GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county has given initial approval to backing the Randy Wise Junior Open, an American Junior Golf Association event at Spring Meadows Country Club in Linden.

The county Board of Commissioners approved sponsorship of the event for the next three years at a cost of $37,500 during a Wednesday, May 7, committee meeting.

Flint-area players Willie Mack III of Grand Blanc and Mike Austin of Burton are past Flint-area winners of the event, which has been held 38 times in the county since 1985.

Past boys champions include professional golfers Phil Mickelson, Ryan Armour, James Piot, Joey Garber, and Donnie Trosper. Past girls champions include Kelly Robbins, Morgan Pressell, and Leigh Anne Hardin, all of whom have played on the LGPA Tour.

The hotel tax that the funding

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