BELLAIRE – Northern Michigan has no shortage of destination golf courses, and on Tuesday the Michigan Section PGA announced the 2025 Hall Financial Michigan Open Championship will be played on the Cedar River Course at Shanty Creek Resort.
The championship was played the last two years at Oakland University’s Katke Cousins Course and prior to that at Grand Traverse Resort for five consecutive years.
First played in 1916, the Michigan Open attracts the top professional and amateur golfers in the state. The 108th edition of the state championship will be played June 9-12 in Bellaire.
“We are so excited to be able to conduct the Michigan Open on one of Northern Michigan’s premier courses,” said Kevin Helm, executive director of the Michigan Section PGA. “We were fortunate to have our Michigan PGA Championship at Shanty Creek Resort from 2000 through 2005 and Cedar River produced some memorable final round finishes. The players can expect an enjoyable yet challenging venue.”
Steve Scheuermann, PGA Director of Golf Operations at Shanty Creek, said he let the Michigan Section PGA know the resort was interested in hosting championship golf.
“It’s precisely what we were hoping for,” he said. “We feel we have tremendous championship golf at Shanty Creek and that lately it wasn’t being talked about as much as some of the other golf courses in Michigan. We wanted better exposure and having the best golfers in Michigan here gives people a reason to talk about us.”
Hall Financial will be the title sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. David Hall, president and CEO of Michigan-based Hall Financial, is an accomplished amateur golfer who has competed in multiple Michigan Opens.
The Michigan Open will be played on the Cedar River course, one of five courses at Shanty Creek. Cedar River is an award-winning design by the late elite PGA Tour golfer and course designer Tom Weiskopf. It opened in 1999 and currently lists a maximum yardage of 7,001 with multiple tee positions.