Firekeepers Casino Hotel Championship

A local talent, a three-time winner on the Symetra Tour and a relative newcomer to the tour sit in a three-way tie atop the Firekeepers Casino Hotel Championship at Battle Creek Country Club.

The professional golf world is slowing getting back into their schedules with safety precautions. Another tour returns from a four-month hiatus and kicks it off in Battle Creek Friday.

At the beginning of May, revamped schedules for the professional golf tours were put in place with several events remaining in Michigan. It has since changed over the past week.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw seismic shifts in the golf world, especially for events that were expected to take place this summer in Michigan.