'I think it will get bigger': Northern Michigan Women's Open a major golf hit in debut

CHEBOYGAN – Tara Vancil has always been a relentless competitor. A former three-sport athlete at Cheboygan High School, Vancil’s drive to succeed was on full display when she was the only female to participate in last year’s Northern Michigan Open. As someone who likes a challenge, she had an idea and let the Cheboygan Golf & Country Club know about it. “I asked them, ‘Hey, what would it take to get a women’s division in the Northern Michigan Open?’ and they said, ‘Well, we can’t really do that because the...