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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 forced play to have to
Alexandria Echo Press pick up on Thursday at
6:30 a.m.

M
ontana State Boraas thought about
sophomore and her eight-foot putt for
Alexandria High birdie for nearly 20 hours.
School graduate Hannah When play resumed on Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
Boraas had nearly a Thursday, top-seeded Montana State’s Hannah Boraas hits a tee shot at
perfect start to her Boraas put the ball in the the 14th hole at the Alexandria Golf Club at the 103rd
opening round Women’s bottom of the cup to go Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Boraas is an
Championship match 4-up in five holes and Alexandria alum and is the No. 1 seed in the Women’s
against St. Thomas’ would go on to defeat Championship division. She began the match play
Caroline Monty on 16th-seeded Monty, 5-4. portion of the tournament with a 5-4 win over Caroline
Wednesday at the 103rd “It was nice; I was real- Monty on Thursday.
Resorters Tournament. ly happy that I made it,”
With a birdie on the par in Monday’s qualify- Resorters title and second
Boraas said about her
third hole (par 4) and ing round to get the No. 1 Women’s Championship
birdie putt on the fifth
pars on the first and seed in the Women’s division title.
hole.
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Championship division. Boraas won the 2022
fourth hole (both par 4s) Monty answered
at the Alexandria Golf Boraas’ birdie on the fifth
Hannah Boraas watches her shot land during a match at “I’ve been hitting a lot Resorters Women’s
Club, Boraas grabbed a hole with one of her own
the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. of fairways and greens,” Championship title and
three-hole lead. Boraas said. “I haven’t knows she has some
on the sixth hole (par 5). “It was an awesome hole (par 3), but Boraas
Boraas put herself in had to chip much, which tough competition in this
Boraas responded well start,” Boraas said. “I went on to win 5-4.
prime position to make a is nice. I want to work on year’s tournament.
by winning the seventh was really happy with my In 14 holes, Boraas shot speed putting and giving
birdie on the fifth hole hole (par 3) with a par “We all know what
approach shots.” even par (57) in her first myself birdie we’re capable of,” Boraas
(par 4) on Wednesday. and carding a birdie at Boraas went 6-up with match play battle at this
However, inclement opportunities.”
the eighth hole (par 4) to a par on the 12th hole year’s Resorters
weather at 1:25 p.m. This week, Boraas aims Women's Champ on
go 5-up through eight (par 5). Tournament.
stopped the round and to capture her third J24
holes. Monty won the 13th Boraas also shot even

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MEN’S REGULAR

Lots of local ties in Men’s Regular semifinal round

Upsets headline
Men’s Regular
division
quarterfinals Gugisberg Imdieke Triebenbach Keimig

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 Zacha-
ry Gugisberg out of Min-
newaska 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 Uni-
versity 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 Osakis’ Chase Triebenbach at a shot during the
Thursday, Imdieke was quarterfinal round of the Men’s Regular division.
tied with the No. 4 seed Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press
Charlie Moen through 16 Minnesota. lead heading to the back Zachary Gugisberg lines up a putt during the Men’s Regular quarterfinals at the 103rd
holes and ended up beat- On Thursday, Keimig nine. Resorters Tournament on Wednesday at the Alexandria Golf Club.
ing Moen, 1-up. In the finished up a 2-1 win Gugisberg led by four with a par on the sixth lead with a birdie on the four and eight with pars.
afternoon, Imdieke over the No. 11 seed holes after an eagle on hole to get his lead back fifth hole, but Trieben- Swedberg won hole 10
defeated the No. 12 seed Aaron Nack out of Osa- the 12th hole. to two strokes. bach tied it all back up to cut his deficit to two
Carson Boe, 3-2. kis, then held off an Banyai won holes 14 Boe cut his deficit to with a birdie of his own holes, but Keimig birdied
Imdieke’s high school upset bid by the No. 14 through 16 with pars to one stroke with a birdie on the sixth hole. the 12th hole and pared
teammate, the No. 15 seed, Alexandria gradu- cut his deficit to just one on the 12th hole. Sherlin won hole 10 the 13th to go up by three
seed Chase Triebenbach, ate Drew Swedberg. hole, but Gugisberg held Imdieke pushed his with a par. holes.
finished off a 2-1 win Gugisberg def. Ban- on for the win. lead back up to two with The trajectory of the Swedberg won hole No.
over the No. 2 seed yai, 1-up Imdieke def. Boe, 3-2 a par on the 13th hole. match completely 14 with a birdie, but
Michael Herzog in the Gugisberg built up a Imdieke had a strong Imdieke put a nice bow changed on hole 11. Keimig held off any sort
morning then took down big lead that Banyai start to his round on his win with a birdie Triebenbach then rat- of run, winning 3-2 to
the No. 7 seed Josh Sher- nearly overcame on against Boe on Thursday on the 15th hole. tled off four straight earn his spot in Friday’s
lin, 4-3 in the afternoon. Thursday afternoon. as he birdied the first Triebenbach birdies to defeat Sherlin, semifinals.
In the semifinals, Gugisberg won hole hole and pared the sec- def. Sherlin, 4-3 4-3. Men’s Regular 1st Flight Semifinals (1st
Tee) -
Triebenbach will face two with a par, and Ban- ond hole to gain a two- Triebenbach and Sher- Keimig def. Swedberg, 7:40 a.m. - Zachary Gugisberg vs. Drew
the No. 6 seed Chase yai won hole four with a hole lead. lin essentially played 3-2 Imdieke; Chase Triebenbach vs. Chase
Keimig
Keimig, a former college par, but Gugisberg bird- Boe won hole five with evenly through the first Keimig got off to hot a
football player out of ied the sixth hole and a par to cut his deficit to 10 holes of their match start in this match. He Email sports and outdoors
Saint John’s University pared the seventh and one hole but Imdieke on Thursday. won hole three with a editor Sam Stuve at
in Collegeville, ninth hole to take a 3-up responded right back Sherlin took a 1-up birdie, then won holes [email protected]
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JUNIOR 13-15

Top two seeds remain in Junior 13-15 division

Semifinalists
earn strong
quarterfinal
Esterline Hacker Herker Denny
wins
The top two seeds in
the Junior 13-15 divi-
sion, Bronx Esterline
and Luke Herker took
care of business in
Thursday’s quarterfi-
nals 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. Schie-
na, 6-5
Top-seeded Bronx
Esterline put in another
strong display on the
course in his quarterfi-
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
nal victory over No. 8
Will Hacker hits a tee shot at the 17th hole at the
seed Drew Schiena on Alexandria Golf Club during the Junior 13-15 division
Thursday morning. quarterfinal round at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on
After a pair of pars on Aug. 1, 2024.
the first hole (10), Ester-
line pulled ahead with a rently unavailable. Denny and No. 6 seed
birdie on hole 11 and Herker def. Hen- Henry Buttweiler start-
extended his lead with a drickson, 3-2 ed their quarterfinal
par on hole 13 but dou- After jumping out to match even after four
ble bogeyed the next an early 2-hole lead with holes with three pars
hole to have his lead cut a birdie and par on and a birdie apiece, but
to one. holes 10 and 11, respec- Denny snatched a 2-hole
Esterline won four of tively, No. 2 seed Luke lead shortly after with
the next five holes, Herker saw No. 7 seed pars on holes 14 and 15.
notching four pars and Annika Hendrickson Buttweiler pulled one
a birdie (hole 18) to take match him with a string back with a birdie on
a 5-hole lead. of pars through the next hole 16 but fell behind
Schiena pulled one nine holes. by two again after a
hole back with a birdie Herker pulled four bogey on hole 18.
on hole 2, but Esterline ahead with pars on The pair split birdies
finished the match by holes 3 and 4 to estab- on the next two holes,
winning the next two lish a convincing lead. but Denny was able to
holes. Hendrickson managed secure the victory a few
W. Hacker def. J. to pull one hole back holes later with two
Hacker, 5-4 with a birdie on hole 5 more wins by par on
The No. 5 seed, Will but ran out of time to holes 5 and 6.
Hacker, defeated the No. author a comeback. Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
Junior 13-15 Friday Semifinals (1st Tee) -
4 Jaxn Hacker, 5-4, on Denny def. Buttwei- 2:10 p.m. - Bronx Esterline vs. Will Bronx Esterline watches his tee shot land at the “Texas” green at the par 3 17th hole at
Thursday morning. ler, 4-3 Hacker; Luke Herker vs. Macoy Denny the Alexandria Golf Club on Aug. 1, 2024. Esterline is the No. 1 seed in the Junior
This scorecard is cur- No. 14 seed Macoy 13-15 division and is in Friday’s semifinals at the 103rd Resorters Tournament.
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MEN’S MASTERS

Mike Herzog topples medalist, Ancona breezes to early win in Men’s Masters Championship
par win on the No. 7 Min- 2 but Novotny birdied
2 matches were nesota Green and his
birdie on the next hole
No.3 to tie it. Novotny
pulled ahead with a
suspended put him 4-up. Peterson bogey on No. 4. They

because of made par on No. 9 to cut

the lead to three.
halved the next two holes
until Herzog broke the
darkness Ancona Herzog Novotny Herzog Empanger Vanyo
Ancona picked up
another win on No. 10
bubble with a birdie on
No. 8 to deadlock the
BY AL EDENLOFF Novotny or Steve Herzog. with a birdie on No. 5. matching Pokorney’s par with par and matched match.
Alexandria Echo Press Yesterday’s action had Pokorney got on track on No. 15 to seal a 4-3 win. Peterson’s par on the next They halved Nos. 9, 10,
a little bit of everything – with a birdie on No. 6 to hole to keep a four-hole 11, 12, 13 and 14 with pars.
Ancona def. lead. They both halved Novotny broke the stale-
ALEXANDRIA— The an upset, quick outcomes, pull within three. They Peterson, 6-4
grueling battles, seeming- halved the next two holes, No. 12 with pars before mate with a birdie on No.
tension in the Resorters Peter Ancona, the No. Ancona picked up a bird- 15 that put him back in
Men’s Masters Champion- ly unstoppable opponents. going bogey, par, and Her- 12 seed, built a three-hole ie win on No. 13 to go
Here’s a look back at zog padded his lead with the lead. Both golfers
ship will ratchet up a advantage over the first 5-up. made par on No. 16 to
notch today when the Thursday’s action: a par win on the 9th hole. nine holes in his match
Herzog’s hot streak The match ended on keep the margin at one.
semi-finalists tee off from Mike Herzog def. against Paul Peterson, No. 14 with Ancona’s At this point, the match
No. 1 at 12:20 p.m. Pokorney, 4-3 continued when he the 13th seed.
knocked down a birdie on birdie that gave him a 6-4 was suspended because
Two of yesterday’s four Mike Herzog got off to Ancona won the first victory. of darkness. It will
matches were suspended a sizzling start against No. 10 to go 5-up and fol- hole with par and
lowed that up with anoth- Novotny leads resume tomorrow.
because of darkness and division medalist Mark matched Peterson’s par
will resume at 6:30 a.m. Pokorney. er birdie win on No. 11. on the next hole. Ancona Steve Herzog by one Empanger leads
on Friday wherever they Herzog, the No. 9 seed, Pokorney notched a win settled for a double-bogey through 16 Vanyo by one through
left off. reeled off three straight on No. 12 to cut the mar- on No. 3 while Peterson’s The duel between Larry 16
The semifinal pairings birdies to open the match gin to 4. They halved the par tied the match. Anco- Novotny, the No. 3 seed, Even in the early going,
are: and jumped to a three- next hole with pars and na regained the lead with and Steve Herzog, the No. Jon Empanger, the No. 2
Mike Herzog vs. Peter hole lead. Pokorney birdied No. 14 a par on No. 4 and added 6 seed, was razor thin seed, had his hands full
Ancona. Both golfers halved the to draw within four with a par win on the fifth hole from the get-go. battling Rick Vanyo, No. 7
Either Jon Empanger next hole with pars. Her- four holes left to lay. to go 2-up. Herzog took the first
Herzog shut the door by lead with a birdie on No. Men’s Masters on
or Rick Vanyo vs. Larry zog took a four-hole lead Ancona added another J17
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MEN’S CHAMP MEN’S CHAMP

Second round Men’s champ matches Will Harris wins 18-hole

thriller in Men’s Champ
get suspended due to darkness division while medalist
BY SAM STUVE
Alexandria Echo Press keeps on rolling
Wednesday’s inclement BY AL EDENLOFF to make one birdie, No. 6,
weather in the Alexan- Alexandria Echo Press and trailed by four at the
dria area caused the turn.
schedule for Thursday to The first match play Holtzman showed his
Holtzman Jarrett Gutzmer Rouleau Farley Harris round of the Resorters medalist round was no
be changed for the 103rd
Resorters Tournament. Men’s Championship on fluke. He birdied No. 10 to
Rounds that were Thursday sparked three go 5-up and matched Men-
scheduled for and started upsets. del’s pars on Nos. 11 and
on Wednesday were com- Will Harris of Alexan- 12. He made a rare mis-
pleted and Thursday’s dria, the 20th seed in the cue on No. 13 with a
rounds got started but division, knocked off the bogey but birdied the
were suspended due to No. 13 seed, Max Thrune next hole to shut the door
Esterline Hamak Wilson Hamak Adams Lehman in 18 holes. on Mendel, 5-4.
darkness.
Here’s where each Logan Hamak, the 21st Holtzman finished
Men’s Championship seed, toppled the No. 12 4-under-par for the match.
division match stands. seed, Samuel Tukey, 3-2. Jarrett def. Holtz, 6-4
Play will resume at 6:30 And in a minor upset, Nick Jarrett didn’t
a.m. on Friday. Lance Hamak, the 18th waste time against Jack
Jarrett leads Gutmz- seed, eliminated Braeden Holtz. He dialed up an
er 2-up through 10 Sladek, the 15th seed, 3-2. eagle on the first hole and
Adkins D. Johnson followed it up with a par
The No. 16 seed Nick A major upset almost
Jarrett, has a lead over happened between Lin- win on No. 2 to go 2-up.
the No. 1 seed Noah coln Johnson, the 11th Jarrett kept his hot
Holtzman. seed, and Gabe Weller, the streak going with birdies
Jarrett got the early leg 22nd seed. Weller had on Nos. 4 and 5 to go 4-up.
up on Holtzman with a Johnson on the ropes, Holtz made his first bird-
birdie on the third hole, taking a 2-up lead with ie of the day on No. 6 to
but Holtzman responded two holes left, but John- draw within three.
Deziel L. Johnson That was as close as he
with a birdie on the fifth son pulled off a come-
hole. Harris birdied the third back, winning Nos. 17 would get. Jarrett won
Jarrett retook the lead hole, then pared the and 18 to send the match No. 7 with a par and bird-
Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
with a birdie on the sixth fourth hole and eagled into overtime. Johnson ied No. 9 to go 5-up head-
Lukas Bigger hits a tee shot at the 11th hole Wednesday ing into the tunnel.
hole. He extended his lead the sixth hole to take a survived after two sud-
at the Alexandria Golf Club. Both golfers traded
to 2-up with a birdie on three-hole lead after six den-death holes.
the 10th hole. holes. The No. 14 seed Sean Here’s a look at Thurs- pars on Nos. 10 and 11,
two, four, and seven put
Gutzmer leads Rou- Esterline birdied the Lehman leads 2-up over day’s opening round and followed that up with
the No. 2 seed Jacques
leau 3-up through 10 eighth hole to cut his defi- Wilson 4-up through eight the No. 3 seed Davis action: birdies on the next hole,
The No. 8 seed, Thomas cit to two holes. Holtzman def. Men- which kept Jarrett’s five-
holes over the No. 18 seed Johnson.
Gutzmer, leads by three Farley leads Logan With birdies on holes del, 5-4 hole lead intact. After
Lance Hamak. Lance
holes over the No. 9 seed Hamak, 2-up through 9 Hamak birdied the ninth four, five, and seven, Noah Holtzman, the top they both parred No. 13,
Zach Rouleau. The No. 5 seed Mack Lehman took a three-hole seed with a 7-under par in Jarrett iced the match
hole.
Rouleau jumped out to Farley has a 2-up lead lead over Davis Johnson. qualifying, took a few with yet another birdie
Adams leads Deziel,
a 1-up lead with a birdie over the No. 21 seed Adkins leads L. John- holes to get rolling. He on the 14th hole.
1-up through 9
on the second hole, but Logan Hamak. son, 3-up through 8 bogeyed No. 1, and James Jarrett was 7-under-par
The No. 10 seed Nate
Gutzmer tied the match Logan Hamak took a The No. 6 seed Ty Mendel took the hole after 14 holes.
Deziel leads 1-up over the
with a birdie on the fifth two-hole lead over Farley No. 7 seed Nate Adams. Adkins leads by three with par. Holtzman made Gutzmer def. Lind-
hole. with a birdie on the first holes over the No. 11 seed par on the next three berg, 3-2
Deziel won the first
Rouleau pared the hole and an eagle on the Lincoln Johnson. holes and picked up a win Andrew Lindberg
hole, but Adams won the
fourth, seventh, and third hole. However, Far- Adkins took the lead on No. 2 when Mendel knocked down four bird-
second and fourth holes
eighth holes to take a 3-up ley birdied holes six with pars on holes three bogeyed. ies in his match against
via a birdie and par.
lead. through eight and parred and seven and a birdie on With the match all Thomas Gutzmer, but was
Deziel tied the match
Harris leads Ester- the ninth hole to take a hole seven. square heading into No. never able to take the
with a birdie on hole No.
line, 2-up through 9 two-up lead. 5, Holtzman caught fire, lead.
7 and took the lead with a Email sports and outdoors
The No. 20 seed, Will Wilson leads Lance going birdie, birdie, par, Gutzmer took the first
birdie on hole No. 8. editor Sam Stuve at
Harris, holds a two-hole Hamak, 3-up through 9 birdie, birdie to finish up hole with a birdie and
Lehman leads D. John- [email protected]
lead over the No. 4 seed, Birdies on holes one, son, 2-up through 8 the front nine. Mendel,
Lunden Esterline. meanwhile, was only able thriller on J7
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THRILLER a par on No. 3, and the

golfers tied each other on
Conn, Esterline won the
first hole with a birdie.
swapped pars on No. 8
and played less-than-spec-
the 15th hole. O’Hara,
meanwhile, had two pars,
could only match Wil-
son’s par on No. 9.
CONTINUED from J6 the next five holes. Rou- The lead held up over the tacular golf on No. 9 – followed by a birdie on Seeling took No. 11
matched Lindberg’s pars leau finally broke the ice next five holes, and Ester- Harris won the hole with No. 12, a bogey on No. 13, with par, but Wilson
on Nos. 2 and 3. Lind- with a par win on No. 9 to line added to it with par a double-bogey to go 3-up a birdie on the 14th hole kicked his game up a
berg’s bogey on No. 4 tie the match at the turn. wins on Nos. 7 and 8. heading into the back and a par on No. 15. All notch and birdied the
gave Gutzmer a two-hole Rouleau took his first Both golfers tied No. 9 nine. this added up to a 4-3 win next three holes to go
lead. They halved the lead with a birdie on the with pars, keeping Ester- After matching bogeys for Farley. 4-up. Seeling’s par won
next four holes, going par, 10th hole, but Gish rallied line at 3-up at the turn. on No. 10 and pars on No. Logan Hamak def. the 15th hole and put him
birdie, par, birdie. with a birdie on the par-5 On the back nine, Ester- 11, Thrune won his third Tukey, 3-2 within three. Pars by
Gutzmer made only one 12th to draw even. Rou- line was flawless. He bird- hole of the match with a The first half of the both golfers on No. 16
mistake, a bogey on No. 9, leau regained the lead ied Nos, 11, 12, and 14. birdie on No. 12, which Hamak/Tukey match ended the match.
which cut his lead to one. with a par on No. 15 only Conn’s par on No. 11 trimmed Harris’ lead to belonged, for the most Lance Hamak def.
Gutzmer birdied No. 10 to drop the next hole with wasn’t enough to take the two. Thrune also won No. part, to Tukey while the Sladek, 3-2
but Lindberg answered a bogey. hole, and his birdie on 13 with a par and 14 with second half was all Call it a mini upset.
with a birdie on No. 11. With the match dead- No. 12 only tied Ester- a birdie to tie the match. Hamak. The No. 18 seed, Hamak,
Gutzmer won Nos. 12 and locked, Rouleau ended the line’s. Conn’s bogey on Harris regained the Tukey sprang out to a played more like a top-
13, both with pars, to go contest with a flair – bird- No. 14 ended the match. lead with a par on No. 15 nice lead, winning Nos. 1 five seed in defeating
3-up. Lindberg’s birdie on ies on Nos. 17 and 18. Will Harris def. but Thrune wasn’t ready and 3 with pars to go 2-up. Sladek, the 15th seed.
the 14th hole pulled him Gish could only make par Thrune, 1-up to pack it in yet. He won Hamak rallied to win No. Hamak hit nothing but
within two. That was as on No. 17, which handed The division’s first No. 16 with par to draw 5 with par and No. 6 with pars and three birdies in
close as he would get. the lead to Rouleau. Gish upset came when Will even. Harris took the bogey to tie the match but the match. None of that
Gutzmer matched Lind- birdied the final hole, but Harris outlasted Max par-3 17th with a par and Tukey bounced right bogey or double-bogey
berg’s par on No. 15 and it was not enough. If the Thrune, 1 up. then matched Thune’s back with a par win on stuff. He took an early
then put the match away match had been stroke Harris took the first par on No. 18 to win it, No. 7 to jump ahead. Both lead, winning Nos. 3 and
with a birdie win on No. play, the result would lead, a birdie on No. 2. He 1-up. golfers birdied No. 8 and 4 with a par and birdie,
16. have been similar – Rou- dropped the next hole Farley def. O’Hara, Hamak tied the match and never looked back.
Rouleau def. Gish, leau shot a 71, just one with a bogey but bounced 4-3 with a birdie on No. 9. He secured his two-hole
1-up stroke ahead of Gish’s 72. back with winning bird- Connor O’Hara ran into Hamak took his first lead by matching Sladek’s
In a down-to-the-wire Esterline def. Conn, ies on Nos. 4 and 5 to go bogey territory too many lead of the match with a birdie on No. 6 and his
match that lasted 18 holes 5-4 2-up. Thrune took No. 6 times against Mack Far- birdie on No. 12, matched pars on Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9 and
with a dramatic ending, An early lead can lead with a birdie but ran into ley. He had five bogeys, Tukey’s par on No. 13 and 10.
Zach Rouleau edged Sky- to an early victory. Just double-bogey trouble on while Farley only had then won Nos. 14 and 15 Hamak’s par on No. 11
ler Gish. ask Lunden Esterline. In No. 7, handing the hole to two. with birdie, par. Both gave him a three-hole
Gish took the first lead, his match against Ryan Harris. Both golfers Farley won No. 2 with golfers made par on the lead. Sladek carded his
par and added a birdie 16th hole, giving Hamak a first win of the match
win on No. 3 to go 2-up. 3-2 victory. with a birdie on No. 12
They both matched Wilson def. Seeling, only to have that erased
Congratulations to
You’re Invited this year’s champion
bogeys on No. 4 and pars
on No. 5 to keep Farley’s
3-2
Jacques Wilson had a
by Hamak’s birdie on No.
14. They both parred the
to be a part of an
Event Like NO other! Carter Doose two-hole lead. Farley’s
birdie on No. 6 put him
rocky start with a double-
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MEN’S EXECUTIVE

Black seals
the deal
before dark
Match play for the remaining
seven pairings in the division
will finish on Friday morning
BY JAKE SUTHERLIN Todd Gease picked up a
Alexandria Echo Press 2-hole lead over No. 8 seed
Dan Johnson with pars
Only No. 1 seed Bryant on holes 5 and 6, but
Black knows for sure that Johnson tied the match
when he wakes on Friday with pars on holes 9 and
morning, he has a guar- 11.
anteed spot in the Men’s Conder 2-up on
Executive quarterfinals. O’Donnell through 12 Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press
Black jumped out to a big After opening with Dan Johnson hits from a sand trap Wednesday during match play in the Men’s Executive division.
early lead on his oppo- back-to-back wins by
nent and was able to put birdie on holes 1 and 2,
together the finishing No. 13 seed Kerry
touches of the victory O’Donnell stretched to a
before play was suspend- 3-hole lead with a win by
ed due to darkness - and par on hole 5, but No. 4
bedtimes. seed Shay Conder pulled
The other seven match- back two wins with pars Black D. Johnson Gease Conder O’Donnell Schomer Woodhull Christensen
play pairings will resume on holes 7 and 8 and tied
play at 6:30 a.m. on Fri- the match with a par on
day morning to contend hole 10. He then went on
for the remaining spots in to take the lead with wins
the quarterfinal round. on holes 11 and 12 (bogey,
Black def. Bagneschi, birdie).
6-5 Schomer 1-up on
Top-seeded Bryant Woodhull through 9 Kvasager Sauer Hoops Chapin Olson T. Johnson Beste
Black picked up a 4-hole No. 5 seed Daryl
matched by his opponent then added another win on the next seven holes (3 extended the lead with
lead over his opponent, Schomer and No. 12 seed
through five holes, No. 2 on hole 6 with a birdie. by birdie). another birdie on hole 11.
No. 17 seed Tony Bagnes- Alex Woodhull split their Men’s Executive 1st Round Match
seed Dave Christensen Sauer pulled a win Chapin stemmed the Results -
chi, by winning four opening two holes of sec- Black def. Rentz, 4-3
holes with eight straight ond-round match play opened up a 3-hole lead back with a birdie on bleeding with a win by Bagneschi def. Bisson, 2-1
pars to start the match. with birdies on holes 1 on No. 15 seed David Kva- hole 7, but Hoops extend- par on hole 9. D. Johnson def. Salzer, 6-5
Gease def. Seltz, 4-3
The golfers split holes 9 and 2, respectively, but sager with three straight ed the lead to three holes T. Johnson 2-up on Conder def. Womeldorf, 4-3
O’Donnell def. Weibye, 6-4
and 10 with a pair of Schomer jumped ahead wins (birdie, par, birdie) with a par on hole 9 and a Beste through 11 Schomer def. Pokorney, 2-1
pars, but Bryant finished by two with a par on hole on holes 6, 7, and 8. birdie on hole 11. No. 6 seed Troy John- Woodhull def. A. Johnson, 2-up
Christensen def. Saice, 8-6
off his opponent with 5 and another birdie on Hoops 3-up on Sauer Olson 6-up on Chapin son and No. 11 seed Pat Kvasager def. Sieve, 2-1
Sauer def. Wessel, 4-3
back-to-back birdies on hole 6. through 11 through 11 Beste each won two out Hoops def. Hacker, 7-5
holes 12 and 13. Woodhull pulled a win No. 10 seed Bryan After tying his oppo- of the first four holes in Chapin def. Norgaard, 3-2
Olson def. Kadlec, 5-3
D. Johnson tied with back with a birdie on Hoops had to wait until nent with a par on the their matchup by split- T. Johnson, def. Rose, 6-5
Beste def. Crosby, 3-2
Gease through 13 hole 7. hole 5 to get a leg up on first hole, No. 14 seed ting four birdies. Three
After splitting two of Christensen 3-up on his opponent, No. 7 seed Andrew Olson cruised to holes later, Johnson Email reporter Jake
the first four holes with Kvasager through 11 Joe Sauer. Hoops picked a big lead over No. 30 seed gained a slight edge with Sutherlin at jsutherlin@
his opponent, No. 9 seed After seeing his scores up the win with a par and Jack Chapin with wins a birdie on hole 8 and echopress.com
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THRILLER over Lukas Bigger.

After swapping pars
He started his match with
three straight birdies to
holes to put away Baker.
Lehman won the first two
behind against Danny
Renner. He took the lead
Weller won the second
hole with a par to tie the
CONTINUED from J7 and birdies on Nos. 1 and go 3-up. He then carded holes with par, birdie and on the first hole when match and took the lead
2, Bigger grabbed the first six straight pars, winning matched Baker’s par on Renner bogeyed. They with a par on No.3. Both
birdies. Adams took the lead with a bogey on No. No. 7 to go 4-up. Stensrud No. 3. Baker roared back both halved the next four golfers halved the next
first lead with another 3, but Deziel’s par on No. was able to win just one with wins on No. 4 (par), holes with pars, and five holes before Weller
birdie on No. 2 but his 4 evened the score. Bigger hole on the front, a birdie No. 5 (birdie) and No. 6 Adkins padded his lead won No. 9 with a par to go
bogey on No. 4 tied the regained the lead with a on No. 8. (par) to steal the lead. with a birdie on No. 6. 2-up at the turn.
match. After swapping birdie win on No. 6 only With a three-hole lead Lehman stopped the Adkins added a par win Johnson won No. 10
pars on the next two to drop the next hole to at the turn, Johnson streak with a birdie win on No. 7 to go 3-up, which with par, but Weller
holes, Walsh took No. 7 Deziel’s par on No. 7. Big- added an eye-popping on No. 7 and added a par he held until Renner won responded with a birdie
with a birdie and kept his ger moved ahead again eagle on No. 10 to pad his win on No. 8 to regain the his first hole, a birdie on win on No. 12 to go ahead
slim lead through the with a birdie on No. 8, but lead to four. Stensrud lead. Pars on No. 9 kept No. 11, that cut the mar- by two. Johnson sliced
next four holes. Deziel drilled a birdie on tried to rally, sinking Lehman’s lead to one. gin to two. the lead to one with a par
On No. 12, Walsh struck No. 10 to tie the match. birdies on No. 11 and 12 After halving pars on Renner’s double-bogey win on No. 13. They both
for another birdie to go The match remained to draw within two. Sten- Nos. 10 and 11, Baker tied on No. 12 put Adkins up birdied No. 14, and Weller
2-up. They both parred deadlocked for the next srud’s bogey on 14 didn’t the match again with a by three. Adkins ran into regained his two-hole
No. 13, and that’s when three holes before Deziel match Johnson’s birdie birdie on the 12th hole. his own bogey problem lead with a par win on
Adams kicked into high broke through with a and he was once again Lehman again answered on the next hole and fell No. 15. After swapping
gear, winning Nos. 14 and birdie on No. 14 to take down by three.Johnson with two birdie wins on back to 2-up. Adkins’ par pars on the 16th hole,
16 with birdies that his first lead. Bigger matched Stensrud’s par Nos. 13 and 14. Both men won No. 14, and he ended Johnson faced a chal-
evened the match. They answered with a birdie on on No. 15 and his birdie made par on No. 15. the match with a birdie lenge no golfer likes to be
both made par on No. 17, the next hole to draw on No. 16 sealed the win. Baker tried to rally again on No. 15. in – down by two with
and Adams’ par on No. 18 even. Bigger won No. 16, For the round, Johnson with a par win on No. 16 Lincoln Johnson def. two holes left to play. But
won the hole and the but that proved to be his was 7-under par. He’s a but could only match Weller, 1-up in 20 holes Johnson was up for the
match. final hurrah. Deziel bird- two-time Junior 13-15 Lehman’s par on No. 17. Johnson won the first challenge, winning No. 17
Deziel def. Bigger, ied both Nos. 17 and 18 to Division Resorters cham- Lehman ended the match hole with a par win with a birdie as well as
1-up pull off a late comeback. pion and attends Nebras- in style with a birdie on against Gabe Weller. As it No. 18 to send the match
This was a dog fight. Davis Johnson def. ka University. the 18th green. turned out, he didn’t win into overtime. On the sec-
The match was tied six Esten Stensrud, 3-2 Sean Lehman def. Adkins def. Renner, another until 19 holes ond extra hole, Johnson
times before Nate Deziel Johnson, the No. 3 seed, Dylan Baker, 2-up 4-3 later. took the hole and the
nailed down a 1-up win sizzled against Stensrud. Lehman needed all 18 Ty Adkins never fell Back to the start: match.

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Men’s Senior/Grand Masters Thursday matches halted

BY SAM STUVE Heimsness, leads over the In the Men’s Grand
Alexandria Echo Press No. 25 seed Brant McLeod Master’s Division, Davis
2-up through 15 holes. Harris leads his match
The Men’s Senior divi- The No. 4 seed Daniel 2-up through eight holes.
sion at the 103rd Resort- Ystebo, is tied with the Randy Johnson and Tom
ers Tournament played a No. 5 seed Cory Schultz Schoenrock are tied
lot of holes in Thursday’s through 15 holes. through eight holes.
quarterfinal round at the The No. 10 seed Joe Scores for all other Men’s Johnson Schoenrock Harris Heimsness McLeod Ystebo
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JUNIOR 10-12

Junior 10-12 division resumes play after long wait

BY SAM STUVE matches on Monday to
Alexandria Echo Press advance to Friday’s
quarterfinals.
The Junior 10-12 divi- The winner of the
sion at the 103rd Resort- quarterfinal matches play
ers Tournament was off the 10th tee on Satur-
scheduled to have two day at 8:50 a.m. in the
Boe Whiting Winkels Martinson Sherlin Buttweiler Zauhar Berg semifinals.
days off but because of
other changes to the tour- Brady Boe and Odin Sher- his opening round match Elsewhere, the No. 4 win in the opening round The Junior 10-12 divi-
nament, the Junior 10-12 lin, won their opening 1-up. seed Cole Winkels on Monday to get to Fri- sion finals are set for Sat-
division has had three round matches on Mon- Sherlin faces the No. 7 advanced to the quarterfi- day morning’s urday at 12:30 p.m. off the
days off between rounds. day by a decent maring, seed George Buttweiler, nals with a 3-2 win on quarterfinals. 10th tee.
Play begins Friday a 4-3. who won his opening Monday and faces the No. Mac Zauhar and Gra- Email sports and outdoors
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Vanyo tied the match
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ie to draw within one.
At this point, the match Adventure
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CONTINUED from J5 Empanger’s birdie gave clutch birdie on No. 14 to of darkness. It will
seed. him the win on No. 6 to regain the lead and added resume today, Friday.
Vanyo took the first go 2-up. Vanyo won No. 7 a par win on the next Email Editor Al Edenloff at
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WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE

Dramatic matches
Karla Tessmer-Jones
wins match in 21 holes
BY SAM STUVE birdied the par 5 4th hole,
Alexandria Echo Press while Baker pared the
fight hole.
The Women’s Executive Holzemer def. Syver-
division at the 103rd son, 3-1
Resorters Tournament at The No. 13 seed Lynda
the Alexandria Golf Club Holzemer had a 1-up lead
resumed the first round over the No. 4 seed Nancy
of match play on Thurs- Syverson through four
day after rain halted their holes heading into Thurs-
round on Wednesday day morning’s round and
This division had some immediately built on that
thrilling finishing to lead with wins on holes
Thursday morning’s 16 and 17 (both par 4s),
round and nearly had a both of which she pared.
major upset. She birdied the first
The eight remaining hole (par 4) to go 4-up.
players tee off on hole Syverson won the second
No. 1 at 5 p.m. on hole, then Holzemer won
Thursday. the fourth hole.
Sullivan def. Schlaak, Syverson won the sixth
5-4 and seventh holes to cut
Resuming play on hole her deficit to two with
Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press
15 with a four-hole lead, two holes to go, but Holze-
mer won the eighth hole Krista Bull watches a tee shot Wednesday during quarterfinal play in the Women’s Executive division.
the No. 1 seed Jodi Sulli-
van picked up where she to seal the 3-1 win.
left off on Wednesday and
defeated the No. 15 seed
Jill Schlaak, 5-4 on
6-5
Huser def. Boerboom,

Geri Huser led by just

Huser books lone spot in semis before dark
Thursday. one hole after four holes Huser, defeated the No. 13
Sullivan won holes 15 against the No. 12 seed The remaining seed, Lynda Holzemer,
and 16 (par 4) with a pair Colleen Boerboom when 5-4. A scorecard for that
of pars to go 6-up. Sch- play was suspended on three pairings match is not yet available.
Wednesday, but with wins
laak won hole No. 3 with
a birdie on the par 4 3rd on holes 15 through 17, of the division’s The No. 8 seed, Amanda
O’Donnell, leads the No. 1
hole, but Sullivan went
on to win 5-4.
Huser led by four as they
turned to their second quarterfinal will Huser Kammann Holzemer Aldrich
seed, Jodi Sullivan, 2-up
through 14 holes.
O’Donnell def. Baker, nine. Huser won all those
1-up holes with pars (4 on 15
resume Friday The No. 2 seed Krista
Bull leads 4-up through 14
It came down to the
final hole in the match
and 16; 3 on 17).
Huser sealed the win by
morning holes over the No. 7 seed
Karla Tessmer-Jones.
between the No. 8 seed taking holes two and four. BY JAKE SUTHERLIN The No. 3 seed, Betsy
Amanda O’Donnell, and Bull def. Faith, 2-1 Alexandria Echo Press Aldrich, leads the No. 6
the No. 9 seed Molly The defending champi- seed, Jessica Kammann
Baker. on Krista Bull found her- ALEXANDRIA — The O’Donnell Bull Tessmer- Sullivan 1-up through 14 holes.
The match was tied for self locked in an intense Women’s Executive Divi- Jones
before play was suspend- Email reporter Jake
most of the final nine battle with the No. 15 sion 103rd Resorters
ed due to darkness on This round will resume Sutherlin at jsutherlin@
holes, but with a par on seed in first round of Tournament completed
Thursday night at the at 6:30 a.m. on Friday. echopress.com
the par 4 9th hole, match play. When play one of four quarterfinals
O’Donnell got the 1-up resumed on Sunday, Bull Alexandria Golf Club. The No. 5 seed, Geri
win. led by one but Faith knot-
O’Donnell and Baker ted the match up with a
began play on Thursday win on hole 15 (a par).
They traded wins on
STATS, SCORES
on the 15th hole.
O’Donnell won the par 4 holes 16 and 17 by getting
15th hole and par 3 17th pars, Bull established a
with pars, but Baker won 2-up lead with wins one
holes 18 and 1 with pars
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DRAMATIC No. 10 seed Andrea Allyn

and headed to her second
Not much separated the
No. 14 Molly Jarrett and
The No. 6 seed Jessica
Kammann found herself
CONTINUED from J20 nine after posting a birdie the No. 3 seed Betsy tied with the No. 11 seed
on the 18th hole (par 4). Aldrich in their first Heidi Beckendorf
holes one and two. How-

True crime
Allyn tied the match round match as neither through nine holes after
ever, Faith responded with wins on holes one golfer led by more than each golfer won three
with a birdie to win hole and four. Tessmer-Jones two holes. Jarrett holes on their first nine.
three and she won hole recaptured the lead with grabbed a two-hole lead Kammann took control

fan?
five to tie the match. a win on hole five, but with wins on holes 11 and of the match by winning
But Bull saved her best Allyn tied the match with 13, but Aldrich tied it the first four out of five
for last in that match as a par on hole seven. with wins on holes 15 and holes on their second
won hole seven with a par Allyn took the lead 17. nine.
and hole eight with a with a par on hole eight, Aldrich took the lead Beckendorf won hole
birdie to win the match but Tessmer-Jones forced with a win on hole one, No. 6, but Kammann went
2-1.
Tessmer-Jones def.
Allyn, 1-up 21 holes
a playoff with a win on
hole nine.
but Jarrett tied it with a
win on hole two. Aldrich
on to win 3-2.
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four.
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WOMEN’S Larson def. Wood-

hull, 1-up
CHAMP Larson, the No. 7 seed
CONTINUED from J1 in the bracket, trailed by
two holes to the No. 10
said. “At the end of it, seed Amanda Woodhull
it’s going to come down after Woodhull won hole
to who is the best that Boraas Sullivan Roberts Herzog Hicks Larson Lysne Sommers two with a par and hole
day.” three with a birdie.
One of the women’s Larson won holes 4
college golfers in this and 5 with pars, but
year’s field at the Resort- Woodhull won hole six to
ers is the defending take a 1-up lead. Larson
champion Madi Hicks tied the match with pars
out of North Dakota on holes 8 and 9.
State. Woodhull took the lead
Hicks is the No. 2 seed with a par on hole 10, but
in this bracket and was a par on hole 17 and the
tied with the No. 15 seed aforementioned chip-in
Mackayla Olsen through on hole 18 gave Larson
eight holes in her open- the 1-up win.
ing round match play Lysne def. Caroline
match, but broke away Monty, 20 holes
by winning the ninth The No. 14 seed, Anaka
hole and holes 12 Lysne, out of the Univer-
through 15. sity of Minnesota-
Hicks’ college team- Crookston, defeated the
mate and Boraas’ high No. 3 seed, Caroline
school teammate, Cora Monty, out of NDSU, in a
Larson, had one of the thriller.
best shots of the tourna- Lysne led by two holes
ment on Thursday. Lar- on a couple of occasions,
son chipped in for par at but with birdies on holes
the 18th hole (par 4) to 12 and 16 and a par on 13,
seal a 1-up win over Caroline Monty forced a
Amanda Woodhull on playoff against Lysne.
Thursday. However, Lysne got the
This shot was just one final say in the end, win-
of the many highlights ning the second playoff
from an action-packed Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press hole to advance to the
Women’s Championship McKenzee Sullivan hits her tee shot down the 12th quarterfinals.
division on Thursday. fairway at the Alexandria Golf Club during the 103rd Sommers def.
Sullivan def. Klick, Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Sullivan won a O’Donnell, 1-up
23 holes thrilling 23-hole match against Lauren Klick that started After the No. 11 seed
The No. 9 vs. No. 8 seed on Wednesday but had to be finished on Thursday due Avery O’Donnell won the
match is almost always Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press first three holes on the
to weather.
one of the closest match- North Dakota State’s Cora Larson hits a shot out of a back nine to take a 1-up
es in any tournament, bunker during a match in the Women’s Championship the back nine. four out of the first five lead, the No. 6 seed
and that was certainly division at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. MacKenzie Olsen won holes on the back nine to Samantha Sommers
the case in this bracket. 1, 2024. Larson defeated Amanda Woodhull 1-up with holes nine and 10, but get a 4-3 win. responded by winning
18-year-old McKenzee some clutch shots on the day. Roberts birdied the 13th She won holes 10, 11, the 14th hole with a bird-
Sullivan, who was the that lead through the Klick won hole four (par hole to go 5-up. This was 13 and 14 with pars. ie and the 15th hole with
medalist in this division 17th. Eighth-seeded Sulli- 4) with a par and hole 7 Roberts’ fifth birdie of Hicks def. Mackayla a par.
last year and has won 30 van won the par 4 18th (par 3) and hole 8 (par 4) the round. Olsen, 5-3 Earlier in the round,
times on the Manatee hole with a par to force a with birdies. MacKenzie Olsen won Hicks won holes seven Sommers eagled to win
Junior Golf Tour, had an playoff. Roberts def. MacKen- hole 14, but Roberts went and nine with pars in the third hole and won
intense battle with Lau- It took five extra holes zie Olsen, 4-3 on to win 4-3. her match against the the fourth, fifth and
ren Klick out of Phila- to decide a winner on North Dakota State’s Herzog def. Wester- No. 15 seed Mackayla eighth hole with pars.
ham, 4-3 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY
delphia, Pennsylvania, Thursday, as Sullivan Norah Roberts jumped Olsen, giving her a 1-up QUARTERFINALS (10TH TEE) -
that started on Wednes- won the 23rd hole to out to a big lead in her North Dakota State lead heading to the back 12:50 p.m. - Hannah Boraas vs. McKen-
zee Sullivan; Norah Roberts vs. Madison
day and ended Thursday advance to Friday’s match against the No. 13 alum Madison Herzog, nine since Mackayla Herzog
because of the weather quarterfinals. seed MacKenzie Olsen. last year’s Women’s Olsen won the sixth hole. 1 p.m. - Madi Hicks vs. Cora Larson;
Anaka Lysne vs. Samantha Sommers
delay. Sullivan won hole 1 Roberts, who is the No. Championship runner- With birdies on holes
Ninth-seeded, Klick led (par 4) and hole 14 (par up, was tied with the No. 12 and 15 and pars on 13 Email sports and outdoors
4 seed, won the first
1-up after a birdie on the 5) with birdies, and hole 12 seed Jenna Wester- and 14, Hicks won the editor Sam Stuve at
seven out of nine holes
15th hole (par 4) and held 13 (par 4) with a par. ham after the first nine match, 5-3. [email protected]
and led 6-up heading to
on Thursday but won
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