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Eight teams win titles during Britz Open at LCC

By John RittenhouseEight team champions were crowned during the fourth annual Britz Open golf tournament staged at the Luverne Country Club Saturday.A total of 43 two-person teams competed in the 18-hole event, which featured nine holes of scrambler play and nine holes of alternate shot competition.Twenty-six teams competed in the morning session of the tournament, and 17 teams played in the afternoon.Colby Anderson and Paul Barduson teamed up to win the men’s afternoon and overall titles of the tournament.Anderson and Barduson finished the event with a 32-35-67.Other afternoon titles went to Melissa Kopp and Kim Bennett in the women’s division, Shirley Top and Marla Van Dyk in the senior women’s division, and Anne and Ryan Tjeerdsma in the mixed division.Morning titles went to Dan Serie and Tim Knoll in the men’s division, Myrna Van Voorst and Nancy Frakes in the senior women’s division and Victor and Nikki Van Dyk in the mixed division.Taking top honors in the junior division were Ben Nath and Krista Van Dyk.Final standingsMorning men’s division, Serie and Knoll, first, 33-36-69; Jamie and Corey Stratton, second, 35-35-70; Mike and Andy Haakenson, third, 33-43-76.Afternoon men’s division: Anderson and Barduson, first, 32-35 67; Jack Bennett and Mike Haakenson, second, 31-39-70; Cory Norman and Craig Martinson, tied for third, 34-37-71; Scott Remme and Andy Wessels, tied for third, 36-35-71.Afternoon women’s Division: Kopp and Bennett, first, 34-38-72.Afternoon senior women’s division: Top and M.Van Dyk, first, 44-47-91.Morning senior women’s division: Van Voorst and Frakes, first, 40-42-82; Top and M.Van Dyk, second, 45-50-95; Evelyn Feit and Eileen Reisch, third, 56-57-103.Juniors division: Nath and K.Van Dyk, first, 39-41-80; Dylan Skattum and Brady Dinger, second, 40-41-81; Matt Sterrett and Phil Paquette, third, 45-45-90.Mixed morning division: Victor and Nikki Van Dyk, first, 33-37-70; Lorna and Colby Anderson, second, 34-38-72; Jack and Kim Bennett, third, 34-40-74.Mixed afternoon division: Anne and Ryna Tjeerdsma, first, 36-34-70; Carmen and Corey Stratton, second, 36-38-74; Brittany Boeve and Chris Fitzer, third, 38-37-75.

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