Pine to Palm Spotlight – Vol 64 No. 3

Pine to Palm

Spotlight vol. 64 no. 3

detroit lakes, minnesota

A New Look

saturday, august 14, 2010

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Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Lane pulls off upset of co-medalist Freeman The Pine to Palm field of 16 is set for Saturday

BY BRIAN WIERIMA

brianw@dlnewspapers.com

PHOTOS BY BRIAN BASHAM/SPOTLIGHT

Tanner Lane watches his tee shot to the par three 14th hole during his match against Ben Freeman Friday. Lane received a great birthday present Friday, winning the match 1-up.

Adam McArthur of Detroit Lakes had his wedge raised high in victory but squinted in defeat as his chip on to the 13th green rolls just past the hole during his Pine to Palm match against James Ford. McArthur won 3 and 2.

It’s been quite the ride this summer for Detroit Lakes senior Tanner Lane.

First, his hockey career literally blasts off after being drafted by the USHL’s Fargo Force, committing to play with the WCHA’s University of Nebraska-Omaha men’s hockey team and being selected by the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers.

Friday — which incidentally was his 18th birthday — was another notch in a wild summer for Lane, but it didn’t come on the ice.

Lane posted the first upset of the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament, after toppling comedalist and former tourney champion Ben Freeman 1-up.

Lane’s eight-foot downhill par putt on hole 18 clinched the match and sent Freeman packing.

The future Fargo Force forward also will have familiar company Saturday in the round of 16, as his cousin Adam McArthur also reserved a spot after beating James Ford 3 and 2.

The two cousins were playing in the same group Friday and will be playing in the same foursome Saturday, as well.

“That’s pretty cool being able to play with Adam,” Lane said. “And it was definitely a great birthday today.”

Lane’s win was keyed by his ability to hang close to Freeman early on, then win the crucial hole late.

Lane lost the second hole to a birdie by Freeman, but after that, there wasn’t a hole exchanged until hole 12, when the Detroit Country Club member evened the match.

“That was key, because Ben was making a lot of birdies and pars and I didn’t get too far behind,” Lane said.

Hole 14 became a decisive one, as Lane took his first lead 1-up with a birdie.

After the two golfers halved 15, Freeman had a very rare hiccup, missing a short birdie putt after Lane sand blasted a shot near the cup to ultimately halve the hole.

“He never misses those kind of putts,” Lane said of Freeman.

It was a grand finale on 18, as Lane ended up short of the cup, with an uphill putt and Freeman was chipping above the hole.

Lane’s putt went long, while Freeman put his chip shot within two feet, but that set up the DL golfer’s clutch putt from eight feet out — which he drained for the win.

“Those are the types of putts you need to make to beat a golfer like Ben,” Lane added.

McArthur finished much earlier than the Lane-Freeman duo, after jumping out to an early lead and maintaining it, before ending the match on hole 14.

Former Pine to Palm champion Corey Blenkush chips up to the 11th green during Friday’s match play.

“I really had to grind today, because I wasn’t playing my best,” said McArthur, who like Lane, will be making their first Sweet 16 appearance. “I took advantage of the openings he left me.”

McArthur is playing in his third Pine to Palm, after quitting golf last year, but he’s glad he gave it another shot.

“I sold my clubs and everything last summer,” McArthur said. “It’s just nice to come back home and play well.”

The cousins will be playing a pair of Moorhead up and comers, as McArthur will face Ben Welle and Lane will play Max Hosking.

The two elders who qualified for Pine to Palm match play will be making yet another appearance in the round of 16.

The eldest, 51-year-old Todd Hillier, advanced with a pair of wins over Tanner Jones Thursday 7 and 6 and John Young 4 and 3.

It’s his second trip to the third round and he realizes his long game doesn’t compete with the younger golfers, but it’s his short game which is dangerous.

“I can’t hit it as far as the younger guys, I accept that,” Hillier said. “But I go out and try to just hit the fairways and greens. There’s no reason to be intimidated with how far those younger guys can hit it.”

Two-time Pine to Palm champion 40-year-old Rick Kuhn remains a very tough out, as he eliminated each of Mitch Buboltz 4 and 3 in the first round and Adam Gronaas 6 and 5.

“I love Todd!” Kuhn proclaimed after hearing the older Hillier also won Friday, thus making him the oldest one left in the tournament and not Kuhn. “I’ve been playing solid this week. But every

year I play in the Pine to Palm, those younger guys are just getting better and better, their ball striking is outstanding.

“When you play those elite guys, you have to go out and make birdies. But I’m not intimidated playing them, I just go out and do what I do.”

With two rounds scheduled tomorrow, one in the morning and the second starting at 2:31 p.m., fatigue will affect the older golfers more.

“If I advance that far (to the final eight) and play two rounds, I’m going to be dead tired, I won’t lie,” Kuhn said.

“But the key is to keep your fundamentals good and pay attention to what your body is telling you.”

Kuhn will face Spencer Hilde, who defeated former Pine to Palm champion Greg Melhus 2 and 1.

The Tom Hoge train also kept plowing right along, as the defending champion shot “six or seven” under par on his way to a 3 and 2 win over Troy Klongerbo.

Hoge was six-under par after seven holes to build a 3-up lead.

“I couldn’t hit my putts after that and (Klongerbo) was playing well,” Hoge said. “He probably would have been beating anyone else with the way he was playing. But I kept driving the ball straight and went out and tried to make birdies.

“But, I feel I can play better.”

One of this year’s co-medalists did survive, as St. Paul’s Wade Walters advanced with a 5 and 3 win over Jared Butler.

All but four first-round matches were decided early Friday morning, after the first round was ended after rain delays and darkness.

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New look for the 78th Pine to Palm Tourney

BY BRIAN WIERIMA

brianw@dlnewspapers.com

One of the strengths of the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament is the tradition it holds, allowing its patrons through its 78 years to know what to expect.

But to keep that tradition strong and keeping the tournament a destination for golf families, changing with the times is also a necessity.

Tradition is still a very important virtue to the Pine to Palm Tournament Committee, but change has also been a valuable tool in making the golfing experience through the week strong.

One improvement is a definite notice, while the second will not be seen until Sunday afternoon.

When golfers and fans are sitting enjoying drinks and a meal inside the Little Easy Restaurant, they can simply look up and see the daily updates of Championship play on the new 51-inch flat screen television.

The new addition was installed by Pine to Palm Committee member and technology guru Dave Johnston, while Pro Systems of Detroit Lakes donated the flat screen.

It’s a first step of a potential future of having a digital scoreboard format outside in the rotunda area.

“That could be in the future, where we could have four to five displays of showing the results of the tournament,” Johnston said. “There is a potential future of having all results on a digital display system.”

If that day does come, the final goal would be to have all flights’ results on screens, displayed where the current scoreboard is.

Currently, there are limitations of what results can be shown on the flat screen inside the Little Easy, because for each flight — albeit named, Championship, MidAm, Seniors or Super Seniors — there needs to be a computer running results for each of

dave johnston, above, helped install the 51-inch flat screen, which displays Championship Flight results. Pro Systems donated the television set.

(Right) The new Pine to Palm showcase trophy. them.

Logistically, that’s difficult to run.

One feature which was highlighted during Championship qualifying was the estimated cut the software predicted with each score reported.

“And in the end, the projected cut was correct (148),” Johnston said.

Already, a tournament champion is already inked into Pine to Palm lore with their names printed up on the clubhouse Championship board.

Now, their accomplishment can be seen on the Pine to Palm Tournament Championship trophy, which is displayed in the DCC Pro Shop.

All 77 champions names are etched into the trophy, with No. 78 being crowned Sunday.

“Our idea came from the Jack Nicklaus Memorable Pro Tournament trophy,” said Pine to Palm Committee chairman Bob Gorden. “It’s a good showcase for people to look at inside the clubhouse.”

Another change which will be noticeable is the change from the Pine to Palm silver

punch bowl trophy to a more traditional trophy, which features a crystal golf ball, held up on two swirls of crystal, which is perched on a solid oak platform.

In many cases, the punch bowl rewarded to the Pine to Palm champion is packed away, due to the high maintenance it takes to keep care of the silver, which tarnishes easily.

“We discussed it as a committee that we’ve always had silver for our trophies, so we decided to try some other options.”

Last year, crystal wine glasses were given to runnersup in divisions.

This year, a crystal wine decanter will be awarded to the consolation champion.

“We received good feedback about the crystal last year, so we tried to expand on it,” Gorden said.

Change has been responded to favorably with the additions of the Mid-Am and Super Seniors Divisions.

The Mid-Am nearly doubled in size, from 22 to 33 the last two years and the Super Seniors had 34 entrants in its

first year.

There still will be some tinkering with each division, such as the possibility of enlarging the Super Senior match play bracket from eight to 16, but overall, both have been working out well.

“People just have to remember, if we add a flight, we need to take one away,” Gorden said.

Change has been good for the Pine to Palm Tournament, but not so much to change the tradition of it.

Hermanson is good to go with seven iron n Detroit Country Club surrendered six aces this spring and summer: Mike Suckert, D.L. Middle School principal and member of the Pine to Palm committee aced the 174 yd 8th hole on April 3rd with a 6 iron.

On May 15th, Rick Kohler of Detroit Lakes placed his ball in the cup with a 6 iron on the 156 yard 14th hole. Ed Johnson of Pelican Rapids scored his ace on the 8th hole on June 22nd using his 4 iron. Bruce Parmer of Fargo had his hole in one on the 175 yd, 17th hole on July 10th with his 4 iron. Last Monday, Perry Piatz in his qualifying round in the Mid Amateur here at the Pine to Palm recorded his ace on the 8th hole.

Mark Holm, Head Profes-

Chip ShotS by

Mark Larson

sional at D.C.C., scored his ace on April lst on No. 14 using his No. 7 iron. Lakeview Golf Course across the street from D.C.C. had three aces: Ed Hartman of Detroit Lakes on the 125 yard 14th hole on June 2, with a wedge. Mark Williams of D.L. aced No. 16, 134 yards with his 9 iron on June 11th. The final ace came on July 27, by Beau Han-

son on the 125-yard second hole on Lakeview with his 9 iron. n Mark Mancell, playing in the Maud Flight in the Senior division had a routine par on the 8th hole yesterday. His drive went left, hit a tree and headed out of bounds. He took out his provisional ball and put it in the cup. It wasn’t a hole in

one but helped him win the hole in his match.

Dean Hermanson STORY: Dean Hermanson, a 1965 graduate of Detroit Lakes H.S. is playing in his sixth Pine to Palm. He shot a 87 in Senior qualifying. Now the rest of the story, Hermanson played the entire 18 holes with one club, his six iron. His brother Ford, who owned the Ironman Golf Course gave Dean an ideal course for using just an iron. He stated that his scores at Lakeview Executive across the street from D.C.C. are usually around par.

“I carry two balls, two tees and my towel. “I’m what you call a one iron-one man scramble.” He lost his first match 4 & 3 yesterday to Vern Steimetz, a 32 year veteran of the P.P.

dean hermanson

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–Sweet Sixteen Championship – tom hoge

thomas strandemo

Age — 21 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Senior at Texas Christian Universisty Club Membership — Fargo C.C. Qualifying Score — Defending Champ

Age — 16 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Student, Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head, S.C. Club Membership — Oxbow C.C. Qualifying Score — 72-70-142

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ben welle Age — 16 Residence — Moorhead Occupation — Junior, Moorhead HS Club Membership — Village Green Meadows, Moorhead Qualifying Score — 72-72-146

Adam McArthur

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travis ross Age — 23 Residence — Crookston Occupation — Student, New Mexico State University Club Membership — Willow Run G.C. Qualifying Score — 74-73-147

caleb ketterling

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rick kuhn Age — 40 Residence — Bismarck, N.D. Occupation — Financial Advisor Club Membership — Apple Creek C.C. Qualifying Score — 69-70-139

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Age — 20 Residence — Eau Claire, WI Occupation — Student U of Wisconsin, Madison Club Membership — Eau Claire G.C. Qualifying Score — 69-72-141

lucas davison

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TODD HILLIER Age — 51 Residence — Hoople, N.D. Occupation — Potato Farmer Club Membership — Grand Forks C.C., Detroit C.C. Plantation LaQuinta, CA Qualifying Score — 71-73-144

Age — 22 Residence — Mahnomen Occupation — Student, University of St. Thomas Club Membership — Dellwoodds Hill C.C. Qualifying Score — 68-74-142

Kenny rucker

tanner lane Age — 18 Residence — Detroit Lakes Occupation — Student, Fargo South H.S. Club Membership — Detroit C.C. Qualifying Score — 73-73-146

Age — 21 Residence — Moorhead Occupation — Student, NDSU Club Membership — Meadows G.C. Qualifying Score — 73-69-142

sean barrett

corey blenkush Age — 23 Residence — Maple Grove Occupation — Turning Pro soon Club Membership — Barker National Medina Qualifying Score — 70-70-140

Age — 29 Residence — Napoleon, N.D. Occupation — White Maid Restaurant Club Membership — Napoleon C.C. Qualifying Score — 70-77-147

spencer hilde

wade walters Age — 37 Residence — St. Paul Occupation — Professional Caddy, Whisper Rock, Scottsdale, AZ Club Membership — Sawmill G.C., Stillwater Qualifying Score — 66-70-136 (Co-Medalist)

Age — 24 Residence — Bemidji Occupation — Graduate Student, Sports Studies Club Membership — Bemidji Town & C.C. Qualifying Score — 74-74-148

Age — 19 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Student S.D.S.U. Brookings Club Membership — Fargo C.C. Qualifying Score — 73-70-143

logan palmer

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Age — 17 Residence — Harwood, N.D. Occupation — Senior at West Fargo H.S. Club Membership — Village Green, Moorhead Qualifying Score — 71-75-146

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Mid-Am trims to its Final Four

BY BRIAN WIERIMA

brianw@dlnewspapers.com

Detroit Lakes’ Mike Seelye did his best impression of a bulldog Friday during his Pine to Palm Mid-Am quarterfinal match against Perry Piatz.

The start of the match saw Piatz sink four birdies in the first five holes, which would have normally built up a nice comfortable lead in most matches.

But not Friday and not against Seelye, who has been playing a hot game of golf this week.

Instead of separating from Seelye, Piatz only had a 1-up advantage, which came on a chip-in birdie on hole four.

“I saw him making all those birdies, but I never gave up,” Seelye said. “My putting and short game saved me. This was just a fun match, it felt like playing in a Championship match play again.”

Incidentally, the last time Seelye played in the Championship field in 2002, then-medalist and current pro golfer Josh Person made eight birdies in nine holes.

“That was when I decided that playing Championship wasn’t for me anymore,” Seelye said.

But Friday, the birdie-fest Piatz was having didn’t deter Seelye, instead he made his move to make the match a back-and-forth affair throughout.

Piatz went 2-up after another birdie on six, but Seelye scored that back on an up and down on eight.

“I was leaning hard on my putter today,” Seelye added.

It wasn’t until hole 14 where the DL golfer pulled to even after landing his seven-iron shot

to within four feet of the cup.

Seelye’s first lead came on 15 when Piatz hit out of bounds, but the match went back to even with a par.

After the duo halved 17, Seelye’s short game saved him again on 18, as his approach landed closer to the cup for the eventual win.

“I was going to rely on my short game and give myself a chance,” Seelye included. “It feels good, it feels nice being in the thick of things again.”

Seelye will face Chad Niles in the semifinals, after Niles knocked off medalist Duane Siverson 2 and 1.

The defending champion Jay Olafson remained on track for a repeat, after he downed A.J. Greff 3 and 2.

“I had a good, solid round with some consistent golf,” Olafson said.

Another strong start catapulted Olafson to a commanding 4-up lead after six holes, where he maintained and weathered a couple of Greff comebacks.

“I didn’t miss too many putts and stayed out of trouble for the most part,” Olafson added. “I got in control early and didn’t have to go out and seek the pins.”

Wade King will be Olafson’s semifinal opponent, after he eliminated Craig Stein 2 and 1.

The two semifinals matches will start at 2:13 p.m. on tee one.

PHOTOS BY BRIAN BASHAM/SPOTLIGHT

Chad Niles, above, blasts his drive on the par four 10th hole during his Friday Mid-Am match. Niles beat Duane Siverson. Wade King, right, watches his long curving birdie putt on the eighth green lip-out during his Mid-Am match against Craig Stein Friday.

–Mid-Am Final Four – Jay Olafson

wade king

Age — 49 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Produce Manager, Hornbacher’s Express Club Membership — M eadows, Mhd. Qualifying Score — Defending Champ

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chad niles

Age — 50 Residence — Peachtree City, G.A. Occupation —Pilot, Delta Airlines Club Membership — Cannon Gate, G.C. Qualifying Score — 77-72-149

mike seelye

Age — 52 Residence —Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Insurance Executive Club Membership — O xbow C.C. Qualifying Score — 72-75-147

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Age — 52 Residence — Detroit Lakes Occupation — Owner/Operator, Shoreham Tree Service Club Membership — Detroit C.C. Qualifying Score — 72-70-142

2010 Pine to Palm Mid-Am Championship #1 Jay Olafson Jay Olafson, 6 & 5 #16 Brad Solheim Jay Olafson, 3 & 2 #8 George Strand

AJ Greff, 2-Up

#9 AJ Greff #4 Bob Cavanagh Craig Stein, 1-up #13 Craig Stein

Wade King, 2 & 1

#5 Scott Linnerooth

Wade King, 3-up

#12 Wade King

2010 Mid-Am Champion

#2 Duane Siverson Duane Siverson, 2-up #15 Miles Schacher

Chad Niles, 2-Up

#7 Chad Niles Chad Niles, 2-up #10 Kent Fronk #3 Mike Seelye Mike Seelye, 3-up #14 Otis Hesteness Mike Seelye, 1-up

#6 Perry Piatz Perry Piatz, 1-up

Jay Olafson chips up to the the seventh green during his Mid-Am match against AJ Greff Friday.

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Four Seniors advance to P 2 P semifinals

Nelson wins on extra hole to edge Harris

BY BRIAN WIERIMA

brianw@dlnewspapers.com

There was bit more than just a Pine to Palm Senior quarterfinal match on the line when Clint Nelson faced Rob Harris Friday at the Detroit Country Club.

There was some college pride on the line.

Nelson is a University of North Dakota alumni, while Harris totes the Maroon-andGold as a University of Minnesota alum, in which, are obvious big rivals in the world of college hockey.

“Rob came up to me and said I knew you were playing here because all of these UND tees were lying around,” Nelson said with a laugh. “But it was a fun and competitive match.”

But you can strike one up for the Sioux, as Nelson topped Harris 1-up, which was decided on one playoff hole.

Nelson made quite the comeback after trailing by two holes with only two to go.

So the Sioux alum went to work, winning 17 after Harris went into the bunker and pulled to within even on 18 after Nelson almost holed his approach shot for eagle, but settling for birdie.

Nelson sunk his match-winning putt on the first green to win the playoff and match.

“They just mowed the green, so it rolled really nice,” Nelson said.

Nelson will face first-time

Pine to Palmer Conrad Lopes, who defeated Burke Kiger 4 and 3.

Lopes shot solid, shooting three-over par.

The upper bracket semifinal match will feature Tim Rubis and Larry Olin.

Rubis used some sharp shooting on the pin to answer several good shots by Mike Stirling to win 5 and 4.

“I made my putts,” Rubis said.

The Fargo golfer nearly hit a hole in one on eight, as his drive went about four feet wide of the cup to win with a par. Rubis went 2-up after a par on nine.

Stirling drained his fivefoot birdie putt, but Rubis answered with a long putt of his own to halve the hole.

“I felt like I won that one with that long putt,” Rubis said.

Another birdie putt put Rubis 3-up, in which he followed that up by hitting the stick from 55-yards out on the next hole.

Olin used a strong putter to play his way past Ron Burnside 5 and 4. Olin will be making his first trip to the semifinals.

Senior play will start at 1:57 p.m. on tee one.

Conrad Lopes, right, approaches the 11th green during his Senior Championship match against Burke Kiger Friday afternoon.

Clint Nelson, far right, chips up to the 10th green during his Friday senior championship match against Rob Harris.

PHOTOS BY BRIAN BASHAM

–Senior Final Four – Larry Olin

tim rubis

Age — 58 Residence — Naples, FL. Occupation — S emi-Retired High Tech Consulting Club Membership — Fiddlers Creek, Naples Qualifying Score — 75

Age — 59 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Financial Advisor Club Membership — Fargo C.C. Qualifying Score — 77

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Clint Nelson

Conrad lopes Age — 66 Residence — Long Beach, CA. Occupation — Lawyer Club Membership — Virginia C.C., Long Beach; The Plantation, LaQuinta Qualifying Score — 75

Age — 64 Residence — Fargo, N.D. Occupation — Sales Rep Club Membership — Oxbow C.C. Qualifying Score — 73

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2010 Pine to Palm Senior Championship #1 TL Solien ron burnside, 1-Up #16 ron burnside larry olin, 5 & 4 #8 larry olin

larry olin, 1-up

#9 john hagge #4 john schwankl Tim rubis, 5 & 4 #13 Tim rubis #5 mike stirling

Tim rubis, 5 & 4 mike stirling, 2-up

#12 dan w elton

2010 Senior Champion

#2 john stromstad burke kiger, 1-up #15 burke kiger

conrad lopes, 4 & 3

#7 conrad lopes conrad lopes, 6 & 5 #10 ron galuska #3 clinT nelson clinT nelson, 3-up #14 rick crawford

Larry Olin, left, watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during senior championship match play. Tim Rubis, right, hits his approach shot to the par four 11th green Friday afternoon.

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13 - 18 year old division, l to r, Joe Cahill, Dakota Waverek, Brian Clark.

8 - 12 girls division, l to r, Naomi Larson, Shelby Busker, Emily Larson.

Boys 8 & 9 division, l to r, Cole Hanson, Hunter Burnside, Parker Bartels.

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Joe Cahill defeated Dakota Waverek in match play in the 13 to 18 year division. Joe has been a bridesmaid the past few years so he is happy finally being the champ.

Blake Kahlbaugh followed up his 29 on Thursday with an outstanding 18 hole score of 69 Friday to win the Championship flight of the 10 to 12 year old boys. This is our premier flight with great young golfers honing their craft.

Ben Unruh who thought he had to cancel because of a dentist appointment Thursday had no pain as he blitzed the first flight of the boys 10 to 12 division with scores of 41 and 76.

Cole Hanson wins by 5

strokes in the 8 to 9 year old boys division shooting a pair of 43’s.

In the girls 8 to 12 year old division, Naomi Larson cruised to victory winning by eight shots.

Shelby Busker overtook Naomi’s sister Emily to win second with a nice second day score of 51.

Ironman is a nine hole par 3 golf course that has enough difficulty that it

attracts all age groups. It is a great golf course for the young kids to work on scoring and tournament golf while they prepare for other competitions and hopefully someday becoming a Pine to Palm Champion. Yes, we are proud that we had Tom Hoge out here many years ago. It is fun to see them excel in the game, the greatest game- golf.

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Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes Eden Prairie

Championship Flight Boys 8 & 9 year old division 43 43 86 Hanson Cole 45 46 91 Burnside Hunter 46 47 93 Bartels Parker 47 54 101 Holt Brandon 56 49 105 Longhenry Mark 60 46 106 Westra Colton 53 54 107 Henke Sam 65 72 135 Tangen Caleb

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Championship Flight Boys 10 - 12 year old division 29 69 98 Kahlbaugh Blake 33 69 102 Johnson Cole 36 70 106 Van Raden Adam 36 73 109 Johnson Lucas 37 79 116 Foley Joe First Flight Boys 10 - 12 year old division 41 76 117 Unruh Ben 43 83 126 Paskey Ryan 41 98 139 Cihak Isaac 46 95 141 Justesen Carter 47 97 144 Brooks Eli Second Flight Boys 10 - 12 year old division 48 95 143 Busker Sam 50 99 149 Beisner Micah 58 110 168 Krueger Micah 63 112 175 Keeley Sam 65 110 175 Nelson Alexander 69 112 181 Price Kelvin

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT- AGES 13 - 18 Consolation Bracket 1 Kate Smith 33 Brian Clark

Kate Smith 8 Brian Clark

Brian Clark

Joe Cahill 4 Joe Cahill 39 Kylee Helling

Joe Cahill 5 Kylee Helling 43

Brian Clark 3rd place

Joe Cahill 2 Dakota Waverek 37 Nathaniel Kahlbaugh Dakota Waverek 7 Nathaniel Kahlbaugh 47 Nathaniel Kahlbaugh

Champion

Dakota Waverek

Runner Up

3 Tommy Weurtz 37 Cierra Waverek

Tommy Weurtz 6 Cierra Waverek 46

FINAL • SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 • 2:45PM 2010 PINE TO PALM CHAMPION

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Jared Butler 2 & 1

#63

#15

#34

#31

#44

#21

#53

#12

#37

#28

#60

#5

#45

greg melhus 4 & 3

spencer hilde 1-up (19)

adam gronaas 2 & 1

rick kuhn 4 & 3

Mike balzer 1-up

SPENCER HILDE 2 & 1

RICK KUHN 6 & 5

LOGAN PALMER 3 & 1

TODD HILLIER 4 & 3

LOGAN PALMER 2 & 1

nick gillam 2 & 1

todd hillier 7 & 6

john young 1-up

luke davison 4 & 3

Max hosking 2-up

tanner lane 1-up

ben freeman 1-up (19)

mason kennedy 6 & 5

kenny rucker 2 & 1

jordan dickey 2-up

#58

#14

#35

#30

#62

#3

#42

#23

#55

#10

#39

#26

#43

#22

#54

#11

#38

#27

#59

#6

#46

#51

LUKE DAVISON 1-up

TANNER LANE 1-up

KENNY RUCKER 7 & 5

COREY BLENKUSH 3 & 2

#47 #7

#19

CALEB KETTERLING 1 -up (20 )

TRAVIS ROSS 4 & 3

ADAM MCARTHUR 3 & 2

BEN WELLE 1-up

corey blenkush 1-up

sean barrett 3 & 2

#20

Caleb ketterling 1-up

RYAN STEINERT 1-up

TRAVIS ROSS 2 & 1

JAMES FORD 1-up

adam mcarthur 2 & 1

ben welle 4 & 2

pat deitz 8 & 7

nate varty 3 & 2

#52

#13

#36

#29

#61

#4

#41

#24

#56

#9

#40

#25

#57

#8

#48

#18

SEAN BARRETT 2 & 1

WADE WALTERS 5 & 3

#2

#17

THOMAS STRANDEMO 3 & 2

TOM HOGE 3 & 2

WADE WALTERS 5 & 3

#50

THOMAS STRANDEMO 2 & 1

TROY KLONGERBO 2 & 1

Tom hoge 6 & 5

LOWER BRACKET

#49

#16

#33

#32

#64

#1

UPPER BRACKET

Championship Field

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