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WJR SPORTS | SPIN ON GOLF

If you’re looking to hear the latest pro golf news, golf product reviews, tips from the pros, fitness ideas to improve your game, or just about anything golf-related, you’ve come to the right place! Join your hosts, Steve Courtney, Jordan Young, and Brian Cairns, as they bring you all things golf LIVE in-season Sundays at 6 p.m.


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STEVE COURTNEY

Born and raised in Detroit, Steve Courtney is a lifetime Detroit fan in what he refers to as, “America’s Greatest Sports City.”

Before sharpening his radio skills at the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Steve graduated from Divine Child High School where he was a student athlete, lettering in both football and baseball.

Steve signed on at 760 WJR in 1998, having previously worked as an on-air DJ at several other Detroit radio stations. Known for his humor and positive attitude, Steve’s sports reporting is infused with both information and entertainment, a style that has earned him respect and likeability by players, coaches, guests and colleagues.

As a twenty plus year veteran of the radio business, Steve is an Associated Press and Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner, and has been voted the “Best Sports Talk Show Host” by the Detroit News.

Off-air Steve Courtney serves as a board member of CATCH: Sparky Anderson’s Charity for Children, helping to improve the quality of life of pediatric patients at Children’s Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital.

Steve also enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids and attempting to “play” golf.


JORDAN YOUNG

Jordan Young is the performance director at Jordan Young Golf, located at Fox Hills. He is an Eastern Michigan University Golf Team alumni and is now an advisory board member of a game changing group known as Game Above. Jordan was the 2012 Michigan PGA Teacher of Year, Two-time Player Development Award Winner, Michigan PGA, and 2013 National PGA Award Winner for Player Development.

Lordan has been named Best in State” in Michigan by Golf Digest throughout the past decade. Jordan remains active as a competitive player within the Michigan PGA, but is a dedicated coach and has a passion for elite performance and sports.


BRIAN CAIRNS

Brian Cairns honed his golfing skills at Red Run Golf Club in Michigan, where he was mentored by some of the state’s top players. He advanced his game as a junior golfer and later competed in Division II college golf at Barry University in Miami, Florida.

Cairns has enjoyed a distinguished career in the Michigan PGA. His first major victory was at the 1996 Michigan PGA Championship, followed by a win at the Michigan PGA Match Play title in 1997. Throughout his career, he has accumulated three Michigan PGA titles, five Match Play titles, and numerous team titles.

As a senior golfer, Cairns continued to achieve success, winning the 2014 Michigan Senior PGA Championship and participating in three National PGA Seniors and a U.S. Senior Open. In 2015, he was honored as the PGA of America’s Senior Player of the Year, making him the first player from Michigan to receive this accolade.

In addition to his playing career, Cairns is a respected instructor at Fox Hills Learning Center and has been acknowledged as a Michigan Junior Golf Leader.