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10th Annual Grande Championship Sunday, May 21st Grande Golf Club 1579 Floyd Avenue Jackson MI, 49201 See how you can perform under the conditions the professionals face every week. This tournament will have an open and a senior division. Tee times begin at 8:00 AM. The open division will be open to anyone. Men will play the black tees (7,157 yards), while women will play the white tees (5,911 yards). The senior division will be open to anyone 50 years of age or older. Men will play the blue tees (6,443 yards), while women will play the red tees (4,785 yards). Both the open and senior divisions will consist of an 18-hole qualifying round, with the top 5 qualifiers from each division moving on to a 9-hole combined Shootout nicknamed "The Chase," to decide our champion. In the shootout, the high score on each hole will drop out until we are left with one player standing at the end of the 9-holes. Pairings will be based on handicap (or average 18-hole score). The purpose of this event is to find the best golfer in the Jackson area, so this event will not be handicapped. The cost of this event is…

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – At the first annual Cougar Nation Athletic (CNA) Awards banquet Sunday night, Spring Arbor University Athletics introduced a new branding system that will set the visual direction of Cougar Athletics for years to come. The rebranding also coincides with the 50th anniversary of Cougar athletics.   The new brand identity is exclusive to SAU Athletics and includes new primary and secondary marks, as well as custom typography and numbers.   “Our goal was to develop a complete and unifying brand identity that not only honors our rich tradition, but is a powerful representation of who we are and who we aspire to be,” said sports information director, Chris Bauman.   Conversations about the need for a rebranding effort, which would establish a unique identity for SAU Athletics and bring a consistent look across all of its teams, have been happening for the last few years. But, it was not until the recent partnership with BSN Sports and Nike, which helped inject a new excitement into Cougar Athletics, that the department decided to move forward.   “Going through a brand identity launch is a great opportunity for us to create a consistent and modern look that keeps…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men’s golf team finished fourth at the 2017 Crossroads League Championship, held at Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana.   The Cougars were unable to make up any ground during Tuesday’s final round, posting a team score of 318 to finish with a 54-hole tournament with a 926.   For the second straight year, Taylor University won captured the tournament championship with a team score of 867 (281-293-293). Marian University (886) earned second place while Indiana Wesleyan University (897) followed in third place.     THE TEAM SCOREBOARD (TOP 5 TEAMS) Taylor – 281-293-293-867 Marian – 298-300-288-886 Indiana Wesleyan – 304-297-296-897 Spring Arbor – 305-303-318-926 Saint Francis – 306-319-308-933   SPRING ARBOR SCORES Cameron Conley – 71-73-80-224 (10th) Spenser Fisher – 79-75-79-233 (T-22nd) Josh Haadsma – 76-82-79-237 (T-28th) Sean Sommerville – 85-77-80-242 (T-32nd) John Karcher – 79-78-86-243 (34th)