98th Men's Invitational Information

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98th Men’s Invitational August 9th - 13th, 2023 Northland Country Club Duluth, Minnesota
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Invitation

On behalf of the Tournament Committee at Northland Country Club, you are cordially invited to play in the 98th Men’s Invitational, to be held from August 9th through August 13th, 2023 in Duluth, Minnesota.

Inside this booklet you will find pertinent information about the tournament and registration process. We look forward to renewing this annual Duluth tradition in August! Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Northland Professional Staff with any comments, questions, or concerns.

Registration

Northland Member Registration

Northland Members will be able to register through ForeTees beginning at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, April 5th. Registration will remain open exclusively to Northland Members until Noon on Wednesday, April 19th, at which time ForeTees registration will close.

Members who wish to register for the event following the April 19th deadline should do so by contacting a member of the Northland Professional Staff.

Northland Member Entry Fee is $395. This entry fee includes golf, food, tee gift, and prizes.

Non-Member Registration

Non-Member registration will open at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, April 25th and will remain open until the field is full. The registration link is:

www.golfgenius.com/ggid/98nccinvite/register

Non-Member Entry Fee is $525, which includes golf, food, tee gift, and prizes.

Student Entry Fee is $395, which includes golf, food, tee gift, and prizes.

Non-Members interested in taking a cart for the event are asked to pay the optional cart add-on fee at the time of registration.

Withdrawal Deadline

The last day to withdraw from the event without penalty is Wednesday, July 26th. Players withdrawing after this date are subject to forfeiture of their entry fee.

Waitlist

After the field fills, interested players (whether Members or Non-Members) are able to register for a waitlist by contacting a member of the Northland Professional Staff.

Tournament Format

Divisions

Championship Division - Gross Scores

Senior Division - Gross Scores

Players aged 50 years and older at the time of the event are eligible for the Senior Division

Gold Tee Division - Net Scores

Senior Players who wish to play from the Gold Tees are eligible for the Gold Tee Division

Stroke Play Qualifying

Each Player will play an 18-Hole Stroke Play qualifying round to determine Match Play bracket placement and seeding.

The top 31 qualifiers, plus Defending Champion Mike Christensen, will be placed in the Championship Division championship bracket. Matches will be played from the Blue Tees.

The top 15 qualifiers, plus Defending Champion Phil Ebner, will be placed in the Senior Division championship bracket. Matches will be played from the White Tees.

The top 7 qualifiers, plus Defending Champion Craig Dahl, will be placed in the Gold Tee Division championship bracket. Matches will be played from the Gold Tees.

All players who fail to qualify for their division’ s championship bracket will be placed into an 8-player bracket based on their qualifying round score. With the exception of the Gold Tee Division brackets, all matches will be played from the White Tees.

Match Play

Following qualifying and bracket creation, match play will be conducted to determine which player advances in each bracket.

Tournament Schedule

Wednesday, August 9th - Practice Round

Tee Times available all day - Tournament Participants only

Tee times can be made two weeks in advance by calling the Golf Shop at (218) 525-1970

Thursday, August 10th - Qualifying Round

Tee Times begin at 7:00 AM and continue until approximately 2:00 PM

Breakfast Buffet available from 6:00 AM until 9:00 AM

Lunch available from 10:45 AM until 2:00 PM

Stag Night Dinner from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM

Discussion of Players begins promptly at 8:15 PM in the J.R. Link Grill

Friday, August 11th - Match Play

Matches begin at 7:00 AM on Holes 1 & 10 and continue until approximately 2:00 PM

Breakfast Buffet available from 6:00 AM until 9:00 AM

Lunch available from 10:45 AM until 2:00 PM

The Invitational Dinner beigins at 6:00 PM

All participants are invited to attend the Invitational Dinner with a plus one

Saturday, August 12th - Match Play

Matches begin at 7:00 AM on Holes 1 & 10 and continue until approximately 2:00 PM

Breakfast Buffet available from 6:00 AM until 9:00 AM

Lunch available from 10:45 AM until 2:00 PM

Sunday, August 13th - Match Play

Matches begin at 7:00 AM on Hole 1

Senior Championship Match begins at 1:00 PM - Championship Match begins at 1:30 PM

Breakfast Buffet available from 6:00 AM until 9:00 AM

Lunch available from 10:45 AM until 2:00 PM

Optional Events

Practice Round

Practice Round participants will have the option of entering into Gross Skins & Field Events

$40 entry fee

Qualifying Round

All participants will have the option of entering a Skins game during their Qualifying Round

Each division will have separate skins games

$20 entry fee

Non-Championship Brackets

Each Non-Championship Bracket will have an optional Players Pool available

$50 entry fee

Discussion of Championship & Senior Championship Players

There will be a discussion of all Championship & Senior Championship players

The discussion will begin promptly at 8:15 PM on Thursday evening in the J.R. Link Grill

Past Champions

1924 Robert Congdon 1925 Runcie Martin 1926 James Ward 1927 Glen Weld 1928 Runcie Martin 1931 Bobby Campbell 1932 Chester Belisle 1933 Chester Belisle 1934 Bobby Campbell 1935 Harold Kosak 1936 William Boutell 1937 Palmer Lee 1938 William Boutell 1939 Earl Larson 1940 Johnny Goodman 1941 Robert Graves 1942 Virgil Roby 1943 Virgil Roby 1944 Pat Sawyer 1945 Wally Ulrich 1946 B.H. Ridder Jr. 1947 John Jenswold Jr. 1948 William Boutell 1949 Kenny Young 1950 Tom Hoak 1951 John Lehman 1952 John Staver 1953 Tom Hoak 1954 Kenny Young 1955 B.H. Ridder Jr. 1956 Leo Spooner 1957 Tom Hoak 1958 Ray Higgins 1959 Leo Spooner 1960 Harry Newby 1961 Leo Spooner 1962 Leo Spooner 1963 Leo Spooner 1964 Leo Spooner 1965 Bob Magie III 1966 Bob Magie III 1967 Leo Spooner 1968 Bob Magie III 1969 John Douglas 1970 Leo Spooner 1971 Gary Burton 1972 Bruce Odlaug 1973 Robert Harris 1974 John Hall 1975 John Douglas 1976 Lyn Ellingson 1977 Leo Spooner 1978 Harry Newby Jr. 1979 Mark Kolquist 1980 Lee Kolquist 1981 J. Richard Kohlbry 1982 Peter Nervick 1983 Larry A. Everett 1984 Leo Spooner 1985 J. Richard Kohlbry 1986 J. Richard Kohlbry 1987 Larry A. Everett 1988 Gerald Gruidl 1989 Lee Kolquist 1990 Lee Kolquist 1991 Robert Mason 1992 Lee Kolquist 1993 Joe Stansberry 1994 Joe Stansberry 1995 Joe Stansberry 1996 Joe Stansberry 1997 Gerald Gruidl 1998 Mark Hedberg 1999 Joe Stansberry 2000 Joe Stansberry 2001 Tim Kelley 2002 Scott Anderson 2003 Jim Lehman 2004 Jim Lehman 2005 Jim Lehman 2006 Dan Moline 2007 Reed Kolquist 2008 Matt Yeager 2009 Dan Moline 2010 Dan Moline 2011 Dan Moline 2012 Jordan Hawkinson 2013 Jordan Hawkinson 2014 Dan Moline 2015 Topher Baron 2016 Matt Mellin 2017 Tyler Hill 2018 Matt Mellin 2019 Alex Williamson 2020 Mike Christensen 2021 Taylor Sundbom 2022 Mike Christensen

Past Senior Champions

Division
Senior
1988 John Staver 1989 Bill Dilzell 1990 Pat Sampair 1991 Norb Anderson 1992 Norb Anderson 1993 Dick Kohlbry 1994 Dick Kohlbry 1995 Gary Thorp 1996 Bruce Odlaug 1997 Mike Howell 1998 Richard Kohlbry 1999 Lee Evans 2000 William Strub 2001 Lee Evans 2002 Lee Evans 2003 John Bonifaci 2004 John Bonifaci 2005 Duke Skorich 2006 Ron Johnson 2007 Jim Abelsen 2008 Bruce Wagner 2009 Duke Skorich 2010 Carl Horsch 2011 John Hull 2012 Pat Vincelli 2013 Tim Andersen 2014 Tim Andersen 2015 David Steingart 2016 Craig Hanson 2017 Tim Ertmer 2018 Pat Smith 2019 David Whitaker 2020 Brad Johnson 2021 Phil Ebner 2022 Phil Ebner
Tee Division 2021 Jim Koberstein 2022 Craig Dahl 2020 Pat Henry
Gold

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

Dan Kilgore

Assistant Golf Professional

dkilgore@northlandcountryclub.com

Kordell Swanson

Assistant Golf Professional

kswanson@northlandcountryclub.com

Brady Carlin

Caddie Master

proshop@northlandcountryclub.com

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