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WOMEN’S CHAMP
Defending her home turf
2022 Women’s Champ
Hannah Boraas starts strong in Women’s Champ division match play at her home course
BY SAM STUVE
Alexandria Echo Press
Montana State sophomore and Alexandria High School graduate Hannah
Boraas had nearly a perfect start to her opening round Women’s Championship match against St. Thomas’ Caroline Monty on Wednesday at the 103rd Resorters Tournament.
With a birdie on the third hole (par 4) and pars on the first and fourth hole (both par 4s) at the Alexandria Golf Club, Boraas grabbed a three-hole lead.
Boraas put herself in prime position to make a birdie on the fifth hole (par 4) on Wednesday. However, inclement weather at 1:25 p.m. stopped the round and
forced play to have to pick up on Thursday at 6:30 a.m.
Boraas thought about her eight-foot putt for birdie for nearly 20 hours When play resumed on Thursday, top-seeded Boraas put the ball in the bottom of the cup to go 4-up in five holes and would go on to defeat 16th-seeded Monty, 5-4.
“It was nice; I was really happy that I made it,”
Boraas said about her birdie putt on the fifth hole.
Monty answered Boraas’ birdie on the fifth hole with one of her own on the sixth hole (par 5).
Boraas responded well by winning the seventh hole (par 3) with a par and carding a birdie at the eighth hole (par 4) to go 5-up through eight holes.
“It was an awesome start,” Boraas said. “I was really happy with my approach shots.”
Boraas went 6-up with a par on the 12th hole (par 5).
Monty won the 13th
hole (par 3), but Boraas went on to win 5-4.
In 14 holes, Boraas shot even par (57) in her first match play battle at this year’s Resorters Tournament.
Boraas also shot even
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the No. 1 seed in the Women’s Championship division. She began the match play portion of the tournament with a 5-4 win over Caroline Monty on Thursday.
par in Monday’s qualifying round to get the No. 1 seed in the Women’s Championship division.
“I’ve been hitting a lot of fairways and greens,” Boraas said. “I haven’t had to chip much, which is nice. I want to work on speed putting and giving myself birdie opportunities.”
This week, Boraas aims to capture her third
Resorters title and second Women’s Championship division title
Boraas won the 2022 Resorters Women’s Championship title and knows she has some tough competition in this year’s tournament.
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Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Montana State’s Hannah Boraas hits a tee shot at the 14th hole at the Alexandria Golf Club at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Boraas is an Alexandria alum and is
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Hannah Boraas watches her shot land during a match at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024.
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Lots of local ties in Men’s Regular semifinal round
BY SAM STUVE
Alexandria Echo Press
There are multiple Cinderella-esque stories potentially in the Men’s Regular division at the 103rd Resorters division as the No 16, No 15, and No 13 seeds are all still alive in the semifinal round.
The No 16 seed Zachary Gugisberg out of Minnewaska High School finished off a 1-up win on Thursday morning over the No. 1 seed Riley Larson, a Minnewaska alum that is now playing college golf at the University of Sioux Falls. He then defeated the No 8 seed Kendall Banyai who had to finish up a 2-1 over win over the No. 9 seed Chase Hoops
In Friday’s semifinal, he’ll meet the No. 13 seed Drew Imdieke out of Osakis To begin play on Thursday, Imdieke was tied with the No 4 seed Charlie Moen through 16 holes and ended up beating Moen, 1-up. In the afternoon, Imdieke defeated the No. 12 seed Carson Boe, 3-2.
Imdieke’s high school teammate, the No 15 seed Chase Triebenbach, finished off a 2-1 win over the No 2 seed Michael Herzog in the morning then took down the No 7 seed Josh Sherlin, 4-3 in the afternoon.
In the semifinals, Triebenbach will face the No 6 seed Chase Keimig, a former college football player out of Saint John’s University in Collegeville,
Minnesota. On Thursday, Keimig finished up a 2-1 win over the No. 11 seed Aaron Nack out of Osakis, then held off an upset bid by the No. 14 seed, Alexandria graduate Drew Swedberg.
Gugisberg def. Banyai, 1-up
Gugisberg built up a big lead that Banyai nearly overcame on Thursday afternoon.
Gugisberg won hole two with a par, and Banyai won hole four with a par, but Gugisberg birdied the sixth hole and pared the seventh and ninth hole to take a 3-up
lead heading to the back nine.
Gugisberg led by four holes after an eagle on the 12th hole.
Banyai won holes 14 through 16 with pars to cut his deficit to just one hole, but Gugisberg held on for the win.
Imdieke def. Boe, 3-2
Imdieke had a strong start to his round against Boe on Thursday as he birdied the first hole and pared the second hole to gain a twohole lead.
Boe won hole five with a par to cut his deficit to one hole but Imdieke responded right back
Zachary Gugisberg lines up a putt during the Men’s Regular quarterfinals at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Wednesday at the Alexandria Golf Club.
with a par on the sixth hole to get his lead back to two strokes.
Boe cut his deficit to one stroke with a birdie on the 12th hole.
Imdieke pushed his lead back up to two with a par on the 13th hole
Imdieke put a nice bow on his win with a birdie on the 15th hole
Triebenbach def. Sherlin, 4-3
Triebenbach and Sherlin essentially played evenly through the first 10 holes of their match on Thursday Sherlin took a 1-up
lead with a birdie on the fifth hole, but Triebenbach tied it all back up with a birdie of his own on the sixth hole
Sherlin won hole 10 with a par
The trajectory of the match completely changed on hole 11.
Triebenbach then rattled off four straight birdies to defeat Sherlin, 4-3. Keimig def. Swedberg, 3-2
Keimig got off to hot a start in this match. He won hole three with a birdie, then won holes
four and eight with pars. Swedberg won hole 10 to cut his deficit to two holes, but Keimig birdied the 12th hole and pared the 13th to go up by three holes
Swedberg won hole No. 14 with a birdie, but Keimig held off any sort of run, winning 3-2 to earn his spot in Friday’s semifinals.
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Osakis’ Chase Triebenbach at a shot during the quarterfinal round of the Men’s Regular division.
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JUNIOR 13-15
Top two seeds remain in Junior 13-15 division
Semifinalists earn strong quarterfinal wins
The top two seeds in the Junior 13-15 division, Bronx Esterline and Luke Herker took care of business in Thursday’s quarterfinals and are on to the semifinals on Friday the 103rd Resorters Tournament.
The No 5 seed, Will Hacker, and No 14, Macoy Denny, aim to stop them from getting there
Esterline def. Schiena, 6-5
Top-seeded Bronx Esterline put in another strong display on the course in his quarterfinal victory over No. 8 seed Drew Schiena on Thursday morning.
After a pair of pars on the first hole (10), Esterline pulled ahead with a birdie on hole 11 and extended his lead with a par on hole 13 but double bogeyed the next hole to have his lead cut to one.
Esterline won four of the next five holes, notching four pars and a birdie (hole 18) to take a 5-hole lead Schiena pulled one hole back with a birdie on hole 2, but Esterline finished the match by winning the next two holes.
W. Hacker def. J. Hacker, 5-4
The No. 5 seed, Will Hacker, defeated the No. 4 Jaxn Hacker, 5-4, on Thursday morning. This scorecard is cur-
rently unavailable
Herker def. Hendrickson, 3-2
After jumping out to an early 2-hole lead with a birdie and par on holes 10 and 11, respectively, No 2 seed Luke Herker saw No 7 seed Annika Hendrickson match him with a string of pars through the next nine holes
Herker pulled four ahead with pars on holes 3 and 4 to establish a convincing lead. Hendrickson managed to pull one hole back with a birdie on hole 5 but ran out of time to author a comeback.
Denny def. Buttweiler, 4-3 No. 14 seed Macoy
Denny and No 6 seed
Henry Buttweiler started their quarterfinal match even after four holes with three pars and a birdie apiece, but Denny snatched a 2-hole lead shortly after with pars on holes 14 and 15
Buttweiler pulled one back with a birdie on hole 16 but fell behind by two again after a bogey on hole 18.
The pair split birdies on the next two holes, but Denny was able to secure the victory a few holes later with two more wins by par on holes 5 and 6.
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Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Bronx Esterline watches his tee shot land at the “Texas” green at the par 3 17th hole at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024. Esterline is the No. 1 seed in the Junior 13-15 division and is in Friday’s semifinals at the 103rd Resorters Tournament.
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Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Will Hacker hits a tee shot at the 17th hole at the Alexandria Golf Club during the Junior 13-15 division quarterfinal round at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024.
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MEN’S MASTERS
Mike Herzog topples medalist, Ancona breezes to early win in Men’s Masters Championship
2 matches were suspended because of darkness
BY AL EDENLOFF Alexandria Echo Press
ALEXANDRIA— The tension in the Resorters
Men’s Masters Championship will ratchet up a notch today when the semi-finalists tee off from No. 1 at 12:20 p.m.
Two of yesterday’s four matches were suspended because of darkness and will resume at 6:30 a.m. on Friday wherever they left off
The semifinal pairings are:
Mike Herzog vs. Peter Ancona.
Either Jon Empanger or Rick Vanyo vs Larry
Novotny or Steve Herzog.
Yesterday’s action had a little bit of everything –an upset, quick outcomes, grueling battles, seemingly unstoppable opponents
Here’s a look back at Thursday’s action:
Mike Herzog def. Pokorney, 4-3
Mike Herzog got off to a sizzling start against division medalist Mark Pokorney
Herzog, the No. 9 seed, reeled off three straight birdies to open the match and jumped to a threehole lead
Both golfers halved the next hole with pars Herzog took a four-hole lead
with a birdie on No. 5. Pokorney got on track with a birdie on No. 6 to pull within three They halved the next two holes, going bogey, par, and Herzog padded his lead with a par win on the 9th hole
Herzog’s hot streak continued when he knocked down a birdie on No. 10 to go 5-up and followed that up with another birdie win on No. 11. Pokorney notched a win on No. 12 to cut the margin to 4. They halved the next hole with pars and Pokorney birdied No 14 to draw within four with four holes left to lay. Herzog shut the door by
matching Pokorney’s par on No 15 to seal a 4-3 win.
Ancona def. Peterson, 6-4
Peter Ancona, the No 12 seed, built a three-hole advantage over the first nine holes in his match against Paul Peterson, the 13th seed.
Ancona won the first hole with par and matched Peterson’s par on the next hole Ancona settled for a double-bogey on No 3 while Peterson’s par tied the match. Ancona regained the lead with a par on No 4 and added a par win on the fifth hole to go 2-up
Ancona added another
par win on the No. 7 Minnesota Green and his birdie on the next hole put him 4-up Peterson made par on No. 9 to cut the lead to three.
Ancona picked up another win on No. 10 with par and matched Peterson’s par on the next hole to keep a four-hole lead. They both halved No 12 with pars before Ancona picked up a birdie win on No 13 to go 5-up.
The match ended on No 14 with Ancona’s birdie that gave him a 6-4 victory
Novotny leads
Steve Herzog by one through 16
The duel between Larry Novotny, the No 3 seed, and Steve Herzog, the No. 6 seed, was razor thin from the get-go Herzog took the first lead with a birdie on No
2 but Novotny birdied No.3 to tie it. Novotny pulled ahead with a bogey on No 4. They halved the next two holes until Herzog broke the bubble with a birdie on No. 8 to deadlock the match.
They halved Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 with pars Novotny broke the stalemate with a birdie on No 15 that put him back in the lead. Both golfers made par on No 16 to keep the margin at one.
At this point, the match was suspended because of darkness It will resume tomorrow.
Empanger leads Vanyo by one through 16
Even in the early going, Jon Empanger, the No. 2 seed, had his hands full battling Rick Vanyo, No 7
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MEN’S CHAMP
Second round Men’s champ matches get suspended due to darkness
BY SAM STUVE
Alexandria Echo Press
Wednesday’s inclement weather in the Alexandria area caused the schedule for Thursday to be changed for the 103rd Resorters Tournament.
Rounds that were scheduled for and started on Wednesday were completed and Thursday’s rounds got started but were suspended due to darkness.
Here’s where each Men’s Championship division match stands Play will resume at 6:30 a.m. on Friday
Jarrett leads Gutmzer 2-up through 10
The No 16 seed Nick Jarrett, has a lead over the No 1 seed Noah Holtzman.
Jarrett got the early leg up on Holtzman with a birdie on the third hole, but Holtzman responded with a birdie on the fifth hole.
Jarrett retook the lead with a birdie on the sixth hole. He extended his lead to 2-up with a birdie on the 10th hole.
Gutzmer leads Rouleau 3-up through 10
The No 8 seed, Thomas Gutzmer, leads by three holes over the No 9 seed Zach Rouleau.
Rouleau jumped out to a 1-up lead with a birdie on the second hole, but Gutzmer tied the match with a birdie on the fifth hole
Rouleau pared the fourth, seventh, and eighth holes to take a 3-up lead.
Harris leads Esterline, 2-up through 9
The No 20 seed, Will Harris, holds a two-hole lead over the No 4 seed, Lunden Esterline.
Harris birdied the third hole, then pared the fourth hole and eagled the sixth hole to take a three-hole lead after six holes.
Esterline birdied the eighth hole to cut his deficit to two holes
Farley leads Logan Hamak, 2-up through 9
The No 5 seed Mack Farley has a 2-up lead over the No 21 seed Logan Hamak.
Logan Hamak took a two-hole lead over Farley with a birdie on the first hole and an eagle on the third hole However, Farley birdied holes six through eight and parred the ninth hole to take a two-up lead.
Wilson leads Lance Hamak, 3-up through 9 Birdies on holes one,
MEN’S CHAMP
Will Harris wins 18-hole thriller in Men’s Champ division while medalist keeps on rolling
BY AL EDENLOFF Alexandria Echo Press
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Lukas Bigger hits a tee shot at the 11th hole Wednesday at the Alexandria Golf Club.
two, four, and seven put the No. 2 seed Jacques Wilson 4-up through eight holes over the No. 18 seed Lance Hamak. Lance Hamak birdied the ninth hole
Adams leads Deziel, 1-up through 9
The No 10 seed Nate Deziel leads 1-up over the No 7 seed Nate Adams Deziel won the first hole, but Adams won the second and fourth holes via a birdie and par Deziel tied the match with a birdie on hole No 7 and took the lead with a birdie on hole No. 8. Lehman leads D. Johnson, 2-up through 8
The No. 14 seed Sean Lehman leads 2-up over the No. 3 seed Davis Johnson.
With birdies on holes four, five, and seven, Lehman took a three-hole lead over Davis Johnson.
Adkins leads L. Johnson, 3-up through 8
The No 6 seed Ty Adkins leads by three holes over the No. 11 seed Lincoln Johnson.
Adkins took the lead with pars on holes three and seven and a birdie on hole seven.
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The first match play round of the Resorters Men’s Championship on Thursday sparked three upsets
Will Harris of Alexandria, the 20th seed in the division, knocked off the No. 13 seed, Max Thrune in 18 holes
Logan Hamak, the 21st seed, toppled the No 12 seed, Samuel Tukey, 3-2.
And in a minor upset, Lance Hamak, the 18th seed, eliminated Braeden Sladek, the 15th seed, 3-2.
A major upset almost happened between Lincoln Johnson, the 11th seed, and Gabe Weller, the 22nd seed. Weller had Johnson on the ropes, taking a 2-up lead with two holes left, but Johnson pulled off a comeback, winning Nos 17 and 18 to send the match into overtime. Johnson survived after two sudden-death holes.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s opening round action:
Holtzman def. Mendel, 5-4
Noah Holtzman, the top seed with a 7-under par in qualifying, took a few holes to get rolling. He bogeyed No 1, and James Mendel took the hole with par Holtzman made par on the next three holes and picked up a win on No. 2 when Mendel bogeyed.
With the match all square heading into No. 5, Holtzman caught fire, going birdie, birdie, par, birdie, birdie to finish up the front nine. Mendel, meanwhile, was only able
to make one birdie, No. 6, and trailed by four at the turn.
Holtzman showed his medalist round was no fluke. He birdied No. 10 to go 5-up and matched Mendel’s pars on Nos. 11 and 12. He made a rare miscue on No. 13 with a bogey but birdied the next hole to shut the door on Mendel, 5-4.
Holtzman finished 4-under-par for the match.
Jarrett def. Holtz, 6-4
Nick Jarrett didn’t waste time against Jack Holtz. He dialed up an eagle on the first hole and followed it up with a par win on No 2 to go 2-up
Jarrett kept his hot streak going with birdies on Nos 4 and 5 to go 4-up Holtz made his first birdie of the day on No 6 to draw within three.
That was as close as he would get. Jarrett won No 7 with a par and birdied No. 9 to go 5-up heading into the tunnel.
Both golfers traded pars on Nos. 10 and 11, and followed that up with birdies on the next hole, which kept Jarrett’s fivehole lead intact. After they both parred No 13, Jarrett iced the match with yet another birdie on the 14th hole.
Jarrett was 7-under-par after 14 holes
Gutzmer def. Lindberg, 3-2
Andrew Lindberg knocked down four birdies in his match against Thomas Gutzmer, but was never able to take the lead.
Gutzmer took the first hole with a birdie and
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matched Lindberg’s pars on Nos 2 and 3. Lindberg’s bogey on No. 4 gave Gutzmer a two-hole lead. They halved the next four holes, going par, birdie, par, birdie.
Gutzmer made only one mistake, a bogey on No 9, which cut his lead to one.
Gutzmer birdied No 10 but Lindberg answered with a birdie on No 11. Gutzmer won Nos. 12 and 13, both with pars, to go 3-up. Lindberg’s birdie on the 14th hole pulled him within two. That was as close as he would get.
Gutzmer matched Lindberg’s par on No. 15 and then put the match away with a birdie win on No. 16.
Rouleau def. Gish, 1-up
In a down-to-the-wire match that lasted 18 holes with a dramatic ending, Zach Rouleau edged Skyler Gish.
Gish took the first lead,
a par on No. 3, and the golfers tied each other on the next five holes. Rouleau finally broke the ice with a par win on No. 9 to tie the match at the turn. Rouleau took his first lead with a birdie on the 10th hole, but Gish rallied with a birdie on the par-5 12th to draw even Rouleau regained the lead with a par on No 15 only to drop the next hole with a bogey
With the match deadlocked, Rouleau ended the contest with a flair – birdies on Nos. 17 and 18. Gish could only make par on No. 17, which handed the lead to Rouleau. Gish birdied the final hole, but it was not enough. If the match had been stroke play, the result would have been similar – Rouleau shot a 71, just one stroke ahead of Gish’s 72. Esterline def. Conn, 5-4
An early lead can lead to an early victory Just ask Lunden Esterline. In his match against Ryan
Conn, Esterline won the first hole with a birdie The lead held up over the next five holes, and Esterline added to it with par wins on Nos. 7 and 8. Both golfers tied No 9 with pars, keeping Esterline at 3-up at the turn.
On the back nine, Esterline was flawless He birdied Nos, 11, 12, and 14.
Conn’s par on No 11 wasn’t enough to take the hole, and his birdie on No. 12 only tied Esterline’s. Conn’s bogey on No 14 ended the match.
Will Harris def. Thrune, 1-up
The division’s first upset came when Will Harris outlasted Max Thrune, 1 up
Harris took the first lead, a birdie on No 2. He dropped the next hole with a bogey but bounced back with winning birdies on Nos. 4 and 5 to go 2-up Thrune took No 6 with a birdie but ran into double-bogey trouble on No. 7, handing the hole to Harris Both golfers
swapped pars on No. 8 and played less-than-spectacular golf on No. 9 –Harris won the hole with a double-bogey to go 3-up heading into the back nine.
After matching bogeys on No 10 and pars on No 11, Thrune won his third hole of the match with a birdie on No. 12, which trimmed Harris’ lead to two. Thrune also won No. 13 with a par and 14 with a birdie to tie the match.
Harris regained the lead with a par on No 15 but Thrune wasn’t ready to pack it in yet. He won No. 16 with par to draw even. Harris took the par-3 17th with a par and then matched Thune’s par on No. 18 to win it, 1-up
Farley def. O’Hara, 4-3
Connor O’Hara ran into bogey territory too many times against Mack Farley. He had five bogeys, while Farley only had two.
the 15th hole. O’Hara, meanwhile, had two pars, followed by a birdie on No 12, a bogey on No 13, a birdie on the 14th hole and a par on No 15. All this added up to a 4-3 win for Farley.
Logan Hamak def. Tukey, 3-2
The first half of the Hamak/Tukey match belonged, for the most part, to Tukey while the second half was all Hamak.
Tukey sprang out to a nice lead, winning Nos. 1 and 3 with pars to go 2-up. Hamak rallied to win No 5 with par and No. 6 with bogey to tie the match but Tukey bounced right back with a par win on No. 7 to jump ahead. Both golfers birdied No 8 and Hamak tied the match with a birdie on No 9.
could only match Wilson’s par on No 9.
Seeling took No. 11 with par, but Wilson kicked his game up a notch and birdied the next three holes to go 4-up Seeling’s par won the 15th hole and put him within three. Pars by both golfers on No 16 ended the match.
Lance Hamak def. Sladek, 3-2
Call it a mini upset. The No 18 seed, Hamak, played more like a topfive seed in defeating Sladek, the 15th seed.
Farley won No 2 with par and added a birdie win on No 3 to go 2-up They both matched bogeys on No. 4 and pars on No 5 to keep Farley’s two-hole lead. Farley’s birdie on No 6 put him 3-up, and O’Hara’s bogey on No 8 gave Farley another win. O’Hara’s par took No 9, but he trailed by three at the turn.
The back nine was a better one for both golfers Farley birdied No 10, parred Nos. 11, 12 and 13, birdied No 14 and parred
Hamak took his first lead of the match with a birdie on No 12, matched Tukey’s par on No. 13 and then won Nos 14 and 15 with birdie, par. Both golfers made par on the 16th hole, giving Hamak a 3-2 victory
Wilson def. Seeling, 3-2
Jacques Wilson had a rocky start with a doublebogey on No 3 that put Tyler Seeling out front. Wilson recovered nicely, however, with three straight birdies on the next three holes, winning all three to take a twohole lead. Wilson’s par on the par-3 7th padded his advantage to three Seeling won No. 8 with par to draw within two but
Hamak hit nothing but pars and three birdies in the match. None of that bogey or double-bogey stuff He took an early lead, winning Nos. 3 and 4 with a par and birdie, and never looked back. He secured his two-hole lead by matching Sladek’s birdie on No. 6 and his pars on Nos 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Hamak’s par on No 11 gave him a three-hole lead. Sladek carded his first win of the match with a birdie on No. 12 only to have that erased by Hamak’s birdie on No. 14. They both parred the next two holes, giving the 18th seed the victory Adams def. Walsh, 1-up
In an 18-hole nail-biter, Nate Adams edged Gannon Walsh with near-perfect golf over the last six holes
They both got out of the gate fast by matching
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Black seals the deal before dark
Match play for the remaining seven pairings in the division will finish on Friday morning
BY JAKE SUTHERLIN
Alexandria Echo Press
Only No. 1 seed Bryant Black knows for sure that when he wakes on Friday morning, he has a guaranteed spot in the Men’s Executive quarterfinals Black jumped out to a big early lead on his opponent and was able to put together the finishing touches of the victory before play was suspended due to darkness - and bedtimes.
The other seven matchplay pairings will resume play at 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning to contend for the remaining spots in the quarterfinal round.
Black def. Bagneschi, 6-5
Top-seeded Bryant Black picked up a 4-hole lead over his opponent, No 17 seed Tony Bagneschi, by winning four holes with eight straight pars to start the match.
The golfers split holes 9 and 10 with a pair of pars, but Bryant finished off his opponent with back-to-back birdies on holes 12 and 13.
D. Johnson tied with Gease through 13
After splitting two of the first four holes with his opponent, No 9 seed
Todd Gease picked up a 2-hole lead over No. 8 seed Dan Johnson with pars on holes 5 and 6, but Johnson tied the match with pars on holes 9 and 11.
Conder 2-up on O’Donnell through 12
After opening with back-to-back wins by birdie on holes 1 and 2, No 13 seed Kerry
O’Donnell stretched to a 3-hole lead with a win by par on hole 5, but No. 4 seed Shay Conder pulled back two wins with pars on holes 7 and 8 and tied the match with a par on hole 10. He then went on to take the lead with wins on holes 11 and 12 (bogey, birdie).
Schomer 1-up on Woodhull through 9 No. 5 seed Daryl Schomer and No 12 seed Alex Woodhull split their opening two holes of second-round match play with birdies on holes 1 and 2, respectively, but Schomer jumped ahead by two with a par on hole 5 and another birdie on hole 6.
Woodhull pulled a win back with a birdie on hole 7.
Christensen 3-up on Kvasager through 11
After seeing his scores
matched by his opponent through five holes, No. 2 seed Dave Christensen opened up a 3-hole lead on No 15 seed David Kvasager with three straight wins (birdie, par, birdie) on holes 6, 7, and 8.
Hoops 3-up on Sauer through 11
No 10 seed Bryan Hoops had to wait until hole 5 to get a leg up on his opponent, No. 7 seed Joe Sauer Hoops picked up the win with a par and
then added another win on hole 6 with a birdie.
Sauer pulled a win back with a birdie on hole 7, but Hoops extended the lead to three holes with a par on hole 9 and a birdie on hole 11.
Olson 6-up on Chapin through 11
After tying his opponent with a par on the first hole, No. 14 seed Andrew Olson cruised to a big lead over No 30 seed Jack Chapin with wins
on the next seven holes (3 by birdie).
Chapin stemmed the bleeding with a win by par on hole 9.
T. Johnson 2-up on Beste through 11
No. 6 seed Troy Johnson and No. 11 seed Pat Beste each won two out of the first four holes in their matchup by splitting four birdies. Three holes later, Johnson gained a slight edge with a birdie on hole 8 and
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Dan Johnson hits from a sand trap Wednesday during match play in the Men’s Executive division.
birdies Adams took the first lead with another birdie on No 2 but his bogey on No. 4 tied the match. After swapping pars on the next two holes, Walsh took No. 7 with a birdie and kept his slim lead through the next four holes
On No. 12, Walsh struck for another birdie to go 2-up. They both parred No 13, and that’s when Adams kicked into high gear, winning Nos 14 and 16 with birdies that evened the match. They both made par on No 17, and Adams’ par on No. 18 won the hole and the match.
Deziel def. Bigger, 1-up
This was a dog fight. The match was tied six times before Nate Deziel nailed down a 1-up win
over Lukas Bigger. After swapping pars and birdies on Nos. 1 and 2, Bigger grabbed the first lead with a bogey on No. 3, but Deziel’s par on No. 4 evened the score Bigger regained the lead with a birdie win on No 6 only to drop the next hole to Deziel’s par on No 7. Bigger moved ahead again with a birdie on No 8, but Deziel drilled a birdie on No 10 to tie the match. The match remained deadlocked for the next three holes before Deziel broke through with a birdie on No 14 to take his first lead. Bigger answered with a birdie on the next hole to draw even. Bigger won No 16, but that proved to be his final hurrah. Deziel birdied both Nos 17 and 18 to pull off a late comeback.
Davis Johnson def. Esten Stensrud, 3-2 Johnson, the No 3 seed, sizzled against Stensrud.
He started his match with three straight birdies to go 3-up. He then carded six straight pars, winning No. 7 to go 4-up. Stensrud was able to win just one hole on the front, a birdie on No. 8.
With a three-hole lead at the turn, Johnson added an eye-popping eagle on No. 10 to pad his lead to four Stensrud tried to rally, sinking birdies on No 11 and 12 to draw within two. Stensrud’s bogey on 14 didn’t match Johnson’s birdie and he was once again down by three.Johnson matched Stensrud’s par on No 15 and his birdie on No. 16 sealed the win. For the round, Johnson was 7-under par. He’s a two-time Junior 13-15 Division Resorters champion and attends Nebraska University Sean Lehman def. Dylan Baker, 2-up Lehman needed all 18
holes to put away Baker. Lehman won the first two holes with par, birdie and matched Baker’s par on No. 3. Baker roared back with wins on No 4 (par), No 5 (birdie) and No 6 (par) to steal the lead. Lehman stopped the streak with a birdie win on No 7 and added a par win on No. 8 to regain the lead. Pars on No 9 kept Lehman’s lead to one.
After halving pars on Nos. 10 and 11, Baker tied the match again with a birdie on the 12th hole Lehman again answered with two birdie wins on Nos. 13 and 14. Both men made par on No 15. Baker tried to rally again with a par win on No 16 but could only match Lehman’s par on No 17. Lehman ended the match in style with a birdie on the 18th green. Adkins def. Renner, 4-3
Ty Adkins never fell
behind against Danny Renner He took the lead on the first hole when Renner bogeyed. They both halved the next four holes with pars, and Adkins padded his lead with a birdie on No. 6. Adkins added a par win on No. 7 to go 3-up, which he held until Renner won his first hole, a birdie on No 11, that cut the margin to two.
Renner’s double-bogey on No. 12 put Adkins up by three Adkins ran into his own bogey problem on the next hole and fell back to 2-up Adkins’ par won No. 14, and he ended the match with a birdie on No. 15.
Lincoln Johnson def. Weller, 1-up in 20 holes
Johnson won the first hole with a par win against Gabe Weller. As it turned out, he didn’t win another until 19 holes later
Back to the start:
Weller won the second hole with a par to tie the match and took the lead with a par on No.3. Both golfers halved the next five holes before Weller won No 9 with a par to go 2-up at the turn. Johnson won No 10 with par, but Weller responded with a birdie win on No. 12 to go ahead by two Johnson sliced the lead to one with a par win on No. 13. They both birdied No 14, and Weller regained his two-hole lead with a par win on No. 15. After swapping pars on the 16th hole, Johnson faced a challenge no golfer likes to be in – down by two with two holes left to play But Johnson was up for the challenge, winning No. 17 with a birdie as well as No. 18 to send the match into overtime On the second extra hole, Johnson took the hole and the match.
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Men’s Grand Masters Division
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Above: Tom Schoenrock.
Left: Randy Johnson.
Gary Ekdahl. Robert Chesley.
Photos by Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press Chris Christensen.
Men’s Senior/Grand Masters Thursday matches halted
BY SAM STUVE
Alexandria Echo Press
The Men’s Senior division at the 103rd Resorters Tournament played a lot of holes in Thursday’s quarterfinal round at the Alexandria Golf Club but had to suspend play due to darkness This round resumes play at 6:30 a.m. on Friday.
The No 16 seed Eric
Heimsness, leads over the No. 25 seed Brant McLeod 2-up through 15 holes
The No. 4 seed Daniel Ystebo, is tied with the No 5 seed Cory Schultz through 15 holes.
The No 10 seed Joe Whitbeck leads 1-up over the No 15 seed, Mike Larson, through 14 holes.
The No 22 seed Jim Lehman and No. 19 seed Steve Berg are tied through 14 holes
In the Men’s Grand Master’s Division, Davis Harris leads his match 2-up through eight holes. Randy Johnson and Tom Schoenrock are tied through eight holes. Scores for all other Men’s Grand Masters matches aren’t yet available
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Berg Lehman
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Schultz
Schoenrock
Ystebo
Larson Whitbeck
Heimsness McLeod
JUNIOR 10-12
Junior 10-12 division resumes play after long wait
BY SAM STUVE Alexandria Echo Press
The Junior 10-12 division at the 103rd Resorters Tournament was scheduled to have two days off but because of other changes to the tournament, the Junior 10-12 division has had three days off between rounds.
Play begins Friday a time that is not yet officially scheduled.
The top two seeds,
Brady Boe and Odin Sherlin, won their opening round matches on Monday by a decent maring, 4-3.
Boe is the No. 1 seed and faces the No 8 seed Henry Whiting, who won
his opening round match 1-up.
Sherlin faces the No 7 seed George Buttweiler, who won his opening round playoff matchup in a playoff over Jameson Bull on Monday.
Elsewhere, the No. 4 seed Cole Winkels advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win on Monday and faces the No 5 seed Brody Martinson in Friday’s quarterfinals Martinson earned a 3-1
win in the opening round on Monday to get to Friday morning’s quarterfinals.
Mac Zauhar and Graham Berg are the No. 3 and No 6 seeds, respectively. They both won 2-1
matches on Monday to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
The winner of the quarterfinal matches play off the 10th tee on Saturday at 8:50 a.m. in the semifinals
The Junior 10-12 division finals are set for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. off the 10th tee.
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seed.
Vanyo took the first hole with a par but Empanger tied it with a
par win on No. 3 and took the lead with another par on No. 4. They halved the next hole before Empanger’s birdie gave him the win on No 6 to go 2-up. Vanyo won No. 7 to pull within one – a margin that lasted
through No. 12. Vanyo tied the match with a birdie on No. 13 but Empanger made a clutch birdie on No. 14 to regain the lead and added a par win on the next hole to go 2-up Vanyo kept battling though,
taking No. 16 with a birdie to draw within one At this point, the match was suspended because of darkness. It will resume today, Friday
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Boe Winkels Zauhar
Whiting
Buttweiler Berg
Martinson Sherlin
Photos by Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press Shay Conder Bryant Black.
Karla Tessmer-Jones wins match in 21 holes Dramatic matches
BY SAM STUVE Alexandria Echo Press
The Women’s Executive division at the 103rd Resorters Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club resumed the first round of match play on Thursday after rain halted their round on Wednesday
This division had some thrilling finishing to Thursday morning’s round and nearly had a major upset.
The eight remaining players tee off on hole No. 1 at 5 p.m. on Thursday
Sullivan def. Schlaak, 5-4
Resuming play on hole 15 with a four-hole lead, the No. 1 seed Jodi Sullivan picked up where she left off on Wednesday and defeated the No. 15 seed Jill Schlaak, 5-4 on Thursday.
Sullivan won holes 15 and 16 (par 4) with a pair of pars to go 6-up Schlaak won hole No. 3 with a birdie on the par 4 3rd hole, but Sullivan went on to win 5-4.
O’Donnell def. Baker, 1-up
It came down to the final hole in the match between the No 8 seed Amanda O’Donnell, and the No 9 seed Molly Baker.
The match was tied for most of the final nine holes, but with a par on the par 4 9th hole, O’Donnell got the 1-up win.
O’Donnell and Baker began play on Thursday on the 15th hole.
O’Donnell won the par 4 15th hole and par 3 17th with pars, but Baker won holes 18 and 1 with pars (both par 4s). O’Donnell
birdied the par 5 4th hole, while Baker pared the fight hole.
Holzemer def. Syverson, 3-1
The No 13 seed Lynda Holzemer had a 1-up lead over the No 4 seed Nancy Syverson through four holes heading into Thursday morning’s round and immediately built on that lead with wins on holes 16 and 17 (both par 4s), both of which she pared.
She birdied the first hole (par 4) to go 4-up Syverson won the second hole, then Holzemer won the fourth hole
Syverson won the sixth and seventh holes to cut her deficit to two with two holes to go, but Holzemer won the eighth hole to seal the 3-1 win.
Huser def. Boerboom, 6-5
Geri Huser led by just one hole after four holes against the No 12 seed Colleen Boerboom when play was suspended on Wednesday, but with wins on holes 15 through 17, Huser led by four as they turned to their second nine. Huser won all those holes with pars (4 on 15 and 16; 3 on 17).
Huser sealed the win by taking holes two and four Bull def. Faith, 2-1
The defending champion Krista Bull found herself locked in an intense battle with the No. 15 seed in first round of match play. When play resumed on Sunday, Bull led by one but Faith knotted the match up with a win on hole 15 (a par).
They traded wins on holes 16 and 17 by getting pars, Bull established a 2-up lead with wins one
Huser books lone spot in semis before dark
The remaining three pairings of the division’s quarterfinal will resume Friday morning
BY JAKE SUTHERLIN Alexandria Echo Press
ALEXANDRIA — The Women’s Executive Division 103rd Resorters Tournament completed one of four quarterfinals
before play was suspended due to darkness on Thursday night at the Alexandria Golf Club
This round will resume at 6:30 a.m. on Friday. The No 5 seed, Geri
Huser, defeated the No 13 seed, Lynda Holzemer, 5-4. A scorecard for that match is not yet available.
The No 8 seed, Amanda O’Donnell, leads the No. 1 seed, Jodi Sullivan, 2-up through 14 holes.
The No. 2 seed Krista Bull leads 4-up through 14 holes over the No. 7 seed Karla Tessmer-Jones
The No. 3 seed, Betsy Aldrich, leads the No 6 seed, Jessica Kammann 1-up through 14 holes
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Kammann
Bull
Huser
O’Donnell
Holzemer
Sullivan TessmerJones
Aldrich
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Krista Bull watches a tee shot Wednesday during quarterfinal play in the Women’s Executive division.
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holes one and two However, Faith responded with a birdie to win hole three and she won hole five to tie the match.
But Bull saved her best for last in that match as won hole seven with a par and hole eight with a birdie to win the match 2-1.
Tessmer-Jones def. Allyn, 1-up 21 holes
The No 7 seed Karla Tessmer-Jones had a 2-up lead through nine holes in her match against the
No. 10 seed Andrea Allyn and headed to her second nine after posting a birdie on the 18th hole (par 4).
Allyn tied the match with wins on holes one and four Tessmer-Jones recaptured the lead with a win on hole five, but Allyn tied the match with a par on hole seven.
Allyn took the lead with a par on hole eight, but Tessmer-Jones forced a playoff with a win on hole nine
Tessmer-Jones ultimately went on to win in 21 holes.
Aldrich def. Jarrett, 2-1
Not much separated the No 14 Molly Jarrett and the No. 3 seed Betsy Aldrich in their first round match as neither golfer led by more than two holes Jarrett grabbed a two-hole lead with wins on holes 11 and 13, but Aldrich tied it with wins on holes 15 and 17.
Aldrich took the lead with a win on hole one, but Jarrett tied it with a win on hole two. Aldrich took the lead for good by winning holes three and four.
Kammann def. Beckendorf, 3-2
The No. 6 seed Jessica Kammann found herself tied with the No. 11 seed Heidi Beckendorf through nine holes after each golfer won three holes on their first nine Kammann took control of the match by winning the first four out of five holes on their second nine.
Beckendorf won hole No. 6, but Kammann went on to win 3-2.
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Photos by Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press Daniel Ystebo hits a shot at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Jim Lehman at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Brant McLeod at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024. Cory Schultz at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Eric Heimsness at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Photos by Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
Will Hacker hits a drive at the 17th tee at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Jaxn Hacker hits a drive at the 17th tee at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug 1, 2024.
Bronx Esterline hits a drive at the 17th tee at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
Drew Scheina hits a drive at the 17th tee at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024.
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said. “At the end of it, it’s going to come down to who is the best that day”
One of the women’s college golfers in this year’s field at the Resorters is the defending champion Madi Hicks out of North Dakota State.
Hicks is the No 2 seed in this bracket and was tied with the No 15 seed Mackayla Olsen through eight holes in her opening round match play match, but broke away by winning the ninth hole and holes 12 through 15.
Hicks’ college teammate and Boraas’ high school teammate, Cora Larson, had one of the best shots of the tournament on Thursday Larson chipped in for par at the 18th hole (par 4) to seal a 1-up win over Amanda Woodhull on Thursday
This shot was just one of the many highlights from an action-packed Women’s Championship division on Thursday Sullivan def. Klick, 23 holes
The No 9 vs No 8 seed match is almost always one of the closest matches in any tournament, and that was certainly the case in this bracket 18-year-old McKenzee Sullivan, who was the medalist in this division last year and has won 30 times on the Manatee Junior Golf Tour, had an intense battle with Lauren Klick out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that started on Wednesday and ended Thursday because of the weather delay.
Ninth-seeded, Klick led 1-up after a birdie on the 15th hole (par 4) and held
that lead through the 17th Eighth-seeded Sullivan won the par 4 18th hole with a par to force a playoff It took five extra holes to decide a winner on Thursday, as Sullivan won the 23rd hole to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
Sullivan won hole 1 (par 4) and hole 14 (par 5) with birdies, and hole 13 (par 4) with a par
Klick won hole four (par 4) with a par and hole 7 (par 3) and hole 8 (par 4) with birdies.
Roberts def. MacKenzie Olsen, 4-3
North Dakota State’s Norah Roberts jumped out to a big lead in her match against the No 13 seed MacKenzie Olsen. Roberts, who is the No. 4 seed, won the first seven out of nine holes and led 6-up heading to
down the 12th fairway at the Alexandria Golf Club during the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Sullivan won a thrilling 23-hole match against Lauren Klick that started on Wednesday but had to be finished on Thursday due to weather
the back nine.
MacKenzie Olsen won holes nine and 10, but Roberts birdied the 13th hole to go 5-up This was Roberts’ fifth birdie of the round
MacKenzie Olsen won hole 14, but Roberts went on to win 4-3
Herzog def. Westerham, 4-3
North Dakota State alum Madison Herzog, last year’s Women’s Championship runnerup, was tied with the No. 12 seed Jenna Westerham after the first nine on Thursday but won
Larson def. Woodhull, 1-up
Larson, the No 7 seed in the bracket, trailed by two holes to the No 10 seed Amanda Woodhull after Woodhull won hole two with a par and hole three with a birdie.
Larson won holes 4 and 5 with pars, but Woodhull won hole six to take a 1-up lead Larson tied the match with pars on holes 8 and 9
Woodhull took the lead with a par on hole 10, but a par on hole 17 and the aforementioned chip-in on hole 18 gave Larson the 1-up win.
Lysne def. Caroline Monty, 20 holes
The No. 14 seed, Anaka Lysne, out of the University of MinnesotaCrookston, defeated the No 3 seed, Caroline Monty, out of NDSU, in a thriller
Lysne led by two holes on a couple of occasions, but with birdies on holes 12 and 16 and a par on 13, Caroline Monty forced a playoff against Lysne. However, Lysne got the final say in the end, winning the second playoff hole to advance to the quarterfinals.
Sommers def. O’Donnell, 1-up
four out of the first five holes on the back nine to get a 4-3 win
She won holes 10, 11, 13 and 14 with pars
Hicks def. Mackayla Olsen, 5-3
Hicks won holes seven and nine with pars in her match against the No. 15 seed Mackayla Olsen, giving her a 1-up lead heading to the back nine since Mackayla Olsen won the sixth hole
With birdies on holes 12 and 15 and pars on 13 and 14, Hicks won the match, 5-3.
After the No. 11 seed Avery O’Donnell won the first three holes on the back nine to take a 1-up lead, the No 6 seed Samantha Sommers responded by winning the 14th hole with a birdie and the 15th hole with a par
Earlier in the round, Sommers eagled to win the third hole and won the fourth, fifth and eighth hole with pars WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY QUARTERFINALS (10TH TEE)12:50 p m - Hannah
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Boraas vs. McKenzee Sul ivan; Norah Roberts vs. Madison Herzog
- Madi H cks vs. Cora Larson; Anaka Lysne vs. Samantha Sommers
Boraas Roberts Lysne Sullivan Larson Sommers
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press North Dakota State’s Cora Larson hits a shot out of a bunker during a match in the Women’s Championship division at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Larson defeated Amanda Woodhull 1-up with some clutch shots on the day
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press McKenzee Sullivan hits her tee shot
Herzog Hicks
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Kendell Banyai, Carson Boe, Drew Imdieke and Zachary Gugisberg
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Kendell Banyai
