CONGRATULATIOINS TO OUR

 2025

RUMBLE AT THE REFUGE

 CHAMPIONS

A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE STAFF AND MANAGMENT AT THE REFUGE GOLF CLUB

FOR HAVING US OUT AGAIN.

ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MN GOLFWEEK AMATEUR TOUR THE

REFUGE IS ALWAYS A

PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND IS A ONE OF A KIND GOLF COURSE!

THANKS FOR BEING A PARTNER WITH US FOR OVER 8 YEARS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN 2026

THE CHAMP FLIGHT HAD MANY LOOKING FOR A TITLE BUT REALLY

ONLY TWO SHOWED UP WITH THE STONES FOR IT!

MARK BASEL AND KURT LAMBERT MADE IT CLEAR IN THE OPENING 9 HOLES

THAT ONE OF THEM WOULD BE CROWNED AT DAYS END.

MARK BASEL PLAYED HIS OPENING 7 HOLES IN EVEN PAR AND

A BEAUTIFUL SAND SHOT THAT HAD EYES ONLY FOR THE

BOTTOM OF THE HOLE FOR BIRDIE ON HIS 8TH HOLE OF THE DAY

FOLLOWED WITH ANOTHER BIRDIE ON 9 WOULD BRING

HIS FRONT 9 TO A CLOSE AT -2 UNDER PAR! 

KURT LAMBERT NOT FALLING AWAY JUST YET FINISHED HIS FRONT 9

WITH A BIRDIE TO STAY 2 SHOTS BACK AT EVEN PAR.

BUT THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE AS THE PAIR OF COMPETTITORS EACH

SHOT A 39 ON THE BACK 9 OF THE DAY LEAVING ONE MAN TO

STAND ATOP THE PODIUM WITH A FINISHING SCORE OF +1 

73 THE SANDMAN HIMSELF

MR. MARK BASEL CONGRATULATIONS MARK!

A FLIGHT SAW THE CLOSEST COMPETITION TODAY WITH ONLY 1 STROKE SEPERATING THE TOP TWO FINISHERS. 

A FRONT NINE 42 MADE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE A WALK IN THE PARK VICTORY FOR JAY WENNER, BUT THE

REFUGE G.C. HAD OTHER IDEAS AND SHOWED ITS TEETH. THAT COMBINED WITH A BACKSIDE 43 FROM FELLOW A FLIGHT

PLAYER FELIX SCOTT BROUGHT THE TWO PLAYERS TO WITHIN 1 STROKE OF ECH OTHER ON THE FINAL GREEN OF THE

DAY. JAY WENNER WAS ABLE TO FEND OF THE COURSE AND THE OTHER COMPETITORS TO STAND ALONE AS THE A

FLIGHT CHAMPION.

CONGRATULATIONS JAY WENNER!

B FLIGHT'S STORY WAS LOOKING LIKE A WALK OFF WIN FOR B FLIGHT VETERAN

BRENT SVAC CARDING A 40 ON THE FRONT SIDE TO SLIDE OUT TO A 4 STROKE LEAD ON THE FIELD!

BUT THE BACKSIDE PUT BRENT ON HIS BACKSIDE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STAND UP TO CLAIM VICTORY...

HOWEVER THE BACKSIDE TREATED TWO OTHER COMPETITERS MUCH BETTER AS THEY SWEET TALKED THE COURSE

INTO LETTING THEM ROLL THEIR BALLS INTO HOLES FOR MATCHING

BACKSIDE 40'S WERE GEOFFREY ZAHN AND DAVE ROJO.

IN THE END IT WAS GEOFFREY ZAHN MULTIPLE WINNER ON TOUR WHO PROVED TO HAVE THE FINESSE

TO GET THE REFUGE TO GIVE UP THE GOODS FOR ANOTHER FIRST PLACE VICTORY.

CONGRATULATIONS GEOFFREY ZAHN!

C FLIGHT WAS A DUEL!

A TWO MAN RACE AGAINST THE FAVORED CLUB MEMBER DEAN CHESTER AGAINST HIS CLOSEST POINTS RACE

COMPETITOR AUSTIN LUDEMAN.  BUT AT HIS HOME TRACK DEAN CAME OUT OF HIS CORNER THROWING HANDS HARD!

CARDING A 46 ON THE FRONTSIDE PUTTIN LUDEMAN ON HIS HEELS LOOKING TO THE CORNER MAN FOR THE TOWEL

OR  AT THE VERY LEAST SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AS HE 

FINISHED THE FRONT NINE 4 SHOTS BEHIND THE HOME TOWN BOY.

LUDEMANS CORNER MAN WAS ABLE TO INSPIRING SOMETHING AS HE COMES OUT WITH A PAR ON 10 BUT EVEN THIS

WASNT ENOUGH TO PUT CHESTER ON THE DEFENSE AS HE CONTINUED TO THROW THE HEAVY HANDS AT LUDEMAN.

DEAN CHESTER FINISHED OF HIS COMPETITION WITH A BACKSIDE 44 TO CLENCH THE TOURNAMENT WIN

AND A 215 POINT LEAD IN THE 2025 POINTS RACE!

CONGRATULATIONS DEAN CHESTER!

D FLIGHT WAS A CASE OF STEADY EDDIE, 2 COMPETITORS FACED OF AT THE REFUGE KNOWING ONLY ONE COULD WALK

AWAY A WINNER! THE FRONT SIDE DID LITTLE TO SEPERATE THE TWO PLAYERS AS THEY CARDED A 50 AND A 52 LEAVING A

MODEST TWO STROKE LEAD FOR PAUL MAROTTE. THE BACKSIDE HOWEVER AGIAN SHOWING ITS TEETH TO THE

COMPETITORS SEPERATING FIRST FROM SECOND IN  DRAMATIC FASHION. DENNIS DREELIN WAS GREATED WITH NO

KINDNESS FROM THE COURSE ON ROUTE TO A BACKSIDE 59.  BUT IN THE CASE OF OUR STEADY EDDIE PAUL MAROTTE

WAS ABLE TO BACK UP HIS FRONT NINE SCORE, AS A MATTER OF FACT HE WAS ABLE TO DO ONE BETTER FOR A

BACKSIDE 51 GIVING HIM A COMANDING 6 SHOT VICTORY!

CONGRATULATIONS PAUL MAROTTE!