The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc - In what was once The Buick Open stop on the PGA Tour is now known as The Ally Challenge in the Champions Tour with a lot of the past history of the PGA elite golfers competing! The names you find walking the fairways and greens are names like back to back champion Stewart Cink, Angel Cabrera, Padraig Harrington, Zack Johnson, Paul Goydos just to name a few of the past champions! The Tournament is presently in its 9th year playing at Warwick Hills and prior to teeing off this years events they announced that McLaren will be bringing back the event next year in 2027! A proud sponsor of the tournament will have more information forthcoming in the near future regarding the 2027 event! Meanwhile, there is still time to drive up I-75 to Grand Blanc and watch the final round of golf Sunday with tee times starting at 11am. The leaders final threesome will tee off Hole #1 at 1:05pm. A great event and the final chance to watch Pro Golf in Michigan for this season! Lion's and Tiger's come away victorious - The Detroit Lion's and Tiger's both trying to figure out who they really are entertained us on Saturday afternoon and both treated us to victories! The Tiger's had to take it all the way to the bottom of the 9th inning to pull out game 2 vs the LA Dodgers. The Lion's on the other hand finished up their preseason in game 3 at Indianapolis vs the Colts with a victory 25-16 to end their Preseason at 2-1. Kevin McGonigle continued his hot play getting the walk off hit to steal the 2-1 victory in the bottom of the 9th. No matter how you slice it as we enter the month of September it is approaching one of the most exciting sports time for Detroit fans. A possible push by the Tiger's for a playoff spot still and the kickoff to football across the state with the Lion's, Wolverines, Spartans, Chippewas, Broncos and Eagles all ready to entertain us for 3-4 months! Before you know it the leaves will start to change, the mornings will get cooler, the days will get shorter but it will definitely be one of the best times of the year to cheer on your teams. Although the summer time will be a short memory in each of us with school starting , our closet attire changing and cider mills opening their doors again. All of us will pause to reflect on a time in our lives when things were a bit calmer, less challenging and a time only Fall can create in all of us!
