Harris, MI — June 22, 2023
Kate Brody, the two-time Michigan High School Women’s State Golf Champion, just graduated from Grand Blanc High School. This fall, she is on her way to the University of Wisconsin with a golf scholarship. Before she heads to Madison, she has a rare opportunity to play in a professional golf tournament.
The Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris, Michigan, is hosting the LPGA Epson Tour’s Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass this weekend, June 23-25, 2023. Kate has been offered an exemption to play.
Family Support
Kate graciously sat down with The Lasco Press during last year’s Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club. We discussed her high school career, golf accomplishments, goals, and family.
Kate’s parents, Doug and Jenn Brody, own and operate the golf pro shop at Warwick Hills. Mom, Jennifer (Kangas) Brody, played on the Epson Tour and also as LPGA Tour Professional. Jenn will serve as Kate’s caddie during the Island Resort Championship
Certainly, good genes, growing up in a golf environment, unlimited opportunities to practice and play have been a benefit to Kate’s progression in the sport. However, most of all, she has a good head on her shoulders, knows exactly what she wants, and has charted a path that will help her accomplish her goals.
Expect Kate to do well in the event. We will report back on her progress this weekend and continue to follow the career of this local favorite.
About the Epson Tour
The Epson Tour is the most established women’s developmental tour in the world, entering 2023 with 43 years of structured competition. Known as “the Road to the LPGA,” the Epson Tour has been designated as the LPGA’s developmental tour since 1999. The LPGA acquired the Epson Tour in July 2007. The Tour annually awards LPGA membership to its top players on each official season’s money list. A total of 167 players have graduated to the LPGA since 1999.
Kate’s first round at the Island Resort Championship begins at 7:52 AM ET on Friday, June 23. Follow along at www.epsontour.com for live leaderboard updates and live streaming on Saturday and Sunday from 2-5 PM ET.
