve Nichols on qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open after shooting an Even Par 70 at Final Qualifying at the Manor Country Club in Rockville, MD, today.

The U.S. Senior Open will take place at Scioto CC in Columbus, OH, July 2-5, 2026.

Good Luck Steve!

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Traverse City’s Grace Slocum Leads GAM Women’s Championship

Slocum didn’t hit her driver the way she would prefer, but her 3-wood picked up the slack off the tee, and she has the lead through the first round of the 35th GAM Women’s Championship presented by Carl’s Golfland.

The 19-year-old who just finished her first year on the University of Wisconsin golf team, shot a 3-under 69 at historic St. Clair Golf Club Monday, and led three golfers by three shots.

Kate Brody of Grand Blanc, her teammate at Wisconsin, Lily Bargamian of Grosse Ile and Oakland University, and Elise Fennell of Caledonia each shot 72 to open.

Logan Bentley of Addison and Oakland University, and Elayna Bowser of Dearborn, the recent GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion, were next after shooting 73s.

The field plays the final-round on Tuesday to determine a champion.

“It was a pretty good day, but my driver was unfortunately not so good,” Slocum said. “I hit my (3-wood) pretty far, but with the driver I can get to par 5s in two. I wasn’t hitting it well, so on the back nine I just fully embraced the 3-wood off the tee, and I was able to hit a couple shots close and make a couple decent putts, too.”

She made a tap-in birdie on the par 5 13th hole after just missing an eagle putt and then birdied No. 17 with a 15-foot birdie putt.

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Proud of Team Michigan! 👏

Thank you to the CDGA and Fox Bend Golf Course for hosting another fantastic Chicago Adaptive Open.

🥈 Team Michigan brought home a second-place finish in the Click Pearl Cup, and two Michigan players earned individual division titles:

🏆 Kelsey Koch (Grand Blanc) – G1 Women’s Champion
🏆 Sophia Howard (Hudsonville) – G5 Women’s Champion

Congratulations to all of the players who competed and helped make it another memorable weekend for adaptive golf.

Congratulations to Cambridge’s Alexis Card on advancing to the 2026 US Girl’s Jr Amateur at Old Chatham Golf Club, July 13-18th in Durham, NC after today’s Local Qualifier at Kaufman GC

Card took Medalist Honors after shooting a 1 under 71.

Thank you to Kaufman GC for hosting and good luck Alexis!

Congratulations to our 2026 Senior Match Play Champions!

Tom Gieselman wins the overall Senior Match Play title winning 3 & 2 over David LeVan. In the Super Senior. Division, Mitch Wilson defended his title with a 5 & 4 win over David Schultz.

Thank you to Flint GC for a wonderful week and for hosting the championship and to our sponsor Stifel!

Congratulations to Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll on qualifying for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open after shooting a 79 at The Club at Tartan Fields in Dublin, OH today. Coach tied for second with fellow Michigan Native and MI Golf Hall of Fame member Elaine Crosby of Jackson.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Open will take place at Barton Hills CC in Ann Arbor, MI, August 20-23.