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CHAMPS ALL RETURN FOR 98TH RESORTERS By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com here are often minor changes from year-toyear at the Resorters Golf Tournament, but one constant is that there will always be plenty of good players vying for championships in their divisions. That’s true again this year as the Alexandria Golf Course gets ready to kick off the 98th Resorters Tournament on Sunday with a pro-am and qualifying rounds as the match-play event runs through Aug. 3. “(AGC Superintendent) Donnacha (O’Connor) and his staff have this course in phenomenal shape,” AGC head pro Kyle Lee said. “This place is ready to go for Resorters.” Lee is in his first season helping to run this tournament of nearly 300 golfers after the Alexandria native played in it himself multiple times over the years. One change to the field is the addition of a Grand Masters Division, which will feature some of the longest-tenured players in this event. It’s a small field with Alexandria’s Dave Harris and Tom Eidsvold and Clayton Pike of Billings, Mont. and Gary Obele of Becker being the only entries. They will play a version of a roundrobin tournament and get the chance to compete against players more in their age bracket. “It was the players coming together and they did a lot of work themselves internally to make it happen,” Lee said. “Just to compete again at a high level. These guys have been competing against each other for decades, so it’s a

“Whether it’s Division I, II, III, they’re golfers who have been experienced in tournament play. It’s knowing you have a good field of competent golfers, and it’s pretty special.” All eight of the 2018 championship flight winners are back at AGC again this week. Davis Johnson of Chaska aged out of the Junior 13-15 Division after winning it last summer and is in the Men’s Championship field now. Junior 10-12 champ, Charlie Moen of Edina, also moved up to the 13-15 division. “I think Resorters is a pretty unique deal in the sense that it’s a lot of the same families and same players who come back year in and year out,” Lee said. “When you have someone who has won a tournament and gone through the whole experience, they become kind of a favorite in town. Having that is great because it’s going to grow the gallery and grow the buzz and always make it a Al Edenloff / Echo Press better tournament when you The 2018 Resorters championship flight winners were (back, left to right) Randy Johnson, Masters; have some names that people Brian Choe, Men’s Division; Jodi Sullivan, Women’s Execs; Troy Johnson, Men’s Execs; Chris recognize.” The returning champions Haugen, Seniors; (front) Charlie Moen, Junior 10-12; Davis Johnson, Junior 13-15; and Stephanie may come in with a bigger Herzog, Women’s. All eight players are back again in 2019 to go after another title. profile now, but there is seldom a clear-cut favorite in sophomore at the University of sure.” neat opportunity to keep that Lee called it “special” having what are often balanced fields. Kansas last season, also comes tradition alive. We wish we Anything can happen in match the kinds of amateur players into this year’s tournament could have got a few more who show up for the Resorters play, and that’s the intrigue of looking for his first Men’s names in there, but I’m still this tournament. each year. Qualifying rounds Division title at the Resorters excited about the flight.” “One thing I have always but fresh off qualifying for the in that Men’s Championship The men’s championship U.S. Amateur Championship on Division will likely have plenty seen with the Resorters is it’s flight will take center of scores in the upper 60’s and who gets hot that week?” Lee July 22. stage with 68 total golfers low 70’s if weather cooperates. said. “Even if you have a bad “There’s definitely some competing for a title. It’s match and you skate through, Up and down the divisions, talent in the field,” Lee said. a field filled with plenty of you still have a chance at that there are players who are “We have some local names local players and also talented title. Match play, you always tournament veterans. college golfers from all around who have been around for have that possibility of a more “One of my favorite things a while, and we have some the country. Included in that about seeing who is playing random champion. Usually outsider names too. There’s is returning champion, Brian the Resorters is looking a lot of handicaps scratch or Choe, a redshirt freshman it’s the person playing the around and watching all the better. I think we’re going to at Kansas State University best game, but it is open each college golf bags,” Lee said. have a lot of birdies, that’s for this past season. Ben Sigel, a year.”

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Resorters Events (Start times) v Longest Drive Contest: Monday 6:30pm - Hole #9 v Calcutta: Tuesday 8pm - Resorters Pub & Patio

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Resorters 2018 | Friday, August 2, 2019

Choe makes comeback to win Resorters Men’s Match against Adams is first time he trailed By Al Edenloff aedenloff@echopress.com

“I was hitting drives well – keeping it in play and I made some good choices Brian Choe, a redshirt freshman at with my wedge,” he said. This was Choe’s third appearance Kansas State at the time, found himin the Resorters. He dropped into the self in an unusual spot in the Resorters Men’s Championship Division dur- first flight in 2016 but made it to the ing last year’s finals – behind in the quarterfinals in 2017. While in Alexandria, Choe stayed match. Choe, the division’s sixth seed, never with friends of Mark Lindberg, the trailed in his previous four matches Men’s Division champion in 2002 and that got him to the final but he found 2003. Choe, who is back to defend himself two down with just six holes his title this year, said he thoroughly left to play against 17-year-old Nate enjoys the Resorters. “It’s more than just a tournament,” Adams of Maple Grove. Adams, a three-time Resorters he said. “It’s about having fun with Junior Division winner who led Maple friends. Golfing just comes along with Grove to the Class AAA championship it.” Choe got off to an early lead against in the spring of 2018, appeared to be on the cusp of winning another trophy. Adams, winning Nos. 1 and 4 when But Choe charged back, winning No. Adams ran into bogey trouble. Adams 13 with a gimme par, No. 15 with a notched his first win with a gimme birdie after sticking his second shot birdie on No. 6 and tied the match just a couple feet from the cup, and No. with a deadly accurate tee-shot on the 16 with another birdie to steal the lead. par-3 7th that set up a birdie. Adams vaulted into the lead on No. After both golfers parred the par-3 17th, Choe played No. 18 as he had the 9 by draining a birdie putt and after entire round – solid. His drive was sit- halving No. 10 with par, he went 2-up ting pretty in the fairway while Adams on the next hole when Choe missed sailed right and was tree-challenged. a short par putt. The lead evaporated Adams still managed to knock it on the four holes later. “I got to give credit to Brian. He green but Choe put his shot only about 12 feet from the hole for an easy par. played really well today,” Adams When Adams missed his birdie try, the said. “I just think overall, he beat me. match was over with Choe hanging on There’s nothing else to it. He played better golf than I did down the stretch, to a 1-up win. “I didn’t do anything differently,” and he deserves to be the champion said Choe about his mini-comeback. because of it.” Choe made it to the finals Saturday “I just hit the shots I needed to. I just had to push it out and give it a good go morning with a 2-1 victory over JJ Svac, also of Maple Grove. He also shot at the end.” Choe was 4-under par for the day. a 4-under par round in that match,

Brian Choe, a Coppell, Texas native and golfer at Kansas State University, watches his putt during the men’s championship match during the 2018 Resorters. Choe won his first Men’s Championship Division at the Resorters by beating 17-year-old Nate Adams of Maple Grove in a tight 1-up finish. Al Edenloff / Echo Press

highlighted by an eagle on No. 6. Choe led by one at the turn and picked up two big birdie wins on the back – Nos. 11 and 17 – to advance. Adams, meanwhile, had to go 19 holes to take down Andrew Israelson of Staples – even after shooting 5-under par on the front and 1-under par on the back. Adams also struck for an eagle on No. 6. Even after a championship loss, A d a m s p r o v e d throughout the 2018 Resorters that he can hang with college players up to the Division I level in a match-play format. “It’s definitely a confidence booster,” Adams said. “It really helps for my future, I think, and where I want to go to school. It was a lot of fun. I had a great time this week and can’t wait to get back next year.”

2019 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

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(Entries are subject to change) NATE ADAMS, Maple Grove, MN, Medina Golf and Country Club 2012, 2013 (10-12 Champion), 2016 JR 13-15 Champion TONY ASTA, Eagan, MN, Inverwood CECIL BELISLE JOE BIGGER, Alexandria, MN, AGC LUKAS BIGGER, Alexandria, MN, AGC BRYANT BLACK, Alexandria, MN BLAKE BLOEDORN, Alexandria, MN, Geneva NOAH BORAAS, Alexandria, MN, AGC TOMMY BRANDABUR, Plymouth, MN, Windsong Farm NICK BRUNDELL, Alexandria, MN, Geneva WYATT CAVERS, Alexandria, MN, AGC BRIAN CHOE, Coppell, TX, Hackberry Creek CC, 2018 Champion JACOB CHOUANARD, Maple Grove, MN, Rush Creek SHAY CONDER, Lehi, UT, Alpine Country Club MAX COATTA, Minnetonka, MN, Pioneer Creek SAM COATTA, Minnetonka, MN, Pioneer Creek MAC CRANMER, Irving, TX, Four Seasons TPC JACK CUMMINGS, Minneapolis, MN, AGC JEREMY DECKO, Scottsdale, AZ BEN DIRCK, Alexandria, MN, Geneva MACK FARLEY, Minneapolis, MN, Northfield CC MASON FIDDLE, Hugo, MN, Tanners Brooke NICHOLAS FOKER, Pasadena, CA, Valley Hunt GC WILL FREEMAN, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud CC JOSH GALVIN, Maple Grove, MN, Edinburgh PAUL GIEL, Hopkins, MN, Pioneer Creek GAGE GRIMES, Gold Canyon, AZ, Loen Tree GC ALEC HEINEN, Edmond, OK, Oak Tree Golf Club JIM HOSELTON, Phoenix, AZ, Paradise Valley CC ANDREW ISRAELSON, Staples, MN, The Vintage NICK JARRETT, Rochester, MN, Somerby GC SAM JENSON, Alexandria, MN, Geneva DAVIS JOHNSON, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town, 2017 Champion LINCOLN JOHNSON, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town JACOB KELBER, Southlake, TX, Timarron GC JORDAN KRULIK, Chanhassen, MN, Bent Creek

CLAY KUCERA, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town JACKSON LEHMAN, Scottsdale, AZ, Grayhawk GC THOMAS LEHMAN, Alexandria, MN, AGC JARED LIND, Miltona, MN, Geneva Golf Club ANDREW LINDBERG, Coppell, TX, Dallas National Golf Club NATE LOXTERCAMP, Sauk Centre, MN, Meadowlark CC MILES McCARTHY, Excelsior, MN, Windsong Farm CHARLEY McCLAY, Buffalo, MN, Medina CC ANDREW McFARLANE, Fergus Falls, MN, Pebble Lake GC CAMERON MEYER, Coppell, TX, Emerald Bay Club CADE MONTPLAISIR, Mesa, AZ, Dobson Ranch GC SHAWN NANNE, Bloomington, MN DYLAN NAYLOR, Fargo, ND, Fargo CC DYLAN NELKO, Plymouth, MN,Windsong Farm MICHAEL NYE, Jacksonville, FL, NAS Jacksonville GC RYAN PASKEY, Detroit Lakes, MN, Detroit Lakes GC CADE PEDERSON, West Fargo, ND, Maple River GC CORY PELZEL, Worthington, MN, Great Life ALEX PRIES, Carver, MN, Chaska Town SAM RICE, Pleasant Hill, IA, Copper Creek GC CONNOR RILEY, Phoenix, AZ, Kukui Ula JERRY ROSE, Alexandria, MN, Alexandria Golf Club – 2000, 1983, 1979 Champion BEN SIGEL, Deephaven, MN, Windsong Farm, 2014 JUNIOR 13-15 Champion NICK SIMS, Plymouth, MN, Windsong Farm BLAKE STEDRONSKY, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town BEN STRAUMAN, Wayzata, MN, Rush Creek GC CHARLIE STUCK, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud CC TONY VANYO, Lino Lakes, MN, Majestic Oaks PAUL WEBSKOWSKI, Plymouth, MN, Rush Creek Golf Club DAWSON WILLS, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town PETER WILSON, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix CC ALEX WOODHULL, Minnetonka, MN, Meadowbrook GC

2019 MEN’S REGULAR DIVISION

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(Entries are subject to change) NICHOLAS ADAMS, Minneapolis, MN, Medina CHARLIE ASHENBRENNER, Chanhassen, MN, Bluff Creek MATT BOZOIAN, Minnetonka, MN, Pioneer Creek HUNTER BRUNKOW, Alexandria, MN, AGC TYLER BURKUM, Maple Grove, MN, Edinburgh STEPHEN DAVIDSON, Minneapolis, MN, AGC LOGAN DUBE, Peoria, AZ, Blackstone CC DAN EINERSON, Alexandria, MN, Geneva JAKE ERICKSON, Hastings, MN, Hastings GC RYNE FARLEY, Lakeville, MN, Brackets Crossing RYAN FINLEY, Fargo, ND, Mapleton GC SAM FRANKLIN, Maple Grove, MN, Rush Creek JAKE GARDINER, Minneapolis, MN, Wayzata GC SAM GELLER, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud CC MASON GRAY, Alexandria, MN, Geneva JOSH GREINER, Greenwood, MN, Woodhill CC TAYLOR GUNKEL, Minneapolis, MN GAGE GUSTAFSON, Inver Grove Heights, Southview CC KYLE HARDWICK, Minneapolis, MN, Chaska Town COLE HARSTE, Glenwood, MN, Minnewaska RYAN HERM, Minnetonka, MN, Pioneer Creek PARKER HILL, Maple Grove, MN, Medina Golf and Country Club

PEYTON HILL, Maple Grove, Medina DANTON HILTON, Attica, KS, Stafford CC LOGAN JOHNSON, Maple Grove, Medina CC MITCH JOHNSON, Maple Grove, MN, Rush Creek CARTER KRANZ, Sauk Centre, MN, Greystone MATT KRUG, Buffalo, NY, Cazenovia GC MASON KULICS, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town MARC LANDES, Richfield, MN, Crystal Lake GC GABE McKEOWN, Lenexa, KS, Falcon Valley PETTER MORKEN, Chanhassen, MN TOMMY O’HARA, Glenview, IL, Sunset Ridge JACK PAUL, Baltimore, MD, Hunt Valley CC STONE PFEFFER, Medina, MN, Medina DILLON PIERI, Plymouth, MN, Oak Ridge CC JAY PRUETER, Crystal Bay, MN JOSH ROCKERS, Minneapolis, MN ZACK ROCKERS, Minneapolis, MN DAN SCHILLING, Findlay, OH, Lake Michigan Hills JOEY SIGEL, Minnetonka, MN JOSH STANZ, Chaska, MN ROB STANZ, Excelsior, MN EVAN STEDRONSKY, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town DAVID STOUGAARD, Minneapolis, MN, University GC LOUIE STUCK, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud CC JACK SUEDBECK, Burr Ridge, IL, Mistwood GC MAX THELEN, Coon Rapids, MN, TPC Twin Cities

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Johnson adds to trophy case with 13-15 Resorters title Chaska native goes back-to-back with 3-2 win

the front nine, so I was kind of steadyeddy through there.” Johnson defeated Cole Harste 3-2 for the championship win, shooting 3-over par over 16 holes. “It’s cool,” Johnson said of goingback-to-back. “It’s a fun time, and I can’t wait to move up next year with the big boys. That will be fun.” Johnson’s day started like Harste’s: pars on Nos. 1 and 2 for an all-square deadlock. Johnson took his first lead when he birdied No. 3, and then he doubled his advantage with a par win on No. 4. Harste returned within a hole when he birdied No. 6 for his first win of the day. And after Johnson and Harste swapped par wins on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively, Johnson had a 1-up lead to take into the turn. Johnson bogeyed No. 10, but it was still good enough to win the hole and move to 2-up. Combined with a par win on No. 11, Johnson had his largest lead of the day at 3-up.

By Micah Friez Davis Johnson continued a family tradition during last year’s Resorters Tournament. Johnson’s older brother, Lincoln, has made deep runs into the Men’s Championship Division and has a Junior 10-12 Division title in the Resorters Golf Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club. His dad, Jeff, is a former champion in the Men’s Executive Division. So for Davis, who clinched his second straight Junior 13-15 Division championship, last year’s final round was just par for the course. “The putter got a little hot at the end,” said Johnson, a native of Chaska. “I didn’t really make many mistakes on

Harste made his run on Nos. 12 and 13, though. He birdied No. 12 to beat out Johnson’s bogey, and then Harste parred No. 13 to top a Johnson double bogey. “I kind of struggled on 12 and 13,” Johnson said. “I hit one OB on 12 and hit it over the green on 13 to make for kind of an impossible up and down. I just kind of kept my cool and played smart coming in and ended up finishing it off.” Harste’s quick spurt made for a onehole difference, but Johnson ran away

with things from there. After a par win on No. 14, Johnson carded a birdie on No. 15 for a 3-up advantage. The lead became insurmountable after Johnson matched Harste’s par on No. 16, and soon after he had a trophy to lift as a repeat champion. With a year to prepare for the Men’s Champion field, Johnson had a new challenge waiting for him. So will he be ready? “I think so. It should be,” he said after last year’s win. “We’ll get it ready.”

2019 JUNIOR 13-15 DIVISION

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CHARLIE MOEN, Edina, MN, Edina CC AISLING O’CONNOR, Farwell, MN, AGC CONNOR O’HARA, Sunset Ridge, IL, Sunset Ridge CC BENNETT OLSEN, Alexandria, MN, 2016, 2017 Champion JR 10-12 Champion TAEREN PETERSON, Alexandria, MN, Geneva GC JACK STICHA, Alexandria, MN, Geneva ZACH STENNES, Minnetonka, MN, Wayzata CC McKENZEE SULLIVAN, St. Petersburg, FL, Bardmoor GC TYLER WANOUS, Eagan, MN, Valleywood LEO WERSCHAY, St. Augusta, MN, St. Cloud CC

(Entries are subject to change) ANDREW BALLOU, Victoria, MN, Chaska Town ZACH BLOEDORN, Victoria, MN HANNAH BORAAS, Alexandria, MN, AGC JOE BROSZ, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town COLTON CAVERS, Alexandria, MN, AGC THOMAS GOGEL, Mission Hills, KS, Kansas City CC ISABELLE JOHNSHOY, St. Michael, MN, Riverwood National ANDREW JOHNSON, Alexandria, MN, AGC CORA LARSON, Alexandria, MN, Geneva RILEY LARSON, Glenwood, MN, Minnewaska CHRISTIAN LILLEHAUGEN, Apple Valley, MN

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Chaska’s Davis Johnson gets low to read the green during last year’s tournament in the Resorters Junior 13-15 Division championship round. Johnson won his second consecutive title with a 3-2 win over Cole Harste at the Alexandria Golf Club.

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Moen captures Resorters Junior 10-12 crown

Both finalists parred Nos. 13 and 14, then matched with Fueled by his torrent start, bogeys on No. 15. With three holes remaining, the Junior 10-12 Division had a new champion in Charlie Olsen finally began chipping away at his three-hole deficit. Moen last year. Moen knocked off Bennett Olsen carded par wins on Nos. Olsen — the Alexandria native 16 and 17, staying alive for and two-time defending hole No. 18. It was there, though, that champion — at the Resorters Golf Tournament at the Alex- Moen iced away his title. andria Golf Club with a 1-up Although Olsen parred the hole, Moen matched it for a victory in the finals. Moen, of Edina, opened his tie and clinched the 1-up win. The 2019 Junior 10-12 Dividay with a birdie win on No. 10, which put him ahead after sion will feature a new chamone hole. And with par wins pion as Moen moved up a on Nos. 2 and 3, Moen’s lead division to the Junior 13-15 was built up to 3-up. field. By Micah Friez mfriez@echopress.com

2019 JUNIOR 10-12 DIVISION

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(Entries are subject to change) CARSON BOE, Cottonwood, MN, Cottonwood CC JAMESON FLANNERY, Chaska, Chaska Town Course JOHN GRIMSRUD, St. Paul, MN, Somerset CC ZACHARY GUGGISBERG, Glenwood, MN, Minnewaska GC CHARLIE HANSON, Morris, MN, Pomme de Terre JACK KAHLSTORF, Plymouth, MN, Baker National GC BRAYDEN KRAUTH,

Hastings, MN, Hastings RYLAN KRAUTH, Hastings, MN, Hastings CARVER LARSON, Alexandria, MN, Geneva HENRY MOEN, Edina, Edina CC WESTON NYBERG, Alexandria, MN, AGC BLAKE SCHOLL, Alexandria, MN, Geneva ASHTON SLADEK, Alexandria, MN, AGC GAVIN SROCK, Alexandria, MN, AGC

Charlie Moen tees off during last year’s semifinal round in the Junior 10-12 Division in the Resorters Golf Tournament at the Alexandria Golf Club. Moen, of Edina, defeated Alexandria’s Bennett Olsen 1-up in the finals to win the championship. File photo

Resorters 2019 | Saturday, July 27, 2019

2019 Resorters Golf Tournament

7:30 AM 2 PM

SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019 Men’s Championship and Regular first round qualifying Pro-Am shotgun start

MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 Color of Tees 10th Tee

1st Tee 7 AM 7:10 7:20 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50

Men’s Executive Men’s Executive Men’s Executive Men’s Executive Men’s Executive Men’s Executive Men’s Senior Men’s Senior Men’s Senior Men’s Senior Men’s Senior Men’s Senior

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Color of Tee

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Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Grand Master Women’s Regular Women’s Regular Women’s Executive Women’s Executive Juniors 13-15 Juniors 13-15 Juniors 13-15

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Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Masters Men’s Grand Master Women’s Regular Women’s Regular Women’ Execs

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Juniors 13-15 Juniors 13-15 Juniors 13-15

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7:00 7:09 7:18 7:27 7:36 7:45 7:54 8:03 8:12 8:21 8:30 8:39 8:50 9:00

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 10th Tee Color of Tees

7 AM 7:11 7:22 7:33 7:44 7:55 8:06 8:17 8:28 8:39 8:50

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Color of Tees

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END OF QUALIFYING (except Junior 10-12) ———————————————— Cross Over —————————————— NOON 12:09 12:18 12:27 12:36 12:45 12:54 1:03 1:12 1:21 1:30 1:39 1:48 1:57

Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Men’s Senior 2nd Flight

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Junior 10-12 Division (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Division (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Division (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Division (9 holes) Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Men’s Senior 2nd Flight

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End of play for Tuesday WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019 Color of Tees 10th Tee

1st Tee 6:33 AM 6:42 6:51 AM 7:00 7:09 7:18 7:27 7:36 7:45 7:54 8:03 8:12 8:21 8:30 8:39 8:48 8:57 9:06 9:15

Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Masters Championship Men’s Masters Championship Men’s Masters Championship Men’s Masters Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship Men’s Senior Championship

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Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Championship (9 holes) Junior 10-12 Championship (9 holes) Junior 13-15 1st Flight Junior 13-15 1st Flight Junior 13-15 Championship Cons. Junior 13-15 Championship Cons. Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Women’s Executive 1st Flight Junior 13-15 Championship Junior 13-15 Championship Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Cons. Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Cons.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2019 Color of Tees Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Combo Combo Blue Blue Blue Blue Black Black

10th Tee Color of Tees Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Senior 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Senior 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Cons Blue Blue Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Cons Men’s Masters 1st Flight Cons Combo Men’s Masters 1st Flight Cons Combo Men’s Regular 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Regular 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Championship 1st Flight Cons Black Men’s Championship 1st Flight Cons Black

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Men’s Masters Champ Men’s Masters Champ Men’s Senior Champ Men’s Senior Champ Women’s Champ Women’s Champ Men’s Executive Champ Men’s Executive Champ Men’s Executive Champ Men’s Executive Champ Men’s Champ Men’s Champ Men’s Champ Men’s Champ

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Men’s Masters Champ Cons Men’s Masters Champ Cons Men’s Senior Champ Cons Men’s Senior Champ Cons Women’s Champ Cons Women’s Champ Cons Men’s Executive 1st Flight Men’s Executive 1st Flight Men’s Executive 1st Flight Men’s Executive 1st Flight Men’s Championship Cons Men’s Championship Cons Men’s Championship Cons Men’s Championship Cons

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End of play for Thursday

End of play for Monday

1st Tee

1st Tee Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Regular 1st Flight Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Regular 2nd Flight Men’s Championship 1st Flight Men’s Championship 1st Flight

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1st Tee Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Men’s Senior 1st Flight Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Men’s Masters 1st Flight Men’s Reg 2nd Flight Men’s Reg 1st Flight Junior 13-15 1st Flight Cons Junior 13-15 1st Flight Men’s Grand Master Championship Men’s Grand Master Championship Men’s Regular 3rd Flight

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 Color of Tees Blue Blue Blue Combo Blue Blue White White White White Blue

10th Tee Color of Tees Men’s Executive 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Senior 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Senior 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Masters 1st Flight Cons Blue Men’s Reg 2nd Flight Cons Blue Men’s Reg 1st Flight Cons Blue Junior 10-12 1st Flight Cons (9 holes) Blue Junior 10-12 1st Flight (9 holes) Blue Junior 10-12 Champ Cons Blue Junior 10-12 champ Gold Men’s Regular 3rd Flight Cons. Blue

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Junior 13-15 Champ Men’s Masters Champ Men’s Senior Champ Women’s Regular Champ Women’s Exec Champ Men’s Champ. 1st Flight Men’s Exec 1st Flight Men’s Exec 1st Flight Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship

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Junior 13-15 Champ Cons Men’s Masters Champ Cons Men’s Senior Champ Cons Women’s Champ Cons Women’s Exec. Champ. Cons. Men’s Champ. 1st Flight Cons. Men’s Exec 1st Flight Cons. Men’s Exec 1st Flight Cons. Men’s Exec Champ. Cons. Men’s Exec Champ. Cons. Men’s Championship Cons. Men’s Championship Cons.

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Men’s Exec 1st Flight Men’s Championship Men’s Exec Champ

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Men’s Senior 2nd Flight and Cons Blue Men’s Senior 1st Flight and Cons Blue Men’s Masters 1st Flight and Cons Combo Women’s Regular and Executive Cons White/Combo Men’s Seniors and Masters Champ Cons Blue/Combo Men’s Regular 1st Flight and Cons Blue Men’s Champ. 1st Flight Cons. Black Women’s Regular 1st Flight Cons. Gold

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Men’s Exec 2nd Flight and Cons Junior 13-15 1st Flight and Cons Junior 10-12 1st Flight and Cons

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Junior 10-12 Champ and Cons (9 holes) Men’s Regular 2nd Flight and Cons Men’s Regular 3rd Flight and Cons. Women’s Exec. 1st Flight and Cons.

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Women’s Reg Champ Women’s Reg Champ Women’s Reg Champ Women’s Reg Champ Women’s Executive Champ Women’s Executive Champ Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship Men’s Championship

White White White White Gold Gold Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black End of play for Wednesday

Men’s Grand Master Championship Men’s Grand Master Championship Men’s Championship 1st Flight Men’s Championship 1st Flight Men’s Championship 1st Flight Men’s Championship 1st Flight Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship Men’s Executive Championship

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The Echo Press staff goes the extra mile for you during the Resorters Golf Tournament. The Resorters newspaper is published five times throughout the tournament, starting with the preview issue. The remaining issues will be available Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings with results of the previous day’s play. Copies are located at Alexandria Golf Club and around the area and are free of charge.

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Sister showdown By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com The Herzog sisters had not played each other in a match-play championship until last year’s final round at the Resorters, and the older sister got the better of her younger sibling in that debut. Stephanie Herzog, who was a sophomore with the University of Iowa last fall, was on her game from the get-go in the title match. She built a lead of 6-up through 12 holes on Leah, a recent graduate at Red Wing High School, as Stephanie won 4-3 to secure her first Resorters championship. “I’ve never really loved match play,” Stephanie said. “I prefer stroke play, so it was really good to overcome those negative thoughts I had going in of match play. Especially the last two days, I just went in and really stayed calm and didn’t really worry about the match at all and instead just worried about my game.” Stephanie was calm and steady throughout the title match. She birdied No. 1 to go 1-up before Leah took it back with a par win on 2. Then at No. 3, Stephanie stuck her approach shot on the par-five to within 10 feet and sank an eagle putt to negate a birdie by Leah. “That was probably a momentum turner,” Stephanie said. “I won four and five again. My wedge game was really good today.” Leah opened the door a bit with a few bogeys and a double on No. 4, and Stephanie took advantage. She finished her round at 4-under before the match ended. “The first seven holes she played, she didn’t play very good for her,” Stephanie said. “Obviously, I’ve played with her a lot since we’re sisters. I could tell she wasn’t quite on her game, and I was playing quite well.”

Stephanie Herzog clips younger sister for a title

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Red Wing native Stephanie Herzog (right) goes to give her younger sister, Leah, a hug after the two played for the Women’s Division title at the Resorters Tournament in 2018. Stephanie won the match 4-3 to secure her ﬁrst championship at the tournament. Leah’s best moment of the round came on No. 14. She had just avoided elimination on No. 13 with a par win and had to keep winning to extend the match. On the par-5 14th, Stephanie stuck her approach shot to within about two feet, for what would have been a tap-in birdie to win it. But Leah followed by sinking her approach shot from more than 50 yards out for an eagle that extended things another hole. The shot drew a smile from both sisters. “It was kind of nice for

her too because I knew she wasn’t playing her best,” Stephanie said. Stephanie had to find her game a bit throughout the week. She didn’t like the way she had played through her first two rounds of match play, but she came on during a 5-4 win over Osakis’ Alayna Eldred in the semifinals and then again in the championship. The Resorters is part of a summer where Stephanie said she’s averaged about 64 holes a week as she aimed to keep sharp going back into Big

Ten play. She capped off the week with her first Resorters title, a championship she hopes is not her last at AGC. “This is like my highlight of the year, tournament-wise,” Stephanie said. “I have my family here, and Sophia (Yoemans) comes, who’s a good friend of mine. It’s just a really fun atmosphere. It’s pretty chill and the course is beautiful.” Leah and Stephanie are both set to return for the 2019 tournament as entries in the women’s field again.

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(Entries are subject to change) ALE ARELLANO, Wichita, KS, Flint Hills National AMANDA BIGGER, Alexandria, MN, AGC LAUREN CONTRERAS, Maple Grove, MN, Baker National CAITLIN CUMMINGS, Minneapolis, MN ALAYNA ELDRED, Osakis, MN, AGC ASHLYN GUGGISBERG, Glenwood, MN, Minnewaska LEAH HERZOG, Red Wing, Mississippi National MADISON HERZOG,

Detroit Lakes, MN, Detroit CC STEPHANIE HERZOG, Red Wing, Mississippi National AMY JACOBSON, Alexandria, MN, AGC KYLA NYGAARD, Maple Grove, MN, Baker National CIARA O’CONNOR, Farwell, MN, AGC ELISE STOCKMOE, Alexandria, MN, Geneva GC LAUREN STOCKMOE, Alexandria, MN, Geneva GC TAYLOR THORESON, Hastings, MN, Hastings AMANDA WOODHULL, Minnetonka, MN, Meadowbrook GC

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Kyle Lee is back in Alexandria to serve as the Alexandria Golf Club’s head pro after spending most of his childhood in Alexandria and playing for a state tournament team with the Cardinals. Eric Morken / Echo Press

Kyle Lee returns to Alexandria to serve as AGC’s head golf pro By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com Kyle Lee grew up from the time he was about 12 years old playing at the Alexandria Golf Club every chance he got until he graduated from high school in 2000. Now Lee is back and leading AGC as its new head golf professional. It’s been a bit of a waiting game at the Alexandria Golf Club for Lee. When his family first moved to Alexandria from Bagley in 1991, he had to get a membership at another local course because there was a waiting list to become a member at AGC. “I waited two years on the waiting list to get in to AGC and then basically lived here till I graduated high school,” he said. In the back of his mind, Lee knew he

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Sigel returns to Resorters fresh off qualifier win for US Amateur Championship By Nick Hunter Minnesota Golf Association The Resorters Tournament always features talented players from around the country, and Ben Sigel is an example of that as he joins the men’s championship field this year fresh off a win at a qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Championship. Helped by an eagle and two birdies over his final nine holes July 22 at Dacotah Ridge Golf Club, Sigel, a University of Kansas golfer, posted a secondround 5-under par 67 to earn medalist honors and a spot in his third consecu-

tive U.S. Amateur Championship. Sigel opened Monday’s qualifier with a round of even par 72 before finishing the 36-hole event one stroke better than Pepperdine University’s Derek Hitchner and two strokes clear of North Dakota State University’s Van Holmgren, who claimed the final two spots to this year’s championship, Aug. 11-18 at the historic Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina. “I got off to a slower start this morning, but I stayed patient all day. My irons weren’t very sharp

today, but I was able to make a good amount of putts and didn’t really force anything,” Sigel said after qualifying Monday. “All the pins were tucked, so you’ve got to pick and choose when you go at them. I think I did a good job of managing my game and hitting the right spots. “I decided not to play in the [Minnesota State Open] to prioritize a little bit and get ready for today. After qualifying for the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur the last two years, I’d

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Ben Sigel, a University of Kansas golfer and native of Deephaven, putts during the 2018 Resorters Tournament in Alexandria. Sigel is back again for the 2019 Resorters Tournament and is fresh oﬀ a win that qualiﬁed him for this year’s U.S. Amateur Championship. Eric Morken / Echo Press

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Sullivan tops Aldrich in Women’s Execs rematch Alexandria native wins her third title over 30 years later

By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com Alexandria native Jodi (Krafka) Sullivan lost in an 18-hole match to Minnetonka’s Betsy Aldrich in the Women’s Executive Division championship during the 2017 Resorters Tournament. In 2018, Sullivan returned the favor. In a rematch of the 2017 finals, Sullivan stepped onto the 18th green needing to match Aldrich’s par to avoid a playoff. She faced an unfamiliar uphill putt from about seven feet and calmly sent it in, celebrating with a fist pump and then a hug with Aldrich. “I was nervous,” Sullivan said. “I haven’t had any uphills all week. I’ve had downhill (putts), where you’re just kind of trying to guide them to the hole. All of a sudden, I’m facing an uphill for the first time.” Sullivan was 1-up going into the 18th hole after neither player could separate themselves all day. Aldrich struck first with a par win at No. 1. Both birdied on No. 3, and that 1-up advantage for Aldrich stood until Sullivan won with a birdie on No. 8. Another five holes went by before Sullivan grabbed her first lead of the day at No. 14 with

Alexandria native Jodi Sullivan reads the 10th green last year during her Women’s Executive Division championship match against Betsy Aldrich. Sullivan won the title 1-up to get her third Resorters championship and ﬁrst since 1987. Eric Morken / Echo Press

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Family gets long-awaited Resorters title

Randy Johnson caps big week with Masters championship

Alexandria’s Randy Johnson lines up a putt on the 11th green during his Masters Division championship round against Ron Way last year. Johnson got his ﬁrst Resorters championship in 2018 as he beat Way in a 5-4 ﬁnal.

By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com Alexandria’s Randy Johnson and his family had been waiting on a Resorters title for almost 70 years. At family outings, the conversation always came up: Who’s going to win a Resorters championship? Randy’s wife, Deb, and her family started playing at the Alexandria Golf Club in 1949. In the years since, many family members had made a run at the Resorters, including Randy himself for more than two decades. Finally, after a memorable week at AGC, Randy ended that drought by taking home the Masters Division title last summer. “This is something we’ve been working on,” Randy said. “We talk about it every year. At Christmas time, we say, ‘Who’s going to win

the Resorters this year?’ We finally got one.” Johnson took on fellow AGC member Ron Way in the Masters Division championship on last year and came away with a 5-4 win. Both men had a tournament to remember. At 80 years old, Way battled his way through the tournament as the 15th seed and won tight matches in 19 holes, 2-up and 1-up. Johnson went into the championship coming off of perhaps his most memorable round at the Resorters in his entire life. He was down four holes through 11 against two-time defending champion, Dan Elton of Moorhead. Johnson stormed back from there, winning 1-up with a birdie on the 18th hole.

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would like to return to the area someday, even after moving a long way away to pursue a career in golf for many years after graduating from St. Cloud State University in 2004. Lee grew up learning the game predominantly from his grandparents and getting his feet wet at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. He became a member of the Cardinals golf team in high school after moving to Alexandria and played for them from his sophomore through senior year. In 2000, he was part of the Alexandria team that made a state tournament. Lee has worked at AGC before, serving as an assistant golf pro under thenhead pro Ron Rebrovich starting in 2006. He worked in that capacity for a few years before heading to Phoenix to work at a course in Arizona, while also spending his summers working at clubs in Park City, Utah and Orono in Minnesota. Phoenix had been the place he called home for the last 15 years, and he enjoyed it there. “I wasn’t waiting for another job,” Lee said. “I was content with my job down in Arizona. It’s just one thing led to another. It was a perfect storm that led

me to here.” Family is part of what brought him back to Alexandria. Lee, 37, and his wife are expecting their first baby in early August. Coming back home at this time was a chance to start an allnew chapter in their lives. “Alexandria is tough to beat when you’re raising a family,” Lee said. “My wife, Ashley, is expecting our first baby Aug. 7, so right around Resorters, which is going to be a stressful time. That’s always been a goal of mine at some point in my life to come back to Alexandria. When the opportunity arose, it was great to be able to leave Phoenix and have an opportunity to raise our kids in Alexandria.” The combination of switching jobs, moving across the country and a new baby on the way has made for a hectic first month on the job for Lee. He officially started on May 21, and said the help of the entire staff at AGC has made a crazy time in his life a better transition. Brittany Ellingson (assistant manager), Jeremy Holmstrom (restaurant manager), Karen McCarthy (kitchen manager), Lisa Grimes (director of instruction) and Lindsay Fluegel (general manager) are all a part of the team out there. Lee’s job as the head pro takes on different responsibilities. He helps teach lessons, along with helping members get their offi-

cial handicaps for multiple leagues that run weekly at AGC. Lee also helps organize and run the bigger tournaments at the course such as the member/guest, the club championship and the Resorters. That week-long Resorters Tournament starts July 28 with a pro-am and runs through Aug. 3. More than 300 players will take part in what is the 98th running of the match-play event. Lee played in it himself during his younger years in Alexandria. Now he is bracing for a busy week as he settles into his first time running the Resorters, knowing that the birth of his first child could potentially fall during the same time. “One thing I’ll say about Resorters is it’s a tight-knit group, whether it’s your first year or 30th year playing Resorters,” Lee said. “Once you’re in, it seems it’s a big family base and we’re out enjoying AGC together. It’s going to be stressful for me because there’s so many moving parts. There’s over 300 contestants and making sure it runs flawless, all the while knowing my wife could go into labor at any time. It’s going to be interesting, but at least I’m going to have that family structure I believe where if something does happen, between the boards and committees that make Resorters happen, I’ll be able to lean back a little bit and count on them.”

SULLIVAN From Page R14

a par. Then on 15, she sank a long putt for a birdie win that would prove to be the difference in the match. “It was the first one I got to the hole,” Sullivan said. “That was huge. The thing is, the putt was moving. It hit the hole hard. On these greens, you want to just die them into the hole. This one was moving, but it went in.” Aldrich came right back with a par win at 16, but both players parred No. 17. That set up the dramatics of the 18th hole. Sullivan had a nice drive but didn’t quite get her approach shot over a ridge that sits on the front of the 18th green. Her ball rolled back down and off the green, while Aldrich had a long putt for birdie. She missed, and Sullivan hit her third shot a bit short but within a makeable distance to win with the par. “I tried to not get too down on myself,” Sullivan said of her

second shot that came back off the green. “I had a perfect distance for sand wedge, but it was sitting up. It was one of those shots where I didn’t want to take a big divot because, with my sand wedge, I could fly over. I just kind of went under it.” Sullivan had friends and family there to congratulate her after the win, including her three children, who are triplets. It’s because of them that she got back into golf after nearly two decades away after she had a decorated high school career in Alexandria and then collegiately at the University of Minnesota. “It is fun,” Sullivan said. “I really put away the clubs for about 20 years. I had a family, but when they were getting to about 10, they showed an interest. I said, ‘If I get back into it, I can go with them.’ So it was me getting back into it so I could get them into it.” Sullivan won Resorters titles in the Women’s Division in 1985 and 1987. Now she can add another one to the list and has a chance at another this year as she returns to the women’s executive field.

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SIGEL From Page R11

like to think that I’m good at qualifying. I lost [in a 24-for-1 playoff at Pebble Beach] last year, so my goal is to make the cut and see what happens. I’m excited to get to Pinehurst.” Playing his first four holes at 3-over par Monday, Sigel battled back by making four birdies over his next eight holes to move to 1-under before a late bogey put him at even par after the first 18 holes. Beginning his second round on the 10th tee, Sigel got started by sinking a 5-footer for birdie at the 12th before hitting his tee shot off the tee at 17 into the penalty area, leading to bogey to fall back to even par for the round. Finding his stride at the 18th, Sigel rolled in a 15-footer for birdie before reaching the par-5 third in two, sinking a 20-foot putt for eagle to quickly jump to 3-under for the tournament. “I knew I was in a good spot,” Sigel said of his eagle on his 30th hole of the day. “I thought [3-under] was going to be the number and I was lucky enough to get a couple more coming in.” After getting up-anddown for birdie from short of the sixth green, Sigel rolled in one final putt from five feet for birdie to

finish at 5-under 139 and punched his ticket to North Carolina next month. “Each time I’ve qualified, I’ve shot between 1-under and 1-over for my first round,” Sigel said. “The courses are always set up pretty tough and I knew [even par] was fine, after my start I was pretty happy with it. I put myself in a position to make a run on my last nine and I did.” Sigel, a prep standout while at Minnetonka High School, began his summer by finishing 19th at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta in early June and then notched a fourthplace finish a week later at the Monroe Invitational in Rochester, N.Y. After missing the cut by one stroke at the TransMiss Amateur Championship two weeks ago, Sigel turned in a final-round 66 last week to finish in a tie for fourth at the MGA State Amateur Championship. He will begin his junior season at Kansas this fall. Sigel has been a regular at the Resorters Tournament in Alexandria in recent years. He has been a contender in the men’s championship field the last few years and comes into the 2019 tournament still searching for his first men’s title. He won the 2014 Junior 13-15 championship at the Alexandria Golf Club. (Echo Press sports editor Eric Morken contributed to this piece.)

JOHNSON From Page R15

“(That), obviously, was the highlight of the whole week, coming back from four down against the defending champ,” Johnson said. “I came out (Saturday) and got off to a good start. Went 3-up after three, and it kind of stayed that way.” Johnson used pars on the first three holes to take that early advantage. Way got one back with a par win at No. 6, but it was one of only two wins on the day for Way. He also took No. 10 with a par. Johnson countered by using a par win at No. 8 to take a 3-up advantage into the turn. Par, birdie and bogey wins on Nos. 11-13 then put the match away after both players parred 14. “The driver for the most part was pretty solid,” Johnson said. “I don’t think I really hit a bad drive, a bad pull left or a big push right. I always had a second shot. That was solid, and I putted great again. I had a three-putt on No. 6, but that was the only bad putt I made. The rest were solid, and when I needed to get up and down, I pretty much did.” Johnson said he has seen Way putt a little better than he did on Saturday. He knew he would have to play a good round to win and perhaps overcome some nerves. At least he thought that would be the case going into the day as he played in his first championship round. “I’ve been nervous before where I can hardly put the ball on the tee,” Johnson said. “That didn’t happen. I was not as ner-

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vous today. It was fun because I got to play with (Senior Division finalists) Chris Haugen and Jon Empanger. They’re great competitors and got to watch those guys hit the ball so far, and everyone is a gentleman in the game. Ron is a gentleman.” After the match was won, Johnson gathered in the clubhouse with Deb and plenty other friends and family who were there to congratulate him. It was a special ending to a week the Johnsons won’t soon forget. “We ended up having a great time out there today,” Johnson said. “The feeling was a great feeling. It’s a great feeling because it

Brook GC DENNIS LONG, Fort Meyers, FL, Verandah Club SKIP MADSEN, Solana Beach, CA, Morgan Run BYRON PETERSON, Alexandria, MN LARRY PETERSEN, Albert Lea, MN, Wedgewood Cove KEN RIESBERG, Mesa, AZ GARY ROLFZEN, The Villages, FL, Oak Hill GC TOM RYAN, Minnetonka, MN, Hazeltine RON SAUER, St. Cloud, MN, Pebble Creek LARRY SCHROEDER, Long Prairie, MN, Long Prairie CC GENE SEASHORE, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Lakewood Ranch AL STRASSBURG, Clear Lake, MN, Territory GC BRUCE STUEVEN, Alexandria, MN, Geneva GC STEVE TESSMER, Hood River, OR, Indian Creek GC TOM VIPOND, Woodstock, GA, Eagle Watch GC RON WAY, Edina, MN, AGC KEN WINGE, Richﬁeld, MN

2019 GRAND MASTERS DIVISION

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(Entries are subject to change) TOM EIDSVOLD, Alexandria, MN, AGC DAVE HARRIS, Alexandria, MN, AGC GARY OBELE, Becker, MN, Pebble Creek CLAYTON PIKE, Billings, MT, Yellowstone GC

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R20 Resorters 2019 | Saturday, July 27, 2019 MEN’S MASTERS CHAMPIONS

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YEAR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

WINNER John Falldin, Fridley Lloyd Freden, Scottsdale, AZ John Falldin, Fridley Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Jim Fitzgerald, Houston, Tx Wayne Elton, Alexandria Bill Crowl, Lakeville Jack Seltz, Alexandria Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL

RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE Linus Guggenberger, Rockville 1-up, 19 holes John Falldin, Fridley 3-1 Dean Stromwall, Apopka, FL Ed Manderville, Minneapolis 3-1 Linus Guggenberger, Rockville, 2-1 Wayne Elton, Alexandria, 2-1 Jim Fitzgerald, Houston, TX, 4-3 Dr. Jerry Hanson, Alexandria, 7-6 Gerry Douglas, Bemidji, 6-5 Larry Carlson, Bella Vista, AR, 6-5 Frank Lewis, Florida, 5 and 4 Larry Carlson, Bella Vista, AR 5-4

Changed to Masters Division 2007 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL 2008 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL 2009 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL 2010 George Mikesh, Scottsdale, AZ 2011 Pat Vincellil, Rosemount 2012 Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria 2013 Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria 2014 Dave Harris, Alexandria 2015 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL 2016 Dan Elton, Moorhead 2017 Dan Elton, Moorhead 2018 Randy Johnson, Alexandria

MEN’S SENIOR PAST CHAMPIONS

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YEAR WINNER 1965 Dr. Jack Clifford, Alexandria 1966 Lloyd Goodson, Enid, OK 1967 Ted McFarlane, Mpls 1968 Bill Lord, Mpls. 1969 Russ Olson, Granite Falls 1970 Unavailable 1971 Don Sarenpa, Mpls. 1972 John Peterson, Rockford, IL 1973 Don Sarenpa, Mpls. 1974 Bob Krogh, Rockford, IL 1975 Harold Erickson, Norridge, IL 1976 Don Sarenpa, Mpls. 1977 Tom Hoak, Edina 1978 Lloyd Freden, Edina 1979 John Biernat, Roseville 1980 Tuffy Nelson, Perham 1981 Herb Howe, Rochester 1982 Lloyd Freden, Edina 1983 Tuffy Nelson, Perham 1984 Tuffy Nelson, Perham 1985 George Saiki, Lompoc, CA 1986 Ed Greenleaf, Minnetonka 1987 Bob Jones, Alexandria 1988 Howard Karkhoff, Mpls. 1989 Jerry Ranheim, New Hope 1990 Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls 1991 Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls 1992 Bill Crowl, Burnsville 1993 Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls 1994 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL

1995 Jim Archer, Kansas City 1996 Jim Archer, Leawood, KS 1997 Jim Archer, Leawood, KS 1998 Dave Harris, Alexandria Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA 1999 2000 Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL 2001 George Cliff, Mankato 2002 George Cliff, Mankato 2003 Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA 2004 Connie Freeman, Alexandria 2005 George Cliff, Mankato 2006 Dave Harris, Alexandria 2007 George Cliff, Mankato 2008 Peter Glanville, Scottsdale, AZ 2009 Jon Empanger, Chaska 2010 Jon Empanger, Chaska 2011 Jon Empanger, Chaska 2012 Steve Herzog, Alexandria def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 6-5 2013 Steve Herzog, Alexandria def. Greg Mattson, 6-4 2014 Jeff Pederson, Haymarket, Virginia, def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 2-1 2015 A.J. Kluver, Alexandria, def. Mark Frie, Monticello, 4-3 2016 Greg Mattson, Becker, def. Jim Arnold, Plymouth, 2-1 2017 Chris Haugen, Alexandria, def. Steve Herzog, Alexandria, 1-up in 19 holes 2018 Chris Haugen, Alexandria, def. Jon Empanger, Chaska, 1-up

Jerry Hanson, Alexandria, 4-3 Dick Lasch, Circle Pines, 3-2 Dave Harris, Alexandria, 1-up Tom Eidsvold, Alexandria, 1-up, 20 holes Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA, 4-3 Dick Lasch, Circle Pines, 21-holes Ron Clayton, Sarasota, FL, 2-up George Cliff, 3-2 Dave Harris, 1-up Dave Harris, 6-5 Norty Blanchard, Alexandria, 1-up Ron Way, 5-4

JUNIOR DIVISION PAST CHAMPIONS

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YEAR WINNER 1990 Ryan Elton, Pelican Rapids 1991 Jonathon Larson, Starbuck 1992 Rob Bloedorn, Alexandria Ryan Peavey, Marshall 1993 1994 Ryan Peavey, Marshall 1995 Jason Whiting, Alexandria 1996 Pat Tuel, Fergus Falls 1997 Brett Swedberg, Alexandria 1998 Herbie Champlin, Enid, OK 1999 Herbie Champlin, Enid, OK 2000 Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria 2001 Bryce Hanstad, Alexandria 2002 David Justice, Alexandria 2003 Jake Seltz, Alexandria 2004 Jack Dressen, Alexandria Mike Tuel, Fergus Falls 2005 2006 Adam Thielen, Detroit Lakes 2007 Sean Halverson, Brainerd 2008 Joey Shroyer, Victoria 2009 Nick Heinen, Edmond, Oklahoma 2010 Lincoln Johnson, Chaska (10-12 division); Matthew Bennett, Marshall (13-15 division) 2011 Christopher Adams, Maple Grove (10-12 division); Nick Heinen, Edmond, OK, (13-15 division) 2012 Nathaniel Adams, Maple Grove, def. Elliot Amundson, Alexandria (10-12 Division)

Peter Dierks, Leawood, KS def. Carter Kranz, Sauk Center (13-15 Division) Ryan Swedberg (13-15 2013 Division) def. Andrew Lindberg 1-up; Nathaniel Adams, Medina def. Gabe McKeown, 3-1 (10-12) 2014 Ben Sigel, Deephaven (13-15 Division) def. Reece Sanders, Deephaven, 5-4; Gabe McKeown, Lenexa, Kansas, def. Davis Johnson, Chaska, 4-3 2015 Braeden Sladek, Alexandria, (10-12 Division) def. Sean Lehman, Scottsdale, AZ, 2-1; Hunter Rebrovich, Alexandria, (13-15 Division) def. Nate Adams, Maple Grove, 4-3 2016 Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, def. Zach Stennes, Minnetonka, 2-1 (Junior 10-12); Nate Adams, Maple Grove, def. Cecil Belisle, Red Wing, 3-2 (Junior 13-15) 2017 - Davis Johnson, Chaska, def. Carson Herron, Deephaven, 6-5 (Junior 13-15); Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, def. Zach Stennes, 3-2 (Junior 10-12) Davis Johnson, Chaska, 2018 def. Cole Harste, 3-2 (Junior 13-15); Charlie Moen, Edina, def. Bennett Olsen, Alexandria, 1-up (Junior 10-12)

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Johnson hangs tough in Men’s Execs

He downs four-time champion Schomer By Al Edenloff aedenloff@echopress.com

After winning the second hole in the Resorters Men’s Executive Division final with a birdie, Troy Johnson of Maple Grove clamped down on the lead like a bulldog. He didn’t give up any ground, downing the division’s four time champion (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017) Daryl Schomer of St. Cloud, 3-2 to take the 2018 title. “I led all the way from that point on,” Johnson said. “I played well for most of the round. I had some hiccups in the middle but hit a great shot on No. 15. I was about 100 yards out and put it two feet away and that got me to 3-up with three to play.” This was the first time Johnson had played in the Resorters in 23 years. He was lured back by a bunch of friends – 20 or so were staying in the same group – who came to Alexandria for the tournament. One of them was Nate Adams, also of Maple Grove, who was the runner-up in the Men’s Championship Division. The Resorters trophy joined a lot of other hardware Johnson has brought home over the years. He’s won the Minnesota State Open, three Mid-Ams, a Public Links, and a Mid-Players tournament twice. But the Resorters win is still a highlight for Johnson. “Absolutely,” he said. “Anytime you win a tournament it’s fun to get into the mix.” Johnson made it into the final round by rolling past Alexandria’s Dave Dilley, 7-6, on Saturday morning. It was an impressive 4-under par outing, highlighted by birdies on Nos. 1, 5, 6, 8 and 12. Johnson also got off to a quick start against Schomer, who won his semifinal against Larry Monplaisir of Phoenix, Arizona, 2-1. Johnson landed in the bunker on No. 1 but got up and down to tie Schomer. He followed that up with the birdie win on No. 2 and won the fourth hole when Schomer ran into putting problems. Johnson drilled another nice putt on No. 5 to go 3-up, a lead that held through the turn. Schomer just couldn’t get his game going and was four behind after 11 holes. Schomer won the par-5 12th to pull within three and looked to be on the comeback trail when Johnson went out of bounds on No. 14. That’s when Johnson’s deadly accurate approach on No. 15 led to a birdie that all but put away the match. It ended a hole later. Johnson and Schomer are both back this year as they try to add to their Resorters legacy.

Troy Johnson of Maple Grove putts during his Executive Division final against Daryl Schomer at the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 4, 2018. Johnson beat Schomer, a four-time champion, by a 3-2 final to take his first Resorters title. Al Edenloff / Echo Press

2019 MEN’S EXECUTIVE DIVISION

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(Entries are subject to change) CHAD BISSON, Woodbury, MN BRETT BLOEDORN, Alexandria, MN JOSH BROSZ, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town BRIAN CLIFF, Mankato, MN, LeSuer GC ROBBIE DUNN, Alexandria, MN, AGC DAVE FINGALSEN, Rogers, MN, Fox Hollow GC TAYLOR FLANNERY, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town Course BRENT GROSSMAN, Carver, MN, Chaska Town Course JOSH HAGELSTROM, Fargo, ND, Village Green TOM HEIMERMAN, Woodbury, MN CHIP HEIMSNESS, Stewartville, MN, Maple Valley GC COREY HILL, Helena, MT, Green Meadow CC CHAD JOHNSON, Burnsville, MN, Southview Country Club DAN JOHNSON, Elk River, MN, Elk River GC JEFF JOHNSON, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town Course, 2014 Champ JT JOHNSON, Eden Prairie, MN, Olympic Hills TROY JOHNSON, Maple Grove, MN, Medina CC, 2018 CHAMPION ISAAC KIEFFER, Moorhead, MN, Village Green DAN KLEIN, Phoenix, AZ GEOFF KLEIN, St. Peter, MN, LeSuer GC CHRIS KOWALCYZK, Plymouth, MN, Geneva GC TONY KUCERA, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town CORY LARSEN, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town Course THAD LAWRYNK, Carver, MN, Chaska Town Course

CHAD MARLOW, Annandale, MN, Reflection Ridge Golf Club BRANT McLEOD, Elko, MN, Montgomery Nat. ERIK NELSON, Overland, KS JOHN NEMEC, Waite Park, MN, Wapicada TROY NYGAARD, Maple Grove, MN, Pheasant Acres NICK PAULSEN, Alexandria, MN, Alexandria Golf Club BEN PEHLING, Rochester, MN, Northern Hills ANDY PETERSEN, Albert Lea, MN, Wedgewood Cove GC TONY PETERSEN, Denver, CO, Common Grounds GC KEVIN PIKE, Wheaton, IL, Cantigug MATT RAYMOND, Elk River, MN, Fox Hollow GC KEVIN ROSSOW, Rochester, MN, Pine Island GC DARYL SCHOMER, St. Cloud, MN, Wapicada, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Executive Champ JASON SINNING, Alexandria, MN, Geneva JOHN SKAALERUD, St. Bonifacius, MN, Ridges At Sandcreek BRETON STOUT, Clovis, CA, Dragonfly CC ZACH TAFT, Rochester, MN, Northern Hills AARON VANDERPLAATS, St. Paul, MN JERRY VETSCH, Becker, MN, Pebble Creek MARK WANOUS, Eagan, MN, Valleywood GC CHRIS WATSON, Omaha, NE, Platteview CC CHRIS WIENS, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town Course MIKE WILLIAMS, North Palm Beach, FL DARRYL WILLS, Chaska, MN, Chaska Town Course

R22 Resorters 2019 | Saturday, July 27, 2019 WOMEN’S DIVISION PAST CHAMPIONS

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YEAR 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

WINNER Eleanor Lightner, St. Paul, 43-41-84 Mrs. E.R. Morrison, Kansas City Mrs. E.R. Morrison, Kansas City Eleanor Lightner, St. Paul Mrs. Bill Freeman, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Frank Jeﬀrey Patricia Stephenson, Minneapolis Margaret Lebatt, Minneapolis Margaret Lebatt, Minneapolis Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Edith Kierland, Alexandria Madeline Simonet, Little Falls Madeline Simonet, Little Falls Mrs. E.F. Carey, St. Paul Mrs. E.F. Carey, St. Paul Edith Kierland, Alexandria Mrs. Harold Sims, St. Paul Eddice Dochterman, St. Paul Eddice Dochterman, St. Paul Louis Herou, Minneapolis Bevery Hanson, Fargo Mrs. Herman Berg, Minneapolis Edith Kierland Lowry, Minneapolis Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo Edith Kierland Lowry, Minneapolis Rae Milligan, Jasper Park, Canada Bev Gammon, St. Paul Jeanne Roel, Fargo Marion Gault, Kansas City Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK Carole Pushing, Olivia Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Jan Eklund, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter Joan Garvin, St. Peter Nancy Harris, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter Kris Gilbertson, Mahtomedi Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina

RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE Mrs. E. R. Morrison, Kansas City 47-48-95 Mrs. T.H. Graybill, St. Louis Mrs. William Freeman, Washington, D.C. Mrs. William Freeman, Washington, D.C. 4-3 Mrs. Frank Jeffrey, Minneapolis, 5-4 Mrs. M.S. Stringer, White Bear, 5-3 Mrs. R.C. Greenleafe, Kansas City, 6-4 Catherine Pillsbury, Wayzata, 1-up Mrs. Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd, 2-1 Betty Hayes, Minneapolis, 4-3 Margaret Bartscher, St. Paul Ruth Walker, Pipestone, 6-5 Margaret Bartscher, St. Paul Kathleen Carey, Cedar Rapids, 1-up Rith Tank Gertrude Tracy, Kansas City, 4-3 Kathleen Carey, Cedary Rapids, 1-up Kathleen Carey, Cedar Rapids,4-3 Madeline Simonet, Little Falls, 1-up Edith Kierland, Alexandria, 4-3 Mary Schouweiler, Red Wing Katie Chappule, Faribault, 1-up Katie Chappule, Faribault, 1-up, 19 holes Jean Ann Perrine, Minneapolis Mrs. Erling Anderosn, Minneapolis, 2-1 Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo, 2-up Evelyn Skinner, Aberdeen, S.D., 4-3 Mrs. Paul Roel, Fargo, 2-up Nancy Lesley, Minneapolis, 5-4 Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis, 9-8 Lora Dixon, Fargo Sunny Andresen, Minneapolis, 3-2 Mrs. Shorty Noonan Hanson, Wayzata, 3-2 Bev Gammon, Minneapolis 3-2 Edith Kierland Lowry, Hopkins, 1-up Maggie Carlson, Appleton, 4-3 Lenore Eilers, St. Paul, 4-3 Beth Stone, Muskogee, OK, 1-up Marlene Miller, Lake Bluff IL, 1-up Jan Eklund, Minneapolis, 4-2 Joan Garvin, St. Peter, 1-up Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Nancy MacGibbon, Minneapolis Joan Garvin, St. Peter, 3-1 Kris Gilbertson, Mahtomedi Nancy MacGibbon, Minnetonka, 4-3 Lenore Eilers, St. Paul, 2-1 Phyllis Hullette, Bakersfield, CA, 2-up

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Marlene Miller, Lake Bluﬀ, IL Betsy Seitz, Edina Jody Gumlia, Crookston Nancy MacGibbon, Minnetonka Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Betsy Seitz, Edina Lisa Kluver, Alexandria Betsy Seitz, Edina Jan Hultgren, Raymond Peggy Kirsch, Duluth Lisa Kluver, Alexandria Kris Hanson, Granite Falls Barb Arrell, Maplewood Jodi Krafka, Alexandria Mary Dacumos, Birmingham AL Jodi Krafka, Minneapolis Mary Dacumos, Birmingham, AL Kris Montplaisir, Phoenix/Alexandria Barb Arrell, Maplewood Heather Deke, DeWitt, IA Laura Bleyhl, Elk River Laura Bleyhl, Elk River Karen Schroeder, Glenwood Claudia Pilot, Austin Claudia Pilot, Austin Tracy Melby, Alexandria Claudia Pilot Austin Jennifer Volkerding, Fargo, ND Megan Hanson, Glenwood Amanda Lindquist, Monticello Connie Sornsin, Goodyear, AZ Betsy Aldrich, Crystal Connie Sornsin, Goodyear, AZ Karyn Stordahl, Minneapolis Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes Maggie Leland, Alexandria Betsy Aldrich, St. Louis Park Maggie Leland, Alexandria Sarah Roering, Glenwood Emily Kvidera, Ramsey Maggie Leland, Alexandria Samantha Falk, Glenwood Alayna Eldred, Osakis Brianna Janu, Glenwood Kate Smith, Detroit Lakes Sophia Yoemans, Red Wing Stephanie Herzog, Red Wing

Sue Graves, Alexandria, 2-1 Marlene Miller, Lake Bluﬀ, IL Margo Anderson, Austin Betsy Seitz, Edina, 2-up Sally May, St. Cloud, 5-4 Julie Gumlia, Edina, 2-1 Betsy Seitz, Edina, 2-1 Peggy Kirsch, Duluth, 7-5 Kris Elton, Alexandria, 1-up Kris Hanson, Granite Falls, 6-5 Marilyn Lovander, Willmar, 5-4 Betsy Seitz Bro, Des Moines, IA, 2-1 Lynda Otness, Fosston, 3-1 Lori Gaﬀney, Des Moines, IA, 2-1 Carol Albers, Dallas, TX, 1-up Julie Kalina, Minneapolis, 4-3 Carol Albers, Dallas TX, 2-1 Jodi Krafka, Alexandria, 2-1 Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 4-3 Barb Arrell, Maplewood, 1-up Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 5-4 Shelly Finnestad, Boone, IA, 2-1 Carol Albers, Dallas, TX 3-1 Chandy Schneekloth, Long Prairie, 7-6 Chris Montplaisir, Tempe, AZ, 3-2 Connie Sornsin, Sauk Centre, 2-1 Brenda Williams, Minnetriska, 1-up Barbara Arrell, Vadnais Heights, 3-1 Betsy Aldrich, Plymouth, 1-up Connie Sornsin, Phoenix, AZ, 7-6 Megan Hanson, Glenwood, 1-up (19 holes) Connie Sornsin, Phoeniz, AZ, 3-2 Tricia Nelson, Alexandria, 1-up Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes, 7-6 Betsy Aldrich, Crystal 5-4 Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes, 1-up 21 holes Molly Leland, Alexandria, 4-2 Allison Thimjon, Plymouth, 5-3 Maggie Leland, Alexandria, 4-3 Betsy Aldrich, St. Louis Park, 2-1 Emily Kvidera, Ramsey, 7-6 Sarah Roering, Glenwood, 2-1 Jenna Janu, Glenwood, 20 holes Jenna Janu (sisters), Glenwood, 2-1 Jenna Janu, Glenwood, 1-up Alejandra Arellano, 3-2 Leah Herzog (sisters), Red Wing, 4-3

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Alexandria’s Chris Haugen blasts his way out of the sand on the 10th hole during the 2018 Resorters Tournament. Haugen took down Jon Empanger of Chaska during the final round last year to win his second straight Senior Division title at the Resorters Golf Tournament. Eric Morken / Echo Press

Back-to-back champion Alexandria’s Chris Haugen grabs another Resorters title By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com Alexandria’s Chris Haugen thought for sure he would have to make quite a few birdies in order to beat eight-time Resorters champion Jon Empanger in the Senior Division championship last year. It did not turn out that way. Haugen got a couple birdies - one on No. 6 and another on No. 11 - but it was his overall steady game all day that allowed him to come away with his second straight Resorters title. “I couldn’t make a lot of putts today,” Haugen said. “Fortunately, I made a lot of pars, some key par saves, and he didn’t make a lot of birdies. That helped. He’s steady, he’s in the fairway on every hole, but I made a lot of pars. That ended up being the difference on a bit of a windy day where pins were a little bit tucked on some holes. Pars were good enough today.” The match went to the 18th hole, but both players missed birdie putts and settled for pars as Haugen won 1-up. Empanger, from Chaska, saw his birdie attempt roll around almost every inch of the cup before lipping out. Haugen said he missed some putts down the stretch that could have helped him avoid going to the 18th hole, but it was a putt on 13 that proved to be a difference maker. He hit into the sand on that hole and bladed his bunker shot almost over the green, leaving him looking at a likely bogey loss. Instead, he sank a near 50-footer for a par to halve the hole with Empanger.

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(Entries are subject to change) TOM ABRAHAMSON, Wayzata, MN, Windsong Farms DAVID ADAMS, Maple Grove, MN, Medina GC PATRICK CALLAHAN, Mahtomedi, MN, Dellwood CC STEVE CUMMINGS, Alexandria, MN, AGC MATT DAVIS, Woodbury, MN, Prestwick GC DAVE DILLEY, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud CC BOB DUBE, Peoria, AZ, Blackstone GC BRIAN EIDSVOLD, Alexandria, MN, AGC CRAIG ERICKSON, Alexandria, MN, AGC MICHAEL FLESCH, Neenah, WI, North Shore GC BILL FREEMAN, Alexandria, MN JOHN GARDINER, Deephaven, MN, Wayzata CC PATRICK GUSTAFSON, Inver Grove Heights, Southview CC AL HAGEN, Harrisburg, SD, Bakker Crossing JOHN HAGGE, Fergus Falls, MN, Pebble Lake CHRIS HAUGEN, Alexandria, MN, AGC, 2017, 2018 champion JOHN HAUSAUER, Minnetonka, MN, Meadowbrook GC ERIC HEIMSNESS, Woodbury, MN, Somerby MIKE HERZOG, Detroit Lakes, MN, Detroit Lakes CC STEVE HERZOG, Alexandria, MN, AGC, 2012, 2013 CHAMP, 1993 Men’s Champ, 1992 Execs champion, 1984 Men’s Champ TODD HILL, Maple Grove, MN, Medina GC TOM HOFSTAD, Eagan, MN, Valleywood CURT HOWARD, Bristow, OK, Oaks CC TOM JOHNSON, Maple Grove, MN, AGC

“I think that really turned the match around,” Haugen said. “(I) was 2-up, and I’m sure he thought he was going to (win one back) because he was 15 feet for birdie. I knocked that in and he two putts and I’m still 2-up. I missed a number of putts coming down to the end that would have made it a little easier on myself, but he’s a competitor. I knew he wasn’t going to go away, and I just couldn’t put him away.” Empanger stayed two down through 15 before he cut his deficit to one

TOM KELLY, Woodbury, MN, Prestwick GC JOE KLICK, Alexandria, MN, AGC A.J. KLUVER, Alexandria, MN, AGC, 2015 Senior Men’s Champ TIM KULOW, Naples, FL, Heritage Bay JOE LaFAVE, St. Paul, MN, Keller GC STEVE LAMBROS, Mendota Heights, MN, Mendakota CC JIM LESNAR, Worthington, MN, Great Life MARK LINDBERG, Coppell, TX, Dallas National GREG MATTSON, Becker, MN, Pebble Creek Golf Club 2016 SENIOR CHAMPION TODD MCNAMARA, Apple Valley, MN, Apache Wells KEVIN MORGAN, Hood River, OR, Indian Creek GC CHRIS O’HARA, Glenview, IL, Sunset Ridge CC PETE PASSOLT, Wayzata, MN, Meadowbrook GC JEFF PEDERSON, Haymarket, VA, Evergreen CC, 2014 Champion ERIC PETERSON, Benson, MN, AGC PETE ROCKERS, Minneapolis, MN, Braemar BYRON SCHLAGER, Burnesville, MN, Willingers TIM STEWART, St. Paul, MN, Southview CC SCOTT STOCKMOE, Alexandria, MN, Geneva GC RICK VANYO, Circle Pines, MN, Majestic Oaks MIKE WHITE, Maple Grove, Elk River GC OPIE WILLIAMS, Byron, MN, Somerby CARL WITTENBURG, Alexandria, MN, AGC DUNCAN WOODHULL, Minnetonka, MN, Meadowbrook

by winning 16 with a par. Haugen remained steady from there, parring Nos. 17 and 18 to secure the win. After coming up short in previous years at the Resorters, Haugen made himself the man to beat in the Senior Division the last two summers. “I think my ball striking is the key,” he said. “I can hit it a long ways, and that helps me on a lot of holes. That gives me an advantage on a number of them. I just wasn’t able to take quite as much advantage as I was hoping on some of them today.”

It capped off a big week for him as he qualified with a 2-under 70 and then grabbed 8-6, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 and 1-up victories during a busy week of match play. “It was really fun to have all the friends and family out watching,” Haugen said. “The first (championship) is pretty fun. This is nice. There was a great field, and to win five straight matches is hard.” Haugen will go for his third straight title now as he returns for the 2019 tournament.

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EXECUTIVE MEN’S PAST CHAMPIONS YEAR 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

WINNER Jerry Ranheim, New Hope (first year held) Dr. Jerry Hanson, Granite Falls Wayne Elton, Alexandria George Cliff, Mankato George Cliff, Mankato Bill Schroeder, St. Cloud Dick Lasch, Circle Pines Steve Herzog, Alexandria, Little Falls Jon Empanger, Chaska Bob Wernick, Rancho Mirage, CA Pat Reichel, Edina

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RUNNER(S)-UP, SCORE Russell Collins, Mpls. Runcie Martin, St. Paul 1-up Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd “Sonny” Malone, Mpls. 3 and 2 Forest Fowler, Kansas City, 5 and 3 W.W. Dean, St. Paul, 3 and 2 Roscoe Fawcett, Brainerd, 1-up Wilson Schoelkopf, Dallas Earl Larson, Mpls., 3 and 2 F.M. Warden Chicage D.M. Tallman, Willmar Earl Larson, Mpls., 3 and 2 Bill Boutell, Mpls., 3 and 2 Dick Evenson, Mpls., 2 and 1 Palmer Kise, Redwood Falls, 6 and 5 Bill Kostelecky, North Dakota, 6 and 5 Herman Berg, Mpls., 6 and 5 Roy Gilbertson, Benson, 3 and 2 Virgil Roby, Mpls. Pat DuBois, Sauk Centre, 4 and 3 John Seavell, Mpls., 6 and 5 Herb Wussow, Alexandria, 5 and 4 Keith Bridston, Grand Forks John Seavall, Mpls., 6 and 5 Jerry Burns, Mpls., 2 and 1 Bill Zieske, Mpls., 5 and 4 Neil Croonquist, Mpls., 6 and 5 Dr. Quentin Dunnum, Alex, 3 and 2 Glen Gilbertson, Milan, 1-up Pat Sawyer, Mpls., 1-up Pat Sawyer, Mpls., 4 and 2 Babe Veum, Appleton, 3 and 2 Gene Elstun, Kansas City, 3 and 2 Wilson Schoelkopf, Jr., Dallas, 1-up Ted McFarlane, Mpls., 4 and 3 John Schoelkopf, Dallas Jim Severson, Montevideo Dave Gumlia, Crosby, 1-up Les Peterson, Redwood Falls, 1-up Jon Hoﬀman, Windom Paul Sanderson, Worthington, 2 and 1 Wilson Schoelkopf, Jr., Dallas, 2 and1 Neil Croonquist, Edina Neil Croonquist, Edina, 3 and 2 Greg Rose, Fresno, CA, 4 and 3 Al Sheldon, Mpls. 6 and 4 Dick Blooston, Mpls., 6 and 5

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 Fresh Made Daily! Sushi from The Sushi Man

Open 24 hours a day & 7 days a week! 320-763-3446 • www.ELDENS.com | Corner of 3rd & Nokomis, Alexandria Only store in town that is LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED.