The Luverne Country Club staged its annual men’s club tournaments in recent weeks.
The Senior Men’s Tournament was played Aug. 13 and the Men’s Club Tournament was staged last weekend, Aug. 20-21.
Adam Hansen, Luverne, won the Senior Men’s title while Ben Nath, Luverne, became the first member to win three consecutive men’s championships in club history.
Senior men’s tournament
Adam Hansen came out on top of the Senior Men’s Club Tournament at LCC Aug. 13 with a low gross score of 71.
“It was a fun day and I played well,” Hansen said. “Most of all it was a beautiful day and I was able to play golf with a great bunch of guys.”
The Senior Men’s Tournament crowned an overall club champion (low gross score), a low net winner (gross minus handicap), and age group flight winners.
The low net overall winner was Scott Adams with a 67.
Mike Gonnerman won the pre-seniors 40-49 age group with a net score of 71.
Hansen placed first in the 50-59 division with a score of 71, while Adams’ 67 was the low net overall winner for the 50s flight.
Dar Elbers won the 60-69 division with a score of 77 and was the low net winner of that flight with a 72.
Dave Gangestad came out on top of the 70-79 flight with a score of 83. Spencer Sells’ 69 was the low net score for that division.
Senior Men’s Tournament Results:
Age group net winners:
40-49:
1
Mike Gonnerman
71
50-59:
1
Adam Hansen
71
2
Greg Carroll
75
3
Cory Norman
76
60-69:
1
Dar Elbers
77
2
Tim Knoll
79
3
Jack Bennett
83
70-79:
1
Dave Gangestad
83
2
Spencer Sells
84
3
Dave Iverson
89
Low Net Winner
Scott Adams 67
Senior Men’s Champion
Adam Hansen 71
Men’s Tournament
Ben Nath won his third consecutive championship at the LCC Men’s Club Tournament Aug. 20-21 with a score of 146.
Nath’s feat was the first three-peat in men’s club tournament history. His score of 146 tied Tim Connell’s 1994 score as the lowest since at least 1980 when current records began.
Pete Connell placed second with a score of 152 and Mike Gonnerman finished third with a 154.
The Men’s Club Tournament is a two-day, 36-hole tournament.
Fifty-two golfers competed in this year’s club championship.
Players in the Championship flight are divided into Championship, President, and Vice-President flights after the first day of play.
The Fourth Flight winner was determined by net (score minus handicap) score.
All other flight winners were determined by low gross score.
“Thanks to the clubhouse workers and to the grounds crew; the course looked great and played even better,” Nath said.
“It was another great weekend with good friends and great golf. I can’t wait for next year.”
Men’s Tournament Results
Fourth Flight
1
Matt Goembel
142
2
Brent Schepel
143
3
Mike Buss
145
Third Flight
1
Mike Wenninger
180
2
Connor Hoffman
183
Don Klosterbuer
183
Second Flight
1
Nathan Nekali
171
2
Jason Phelps
179
3
Jared Pick
183
First Flight
1
Scott Remme
170
2
Dan Kern
175
3
Tim Diedrich
178
Vice-President’s Flight
1
Dar Elbers
168
2
Greg Stratton
171
3
Ryan Fick
171
President’s Flight
1
Mike Smith
166
2
Joe Dorhout
169
3
Michael Strassburg
171
Championship Flight
1
Ben Nath
146
2
Pete Connell
152
3
Mike Gonnerman
154