About Ev Stuart
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Invitation
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Registration
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Tournament Format
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Tournament Schedule
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Optional Events
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Past Champions
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Contact Information
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Ev Stuart was born in 1918 in Lowell, Massachusetts. After spending his early years as an Assistant Professional in his home state, he became the Head Professional at Northland in 1954. In total he spent 34 years at the club, retiring in 1987. 31 of those years were spent in the log cabin that still stands in the woods just west of the NCC parking lot. To this date, Ev is still the longest tenured professional Northland has ever seen.
Ev was also a fantastic player. While at Northland, he played in 5 PGA Championships, 2 US Opens, and was named Minnesota Section Golf Professional of the Year in both 1967 and 1987. In 1996 he was inducted into the Minnesota PGA Hall of Fame. Although he passed in 2010, his memory still lives on at Northland through the many members who knew, learned, and worked with him.
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On behalf of the Tournament Committee at Northland Country Club, you are cordially invited to play in the 2024 Ev Stuart Member-Member, to be held on June 8th and June 9th, 2024!
Inside this booklet you will find pertinent information about the tournament and registration process.
With its unique format, this event is quickly becoming a Northland tradition! We look forward to adding more memories to the Ev Stuart Member-Member in June. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Northland Professional Staff with any comments, questions, or concerns.
Connor Bergman, PGA
Brian Annis
Head Golf Professional
Tournament Chairperson
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Entry Fee The entry fee is $125 + tax per person, which includes golf, Sunday food, tee gift, and prizes.
Registration Northland Members will be able to register through ForeTees beginning at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, April 3rd. Registration will remain open until May 26th or the field is full.
Field Size The Field will be made up of 60 two-person teams.
Withdrawal Deadline The last day to withdraw from the event without penalty is
Monday, June 3rd. Players withdrawing after this date are subject to forfeiture of their entry fee.
Waitlist After the field fills, interested teams are able to register for a waitlist via ForeTees. In the event of a withdrawal, the Northland Professional Staff will reach out to the first team on the waitlist, who will then have 48 hours to confirm or decline their entry.
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Handicaps We will use each player’s 12-month low handicap index for the event.
Format 36 Holes of Net Stableford Scoring Double Bogey or Worse: 0 points Birdie: 4 points
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Bogey: 1 point
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Par: 2 points
Eagle or Better: 6 points
First Round Front Nine: Best Ball (85% of individual handicaps)
Back Nine: Select Drive Alternate Shot (40% of combined handicaps) Final Round Front Nine: Scramble (35% of Low Player + 15% of High Player) Back Nine: Aggregate Score (100% of individual handicaps)
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Saturday, June 8th - First Round Tee Times begin at 7:30 AM
Sunday, June 9th - Final Round 8:30 AM Shotgun Start Breakfast Buffet available from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM in the Fireside Room Lunch Buffet and Awards at the Pool Bar Patio to follow golf (weather permitting)
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Players Pool There will be a $200 per team Players Pool available Payout is based on the overall 36-Hole Tournament
First Round $40 per team Net & Gross Skins
Final Round $40 per team Net & Gross Skins
*All entry fees are cash only and can be paid prior to the team’s First Round tee time*
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2013 Joe Golcz Mark Sams
2019 John Mallof Brian Annis
2014 Duke Skorich Dick DeLano
2020 Leroy Kolquist Kyle Kolquist
2015 Bart Olek Dick DeLano
2021 Richie Mertz Matt Tryon
2016 Gary Lane Cory Fairchild
2022 Matt Riel Justin Patterson
2017 Walt Ledingham David Whittaker
2023 Ben Setterlund Brandon Johnson
2018 Jeff Engbrecht Tony Ciardelli
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Northland Country Club 3901 E Superior St. Duluth, MN 55804
www.northlandcountryclub.com Main Office: (218) 525-1941 Golf Shop: (218) 525-1970
Connor Bergman, PGA Head Golf Professional cbergman@northlandcountryclub.com Brian Annis Tournament Chairperson
Kordell Swanson Assistant Golf Professional kswanson@northlandcountryclub.com Sam DuPont Assistant Golf Professional sdupont@northlandcountryclub.com Sean McCarthy Assistant Golf Professional smccarthy@northlandcountryclub.com 10