The Island Resort Championship draws top emerging golf talent from around the globe, competing for a $225,000 purse and a coveted chance to qualify for the LPGA Tour. Spectators will see 144 players chasing their dreams on one of the most scenic and award-winning courses in the Midwest.

With its blend of world-class competition, beautiful course conditions and strong community support, the Island Resort Championship continues to grow in stature and excitement each year.
“Our volunteers return year after year; their energy is always high,” said Tony Mancilla, Tournament Co-chairman. “We have golfers from all over the world, so our employees get excited about it. And the players keep getting better. The first year, -7 won, last year -17 won. I really believe, if you golf or if you have kids, you don’t want to miss it.”

The winner will take home a trophy, a tribal honor quilt handmade by an elder of the Hannahville Indian Community, and a check for $33,750.

The Epson Tour is the Official Qualifying Tour of the Ladies Professional Golf
Association (LPGA), where players earn LPGA Tour Membership through the Epson Tour’s Race for the Card. In 2025, 15 LPGA cards will be distributed to top points earners over the 20-event season. Each regular season event offers the winner 500 points, and the Epson Tour Championship in Indian Wells, CA, offers 650 points as the season finale.

Every year, two aspiring professional golfers are invited to participate in the Island Resort Championship as sponsor exemptions to gain valuable experience on their journey to becoming professionals. This year those exemptions are Katie Lu and Brooke Biermann, two spring 2025 graduates of Michigan State University who competed on the Spartan’s women’s golf team.

Fans are encouraged to bring a chair or utilize the bleachers by the hole 9 and 18 greens, as well as at the center of the course. They are also welcome to follow golfers as they play their rounds and can get autographs and photos taken with golfers at the end of their rounds.




Island Resort Championship

Sweetgrass, ranked among Golfweek’s Best Courses and recognized by GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest as a Best in State ranking, features an open park-land layout with some of the game’s most fun greens to putt (Redan, Biarritz, Island, and Double-green). In addition, the course features some wonderful strategic holes including the famous island green No. 15, and some spectacular finishing par 5 holes on each side.

Throughout the course, golfers will encounter a rich history of the Hannahville Indian Community with holes named after traditional Potawatomi clans, villages, allies, medicines and symbols. The dedication to nature and the area’s heritage make for a unique golf experience for any level of golfer. Sweetgrass is also part of the “Road to the LPGA” with its Epson Tour Island Resort Championship.

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