Skip Madsen locks up top seed

By Sam Stuve Alexandria Echo Press

The Grand Masters division at the 102nd Resorters Tournament is through the qualifying rounds, and

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11 drew him to within three, and he made a match out of it by winning No. 14 with birdie. Both golfers parred the next two holes before Meyer put the match away with a birdie win on No. 17.

L. Johnson def. S. Lehman, 2-1

In a match where both golfers were under-par, Lincoln Johnson carried a 2-up lead at the turn. He notched four birdies on the front to Sean Lehman’s two birdies.

Lehman made a comeback on the back, taking Nos. 10 and 11 with birdies to tie it. Johnson wasn’t rattled, however. He made a birdie on No. 12 to regain the lead and added another birdie on No. 14 to go 2-up. Leh-

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Skip Madsen has finished as the medalist. Madsen posted a two- man fought back with a birdie on No. 15, but Johnson’s par took No. 16, and he was able to match Lehman’s par on No. 17 to end the match. After 17 holes, Johnson was at 66 strokes, while Lehman was at 68.

Harris def. Broin, 19 holes

Will Harris, the No. 31 seed, pulled off the biggest upset of the division yesterday, taking down the No. 2 seed, Gunnar Broin.

Harris was in command in the early going, building a 4-up lead through nine, bolstered by birdies on Nos. 5 and 7.

Harris went 5-up with a birdie on No. 10, but then Broin staged a big comeback, winning Nos. 11 and 12 with birdies to slice the lead to three. Broin also won No. 14 and 15 with birdies and tied it with a par on No.

Allyn def. Syverson, 1-up

The No. 10 seed Adrea Allyn pulled off an upset over the No. 7 seed Nancy Syverson after trailing by two holes halfway through the match. After leveling day qualifying total of 158 (14-over par). His two days included three

16. Broin forced a playoff, but Harris won the extra hole to advance.

J. Lehman def. J. Bigger, 2-1

Jim Lehman, the No. 18 seed, was able to eliminate the No. 15 seed, Joe Bigger.

Lehman led by two at the turn and added a crucial birdie on No. 10 to go 3-up. Both golfers swapped pars on the next three holes before Bigger broke through with a birdie on No. 14 to draw within two. But Bigger was only able to match Lehman’s pars on the next four holes, giving Lehman a 2-1 winner.

L. Bigger def. Feterl, 3-2

Lukas Bigger keeps rolling in the tournament. At one point, he was 5-up against Lucas Feterl, but Feterl made a furious comeback that the match with a series of pars, Allyn took the lead late with a birdie on hole 8 and advanced to the next round.

Bull def. Odland, 3-2

Using three birdies, birdies and 19 pars. He shot a round of 78 in Wednesday’s qualifier. Madsen has a bye to fell just a bit short.

Bigger won four holes on the front nine, punctuated by birdies on Nos. 1 and 7. Feterl won just one hole on the front, No. 5, with a birdie.

Bigger won No. 10 and 11 with birdies to go 5-up, but Feterl wasn’t finished. He won No. 12 and 13 to get back within three. Feterl matched Bigger’s birdie on No. 14 but was unable to get any more birdies, which gave the 3-2 win to Bigger.

Jarrett def. Gish, 5-4 the No. 14 seed Krista Bull knocked out the No. 3 seed Jenny Oddland. Oddland led early, but the string of birdies and pars from Bull overtook the No. 3 seed and sent Bull into the quarterfinals. begin the match play portion of the tournament.

Nick Jarrett fell behind early but tied it up against Sklyer Gish with a birdie on No. 6 and took the lead with a birdie on No. 8.

Jarrett won No. 10 and 11 with birdies and added another birdie on No. 12 to coast to a 5-4 win.

Michael Golden is the defending champion and used his automatic qualification to be the No. 2 seed.

Rounding out the top three seed is Dave Harris, who finished the two-day qualifying round with a total of 167

Adams def. Fudenberg, 3-2

Nate Adam was tied with Scott Fudenberg after the first six holes and moved into the lead with a par win on No. 7 and tacked on another par win on No. 9 to go 2-up at the turn.

Adams made a birdie on No. 10 and then wowed the gallery with an eagle on No. 11 to go 4-up. Fudenberg won the next hole with a birdie but couldn’t gain traction after that. Adams prevailed 3-2.

Sauer def. Caroll, 5-4

In his match against Andy Caroll, Jon Sauer was 5-up after the first nine holes, thanks to five birdies. Sauer added another birdie on No. 11 to go 6-up and coasted to a 5-4 win. For fun, the golfers continued their match to 18 holes. Carroll ended with a

Baker def. Holzemer, 2-1

The No. 11 seed Molly Baker upset the No. 6 seed Lynda Holzemer for a spot in the next round. The pair were even through the first half, but Baker tallied stroke score of 70 compared to Sauer’s 67. Johnson def. Bloedorn, 6-5

Davis Johnson played near-flawless golf against Zachary Bloedorn. He made seven pars and two birdies on the front and added three more birdies on the back.

Gogel def. Hamak, 3-2 three birdies in the second half to take the lead and advance.

In another upset, Thomas Gogel, the No. 22 seed, upended the No. 11 seed, Lance Hamak. Thomas jumped out to a big 5-up lead after nine holes and played steady golf on the back nine to preserve a 3-2 victory.

Lowell Anderson, Photographer