Five more women joined champion Melissa Kopp as flight winners during the Women’s Club Tournament played at the Luverne Country Club Saturday. Standing (from the left) are flight champions Susan Skattum (first flight), Lori Martinson (third flight), Lori Witt (president’s flight), Pat Rieck (second flight) and Kim Arends (fourth flight).By John RittenhouseA total of six championships were on the line during the 52nd Women’s Club Tournament played at the Luverne Country Club Saturday.Along with Melissa Kopp winning the club championship (see the front page of the sports section for the story), Lori Witt, Susan Skattum, Pat Rieck, Lori Martinson and Kim Arends also won flight titles.Witt ended taking top honors in the four-person president’s flight.Witt, Faye DeBoer, Lorna Bryan and Melissa Sterrett formed the president’s flight after falling out of contention for a club championship as members of the championship flight during the first round of play.DeBoer, who shot a 46 during the opening round, sported a one-shot edge over Witt (47), a two-shot lead over Sterrett (48) and a three-shot cushion over Bryan (49) entering the second round.Witt made par twice while shooting a 49 during the second round, but she picked up four shots on DeBoer, who shot a 53 on the back nine.Witt won the flight by shooting a 47-49-96, two strokes better than the 49-49-98 turned in by Bryan. DeBoer was third with her 46-53-99.Consistent play helped Skattum win the event’s first flight.Skattum recorded a pair of 46s to win the flight with a 92-stroke total. She made par seven times in 18 holes.Skattum led Nancy Frakes and Elda Trisko, who carded 39s, by three shots after nine holes of play. Skattum’s flight-low 46 during the second round iced her title.Frakes and Wendy Evink, who moved past Trisko in the second round, shared second place with a 49-50-99. They finished seven strokes off the pace set by Skattum.Rieck won a close competition to take the championship of the second flight.Rieck shot a 53 during the first round to lead Sandy Vrtacnik and Marlene Kopp, who turned in 54s, by one shot and Lorna Anderson (55) by two strokes.Rieck shaved four shots off her opening-round score by shooting a 49 during the second round. Her 18-hole total of 102 strokes featured two par holes.Kopp (54-40-104) and JoAnne Fodness (56-48-104) shared second place. Fodness’ 48 on the back nine was a flight-low effort for both rounds.Martinson strolled to a seven-stroke win in the third flight by shooting a 48-54-102.Martinson, who made par three times and registered one birdie during the tournament, used her 48 during the first round to open a three-shot advantage over Shirley Top (51) and a four-shot lead over Deonne Hemme (52).Martinson’s shot total increased by six strokes in the second round, but her 54 was a flight-low effort.Top (51-58-109) and Marla Van Dyk (54-55-109) shared second place in the third flight.Arends recorded an eight-stroke victory in the fourth flight.Arends, who made one par Saturday, carded a 55 during the first round to sport one-shot leads over Becky Eeten and Pat Doherty, who turned in 56s. Glenda Vander Griend was two shots off the pace with her 57.Arends put the title away by firing a flight-low 48 during the second round for an 18-hole total of 103 strokes.Vander Griend (57-54-111) finished second and Eeten (56-57-113) placed third.
