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By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com
t’s been 14 years now, but Alexandria native Bryce Hanstad can still remember the emotions he felt as the week got further and further along. Hanstad had to wait a year for a chance at redemption at the Resorters Golf Tournament. He fell in a 6-5 final to Ryan Smith of Victoria in the 2006 Men’s Division championship at the Alexandria Golf Club. In 2007, he returned as a 20-year old playing Division I golf at Colorado State and as one of the heavy favorites back on his home course. “I definitely had some better perspective going back in 2007 versus 06,” Hanstad recalled. “I had a year of college under my belt and some maturity at that point having played a year. I had gotten more used to the 36-hole days, so taking Saturday of the Resorters a little more in stride and pacing myself. Our college events were 36 holes the first day and then 18 the next day. I think that experience and then playing against some of the top players in the country at Colorado State in our events, a lot of that really helped me be a little more comfortable.” Hanstad certainly felt the pressure as an Alexandria native. He grew up playing at the Alexandria Golf Club and worked in the clubhouse from the time he was 16-years old through college. He would later go on to play professionally on the Gateway and Dakotas Tour. Winning a Resorters championship against the quality competition that frequents this tournament in now its 100th year is meaningful for any golfer no matter where they come from. But it’s especially true for players who grow up around this event. “You get to the point where you’re sick and tired of caddying and you want to play yourself,” Alexandria native and British Open champion Tom Lehman said when recalling
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Winners of the 2020 Resorters Tournament were (back, left to right) Rick Vanyo, Senior; Betsy Aldrich, Women’s Executive; Tom Eidsvold, Grand Master; Nicholas Adams, Men’s Regular; Austin Vukovits, Men’s Championship; Dan Elton, Master; (front) Lunden Esterline, Junior 10-12; Troy Johnson, Men’s Executive; Hannah Boraas, Junior 13-15; and Ale Heinen, Women’s Division. All 10 are back in the 100th running of the Resorters Tournament this summer as they join a talented field across multiple divisions that includes a record-number of participants.
INSIDE: Vukovits looks to defend crown in loaded men’s field. PAGE 4 his 1980 Resorters Men’s Division championship in an interview with the Echo Press in 2014. “We all grew up thinking this was our U.S. Open. This was the biggest event of the year by far and to win the Resorters was every kid’s dream.” Hanstad can certainly relate. Tournament wins in his career included the 2007 Minnesota
Golf Association State Amateur Championship at Hazeltine. That came just a couple weeks prior to his run through the 2007 Resorters that was capped off with a 5-4 championship win over Danny Anderson of Willmar. A week of nervous energy gave way to relief and excitement as he hoisted the trophy near the AGC putting green.
“It’s a fast follow from my state amateur victory,” Hanstad said of where the Resorters victory ranks in his golf wins. “To have those both happen within a couple week span, that was just kind of a wild, fun ride to be on. With Resorters being over five, six days, to continue sleeping on who you know you’re playing the next day, there’s just an inherent buzz of being a local, so it carries a lot of significance for me.”
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MEN’S PAST CHAMPIONS
A memorable first Resorters
Mississippi State golfer survives 40 holes to win Men’s Championship By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press
YEAR
RUNNER(S)-UP
SCORE
1922
Harry Legg, Mpls. Russell Collins, Mpls.
1923
Harry Legg, Mpls. Runcie Martin, St. Paul
1924
Runcie Martin, Duluth
1925
Runcie Martin, Duluth “Sonny” Malone, Mpls.
1926 1927 1928 1930
Pat Sawyer, Mpls
1933 1934 1935 1936
W.W. Dean, St. Paul,
Allan Labatt, Mpls. Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd, Don Bohmer, St. Could
1932
NA 1-up NA 3 and 2
Fred Bopp, Mpls. Forest Fowler, Kansas City 5 and 3 Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd
1929 1931
Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd
Wilson Schoelkopf, Dallas .Earl Larson, Mpls.,
D.N. Tallman, Willmar F.M. Warden Chicago Don Bohmer, St. Cloud
3 and 2 1-up NA 3 and 2
D.M. Tallman, Willmar
NA NA
Stan Larson, Mpls Earl Larson, Mpls.
3 and 2
Wally Taft, Mpls. Bill Boutell, Mpls.,
3 and 2
John Lakotas, Mpls
Dick Evenson, Mpls.
2 and 1
Morris Cain, Wahpeton, ND Palmer Kise, Redwood Falls 6 and 5
1937
John Kraft, Denver Bill Kostelecky, N.D.
6 and 5
1938
John Kraft, Denver
Herman Berg, Mpls.,
6 and 5
1939
Bob Fraser, Omaha
Roy Gilbertson, Benson
3 and 2
1940
Bud Tracy, St. Louis
NA
1941 Gene Christensen, Northfield Virgil Roby, Mpls.
Indiana native Austin Vukovits did not know what to expect from the Resorters Tournament when he arrived in Alexandria on July 31, 2020 but he left more than a week later with nothing but good impressions. A lot of that has to do with the way he played at the Alexandria Golf Club all week. Vukovits, a junior on the Mississippi State University golf team this past spring season, won the Men’s Championship Division by a 1-up final over Josh Galvin, who was a senior at Maple Grove High School in the spring of 2021. “I’m super honored to be the champion, for sure,” Vukovits said after last year’s win. “Definitely a little surprised with never being here before and some of those unknown elements. But I just played solid golf after the qualifying. I got comfortable. It’s a long week. It really is, so I’m super beat right now.” Vukovits played two qualifying rounds and then won five match-play rounds on his way to the title. None of those were more draining than a 22-hole marathon against University of Nebraska golfer Tristan Nelko in the semifinals on Saturday morning. Nelko led that match by three with three holes to go. That’s when Vukovits stormed back with a par win and two birdies to force extra holes. He won it on the fourth playoff hole with a par. “When you’re out there for five, six hours and you know every hole could be your last, you have to put so much effort into every shot,” Vukovits said. “So much mental energy, but I was very happy with where I thought I got a good break by pulling through in the end. I
1942 Alex “Noel” Lucas, Decatur, Ill. 1943 1944 1945 1946
NA
Pat DuBois, Sauk Centre,
Chet Nelson, Mpls. John Seavell, Mpls.
6 and 5
Bill Zieske, Mpls. Herb Wussow, Alexandria, Dr. Bill Kostelecky, Fargo Keith Bridston, Grand Forks Loren Krugel, Mankato
4 and 3
John Seavall, Mpls.
5 and 4 NA 6 and 5
1947
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Jerry Burns, Mpls.,
2 and 1
1948
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Bill Zieske, Mpls.,
5 and 4
1949
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Neil Croonquist, Mpls.,
6 and 5
1950
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Dr. Quentin Dunnum, Alex, 3 and 2
1951
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Glen Gilbertson, Milan,
1-up
1952
Ted McFarlane, Mpls Pat Sawyer, Mpls.,
1-up
1953
Neil Croonquist, Mpls. Pat Sawyer, Mpls.,
4 and 2
1954
Pat Sawyer, Mpls. Babe Veum, Appleton,
1955 Dr. Quentin Dunnum, Wash. Gene Elstun, Kansas City, 1956 1957 1958 1959
3 and 2 3 and 2
Eddie Langert, Mpls. Wilson Schoelkopf, Jr., Dallas, 11-up Neil Croonquist, Mpls. Ted McFarlane, Mpls., Gene Elstun, Kansas City John Schoelkopf, Dallas Tom Vickers, Wichita Jim Severson, Montevideo
1960 Joel Goldstrand, Worthington Dave Gumlia, Crosby,
4 and 3 NA NA 1-up
1961 Paul Sanderson, Worthington Les Peterson, Redwood Falls, 1-up 1962
George Boutell, Phoenix Jon Hoffman, Windom
1963 Les Peterson, Redwood Falls 1964
Neil Croonquist, Edina
Wilson Schoelkopf, Jr., Dallas, 2 and1
Kenny Pinns, Las Vegas Neil Croonquist, Edina
NA
1966
Mike Morley, Minot, ND Neil Croonquist, Edina,
3 and 2
1967
George Boutell, Phoenix Greg Rose, Fresno, CA,
4 and 3
1968
Richard Heise, Mpls. Al Sheldon, Mpls.
6 and 4
1969Steve Satterstrom, North Branch Dick Blooston, Mpls., 1970 1972 1973
golfer Nate Adams in the semifinals. Galvin took a 1-up lead on No. 10 when Vukovits overshot the green on his approach shot and settled for bogey.
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MACK FARLEY LUCAS FETERL WILL FREEMAN JOSH GALVIN PAUL GIEL THOMAS GOGEL WILL GRUIDL CHAD HACKER JOHN HAFDAL LOGAN HAMAK LANCE HAMAK WILL HARRIS ALEC HEINEN MITCH HOLM NICK JARRETT SAM JENSON LINCOLN JOHNSON DAVIS JOHNSON ZAK JONES LUCAS JORGENSON LUKAS JUSTESEN WILLIAM KARKOC
DAN KLEIN GEOFF KLEIN TY KOLLAR KAGEN KOLLAR JORDAN KRULIK SEAN LEHMAN JACKSON LEHMAN ANDREW LINDBERG NATE MARTIN CHARLEY McCLAY VINSON McSTOTT IAN MEYER JACK MICHEL TRISTAN NELKO ZAC NELSON OWEN O’KEEFE RYAN PARIS CORY PELZEL MATT PETERSON JACK PETROSKE JACK PEXA ANTHONY RAIOLA
CONNOR RILEY JERRY ROSE JON SAUER BRAEDEN SLADEK BLAKE STEDRONSKY BEN STRAUMAN CHARLIE STUCK ZACH THEISEN MAX THELEN SAMUEL TUKEY TONY VANYO AUSTIN VUKOVITS CONRAD WALCHER LEO WERSCHAY DAWSON WILLS JACQUES WILSON ANDREW WOMELDORF ALEX WOODHULL JIMMY YOUNG
Bill Von Wald, St. Paul Arlo Kluver, Alexandria, 1-up in 19 holes
1975
Neil Croonquist, Edina Rick Gorham, Alexandria
NA
1976
Rick Gorham, Alexandria Richard Johnson, St. Could
NA
Jerry Gruidl, Golden Valley Tom Lehman, Alexandria
1978
Dave Kluver, Alexandria
1979
Jerry Rose, Fresno, CA Mike Kasner, St. Cloud,
1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988
1989 1990 1991
Dave Kluver, Alexandria Jay Axelson, Northfield, Pat Herzog, Alexandria
NA NA 5 and 4 3 and 2 2 and 1 2 and 1
Steve Herzog, Detroit Lakes Pat Herzog, Alexandria, 1-up in 22 holes
Kirk Vanstrum, Dellwood
Jerry Peterson, Benson,
Pat Herzog, Alexandria Greg Peterson, Benson, Jon Christian, Albert Lea
Trev Anderson, Tempe, AZ,
5 and 4 2 and 1 5 and 4
Rick Frieburg, Alexandria Trev Anderson, Tempe, AZ, 1-up in 22 holes
Peter Passolt, Mpls. Les Peterson, San Ramon, CA, 1-up John Holmes, Jr., Plymouth Mike Lehman, Alexandria, Rick Frieburg, Alexandria Mark Aldrich, Wayzata Steve Herzog, Little Falls
1995
2 and 1
Rick Frieburg, Alexandria, 4 and 3
Jerry Rose, Idaho Falls, ID Jim Sorenson, Mpls.,
1993 1994
Dave Rovick
Tom Lehman, Alexandria Bill Israelson, Bemidji,
1992
3 and 2
Pat McCormick, Hutchinson, 4 and 2 Rick Frieburg, Alexandria,
5 and 4
Eric Peterson, Benson,
4 and 3
Jerry Gruidl, Plymouth Dave Christensen, Elk River, 4 and 3 Jeff Barney, Appleton Rick Frieburg, Alexandria,
3 and 2
1996
Mike Sipe, Milbank, SD Mike Lehman, St. Paul,
3 and 1
1997
Rick Frieberg, Roselle, IL Pat Beste, Sauk Centre,
4 and 2
1999
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2 and 1
1-up in 20 holes
Dick Johnson, St. Cloud Bill Harris, Fort Worth, TX,
1980
thought maybe this is my week having a match like that. I took some confidence into the next match, for sure.” Vukovits turned right around and played Galvin, who beat North Dakota State University
Mike Fermoyle, Mpls. Jim Ihnot, Mpls.
1974
1977
Austin Vukovits hits out of the sand during his Men’s Championship Division finals match against Josh Galvin at the Resorters Tournament on Aug. 8, 2020. Vukovits, an Indiana native who plays for Mississippi State University, survived 40 total holes on the final day last year to win two close matches and secure his title in his first time ever playing the Resorters.
6 and 5
Dick Blooston, Mpls. Gary Burton, Duluth, 1-up in 20 holes
1971Steve Zauft, Prairie du Sac, WI Joe Hasbrouck, Albany,
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NA
Paul Sanderson, Worthington, 2 and 1
1965
1998
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WINNER
Jeff Barney, Appleton
Mark Lindberg, Irving, TX
Brian Johnson, Bismarck Jeff Barney, St. Paul,
4-3 1-up
2000
Jerry Rose, Louisville, KY Reid Lende, Livingston, MT,
2001
Greg Peterson, Rochester Reid Lende, Livingston, MT,
4-3
2002
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, TX Derrick Whiting, Alexandria,
1-up
2003
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, TX Greg Peterson, Rochester,
3-2
2004
Brett Swedberg, Alexandria Mark Lindberg, Coppell, TX,
4-3
2005 2006
Ben Ward, Dewey, AZ Tyler Whiting Alexandria, Ryan Smith, Victoria Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria
2-1
5-3 6-5
2007
Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria Danny Anderson, Willmar
5-4
2008
Tyler Whiting, Alexandria Bryant Black, Alexandria
3-2
2009
Jim Lehman, Plymouth Will Harris, Alexandria
5-4
2010Donald Constable, Deephaven Jim Lehman Jr., Plymouth 2011 Ben Vangsness, Alexandria 2012 Ben Vangsness, Alexandria
Tyler Whiting, Alexandria Jerry Rose, Sarasota, FL
2013Casey Vangsness, Alexandria Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK 2014
Jacques Wilson, Victoria Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK
6-4 NA 2-1 5-4 1-UP
2015
Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK Justin Doeden, Prior Lake, MN, 2-1
2016
Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK Lincoln Johnson, Chaska,
2017
6-5
Tom Strandemo, Delano Paul Stankey, Eden Prairie,
1-up
2018
Brian Choe, Coppell, TX Nate Adams, Maple Grove,
1-up
2019
Cecile Belisle, Red Wing Miles McCarthy, Excelsior,
4-3
2020
Austin Vukovits, Indiana Josh Galvin, Maple Grove,
1-up
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GRAND MASTER
Eidsvold claims back-to-back titles By Jared Rubado Alexandria Echo Press Tom Eidvold is now two-for-two in Grand Master Division titles since the field was introduced in 2019. Last year, he beat George Cliff to win his fourth Resorters championship. He also won back-to-back Masters Division titles in 2012 and 2013. Eidsvold started by winning four of the first five holes with pars before taking a five-hole lead to the back nine. He shot two-over par on the first nine holes in the final round. Cliff started to make a comeback while his back was against the wall. Trailing by six, Cliff won three straight holes before Eidsvold made par on No. 15 for the win. “A match is a match,” Eidsvold said. “We start on the first tee, and we obviously want to win. Whenever it ends, we are just as much friends as when we started. I consider George and every player in this division a great friend of mine. I love the time I get to share with these people during this week.”
2021 GRAND MASTERS DIVISION
(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) GEORGE CLIFF TOM EIDSVOLD, Alexandria, MN, AGC MIKE GOLDEN JERRY GRUIDL DAVE HARRIS, Alexandria, MN, AGC DENNIS KIEFFER
Eidsvold was happy about the win but knew it couldn’t have come without the work that the Alexandria Golf Club put into the Resorters behind the scenes. “The people, staff and volunteers worked so hard to make sure that they got everything done in a safe way for us to play,” Eidsvold said of a 2020 tournament played during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This course was in great shape. It always is. From the groundskeepers to the clubhouse crew, everybody did a spectacular job. It’s just an awesome place to be.” The Grand Master Division is growing. In its first year, there were
TERRY MARTELL GARY OBELE, Becker, MN, Pebble Creek JERRY PETERSON CLAYTON PIKE, Billings, MT, Yellowstone GC KEN RIESBERG JACK SELTZ GENE SIPE RON WAY JOHN ZOUTENDEK
four competitors in a round-robin format. In 2020, the field doubled to eight. Eidsvold encourages more people his age to come out and play. “Even though this division was started (in 2019), we want to do everything we can to keep it going,” Eidsvold said. “It seems like more people are keeping in better shape and playing sports at a later age. That’s what makes it fun. Who knows, maybe we’ll have a 100-yearold division someday, and I’ll play in that.” Eidsvold and Cliff are both back in the 2021 Grand Master Division as they try to make another run through the tournament.
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Alexandria’s Tom Eidsvold watches his shot from the fairway during his Grand Master championship match on Aug. 8, 2020. Eidsvold beat George Cliff by a 4-3 final to secure his second straight title in this division.
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(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) AMANDA BIGGER HANNAH BORAAS JULIA CONTRERAS LAUREN CONTRERAS RILEY CROTHERS CAITLIN CUMMINGS JESSICA DOOLITTLE ALAYNA ELDRED PAIGE GARDINER ALE HEINEN MADISON HERZOG HAYLEE KAMMANN MORGAN KRANZ CORA LARSON SYDNEY MAULE
EMILY MONROE KELLY MULVAHILL ERIN NANNE LAUREN NANNE KYLA NYGAARD AISLING O’CONNOR CIARA O’CONNOR AVERY O’DONNELL LEAH SKAAR SAMANTHA SOMMERS ELISE STOCKMOE LAUREN STOCKMOE TAYLOR THORESON KALLEY WAGNER JENNA WESTERHAM AMANDA WOODHULL
WOMEN’S DIVISION PAST CHAMPIONS
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WINNER Eleanor Lightner, St. Paul, 43-41-84 Mrs. E.R. Morrison, Kansas City Mrs. E.R. Morrison, Kansas City Eleanor Lightner, St. Paul Mrs. Bill Freeman, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Frank Jeffrey Patricia Stephenson, Minneapolis Margaret Lebatt, Minneapolis Margaret Lebatt, Minneapolis Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Madeline Simonet, Little Falls Madeline Simonet, Little Falls Mrs. E.F. Carey, St. Paul Mrs. E.F. Carey, St. Paul Edith Kierland, Alexandria Mrs. Harold Sims, St. Paul Eddice Dochterman, St. Paul Eddice Dochterman, St. Paul Louis Herou, Minneapolis Bevery Hanson, Fargo Mrs. Herman Berg, Minneapolis Edith Kierland Lowry, Minneapolis Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo Edith Kierland Lowry, Minneapolis Rae Milligan, Jasper Park, Canada Bev Gammon, St. Paul Jeanne Roel, Fargo Marion Gault, Kansas City Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK Carole Pushing, Olivia Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Jan Eklund, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter Joan Garvin, St. Peter Nancy Harris, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter Kris Gilbertson, Mahtomedi Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Marlene Miller, Lake Bluff, IL Betsy Seitz, Edina Jody Gumlia, Crookston Nancy MacGibbon, Minnetonka Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Lisa Kluver, Alexandria Betsy Seitz, Edina Jan Hultgren, Raymond Peggy Kirsch, Duluth Lisa Kluver, Alexandria Kris Hanson, Granite Falls Barb Arrell, Maplewood Jodi Krafka, Alexandria Mary Dacumos, Birmingham AL Jodi Krafka, Minneapolis Mary Dacumos, Birmingham, AL Kris Montplaisir, Phoenix/Alexandria Barb Arrell, Maplewood Heather Deke, DeWitt, IA Laura Bleyhl, Elk River Laura Bleyhl, Elk River Karen Schroeder, Glenwood Claudia Pilot, Austin Claudia Pilot, Austin Tracy Melby, Alexandria Claudia Pilot Austin Jennifer Volkerding, Fargo, ND Megan Hanson, Glenwood Amanda Lindquist, Monticello Connie Sornsin, Goodyear, AZ Betsy Aldrich, Crystal Connie Sornsin, Goodyear, AZ Karyn Stordahl, Minneapolis Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes Maggie Leland, Alexandria Betsy Aldrich, St. Louis Park Maggie Leland, Alexandria Sarah Roering, Glenwood Emily Kvidera, Ramsey Maggie Leland, Alexandria Samantha Falk, Glenwood Alayna Eldred, Osakis Brianna Janu, Glenwood Kate Smith, Detroit Lakes Sophia Yoemans, Red Wing Stephanie Herzog, Red Wing Leah Herzog, Red Wing Ale Heinen, Wichita, KS
RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE Mrs. E. R. Morrison, Kansas City 47-48-95 Mrs. T.H. Graybill, St. Louis Mrs. William Freeman, Washington, D.C. Mrs. William Freeman, Washington, D.C. 4-3 Mrs. Frank Jeffrey, Minneapolis, 5-4 Mrs. M.S. Stringer, White Bear, 5-3 Mrs. R.C. Greenleafe, Kansas City, 6-4 Catherine Pillsbury, Wayzata, 1-up Mrs. Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd, 2-1 Betty Hayes, Minneapolis, 4-3 Margaret Bartscher, St. Paul Ruth Walker, Pipestone, 6-5 Margaret Bartscher, St. Paul Kathleen Carey, Cedar Rapids, 1-up Rith Tank Gertrude Tracy, Kansas City, 4-3 Kathleen Carey, Cedar Rapids, 1-up Kathleen Carey, Cedar Rapids,4-3 Madeline Simonet, Little Falls, 1-up Edith Kierland, Alexandria, 4-3 Mary Schouweiler, Red Wing Katie Chappule, Faribault, 1-up Katie Chappule, Faribault, 1-up, 19 holes Jean Ann Perrine, Minneapolis Mrs. Erling Anderosn, Minneapolis, 2-1 Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo, 2-up Evelyn Skinner, Aberdeen, S.D., 4-3 Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo, 2-up Nancy Lesley, Minneapolis, 5-4 Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis, 9-8 Lora Dixon, Fargo Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis, 3-2 Mrs. Shorty Noonan Hanson, Wayzata, 3-2 Bev Gammon, Minneapolis 3-2 Edith Kierland Lowry, Hopkins, 1-up Maggie Carlson, Appleton, 4-3 Lenore Eilers, St. Paul, 4-3 Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK, 1-up Marlene Miller, Lake Bluff IL, 1-up Jan Eklund, Minneapolis, 4-2 Joan Garvin, St. Peter, 1-up Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter, 3-1 Kris Gilbertson, Mahtomedi Nancy MacGibbon, Minnetonka, 4-3 Lenore Eilers, St. Paul, 2-1 Phyllis Hullette, Bakersfield, CA, 2-up Sue Graves, Alexandria, 2-1 Marlene Miller, Lake Bluff, IL Margo Anderson, Austin Betsy Seitz, Edina, 2-up Sally May, St. Cloud, 5-4 Julie Gumlia, Edina, 2-1 Betsy Seitz, Edina, 2-1 Peggy Kirsch, Duluth, 7-5 Kris Elton, Alexandria, 1-up Kris Hanson, Granite Falls, 6-5 Marilyn Lovander, Willmar, 5-4 Betsy Seitz Bro, Des Moines, IA, 2-1 Lynda Otness, Fosston, 3-1 Lori Gaffney, Des Moines, IA, 2-1 Carol Albers, Dallas, TX, 1-up Julie Kalina, Minneapolis, 4-3 Carol Albers, Dallas TX, 2-1 Jodi Krafka, Alexandria, 2-1 Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 4-3 Barb Arrell, Maplewood, 1-up Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 5-4 Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 2-1 Carol Albers, Dallas, TX 3-1 Chandy Schneekloth, Long Prairie, 7-6 Chris Montplaisir, Tempe, AZ, 3-2 Connie Sornsin, Sauk Centre, 2-1 Brenda Williams, Minnetriska, 1-up Barbara Arrell, Vadnais Heights, 3-1 Betsy Aldrich, Plymouth, 1-up Connie Sornsin, Phoenix, AZ, 7-6 Megan Hanson, Glenwood, 1-up (19 holes) Connie Sornsin, Phoenix, AZ, 3-2 Tricia Nelson, Alexandria, 1-up Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes, 7-6 Betsy Aldrich, Crystal 5-4 Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes, 1-up 21 holes Molly Leland, Alexandria, 4-2 Allison Thimjon, Plymouth, 5-3 Maggie Leland, Alexandria, 4-3 Betsy Aldrich, St. Louis Park, 2-1 Emily Kvidera, Ramsey, 7-6 Sarah Roering, Glenwood, 2-1 Jenna Janu, Glenwood, 20 holes Jenna Janu (sisters), Glenwood, 2-1 Jenna Janu, Glenwood, 1-up Alejandra Arellano, 3-2 Leah Herzog (sisters), Red Wing, 4-3 Madison Herzog, Detroit Lakes, 1-up Alayna Eldred, Osakis, 3-2
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Smarter decisions leads Heinen to her first title By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press Ale Heinen of Wichita, Kansas has played the Resorters Tournament each of the last four years and has gotten to know many of the players who are regulars in the Women’s Division. Included in that is Osakis native Alayna Eldred. The two have become good friends over the years, and during last year’s finals they got to face off with a championship on the line. “It was really fun,” Heinen said. “Before we teed off, we both hugged each other and said, ‘Let’s just have a good time.’ That’s what we did. We had a great time.” Eldred was looking for her second Resorters championship after winning as a 14-yearold in the Women’s Division in 2014. She played right with Heinen through much of the day, but Heinen found her groove after backto-back wins on holes 7 and 8. She went on to win 3-2 to secure her first Resorters championship. “Probably in the middle of the round I started to get really comfortable with my game,” Heinen said. “It’s awesome. I call myself a retired golfer. I play on the weekends, but I love this tournament. It’s so fun playing in front of a ton of people. I like this golf course. I feel comfortable with this golf course, so this is amazing leaving with the win.” Heinen played at Wichita State University from 2013-2015 and finished her run there as the career stroke leader with a 77.175 average. She is now an assistant coach for the Shockers, so even when she is not playing herself, she is working on the game constantly. “I think one of my biggest advantages is I think I have a pretty good mental game,” Heinen said. “I don’t get as nervous under pressure, which is really good in match play tournaments. Coaching the girls and seeing what you’re supposed to do and not to do, it teaches me a lot. Even if I don’t play, just watching it I can learn through it.” Heinen seemed des-
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Ale Heinen of Wichita, Kansas watches her approach shot from the fairway during the finals of the 2020 Resorters Tournament. Heinen beat Osakis’ Alayna Eldred in a close match to win her first Women’s Division championship.
Osakis native Alayna Eldred looks over her line during the 2020 Resorters Tournament. Eldred finished as the runner-up in the Women’s Division last year after winning the 2014 title. She is back again this summer trying to make another long run through the Resorters field. tined to win a title all week with the way she played. She shot a 7-over par 80 to finish tied as the fourth-lowest qualify-
ing round in the division. Eldred and Alexandria’s Cora Larson also shot 80, so Heinen took the sixth seed into
the match-play tournament and started to take off. Her opening win came by an 8-7 score. She then beat Alexandria’s Lauren Stockmoe 3-1 ahead of a 6-5 win over Morgan Kranz of Sauk Centre in the semifinals. After falling a little short in prior years, Heinen was on her game all week to secure her championship. “I played well. I did not hit my driver that much,” Heinen said. “That’s the thing here, you just have to stay in the fairways and you’ll be close to the greens even with a hybrid. I was just trying to play smart. Laying up on holes where I didn’t feel comfortable with my driver. Those were decisions that in previous years cost me. I think this year, that was the difference. I made smarter decisions.” Heinen is back in the 2021 Women’s Division field looking to defend her title.
2021 Resorters Golf Tournament Sunday, August 1st, 2021 1st Tee Color of Tees 10th Tee Threesomes Threesomes 7:00 AM Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 7:10 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 7:20 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 7:30 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 7:40 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 7:50 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:00 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:10 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:20 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:30 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:40 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 8:50 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 9:00 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying 9:10 Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying Black Mens Champ Rd. 1 Qualifying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12:00 PM Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 12:10 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 12:20 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 12:30 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 12:40 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 12:50 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 1:00 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 1:10 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 1:20 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 1:30 Mens Regular Qualifying Blue Mens Regular Qualifying 1:40 Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying Blue Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying 1:50 Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying Blue Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying 2:00 Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying Blue Junior 13-15 Division Qualifying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4:30 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) 4:40 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) 4:50 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) 5:00 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) 5:10 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) 5:20 Junior 10-12 Qualifying (9 holes) End of Play for Sunday Time
Monday, August 2nd, 2021 Color of Tees 10th Tee
Time
1st Tee
7:00 AM 7:10 7:20 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50 9:00 9:10 9:20 9:30
Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Executive Division Qualifying Blue Mens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying Mens Senior Division Qualifying Blue Mens Senior Division Qualifying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mens Masters Division Qualifying Combo Mens Masters Division Qualifying Mens Masters Division Qualifying Combo Mens Masters Division Qualifying Mens Masters Division Qualifying Combo Mens Masters Division Qualifying Mens Masters Division Qualifying Combo Mens Masters Division Qualifying Womens Championship Division Qualifying White Womens Championship Division Qualifying Womens Championship Division Qualifying White Womens Championship Division Qualifying Womens Championship Division Qualifying White Womens Championship Division Qualifying Womens Championship Division Qualifying Gold Womens Championship Division Qualifying Womens Executive Division Qualifying Gold Womens Executive Division Qualifying Womens Executive Division Qualifying Gold Womens Executive Division Qualifying Womens Executive Division Qualifying Gold Womens Executive Division Qualifying Mens Regular 5th Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Mens Regular 5th Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Junior 13-15 Championship Blue Junior 13-15 Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Blue Junior 13-15 Championship ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) End of Play for Monday
12:10 12:20 12:30 12:40 12:50 1:00 1:10 1:20 1:30 1:40 1:50 2:00 2:10 2:20 2:30 5:15 5:25 5:35 5:45
Time 6:40AM 6:50 7:00 7:10 7:20 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50 9:00
1st Tee Foursomes Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Regular 3rd Flight Mens Regular 3rd Flight Mens Regular 4th Flight Mens Regular 4th Flight
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 Color of Tees 10th Tee
Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Champ Rd. 2 Qualifying Mens Regular 3rd Flight Mens Regular 3rd Flight Mens Regular 4th Flight Mens Regular 4th Flight End of Qualifying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11:30 AM Honorary Starter and Chairman Ceremony 12:00 PM Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight 12:10 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight 12:20 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight 12:30 12:40 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight 12:50 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight 1:00 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight 1:10 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight 1:20 Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Masters 1st Flight 1:30 Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Masters 1st Flight 1:40 Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Masters 1st Flight 1:50 Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Masters 1st Flight 2:00 Junior 13-15 1st Flight White Junior 13-15 1st Flight 2:10 Womens Champ 1st Flight Gold Womens Champ 1st Flight 2:20 Womens Champ 1st Flight Gold Womens Champ 1st Flight ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5:00 Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) 5:10 Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) End of Play for Tuesday Time 6:33 6:42 6:50 7:00 7:09 7:18 7:27 7:36 7:45 7:54 8:03 8:12 8:21 8:30 8:39 8:48 8:57 9:06 9:15
1st Tee
Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Blue Blue Blue Blue
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 Color of Tees 10th Tee
Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Junior 13-15 Championship Cons Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Junior 13-15 Championship Cons Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Junior 13-15 Champ Flight Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Junior 13-15 Champ Flight Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Consolation Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Consolation Starters Time Starters Time Mens Masters Championship Combo Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Mens Masters Championship Combo Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Mens Masters Championship Combo Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Consolation Mens Masters Championship Combo Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Consolation Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12:05 PM Womens Regular Championship White Mens Grand Master Championship 12:15 Womens Regular Championship White Mens Grand Master Championship 12:24 Womens Regular Championship White Womens Regular 1st Flight 12:33 Womens Regular Championship White Womens Regular 1st Flight 12:42 Womens Executive Championship Gold Mens Championship 1st Flight 12:51 Womens Executive Championship Gold Mens Championship 1st Flight 1:00 Womens Executive Championship Gold Mens Championship 1st Flight 1:10 Womens Executive Championship Gold Mens Championship 1st Flight 1:20 Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship 1:30 Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship 1:40 Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship 1:50 Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship
Color of Tees Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold
Color of Tees Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Combo Combo Combo Combo White White White Gold Gold Gold Gold Blue Blue Blue Blue Gold Gold Gold Gold
Color of Tees Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Blue Blue Blue Blue
Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Combo Combo Combo Combo White Gold Gold
2:00 2:10 2:20 2:30 5:00 5:10 5:20 5:30 Time 7:00 7:09 7:18 7:27 7:36 7:45 7:54 8:03 8:12 8:21 8:30 8:39 8:50 9:00 9:10 9:20 11:50 12:00 12:09 12:18 12:27 12:36 12:45 12:55 1:05 1:15 1:25 1:35 1:45 1:55 2:05
Time
Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Cons (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ Cons (9 holes) End of Play for Wednesday Thursday, August 5th, 2021 1st Tee Color of Tees 10th Tee Mens Senior 2nd Flight Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight Cons Mens Senior 2nd Flight Blue Mens Senior 2nd Flight Cons Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Senior 1st Flight Cons Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Senior 1st Flight Cons Mens Executive 1st Flight Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight Cons Mens Executive 1st Flight Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight Cons Mens Masters 1st Flight Combo Mens Masters 1st Flight Cons Mens Masters 1st Flight Combo Mens Masters 1st Flight Cons Mens Regular 1st Flight Blue Mens Regular 1st Flight Cons Mens Regular 1st Flight Blue Mens Regular 1st Flight Cons Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 2nd Flight Cons Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 2nd Flight Cons Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Mens Championship 1st Flight Cons Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Mens Championship 1st Flight Cons Mens Regular 4th Flight Blue Mens Regular 4th Flight Consolation Mens Regular 4th Flight Blue Mens Regular 4th Flight Consolation ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mens Grand Master 1st Flight White Mens Grand Master 1st Flight Cons Mens Masters Championship Combo Mens Masters Championship Cons Mens Masters Championship Combo Mens Masters Championship Cons Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons Womens Championship White Womens Championship Cons Womens Championship White Womens Championship Cons Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Consolation Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Consolation Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Consolation Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Consolation Mens Championship Black Mens Championship Consolation Mens Championship Black Mens Championship Consolation Mens Championship Black Mens Championship Consolation Mens Championship Black Mens Championship Consolation ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– End of Play for Thursday Friday, August 6th, 2021 Color of Tees 10th Tee
1st Tee
7:00 AM 7:10 7:20 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50 9:00
Mens Senior 1st Flight Blue Mens Senior 1st Flight Cons Mens Senior 2nd Flight Blue Mens Senior 2nd Fligh Cons Mens Masters 1st Flight Combo Mens Masters 1st Flight Cons Blue Mens Regular 1st Flight Consolation Mens Regular 1st Flight Mens Regular 2nd Flight Blue Mens Regular 2nd Flight Consolation Mens Regular 3rd Flight Blue Mens Regular 3rd Flight Consolation Mens Regular 4th Flight Blue Mens Regular 4th Flight Consolation Mens Regular 5th Flight Blue Mens Regular 5th Flight Consolation Womens Executive 1st Flight Gold Womens Executive 1st Flight Consolation Junior 13-15 1st Flight Cons White Junior 10-12 1st Flight Cons (9 holes) Junior 13-15 1st Flight White Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) Mens Grand Master Championship White Junior 10-12 Championship Cons (9 holes) Mens Grand Master Consolation White Junior 10-12 Championship (9 holes) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12:00 PM Mens Championship 1st Flight Black Mens Championship 1st Flight Cons 12:10 Mens Masters Championship Combo Mens Masters Championship Cons 12:20 Mens Senior Championship Blue Mens Senior Championship Cons 12:30 Womens Championship White Womens Championship Cons 12:40 Womens Executive Championship Gold Womens Executive Champ Cons 12:50 Womens Executive Championship Gold Womens Executive Champ Cons 1:00 Mens Executive 1st Flight Blue Mens Executive 1st Flight Cons 1:10 Womens Champ 1st Flight Gold Womens Champ 1st Flight Cons 1:20 Womens Champ 1st Flight Gold Womens Champ 1st Flight Cons 1:30 Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Cons 1:40 Mens Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Cons 1:50 Mens Championship Black Mens Championship Consolation 2:00 Mens Championshp Black Mens Championship Consolation 2:10 Junior 13-15 Championship Blue Junior 13-15 Championship Cons ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– End of Play for Friday
Time
Saturay, August 8, 2020 Color of Tees 10th Tee
1st Tee
6:40 6:50 7:00 7:10 7:20 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50 9:00
Mens Executive 1st Flight & 1st Flight Cons Mens Championship Cons Mens Executive Championship Cons Womens Executive Champ Cons Womens Chamionship 1st Flight Cons Starter Time Junior 13-15 1st Flight & Cons Junior 10-12 1st Flight & Cons (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Champ & Cons (9 holes) Mens Regular 2nd Flight & Cons Mens Regular 3rd Flight & Cons Mens Regular 5th Flight & Cons Womens Executive 1st Flight & Cons
Mens Championship Black Mens Executive Championship Black Womens Executive Championship Gold Womens Championship 1st Flight Gold Mens Senior 1st Flight & Cons Blue Mens Masters 1st Flight & Cons Combo Womens Chamionship Cons & Executive Cons White/Gold Mens Senior Cons & Master Cons Blue/Combo Mens Regular 1st Flight & Cons Blue Mens Championship 1st Flight & Cons Black Mens Senior 2nd Flight & Cons Blue Mens Regular 4th Flight Champ & Cons Blue Mens Senior Centennial 3rd Flight & 3rd Flight Cons Blue Mens Grand Master 1st Flight & Cons White ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cross Over –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Approximate Tee-Times 11:30 Mens Masters Centennial 2nd Flight & Cons Combo 11:45 Mens Grand Master Champ & Cons White Men’s Regular Centennial 6th Flight & Cons 12:00 Mens Executive 1st Flight & Cons Black 12:15 Mens Championship Cons & Executive Cons Black 12:30 Junior 13-15 Championship & Cons Blue Womens Champ & Executive Champ Cons 12:45 Womens Championship & Executive Championship White/Gold Womens Champ 1st Flight & Cons 1:00 Mens Senior & Masters Championship Blue/Combo 1:15 Mens Championship & Executive Championship Black Mens Executive Centennial 2nd Flight & Cons Awards Ceremony after Play Concludes End of 2021 Resorters
Centennial Flights at Geneva Golf Club Centennial Flight Participants By Flight - Planned
Men’s Regular Division - 16 (1 Flight - 16) Men’s Executive Division - 16 (1 Flight - 16) Men’s Senior Division - 16 (1 Flight - 16) Men’s Master Division - 16 (1 Flight - 16) Men’s Grand Masters Division - 16 (8 - Champ, 8- 1st Flight)
Color of Tees Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue
White White Gold Gold Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black
Gold Gold Gold Gold Color of Tees Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Combo Combo Blue Blue Blue Blue Black Black Blue Blue White Combo Combo Blue Blue White White Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black
Color of Tees Blue Blue Combo Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Black Combo Blue White Gold Gold Blue Gold Gold Black Black Black Black Blue
Color of Tees Blue Black Black Gold Gold Blue Gold Gold Gold Blue Blue Blue Gold
Blue White / Gold Gold Blue
2022 Resorters Dates: Sunday, July 31 thru Saturday, August 6
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Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue
Black Black Black Black
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Basten, Bro, Clayton honored during 100th Resorters By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com The Resorters matchplay golf tournament has a long history of players returning year after year for what many say is their favorite week of the summer. The competitive golf is part of that, but many friendships have formed through this tournament. Faces become familiar as people return for one week each summer, and the honorees for the 100th Resorters certainly fit the description as fixtures in this tournament’s history. John Basten is this year’s honorary chairman, while Betsy Bro and Ron Clayton are the honorary starters. Basten, who lives in the Phoenix, Ariz. area, helped run the Resorters Tournament as the head golf professional at the Alexandria Golf Club for 35 years. Bro and Clayton are longtime veteran players of the Resorters who have a combined 17 championships. Alexandria’s Gordy Anderson, who was the
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Ron Clayton of Sarasota, Florida is an honorary starter for the 100th Resorters Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club that runs July 31 through Aug. 7, 2021. Clayton has nine Resorters titles to his name after winning two Senior Division championships and seven Masters Division titles. 98th Resorters honorary chairman in 2019, will also be honored again as a starter this year as he turns 100 years old ahead
of the tournament. The honorees will be recognized near the No. 1 tee box on Tuesday, Aug. 3 in a ceremony that starts at 11:30 a.m.
John Basten is this year’s honorary chairman of the 100th Resorters Golf Tournament. Basten’s history with the tournament runs deep after spending 35 years as the head golf professional at the Alexandria Golf Club before retiring to Arizona.
30-plus years of history
Head golf pros have many responsibilities when it comes to organizing tournaments at their club, and one would think that John Basten’s week of the Resorters during the 35 years he
MENS MASTERS
Elton wins third Master title By Jared Rubado Alexandria Echo Press Moorhead’s Dan Elton is used to having to beat good golfers to win a Resorters championship, but his 2020 title might have been his toughest road yet in the Masters Division. After taking down top-seeded and multiple-Resorters champion Jon Empanger in the semifinal round, Elton beat third-seeded Tom Ryan 3-1 on Saturday to win his third Masters title. He also won in 2016 and 2017. “All week, I hit the driver pretty good,” Elton said. “I put myself in a good position consistently, and I didn’t take myself out of too many holes. I just played solid. In my first two matches, I played about like I qualified. Then against Jon
Empanger, I had my best day. I needed it because he’s a tough guy to beat.” Elton came into match play as the fourth seed in the tournament. In his match against Empanger, he birdied the final hole to advance. On the other side of the bracket was Elton’s friend Tom Ryan, the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Golf Association. “Tom is a great competitor and a class act,” Elton said. “I’ve gotten to know him pretty well, and it’s always a pleasure to play with him. I think that’s what made today so much fun was getting to play with him.” Ryan birdied the first hole and made par on No. 2 to take an early two-hole lead. On No. 6, Elton made his first birdie of
the day. Even though Ryan also birdied the hole, that was the moment where Elton gained his confidence. “I didn’t win the hole, but I striped my third shot within gimme distance,” Elton said. “Tom did the same thing, but that was a real confidence-booster for me. I was able to settle in and get back to playing solid golf.” Not only did Elton pick up his game, he didn’t bogey a hole the rest of the match. After three bogeys in the first five holes, Elton finished the day shooting even par on the final 11 holes. His par putt on No. 17 clinched the championship. “I’m not a very emotional guy, so I’m not going to jump up and down when I win,” Elton
John, 80, has Alzheimer’s that will not allow him to travel to Alexandria for this year’s ceremony. “Golf to him was always, I don’t want to say it was the most important thing, but I really feel like for him, his identity came from being a golf pro in a lot of ways,” Bob said. “I just remember as a kid that even if it was winter he would often go off and do stuff at the golf shop. It was just kind of where he was happiest.” John worked as an assistant golf professional at the Oneida Golf and Country Club in Green Bay early in his career. “When he worked at the golf club in Green Bay, a lot of the (Packers) players and coaches were members, so he would have interaction at that time with guys like Bart Starr and Paul Hornung and the oldtime Packers,” Bob said. “He is a huge Packers fan.”
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2021 MASTERS DIVISION
(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) JIM ANGERMEYR JIM ARNOLD DAVE BERG NORTY BLANCHARD MARK BONGARD RON CARLSON KEVIN CATTOOR DANIEL CONTRERAS ROB DAVIDSON BOB DUBE PAT ELLINGSON DAN ELTON JON EMPANGER ALAN GRUNDEI RANDY JOHNSON DARRYL JOHNSON JOE KLICK JOE LaFAVE RICK LARSON ROGER LEDEBUHR DENNIS LONG SKIP MADSEN BYRON PETERSON GARY ROLFZEN
TOM RYAN RAY SAUER LAWRENCE SCHROEDER GENE SEASHORE STEVE SIDDY STEVE TESSMER THOMAS VIPOND KEN WINGE MEN’S MASTERS CENTENNIAL FLIGHT PLAYING AT GENEVA GOLF CLUB JIM ANDERSON ROBERT BRABANT DANIEL CASPER ROBERT CHESLEY GARY DEVANSKY TOM DIBBLE JOHN HAGGE SCOT HANSON CLIFFORD JONES GARY NINE TERRY O’DONNELL ALLEN STRASSBURG BRUCE STUEVEN JEFF WALLIN
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served as the golf pro at AGC would have their stressful moments. If they did, Bob Basten does not have that as a memory that stands out. John and his wife, Barb, had two sons, Bob and Ken. The kids grew up in Alexandria, and like their dad, spent almost every minute of Resorters week out at the course. There was work to be done. For Bob and Ken, there was playing golf, but there was a lot of catching up to do as well. “One of the coolest memories for me as a kid from the Resorters was the influx of people that you saw once a year for a week and got to hang out with,” Bob said. “I think some of that was the same for my dad — relationships with people who were in once a year for the Resorters. He saw them for 30 years or more. That’s probably what I miss most about not being back there is the energy and the influx in the summer of people. I think he kind of thrived on that.”
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10 An Echo Press Publication | Saturday, July 31, 2021 MEN’S EXECUTIVES
Johnson proves unbeatable again Maple Grove golfer wins third straight Executive title By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press Maple Grove’s Troy Johnson came into the 99th Resorters Golf Tournament last year not feeling like a favorite in the Men’s Executive Division after not playing many competitive rounds. Johnson injured his back in late March of 2020 and wasn’t feeling 100% from that until almost late June after treatment. Then in mid-June, he tested positive for COVID-19 and suffered through a whole spectrum of symptoms. Johnson had been fully recovered from that bout with the virus for a while before the tournament, but he knew having not played much could hinder him against a talented field in Alexandria. As it turned out, Johnson’s game got better
and better as the week went on. He was steady again on the final day as he beat Andy Petersen 2-up in the semifinals before a 1-up win over Geoff Klein secured his third straight title. “It’s great, especially this year when I haven’t played that much,” Johnson said. “I really wasn’t coming in here with much confidence, but as the week went on and playing more, I felt a little more comfortable. I started hitting some really nice shots. Today, I think I was 5-under par. That’s a tough match to win 1-up. Normally it goes a little quicker than that.” Johnson said he knew nothing would come easy against Klein. Klein was great himself all week as he rolled through two 5-4 wins and a 4-3 victory before edging four-time Executive champion Daryl Schomer by a 2-1 final in the semifinals. Johnson led by two at the turn with birdie wins on Nos. 5 and 9. That’s about where things stood until a rare
bogey on 16 allowed Klein to pull within one with a par. Both players parred the par-three 17th, setting up a must-win situation for Klein on 18 to extend the match. Klein did everything right to give himself a chance. He hit a good tee shot that gave him a look at getting up and down for birdie. But Johnson knows how to put matches away. He stuck his approach shot to within a foot from 65 yards out. Klein hit his approach close too, but he conceded the match once he saw there was no way Johnson could lose the hole. “It was great, but obviously I didn’t expect to hit it within a foot,” Johnson said. “We talked about just getting it within 15 feet and making Geoff make birdie to move on. It just came off really nice, and I hit it close.” The two finalists in the Executive Division play in the same group as the two finalists in the Men’s Championship field on Saturday
afternoon. Both Klein and Johnson showed they could play right with anyone in the Resorters Tournament, regardless of the division. Johnson always has a work conflict that keeps him from being able to play in the two days of qualifying that is required of the Championship Division. That’s why winning in the Executive field is so important for him because it guarantees him the opportunity to come back as the automatic entry into the field as the defending champion. “It’s nice to get that automatic seed because I can’t do the Sunday or the Monday (qualifying) really,” he said. “It’s nice to win so I can play Wednesday. Normally, I come back Tuesday and I can play Wednesday afternoon then.” So far, so good for Johnson on that front. He guaranteed himself a spot back in the 2021 tournament with another steady week of golf in Alexandria.
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(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) CHAD BISSON BRETT BLOEDORN PETE BRIGHT JOSH BROSZ AARON BUCHHOLZ CHRIS CATTOOR HERBIE CHAMPLIN JEFFRY COTA CRAIG CROSBY JON CULLEN ROBBIE DUNN NICK ESTERLINE DAVE FINGALSEN MATT FISCHER TAYLOR FLANNERY MATTHEW GOOD JOEL HARRIS TOM HEIMERMAN ERIC HEIMSNESS JONATHAN HILL BRYAN HOOPS DAN JOHNSON TROY JOHNSON CHAD JOHNSON JEFF KNIER JIM KUHN TED LaFAVE CORY LARSEN CHAD MARLOW PAUL MARTINSON TROY NYGAARD JAMES PACHAN NICK PAULSEN
ANDREW PETERSEN ANTHONY PETERSEN EDDIE REIF WILLIAM ROSACKER CHAD SAICE JOESEPH SAUER DARYL SCHOMER PATRICK SIEVE MATT STENNES BRETON STOUT AARON STUBBS AARON VANDERPLAATS CHRIS WIENS MIKE WILLIAMS TYLER WIRTH MEN’S EXECUTIVE CENTENNIAL FLIGHT PLAYING AT GENEVA GOLF CLUB CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL MATT CARLSON RYAN DICKHERBER JEFF EGGE BRENT GROSSMAN MATT HABERLE KEVIN KIRKWOOD PHIL LINK KERRY O’DONNELL TIM O’NEIL EDWARD PIERCE KEVIN PIKE TIMOTHY RONGITSCH BYRON SCHLAGER NATE SCHLUETER TY SCOTT
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JUNIOR 10-12
Esterline’s steady play wins 10-12 Division Champ moves up to Junior 13-15 Division By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press Lunden Esterline of Wichita, Kansas lived up to expectations as the top seed in the Junior 10-12 Division at the 2020 Resorters Tournament. Esterline qualified with a 39 on Aug. 2 of last year, and then went out and won backto-back 4-3 matches ahead of a 1-up win in 11 holes in the semifinals. Then in the finals, he secured his first Resorters championship with a 2-up win over Will Hacker. Esterline was called up to accept his championship tro-
phy during an awards ceremony after the final round and was asked if he wanted to talk. He gave a smile and a shake of his head “no,” but his game did much of the talking throughout the week in this division. Junior 10-12 players have to get out to a fast start in match play with their rounds only going nine holes. Esterline did that with a par win on hole 11 after starting on the back nine in the title match against Hacker. Hacker got that hole back with a par win of his own on hole 12, but that would be Esterline’s only bogey of the match. He was steady with pars from then on out, and it got him the lead back with wins at 15 and 17 to secure the championship. Esterline has made the jump up to the Junior 13-15 Division for the 2021 tournament.
2021 JUNIOR 10-12 DIVISION
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Lunden Esterline cracks a smile as he avoids talking to the crowd after accepting his trophy for winning the Junior 10-12 Division at the 2020 Resorters Tournament.
(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) JOSH BELL JAKE BLOEDORN NATHAN BRIGHT HENRY BUTTWEILER ETHAN BUYSSE CREW CONDER TYLER CULLEN BRONX ESTERLINE JAMESON FLANNERY JAMESON GERIS WILL HACKER
JAXN HACKER JACK HARRIS GARRISON JOHNSON LAYNE JOHNSON LEWIS KUHN JAGGER KULICS GRAHAM ODLAND BENNETT PAULSEN BRAUM PETERSON TEDDY SANSTED GAVIN SROCK ELLIE STICHA BRODY STOUT
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An opportunity to work as a head pro at the Alexandria Golf Club was enough to make him leave Green Bay as he became a fixture at the club in Alexandria. After moving to Phoenix upon retirement from AGC, he taught lessons for 17 years. Golf and the Resorters were a big part of John’s life. That made him a natural fit for the honor of being this year’s honorary chairman. “I think he’d be proud,” Bob said. “I think he’d probably be a little bit humbled by it... Knowing him he’d probably laugh about it or joke about it, but it would be the kind of thing that would be really special to him.”
A dominant decade
Betsy Bro was the player to beat in the Resorters Women’s Division for nearly a decade. She won eight championships from 1968 through 1979, including four straight from 19741977. She also had runner-up finishes in 1973,
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said. “But it’s a heck of a feeling when it finally happens. You played
1978 and 1983. Bro looks back on her time in Alexandria with incredible Bro memories that stem from a lot of different emotions. The competition was great, she said. Players like Peggy Kirsch, a Duluth golfer who went on to play in nine Women’s U.S. Open Championships, competed in Alexandria. Bro beat Kirsch in a 7-5 match to win her 1979 Resorters title. “Every tournament that you have good players, when you win it’s a real victory,” Bro said. “You don’t necessarily say this tournament was better. I played the U.S. National Seniors and went to the semifinals in extra holes and lost because of a technicality. That was the best amateur competition for your age in the world. I worked just as hard in that tournament as I worked in those Alex tournaments and you were just as nervous. You win and you lose, so every victory you savor because you lose
so much more often than you win.” Bro, who grew up in Minnesota before moving to Iowa in 1981 ahead of spending the last 26 years full time in Arizona, first came to the Resorters because of her dad, Neil Croonquist. Croonquist won the Resorters Men’s Division four times and is a member of the Minnesota Golf Association’s Hall of Fame. Bro, who has won nine amateur state championships in three different states, followed right in her father’s footsteps in terms of her competitiveness. That competition at the Resorters drew Bro to Alexandria for the Resorters, but it was only part of it. Her family rented a big cabin on Lake Darling during the week. They would fish, swim, and simply have one of the best weeks of their summer with friends and family. Alexandria native Jim Lehman served as her caddy as a young kid. Then there’s tales from the calcutta and other events on and off the course that still make her laugh as she recalls them.
against these guys all week, and you’re all competing for one prize. (Saturday) and (Friday), I felt the nerves before my matches because I want to win. It’s just a
great feeling.” Elton’s comeback victory followed another comeback he had against Empanger in the semifinals. With only seven holes to play, Empanger
Clayton was 50 years old the very first time he played in the Resorters, and it took a little encouragement from a good friend to get him
here. Clayton has lived in Florida for 53 years after being a four-year letterman on the Mankato State University golf team during his college years. He spent a lot of time in Minnesota during the summers, and a high school friend of his had consistently asked him to come to Alexandria to play in the Resorters field. “I’m so glad I finally did,” Clayton said. “I’m very competitive, so just the whole tournament (was a draw). Plus, it’s really fun. My wife and I made a lot of great friendships and acquaintances there. We really looked forward to it as the highlight of our summer.” Clayton became a fixture in the field. He won his first of nine Resorters championships in 1994 when he took the Senior Division. Clayton added another championship in the Senior field in 2000 before winning seven Masters Division titles that ranged from 2004 to 2015. Clayton won six straight Masters titles from 2004-2009. “As I got older, I became a better player,”
he said of that success. “Particularly in my age groups. I first became a scratch player at age 41.” The Resorters Tournament became a big part of Clayton’s life each summer, and he said he was humbled to be named an honorary starter during the centennial celebration. Clayton, 82, still plays a couple times a week near his home in Sarasota, but said his days of competing in a week-long tournament are behind him. Clayton and his wife, Kathy, sold their place in Minnesota two years ago and had no intentions of coming north again. That changed with this honor as the couple makes the trip to the Alexandria Golf Club where they will stay with Alexandria’s Tom Eidsvold — a good friend and fellow Resorters champion. “We always looked at it as a reunion besides the competitive golf,” Clayton said. “All the wonderful people that we met there, the friendships we acquired. There is something very special there, and it’s something we enjoyed for many years.”
had a three-hole lead. Elton’s two late birdies punched his ticket to the championship. “It was kind of the theme for me all weekend,” Elton said. “I feel
like I was down in almost every match. Sometimes it took me a little longer to find my swing. That’s just the way this tournament goes. I feel very fortunate to win this
division with so many great golfers.” Elton will have a chance to do it again as he returns to AGC in the Masters Division for the 2021 tournament.
“Just story after story,” Bro said. “The whole thing is just a memory of wonderfulness and just good feelings. I wish I had something more profound to say, but it was a terrific time in everyone’s life.” Bro, 75, plays golf four times a week. The sport is her passion. A prior commitment is keeping her from being in Alexandria during Resorters week this year, but she was thrilled to be thought of as an important piece of the history for a tournament that meant so much to her. “I was just flooded with memories of good times and family,” Bro said. “The lakes, the competition. I live in a desert now, and it’s a totally different feeling, and there is nothing like memories. I was thrilled and very touched by the honor because I loved competing up there, and it was really good competition.”
Better with age
Resorters 2021 | Saturday, July 31, 2021
Nicholas Adams goes 20 holes to win Men’s Regular title
Nicholas Adams accepts his trophy at the awards ceremony after winning the Men’s Regular Division first flight at the 99th Resorters Tournament in 2020.
By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press Maple Grove native Nicholas Adams had to survive some close matches throughout his week in the Men’s Regular first flight at the Resorters last year, and that was especially true in the title match. Adams qualified as the seventh seed in the 16-player flight, but he found his groove in match play. He won 5-3 in his opener ahead of a 19-hole battle with Joshua Bell in round two. On Satur-
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day morning after a 4-3 win in the semifinals to get him to the division’s championship, Adams had to survive another long battle, this time in 20 holes to earn the title. Adams matched up with Alexandria’s Brandon Bistodeau in the championship. Bistodeau, the fifth seed, won 4-3, 3-2 and 2-1 matches to get to the finals. He almost wrapped up a memorable week with a title, but Adams escaped on Saturday with a 1-up win in 20 holes. Adams built an early lead
in the championship when he birdied Nos. 6 and 9 to go into the turn 2-up. It was a threehole advantage after his par win at 10, but Bistodeau rallied from there, winning each of the next three holes with two pars and a birdie. It was close the rest of the way, but Adams got the job done on the second playoff hole to win his first Resorters championship. Adams is back in the field again this year as he tries to repeat as the division champion.
2021 MEN’S REGULAR DIVISION
(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) NICHOLAS ADAMS CONNOR ALLEN JACK ANDERSON JOSHUA BELL BRANDON BISTODEAU ZACH BLOEDORN PARKER BOWDEN MATTHEW BOZOIAN HUNTER BRUNKOW MAC CRANMER LUKE CROSBY STEPHEN DAVIDSON PETER DAVIDSON JORDAN DOMINE TIM DOYLE LOGAN DUBE NOLAN DWYERE DAN EINERSON
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JAKE ERICKSON RYNE FARLEY KAGAN FOSTER SAM FRANKLIN MAX GARDINER MASON GRAY TAYLOR GUNKEL GAGE GUSTAFSON CHIP HEIMSNESS RYAN HERM MICHAEL HERZOG ERIK HIEDEMAN PARKER HILL PEYTON HILL DANTON HILTON MITCH JOHNSON LOGAN JOHNSON AIDAN JOHNSON CHASE KEIMIG IAN KINNEY
AUSTIN KIRKWOOD CARTER KRANZ MATT KRUG LANDON KULICS MASON KULICS RILEY LARSON CHRISTIAN LILLEHAUGEN GABRIEL MCKEOWN CADEN MEYER CAMERON MEYER RYAN MICHAELIS THOMAS MOHAGEN PETTER MORKEN WILLIAM MULVAHILL RYAN O’HARA TOMMY O’HARA JACK PAUL BEN PETERSON ABE PETERSON STONE PFEFFER
DILLON PIERI ANDREW PROCHNO JOSHUA ROCKERS COREY ROSS BRIAN SALZER PETER SANSTED MYLES SANSTED DANIEL SCHILLING JON-MICHAEL SHERMAN JOE SIMPSON JOSH STANZ ROB STANZ EVAN STEDRONSKY JACK STICHA KYLE STORY JACK SUEDBECK DREW SWEDBERG HAYDEN THOMSEN TYLER WANOUS BENNETT WIRTH
DUNCAN WOODHULL MEN’S REGULAR DIVISION CENTENNIAL FLIGHT PLAYING AT GENEVA GOLF CLUB DAN CECKA ALEX EGLE RYAN FINLEY ALEX FREEMAN SKYLER GISH JACK HOLTZ NATHAN MEYER TJ MOORE AUGUSTINE MOORE LUKE RESLER ZAC ROACH JAKE ROACH SAMUEL RYAN KYLE WAGNER MITCHELL WORMS
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(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change)
MARK KNUTSON
TOM ABRAHAMSON
BRUCE LELAND
DAVID ADAMS
JIM LESNAR
BRIAN BALUSEK
MARK LINDBERG
JEFFREY BELL
SCOTT MARRIOTT
CHRIS BERG
GREG MATTSON
JEFF BIGGER
DAVID McFARLANE
RON CANIGLIA
BRANT McLEOD
JUSTIN CATTOOR
RICHARD MONKS
HIRAM CHAMPLIN
LARRY MONTPLAISIR
STEVE CUMMINGS
TERRY MOORE
MATT DAVIS
PAT MURPHY
DAVID DILLEY
TODD NELSON
SCOTT DIRKES
LARRY NOVOTNY
TIM ELLISON
CHRIS O’HARA
BRIAN ENGSTROM
PETE PASSOLT
CRAIG ERICKSON
JEFF PEDERSON
MICHAEL FLESCH
ERIC PETERSON
JON FREEMAN
GREG PETERSON
STEFAN FREEMAN
MARK PAKORNEY
BILL FREEMAN
MARC REDMAN
MARK FRIE
BOB ROACH
RICHARD FRIEBURG
PETE ROCKERS
JOHN GARDINER
TODD SCHNEIDERHAN
PATRICK GUSTAFSON
PAT SCOTT
AL HAGEN
JOHN SKAALERUD
CHRIS HAUGEN
SCOTT STOCKMOE
JOHN HAUSAUER
JOHN STUCK
STEVE HERZOG
SCOTT SUEDBECK
PATRICK HERZOG
STEVE TAX
MIKE HERZOG
JOHN TESSMER
TODD HILL
BOB TRAEGER
COREY HILL
RICK VANYO
DAN HOOPS
JERRY VETSCH
CURT HOWARD
MARK WANOUS
MIKE JOHNSON
CHRIS WATSON
TOM JOHNSON
MICHAEL WHITE
JT JOHNSON
BRUCE WIITANEN
JEFF JOHNSON
OPIE WILLIAMS
THOMAS KELLY
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MEN’S SENIOR PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
WINNER Dr. Jack Clifford, Alexandria Lloyd Goodson, Enid, OK Ted McFarlane, Mpls Bill Lord, Mpls. Russ Olson, Granite Falls Unavailable Don Sarenpa, Mpls. John Peterson, Rockford, IL Don Sarenpa, Mpls. Bob Krogh, Rockford, IL Harold Erickson, Norridge, IL Don Sarenpa, Mpls. Tom Hoak, Edina Lloyd Freden, Edina John Biernat, Roseville Tuffy Nelson, Perham Herb Howe, Rochester Lloyd Freden, Edina Tuffy Nelson, Perham Tuffy Nelson, Perham George Saiki, Lompoc, CA Ed Greenleaf, Minnetonka Bob Jones, Alexandria Howard Karkhoff, Mpls. Jerry Ranheim, New Hope Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls Bill Crowl, Burnsville Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Jim Archer, Kansas City Jim Archer, Leawood, KS
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Jim Archer, Leawood, KS Dave Harris, Alexandria Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL George Cliff, Mankato George Cliff, Mankato Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA Connie Freeman, Alexandria George Cliff, Mankato Dave Harris, Alexandria George Cliff, Mankato Peter Glanville, Scottsdale, AZ Jon Empanger, Chaska Jon Empanger, Chaska Jon Empanger, Chaska Steve Herzog, Alexandria def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 6-5 Steve Herzog, Alexandria def. Greg Mattson, 6-4 Jeff Pederson, Haymarket, Virginia, def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 2-1 A.J. Kluver, Alexandria, def. Mark Frie, Monticello, 4-3 Greg Mattson, Becker, def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 2-1 Chris Haugen, Alexandria, def. Steve Herzog, Alexandria, 1-up in 19 holes Chris Haugen, Alexandria, def. Jon Empanger, Chaska, 1-up Steve Herzog, Alexandria, def. Chris Haugen, 4-2 Rick Vanyo def. Pete Passolt, 5-4
MEN’S MASTERS CHAMPIONS
YEAR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
WINNER RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE John Falldin, Fridley Linus Guggenberger, Rockville 1-up, 19 holes Lloyd Freden, Scottsdale, AZ John Falldin, Fridley 3-1 John Falldin, Fridley Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Ed Manderville, Minneapolis 3-1 Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Linus Guggenberger, Rockville, 2-1 Jim Fitzgerald, Houston, Tx Wayne Elton, Alexandria, 2-1 Jim Fitzgerald, Houston, TX, 4-3 Wayne Elton, Alexandria Bill Crowl, Lakeville Dr. Jerry Hanson, Alexandria, 7-6 Jack Seltz, Alexandria Gerry Douglas, Bemidji, 6-5 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Larry Carlson, Bella Vista, AR, 6-5 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Frank Lewis, Florida, 5 and 4 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Larry Carlson, Bella Vista, AR 5-4 Changed to Masters Division Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Jerry Hanson, Alexandria, 4-3 Dick Lasch, Circle Pines, 3-2 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Dave Harris, Alexandria, 1-up George Mikesh, Scottsdale, AZ Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria, 1-up, 20 holes Pat Vincellil, Rosemount Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA, 4-3 Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria Dick Lasch, Circle Pines, 21-holes Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL, 2-up Dave Harris, Alexandria George Cliff, 3-2 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Dave Harris, 1-up Dan Elton, Moorhead Dave Harris, 6-5 Dan Elton, Moorhead Norty Blanchard, Alexandria, 1-up Randy Johnson, Alexandria Ron Way, 5-4 Dave Battey, Alexandria Norty Blanchard, 2-1 Dan Elton, Moorhead Tom Ryan, 3-1
SENIOR
Vanyo notches Senior title with sons by his side By Jared Rubado Alexandria Echo Press When the qualifying rounds finished at the 2020 Resorters Tournament, Rick Vanyo made the cut by only four strokes. As the 25th-seeded player in the Senior Division, he pulled off several upsets on his way to winning his first Resorters title. And he did it all with the help of his two sons by his side. Vanyo had made one semifinal before Saturday four years ago but wasn’t able to get the job done. Last year, he learned from his experience to beat the 31st-seeded Pete Passolt. “When I lost to Steve Herzog four years ago, I felt how grueling that match was,” Vanyo said. “The difference between then and now was that Herzog has a lot of hometown followers. It was much more relaxed out there today. I was more stressed out then than I was today.” Every match Vanyo played in was decided by a 1-up score until the championship. In the final match, he beat Passolt 5-4 to win the Senior title. “After Monday’s round, I knew that I was hitting the ball well,” Vanyo said. “It was just a matter of hitting the ball in the right places on the course to get to the pins. I did that all week in several close matches. I shot an 83 in my opening round, which wasn’t good, but I knew that I was close. It was just a matter of hitting my spots.” Vanyo shot even-par on the front nine in the finals, including a birdie on No. 4 to take a two-hole lead. Passolt didn’t have his best round of the week as he fell down four holes before the back nine. “Pete didn’t have it today,” Vanyo said. “He couldn’t get his putts the way he was all week. He was so good leading up to today, but he never found it today.” A par on No. 13 was Vanyo’s fifth win of the day and helped him clinch the match. While a Resorters win is
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Rick Vanyo chips onto the green during his Senior Division championship match against Pete Passolt during the 2020 tournament. Vanyo won his first Resorters championship by beating Passolt 5-4. unique for every competitor, it meant a little more to Vanyo last year. From the qualifying rounds to the semifinals, Vanyo had his youngest son caddy for him. “My youngest son was an awesome caddy for me,” Vanyo said. “He did an excellent job of knowing what I needed to do. He
couldn’t be here (in the finals), so my oldest son came and helped out. They were so tremendous for me.” Vanyo took a deep breath, looked at his trophy and started to get emotional. He thought about how the Resorters means more than winning and losing, but instead, the time spent with family.
“I grew up teaching these guys how to play golf, and I loved every second of it,” Vanyo said. “Now, they’re the ones out here helping me. It’s just special.” Vanyo will try to repeat another memorable week as he returns in 2021 to the Senior Division looking to defend his title.
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18 An Echo Press Publication | Saturday, July 31, 2021 WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE
A sixth title for Aldrich By Jared Rubado Alexandria Echo Press Minneapolis’ Betsy Aldrich is no stranger to winning at the Alexandria Golf Club. In 2020, she picked up her sixth Resorters championship with a 4-3 win over Alexandria’s Nancy Syverson. Aldrich’s Women’s Executive championship is her third in four years. In those four years, she’s noticed how much stronger the field has become. “I think more and more women want to play in this division,” Aldrich said. “(In 2021), it’s going to be hard for some people to get a spot. I think over the last few years, there have been some really good players who have come through and have elevated this division.” Syverson gave the perennial power a challenge. She started the match with a birdie on the first hole before Aldrich made par on No. 2. Syverson regained the one-hole lead with a par on No. 4, only to see Aldrich tie the match again on No. 5. Aldrich took her first lead of the afternoon with a birdie on hole eight. “Nancy and I have been coming out here for a long time, and we had a fun backand-forth going there,” Aldrich said. Aldrich extended her lead on No. 10 with a par before winning the final two holes to clinch the win. Her par on hole 15 clinched her fourth Women’s Executive championship. Over the last five Women’s Executive championship matches, Aldrich has been in every one of them. Her first came in 2007 before the division went away for nine
years. When it came back, she was still on top in 2017. “I’ve been playing in this tournament for about 35 years,” Aldrich said. “This week isn’t about winning and losing. This is a vacation week for my family and a lot of other families. Winning is just a bonus. As long as they keep having this tournament, I’ll keep coming back.” While Aldrich dominated nearly every match she played in, there was a point where she almost dropped out of the tournament. After an accident early in the week off the course, she woke up with extreme back pain and contemplated giving up her spot. “When I tell you I couldn’t move, I’m serious,” Aldrich said. “Even when it started to get better, I couldn’t tie my shoes it hurt so bad. Thank God for (Alexandria chiropractor) Larry Novotny for being able to get me ready to play. My back was really tense earlier in the week. I laid up a lot of shots, but I was scoring better than I had been. I think I learned how to play smarter golf.” After a victory and overcoming a nagging injury, Aldrich was happy to make the trip up to Alexandria. “Golf is one of the only sports that we can stay distanced in with all of this Coronavirus stuff,” Aldrich said. “For the most part, I think people did a really good job of following the rules and staying safe this week. We had other opportunities to go other places, but we will always choose Resorters over everything else.” Aldrich is back in the field again this year as she tries to win another Resorters title.
EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008-2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
WINNER Deanna Novotny, Alexandria Deanna Novotny, Alexandria Nancy Syverson, Alexandria Nancy Syverson, Alexandria Nancy Saucke, Granite Falls Kathryn (Sipe) Lesnar, Worthington Kathryn Lesnar, Worthington NO EXECUTIVE DIVISION Deanna Hanson, Alexandria Betsy Aldrich, St. Louis Park, No Executive Women’s Division Betsy Aldrich, Minnetonka Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan, Alexandria Betsy Aldrich, Minneapolis Betsy Aldrich, Minneapolis
RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE Dee Ann Carter, Palm Desert, 3-1 Sue Swenson, Chanhassen, 2-1 Pam Marlow, Pratt, KS, 6-4 Nancy Saucke, Granite Falls, 3-2 Deanna Hanson, Alexandria, 2-1 Joan Frie, Clear Lake, 6-5 Sue Horner, Cairo, GA, 1-up extra holes Brenda Severson, Niceville, FL 2-up Lori McCormick, Prior Lake Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan, Alexandria, 2-up Betsy Aldrich, Minnetonka, 1-up Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan, 3-2 Nancy Syverson, 4-3
2021 WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE DIVISION
(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change) BETSY ALDRICH ANDREA ALLYN JENNIFER ANDERSON MOLLY BAKER COLLEEN BOERBOOM JEN CAVERS LIZ DOWD CJ DUBE STACY FAITH TIFFANY JOHNSON GERI JORGENSON
JESSICA KAMMANN MONIQUE KUSMAN PAULA LAMBKIN ROSE LAMBROS PAM MARLOW AMANDA O’DONNELL KARNA PETERS CATHY SHOLTS LISA SOBBA JEAN SOLHEIM CONNIE SORNSIN KAREN STUDER JODI SULLIVAN
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Betsy Aldrich (facing) is congratulated by Alexandria’s Nancy Syverson after Aldrich won a 4-3 match between the two during the 2020 Resorters Tournament to earn her third Women’s Executive Division title in the last four years.
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Record numbers after a century of significance
For 100 years, players have woken up late in the week at this tournament and felt those nerves. Alexandria’s Jerry Rose has three Men’s Division championships at the Resorters from 1979, 1983 and 2000. Rose is again a part of that Men’s Championship field this year while he also helps run the tournament. Rose said their research showed that the Resorters is the second-longest running amateur match-play event in the country. The North & South Championship, with a 121-year history played at Pinehurst in North Carolina, is the longest continuous-running match play event. This year’s Resorters field will see record numbers with more than 480 golfers on the entry list as of late July. By comparison, 372 golfers were in last year’s field. The Alexandria Golf Club is planning to accommodate 448 entries, which meant they needed someone to step up after they were flooded with more than 500 golfers wanting to take part when registration opened. Grant Hanson, Director of Golf at the Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria, heard about the overwhelming response. He got on the phone and offered to help. Geneva will host Centennial Flights for this year’s tournament. Those who make the final day of those flights will play at AGC on Aug. 7. “Grant and (Geneva head golf pro) Jon (Crouse) and the team over there were just terrific in regards to working with us,” Rose said. “Our goal has been to make this a great
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Alexandria native Bryce Hanstad watches his tee shot during the 2007 Resorters Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club. Hanstad won that 2007 championship after falling in the finals a year prior, calling that Resorters Men’s Division championship one of the biggest wins of his golf career after growing up around the deep history of the Resorters. event for the community and not just the Alexandria Golf Club. It’s the cornerstone event for our club and a huge part of our financial success each year, but we all recognized how important it is for the community and the amount of tourism it brings in.” The Resorters organizing committee has worked in recent years to make the tournament more enjoyable for fans and players alike. Strict pace-of-play policies implemented about five years ago eliminated some of the six-hour rounds that had bogged down play. Rose said his goal has been to make the 100th Resorters feel like a PGA tournament through events during the week and signage and markers on the course. The Centennial Celebration Pro-Am will kick off the tournament on Saturday, July 31 with a 2 p.m. shotgun start. There will be a pastchampions dinner and
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other meals throughout the week that will utilize local restaurants. “We have sponsors this year in the pro-am that Tom Lehman is going to play in and play with the sponsors,” Rose said. “I think Tom is going to put on a clinic just prior to the proam out on the driving range. One of the big things we’re trying to do is get the community more involved to try to generate some excitement and opportunities for our local restaurants and businesses.” Matt Gogel will join Lehman in playing in the pro-am and conducting that clinic. Gogel has played eight events on the PGA’s Champions Tour during the 2020-21 season and recently shot rounds of 68, 72, 69 and 70 to finish tied for 18th at the Senior British Open Championship. Lehman, who has played in 22 events with three top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour this season, tied for 11th at
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A talented field
The field of golfers this year includes all of the 2020 division winners back at AGC in Rick Vanyo, Seniors; Betsy Aldrich, Women’s Executive; Tom Eidsvold, Grand Masters; Nicholas
Adams, Men’s Regular; Austin Vukovits, Men’s Championship; Dan Elton, Masters; Lunden Esterline, Junior 10-12; Troy Johnson, Men’s Executive; Hannah Boraas, Junior 13-15; and Ale Heinen, Women’s Division. Both Esterline, now Junior 13-15, and Boraas, Women’s Division, have
moved up age levels after winning the junior fields a year ago. Donald Constable (2010), Jacques Wilson (2014), and Brian Choe (2018) join Vukovits and Rose as former men’s champions in the 2021 field. Last year’s runner-up, Josh Galvin (Maple Grove senior in 2021), joins recent contenders like Lincoln Johnson (University of Minnesota, 2016 runner-up), Nate Adams (North Dakota State University, 2018 runner-up) and Will Harris (2009 runnerup) as guys looking to win their first Men’s Division championship. “It’s really exciting and very cool they’ve been able to keep it going and continue to draw top participants,” Hanstad said. “We have people all over the country who come to this. It’s fun to see that it continues to be on an upswing after even 100 years.” Hanstad remembers well what these players will feel as they get later in the week when the wins pile up. Those who make it to Saturday’s championships in their division will certainly earn it this year with record numbers and talented golfers in every division.
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(Entries as of July 26, 2021 and are subject to change)
WESTON NYBERG
ANDREW BALLOU
CONNOR O’HARA
CARSON BOE
BENNETT OLSEN
JOE BROSZ MADDI BUYSSE
BLAKE SCHOLL
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JUNIOR DIVISION PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Alexandria’s Hannah Boraas chips a short shot onto the green during her 6-5 win in the Junior 13-15 Division championship match against Cottonwood’s Carson Boe during the 2020 Resorters Tournament.
Boraas adds to her successful 2020 summer Division champ makes jump up to Women’s field this year By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press Alexandria’s Hannah Boraas wasn’t herself through her qualifying round in the Junior 13-15 Division last year when she shot an 87 to kick off the Resorters Golf Tournament. The way she played in match play is more indicative of what she can do at the Alexandria Golf Club. Boraas was the 12th seed in a 16-player field made up of mostly boys. She rolled through four of them on her way to winning her first Resorters championship. “My game just came
together today,” Boraas said after beating Cottonwood’s Carson Boe 6-5 in last year’s finals. “It was really nice. It wasn’t the most solid round, but it was enough to keep me going. I had some nerves, but I think that’s normal. I took those nerves and brought it.” Boe was a good story all week as a 13-yearold who won big matches to get himself to the championship. He stormed back from a four-hole deficit in the semifinals against Charlie Hanson to win 1-up, but Boraas was too much in the title match. Boraas knows AGC extremely well, and she used that to her advantage in the finals. “It helped a lot. I knew the speed of the
greens pretty well,” she said. “I knew where I wanted to hit the ball. It was nice to have a little leg up on him with that.” A birdie win on No. 2 got Boraas going, and she rattled off four more wins on the front to take control in the match. “It’s a huge confidence booster,” Boraas said. “It helps me know that I can do it.” All of last summer was a testament to how well Boraas can play. She performed well in tournaments all throughout the state. This 2021 spring high school season, she helped lead the Alexandria girls golf team to the Class AAA state championship. “The summer was awesome, considering the circumstanc-
es of COVID,” she said last year. “It was really awesome to be able to still play in tournaments. Trying to just get my name out there and just getting the experience of playing in all these tournaments is really awesome. My dad always wants to put me in harder tournaments just so I can struggle and learn from struggling and grinding back.” Boraas showed her ability to bounce back after her qualifying round on Aug. 2, 2020 to start the Resorters. The win six days later was just another positive step for her as she now turns her attention to making the jump up a division and playing in the Women’s Championship field during the 2021 Resorters.
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
WINNER Ryan Elton, Pelican Rapids Jonathon Larson, Starbuck Rob Bloedorn, Alexandria Ryan Peavey, Marshall Ryan Peavey, Marshall Jason Whiting, Alexandria Pat Tuel, Fergus Falls Brett Swedberg, Alexandria Herbie Champlin, Enid, OK Herbie Champlin, Enid, OK Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria David Justice, Alexandria Jake Seltz, Alexandria Jack Dressen, Alexandria Mike Tuel, Fergus Falls Adam Thielen, Detroit Lakes Sean Halverson, Brainerd Joey Shroyer, Victoria Nick Heinen, Edmond, Oklahoma Lincoln Johnson, Chaska (10-12 division); Matthew Bennett, Mar shall (13-15 division) Christopher Adams, Maple Grove (10-12 division); Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK, (13-15 division) Nathaniel Adams, Maple Grove, def. Elliot Amundson, Alexandria (10-12 Division) Peter Dierks, Leawood, KS def. Carter Kranz, Sauk Center (13-15 Division) Ryan Swedberg (13-15 Division) def. Andrew Lindberg 1-up; Na thaniel Adams, Medina def. Gabe McKeown, 3-1 (10-12) Ben Sigel, Deephaven (13-15 Division) def. Reece Sanders, Deep haven, 5-4; Gabe McKeown, Lenexa, Kansas, def. Davis Johnson, Chaska, 4-3 Braeden Sladek, Alexandria, (10-12 Division) def. Sean Lehman, Scottsdale, AZ, 2-1; Hunter Rebrovich, Alexandria, (13-15 Division) def. Nate Adams, Maple Grove, 4-3 Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, def. Zach Stennes, Minnetonka, 2-1 (Junior 10-12); Nate Adams, Maple Grove, def. Cecil Belisle, Red Wing, 3-2 (Junior 13-15) Davis Johnson, Chaska, def. Carson Herron, Deephaven, 6-5 (Junior 13-15); Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, def. Zach Stennes, 3-2 (Junior 10-12) Davis Johnson, Chaska, def. Cole Harste, 3-2 (Junior 13-15); Charlie Moen, Edina, def. Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, 1-up (Junior 10-12) Thomas Gogel, Missions Hills, KS, def. Charlie Moen, 5-4 (Junior 13-15); Carver Larson, Alexandria, def. Charlie Hanson Lunden Esterline, def. Will Hacker, 2-up (Junior 10-12); Hannah Boraas, Alexandria, def. Carson Boe, Cottonwood, 6-5 (Junior 1315 Divbision)
MEN’S EXECUTIVE PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
WINNER Jerry Ranheim, New Hope (first year held) Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls Wayne Elton, Alexandria George Cliff, Mankato George Cliff, Mankato Bill Schroeder, St. Cloud Dick Lasch, Circle Pines Steve Herzog, Alexandria, Little Falls Jon Empanger, Chaska Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA Pat Reichel, Edina Mark Frie, Monticello Jon Empanger, Chaska, MN Joe Klick, Albert Lea Tom Abrahamson, Lakeland, FL Mark Frie, Monticello, MN Joe Klick, Albert Lea Tim Peterson, Albert Lea Tim Peterson, Albert Lea Jon Empanger, Chaska Kevin Kirkwood, Plano, TX Mark Lyczewski, Crookston 5-4 Jon Empanger, Chaska, 5-4 Jon Empanger, Chaska, 2-up Stefan Freeman, St. Cloud, 1-up 19 holes Jon Freeman, Chanhassen, 6-5 Tim Peterson, Lino Lakes, 1-up Daryl Schomer, St. Cloud def. Kevin Farley, 1-up Daryl Schomer, St. Cloud def. Tim Peterson, Lino Lakes, 1-up Jeff Johnson, Chaska, def. Dave Carothers, 2-1 Daryl Schomer, St. Cloud def. JT Johnson, Woodbury, 5-4 Dave Carothers, Buffalo, def. JT Johnson, Woodbury, 5-3 Daryl Schomer, St. Cloud def. Andy Petersen, Albert Lea, 4-3 Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, def. Daryl Schomer, St. Cloud, 3-2 Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, def. Dan Johnson, Elk River, 4-2 Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, def. Geoff Klein, 1-up
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Vukovits bounced right back. He birdied 11 to tie it, and then used another birdie on the par-five 12th to take the lead. “Ten was just kind of a fluky thing where you hit a bad shot. It happens, and playing 11 was a big momentum shift,” Vukovits said. “Josh hit it right next to the green, so technically he would have had the advantage. But what I did was just match play at it’s finest. You hit it close and put pressure on your opponent to hit a good shot, and he hit one that rolled out a little bit.” Vukovits expects to birdie 12 as a par five, and he said a 10-footer he sank on the parthree 13th to save par and halve the hole felt like a turning point. He came right back and won hole 14 to take a 2-up advantage. “Once I hit that (par putt), I thought I’m in a good spot,” he said. “I can start making free swings, don’t have to push. I can feel confident with where I’m at.” Galvin got the match
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Maple Grove's Josh Galvin watches his shot during the 2020 Resorters Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club. Galvin, who led Maple Grove to a Class AAA state championship this past spring season, is back in the Resorters field again this summer after finishing second in the Men's Championship Division in 2020.
back to within one when he parred 17 and Vukovits had to settle for bogey after his tee
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rough, but with a great look at the green. He put his approach shot in the middle of the
green, and Galvin overshot the green on his approach. That never gave him a good look at birdie. “I know my tendencies under pressure,” Vukovits said. “I was feeling a lot of pressure there for sure, and I knew that a 2 iron would be the best club for me (off the No. 18 tee box). It just takes some of the risk out of play. It gave me a really good look at the green, and I was able to hit a good shot.” Vukovits qualified as the 28th seed in the 32-player championship flight, but he found a way to make big shots all week in match play. His wins came by scores of 3-2, 1-up and a dominant 6-4 final in the quarterfinals before winning two pressure packed matches on Saturday. It made the 12-hour drive back home that much more enjoyable with a trophy. After a memorable week at his first-ever Resorters Tournament, he’s excited to come back in 2021 to try to defend his title. “The plan is to bring some of my friends up,” Vukovits said. “We’re going to make a good trip out of it because I enjoyed it so much.”
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