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in Metro Detroit, Southeast Michigan, West-Mid-North MI, USA.
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Below is Information from 2008
Sorry, But I Don't Have Enough Free Time to Update List for 2009


Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan area                      [West Mid North areas]

F.O.P. Michigan Golf Events - charity golf outings at various courses.

Golf Outings to benefit St. John Health - June through Semtember 2008, various hospitals, various golf courses.

May 5, 2008 (Monday): Angela Hospice Golf Outing at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville, Michigan. Proceeds benefit Angela Hospice. Starts 11am, Register for $225 per person, includes 18 holes with cart, buffet lunch, steak dinner, and more!

May 19, 2008 (Monday): The Mixed Insurance Invitational Annual Danny Thomas St. Jude Golf Classic. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

May 27, 2008 (Tuesday): Brother Rice Dads' Club & Alumni Association Annual Golf Outing in Lake Orion. Proceeds benefit Brother Rice High School.

May 31, 2008 (Saturday): Greenview Foundation Annual Charity Golf Outing at Reddeman Farms Golf Course in Chelsea, MI. All proceeds go to Hepatitis C Research at the University of Michigan. $100 per player. Hole in one – Win a Mercedes R350. Also longest drive, closest to the pin, raffles.

June 3, 2008 (Tuesday): 18th Annual Detroit Lions Invitational [Sold Out] at TPC of Michigan (Tournament Players Club) in Dearborn. Proceeds go to Detroit Lions Charities.

June 6, 2008 (Friday): Vinni Golf Outing at the Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills. Annual benefit for the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. Fees for the event: $110 per person.

June 9, 2008 (Monday): Champions For The Kids Golf Tournament at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Foursomes begin at $3,500, with celebrity attendees including hall of fame and student athletes from MSU and U of M, and WJR's Paul W. Smith broadcasting live from the country club. VIP Dinner & Auction on June 8th. For more info, click link or call 1-888-987-5437. All proceeds go to Yatooma's Foundation For The Kids, a 501(c)(3) that provides financial, counseling and other assistance to families and children who are coping with the loss of a parent.

June 9, 2008 (Monday): Fore Kids Golf Classic at Lochmoor Country Club in Grosse Pointe Woods. Nearly 90% of all golfer registration fees and sponsorship investments will go directly to support needy kids through The Salvation Army, and your golf registration is considered a charitable contribution.

June 9, 2008 (Monday): Swinging for Smiles Golf Outing and Charity Dinner Auction at Fox Hills in Plymouth. Proceeds benefit the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan. Hole In One, Closest To Pin, putting contest, longest drive, breakfast and lunch included. registration in 2007: $750 team, $190 single.

June 12, 2008 (Tuesday): Novi Rotary Foundation 23rd Annual Golf Outing - at Oak Pointe Country Club in Brighton. $150.00 per person

June 14, 2008 (Saturday): Golfing to End Domestic Violence at Warren Valley Golf Course in Dearborn Heights. Proceeds to benefit Looking For My Sister, a non-profit organization working toward the prevention and cessation of domestic violence in the Metro Detroit area. Individual Golfer $100.00 per golfer, Foursomes $375. 4-person scramble, box lunch, awards receptions. Featured events for the day will include:: Putting Contest, $1 Million Dollar Shot, $100,000 Shootout, Hole in One Contests, Sponsor Gifts, Closest to the Pin Contest, Mulligans, Player Gifts, Prizes and Awards, Longest Drive Contest, Raffle, Auction and more.

June 14, 2008 (Saturday): Children With Hairloss Golf Scramble - 7th Annual at Wesburn Golf Course in South Rockwood. Individual $100, Foursome $400. 1pm Shotgun Start.

June 14, 2008 (Saturday): Regina High School 2008 Golf Classic at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Macomb. $100 per person includes: 18 holes with cart scramble, beverages on course and snack at turn, and steak dinner with prizes and more. Come out and enjoy a day on the links to benefit the only all-girls college preparatory school on the Eastside of Metro Detroit. For registration call: Mary Ann Goll, Advancement Director 586-585-0500 ext. 285.

June 16, 2008 (Monday): 7th Annual CMT Charity Golf Tournament at The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club in Ann Arbor. Proceeds benefit the Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Clinic at Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center. Registration is $1000 for a foursome and $250 for an individual golfer, an 18 hole best ball tournament, Vegas hole, closest to the pin challenge, tennis, swimming pool, use of driving range, raffle with top prizes including a HD large screen TV and an iPod, BBQ lunch, cocktails, & banquet dinner.

June 16, 2008 (Monday): Women's Healthcare Classic (WHC) - 16th Annual at the Dearborn Country Club. Proceeds from the All-Women's Healthcare Classic will benefit women's breast care programs and other women's health initiatives in cancer, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology. Additionally, on the same day, the Friends of The Women’s Healthcare Classic will be held at the Tournament Players Club of Michigan in Dearborn.

June 17, 2008 (Tuesday): St. John River District Hospital Golf Outing at St. Clair Country Club. for information: 810-329-5325.

June 23, 2008 (Monday): 13th Annual St. Mary Mercy Hospital Tee It Up Golf Classic at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville. Benefits the Behavioral Medicine Department. The 18-hole scramble features two shotgun starts, one at 7:30am and an afternoon round at 1 pm. Individual Par Golf Package is $300 per person for 18 holes of golf and a cart. The packages includes beverages and refreshments at the turn, breakfast and lunch for morning golfers, the afternoon golfers will received lunch prior to golf followed by cocktails and dinner. There will be a Raffle for a weekend at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island along with a Silent Auction featuring luxury items such as spa packages, jewelry, artwork and golf packages. For more information or to register, call the St. Mary Hospital Foundation, 734-655-2980, or visit our website at www.stmarymercy.org

June 23, 2008 (Monday): Angela Hospice Golf Outing 9 Hole Fox Classic at Fox Hills Club in Plymouth, MI. Proceeds benefit Angela Hospice. Starts 9am, Register for $55 per person, includes 9 holes with cart and a plated luncheon to follow.

[TBA 2008]: Bloomfield Township Annual Charity Golf Outing at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Proceeds have been used to benefit Fire Dept. Charities, the children's burn unit at the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center and children's charities of Oakland and Wayne Counties."

[TBA 2008]: Detroit Lion Alumni Charity Golf Outing 28th Annual in 2007 at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. It will feature the 50th Anniversary reunion of the 1957 Detroit Lion World Championship team.

[TBA 2008]: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Invitational at Plum Hollow Country Club. Annual. Proceeds benefit the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, a non-profit organization.

July 14, 2008 (Monday): Alzheimer's Association Annual Ann Arbor Charity Golf Outing at University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor. 18 holes with power cart, breakfast, lunch, dinner, door prizes, live and silent auctions.

July 15, 2008 (Tuesday): Brain Injury Association of Michigan's 25th Annual Eastern Grand Invitational Golf Outing at The Inn at St. John's (formerly St. John's Golf & Conference Center) in Plymouth, MI. Each year, for the past twenty-four years, this golf outing has been one of our major fundraising events to benefit the Brain Injury Association of Michigan and all of its statewide chapters.

July 21, 2008 (Monday): CATCH Golf Classic at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville includes a Prelude Party on Sunday. Annual golf classic benefits Children's Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Hospital and CATCH Pediatric Mobile Health Programs. The CATCH Golf Classic is attended by top executives from Detroit's leading corporations as well as many sports and media luminaries. The Golf Prelude Party features a strolling dinner, an auction of coveted sports memorabilia and resort and golf getaways, and a chance to mix and mingle with a variety of Detroit's popular leaders and personalities.

July 21, 2008 (Monday): St. John North Shores Hospital Golf Outing at Gowanie Golf Club in Harrison Township. for information: 586-582-7509.

July 28, 2008 (Monday): The Children's Center Annual Celebrity Golf Classic at Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham, MI.

[TBA 2008]: American Cancer Society Annual Cattle Baron's Golf Round-Up - held at a private country club in Bloomfield Hills. Business leaders tee off against cancer. For information, call the American Cancer Society at 248-557-5353.

[TBA 2008]: Annual Golf for Good Golf Outing - 4th in 2007, put on by The Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

[TBA 2008]: AFSCME Annual Charity Golf Outing - 13th in 2007 at Swartz Creek Golf Course in Flint. Proceeds benefited the Mental Health Association in Michigan.

August 11, 2008 (Monday): 1st Annual Yellow Ribbon Fund Golf Outing at Great Oaks Country Club in Rochester, Michigan. All proceeds go to returning wounded Michigan soldiers. Shotgun Start at 1:00 PM (Overflow Start at 7:30 AM). $200 includes golf, lunch, filet mignon dinner & door prizes. Yellow Ribbon Fund

August 19, 2008 (Tuesday): WJR and Frank Beckmann present the ArvinMeritor Golf Classic at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion. proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. Since 1981, this annual event has raised more than $3.5 million for a great cause - saving babies from premature birth.

August 25, 2008 (Monday): KCI - Partners Annual Golf Classic at Franklin Hills Country Club in Franklin. Proceeds benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute.

[MIGHT SKIP 2008]: "Grip & Rip" Charity Golf Outing - proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

September 19, 2008 (Friday): Madonna University's Scholar-Am Classic at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth. 13th Annual golf outing includes contests for Hole-In-One, Closest-To-Pin, lunch, dinner, more. 18-hole scramble begins at 11am. Proceeds will help fund student scholarships as well as academic and athletic programs. Early registration (before August 15) is $175 for the individual golfer and $700 for a foursome (with or without a scholar golfer). Registration after August 15 is $200 per golfer, or $800 per foursome. Dinner-only tickets can be purchased for $50 at anytime.

September 19, 2008 (Friday): 5th Annual Golf Michigan Golf Outing at Lyon Oaks Golf Club in Wixom, MI. proceeds benefit International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF).

September 22, 2008 (Monday): Cass Community Social Services Annual Golf Outing at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Shelby Twp. Charity Golf Scramble. Proceeds support programs that aid the homeless, chronically dependent, mentally ill and developmentally disabled citizens of Detroit.



West Michigan

June 13, 2008 (Monday): 5th Annual Fore For Life Charity Golf Tournament at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, MI. Proceeds to benefit Michigan Community Blood Centers – Bone Marrow and Stem Cell/Cord Blood departments. Event includes 18 hole scramble with cart, prizes, lunch, snacks, dinner, raffles and live auction. Cost $150 + up, Deadline for registration is June 13, 2008, Sponsorships are available.

June 22, 2008 (Sunday): 4th Annual West Michigan Rett Syndrome Research Golf Tournament at Meadows Golf Course in Allendale.

July 24, 2008 (Thursday): 17th Annual Lexus Champions for Charity Golf Outing - at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Belmont (just north Grand Rapids). Proceeds benefit the Brain Injury Association of Michigan and its three Western Michigan Chapters in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon. Opportunities to win: $1,000 in cash, laptop computer, Lexus Weekend Package, 50+ raffle prizes.

August 11, 2008 (Monday): 4th Annual "What's Your Handicap?" Golf Classic at Thousand Oaks Golf Club in Grand Rapids, MI. All proceeds will benefit Alternatives in Motion, a Grand Rapids, MI nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization whose mission is to provide wheelchairs to people who do not have health insurance or other financial means.

August 15, 2008 (Friday): 7th Annual Sammi-T-Time at Quail Ridge. Proceeds benefit Sammi Rae of Hope. Two person scramble, $50 per-person includes green fees, cart, lunch & dinner. $10,000 Hole-In-One Contest and other contests.



Mid-Michigan

June 10, 2008 (Tuesday): Alzheimer's Association Annual Lansing Charity Golf Outing at Forest Akers West Golf Course in Lansing. Scramble, 18 holes of golf with power cart, breakfast, lunch, dinner banquet, Hole-in-one, Closest to the pin, Longest drive, door prizes, live and silent auction, more.



Northern Michigan







Golf Courses/Golf Clubs/Country Clubs in General
For statewide information such as addresses, phone numbers and more, try:
Golf Courses in Michigan - listed alphabetically & includes links to their websites.



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