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he Resorters Men’s Masters Championship had two big upsets in the first round of match play Wednesday before weather postponed tournament matches for other divisions in the afternoon. Paul Peterson, the No. 13 seed, knocked off the No. 4 seed, Dale Womeldorf, 4-3, who was a trimedalist in qualifying with a 1-over 72. The two others with a 72 both rolled on – Mark Pokorney and Larry Novotny. The other upset was Peter Ancona, the 12th seed, defeating the fifth seed, Norty Blanchard, 1-up. The eight winners from Wednesday’s matches are scheduled to play on Thursday at times that
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Inclement weather halts Wednesday round Play resumes on Thursday at 6:30 a.m.
were the only divisions that completed play on Wednesday. The Women’s are yet to be determined. Championship, Women’s Mother nature made a Here’s a look back at Executive, Junior 13-15, big impact on WednesWednesday’s matches: Men’s Regular, and Men’s day’s rounds at the 103rd Pokorney def. Siddy, Resorters Tournament at Championship began 6-4 the Alexandria Golf Club. play on Wednesday but Pokorney, a 1980 graduDangerous, wind, light- had to leave the course ate of St. Thomas, playning, and thunder caused when the siren sounded. ing in his 11th Resorters, The Men’s Executive play to be stopped at 1:25 drilled six birdies during division didn’t get to tee p.m. on Wednesday, July Monday’s qualifying off on Wednesday, and 31. round. On Wednesday, he the Junior 10-12 division Golfers waited at the ran into some trouble in had a scheduled day off. course in hopes of a the early going against Play will resume for all break in the weather to Steve Siddy, but settled divisions on Thursday at resume play, but Mother down in the back nine to 6:30 a.m. Golfers who Nature didn’t cooperate, win. and play didn’t resume on began their round on Both golfers bogeyed Wednesday will pick up Wednesday. No. 1, and Pokorney’s where they left off. One area of the course double-bogey on No. 2 Then, groups who that was hit hard was Jake Sutherlin / Alexandria Echo Press gave Siddy the lead. After behind the 7th green and didn’t tee off on WednesMark Pokorney watches his tee shot during a Men’s they bogeyed the next day will begin teeing off by the 8th tee box. A tree hole, Siddy’s bogey on No. Masters round at the 103rd Resorters Tournament at the was knocked. at 6:40 a.m. Alexandria Golf Club. 4 deadlocked the match. The Junior 10-12 diviThe Alexandria Golf Pokorney’s birdie on sion was scheduled to Club is now focused on birdies on the next five Pokorney’s par on No. 9 No. 5 gave him his first play on Thursday night, to take a four-hole lead at holes. Siddy tried to keep having the course ready lead and swung the but that round has been up, making four pars in a for play on Thursday. the turn. momentum his way. postponed to Friday The Men’s Senior, Pokorney continued his row, but it didn’t dent Pokorney won Nos. 6 and hot streak by shooting morning. Besides that, Men’s Masters, and the 7 and put him 3-up. After Men's Masters on Men’s Grand Masters three pars and two swapping pars on No. 8, J20 Weather on J4
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