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The 2026 Northern Wee One Invitational was hosted by MiGCSA Members Paul Galligan, Seth Britton, Pete Emond, Jamie Galligan, Brendan Koss, Shaun Morgan & Turner Sprout On Sunday May 31st & Monday June 1st at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa. The goal of this event is to raise $30,000 for the Wee One Foundation & $10,000 for Scholarships.

Thank you to our 2026 Event Sponsors!

Wee One Sponsors: Platinum BASF, ENVU, Harrell's, Helena, Red Run G.C., Revels, Spartan Turf Products, SiteOne, SynaTek & Syngenta Gold Advanced Turf Solutions, Heritage, Michael Kuhn & Associates, Inc., Simplot & Target Specialty Products Silver EZGO, Ladd's, MI Turf Equipment, Morris Consulting, Nufarm, Porous Pave, Standard Golf, & Young's Turf Farm Golf Ball Gift Sponsor Standard Golf Dinner Sponsor Leibold Irrigation, Inc.

Thank You Northern Fundraiser Hole Sponsors Advanced Turf Solutions, AgriWater, Country Golf, BASF, DryJect, ENVU, EZGO, GAM, Golf Cars Plus, Harrell's, Helena, Heritage, Matt LaFontaine Automotive, Nutrien, Porous Pave, Revels, Simplot, SiteOne, Spartan Turf Products, Standard Golf, Syngenta, SynaTek, Target Specialty Products, Trimax/Timber Wolf

Our 2026 Champions: Craig Kooienga, Josh Teitsma, Mike Gianopoulos, CGCS, Scott Goniwiecha

Thank you to every single attendee and especially to our sponsors and industry partners for making this event possible. Click here for group & event photos..

Results:

Overall Two Day Total Winners Shooting a 21 under total of 122 our winners were Mike Gianopoulos, Scott Goniwiecha, Josh Teitsma & Craig Kooienga. In second place Adam Palmatier, Matt Chapman, Ben Keeler & Kevin Haack shot -21 and in third shooting 18 under was Erwin McKone, CGCS, Jesse Shaver, Andrew Paxton & Jon Bickford.

Round One, The Wolverine G.C. The winners of the round one scramble were Shane Conroy, Luke Cella, CGCS, Mitch Hunt, & Matt Pauli on a scorecard playoff at -11. Second place Adam LaFrance, Nick Michalek, Nick Anger & Doug Ware -11. In third was the team of Adam Palmatier, Matt Chapman, Ben Keeler & Kevin Haack. The only skin was won by the team of Al LeFere, Patrick Ludwig, David Thomas & Jeff Venneman with an Eagle 2 on #4!

Round Two, The Bear G.C. The winners of the round two scramble were Mike Gianopoulos, CGCS, Scott Goniwiecha, Josh Teitsma & Craig Kooienga shooting a 13 under 59. In second place Micah Wise, Paul Galligan, Seth Britton & Brendan Koss shot -12 and Adam Palmatier, Matt Chapman, Ben Keeler & Kevin Haack -10. Day two skins were won by Micah Wise, Paul Galligan, Seth Britton & Brendan Koss with Eagles on 6 & 15. A birdie on #17 by Ryan Moore, Michael Stanley, Jason Orchard & Balance Nallamothu also held for a skin.

The Wolverine Proximity Winners #3 Long Putt - Kurt Fisher #5 Closest to the Pin - Dave Creager #7 Long Drive - Gina Bey #9 Closest to the Pin - Brad Fry #11 Long Drive - Gina Bey #12 Closest to the Pin - Jud Hudnut #14 Closest to the Pin - Jesse Shaver #18 Long Putt - Michael Leach	The Bear Proximity Winners #2 Long Putt - Jason Farah #4 Closest to the Pin - Mike Gianopoulos, CGCS #6 Long Drive - Micah Wise #9 Closest to the Pin - Craig Kooienga #13 Closest to the Pin - Luke Cella, CGCS #15 Long Drive - Brendan Koss #17 Closest to the Pin - Ryan Moore #18 Long Putt - Rusty Willard