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COLUMBIA CLASSIC WINNERS CIRCLE

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025

COLUMBIA CLASSIC

CHAMPIONS.

WE HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ON MASTERS SUNDAY FOR THE FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON

HOSTED BY COLUMBIA GOLF CLUB.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR SEASON OPENER

CHAMP FLIGHT

CAME OUT OF THE GATE WITH BACK TO BACK BIRDIES BY MARK BASEL AND KURT LAMBERT ON HOLES 1 & 2 , MARK KEPT THE PARTY GOING WITH ANOTHER BIRDIE ON HOLE 4! BUT STUMBLES WITH 4 BOGEYS IN A ROW TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR KURT LAMBERT TO SAIL TO THE FINISHING HOLE WITH A NEAR PERFECT SCORE CARD 2 BIRDIS AND 1 BOGEY FOR A 69 ONE UNDER PAR VICTORY!

A FLIGHT

WAS A THREE WAY BATTLE. NATE WOLF STRUGGLED ON THE FRONT NINE BUT RIGHTED THE SHIP ON THE BACK NINE BUT NOT ENOUGHT TO TAKE THE CROWN. LARRY CALDWELL TRAILED FELIX SCOTT AFTER 9 HOLES,BUT PLAYING CONSISTENT GOLF HE CARDED 42 FRONT SIDE AND 43 BACKSIDE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO HANG ON TO A THREE SHOT VICTORY OVER THE A FLIGHT

B FLIGHT

WAS LOOKING LIKE A RUN AWAY VICTORY FOR DAVE ROJO WHO SHOT A 39 ON THE FRONT SIDE! HOWEVER BRANDON STRENSRUD FIRED A 37 BACK 9 TO SLIDE INTO THE LEAD AND TAKE HOME THE TROPHY WITH A 81 BEATING THE FIELD BY TWO STROKES

CONGRATULATIONS B FLIGHT CHAMPION

BRANDON STRENSRUD

(NOT PICTURED)

C FLIGHT

HAD THE MOST EXCITEMENT OF ALL THE FLIGHTS ON SUNDAY AT COLUMBIA. A THREE WAY TIE FOR FIRST LED TO A PLAYOFF BETWEEN AUSTIN LUDEMAN, NICHOLAS KUEFLER AND DEAN CHESTER, AFTER ALL THREE CAME INTO THE 18TH HOLE CARDING 87. DEAN CHESTER NO STRANGER TO GOLFWEEK AMATEUR TOUR PLAYOFFS PUT THE COMPETITION TO REST PROMPTLY ON THE FIRST HOLE OF THE PLAYOFF!

D FLIGHT

SAW A TOUR ROOKIE BURST ONTO THE SEEN WITH A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE BESTING THE FIELD BY 6 STROKES CARDING AN 84 LOOK OUT C FLIGHT PLAYERS I HAVE A FEELING NEWCOMER JOE VAA WILL BE WORKING HIS WAY UP THE FLIGHT LADDER TO UPSET THE LEADERBOARD