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INSPIRING EVENT WILL FEATURE MORE THAN 40 ADAPTIVE GOLFERS AND A COMPLEMENT OF NATIONALLY RENOWNED ADAPTIVE GOLF COACHES

GRAND BLANC, Mich. – The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren announced today the details surrounding the tournament’s fifth annual McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic on Monday, August 24 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club. The inspiring event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on the driving range, followed by lunch in the Miller Lite Beer Garden on Hole No. 17 and a new Coaches Challenge at 1pm also located on the tournament’s iconic par 3.

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 more than 40 adaptive golfers using a wide array of adaptive golf equipment. Attendees will range in age from 5 years old to 75 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 the sport that continues 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 2026 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. 

“Bringing people together of diverse abilities, ages, motivation, and backgrounds for a common purpose is on full display at the McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic,” 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, Bott Prosthetics, The Alexander Foundation, Claudette Wilkinson Bryant Memorial, and the Ridgway and Shannon White Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, in allowing us to expand the Clinic to reach a record amount of people this year.” 

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

• BRIAN BEMIS: Best swing on one leg, plays without a prosthetic, representative of US Para Golf Exhibition team, G1 leg impairment golfer
• BRYAN BIAGIOLI: President of Michigan Adaptive Golf, represented team USA Cairns Cup in Spain 2026, G2 Leg impairment golfer
• SCOTT CARPENTER:Local to Michigan, became a USAGA trained adaptive golf coach in 2024, G5 Arm impairment golfer
• KEVIN HOLLAND: Represented Team USA in 2022 & 2024 Cairns Cup, NAOAGA representative, born with cerebral palsy, 10-time Michigan Special Olympics champion, G8 coordination impairment golfer
• RYANNE JACKSON: 2023 US Adaptive Open Women’s Champion, 2024 USDGA Woman’s Champion, has played in multiple US Adaptive Opens, G8 Coordination impairment golfer
• RYAN LUKKARI: Works at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, MI, played in multiple US Adaptive Opens, NAOAGA representative, five-time coach at the McLaren Adaptive Golf Clinic
• RYAN MATTHEWS: Adaptive teaching professional at Correct to Compete, North American One Arm Golf Association Board Director, played in US Adaptive Open, represented The Cairns Cup in Spain 2026
• JIMMY MOCERI: Winner of Multiple Seated division championships, plays out of a Para-Golfer Cart, No. 3 in USAGA Rankings, G9 seated impairment golfer
• TRACY RAMIN: Current Director of Michigan Adaptive Golf, Founder & Captain of Cairns Cup 2022, 2024, played in multiple US Adaptive Opens , G7 arm & leg impairment golfer
• JONATHAN SNYDER: Executive Director of USAGA, hit the inaugural tee shot at the first U.S. Adaptive Open in Pinehurst, Founder & Vice Captain of Cairns Cup 2022 and 2024, NAOAGA Champion 2021 & 2022, G5 arm impairment golfer
• JOSH WILLIAMS: No. 1 ranked Canadian adaptive player, Golf Professional, Played in multiple US Adaptive Opens, four-time Canadian All Abilities Champion, two-time Michigan Adaptive Champion, G2 leg impairment golfer
• DAVID WINDSOR PGA:PGA Professional, adaptive golf director for the Georgia State Golf Association, founder of Adaptive Golf Academy, over 30 years of experience in adaptive golf

MCLAREN ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC MEDIA COVERAGE DETAILS

WHEN /WHERE
Monday, August 24, 2026
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
9 a.m. - noon Clinic on the Driving Range
Noon – Lunch (Miller Lite Beer Garden) Hole No.17
1 p.m. – Coach’s Challenge on Hole No. 17

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

• More than 40 adaptive golfers using a wide array of adaptive golf equipment (from 5 years old to 75)
• 12 nationally renowned adaptive golf coaches
• McLaren Health Care representatives
• Tournament representatives

The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren is the week of August 24-30 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. 

The Ally Challenge is a Regular Season PGA TOUR Champions event in 2026, which will give way to the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs – a season-ending, three-tournament series that concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, used to determine the TOUR’s season-long champion. The 2026 PGA TOUR Champions schedule features 28 events, with players competing for more than $70 million in total prize money, the highest in PGA TOUR Champion's 46-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 $9.7 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 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) includes the nation's largest all-digital bank and an industry leading auto finance business, driven by a mission to "Do It Right" for its customers and communities. Ally is a U.S. financial holding company with $200 billion in assets and 9.6 million customers (June 30, 2026). Ally Bank, Member FDIC, offers online banking products, including high-yield savings and no hidden fee checking, and was the first major U.S. bank to eliminate overdraft fees. Ally also provides investing solutions through Ally Invest, including online brokerage, automated investing, IRAs and personal financial advice. As a leader in auto finance, Ally provides consumer and dealer financing, insurance, and vehicle remarketing services. Ally’s seasoned corporate finance business provides capital to equity sponsors and middle-market companies. Visit ally.com.

About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6.9 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, 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, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Ohio. Learn more at 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 Contacts
The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren
Thomas P. Sprouse, VP Communications                
E-Mail: tsprouse@hnssports.com           
Office: 614-889-6791               
Mobile: 614-519-1873

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