The Island Resort & Casino will officially open its highly anticipated Cedar Course (Kishki) for limited preview play beginning this Friday. The nine-hole layout marks the resort's third golf course, joining the award-winning Sweetgrass and Sage Run courses while giving golfers an exclusive opportunity to experience one of the country's newest Golden Age-inspired designs before its full opening in 2027. Click the above headline to read more and hear an interview with GM Tony Mancilla.
Kaleya Romero of San Jose California won the championship of the Island Resort Championship Epson Tour event. She defeated Leekee Zeng of China in a playoff round after the two tied at 16 under par 200 for the three rounds. Romero handled the 18th hole better than most on this sunny, pleasant day at the Sweetgrass Gold Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Epson Tour. See photos by RRN's Caleb Gordon.
Moving Day lived up to its name as 144 athletes competed in the second round of the Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber on Saturday at Sweetgrass Golf Club. The cut was made at 4-under par with the top 60 and ties now preparing for the final round. 18-hole leader, Kelly Xu felt more confident heading into the second round, than her fellow first round opponents, and her scorecard proves just that. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour photo, story)
-With the first two weeks of the Pure Michigan Cup complete, athletes teed up this morning and afternoon in the first round of the Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber. As the third full field event of the season was underway, a plethora of athletes took advantage of the calmer winds resulting in a party at the top of the leaderboard, with a three-way tie for first place through round one. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour photo of Kelly Xu, story)
Megan Schofill recorded her first career Epson Tour hole-in-one Friday to jumpstart an 8-under 64 in the opening round of the Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber. The 25-year-old aced the 154-yard, par-3 12th hole at Sweetgrass Golf Club with a 7-iron. Click the above headline for details, photo, courtesy of Epson Tout.
pson Tour rookie Kaleiya Romero shot a 7-under-par 65 during the opening round of the Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber on Friday afternoon, highlighted by both an eagle and her first-ever tournament hole-in-one.
The LPGA Epson Tour professional women's golf tournament is now two weeks away at the Island Resort & Casino's Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris, and two Michigan golfers are among the 144 from around the world who will be here for the event. Click the above headline to hear from Negaunee's (and CMU) Rachel Niskanen and Michigan State University graduate Taylor Kehoe.
The 15th annual Island Resort Championship returns to Sweetgrass Golf Club this summer, bringing elite competition on one of the Midwest’s most scenic and award-winning courses, along with family-friendly entertainment watching the rising stars of professional women’s golf up close. Click the above headline for a preview.
The Upper Peninsula got some national recognition this week fom the USA Today newspaper. The UP was named the publication's “Top Readers Choice in the US” for a golf getaway. Our region was listed as the best on the Top Ten list for 2026, after being ranked fifth out of ten in the 2025 poll. Click the above headline for the details, and to hear RRN's interview with Tony Mancilla at the Sweetgrass Golf Course and Sage Run.
The West Virginia University Mountaineers men's golf team finished what it started on Monday, cruising to a resounding victory at the Island Resort Collegiate at Sage Run. The Mountaineers followed up Sunday's 40-under par performance with another stellar performance on Monday, shooting 15-under par to finish the tournament with a sizzling 55-under par 809 to win the 54-hole event.
The first day of the Island Resort Collegiate in Harris saw the West Virginia University Mountaineers dominate play for most of the 36 holes at the Sage Run Golf Course. WVU shot 18 under par in the first round, and then followed that up with a school-record 22 under par, finishing with a 40-under par 536. The Mountaineers are five shots clear of second place Purdue, which won last year’s tournament. Photo courtesy of West Virginia University.
Melanie Green won the Island Resort Championship Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris, coming back from two strokes down to win. She shot a 7-under par 65 on Sunday, including an eagle on the 14th hole. Click the above headline for details.
Ater a four-and-a-half-hour delay on Saturday morning, the second round of the Island Resort Championship finally kicked off. Half of the field was able to finish their round before it was suspended due to darkness at 9:15 p.m. local time. Click the above headline for details.
It was a good day to be a University of Southern California alum. Two, Amari Avery and Christine Wang, found themselves with a share of the lead Friday at the Island Resort Championship after 18 holes. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour photo)
The MHSAA Division One UP Finals were held Wednesday, and the Escanaba Eskymos cruised to the to the girls championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. The Eskymos beat second place Marquette by 17 strokes, 382-399. Eskymo junior Kamrie Scott won her second straight UP championship by shooting an 8-over par 80. Menominee’s Lexi Marineau was runner up after shooting a 90. Escanaba’s Dani Hughes finished third with a 93. It’s the third UP championship in four years for Escanaba.
The Marquette Sentinels edged the Escanaba Eskymos to win the MHSAA Division One boys UP championship on Wednesday at the Sage Run Golf Course. The Sentinels won by eleven strokes (311-322), to repeat as UP Champions. Junior Boden Moore shot a two-under 70 to win medalist honors. Westwood senior Tanner Annala was runner-up, finishing three strokes back with a 73, and Iron Mountain’s Cooper Pigeon was third with a 77. The Eskymos’ top golfer was sophomore Carson Artley, who was seventh after shooting a 79. (MHSAA photo)
The North Central Jets won their third championship in four years on Wednesday at the Escanaba Country Club behind the surprise performance from sophomore Nathan Pipkorn, who fired a 76 to win medalist honors. It was six strokes better than his previous best score of the season. Mid Peninsula freshman Christian VanDamme was runner-up after shooting an 81. NCA won the team score with a 343. Lake Limden-Hubbell was second with 353.
The 14th annual Island Resort Championship returns to Sweetgrass Golf Club June 20-22, and Tuesday was Media Day as tour officials, golfers, and others came to town to promote the event. Click the above headline for details and to listen to interviews.
The NMU women's golf team traveled down to Columbus, Ohio to start their fall season at the ODU Champions of Women's Golf. The 'Cats sit 11th of 15 teams after round one, and Maggie Pietila recorded the program's second ever hole in one with her sister on the course and family in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Purdue Boilermakers won the championship of the NCAA Island Resort Collegiate on Monday at Sage Run, pulling away from Boise State to win by 13 strokes. The two teams were tied heading into Monday's action. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue Athletics photo)
Thirty-six holes are in the books at the Island Resort NCAA Collegiate men's golf championships at Sage Run, and it's a two-team race heading into Monday's final 18 holes. The Purdue Boilermakers and Boise State Broncos are tied atop the leaderboard, with everybody else at least 15 strokes behind. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue photo)
Top NCAA Men’s Golf teams will converge at Sage Run Golf Course this Labor Day weekend for the fifth annual Island Resort Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. Click the above headline for details, and for comments from tournament director Tony Mancilla.
Soo Bin Joo rallied from four strokes behind to win the rain-shortened Island Resort Championship on Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. The LPGA Epson Tour event was reduced from 54 to 36 holes because of the weather. Click the above headline for details.
Anne Chen carded the joint-lowest round that the Island Resort Championship has ever seen in just her third Epson Tour event, firing a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead after the first round at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of Epson Tour.
Mid Peninsula High School golfer Bradly VanDamme won his second straight Division Three U.P. championship on Thursday, holding off his little brother by three strokes at the U.P. Finals in Escanaba. The North Central Jets, meanwhile, had four of the top ten golfers and won the team championship with ease. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos are back on top in high school girls golf after winning the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship Wednesday at the Wawonowin County Club in west Ishpeming. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won the MHSAA Division Two girls golf Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday, the school's first title in a decade. BR-H senior Ava McDonough was the medalist. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA/Jason Juno.
The Northern Michigan University golf coach Eric Johnson will be holding an open tryout for the 2023-24 NMU women's and men's golf teams on Wednesday, September 13th. Click the above headline for details.
Tsai Cheng Tseng made a charge down the stretch to capture her first career Epson Tour victory in only her second start Sunday at the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass in Harris. Click the above headline for the details. (Epson tour photo, story)
Auston Kim fired a bpgey-free round of 64 on Saturday to take the lead after the second round of the Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Epson Tour. (Epson Tour photo)
