Resorters - Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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GALVIN FINDS HIS GROOVE

Galvin shoots 7-under twice to lock up No. 1 seed in Men’s division

By Sam Stuve Alexandria Echo Press

It hasn’t taken long for Josh Galvin of Maple Grove to find his rhythm at the 102nd Resorters Tournament.

Galvin posted a score of 7-under in the first qualifying round on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Geneva Golf Club (66) and had another 7-under round on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at Alexandria Golf Club (65).

His 14-under total over those two rounds has earned him medalist honors and the top seed in the match play portion of the tournament, which starts on Wednesday at 1:01 p.m.

“I’ve found a rhythm with my driver early on Sunday,” Galvin said after his Tuesday round. “I’ve just kept it in play and have hit greens. My putter has also been hot so far too.”

The Maple Grove alum came into the second qualifying round tied with Cal Poly’s Sean Lehman at 7-under par.

Galvin is playing in

his fourth Resorters Tournament, and he got things got going quickly on Tuesday as he birdied the 1st, 2nd, and 6th holes.

He bogeyed the 7th hole but fired back on the back nine with a birdie on the 10th, an eagle on the 12th, and back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th hole.

“I’m feeling really good about my putter,” Galvin said. “I’m rolling it very well, and I feel like I can make every putt. Everything is going right in the cup or next to it.”

Galvin had just three bogeys in the 36 qualifying holes. Meanwhile, he posted 15 birdies and an eagle in the two rounds combined.

On his final hole of the Tuesday qualifying round, Galvin found some tree trouble just left of the fairway.

However, he had just enough of a clearing to get on the green in regulation and save par heading into the opening round of the match play portion of the tournament.

“I was lucky to have an opening after that tee shot,” Galvin said. “I just had to cut it around the trees there. I was kind of disappointed with my putt, I wanted a birdie, but I’m okay with a par there.”

Galvin, who is going to be a junior on the North Dakota State golf team this coming year, was a runner-up in the Men’s division in the 100th Resorters Tournament in 2020 and won the men’s title in the 2022 Birchmont Tournament in Bemidji.

“The Birchmont is in the same format as this tournament, so I’m feeling pretty confident knowing that I have won five matches in a row throughout a week,” Galvin said. Now he’s aiming to add a Men’s Resorters title to that list of accomplishments.

“Honestly, it’s going to take a little bit of luck,” Galvin said. “You’ve got to keep playing well, and you can’t give your

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Josh

Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press

Galvin of Maple Grove, watches his tee shot land at the 17th green in the Resorters Men's Division second qualifying round on Aug. 1, 2023, at Alexandria Golf Club. Galvin shot 7-under in the first qualifying round at Geneva Golf Club on Sunday, July 30, 2023, and on Tuesday at AGC to finish qualifying at 14-under. This gave him the medalist honor and the No. 1 seed in the match play bracket.

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MEN’S SENIOR

Top seeds win 13 of 16 in first round of match play

By Al Edenloff and Jake Sutherlin

Alexandria Echo Press

Dominant performances from the top two seeds in the Resorters Men’s Senior division showcased some of the strength on hand in this year’s edition. But five different matches went to extra holes, highlighted by the No. 29 seed Al Hagen who took down the No. 4 seed Lance Sunder.

Aldrich def.

Whitbeck, 6-5

Top-seeded Mark

Aldrich, whose 5-under (67) topped the Men’s Seniors qualifying round, took care of business in the first round of match play ousting No. 32. Todd Whitbeck. Alrich carded two birdies and won seven of the first nine holes. Whitbeck won one hole on the front nine but ran out of time to make a comeback.

Frieburg def.

Marlow, 6-4

The No. 16 seed Rick Frieberg used five birdies to defeat No. 17 Chad Marlow. Marlow picked up a birdie and a win on hole 10 but was unable to overcome a stellar round of golf from Frieberg.

Howard def.

Peterson, 5-4

Using four birdies, the No. 8 seed Curt Howard took care of No. 25 Paige Peterson. Peterson tallied two birdies and won a couple of holes but was eliminated in the first round of the Men’s Senior match play.

S. Larson def. Williams, 2-1

The No. 9 seed Scott Larson knocked off the No. 24 seed Opie Williams in a back-andforth contest that featured a lone birdie from Larson on hole 11.

Hagen def. Sunder, 21 holes

The biggest upset of the first round came by way of the No. 29 seed Al Hagen who toppled the No. 4 seed, Lance Sunder. The pair matched each other step for step their final five holes before Hagen was able to put it away and earn his spot in the second round. Sunder tallied three birdies to Hagen’s one but took too many costly bogeys.

M. Larson def. McLeod, 19 holes

The No. 13 seed Michael Larson tallied the lone birdie on the front nine on the first hole in his matchup with the No. 20 seed Brant McLeod. Larson posted two more birdies on the back nine, but McLeod tallied an eagle on hole 12 and a clutch birdie on hole 17 to level the tie and take it to extra holes, where he lost out to Larson.

Haugen def. Holt, 19 holes

The No. 5 seed Chris Haugen tallied two early birdies to take an early lead on the No. 28 seed Scott Holt. Holt responded with a birdie of his own on hole 6 to enter the back nine down one. Haugen regained a two-stroke lead with a birdie on hole 11, and both golfers birdied hole 12. A bogey from Haugen opened

the door on hole 17, and Holt forced a tiebreaker with a birdie on hole 18, but Haugen was able to hold on for the win.

Freeman def.

Schneiderhan, 1-up

With birdies on the first two holes, the No. 12 seed Jon Freeman jumped out to an early lead over the No. 21 seed Todd Schneiderhan. Those were the only birdies of the match, and Freeman hung on to advance to the second round of match play.

Lyczewski rallied with a birdie win on No. 6 to tie it, only to lose the next hole with a bogey. Both parred No. 8 before Lyczewski tied the match again with a par on the 9th hole.

After that, it was all Lcyzewski. He put together a trio of wins – pars on No. 10 and 11 and a birdie on No. 12, which put him 3-up. Lyczewski matched Dilley on the next four holes to preserve the win.

Bowen

def. Fitzgerald

Match stats unavailable at press time.

Ystebo

def.

Nygaard, 20 holes

The Jeff Nygaard/Daniel Ystebo match had a little bit of everything –eight birdies, constant momentum shifts, a late rally, and two extra holes.

Ystebo built a 2-up advantage on the front nine, topped by back-toback birdies on No. 7 and 8.

Lehman took No. 11, and his birdie on No. 12 put him in the lead. Lehman made another birdie on No 14 to go 2-up. Hill tried to rally back with a par win on No. 16 to slice the lead to one.

Montplaisir def. J. Pederson, 4-3

Larry Montplaisir got off to a sizzling start against Jeff Pederson and fended off a late rally to earn a 4-3 win.

Adams def. Berg, 3-2

David Adams and Chris Berg battled through 16 holes before Adams came out on top.

Both golfers halved the first five holes before Adams finally broke the stalemate by winning No. 6 with a par. They matched pars on the next two holes and settled for bogeys on No. 9, which left Adam’s slim lead to one.

Lindberg

def. Gardiner, 6-4

Last year’s Men’s Masters champion opened his match play with a birdie and won the first five holes to jump out to a commanding early lead that the No. 31 seed John Gardiner could never recover from. Lindberg added another birdie on hole 12, and Gardiner scored a birdie on hole 8.

They halved Nos. 10, 11, 12 (highlighted by birdies), and 13 before Nygaard roared back. Nygaard wook No. 14, 15, and 17, going birdie, par, birdie to steal the lead.

Ystebo was able to make par on No. 18, while Nygaard faltered with a bogey that sent the match into sudden death. Ystebo won on the second extra hole.

Lehman def. Hill, 1-up

Montplaisir struck for six wins on the front –birdies on No. 1, 5, and 6, pars on 3, 8 and 9. Pederson, meanwhile, won just one hole – a par on No. 7 and trailed by five at the turn.

Pederson made a match out of it with two straight birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, but Montplaisir stopped the bleeding with a birdie on No. 12 to go 4-up.

Lyczewski def. Dilley, 3-2

They each made par on Nos. 10 and 11 before Berg turned the match on its ear with an eagle on the par-5 12th that tied the match. Berg, however, was unable to build on the momentum. He lost the next two holes with bogeys, putting Adams 2-up.

They both swapped pars on No. 15, and Adams’ par win on No. 16 gave him a 3-2 victory.

Pokorney

def. O’Neil, 19 holes

The No. 18 seed Mark Pokorney used an extra hole to pull off one of just three first-round upsets over the No. 15 seed Tim O’Neil in the Men’s Masters. It was a back-and-forth match that featured two birdies from O’Neil and one from Pokorney, whose par on hole 18 sent the pair to a tiebreaker.

A rollercoaster match ended with Mike Lehman clawing his way to a 1-up win over Todd Hill.

Both golfers won three holes on the front nine: Lehman with pars on Nos. 2 and 5 and a birdie on No. 6, while Hill took No. 1 with par, No. 8 with birdie, and No. 9 with par.

Hill took his second lead of the match with a par on No. 10, but it quickly faded when

Mark Lyczewski was able to erase an early charge by David Dilley and then won three straight holes on Nos. 10, 11, and 12 to take a commanding lead.

Dilley grabbed the first lead with a par on No.1, but Lyczewski answered with back-to-back par wins on Nos. 2 and 3. Dilley came back with a par win on No. 4, and a birdie on No. 5 gave him the lead.

O’Neil - 76; 16. Rich Frieburg - 77; 17. Chad Marlow - 77; 18. Mark Pokorney -77; 19. Jeff Pederson - 77; 20. Brant McLeod - 78; 21. Todd Schneiderhan - 78; 22. Christ Berg - 78; 23. Daniel Ystebo - 78; 24. Opie Williams - 78; 25. Paige Peterson - 78; 26. William Fitzgerald - 78; 27. David Dilley - 79; 28. Scott Holt - 79; 29. Al Hagen - 79; 30. Todd Hill - 79; 31. John Gardiner - 79; 32. Todd Whitbeck - 80

WEDNESDAY MATCH PLAY -

1ST HOLE

8:12 a.m. Mark Aldrich vs Rich Frieburg; Curt Howard vs Scott Larson

8:21 a.m. Al Hagen vs Michael Larson; Chris Haugen vs Jon Freeman

8:30 a.m. Mark Lindberg vs Mark Pokorney; Greg Bowen vs Daniel Ystebo

8:39 a.m. Mike Lehman vs Larry Montplaisir; Mark Lyczewski vs David Adams

MONDAY’S QUALIFYING RESULTS: 1. Mark Aldrich - 67; 2. Mark Lindberg - Automatic; 3. Mike Lehman - 70; 4. Lance Sunder - 71; 5. Chris Haugen - 72; 6. Mark Lyczewski - 73; 7. Greg Bowen - 74; 8. Curt Howard - 75; 9. Scott Larson - 75; 10. Jeff Nygaard - 75; 11. David Adams - 75; 12. Jon Freeman - 76; 13. Michael Larson - 76; 14. Larry Montplaisir - 76; 15. Tim

Aldrich Frieburg Lindberg Pokorney Bowen Ystebo Lehman Montplaisir Lyczewski Adams

Howard S. Larson Hagen M. Larson Haugen Freeman

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Awards Ceremony after Play Concludes

of last year’s Women’s semi-finalists are back

By Al Edenloff

Alexandria Echo Press

McKenzee Sullivan, a 17-year-old from Florida playing in her third Resorters, led the Women’s Championship Division in qualifying with an even-par round Monday.

Sullivan, a 10th-grader, has earned many golfing accolades, including 28 first-place finishes on the Manatee Junior Golf Tour; 2023 full-year exemption status in the Florida State Golf Association Junior Golf Tour; second place in the 2022 Florida High School PCAC Championship (shooting a 75); first place in the 2022 Florida District 2A High School Championship (shooting a 74. She was also named the 2022 Pinellas County, Florida Player of the Year.

This year’s championship bracket is packed with familiar names as 10 of the 16 qualifiers are returnees from 2022 – including last year’s champion, Hannah Boraas of Alexandria. She graduated this past spring and plans to attend Montana State.

Boraas is hoping for her third Resorters trophy this year, adding to her 2022 Women’s Division title and her 2020 Junior 13-15 trophy. As the defending champ, Boraas automatically qualified for this year’s

championship division.

Three of last year’s semi-finalists are back – Boraas, Leah Skaar, and Caroline Monty.

Lauren Contreras grabbed the third seed of the tournament, putting together a 1-overpar round in qualifying.

Cora Larson of Alexandria carded the fourth-best qualifying round with 2-over-par.

Larson, a freshman at North Dakota State University, is playing in her eighth Resorters. She’s a two-time Minnesota State High School League champion (2021 and 2022).

Two golfers tied for the fifth seed with rounds of 3-over par – Caroline Monty and Madi Hicks.

Monty Hicks, a freshman at NDSU, is playing her first Resorters. She’s a six-year varsity letter winner at Chanhassen High School and a five-

time first team All-Conference in the Minnesota Metro West.

The seventh seed is Skaar, a graduate of Minnewaska High School. This is her fourth time in the Resorters. She’s a junior at NDSU and racked up many awards last year – winner of the Red River Amateur, All-Conference at NDSU, runner-up at the MGA Match Play tournament, runner-up at the Minnesota State Women’s State Amateur, winner of the Jackrabbit Invitational and is WGCA All American Scholar.

Madison Herzog and Catherine Monty tied for the eighth-best score in qualifying, shooting 5-over-par. Herzog, a recent graduate of NDSU, is playing in her ninth Resorters. A couple of highlights of her golfing prowess –she shot a 67 during the second round of the Red

Rocks Invitational, tying for the third-best round in NDSU history, and she shot a 69 in the first round of that same invitational, tying for 12th in the school’s history. This is Catherine Monty’s second entry into the Resorters. She plays Division 1 golf at NDSU and had the best finish in both the Minnesota State Am and Minnesota State Open last year. She also made it into the semifinals of the MGA women’s match play in 2022.

Samantha Sommers and Avery O’Donnell claimed the 10th and 11th seeds with 6-overpar rounds. This is Sommers’ third appearance in the Resorters. She was the Women’s Division runner-up in 2021. She’s also a sixtime state girls participant and is a three-time state champion (2005, 2006, and 2007).

O’Donnell

Lexi O’Donnell and Lauren Klick are seeded 12th and 13th. They were both 7-over-par. O’Donnell, a 15-yearold at Elk River High School, is playing in her second Resorters tournament. She placed third individually at the 7AAA Section tournament last year and placed 31st individually at the AAA State Tournament. She consistently played as the number-two golfer at Elk River.

MacKenzie Olsen is the 14th seed with an 8-over-par round.

Amanda Woodhull, Mackayla Olsen, and Aisling O’Conner all shot a 9-over-par qualifying round, so a playoff took place to determine the final two spots. Woodhill and Mackayla survived. Woodhull is a very familiar name at the Resorters – Amanda has entered it 19 years in a row. “We’ve been

coming to the Resorters for years and years,” she said on her entry form. “We’ve brought lots of other families up as well.” Woodhull was a consolation winner in the Resorters and a runner-up, as well as being a first-flight finalist many times.

Mackayla Olsen is making her debut entry in the Resorters. “This tournament is one I’ve always wanted to participate in,” she noted on her entry form. “I love the course and have a lot of great connections in the area.” She graduated from Upper Iowa University. Some of her highlights – a 2021 medalist at the NSIC Women’s Golf Championship, participating in the 2021 NCAA Super Regional Tournament, the 2021-2022 first team all-conference at NSIC, and the 2022 NSIC women’s golf championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT QUALIFYING SCORES (par 73) - 1. McKenzee Sullivan - 73; 2. Hannah Boraas - defending champion; 3. Lauren Contreras - 74; 4. Cora Larson - 75; 5. Caroline Monty - 76; 6. Madi Hicks - 76; 7. Leah Skaar - 77; 8. Madison Herzog - 78; 9. Catherine Monty - 78; 10. Samantha Sommers - 79; 11. Avery O’Donnell - 79; 12. Lexi O’Donnell - 80; 13. Lauren Klick - 80; 14. MacKenzie Olsen - 81; 15. Amanda Woodhull - 82; 16. Mackayla Olsen - 82. WEDNESDAY PAIRINGS - 1ST TEE

12:25 p.m. - Mckenzee Sullivan vs. Mackayla Olsen; Madison Herzog vs. Catherine Monty.

12:34 p.m. - Cora Larson vs. Lauren Klick; Caroline Monty vs. Lexi O’Donnell.

12:43 p.m. - Hannah Boraas vs. Amanda Woodhill; Leah Skaar vs. Samantha Sommers.

12:52 p.m. - Lauren Contreras vs. MacKenzie Olsen; Madi Hicks vs. Avery O’Donnell.

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Sullivan Olsen

Boraas Woodhill Skaar Sommers Contreras Olsen Hicks

Herzog Monty Larson Klick Monty O’Donnell

Division boasts strong field of former champs

By Al Edenloff Alexandria Echo Press

Many of the golfers who made the cut in the Women’s Executive Championship have advanced deep into the tournament before.

Seven golfers are returning from last year, including defending champion Amanda O’Donnell, runner-up Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan, and semifinalist Molly Baker. The division also contains several competitors who have won all the marbles in the past, including a seven-time Resorters champion, Betsy Aldrich.

But in the qualifying round, it was a firsttime Resorters entrant, Karla Tessmer-Jones, who came away with medalist honors with a 2-over-par round.

Tessmer-Jones, who lives in Colorado, has a strong connection to the Alexandria area. “The Tessmer family has been members of the Alexandria Golf Club for over 100 years,” she noted on her entry form. “My father, Everett Tessmer, always wanted me to play the Resorters, but I never did when he was alive. He passed away in late 2021, so this registration is in his honor.”

Tessmer-Jones has won the club championship twice at her home course in Colorado and has been the runner-up for the last three years. She also won the Alexandria Golf Club’s member/guest last year. She’s also had the honor of playing Augusta, Pebble Beach, Spyglass, and Spanish Bay. “Alexandria Golf Club remains

my favorite course,” she added.

As the defending champ, O’Donnell automatically qualified for the No. 2 seed in the bracket. She’s played the Resorters at least a dozen times. “This tournament has been a family tradition since I was young – cousins, uncles, brother and many friends all have played in it,” she said.

“My grandpa, Ray VonderHaar, was the president of the AGC and chairperson of the Resorters Tournament for many years.”

O’Donnell, 42, played at St. Cloud State University and qualified for nationals her freshman year. She won the Resorters Women’s Championship flight in 2001 (Lindquist was her maiden name) and won the Women’s Executive flight last year. For the past three years she’s been in the semifinals in the division.

Jenny Odland’s 4-over-par round earned her the No. 3 seed in the tournament.

Next was Stacy Faith of Alexandria with a

round of 8-over par. Faith is making her third appearance in the Resorters. She graduated from Augustana University, where she was a four-year collegiate Division 2 golfer. She is also a two-time club champion at Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria.

Aldrich is the No. 5 seed. She’s played in more than 30 Resorters tournaments. She’s qualified for one U.S. Women’s Amateur tournament, six U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, two U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, and one U.S. Senior Women’s Open. She was named the Minnesota Golf Association Senior Women’s Player of the Year (2020 and 2021). She also won the Woodhill Club Championship more than 25 times.

The No. 6 seed is Lynda Holzemer. Some of her accomplishments include first flight champion at the 2021 Senior State Amateur tournament; 2020 and 2021 MGA mixed team senior division net; the 2013 Mercedes two-person team champion; and

a three-time champ at the Hastings Country Club. Holzemer has also made two holes in one.

Alexandrian Nancy Syverson landed the No. 7 seed with a 9-over par round. She’s a two-time champion of the Women’s Executive Division. She’s also won the club championship at the AGC multiple times.

Pam Marlow finished 10-over-par for the No. 8 spot. She started playing in the Resorters in 1989, a total of 33 tournaments. She has belonged to two golf clubs in her lifetime and was the club champion at each of them. She has notched two holes in one, including the Minnesota Green at the Resorters after it was redesigned.

Heidi Benckendorf is the No. 9 seed. She’s played in more than 15 Resorters. She was a member of the Alexandria girls golf team from 1992-1994 and played for Coach Dave Harris. She was on the Augsburg Unversity’s women’s golf team in 1994-1998 and is the 2019 Women’s Executive consolation champion. She’s

also the daughter of Mike Golden, the 2022 Grand Masters champ.

Andrea Allyn and Molly Baker are seeded No. 10 and 11. Baker was the runner-up in the Resorters Women’s Executive Division, losing to Aldrich on the 16th hole. She’s competed in five Resorters tournaments and says it’s one of the highlights of her summer. She has three holes in one.

Sullivan, the division’s champion in 2018, is the No. 12 seed. She’s won multiple titles at the Resorters, including the Women’s Division champion in 1985 and 1987. She was also the 1984 Minnesota AA State High School champion, the 1985 Minnesota State Open runner-up, the 1987 University of Minnesota Invitational champion, the 1989 Big Ten championship team and more.

At age 35, Kelly Mulvahill, said she is finally able to compete in the Resorters Women’s Executive Division. A graduate of the University of St. Thomas, she’s the No. 13 seed. Mulvahill has competed in

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Krista Bull, the No. 14 seed, is competing in her second Resorters. In high school, she played in the state tournament. She’s placed in several net/match play, women’s invitationals, and other tournaments at Hazeltine. Her father, Roger Ledebuhr has played in many Resorters tournaments.

No. 15 seed Colleen Boerboom is playing in her seventh Resorters. Some of her golfing accomplishments include: MGA Senior Tour, women’s gross champion in 2022; MGA Senior Tour event, net champion in 2021; and various second and third-place finishes. Rounding out the field is Tiffany Johnson. She’s been playing golf since she was 6 and played in high school state tournaments as an eighth-grader through her senior year. She’s played in five previous Resorters tournaments. Johnson, 47, attended the tournament 29 years ago and ended up meeting her future husband. They’ve been married for 25 years.

1. Karla Tessmer-Jones - 75; 2. Amanda O’Donnell - defending champion; 3. Jenny Odland - 77; 4. Stacy Faith - 81; 5. Bestsy Aldrich - 81; 6. Lynda Holzemer - 81; 7. Nancy Syverson - 82; 8. Pam Marlow83; 9. Heidi Beckendorf - 84; 10. Andrea Allyn - 84; 11. Molly Baker - 84; 12. Jodi Sullivan - 85; 13. Kelly Mulvahill - 86; 14. Krista Bull - 86; 15. Colleen Boerboom - 87; 16. Tiffany Johnson - 87. WEDNESDAY PAIRINGS - 10TH TEE

12:52 p.m. - Karla Tessmer-Jones vs. Tiffany Johnson; Pam Marlow vs. Heidi Beckendorf.

1:01 p.m. - Stacy Faith vs. Kelly Mulvahill; Betsy Aldrich vs. Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan.

1:10 p.m. - Amanda O’Donnell vs. Colleen Boerboom; Nancy Syverson vs. Andrea Allyn.

1:20 p.m. - Jenny Odland vs. Krista Bull; Lynda Holzemer vs. Molly Baker.

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WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT QUALIFYING SCORES (par 73) -

TessmerJones Johnson

O’Donnell Boerboom Syverson Allyn Odland Bull Holzemer Baker

Marlow Beckendorf Faith Mulvahill Aldrich (Krafka) Sullivan

Troy Johnson returns to compete for his sixth straight title

By Jake Sutherlin Alexandria Echo Press

In the Men’s Executive division at the 102nd Resorters Tournament, who has won five-straight division titles, used his automatic qualification for the match play bracket and will be the No. 2 seed.

Andrew Olson posted six birdies en route to a top-place finish in the Men’s Executive qualifying on Sunday afternoon, earning him the top seed for Wednesday’s match-play first round.

He competed in the Pro-Am on Saturday and posted a top-10 finish in the amateur division. A lone bogey on the second hole blemished his score and left him with a 5-under 67 on the day.

The No. 3, 4, and 5 seeds all finished with a 68 (4-under). Daryl Schomer is the No. 3 seed and carded seven birdies but also finished with three bogeys. Bryant Black is the No. 4 seed and finished his round with five birdies and a single bogey. Bryan Hoops rounds out the top five, having also posted five birdies with a lone bogey.

SUNDAY’S QUALIFYING RESULTS:

8. Andy Petersen - 71; 9. Dave Christensen - 72;

10. Andrew Johnson - 72; 11. Matt Fischer - 72; 12. Dan Johnson - 73; 13. Eric Bull - 74; 14. Geoff Klein - 74; 15. Sam Pokorney - 75; 16. Jay Syverson - 75; 17. Daniel Klein - 75; 18. Chad Bisson - 75; 19. Eric Heimsness - 76; 20. Kerry O’Donnell - 76;

21. Chad Hacker - 76; 22. Cory Schultz - 77; 23. Jeremy Decko - 77; 24. Breton Stout78; 25 Brent Grossman - 78. 26. Craig Crosby - 79; 27 Tom Heimerman - 79; 28. Josh Wahlin - 79; 29. Chris Wessel - 80; 30. Chad Johnson - 80; 31. William Mulvahill - 80;

32. Troy Nygaard - 80

WEDNESDAY MATCH PLAY -

10TH HOLE

1:30 p.m. Andrew Olson vs Troy Nygaard; Jay Syverson vs Daniel Klein

1:40 p.m. Andy Petersen vs. Brent Grossman; Dave Christensen vs. Breton Stout

1:50 p.m. Bryant Black vs. Chris Wessel; Eric Bull vs. Kerry O’Donnell

2:00 p.m. Bryan Hoops vs. Josh Wahlin; Dan Johnson vs. Chad Hacker

2:10 p.m. Troy Johnson vs William Mulvahill; Sam Pokorney vs Chad Bisson

2:20 p.m. Matt Norgaard vs. Craig Crosby; Andrew Johnson vs. Jeremy Decko

2:30 p.m. Daryl Schomer vs. Chad Johnson; Geoff Klein vs. Eric Heimsness

2:40 p.m. Joe Sauer vs Tom Heimerman; Matt Fischer vs Cory Schultz

1. Andrew Olson - 67; 2. Troy Johnson - Automatic; 3. Daryl Schomer - 68; 4. Bryant Black - 68; 5. Bryan Hoops - 68; 6. Joe Sauer - 70; 7. Matt Norgaard - 71;

Olson Nygaard Black Wessel Johnson Mulvahill

Schomer Johnson

Klein

Heimsness Sauer Heimerman Fischer Schultz

Pokorney Bisson Norgaard Crosby Johnson Decko

Bull O’Donnell

Hoops Wahlin Johnson Hacker

Syverson Klein

Petersen Grossman Christensen Stout

Resorters newspaper is published five times throughout the tournament, starting with the preview issue. The remaining issues will be available Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday mornings with the results of the previous day’s play. Copies are located at the Alexandria Golf Club and around the area and are free of charge.

JUNIOR 10-12

Geris plays spoiler to chalk first round

By Jake Sutherlin Alexandria Echo Press

Seven of the top eight seeds from the Resorters Junior 10-12 division advanced Monday evening in the first round of match play. Only two of the matches took all nine holes of the back nine, and three of the top seeds only needed the first five holes to book their tickets to Thursday evening’s quarterfinal matchups.

Johnson def. Krauth, 5-4

Top-seeded Garrison Johnson played an excellent first round tallying two birdies on the first four holes and beating his opponent, No. 16 seed Mackenzie Krauth, on the first five holes (on the back nine). Johnson finished second place at last year’s Resorters and

began his tournament with a stellar display Monday night. Krauth is playing in her first year at the Resorters, a tournament in which her family has participated in for generations.

Kulics def. Gugisberg, 2-up

The No. 8 and No. 9 seed matchup between Jagger Kulics and Austin Gugisberg lived up to the billing. The pair battled in a back-and-forth round which saw Kulics take the first two holes, Gugisberg took the next two, Kulics take the fifth,

Gugisberg took the sixth, and saw them tie on the seventh. Kulics was able to take holes 17 and 18 to claim his spot in the quarterfinals. Both boys are returning Resorters participants, with Gugisberg having finished as a consolation semifinals finalist in 2022.

Cullen def. Stout, 5-4

The No. 4 seed Tyler Cullen finished off the No. 13 seed Brody Stout, a proud grandson of Jerry Rose, in five holes, with Cullen earning pars on holes 11 and 13. Both

participants were 12 years old and competing in their third Resorters tournament.

Bell def. Berg, 4-3

After tying the first two holes, the No. 5 seed Josh Bell won the next four holes to polish off the No. 12 seed Graham Berg. Bell, another proud grandson of Jerry Rose, is aiming to compete in his third Resorters championship flight. Berg is competing in his first Resorters, having taken lessons at the Alexandria Golf Club with Lisa Grimes before the tournament.

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Conder def. Rudy, 4-3

The No. 2 seed Crew Conder won five of six holes against the No. 15 seed Nolan Rudy to advance to the quarterfinals. Conder is another Resorters alumnus, having previously won the consolation flight. Rudy, who was able to take hole 12 from Conder, is playing in his first-ever golf tournament at the Resorters.

Bull def. Martinson, 1-up

The No. 7 and No. 10 seed matchup between Tyler Bull and Brody

Martinson went to the final hole as the pair split three holes and tied on two to enter the final frame all square. The bull was able to find a clutch par on hole 18 to advance. Both golfers are first-year participants at the Resorters.

Kuhn def. Anderson, 5-4

The No. 3 seed Lewis Kuhn earned a solid first-round victory over the No. 14 seed Ross Anderson after claiming the first five holes on the back. Kuhn is in his third Resorters, while Anderson is competing in his first.

Geris def. Hacker, 3-2 Jameson Geris pulled off the lone upset in the first round of match play

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Top two seeds advance in Junior 13-15 division

By Jake Sutherlin Alexandria Echo Press

Only three of the eight higher seeds from the Resorters Junior 13-15 division advanced to Wednesday morning’s quarterfinals. Only the first, second, and fifth-seeded golfers won their Monday match play. The match play was highlighted by the 20-hole battle between the No. 4 seed Henry Buttweiler and the No. 13 seed Blake Scholl who ended up winning.

Thornburg def. Rohrer, 4-2

The No. 1 seed Will Thornburg, who posted the division-best 3-over-par 75 during qualifying, got off to a slow start against the No. 16 seed Ryan Rohrer who won the first and

third holes. But Thornburg was able to steady his nerves and take the lead by winning the next three holes. Rohrer leveled the match by winning again on hole eight, but Thornburg took the lead again on hole nine and never relinquished it, closing the match out

on hole 16 with a birdie.

Esterline def. Horstman, 3-2

The No. 9 seed Bronx Esterline, the reigning division champion, pulled off one of five first-round upsets by taking down the No. 8 seed Sam Horstman.

much to overcome. Scholl def. Buttweiler, 20 holes

Esterline set the tone for the day by winning the first hole and posting three birdies in the round. He led by as many as five during the match. Horstman made a late push on the back nine and won a couple of holes back-to-back, but the deficit was too

The No. 4 seed Henry Buttweiler, the 2022 junior 10-12 division champion, and No. 13 seed Blake Scholl played a great match that ended with a Scholl victory after additional holes. Scholl jumped out to an early 3-hole lead that Buttweiler chipped away at before claiming the lead with a birdie

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McGuire and Mattson post top scores in qualifying

By Jake Sutherlin Alexandria Echo Press

In the Men’s Masters division at the 102nd Resorters Tournament, Dennis McGuire posted four birdies, a couple of bogeys, and one double bogey to finish at an even 72, which topped the qualifying scores from Monday.

McGuire is only in his second Resorters tournament and faces stiff competition for the Men’s Masters title.

One such competitor would be last year’s Men’s Masters champion, Jon Empanger, who was an automatic qualifier for this year’s

match play after winning the 2022 Men’s Master’s division title.

Empanger has won 10 Resorters championships in total and will certainly be looking for another.

Greg Mattson, who matched McGuire’s 72, carded three birdies and three bogeys and will be the No. 3 seed in the match play bracket.

Mattson also boasts a Resorters title and will be looking to add his second.

Mike Herzog, who shot 2-over (74) with three birdies, is the No. 4 seed in the bracket. And Tom Ryan, who shot 3-over (75) with two birdies, rounds out the top five for Wednesday morning’s match play bracket.

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Don and Nancy Saucke serve as honorary chairmen

Dave Kluver and Tom Eidsvold serve

as honorary starters

By Sam Stuve

Alexandria Echo Press

ALEXANDRIA - The annual Resorters Golf Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club is a staple in the Alexandria community.

This year’s tournament runs from July 30-Aug. 5, 2023, and is the 102nd edition of the tournament.

Tom Eidsvold and Dave Kluver have been named the honorary starters for the tournament, while Don and Nancy Saucke are the honorary co-chairmen.

These four were recognized in a ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at the first hole at the Alexandria Golf Club.

Tom Eidsvold and Dave Kluver

Tom Eidsvold, 82, and Dave Kluver, 68, are two names that are etched in the Resorters Tournament history books and now are both honorary starters for this year’s tournament.

“It’s a big honor,” Kluver said. “ I remember when I was playing in it, we had a guy by the name of “The Colonel” Noel Lucas who was kind of honorary guy that emceed the shootout we had.”

“It’s a wonderful thing to be able to represent this golf course,” Eidsvold said.

Kluver, who lives in Arizona but comes up to Alexandria for the summer, and his sister Lisa Grimes, who is the Director of Instruction at the Alexandria Golf Club and who was a standout golfer in college at Arizona State and professional on the Future’s Tour, LPGA Tour and on the LPGA Legends Tour, grew up in the area and have been staples in the Alexandria community.

“I keep coming back because it’s a great tournament,” Kluver said. “It’s well run; it’s got good players. It’s got a great atmosphere. That’s the main thing that keeps draw-

ing people back; it’s the camaraderie of it; you meet a lot of friends.”

Kluver moved from Omaha, Nebraska, with his family to Alexandria when he was five years old and got involved in golf by caddying for his dad.

He then started working with the Resorters Tournament at 11 or 12 years old, along with playing junior golf in the area with the likes of Tom Lehman and more.

“I started at the tournament with raking the bunkers, and I was the flag boy up at hole No. 4,” Kluver said. “I kept eyes on drives and waved people up when they were ready. That was a good $5 day job with a hot dog. That was good money back then; I was so fired up to get $5 at the end of the day.”

Later on, Kluver began caddying at the tournament and learned from the golfers who played at the tournament.

Kluver won the Men’s Resorters title in 1978 and in 1982.

Kluver played professionally on PGA tours in Europe, Asia, South America, and South Africa, along with playing in other tournaments in the United States in the Caribbean. His professional accolades include winning the Buick Scramble in 2003 and playing in the 2007 British Senior Open Championship, where he tied for 124th.

He’s been a member of the Professional Golfers Association of America since 1993 and has trained mainly talented golfers in Arizona.

He ran the golf school at Apache Stronghold Golf Club in San Carlos, Arizona, and worked with the FUNdamental golf program with the Southwest Section of the PGA.

Throughout the years, Kluver has made it a point of emphasis to come back to Alexandria to watch the Resorters Tournament and last year, he shot a 77 in the Pro-Am.

Eidsvold started playing golf at the age of

nine in 1949 and, since the mid-1960s, has played in the majority of the Resorters Tournaments.

“I’ve played in quite a few of them since 1965, but not all of them,” Eidsvold said.

He’s a four-time Resorters champion. He won the Men’s Master’s title in 2012 and 2013 and more recently won the Grand Master’s title in 2019 and 2020.

The Resorters Tournament has continually drawn not only great golfers from the state of Minnesota but great golfers nationwide.

Eidsvold, who grew up in the Morris area and moved to Alexandria in 1987, has seen the growth in numbers and interest at the tournament over the years.

“This tournament is one of the best around the whole country,” Eidsvold said. “It all started out way back when, when people came from down south following country Alexandria in the summertime with no air conditioning, and this tournament has helped put Alex on the map. I think

my favorite part is seeing all my old friends come back every year. ”

Don and Nancy Saucke

Don and Nancy Saucke have been great volunteers at the Resorters Tournament in recent years by setting up food and refreshment tents on the course.

The Alexandria Golf Club is thankful for the volunteering and their efforts in providing food and drink tents on the course during the tournament.

And this year, they are being bestowed with being the co-chairmen at his year’s Resorters Tournament.

“We were shocked and surprised but thankful,” Don and Nancy said about when they heard they were being honored.

The Saucke’s moved to Alexandria in 2011 from Granite Falls and have been volunteering at the tournament for about the last decade.

The volunteer effort has seen similar growth to that of the tournament itself.

The jobs of the staff of volunteers, along with the staff at the course are long since some days tee times start at 6:40 a.m. in the morning, and play of the tournament runs well throughout the evening.

“We don’t give them eight-hour shifts,” Don said. “We work them four hours shifts, and there are three shifts a day. The early shift usually is just one person in the tent because it’s just breakfast sandwiches now. The hamburgers and hot dogs and all that started 10 o’clock, and then there are two shifts 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or whenever they close up.”

Along with the growth of volunteers has been an increase in options at the tents.

“It’s been expanding,” Nancy said about the growth of food and beverage options at the tents. “When we first started, it was just beverages and maybe cold sandwiches too. There was no grilling out there or anything like that at the time. Now we have a full bar out there too.”

The Saucke’s are no longer in charge of running the food and refreshment tents at the tournament, but they still get out there and work when they can and enjoy the tournament.

Don and Nancy Saucke, who have been members at the club since just before moving to Alexandria, have been standouts on the course at the Resorters Tournament. Nancy won the Women’s Executive title (2002) and played sporadically in the tournament from 1975 through 2004.

Don, who grew up in south central Minnesota in the small town of Wells near the Iowa-Minnesota border, started playing in the tournament in the early 1970s.

“It’s the second longest running match play tournament in the nation, and there’s so much history here,” Nancy said. “That’s great history, and that says it all in itself.”

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Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press Dave Kluver, Don Saucke, Nancy Saucke, and Tom Eidsvold (pictured in the front, left to right) take a group photo with Corky Krogstad (back left), Nancy Syverson (back middle left), Solevig Elton (back middle right) and Dave Harris (back far right) at the honorary starter and chairmen ceremony at the 102nd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2023.

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Todd Norgart takes top seed

By Sam Stuve Alexandria Echo Press

Five golfers finished below par in the Men’s Regular division qualifying round on Sunday, led by Todd Norgart’s round of 69 (3-under par).

Norgart birdied the 2nd, 5th, 10th, and 12th holes in his qualifying round.

He’s earned the medalist honor and the top seed heading into the match play bracket.

A trio of players finished tied at 2-under par, Mac Cranmer, Drew Swedberg, and Luke Resler.

Cranmer birdied the 5th, 10th, 11th, 14th, and 15th holes on Sun-

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on hole 17. Scholl was able to extend the match with a par on 18 that evened the score before eventually earning a spot in the quarterfinals.

Esterline def. Anderson, 4-3

Lunden Esterline, the No. 5 seed, was one of the three higher seeds who was able to win his match as he took down the No. 12 seed Ehren Anderson. Esterline posted a birdie on the first hole and had a 2-hole lead after two holes, and he never gave it up. Both golfers carded a pair of birdies and are returning tourna-

day while birdied holes 6 through 8, along with 11 and 12.

Resler birdied holes 2, 6, 9, 12, and 13. Cranmer will be the No. 2 seed in the match

ment participants.

Nyberg def. Moen, 4-3

Weston Nyberg defended his No. 2 seed ranking with a solid win over the No. 15 seed Henry Moen. After splitting the first two holes, Nyberg claimed four straight holes during which he made two birdies. The pair went back and forth for the rest of the match, splitting six holes before Moen ran out of chances to come back.

Crosby def. Bergstrom, 3-2

Despite jumping out to a 2-hole lead after four holes and carding two birdies, the No. 7 seed Isaac Bergstrom fell to the No. 10 seed Adam Crosby. Crosby

play bracket, while Swedberg will be the No. 3 seed, and Resler will be the No. 4 seed.

David Kvasager also finished under par (1-under, 71). Kvasager

was able to fight back with four birdies of his own to advance to the quarterfinals.

Sticha def. Hendrickson, 3-1

After jumping out to an early 3-hole lead, the No. 14 seed Ellie Sticha was able to knock off the No. 3 seed Annika Hendrickson. Competing in her first Resorters. Hendrickson was able to win four holes and post one birdie, but Sticha’s two birdies and consistent play meant she never lost the lead.

Denny def. Hacker, 3-2

With a strong showing on the second nine, the No. 11 seed Macoy Denny defeated the No. 6 seed Will Hacker. Hacker, who won the Resorters

birdied holes 7, 10, 14, and 17 in the qualifying round. He’s the No. 5 seed in the bracket.

Rounding out the top eight seeds, Jack Cummings, Kendell Banyai,

Junior 10-12 championship in 2021, led after the first nine in which he made a birdie. But Denny put up two birdies on the second nine and won five of the last

and Chase Triebenbach all had a round of even par (72).

Cummings birdied holes 6, 8, 12, and 13, while Banyai birdied holes 2, 7, 13, 14, and 16, and Triebenbach birdied holes 2, 9, and 12.

Cummings is the No. 6 seed, while Banyai is the No. 7 seed, and Triebenbach is the No. 8 seed.

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FLIGHT QUAL-

Todd Norgart, 69; 2. Mac Cranmer, 70; 3. Drew Swedberg, 70; 4. Luke Resler, 70; 5. David Kvasager, 71; 6. Jack Cummings, 72; 7. Kendell Ban-

yai, 72; 8. Chase Triebenbach, 72; 9. Ryan Holzer, 73; 10. Dan Cecka, 74; 11. Parker Bowden, 75; 12. Max Coatta, 75; 13. Carter Kranz, 75; 14. Kyle Schumer, 75; 15. Tyler Bloedorn, 75; 16. Jordan Krulik, 76

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9 in the running for Grand Masters crown

By Al Edenloff Alexandria Echo Press

Nine players are vying for the Resorters Men’s Grand Masters title this year.

Defending champion Michael Golden automatically qualified for the tournament while the other eight players are competing for positioning within the bracket. Match play will resume Thursday. Golden has played in the Resorters for about 30 years. He’s also won several club championship titles at Atikwa Golf Course at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria. After the first day of qualifying on Monday, Skip Madsen is lead-

ing with an 8-over-par round of 80. Madsen is making his sixth appearance in the Resorters. Some of his more notable accomplishments stretch back to 1965 when he qualified and played in the USGA Junior Amateur in Wilmington, Delaware. He has won club championships at six different golf clubs – Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Oxbow, Fargo, Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Farms Golf Club Super Senior Champion in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Madsen also won several shortstops, including Fergus Falls, Barnesville, Perham, and others. He advanced into the semifinals of the Pine-to-Palm in the same year that he defeated the reigning U.S. Mid Amateur champion.

Madsen has some stiff competition to fend off. Dave Harris and Jerry Peterson are just four strokes back with 84s. Harris has competed in

51 Resorters tournaments and won three titles – the Senior Division in 1998 and 2006, and the Masters Division in 2014. He was also a runner-up in the Grand Masters twice.

Harris has won the AGC title 11 times. He coached Alexandria high school for 34 years and served as the Minnesota State High School League golf coach president for three years, and was inducted into the

MSHSL Hall of Fame in 2007.

Peterson estimated that he’s played in about 35 Resorters. He was a runner-up in the Men’s Division championship in 1985. He’s won numerous club championships and shortstops and played for the University of Minnesota varsity golf team. At age 48, he played in the Men’s Regular finals.

In fifth place (so far) is Gary Ekdahl, who

carded an 87 qualifying round, followed by William Douglas with 89, Jack Seltz with 89, Clayton Pike with 90, and Gary Obele with 92. The second round of this division’s qualifying begins on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. on hole

1. MEN’S GRAND MASTERS QUALIFYING SCORES AFTER ROUND 1

1. Mike Golden - defending champion, 2. Skip Madsen - 80, 3. (tied) Dave Harris - 84, 3. (tied) Jerry Peterson - 84, 5. Gary Ekdahl - 87, 6. (tied) William Douglas - 89, 6. (tied) Jack Seltz - 89, 8. Clayton Pike - 90, 9. Gary Obele - 92.

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Sorenson goes bogey-free in Pro-Am win

By Sam Stuve Alexandria Echo Press

ALEXANDRIA - Much like he did in 2018, Jeff Sorenson played a stellar and steady round of golf to win the Windsor-Prairie Pro-Am title at the 102nd Resorters Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club.

In his bogey-free round on Saturday, July 29, 2023, Sorenson carded one eagle, two birdies, and 15 pars to win the pro-am with a score of 68 (4-under par).

“I’ve been playing pretty good as of late but have barely missed on earning some wins,” Sorenson said.

there,” Sorenson said.

“But I made a couple of nice par saves in the last few holes, especially holes 2 and 4. I just hung in there and said, ‘Alright, let’s play bogey-free golf.”

Joe Bigger had the next-best score as he shot a round of 69 to come within one stroke of the 2021 Minnesota PGA Player of the Year and to finish as the low-Amateur.

Bigger carded one eagle (the 11th hole) and three birdies (the 6th, 8th, and 12th hole) while parring 12 other holes.

one bogey on his card.

The temperature sat in the high 70s, but the wind did play a bit of a factor.

“There were a lot of holes that were a good one club wind, and it was a little shifty,” Sorenson. “Sometimes it’s hard to tell if the wind is coming out of the north or the northwest. There were some holes where that made it tougher, but some holes where it helped you.”

Sorenson said that he expects the greens to be faster for the players as the week goes on.

Sorenson (playing out of The Minikahda Club) started his round on Hole 6 and parred the first four holes. He then got under par with birdies on the par 4 10th and par 5 14th, along with an eagle on the par 5 12th.

From there, Sorenson navigated the course at 4-under par to win the pro-am.

“It was kind of tricky; there was some wind up

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Standing in his path is a tough field with top golfers from top to bottom of the 32-man match play bracket.

This field features the 2018 Men’s runner-up, Nate Adams of Maple Grove, who is the No. 3 seed in this field, the 2014 Men’s champion, Jacques Wilson, who is the No. 9 seed, and Jim Lehman, the 2009 Men’s champion, who is the No. 18 seed.

Adams shot a twoday total of 138 (69 69), while Wilson shot a total of 142 (72 70), and Lehman shot a total of 145 (71 74).

Adams is teammates with Galvin at NDSU.

Minnewaska Golf Club head professional Casey Vangsness finished second amongst the professionals with a round of 70.

Vangsness birdied five holes (1st, 11th, 12th, 14th, and 18th hole) and parred 10 holes.

Max Thrune came in second place amongst amateurs with a round of 70.

Thrune birdied the second, sixth, and ninth holes and parred 14 holes while having just

“The course is in good condition,” Sorenson said. “The green speed was great but a little slower than what we’ve seen before. They were in fairly good shape, and it should be a fun week for the guys playing in the tournament.”

Sorenson has played for a total of 20 years at the Resorters and has made it a tradition to come back and play at the course during the tournament.

“Well, one of our one

of our amateur teammates has a cabin on Sauk Lake, and one of our dear friends, who passed away 10 years ago, had a cabin on Lobster Lake, so we (his skins team) keep coming here kind of in memory of him,” Sorenson said. “We’ve been playing it 20 years, and we’ve always had kind of a lower handicap, so it’s

been tough for the team thing, but this time, we all hit it well.”

Sorenson’s team won the skins title at the Pro-Am. 2023 WINDSOR-PRAIRIE PRO-AM AT THE RESORTERS PROFESSIONAL LOW GROSS TOP 10 - 1. Jeff Sorenson, 68; 2. Casey Vangsness, 70; T3. Chris Bergen, 71; T3. Don Berry, 71; 5. Blake Bloedorn, 72; T6. Brady Swedberg, 73; T6. Aaron Jacobson, 73; 8. Grant Hanson, 74; T9. Lisa Grimes, 75; T9. George Smith, 75; T9. Chris Sholts, 75 AMATEUR LOW GROSS TOP 10 - 1. Joe Bigger, 69; 2. Max Thrune, 70; T3. Madi Hicks, 71; T3. Cora Larson, 71; T3. Jeremy Decko, 71; T3. Lukas Big-

ger, 71; T7. Andrew Olson, 72; T7. Jon Empanger, 71 TEAM SKINS - Brady Swedberg, Tom Werner, Jeff Restad, Darryl Kartes, 4 skins (Net 6 on 1, Net 6 on 2, Net 6 on 4, Net 6 on 8; George Smith, Bob Cobb, Bob Gorg, Dennis Spindler, 1 skin (Net 3 on 13), Ryan Hanford, Bobby Bonine, Bruce Bonine, Adam De Quesada, 1 skin, Ney 5 on 18; Dan Callahan, Kendall Banyai, Shawn Banyai, Jon Empanger, 1 skin, Net 6 on 3; Blake Bloedorn, Joe Bigger, Lukas Bigger, Max Thrune, 1 skin, Net 6 on 11; Lauren Stockmoe, Cora Larson, Madi Hicks, Lauren Rebrovich, 1 skin, Net 7 on 6, Jeff Sorenson, Michael Duffy, Tom Dorr, Gary Anderson, 1 skin, Net 7 on 12

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Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Jeff Sorenson putts on the No. 3 green at Alexandria Golf Club during the Pro-Am on July 29, 2023. Sorenson played bogey-free golf to win the pro-am at 4-under opponents any holes.”

Gunnar Broin matched Galvin’s round on Tuesday with a score of 7-under par. Broin plays college golf at Kansas and is now the No. 2 seed after finishing the qualifying rounds at 12-under par (133). Rounding out the top

five seeds are Logan Hamak and Lincoln Johnson.

Hamak plays college golf at South Dakota, and he finished the two qualifying rounds at 7-under par, and so did Johnson (138), who plays for the University

- 77 69146; 23. Skyler Gish - 73 73 - 146; 24. Mack Farley - 73 73 - 146; 25. Spencer Hutton - 73 73 - 146; 26. Lucas Feterl75 71 - 146; 27. Zachary Bloedorn - 73 73 - 146; 28. Sean Lehman - 66 80 - 146;

29. Derek Dionne - 73 74 - 147; 30. Scott Fudenberg - 79 68 - 147; 31. Will Harris74 73 - 147; 32. Sam Coatta - 73 74 - 147

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON PAIRINGS 1ST TEE -

1:01 - Josh Galvin vs. Sam Coatta; Thomas Gutzmer vs. Jack Holtz

1:10 - Kyle Cox vs. Spencer Hutton;

Jacques Wilson vs. Mack Farley

1:20 - Logan Hamak vs. Derek Dionne; Ben Laffen vs. Ian Meyer

1:30 - Lincoln Johnson vs. Sean Lehman; Ryan Conn vs. Carver Larson

1:40 - Gunnar Broin vs. Will Harris; Joe Bigger vs. Jim Lehman

1:50 - Lukas Bigger vs. Lucas Feterl; Nick Jarrett vs. Skyler Gish

2:00 - Nathan Adams vs. Scott Fudenberg; Andy Carroll vs. Jon Saurer

2:10 - Davis Johnson vs. Zachary Bloedorn; Lance Hamak vs. Thomas Goegel

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