With the first week of the Michigan swing complete, Epson Tour athletes traveled north to Harbor Springs, Michigan, to kick off the highly anticipated second edition of the Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands. The second event of this important stretch is set for June 19-21 at The Highlands – The Heather. Lauryn Nguyen won the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and is currently leading the Pure Michigan Cup, an additional competition in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to award bonus money in addition to the tournament purses to the top performers across the three consecutive Michigan events.

With the first week of the Michigan swing complete, Epson Tour athletes traveled north to Harbor Springs, Michigan, to kick off the highly anticipated second edition of the Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands. The secondevent of this important stretch is set for June 19-21 at The Highlands – The Heather. Lauryn Nguyen won the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and is currently leading the Pure Michigan Cup, an additional competition in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to award bonus money in addition to the tournament purses to the top performers across the three consecutive Michigan events.

Take a look at who’s in the field for the 2026 Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands:

Countries Represented:

United States – 76

Canada – 8

People’s Republic of China – 7

Chinese Taipei – 7

Philippines – 6

2026 Epson Tour Rookies (34):

Carla Bernat Escuder, Cholcheva Wongras, Gianna Clemente, Haya Lin, Jordan Fischer, Kaleiya Romero, Kendall Todd, Lauren Clark, Lauren Gomez, Lauren Olivares, Mirabel Ting, Megha Ganne, Catherine Park, Kelly Xu, Kary Hollenbaugh (a), Huai-Chien Hsu, Brooke Biermann, Emily Odwin (a), Megan Streicher, Christin Eisenbeiss, Faith Choi, Riana Mission, Sophia Burnett, Paula Miranda, Reagan Zibilski, Ashleigh Park, Jennifer Koga, Jieni Li, Jocelyn Bruch, Lauryn Nguyen, Morgan Miller, Rylee Suttor, Thienna Huynh, Claire Vermette

Area Connections:

Michigan Residents/Natives

Sarah White

Local College Grads:

Yurika Tanida – Michigan State University

Valery Plata – Michigan State University

Brooke Biermann – Michigan State University

Ashley Lau – University of Michigan

Money Chun – University of Michigan

Hailey Borja – University of Michigan

Ashley Kim – University of Michigan

Epson Tour Sponsor Exemptions:

Addison Kartusch (a)

TLPGA Players:

Jie-En Lin (a)

NEXT Exemption:

Matilda Cederholm

2025 Epson Tour Race for the Card Top 15:

Anne Chen (11)

Field Breakdown: 2026 Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands

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