EAST GULL LAKE — The proof is in the big, funny-looking check.The fourth PGA Tour Americas CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center concluded Sunday, Aug. 31. With a week and a half to let the results manifest, Jack Wawro,…
EAST GULL LAKES — For the first time in four years, the CRMC Championship ended in a playoff.Michael Brennan of Leesburg, Virginia, held off Derek Hitchner in the one-hole playoff despite a terrible drive on the par-5 18th hole. Brennan’s…
STAPLES — It’s a psychological thing.The way Glen Hasselberg finds peace in the world is by going for walks in the woods. Those woods always seem to line golf course fairways and have prizes in the form of lost or…
EAST GULL LAKE — For the first time, the Brainerd lakes area will host the MGA State Amateur Championship.More specifically, The Classic at Madden’s Resort will be the site for the 122nd Amateur Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23.…
JORDAN — Genevieve Birkeland could not have started much hotter.A birdie on the par-5 10th hole, her first, kick-started the recent Pequot Lakes graduate’s final round of the Class 2A State Tournament Wednesday, June 11, at Ridges at Sand Creek.…
BRAINERD — All but one player returns from Brainerd’s runner-up Section 8-3A squad from last year.Granted, that one player is Sophia Karsnia, who won the section individual title. Still, the five returning players hope to improve the Warriors’ postseason success.…
BRAINERD — Tim Johnson’s second season as Brainerd Warriors head coach is similar to his first.With the graduation of Marty Timmons, Ryan Kennedy and Alex Asche from the Warriors’ third-place Section 8-3A squad and a season-ending injury to Drew Haakonson,…
BRAINERD — I’ve met some unique and interesting people during my lifetime.Especially, the last 26 years while covering lakes area sports at The Brainerd Dispatch. This job forces me, an introvert, to meet people I otherwise wouldn’t. One of the…