Official Publication of the 101st Annual Resorters Golf Tournament • Echo Press
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VOL. 85, NO. 1
Resorters intrigue builds off success of 2021 By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press
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he intrigue of playing in the week-long match play Resorters Golf Tournament in Alexandria has grown in terms of entries in recent years, and the success of the 100th celebration of the tournament in 2021 seems to have continued that momentum. The tournament had such a big response a year ago that the host site, the Alexandria Golf Club, teamed up with the Geneva Golf Club in town to field additional flights. This year, tournament chairman Jerry Rose said the club had more than 600 entries the first day registration opened. The Alexandria Golf Club can accommodate 448 players in the tournament. Additional flights in some divisions will also be playing at Geneva again this year. “It’s going to be every bit as big as last year and actually a few more players over at Geneva it looks like,” Rose said. “We did a lot of things last year to try to make it a better event. We spent quite a bit more money on what I would call infrastructure stuff. Signage, decorations, a variety of things just to make it look more like a real tournament…I think the 100th really helped a lot
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The 2021 Resorters Tournament champions from the 100th playing of this event are, back, left to right, Braeden Sladek, Men's Championship; Tom Ryan, Masters; Betsy Aldrich, Women's Executive; Nicholas Adams, Men's Regular; Mark Lindberg, Senior; (front) Will Hacker, Junior 10-12; Bennett Olsen, Junior 13-15; Alayna Eldred, Women's Division; and Troy Johnson, Men's Executive. Not pictured is Grand Master Division winner Jerry Gruidl. because it generated a lot of excitement, but people are clamoring for things to do outside. It’s just been a combination of the 100th and golf continues to grow.” It takes almost 125
volunteers to pull off a tournament this big. “We really couldn’t do it without them,” Rose said. “The (AGC) membership is super supportive. They know it’s kind of the flagship event
for not only the club, but for the community because it’s bringing in so much tourist activity. People are more than willing to help.” This year’s Resorters starts with the Pro-Am on July 30
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with a 2 p.m. shotgun start at AGC. The first of two Men’s Championship qualifying rounds begins at 7 a.m. on July 31. Match play wraps
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