Minnesota Golfer - Summer 2016 - 40

Minnesota Golf
Champions
A
string of five consecutive birdies
helped Ryan Helminen overcome
a two-stroke deficit entering
the final round of the 2016 Minnesota
Golf Champions. He sunk a birdie on the
final hole to edge Donald Constable by
one shot May 8 at Golden Valley Golf and
Country Club.
" I felt very comfortable the whole
round today, " Helminen, a native of Menasha,
Wis., said. " Both [Constable] and I
were playing well and kind of feeding off
of each other. I knew I would've had to
shoot a good round today to catch him,
and I went in with the mentality of playing
my own game as well as I can. "
Constable had no problem during the
final round in 2014, cruising to a fivestroke
victory over Clayton Rask, but in a
matter of only six holes mid-round Sunday,
Constable saw a one-stroke lead turn
into a three-stroke deficit.
" A birdie-bogey swing can happen
pretty quick, so I was trying to keep it in
play and give myself a chance on every
hole. I had my chances after that and I let
them slip, " Constable said. " He went on
a tear-it was fun to watch. There's not
much you can do. He rolled it awesome;
you can't putt the ball any better than
that. I think he had seven
straight one-putts. "
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GOLDEN VALLEY G&CC
7,004 Yards, Par 73
FINAL RESULTS
1. Ryan Helminen $2,500
71-68-67-206
2. Donald Constable $1,500
67-70-70-207
T3. Don Berry
68-77-73-218
T3. Brent Snyder
74-70-74-218
5. Jesse Bull (a)
69-75-75-219
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MINNESOTAGOLFER Summer 2016
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Herrick and Klasse
Capture MWPGA
Four-Ball Championship
A
pair of early birdies was all
Olivia Herrick and Leigh
Klasse needed May 14 at
Emerald Greens Golf Course in Hastings,
as the team posted a 2-under-par
70 to capture their third consecutive
Minnesota Women's Public Golf Association
Four-Ball crown.
It's the fifth straight victory for
Herrick, as she's now claimed six titles
in the last seven years at the event,
while Klasse notched her ninth MWPGA
Four-Ball victory.
Rolling in birdie at the par-3 third
hole, Herrick and Klasse moved to
1-under for the day and would sink
just one more birdie over the next
15 holes, finishing the round with
10 straight pars to card a 70-two
shots ahead of Claudia Pilot and
Brenda Williams, who finished
second with an even par 72.
Pilot, who has five MWPGA FourBall
victories to her credit, and Williams,
winner in 2001, began the
round with two early bogeys to slip to
2-over before rolling in a birdie at the
fifth. The two turned at 1-over after
bogeying the par-4 eighth and birdieing
the ninth. Birdies at the 10th, 14th
and 15th holes gave them a share of
the lead with just three holes to play.
But bogeys on the final two holes
would end any hope of contending
with Herrick and Klasse.
Lynn Anderson and Deb Hayes
carded a 2-over-par 74 to finish in
third place, while Carlie Allen and
Lori Shore finished tied for fourth
with Carey Dubbs and Clare Pobanz
at 3-over-par 75.
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EMERALD GREENS GC
Hastings
5,249 Yards, Par 72
FINAL RESULTS
1. Leigh Klasse/Olivia Herrick
-2-70
2. Brenda Williams/
Claudia Pilot
Even-72
3. Lynn Anderson/Deb Hayes
+2-74
T4. Carlie Allen/Lori Shore
+3-75
T4. Carey Dubbs/Clare Pobanz
+3-75
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