DETROIT LAKES
— When Mother Nature talks, you have to listen and adjust. The second day of the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament was forced into a late shotgun start after late showers the night before, creating a fast-paced Tuesday afternoon.
Nearly two inches of rain hit the Detroit Lakes area Monday night. Detroit Country Club saw flooded areas and bunkers turned into splash pads. So the committee thought it was best to give course Superintendent Zachary Foltz and his crew time to do their magic.
That pushed the early morning Championship division tee times to 10:30 a.m. and the later Mid-Am and championship tee times to 3 p.m. Despite the late starts and faster play, the golfers enjoyed the clear and sunny skies.
Oxbow, North Dakota’s and the Mid-Am Medalist winner, Tyler Nelson, tees off on Hole 9 during the second qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Tyler Nelson earns second Mid-Am medalist honors
Oxbow, North Dakota’s Tyler Nelson stayed on top of the leaderboard after shooting 1-under par the day before. Despite a double bogey on Hole 3 and bogeys on Holes 5 and 6, Nelson had a successful back nine with two birdies to finish with a 1-over par 72, ending qualifying with an even 142.
Nelson was one of two golfers to shoot under 75 in both rounds. Fargo’s Matt Peterson came in second with a final score of 146 (74, 72). Rochert, Minnesota’s Matt Bekkerus ended in third place with 148 (73, 75). Moorhead’s Jeff Bernstrom secured the fourth-best score (149) as one of three to finish the second round with a 72. Detroit Lakes’ Jacob Radermacher (77, 73)and Henderson, Nevada’s Bryan Baird (75, 75) tied for fifth with a 150.
2023 and 2024 runner-up Jake Witham withdrew after the first round. The field has been cut down to the top 26. Match play begins on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Mid-Am competitors Moorhead’s Jeff Bernstrom and Detroit Lakes’ Jacob Radermacher talk in the tee box during the second qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Skarperud and Larson lead the Championship division
Multiple Championship competitors didn’t finish their rounds because of the late start. They will be up at the crack of dawn to finish their 18, pushing back the second round of qualifiers later in the morning.
Alexandria’s Carver Larson watches his putt on Hole 5 during the first Championship qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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2024 medalist, Fargo’s Jake Skarperud, and Alexandria’s are tied for the lead at 5-under-par (66). Rolette, North Dakota, native Nick Myhre currently sits at 4-under par but was only through 16 holes.
Detroit Lakes’ Lawsen Justesen is in a 12-way tie for the 15th-best score after shooting a 1-under-par 70. 2023 and 2024 runner-up, Edina’s Torger Ohe, finished with a 3-over-par 74, sitting comfortably above the projected cut-line of 7-over-par.
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Mid-Am competitors Moorhead’s Jeff Bernstrom and Detroit Lakes’ Jacob Radermacher talk in the tee box during the second qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Detroit Lakes; Lawesen Justesen reads the green on Hole 12 during the first Championship division qualifying round at the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes.
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Isanti, Minnesota’s Joe Schornack watches his tee shot on Hole 8 during the second Mid-Am qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Detroit Lakes’ Keith Eckhoff hits his ball toward the green on Hole 5 during the first Championship qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Roseau’s Max Wilson checks the distance with his range finder on Hole 16 during the first Championship qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Breezy Point, Minnesota’s Tyler Seeling hits a putt on Hole 5 during the first Championship qualifying round of the 93rd Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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My name is Nick Leonardelli and I am the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and Perham Focus. I moved to the area in October of 2022 after covering sports for the Monroe County Herald in Sparta, WI for nearly a year. I was also working for ESPN La Crosse as a show producer. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2021 with a degree in sports management and a minor in media studies.
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