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.” one bogey on his card.

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.

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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