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GRAND BLANC, Mich. – The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren announced today the details surrounding the tournament’s McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic on Monday, August 18 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club from 9 a.m. to noon on the driving range.

Together with McLaren Health Care and the McLaren Flint Foundation, the tournament has once again teamed up with the U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) to put on a clinic featuring trained adaptive golf coaches providing instruction to a group of 50 adaptive golfers using a wide array of adaptive golf equipment. Attendees will range in age and are recruited from McLaren Health Care’s patient base as well as through USAGA, organizations such as Rehab Without Walls, and word-of-mouth. The Clinic features an atmosphere of camaraderie and support in underscoring this growing initiative in adaptive sports.

Adaptive golf is a rising movement in golf to continue to grow the game and provide people with physical disabilities the tools and training to enjoy the game.

There is limited space available for participants in the 2025 McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic. For more information about the Clinic, including how to participate, please contact Tracy Ramin at tracyramin@yahoo.com or Laurie Prochazka at laurie.prochazka@mclaren.org.

“The McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic clearly underscores the power of golf to bring people of diverse abilities, motivation, ages and backgrounds together for a common purpose,“ said Laurie Prochazka, vice president of community partnerships for McLaren Health Care. “McLaren is very proud to be on the forefront of building awareness of adaptive golf as a growing movement in the sport. We appreciate the support of our valued partners, including Ottobock, Aon, the George Wilkinson Family Fund and the Ridgway and Shannon White Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, in allowing us to expand the Clinic to reach even more people this year.”

The coaches for this year’s Adaptive Golf Clinic include:

• BRIAN BEMIS: Works at Lansing Country Club and is a two-time Michigan Adaptive Golf Championship winner
• BRYAN BIAGIOLI: Executive Director of The Michigan Amputee Golf Association
• BRANDON CANESI: Founder of Hole High and No. 1 G6 adaptive golfer in the world (USAGR)
• KEVIN HOLLAND: Proud member of the North American One-Armed Golfer Association
• RYANNE JACKSON: 2024 USDGA Golf Championship winner (Women’s Category)
• RYAN LUKKARI: Works at Shenandoah Country Club, and proud member of the North American One-Armed Golfer Association
• EVAN MATHIAS: Golf professional at Golf Galaxy in Indiana and winner of his division in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open
• RYAN MATTHEWS: Golf professional at Correct2Compete in Indiana
• JIMMY MOCERI: No. 1 G9 adaptive golfer in the world (USAGR)
• KIM MOORE: Women’s Golf Coach at Western Michigan University and Two-time and reigning champion of the Women’s U.S. Adaptive Open
• TRACY RAMIN: U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) Chairman of Competition and one of the leading adaptive golf professionals in the U.S.
• RICKY REILLY: No. 3 G14 adaptive golfer in the world (USAGR) and member of the 2025 Phoenix Cup for Team USA
• JONATHAN SNYDER: U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) Executive Director and 2021 & 2022 North American one-arm National Champion
• BRANDON WORLEY:Executive Director andFounder of Carolina Adaptive Golf 

MCLAREN ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC MEDIA COVERAGE DETAILS

WHEN /WHERE
Monday, August 18, 2025
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
9 a.m. - noon on the Driving Range

Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club is located at 9057 S. Saginaw Road, Grand Blanc, MI  48439

Note: A tournament media credential is required to cover the Adaptive Golf Clinic. Please email Tom Sprouse at tsprouse@hnssports.com if you are not already credentialed for The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren.

WHO

• 50 adaptive golfers using a wide array of adaptive golf equipment
• 14 nationally renowned adaptive golf coaches
• McLaren Health Care representatives
• Tournament representatives

 The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren is the week of August 18-24 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. 

Tickets for The Ally Challenge can be purchased by visiting the tournament website (theallychallenge.com). The Ally Challenge is open to spectators from Thursday (August 21) to Sunday (August 24) and ticket prices start at $15. Children 17 and under receive free grounds access with a ticketed adult. For a complete listing of ticket options please CLICK HERE.

The Ally Challenge is a Regular Season PGA TOUR Champions event in 2025, which will give way to the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs¾a season-ending, three-tournament series used to determine the TOUR’s season-long champion. The 2025 PGA TOUR Champions schedule features 28 events and will conclude with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona. The 2025 Season will have players competing for more than $69 million in total prize money, the highest in PGA TOUR Champions’ 45-season history.

All three rounds of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren will be broadcast on Golf Channel.

Since its inception in 2018, The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren has donated nearly $8.4 million to support charity.

For more information about The Ally Challenge, please visit www.theallychallenge.com. For the latest Ally Challenge news and updates on social media follow the tournament on Twitter and Instagram at @AllyChallenge and on Facebook at Facebook.com/AllyChallenge. 


About The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren
The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren is an official event on the PGA TOUR Champions owned and operated by Tournaments for Charity, a Michigan non-profit corporation. This 54-hole stroke play golf tournament features 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals competing for a $2.2 million purse at the historic Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, MI. The event is designed to showcase the best golf on the PGA TOUR Champions for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit local charities in the greater Flint area. All three official rounds will be internationally televised on the Golf Channel.

For more information about The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren, please visit www.theallychallenge.com. For the latest Ally Challenge news and updates on social media, follow the tournament on Twitter and Instagram at @AllyChallenge and on Facebook at Facebook.com/AllyChallenge.

About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a financial services company with the nation's largest all-digital bank and an industry-leading auto financing business, driven by a mission to "Do It Right" and be a relentless ally for customers and communities. The company serves customers with deposits and securities brokerage and investment advisory services as well as auto financing and insurance offerings. The company also includes a seasoned corporate finance business that offers capital for equity sponsors and middle-market companies. For more information, please visit www.ally.com.  

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About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 690,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, virtual and retail care services and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.  McLaren has 22,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Indiana.  Learn more at www.mclaren.org.

About HNS Sports Group
HNS Sports Group is a Dublin, Ohio-based LLC founded in 2000. The company offers over 125-plus years of collective experience and is committed to providing professional, efficient and effective client representation in the categories of sponsorship consultation, event management, hospitality management, sales representation and tournament operations within the golf market. To learn more about HNS Sports Group, visit www.hnssports.com.

Media Contact
The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren
Thomas P. Sprouse, Director of Communications  
E-Mail: tsprouse@hnssports.com           
Office: 614-889-6791               
Mobile: 614-519-1873

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