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Official Publication of the 103rd Annual Resorters Golf Tournament
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ALEXANDRIA ECHO PRESS
Friday, august 2, 2024
VOL. 87, NO. 4
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WOMEN’S CHAMP
Defending her home turf 2022 Women’s Champ Hannah Boraas starts strong in Women’s Champ division match play at her home course BY SAM STUVE Alexandria Echo Press
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ontana State sophomore and Alexandria High School graduate Hannah Boraas had nearly a perfect start to her opening round Women’s Championship match against St. Thomas’ Caroline Monty on Wednesday at the 103rd Resorters Tournament. With a birdie on the third hole (par 4) and pars on the first and fourth hole (both par 4s) at the Alexandria Golf Club, Boraas grabbed a three-hole lead. Boraas put herself in prime position to make a birdie on the fifth hole (par 4) on Wednesday. However, inclement weather at 1:25 p.m. stopped the round and
forced play to have to pick up on Thursday at 6:30 a.m. Boraas thought about her eight-foot putt for birdie for nearly 20 hours. When play resumed on Thursday, top-seeded Boraas put the ball in the bottom of the cup to go 4-up in five holes and would go on to defeat 16th-seeded Monty, 5-4. “It was nice; I was really happy that I made it,” Boraas said about her birdie putt on the fifth hole. Monty answered Boraas’ birdie on the fifth hole with one of her own on the sixth hole (par 5). Boraas responded well by winning the seventh hole (par 3) with a par and carding a birdie at the eighth hole (par 4) to go 5-up through eight holes.
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Montana State’s Hannah Boraas hits a tee shot at the 14th hole at the Alexandria Golf Club at the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Boraas is an Alexandria alum and is the No. 1 seed in the Women’s Championship division. She began the match play portion of the tournament with a 5-4 win over Caroline Monty on Thursday. par in Monday’s qualifying round to get the No. 1 seed in the Women’s Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press Championship division. “I’ve been hitting a lot Hannah Boraas watches her shot land during a match at of fairways and greens,” the 103rd Resorters Tournament on Aug. 1, 2024. Boraas said. “I haven’t “It was an awesome hole (par 3), but Boraas had to chip much, which start,” Boraas said. “I went on to win 5-4. is nice. I want to work on was really happy with my In 14 holes, Boraas shot speed putting and giving approach shots.” even par (57) in her first myself birdie Boraas went 6-up with match play battle at this opportunities.” a par on the 12th hole year’s Resorters This week, Boraas aims (par 5). Tournament. to capture her third Monty won the 13th Boraas also shot even
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Resorters title and second Women’s Championship division title. Boraas won the 2022 Resorters Women’s Championship title and knows she has some tough competition in this year’s tournament. “We all know what we’re capable of,” Boraas
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