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Grand Blanc, Michigan — Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
Explore the Ally Challenge legacy at Warwick Hills, where PGA TOUR Champions stars continue Grand Blanc's longtime professional golf tradition.
View HistoryWatch the 2025 Ally Challenge highlights and read the CaddyBytes recap of Stewart Cink's playoff win over Ernie Els.
Watch HighlightsTake the Warwick Hills virtual tour to study the towering trees, green complexes, approach-shot angles, classic parkland corridors, and closing-hole pressure.
View Warwick Hills TourDates: August 24-30, 2026
Tournament Rounds: August 28-30, 2026
Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Format: 54-hole stroke play
Defending Champion: Stewart Cink
Field: 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals
Purse: $2.2 million
Course: Par 72, about 7,085 yards
The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren brings PGA TOUR Champions golf to Warwick Hills, a former Buick Open venue with Michigan golf history, fan energy, and important Charles Schwab Cup positioning late in the regular season.
CaddyBytes 🏆 2025 Ally Challenge Final Round Highlights: The 2025 Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills turned into a Champions Tour pressure test between Stewart Cink and Ernie Els. Cink entered the final round trying to defend his title, but Els stayed in position all day and forced the tournament into a late Sunday fight where every par, wedge shot, and short putt mattered. Cink closed with a 68 and made the key move over the final three holes, birdieing twice late to reach 15-under-par. Els answered with steady golf of his own, but the championship ultimately moved to a playoff after both players finished tied at 201. In the extra hole, Cink survived the moment and completed a successful title defense at Warwick Hills. The win gave Cink back-to-back Ally Challenge titles and reinforced how well his controlled ball-striking and experience fit the Grand Blanc layout. The 2026 edition brings the same Warwick Hills formula back into focus: make birdies on the scorable stretches, stay clean on the par 4s, and handle the pressure as the Charles Schwab Cup race tightens.
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