Four-time First Team All-MIAA golfer to play in professional event on home course

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 29, 2015 – The Epson Tour, Road to the LPGA, announced today that Battle Creek Country Club First Assistant Golf Professional and former Olivet College star Adrienne Plourde will play in the 2015 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship at Battle Creek Country Club from June 5-7 on a sponsors exemption.

Plourde, who grew up in Livonia, now resides in Battle Creek and has worked full-time at Battle Creek Country Club since graduating from Olivet in 2014.

“Last year, when I was working the event, I got to know Kathy George (tournament director) and later in the year she asked me if I would take one of the casino’s sponsor exemptions to play and I said ‘of course,’” said Plourde, who expects to have a large contingent of friends and members following her play. “Oh my gosh, I am so excited to be able to play my home course in a professional event.”

As a senior at Olivet in 2013-14, she was a WGCA First Team All-American and the MVP of the MIAA (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Plourde was a four-time First Team All-MIAA honoree and led Olivet to the MIAA Championship three times. She also made three trips to the NCAA Division III National Championships.

Plourde moved to Florida at the end of the Michigan golf season in 2014 and played in a few SunCoast Pro mini tour events, but this will be her big professional event. She will have a familiar face on the bag in Battle Creek Country Club member Jet Perelli.

“I think I have a good chance to make the cut,” said Plourde in regards to her expectations. “I definitely want to make the cut, but I will try to get into the top 10 for sure. Last year, I got to watch how the girls played the course and that was helpful.”

Former Golf Channel Big Break Myrtle Beach contestant Katie Detlefsen is the second sponsor exemption into the field. Detlefsen was the 2014 Dinah Shore Award recipient. She played college golf at the University of Central Florida and has played in three career Epson Tour events.

The FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship begins on Friday, June 5 and runs through Sunday, June 7. Plourde and Detlefsen will compete against the top up-and-coming professionals from the United States and around the world for a share of the $100,000 total tournament purse. The winner will earn $15,000 and take a big step towards the top 10 on the Volvik Race for the Card money list.

Adrienne Plourde to Play in FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship

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