ALEXANDRIA
— The 104th Resorters Tournament is in the books. 10 champions were crowned at the Alexandria Golf Club.
The Echo Press will release full stories on each champion on Monday. Here’s a rundown of all the champions.
Alexandria native Hannah Boraas captured her second Women’s Championship in four years and her fourth title overall by defeating St. Petersburg, Florida, native McKenzee Sullivan 5-4 on Saturday. Boraas, who recently transferred from Montana State to South Dakota State, defeated Avery O’Donnell, 2-1, in the semifinals to begin the day.
In the Men’s Championship, recent Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta graduate Charlie Hanson earned a dominant 5-4 victory over Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native Parker Etzel to win his first title. Hanson defeated 2-time Men’s champion Jacques Wilson 2-1 in the Men’s Championship semifinals to start the day.
Troy Johnson of Maple Grove won his sixth Men’s Executive title by beating Alexandria’s Bryant Black 4-3 in Saturday’s championship. Johnson defeated Dave Christenson 1-up in the semifinals on Saturday morning.
Betsy Aldrich claimed her sixth Women’s Executive title on Saturday by defeating Alexandria’s Stacy Faith 3-2.
In a dramatic back-and-forth match, Traeton Nelson, a golfer for Ashby-Brandon-Evansville, defeated Alexandria’s Henry Buttweiler in 19 holes to win the Junior 13-15 title.
Sartell native Jackson Bergstrom capped off a dominant Junior 10-12 title run by defeating Brady Boe 4-3.
A day after beating 11-time Resorters champion and the winner of the last three Men’s Masters titles, Jon Empanger, Tom Ryan won his second Men’s Masters title in five years by beating Greg Mattson 1-up.
In a battle against the 2023 Men’s Senior champion, Steve Berg won his second straight Men’s Senior title by earning a 1-up win.
Glenwood native Josh Sherlin overcame an early deficit to win the Men’s Regular title over Kendell Banyai, 4-3.
Rounding out the list of champions is Resorters newcomer Doug Taylor, who won the Grand Masters title, winning 5-4 over Peter Keeley.
Ari Horstman of Alexandria won the Junior 10-12 1st Flight at the Little Darling Par 3 Course, 2-1 over Zander Stubbs on Saturday, and was recognized at the awards ceremony.
Sam Stuve covers a variety of sports in the Douglas County area. Sam is a December 2021 graduate from Iowa State University. Sam joined the Echo Press in January 2022 and became the Sports and Outdoors Editor in February 2023.
