Bill Israelson of Vintage Golf Course had two nearly bogey-free rounds to win his sixth Minnesota Senior PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday, August 14 at Island View Golf Club in Waconia, Minn. Israelson’s only bogey of the tournament came on the par 5 17th Hole in the final round. His comfort on the course comes…
Making a 25-foot putt for birdie on the second playoff hole, Kate Smith of Detroit Country Club won the 2019 Minnesota Women’s State Open Championship title at Southview Country Club Wednesday over Jasi Archarya of Interlachen Country Club. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior, Smith followed a first round 75 with a final round 72 to…
NDSU Junior Lexi Geolat leads at 1-over par for a 72 after Round One of the Minnesota Women’s State Open Championship at Southview Country Club. “Like the razor,” she said as to how to pronounce her last name. Today she lived up to that expectation and cut through the competition, finishing with a one-stroke lead…
With a 6-foot putt in a battle for par on 18, Brady Madsen ultimately won the 2019 Minnesota State Open Championship with a three-round total of 13-under par. Amateurs Madsen, Van Holmgren, and Max Tylke fought neck and neck for the title on the back nine during the Final Round of the Championship. Playing in…
20-year-old Van Holmgren bumps up to first place at 9-under after Round Two of the Minnesota State Open. Today Holmgren resumed his second round with 13 holes remaining at 2-under, feeling good. “I was hitting really good putts, but they were burning edges, lipping out,” said Holmgren. “Hit the ball great. Around the green I’m…
The heat was on at Day One of the Minnesota State Open at Rush Creek Golf Club – both from the unrelenting sun and amateur Brady Madsen. Finishing 7-under with a 3-stroke lead, the Winona State Junior put pressure on the 156-player field. With a heat index peaking over 112 degrees Fahrenheit, course conditions were…
