Mike Nagy of Manistique will play in a national junior golf tournament Aug. 3-7 at Pinehurst, N.C. (Photo courtesy of Craig LaFoille)

MANISTIQUE — Mike Nagy took matters into his own hands to land a spot in a national golf tournament next month. The 14-year-old Manistique golfer won a playoff in Big Rapids last week to earn a berth in the Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Golf Classic in Pinehurst, N.C. Aug. 3-7. Nagy, who turns 15 July 25, had a two-putt par on the first playoff hole at Katke Golf Course at the Michigan qualifier. He shot 77-73 and was one of three players who landed a playoff spot for the final two slots to Pinehurst. “I told myself, ‘just do whatever you can to make par and get through this playoff,’” Nagy said Tuesday in a telephone interview. Admitting he was nervous entering his first playoff, Nagy said “I just tried to stay in the moment and keep going.” He hit third off the tee in the playoff, after his opponents found trouble on their drives.