The Wadena-Deer Creek boys golf team hosted the first Mid-Minnesota golf invitational at the Whitetail Run Golf Course on April 17 and had a strong outing on the home course.
In the first of the four Mid-Minnesota events, the Wolverines found themselves in second place but close enough in points to be nipping at leader Staples-Motleys heels in the team standings.
The Cardinals finished with 22 points and gained four bonus points for being the team winner for a total of 26.
The Wolverines closed out the nine-hole event with 19 points and got the four-point bonus behind Brennen Truaxs par for course 36. The low score gave Truax the medalist honors and put the Wolverines just three points behind the Cardinals in the team standings with 23.
Park Rapids scored 13 points, and Menahga-Sebeka had five points.
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Staples-Motley had three first-place finishers and had two others tied for first to win the event by shooting 204. The Wolverines came in second with 213 by having one first-place winner, two first-place ties, two second-place finishes and one third.
Truax edged out Cardinal Derek Orth by three strokes in the second group, while Matt Kramer tied Staples-Motleys Brandon Myers with 40 in the first group. Nolan Buresh tied Cardinal Ben Dunn in the sixth group as both shot 46.
Wolverine Jon Taves came in second place in the third group, just three strokes back behind Brad Quast of Staples-Motley with 46.
Wolverine Michael Schmidt shot a 45, good for second place in the fourth group with Cardinal Ryan Murray earning first with 38. Donny Tabery came in third with 48, four strokes behind Cardinal Andrew Paskewitzs 44.
Park Rapids came in third with 236 and Menahga-Sebeka fourth with 280.
The Wolverines participated in the 27-team Perham Invitational on Saturday and finished 20th overall with 371 points. Kramer shot a 38 on the front nine and closed out the back nine with a 39 for 77 to lead the team. Schmidt went 47-45 for 92 and Andrew Browne 48-48 for 96. Brian Silvers finished 54-52 for 106 to wrap up the scoring for the Wolverines.
Tom Hoge of Fargo South scored 70 for medalist honors and Detroit Lakes captured the team title with 289 total points. The Lakers had two of the top six individual finishers with Josh Herzog and Ben Bergquist both shooting 71.
On Monday, the Wolverines went to Fergus Falls for an invitational and will participate in the second Mid-Minnesota event today (Thursday) in Staples-Motley.
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Mid-Minnesota on April 17
Whitetail Run Golf Course
Team Results
Staples-Motley 204, WDC 213, Park Rapids 236, Menahga-Sebeka 280
Medalist-Brennen Truax (WDC) 36
WDC Results
Truax 36, Matt Kramer 40, Michael Schmidt 45, Jon Taves 46, Nolan Buresh 46, Donny Tabery 48
Staples-Motley Results
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Ryan Murray 38, Derek Orth 39, Brandon Myers 40, Brad Quast 43, Andrew Paskewitz 44, Ben Dunn 46
Mid-Minnesota Standings (after one event)
Staples-Motley 26, WDC 23, Park Rapids 13, Menahga-Sebeka 5
Perham Invitational on April 22
Team Results
Detroit Lakes 289, Fargo South 297, Fargo North 303, Crookston 303, Bemidji 307, Moorhead 320, Sauk Rapids-Rice 320, Roseau 321, Fergus Falls 321, Oak Grove 322, Staples-Motley 323, Thief River Falls 330, Park Christian 330, Perham Black 330, Wahpeton 337, Park Rapids 339, Barnesville 345, Pelican Rapids 347, Pequot Lakes 353, West Central 368, WDC 371, Battle Lake 375, Breckenridge 375, Frazee 377, Lake Park-Audubon 398, Perham Gold 399, Hawley INC
Medalist-Tom Hoge (Fargo South) 70
WDC Results
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Kramer 77, Schmidt 92, Andrew Browne 96, Brain Silvers 106, Tyler Fix 116, Brandon Kramer 143
