Official Publication of the 101st Annual Resorters Golf Tournament • Echo Press
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VOL. 85, NO. 3 WOMEN’S
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Olsen upsets Herzog in a day of tight matches By Eric Morken and Sam Stuve Alexandria Echo Press
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he competition level in the Women’s Division at the 2022 Resorters Tournament was on display on Wednesday afternoon. All eight matches in the field were decided by four holes or less. That meant some close calls for top seeds, but the majority of them survived into the quarterfinals. That includes top-seeded Emma Carpenter and defending champion Alayna Eldred. Carpenter won a 4-3 match, and Eldred persevered for a 3-2 win over another former champion in this field, Leah Herzog of Red Wing. The biggest upset of the day came with 14th-seeded MacKenzie Olsen knocking off last year’s runner-up, Madison Herzog of Detroit Lakes, in a 2-up match. The quarter finalists in the women’s field will tee off again on Friday afternoon to decide who will play in the semifinals on Saturday morning. Here is a look at how all of the first-round matches went on Wednesday afternoon.
Carpenter def. Bigger, 4-3
Emma Carpenter out of the University of Minnesota
withstood a challenge from Alexandria native Amanda Bigger to win 4-3. Carpenter took the first two holes with pars before Bigger had a nice up and down out of the sand on No. 3 to get a birdie win of her own. Carpenter shot back with a birdie win on the par-five 6th, but Bigger again responded with the next two wins — with par on 7 and a bogey on 10. That left things all square. Carpenter stayed patient and capitalized on a double bogey by Bigger at 10. A win there moved Carpenter to one up, and she used a par win at 13 to take final control of the match on her way into the quarterfinals.
Sommers def. Catherine Monty, 2-up
The No. 9 seed Catherine Monty and No. 8 seed Samantha Sommers were dead locked after nine holes. But with three holes won on the back nine, including the par 5 12th and 14th, Sommers came away with the 1-up win. Sommers got off to a good start with a birdie and par win at 1 and 2. Monty did not back down as she took 4 and 7 with pars before the two exchanged par wins over eight and nine.
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Stockmoe def. Heinen, 19 holes
Alexandria’s Lauren Stockmoe held off 2020 champion Ale Heinen in 19 holes. Stockmoe led by four at the turn. She took Nos. 1, 5, 7 and 9 with pars around a bogey win at 4. Heinen got a par win at 6 to stay within striking distance, and then went on a run on the back nine. Heinen settled in to earn par wins at Nos. 11 and 12 and then added a birdie win at 14 to move within one. The two halved the next three holes, setting up Heinen to take 18 and force a playoff. She could not quite finish the job as Stockmoe bounced back to win on the first playoff hole and advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
Skaar def. Larson, 2-1
With three pars that led to three holes won on the front nine, the No. 5 seed Leah Skaar had a 3-up advantage heading to the back nine over No. 12 seed Cora Larson. Larson did make a dent in Skaar’s lead, but Skaar held on to win 2-1. Skaar won holes 1, 5, 8 and 14, the latter of which she birdied, while Larson won holes 12 and 15. Both players halved Nos. 16 and 17 to end the
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Eric Morken / Alexandria Echo Press
Emma Carpenter hits onto the third green during the Resorters Tournament on Aug. 3, 2022. Carpenter, a DeKalb, Illinois native and University of Minnesota golfer, is the top seed in the Women's Division, and she secured a 4-3 win on Wednesday to advance to Friday's quarterfinals.
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