ALEXANDRIA
— Bryant Black, last year’s medalist in the Resorters Men’s Executive Championship, survived Wednesday’s opening of match play.
So did the 2023 champ, Dave Christensen.
Other notables that are still in the hunt include Daryl Schomer, Samuel Turkey and Andy Peterson, among several others.
A few golfers will drop to the consolation brackets — Troy Johnson (he’s won the division six out of the last seven), Alex Woodhull, Geoff Klein and others.
Another highlight of the division was a 21-hole battle between Matt Norgaard and Joe Seltz. (Spoiler alert: Norgaard was the winner.)
Here’s a look back at the Wednesday, Aug. 5 match play action:
Bryant Black def. Sam Pokorney, 3-and-2
Black took the lead on the first hole, No. 10. Pokorney tied the match three times but Black won the last three holes with par, birdie par, to win 3-up.
Sam Pokorney chips onto the green on No. 11 in Men’s Executive match play on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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Andrew Olson def. Alex Woodhull, 6-up
Alex Woodhull chips onto the green in the opening round of match play in the Resorters Men’s Executive Championship.
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Olson was 4-up at the turn and kept the pressure on Woodhull. Olson maintained his 6-up advantage to breeze to a quick win.
Rob Langley def. Dan Johnson, 1-up
A close match all the way. Starting at No. 10, Johnson built a 3-up lead after five holes but Langley tied it on No. 17. The match went back and forth. Langley regained the lead on No. 6 and matched Johnson the final three holes to win it.
Derrick Whiting def. Adam Arnquist 5-and-4
Starting from No. 10, Whiting took the lead on No. 14, added a par win on No. 15 and added a bogey win on No 17. Whiting won No. 1 to go 4-up, held it for two more holes and then added a birdie win on No. 4 which led to the blow-out.
Adam Arnquist made this chip-in from the rough during the Resorters Men’s Executive Championship.
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Dave Christensen def. McKane Wood, 7-and-6
It just wasn’t Wood’s day. He won just one hole through 13 holes.
McKane Wood found himself between a tree and a hard place on No. 11 during his Resorters Men’s Executive Championship on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
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Sam Coatta def. David Grand, 2-up
Starting from No. 10, Coatta held a one-hole lead for three holes (Nos. 10 with par, 11 and 12). Grand tied it on No. 13 but Coatta came right back to win two holes to go 2-up. Grand tied it again, on No. 5, but Coatta made a birdie on No. 9 to win it 2-up.
Darryl Schomer def. Geoff Klein, 3-and-2
Schomer got off to a quick start. Starting from No. 10, the match was tied after the first two holes. Schomer grabbed the lead on No. 12 but Klein tied it with a par on No. 16. Schomer moved ahead again with a bogey win on No. 18. Schomer did well on the second nine. He had a 3-up lead on No. 4, held it for No. 5. and the match ended on Schomer’s birdie on No. 7.
Jason Buchanan def. Jay Syverson, 3-and-2
Starting from No. 10, both golfers tied with pars. Buchanan moved out front and was ahead by one hole at the turn. Buchanan did well on the second nine, going 3-up on No. 2 He held that lead and picked up another win on No. 7 for a 3-2 win.
Jake Womeldorf def. Troy Johnson, 2-and-1
Troy Johnson wasn’t able to take a lead against Womeldorf. Womeldorf was either 1-up, 2-up or tied for the whole match. He pulled ahead to 2-up on No. 6 and sealed the win by matching Johnson’s strokes on the next two holes.
Erik Nelson def. Mark Schroeder, 2-and-1
Schroeder wasn’t able to take a lead against Nelson, who maintained one, two or three leads.
Matt Norgaard def. Joe Seltz, 21 holes
It was the longest match in the division. Norgaard was in the lead most of the time — 11 holes before Seltz was able to tie the match. Seltz added another win with a par on No. 5 but Norgaard won No. 7 to tie it. Norgaard then pulled into the lead with a par on No. 8 only to have Seltz’s win on No. 9 deadlock the match. They matched each other on the first two holes of overtime until Norgaard won the 21st hole and the match.
Andy Petersen def. Andrew Womeldorf, 5-and-4
Starting on No. 10, Womeldorf took the first lead, a birdie on No. 12. Petersen won No. 15 to go 2-up. Then Petersen won three straight holes (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) to go 5-up. Womeldorf won No. 4 to cut the lead to 4, but it was too little, too late.
Samuel Turkey def. Michael Rose, 6-and-5
Turkey was 2-up after his first nine. He then won four straight holes to go 6-up and win the match.
Jayson Dinkel def. Cory Pelzel,19 holes
Pelzel was up by two holes after the first nine. Pelzel won Nos. 1, to go 3-up, but Dinkel kept coming back, chipping away at Pelzel’s lead. Pelzel was 1-up going into the last hole but Dinkel sent the match into OT with a birdie on No. 9. On the first hole in overtime, Dinkel completed his comeback. Dinkel was never in the lead until the very end.
Chad Hacker def. Jack Chapin, 8-and-7
Hacker had a short afternoon, defeating Chapin in 11 holes. Hacker had three birdies and two bogeys.
Nick Paulsen def. Bryan Hoops, 20 holes
It was another intense match between two good golfers. Beginning on No. 10, Hoops started it in style — an eagle on No. 10. He added a birdie on No. 12 to go 2-up and added another birdie win on No. 14 to go 3-up. Paulsen fired back, winning the next holes to tie it and took the lead with a par on No. 18. Hoops won No. 2 to tie the match but Paulsen won No. 5 with a birdie to go 1-up. Hoops tied it on the next hole. and then went 1-up with a par on No. 7. Both golfers made birdies on No. 8 and Paulsen tied the match on the final hole in regulation, sending it into extra holes. In the 20th hole, Paulsen came out on top.