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We are excited to publish our tournament schedule for the 2026 season with the majority of events planned for similar dates & structure as prior years (and a few TBDs late in the year yet)! As always, we are very grateful for our host venues – be sure to thank the staff at courses for their support as you participate this year.
Our goal at the WMGA is promote competitive amateur golf locally and state-wide, while supporting and giving back to the game in our community – a portion of entry fees throughout the summer is donated to First Tee West Michigan each year! We expanded that relationship through hosting events at Indian Trails the last three years, First Tee’s largest programming site (where they even started a grass-roots caddie program recently). Playing competitive rounds at Indian Trails has been met with positive player feedback on how much fun they had and we are excited to return for the WMGA City Match Play again this year – a flighted event open to anyone that wishes to compete. The risk-reward nature of Indian Trails makes for an exciting match play venue!
The Grand Rapids City Stroke Play Championship’s historical rotation originally had Kent Country Club on the schedule, however, due to date conflicts, the club has swapped years with Stonewater CC for 2026/2027.
REGISTRATION DETAILS will be posted on our website and Facebook page leading up to each event, usually 30-45 days prior. Please contact us with any questions, we look forward to seeing everyone soon!
2026 WMGA Local Schedule
On October 4-5 the 59th Annual RedWater Cup matches were contested at Kaufman GC on Saturday and Stonewater CC on Sunday. This small invitational event pits some of the top public & private course players, who qualify based on their play in both our local and other state events, against each other in a 2-day Ryder Cup style competition. The Public team was victorious this year with a 7.5 to 4.5 point total, which brings the historical record between the two sides over 59 years to the Public Team leading 26-24-9! An incredible testament to the competitiveness and talent of our area golfers. We conclude the weekend with a small banquet to reward players who earned points throughout the year to qualify for playing in the event…and we also announce our All Region Team, consisting of:
Charlie Cooley, Bryce Wheeler, Angelo Luciani, Jeffrey Andrus, Garrett Smith, Josh Gibson, Jack Zubkus, Matt DenHartigh, Will Preston, and Ricky Shilts
2025 All Region Points
Thanks for another great summer tournament season and to the RedWater Group for continuing their support of this long-standing tradition.
Congratulations to Conrad Nosal on winning the Open Division of the West Michigan Fall Classic and to Mark Hoogewind for winning the Senior title, beating his age in both rounds!
West Michigan Fall Classic Results – Open Division
West Michigan Fall Classic Results – Senior Division
Congratulations to Stonewater CC on winning the 2025 District Tournament hosted by Thousand Oaks GC and Macatawa GC by one stroke over Macatawa and four strokes over Blythefield, which finished 3rd. Dave Wilson from Egypt Valley captured the individual title by four strokes with an impressive 5-under 36 holes! Full results linked below – thank you to our host clubs for a great weekend!
West Michigan District Tournament – Golf Genius
Congratulations to Josh Gibson on winning the 2025 Grand Rapids City Championship at Blythefield CC with a 54-hole total of 10-under par after rounds of 67-72-67! It’s Josh’s 2nd City Championship after winning 10 years ago, the last time Blythefield hosted. Also congratulations to Blythefield member, Ryan Quillan, on winning the Senior Division with rounds of 74-71! It was a great championship test with conditions becoming more difficult each round – thank you to Blythefield’s staff and membership for hosting!
Golf shop credit for top 30 finishers and top 2 seniors is linked below as well – the golf shop credit will expire at the club November 15.
City Championship Golf Genius Site
City Championship Final Results & Payout
We’ve compiled our All Region Points list through the Kent County Amateur as well. Click the link below to see the standings where the top 8 point earners will be named to our West Michigan All Region Team. This list is also utilized to invite players to the season ending RedWater Cup – a Ryder Cup style event pitting the top private club and public course players over 36 holes!
2025 All Region Points
Congratulations to Kevin Philipps on winning the Kent County Senior Amateur with rounds of 71-74! Full results including different flight winners are linked below.
Kent County Senior Amateur – Final Results
Congratulations to Will Preston on winning the Kent County Amateur with a 54-hole total of 207 (-9) for a six stroke victory! Full results linked below along with gift certificate payout details, which will be available at Kaufman on Tuesday 7/22!
Kent County Amateur Results
Kent County Amateur Results & Payout
Congratulations to Ricky Shilts on capturing his first WMGA major title at the WMGA City Match Play at Indian Trails GC with a 5&4 victory over Daniel Moulton! Congrats to our other flight winners as well!
First Flight: Justin Crow
Second Flight: Paul McManus
Third Flight: Tommy Pett
Shoutout to Great Lakes Gear for their sponsorship this year, boosting the prize pool a little bit for everyone. Gift certificates to Maple Hill for all players making it to the semi-finals will be sent out soon!
WMGA City Match Play Results, Brackets, and Payouts
Congratulations to Charlie Cooley on capturing the overall title and David Goodyke for winning the Senior Division of the West Michigan Amateur! See below for links to full results and gift certificate payouts for the Top 15 Open Division and Top 2 Seniors.
Thank you to the Mines and staff for hosting this historic championship again this year, we and they are committed to continuing and improving on the long tradition of the event. Please let us know if you have any feedback!
Also thank you to Great Lakes Gear for sponsoring Saturday’s lunch. Mike Magee is a strong supporter of local amateur golf, we appreciate his partnership. Check out their website for their new summer collection!
West Michigan Amateur Results
West Michigan Senior Amateur Results
West Michigan Amateur Results & Payout
Congratulations to Matt DenHartigh & James Murray on winning the Spring Best Ball at Kaufman GC with rounds of 67-67, prevailing in a scorecard playoff over Dan Froumis & Kevin Healy!
We are excited to publish our tournament schedule for the 2025 season with the majority of events planned for similar dates & structure as prior years! As most are aware, golf courses continue to experience busier calendars and tee sheets, putting pressure on our ability to continue coordinating our traditional, cost-effective schedule. For many years, we have discussed soliciting sponsors to support our efforts but held off for a variety of reasons – we will be engaging a sponsor for 2025 as a trial with future opportunities to be determined – more to come! As always, we are very grateful for our host venues – be sure to thank the staff at courses for their support as you participate this year!
Our goal at the WMGA is promote competitive amateur golf locally and state-wide, while supporting and giving back to the game in our community – a portion of entry fees throughout the summer is donated to First Tee West Michigan each year! We expanded that relationship through hosting events at Indian Trails the last two years, First Tee’s largest programming site, which has been met with positive player feedback on how much fun they had. We are excited to return to Indian Trails the City Match Play again this year – a flighted event open to anyone that wishes to compete. The risk-reward nature of Indian Trails makes for a fun, exciting match play venue!
REGISTRATION DETAILS will be posted on our website and Facebook page leading up to each event, usually 30-45 days prior. Please contact us with any questions, we look forward to seeing everyone soon!
2025 WMGA Local Schedule
On October 5-6 the 58th Annual RedWater Cup matches were contested at Kaufman GC on Saturday and Watermark CC on Sunday. This small invitational event pits some of the top public & private course players, who qualify based on their play in both our local and other state events, against each other in a 2-day Ryder Cup style competition. The Public team was victorious this year with a 8.5 to 3.5 point total, which brings the historical record between the two sides over 58 years to the Public Team leading 25-24-9! An incredible testament to the competitiveness and talent of our area golfers. We conclude the weekend with a small banquet to reward players who earned points throughout the year to qualify for playing in the event…and we also announce our All Region Team, consisting of:
Arie Jackman, Ricky Shilts, Garrett Smith, Jeff Andrus, Foster Faber, Kasen Anderson, Mitchell White, Drew Coble, Tyler Rayman, and Andrew Kolar
2024 All Region Points
Thanks for another great summer tournament season and to the RedWater Group for continuing their support of this long-standing tradition.
Congratulations to Arie Jackman on winning the Open Division of the West Michigan Fall Classic with rounds of 67-71 for a 6-under total! Chris Dowling and Ernie Watson tied for the Senior Division, both at 2-under! Thanks to the Beeches GC and Ravines GC for hosting!
West Michigan Fall Classic Results (Open Division)
West Michigan Fall Classic Results (Senior Division)
Congratulations to Blythefield Country Club on winning the 2024 West Michigan District Tournament hosted at Watermark CC and The Moors Golf Club this Friday/Saturda! Also congrats to Chris Johnson from Stonewater & Nate Golomb from Blythefield on sharing the individual title! Full results are linked below. Thanks to Watermark and The Moors for hosting this year!
2024 West Michigan District Tournament – Final Results
2024 West Michigan District Tournament Golf Genius Page
Congratulations to GVSU golfer, Drew Coble, on winning the 2024 Grand Rapids City Championship hosted by Cascade Hills CC with a 54-hole total of 210 (-3), edging Foster Faber & Jack Seufert by one stroke! Congrats to Timothy Coffey on winning the Senior Division as well! Thank you to Cascade and their staff & membership for hosting a great tournament! Stay tuned for details on our Fall schedule and RedWater Cup details for top point earners during the season.
City Championship Results
Grand Rapids City Stroke Play Championship – Results / Info Page – Click Sign In and enter GGID “GRCS2024”
Results of the Kent County Senior Amateur are linked below. Top 3 in each division receive gift certificate payouts at Kaufman.
Kent County Senior Amateur Results
Congratulations to Arie Jackman on winning the 2024 Kent County Amateur with a tournament scoring record of 201 (-15). Arie’s 2nd tournament victory of the summer! Lloyd Fisher won the Senior Division title with a 36-hole total of 150.
Kent County Amateur Results
Congratulations to Arie Jackman on winning the WMGA City Match Play in a thrilling match against Chester Vandenberg in 19 holes! The First Flight final match also went extra holes with Chad Oostveen prevailing over Mike Magee in 19 holes. Tommy Pett and Davis Courtright won the 2nd & 3rd flights, respectively. Big thanks to Indian Trails for hosting and proving to be a challenging and fun match play venue!
Full results will be posted in the near future.
Congratulations to Andrew Kolar on winning the West Michigan Amateur in a 4-way playoff by birdieing the first two playoff holes! Also congrats to Michael Zoerhoff on capturing another Senior Division title and to Davis Courtright on his hole in one during Sunday’s final round on hole #7! Full results are linked below.
West Michigan Amateur Results
West Michigan Senior Amateur Results
Congrats to Kasen Anderson and Mitchell White on winning the Spring Best Ball at Kaufman GC with rounds of 65-65, edging Kurt Sprague & Garrett Smith and Michael Zoerhoff & Jimmy Daniels by 2 shots.
Congratulations to Cascade Hills CC on winning the 2023 West Michigan District Tournament hosted at Spring Lake CC and CC of Lansing! Also congrats to Drew Miller (Lansing) and Eric Doezema (Watermark) on sharing the individual title! Results are linked below. Thanks to Spring Lake and Lansing for hosting this year!
District Tournament – Results History
Congratulations to Mitchell White on winning the West Michigan Fall Classic Open Division at Diamond Springs with a 36-hole total of 143 (-1) and to Dan Gill for winning the Senior Division at 146 (+2)! Full results are linked below – thanks to Diamond Springs for hosting and to the Greater Kalamazoo Golf Association for jointly running the event!
West Michigan Fall Classic – Open Division Results
West Michigan Fall Classic – Senior Division Results
On August 26-27 the 57th Annual RedWater Cup matches were contested at Kaufman GC on Saturday and Macatawa GC on Sunday. This small invitational event pits some of the top public & private course players, who qualify based on their play in our local and state events, against each other in a 2-day Ryder Cup style competition. The Private Club team was victorious this year with a 9 to 3 point total, which brings the historical record between the two sides over 57 years to an even split 24-24-9! An incredible testament to the competitiveness and talent of our area golfers. We conclude the weekend with a small banquet to reward players who earned points throughout the year to qualify for playing in the event…and we also announce our All Region Team, consisting of:
Arie Jackman, Kasen Anderson, Nate Golomb, Brian Hayward, Ricky Shilts, Tyler Hausserman, Chester VandenBerg, Andrew Kolar, Mitchell White, and Michael Zoerhoff
2023 All Region Points
Thanks for another great summer tournament season and to the RedWater Group for continuing their support of this long-standing tradition. We hope to see many players out at Diamond Springs for the first West Michigan Fall Classic on September 16-17 (see details above)!
Unfortunately the 2nd round of the Kaufman Senior Amateur was washed out and the event was finalized based on the First Round. Mike Zoerhoff is this years winner by one shot over Jay Kinsey. Thank you to everyone who stuck with us and played this year. Hopefully the weather will be much better next year.
Final Results Overall
Final Results by Flight
Congratulations to WMGA President Nate Golomb on winning the 2023 City Stroke Play Championship at Indian Trails Golf Course by one stroke over Arie Jackman with a 54-hole total of 191 (-4). Nate fired a course record 59 (-6) in the 2nd Round! Congrats to Michael Zoerhoff on capturing another Senior Division title as well! Full results linked below – we will have updated All Region Points available soon!
Grand Rapids City Championship Results
Congratulations to Mitch White on his victory in this years Kent County Amateur tournament. Mitch won by one shot over Kasen Anderson. Mitch shot a winning score of 3-under par 213 ( 68-74-71 ). Thank you to all the players who came out and supported the tournament. We hope to see you again in 2024!
Kent County Amateur Final Results
Congratulations to Michael Zoerhoff on winning the City Match Play at Stonewater CC with a 3&2 victory over fellow Stonewater member Jimmy Daniels! Also congrats to Ricky Shilts on winning the First Flight and to all the other flight winners! Complete results are linked below, including gift certificate prize payouts for all flights, available at Stonewater.
City Match Play Final Results
Congratulations to Adam Madzri, a Ferris State University golfer, on winning the 60th West Michigan Amateur with a 54-hole total of 216 (+6) on a firm, tough test of golf at the Mines! Mike Zoerhoff fired rounds of 72-68 to capture the Senior Division title at 140 (E)! Thank you to the Mines for hosting another great event, full results below.
West Michigan Amateur Results
West Michigan Senior Amateur Results
Congratulations to Nate Golomb & Brian Hayward on winning the Spring Best Ball at Kaufman with a 36-hole total of -15 (65-64=129)! Gift certificates for the top finishers in each flight are available at Kaufman for pickup – full results will be posted soon!
Please note, as a fully volunteer-run organization, the growth in popularity of our events throughout Michigan, increased overall participation, and the need to provide accurate player count and pairings to host courses as soon as possible, we have implemented the following policies…
Late Registration Policy: Registrations made within four (4) days prior to the start of a tournament may be subject to a $25 late registration charge to sign up. Our online registration links will be updated to include this additional charge beginning Monday/Tuesday the week of each event. Players are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible, particularly as some events have experienced waiting lists in recent years. We will continue to make efforts to publish 1st Round pairings as early as possible and hope this policy will allow us to improve that timing.
Withdrawal Policy: Player withdrawal requests made prior to the publishing of tournament pairings will be issued a full refund (net of any transaction fees incurred). Withdrawals after pairings are posted but prior to the day of the event may be eligible for a 50% refund depending on our arrangement with host courses regarding committed player count. No refunds will be issued thereafter.
Rain Check Policy: If a round of a tournament is rained out or cancelled due to weather, we will make efforts to reschedule or conduct the event over as many holes as possible; however any “rain checks” or credit for unplayed rounds are not the responsibility of WMGA.
We are excited to publish our tournament schedule for the 2023 season with the majority of events planned for similar dates & structure as prior years! As most are aware, golf courses are experiencing busier calendars and tee sheets in recent years, which has put pressure on our ability to continue coordinating our traditional, cost-effective schedule. As always, we are very grateful for our host venues – be sure to thank the staff at courses for their support as you participate this year!
Our goal at the WMGA is promote competitive amateur golf locally and state-wide, while supporting and giving back to the game in our community – a portion of entry fees throughout the summer is donated to First Tee West Michigan each year! It is through that commitment, our long history in Grand Rapids, and as a result of scheduling conflicts, that we are looking forward to contesting the 2023 City Stroke Play Championship at Indian Trails GC in August – the only public facility fully located within city limits – a true City Championship! If you haven’t been to Indian Trails in a while, they have made significant investments in the course and facility, which serves as the most active First Tee program site in West Michigan. It promises to be a fun, unique, “anyone can win” competition! Committed future City Championship sites include Cascade Hills CC and Blythefield CC in the coming years.
Additionally, we are excited to announce a new 36-hole fall event, a collaboration and joint event with the Greater Kalamazoo Golf Association – the West Michigan Fall Classic will be held on September 16 & 17 at Diamond Springs GC. The tournament will have both Open and Senior Divisions (different sets of tees) with limited registration and field size allocated to each organization and division. The GKGA has a long history similar to ours and we look forward to working together to hold an excellent tournament at a great venue this fall!
Please contact us with any questions, we look forward to seeing everyone soon!
2023 WMGA Local Schedule
Thanks to all our players for a great 2022 season and to our host courses for their support in giving up their golf course to host competitive amateur tournaments, carrying on the strong tradition built in West Michigan! We are currently working on building our 2023 schedule and looking forward to warm weather ahead. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for updates!
Congrats to the Private Team on winning the Day 2 Singles Matches of the 56th Annual RedWater Cup 4.5-3.5 to win the Cup this year 6.5-5.5! That brings the historical running total to Public 24, Private 23, and 9 Ties. Congrats to all the players and thank you to the RedWater Group and Kaufman GC for being great sponsors and hosts!
Our last remaining event of the season is the 2-person Fall Best Ball / Scramble at Kaufman GC which will be held on October 1-2. Sign-ups are open by calling Kaufman directly at (616) 538-5050!
Congratulations to Jack Seufert on winning the 2022 City Stroke Play Championship at Thousand Oaks Golf Club with a 54-hole total of 216 (E) and to Mike Zoerhoff for capturing the Senior Division title. All Region points for the season are also linked below and we will be reaching out to those who qualify for the season ending RedWater Cup in the next week. Thank you for a great summer tournament season!
City Championship Results
2022 All Region Points
Congratulations to Kurt VandenBosch on his victory in the Kaufman Senior Amateur. Kurt made a 20 foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by one shot over Mark Hogewind. Mike Zoerhoff won the 55-59 division, Marc Wierenga won the 60-64 division, Kurt VandenBosch won the 65-69 division along with his overall title and Jeff Miller won the Legacy division. We hope to see everyone again in 2023!
Kent County Senior Amateur Results
Congratulations to Colin Sikkenga on his victory in this year’s Kent County Amateur. Colin fired a impressive 67 (-5) in the final round to win by five shots over Charlie DeLong. August Meekhof finished 3rd. Thank you to all the competitors and volunteers this weekend. This was a great weekend of golf. We hope to see everyone is 2023.
Kent County Amateur Results
Congratulations to Kasen Anderson for winning the City Match Play for the 2nd year in a row and to Andrew Ladwig on capturing the 1st Flight! Full results are linked below including prize fund payouts for all players making it to Sunday and group runner-ups in the top two flights as well.
City Match Play – Final Results
Congratulations to Charlie DeLong on capturing his third consecutive West Michigan Amateur at Mines Golf Course with a 54-hole total of 209 (-1). Congrats to David Goodyke as well who won the Senior Amateur. Full results are linked below. Thank you to the Mines and their staff for hosting another great event!
West Michigan Amateur Results
West Michigan Senior Amateur Results
Thanks to all the players and our host courses for another great season in 2021 amidst continued challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic! We saw record participation again, a lot of new players, and some excellent scoring. Look forward to hopefully a more “normal” 2022 – we are currently working on the schedule for the year, working with courses who are experiencing busier calendars and tee sheets in recent years.
Please be patient as we negotiate dates and rates, our goal is to continue to present some of the best, most competitive events in the state of Michigan! We will update the site and Facebook page with any news. Historical Tournament Results and All-Region Teams are linked below.
History of Tournaments
All-Region Team History
Congratulations to Stonewater CC on winning the Team portion of the West Michigan District Tournament and to Nate Golomb on capturing the individual title with rounds of 72-68! This annual event pits 6-player teams from Private Clubs in West Michigan in a 36-hole event with four scores counting each day, similar to high-school / college golf.
District Tournament Results
Congratulations to Charlie DeLong on defending his West Michigan Amateur title and capturing his second major victory of the summer with rounds of 67-70-69 (-4) to win by 2 shots over Kale Waaso at The Mines Golf Course. Final results are linked below – thank you to the Mines and its staff for hosting a great event with a fantastic 3-round course setup!
Congratulations to Jason Walberer for his Hole-in-One on #8 in the final round and to Art Yalovenko from DePaul University on his 2nd Round score of 61 (-9) which we believe is a WMGA Tournament Record!
Final Results
Congratulations to Charlie DeLong on a come from behind victory at the Kent County Amateur with a final round 64 to best Grant Haefner by two shots with a 54-hole total of 205 (-11)! Final results linked below.
Congratulations to Kasen Anderson for winning the Championship Flight of the City Match Play at Sunnybrook CC! Jacob Siebenga captured the First Flight, Marc Gerst the Second Flight, and Thomas Voskuil the Third Flight. Final Results are linked below.
City Match Play – Final Results
Congratulations to Tanner Moore on winning the 2021 Grand Rapids City Stroke Play Championship with an 8-under par total of 208, besting Zach Robbins in a one-hole playoff! Congrats to Chip Anderson for winning the 36-hold Senior Division crown as well. Thank you to Egypt Valley CC and its staff for hosting a great event!
Final Results
Congratulations to Chris Johnson & Mitchell White on winning the Spring Best Ball at Kaufman GC with rounds of 69-65 = 134 to beat Nate Golomb & Brian Hayward by 2 strokes in windy conditions over the entire weekend!
We are proud supporters of First Tee of West Michigan with a portion of every tournament entry fee going towards an annual donation to our local chapter.
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