Nick Schaefer wins The Birchmont

01 Aug 2015
by Jeremy Gomberg of AmateurGolf.com
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Champion Nick Schaefer

BEMIDJI, Minn. (August 2, 2015) – The Birchmont Golf Tournament concluded Saturday at Bemidji Town & Country Club in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Players in the men’s championship division played 36-holes of stroke play to qualify for a round of 32 match play. Outlasting the field was Nick Schaefer of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Schaefer, a former golfer at the University of North Dakota, got off to a slow start in the championship match against Seth Hepper.

Schaefer made four bogeys in his first seven holes and went to 3 down quickly. However, birdies on the par-5 ninth and 10th holes brought the match back to all square through 10. Hepper answered with birdies of his own on holes 11 and 12 and took a 1-up lead going into 18.

With a chance to close out the match, Hepper bogeyed the par-4 18th and the match went to extra holes. Schaefer closed out the match on the 19th and took the championship.

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ABOUT THE The Birchmont

Men's Division
36 hole qualifying. Low 32 qualify for Championship Flight which begins on Wednesday. Non-qualifiers placed in flights depending on score. (president, Vice-President, Letter Flights)

Women's Division
Low 16 from Tuesday’s round qualify for Championship Flight, which begins on Wednesday. Non-qualifiers placed in flights depending on score.

Men's Executive Division
Open to men age 30 and over. 36 holes qualifying. Low 16 qualify for Championship flight. Matches begin on Wednesday. Non-qualifiers placed in Chairman’s Flight based upon score and Men’s Flights depending on handicap.

Senior Men's Division
Open to men age 50 and over. Low 16 qualify for Championship Flight, which begins on Wednesday. Non- qualifiers placed in Director's Flight based on score and Senior Men's flights depending on handicap.

Masters Division
Low 16* qualify for Championship Flight which begins on Wednesday. Non-qualifiers placed in Senior Men's Flights depending on handicap. *Based upon minimum 16 entrants

Junior Division (ages 13-17)
Low 16 from Monday’s round qualify for Championship Flight, which begins on Wednesday. Non-qualifiers placed in Junior Regular flights.

Junior Division (ages 10-12)
All play in this division is 9 holes. Flights of 8 determined by Monday's qualifying round. Match play begins Wednesday.

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