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VOL. 85, NO. 4 MEN’S EXECS
PLAYING TO THEIR POTENTIAL
Top seeds live up to expectations, while Olson gets past Schomer
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By Eric Morken Alexandria Echo Press
eing a top-10 seed does not necessarily mean much when a tournament format like the Resorters turns from stroke play in qualifying to match play the rest of the way, but low seeds in the Men’s Executive Division have played up to their expectations all week. Seven of the top eight will play in Friday afternoon’s quarterfinals. The only outlier is 10th-seeded Andrew Olson. He took down a perennial power in this field by outlasting four-time Men’s Execs champion Daryl Schomer of St. Cloud in a 3-2 match on Thursday. Geoff Klein, Joe Sauer, Chad Hacker and Shay Conder all rolled in their second-round matches, while the bottom half of the bracket featured some nailbiters. Second-seeded Bryan Hoops survived a 1-up battle with 18th-seeded Kerry O’Donnell. Olson, Nick Paulsen and Troy Johnson all came out victorious in tight matches too. Here is a look at how all eight got here before they step to the first tee box starting at 1:30 on Friday afternoon.
Geoff Klein def. Mike Williams, 7-6
Top-seeded Geoff Klein is certainly living up to that No. 1 seed so far. Klein followed up a 6-4 win in his opening match on Wednesday by controlling another on Thursday in a 7-6 win over 16th-seeded Mike Williams. Klein torched the front nine, shooting a 5-under 31 and building a 7-up lead. He took holes 1, 8 and 9 with birdies, and highlighted his round with an eagle win at the parfive sixth hole. Klein’s only blemish of the day came with a bogey at 10. Williams took the hole with a par, but Klein bounced right back and won 11 with a par himself. Another par at the par-five 12th halved the hole and put the match away.
Joe Sauer def. Andrew Petersen, 5-3
Joe Sauer started his day with a birdie to grab a quick 1-up lead in his match against Andy Petersen, and that was the start of a round where he shot 4-under par through a 5-3 win. Sauer was 3-up at the turn by getting birdie wins at 5 and 8 and a par win at 4 around Petersen’s par win on hole 3. The two exchanged par wins on 10 and 11. Sauer moved back to 4-up with a par on 13,
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Bryan Hoops watches his tee shot off the No. 9 box at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 4, 2022. Hoops is in the hunt for a title as he is the No. 2 seed in the Men’s Executive Division and has advanced to the semifinals. and he put the match away with another birdie on 15.
Hacker def. Cattoor, 6-5 Chris Cattoor had an off day in his match against Hacker, and Hacker made sure to take advantage of it.
Cattoor shot a 44 on the front nine. That allowed Hacker to grab four par wins on Nos. 1, 5, 6 and 7. Cattoor got one back at the eighth with a par, but Hacker’s first birdie of the day on 10 was the start of a strong
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back nine. He added birdie wins at holes 10, 12 and 14 to finish off the win.
Conder def. Cota, 8-6
Fifth-seeded Shay Conder was in complete control in
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