Holland lands Pine to Palm championship 
DETROIT LAKES - The diversity of the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament was on display Sunday at the Detroit Country Club, as 17-year-old Connor Holland of West Fargo claimed the 79th championship. Holland becomes just the third 17-year-old to win the Pine to Palm title, which is the youngest age to pull off the feat.
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DETROIT LAKES - Last year, Todd Hillier became the oldest golfer to win the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at the age of 51. The 79th Pine to Palm Tournament may produce a potential champion on the totally different spectrum in Connor Holland, who is a 17-year-old senior at West Fargo.
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The official publication of the 2011 Pine to Palm Golf Tournament, August 8-14 2011 held at the Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
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There were two things Moorhead’s Nick Olsgaard avoided Friday evening at the Detroit Country Club during the 79th Pine to Palm Golf Tournament at the Detroit Country Club.
Great birdie shot under strange circumstances
Tanner Jones, of Fargo in his second day of qualifying (Wed) in the championship flight probably had one of the greatest birdies at the Pine to Palm in recent years.
Carlson lands dream job as U of M head golf coach
In five attempts in the Pine to Palm Golf Tournament, Bagley’s John Carlson found some success by playing deep into match play. But in the end, Carlson quite couldn’t reach the top of the tournament by losing four times to eventual champions.
Mid-Am final four filled with past award winners
There’s a lot of hardware coming to play in the Pine to Palm Mid-Am semifinals Saturday, which every golfer having won something during the three-year existence of the division.
Final 4 is set for Super’s
A pair of former Rutledge Award winners faced off in the Pine to Palm Super Senior quarterfinals Friday, as the medalist kept moving right along. The Super Seniors’ final four is now set, as the field of eight was trimmed in half.
Rubis survives to defend title
For 42 years, Tim Rubis and Dan Elton have been friends. Friday, the two golfing buddies had to go head-to-head in the Pine to Palm Seniors quarterfinals, as the defending champion Rubis outlasted Elton 2 and 1.
2011 Ironman Classic Results
Hunter Clark defeated Blake Kahlbaugh 1 up to win the 13 to 18 year old Boys Division. Medalist Nathaniel Kahlbaugh won the consolation match.
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The official publication of the 2011 Pine to Palm Golf Tournament, August 8-14 2011 held at the Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
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It was a day of reckoning for the Pine to Palm’s top seeds in the first round of action Thursday, as three of the top four players fell by the wayside. Not only did defending champion Todd Hillier end his quest for a repeat championship, No. 2 seed and medalist Erik Von Rooyen also lost in dramatic fashion.
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When Aaron Burnside and his wife, Lara, purchased the old D-Dahl’s Bar and Restaurant, his schedule became pretty busy. It resembled his first-round match in the Mid-Am Division Thursday, busy and long.
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It’s a trend T.L. Solien hopes to continue. In the 2008 Pine to Palm Senior’s tournament, Joe Sauer and Solien played in the first round, in which the former won and eventually played his way to a championship.
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