Mike Melhus shook off a dicey front nine to beat Jeff Bernstrom 4-3 in the Mid-Am Division championship. He joined Perry Piatz and Kent Spriggs as the only ones to win the Mid-Am title in back-to-back years.
When Bill Schommer received his Senior Division championship trophy, he thought of his late friend Pat Vincelli. From striving to "Make it on the board" to bringing home back-to-back titles, Schommer's Pine to Palm legacy wrote another chapter on Sunday.
Josh Robards, a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Kansas City from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, beat Ian Simonich 3-2, taking home the title of 90th Pine to Palm Champion on Sunday. Robards made seven birdies ion 16 holes with his mother alongside him the whole way.
Grand Forks Red River senior Carson Skarperud's Pine to Palm tournament means a little more this year. After his uncle unexpectedly passed away in two weeks ago during The Birchmont in Bemidji, Skarperud is focused on making the loved ones around him proud. He beat Joe Christianson and Will Czeh on Saturday to secure a spot in Sunday's final four.
There will be a new champion crowned on Sunday after Detroit Lakes' Tanner Lane beat top-seeded Nate Adams 2-1. Sam Berger was seven-under-par in his win over Erik Weiss, while Bemidji's Brandon Nelson rolled for the second straight day. Here's a full recap from the second round of match play in the Championship Division at the 90th Pine to Palm.
The first round of match play in the Championship Division featured an near stunning upset of defending champion Nate Adams and a 20-hole showdown between two of Detroit Lakes' finest.
