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Sioux Falls sweep, ace highlight benefit event at LCC Monday

By John RittenhouseSioux Falls players dominated play at the 15th annual Peg Hoiland-Anderson Memorial Golf Tournament played at the Luverne Country Club Monday.Six teams competed in all three divisions (men’s, women’s and mixed divisions), and all three titles went to players from South Dakota’s biggest city.Along with winning the division titles, out-of-towners won the two major prizes up for raffle at event’s end, and another Sioux Falls man registered a hole in one (see related story on this page).Taking top honors in the mixed team division and winning the overall title is a team consisting of Ken and Sandy Martens and Tammy and Jay Chesley.The foursome won both titles during the 18-hole scrambler by recording an 11-under-par 61.Winning the women’s division title are Jeri Krsnak, Patty Coddington, Mary Albers and Joli Gallagher.The group carded a nine-under-par 63.Taking top honors in the men’s division are Dan Isaacson, Don Lehmann, Matt Pepper and Jim Ryan. The men’s champions turned in an eight-under-par 64.Peggy Kirby and Tim Risty, both of Sioux Falls, won the major raffle drawings staged after the tournament. Kirby now owns a complete set of clubs donated by 2003 PGA champion Jim Beem. Risty wins free playing lessons at Westward Ho Country Club in Sioux Falls.As usual, the big winners from the event are the Luverne Dollars for Scholars Chapter and Sioux Valley Hospice.According to tournament manager Pam Hoiland, the two entities will split the $5,000 proceeds for this year’s tournament.

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