(HARRIS, Michigan) – Tickets are available for the annual Island Resort Championship, a Symetra Tour “Road to the LPGA” tournament played at award-winning Sweetgrass Golf Club.
Top players on the Symetra Tour official season money list each year advance to the LPGA. Dani Holmqvist, winner of the 2015 Island Resort Championship, finished 5th overall last season and earned her 2016 LPGA Tour Card.
Tickets cost $10 and bring admission to all three tournament rounds (June 24-26). Ticket holders are eligible for daily prize drawings.
Purchase tickets at the Island Resort and Casino ticket office and from these non-profit organizations:
Bark River Harris School – Costa Rica Trip
Escanaba High School Athletics
Crystal Falls Girls Volleyball
Gladstone Boys Basketball
Ishpeming High School Girls Basketball
Kingsford High School Golf
Marquette High School Boys Basketball
Mid-Pen Girls Basketball
North Central High School Athletics
North Dickinson High School Athletics
Northern Michigan Drive AAU Basketball
Northern Michigan University Golf Team
Norway High School Athletics
Westwood Girls Basketball
The tournament schedule includes round one on Friday, June 24, 7:30 am-7 pm; round two on Saturday, June 25, 7:30 am-7 pm; and final round play on Sunday, June 26, 7 am-5:30 pm.
In addition to seeing rising-star women golfers play, Sweetgrass is a beautiful setting with no surrounding development, featuring historic rescued bridges from the state and a unique collection of greens (Redan, Biarritz, Island and shared).
For more information about the course, tournament or casino call 906-723-2252 or 877-ISL-GREEN.
About Sweetgrass Golf Club
Sweetgrass is ranked among Golfweek’s “America’s Best Courses You Can Play” by state. It provides a dedicated on-site golf concierge and VIP Room where groups enjoy comfortable living room-style seating, private dinners, gaming tables, beverage service, televisions and direct access to the golf course, pro shop and open fire pit. Island Resort and Casino is building a companion course, as yet unnamed, which is planned for a 2017 debut. For information, see www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com or call 906.723.2251.
About Island Resort & Casino
Owned and operated by the Hannahville Indian Community, a band of the Potawatomi Nation, Island Resort and Casino is located in the unspoiled beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Boasting more than 1,200 slot machines and 24/7 Vegas-style gaming, the entertainment destination offers slot machines, craps, Blackjack, Spanish 21, Three-Card Poker, Let It Ride, Roulette, Bingo and more. The resort’s award-winning poker room features live action as well as a full tournament schedule.
The Island hosts top musical headliners from a variety of genres in the intimate, 1,327-seat Island Showroom. Lodging options at the resort include finely appointed guest rooms, 14 elegant suites and a 42-site RV Park, opening the 2016 season on May 1. The property is easily accessible via a pair of regional airports in Escanaba and Marquette. It is an easy, scenic 4-hour drive from Milwaukee and two hours north of Green Bay.
For more information, see http://www.islandresortandcasino.com/.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.891.3320, dshepherd@buffalobig.com
