Source: American News, Aberdeen, S.self storageD.July 19--At first, Mark Peterson of Salem, Ore., didn't know what to make of his son's phone call from Aberdeen in July 2012."What do you mean you won?" Mark asked son Paul Peterson who was taking a victory ride back to the Moccasin Creek clubhouse in a golf cart.The younger Peterson had just won a one-hole playoff over three other golfers in the 21st annual Western Printing Pro-Am. He earned $15,000, and it was his first pro win after just eight starts as a professional."I was six shots back when I started the final day at last year's tourney in Aberdeen," Paul said. "My dad couldn't believe it when I told him that I won, and had a hard time processing how I won. Then he didn't want to let me go because he wanted the details. But I had to get to the awards ceremony."Peterson is back in Aberdeen this weekend to try to defend his title at the 22nd annual event today through Sunday. The $68,560 pro purse annually draws one of the better pro fields on the Dakotas Tour. It is not usually for pros in Aberdeen to end up in the major leagues of golf, the PGA Tour, or its developmental league, the Web.com Tour."I am looking forward to coming back to Aberdeen," Peterson said earlier this week. "Hopefully, I can defend my title. It was a fun atmosphere, the members at Moccasin Creek are great, and it is a really good course. It is a place that will always be very special to me."Peterson hopes the Web.com Tour or an overseas tour is the next step in his game. Peterson, who turned 25 July 1, is planning to play in his first qualifying school this fall in hopes of taking that next step.Peterson feels as if he is on the verge of a breakout tournament. He has been playing well this month on the Dakotas Tour, finishing in the top 10 in two recent tournaments in Sioux Falls and winning nearly $10,000. He was fourth at Bakker Crossings and sixth at the Westward Ho tourney which ended Sunday."My game is starting to take form and I feel good about where it is at right now," he said. "But you need to be working on all facets of your game at all times. If you get complacent about one part of it, it usually will come back to bite you."Peterson, an Oregon native who played at Oregon State, said college golfers can have success making pars. "You can hang in tournaments if you make pars in college. But as a pro, you need to be making birdies. You need to be aggressive and stay aggressive. Your putter needs to be your best friend all the time. If you are not making putts, you are not scoring."Peterson said the Dakotas Tour is a great place to develop that kind of mentality. "These courses teach you how to go for pins and how to get comfortable making a lot of birdies. This tour is a great place to grow as a professional as well as a place to earn some money."Winning the Aberdeen tournament last year was a stepping stone in Peterson's career. "It gives you confidence and makes you feel like you belong and that your hard work is paying off. Also, it makes a difference with sponsors. They want to know you can win. There is a big difference in finishing second and winning."Peterson is hoping to earn another $15,000 Sunday, and to make another phone call to his dad Mark."My dad has always been my number one fan and supporter. And whenever I win as a golfer, he will always be my first phone call."22nd annual Western Printing Pro-AmWhere: Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen.Who: 50 pro golfers on the Dakotas Tour will be competing for $68,560, including a first-place check for $15,000. The 150 amateurs will be playing for prizes worth more than $20,000.When: Today (7:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. tee times), Saturday (7:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. tee times), Sunday (8 a.m. shotgun tee times for amateurs and 1:15 p.m. start time for the top 20 pros -- could be more if ties -- who survived the cut).Sunday: 6:30 p.m. (approximate) awards ceremony in the clubhouse.Past Pro Champions1992: Jim Ahern, Yankton.1993: Cliff Karsge, Apopka, Fla.1994: John Kernohan, Bowling Green, Ky.1995: Joon Lee, Fullerton, Calif.1996: Joe Ogilvie, Austin, Texas.1997: Patrick Moore, Cornelius, N.C.1998: Tim Hegna, Bird Island, Minn.1999: Dustin Wigington, Oklahoma City, Okla.2000: Matt Bergstrom, Tucson, Ariz.2001: Mark Scheibach, Indian Wells, Calif.2002: Mark Scheibach, Indian Wells, Calif.2003: Mark Scheibach, Indian Wells, Calif.2004: Paul Wackerly, Canton, Ohio2005: Dustin Wigington, Oklahoma City, Okla.2006: Jamie Kureluk, Calvary, Alberta, Canada.2007: Wil Collins, Rapid City.2008: Josh Persons, Fargo, N.D.2009: A.J. Elgert, Lincoln, Neb.2010: A.J. Elgert, Lincoln, Neb.2011: Micah Burke, Los Angeles.2012: Paul Peterson, Salem, Ore.|TODAY'S PAIRINGS|Here are the pairings for today's first round of the pro-am at Moccasin Creek. Pros are in all caps, while hometowns for non-Aberdeen golfers are attached as well.|TEE 1|7:30 a.m.: KEVIN GILLICK of Lincoln, Neb.; Steve Beare; Dave Blando; Dirk Swanson.7:40: JAMIE ESTRADA of Santa Ana, Calif.; Pat Rohl; Robert Rohl; Dennis Bale.7:50: PETER LANSBURGH of Sacramento, Calif.; Steve Pelzl; Don Siers of Dallas; Pat Preston.8: SHANE FEIST of Bismarck; Jack Hieb; Austin Hieb; Trevor Hieb.8:10: AUSTIN MILLER of Gering, Neb.; Ron Stotz; Craig Pfitzer; Brian Prunty.8:20: TRAVIS SLAATHAUG of Wilmot; Mark Adam of Surprise, Ariz.; Mike Lynde of Sioux Falls; Dennis Kindt of Sioux Falls.8:30: NICK DELIO of Valencia, Calif.; Mark Jorgensen; Brian Jorgensen; Craig Jorgensen of Lenexa, Kan.8:40: TREVOR BLAIR of Colfax, Calif.; Kent Wirebaugh; Dale Stark; Joe Fischer.8:50: JEFF BERKSHIRE of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Jerry Feist; Eric Hurley; David Oliver of Waubay.9: BRANDON CRICK of McCook, Neb.; Max Pfeiffer; Chris Knight of Sioux Falls; Jon Sorensen of Beresford.9:10: PAUL PETERSON of Salem, Ore.; Steve Pfeiffer; Brian Pfeiffer of Marshalll, Minn.; Roger Legge.9:20: JEFF BURTON of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Steve Streier; J.R. Johnson; Michael Hagen.9:30: NEIL FREDERICKSON of White Bear Lake, Minn.; Tom Brzezinski; Jim Wright of Layton, Utah; Danny Griffin of Salt Lake City.|TEE 10|7:30 a.m.: RYAN NIELSON of Boise, Idaho; Jim Lind of St. Louis Park, Minn.; George Dell; Brent Dell of Houston.7:40: TOM CARLSON of Sioux Falls; Tom Tobin; Chuck Bensen; Colette Quam.7:50: JAY MYERS of Saratoga, Calif.; Brad Pinkman; Rick Biegler of Las Vegas; Bob Lind of Maple Grove, Minn.8: TIM FRAZER of Wentworth Falls, Australia; Kurt Petersen; Michael Burgard; Steve Onkka.8:1迷你倉: RYAN LENAHAN of Grosse Point Shores, Mich.; Jim Patterson of Conde; Heath Rylance of Watertown; Sanjay Mukerji.8:20: RILEY O'NEILL of Aberdeen; Drake Patterson of Groton; Jerry Ray Johnson of Groton; Tyler Sperry of Groton.8:30: MATTHEW SMITH of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Todd Freimark of Watertown; Jerry Peterson of Watertown; Jeff Orthaus of Watertown.8:40: JOSH PORTER of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Tom Munger of Watertown; Glenn Hanson of Watertown; Chad Orthaus of Watertown.8:50: KELLY KRETZ of Antigo, Wis.; Mike Carrels; Corey Clausen of Bensen, Minn.; Brian Prisbe of Sioux Falls.9: MICHAEL WUERTZ of Bettendorf, Iowa; Jeff Stockert; Chris Dohrer; Joe Cesario of Chicago.9:10: KEVIN STARR of Tulare, Calif.; Jason Welk; Andrew Welk; Shane Plant of Las Vegas.9:20: KEVIN STANEK of Bellevue, Neb.; Mic Daggett; Ryan Karst of Sioux Falls; Eric Payne of Mina.|TEE 1|12:15 p.m.: TAYLOR STAMP of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brandon Sipe of Milbank; Nick Sipe of Milbank; Jason Stone.12:25: CASEY PYNE of Bloomington, Ill.; Mike Sipe of Milbank; Gene Sipe of Alexandria, Minn.; Chris Smith of Minneapolis.12:35: PATRICK STRANDEMO of San Diego; Matt Brust; Jim Stephenson; Tom Stephenson of San Antonio.12:45: DOUG QUINONES of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif.; Anthony Schwab; Trent Kramer; Tom Bruckner of Maple Grove, Minn.12:55: ANDREW FUNK of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Dave Rice; Bob Hilgemann; Ken Sinner of Watertown.1:05: MATTHEW MOXNESS of Edina, Minn.; Charlie Jakober; Ryan Hardy; Terry Cormier.1:15: DUSTIN WIGINGTON of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Ken Jacobson; Scott Johnston; Greg Saunders of Eden Prairie.1:25: JORDAN ELSEN of Kenosha, Wis.; Duncan Murdy of Seattle; Jim Koehler; Roger Nolan of Sioux Falls.1:35: TYLER GANN of Tomball, Texas; Nathan Golz; Nick Golz of Rosemount, Minn.; Jason Golz of Haslet, Texas.1:45: JON BEAVER of Willmar, Minn.; Eric Comstock; Michael Johnson; Spencer Aberle.1:55: TRAVIS DAVIS of Lincoln, Neb.; Ray Larson of Columbia; Jan Gilchrist of Columbia; Jason Branaugh of Tyndall.2:05: R. SCOTT PUGH of Harrisburg, Pa.; D.B. Garber of Bath; Darrin Larson of Pierre; Grant Smalley of Pierre.|TEE 10|12:15 p.m.: AARON KILIAN-SMITH of San Antonio; Cody Goulding; Connor Preston; Tyler Zahn.12:25: JONATHON CARLSON of Kelseyville, Calif.; Mike Brown; Steve Brown of Moorhead, Minn.; Tom Brown of Park Rapids, Minn.12:35: MICHAEL VANCE of Jackson, Tenn.; Bruce Cutler; Bryon Itterman; Lon Gellhaus of Groton.12:45: CHRISTOPHER EVANS of Shelton, Wash.; Chad Lang; Mark Malchow; Greg Neely of Sioux Falls.12:55: BEN PISANI of Middle Park, Australia; Rob VanLaecken of Watertown; Dustin Sinner of Watertown; Eric Schmidt of Sioux Falls.1:05: TYLER MONDA of Brainerd, Minn.; Tim Bergstrom; Ken Wolff; Stuart Quam.1:15: SEAN JONES of Hoffman Estates, Ill.; Eric Larson; Kurt Weisbeck; Eldon Swingler.1:25: JON SAUER of St. Cloud; Heath Johnson; Randee Bender; Scott Isaak.1:35: SAM JANDEL of Dayton, Ohio; Brad Seaman; Ryan Mohr; Greg Fischbach of Warner.1:45: TRAVIS STOCKHOLM of Springfield; Jim Sumption of Frederick; Jeremy Bakeberg of Redwood Falls, Minn.; Trent Traphagen.1:55: COY BREEN of San Antonio; Jeff Christenson of Claremont; Dustin Ochsner of Britton; Kent Delaney of Webster.2:05: KYLE WARREN of Los Alamitos, Calif.; John Bruce of Britton; Don Berger of Britton; Scott Christenson of Claremont.2:15: LUCAS REUTER of Forman, N.D.; Roger Christenson of Claremont; Dave Planteen of Britton; Tim Purintun of Sioux Falls.|PAST CHAMPIONS||AMATEUR CHAMPIONS||Gross Score (without handicap)|1992: Roger Legge, Aberdeen.1993: Roger Legge, Aberdeen.1994: Mike Pelzl, Aberdeen.1995: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.1996: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.1997: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.1998: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.1999: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.2000: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.2001: Roger Legge, Aberdeen.2002: Chris Knight, Aberdeen.2003: Jesse Talcott, Sioux Falls.2004: Brad Jacobsen, Byrant.2005: Chris Knight, Aberdeen.2006: Jonathon Murphy, Aberdeen.2007: Geoff Mead, Rapid City.2008: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.2009: Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen.2010: Brian Jorgensen, Aberdeen.2011: Mike Sipe, Milbank.2012: Mike Sipe, Milbank.|Net Score (with handicap)|1992: John White1993: Ron Prehn1994: Terry Zwener1995: Rob Deics, Aberdeen.1996: Brian Lux1997: Terry Brunken1998: Dave Anderson1999: Duane Harms (Aberdeen), Larry Mernaugh, Jim Ruch (Aberdeen).2000: Lisa Schriver, Aberdeen.2001: Don Gross, Rick Biegler2002: Mike Lynde, Sioux Falls.2003: Claude Kraft, Aberdeen.2004: Tim Hofer, Aberdeen.2005: Rick Biegler, Las Vegas.2006: Joe Cesario, Chicago.2007: Dennis Kindt, Sioux Falls.2008: David Bormes, Chicago.2009: Paul Nelson, Las Vegas, Nev.2010: Corey Clausen, Benson, Minn.2011: Ken Jacobson, Aberdeen.2012: Dave Anderson, Aberdeen.|Team Winners|1992: Mark Caven, Steve Onkka and Rick Giovannettone.1993: (36 holes due to rain) John Day, Tony Bergstram and Randy Grote.1994: Lisa Schriver, Jennifer Harms and Brian Lux.1995: John Day, Terry Newman and Juan Palacios.1996: Dave Taffe, Jim Ruch and Kirby Goettsch.1997: Dave Taffe, Tim Weber and Brian McClellan; Mike Lynde, Mark Adam and Dennis Kindt.1998: Craig Golz, Nicholas Golz and Nathan Golz; Steve Pelzl, Dave Anderson and Ken Jacobson.1999: Dave Anderson, Steve Pelzl and Ken Jacobson.2000: Steve Pfeiffer, Brian Pfeiffer and H.I. King.2001: Mark Adam, Mike Lynde and Dennis Kindt.2002: Tim Hofer of Mina and Marwin Hofer and Scott Kusler of Aberdeen.2003: Pro Jason Schmidt of Bismarck, N.D., and amateurs H.I. King of Aberdeen, Jim Stephenson of Aberdeen and Tom Stephenson of San Antonio, Texas.2004: Pro Walter Keating of Thunder Bay, Ont., and amateurs Jim Mund, Ambrose Mitzel and Bill Pfeiffer, all of Aberdeen.2005: Mike Carrels of Aberdeen, Tom Bruckner of Minneapolis, Minn., Corey Claussen of Benson, Minn.2006: Rob Deics and Brad Pinkman of Aberdeen and Jason Lavicky of Madison, Wis.2007: Ken Wolff, Tim Bergstrom and Stuart Quam of Aberdeen.2008: Mark Adams, Mike Lynde, Dennis Kraft of Sioux Falls.2009: Heidi Ruch, Jackie Witlock, Colette Quam of Aberdeen.2010: R. Lee Ginsbach, Joe Fischer, Dirk Swanson of Aberdeen.2011: (tie) Jim Ruch, Dave Rice, Jason Welk (all Aberdeen) and Jim Beare, Steve Beare and Tom Beare (all Aberdeen except Tom of Sioux Falls).2012: Dave Anderson and Steve Pelzl of Aberdeen and Don Siers of Dallas, Texas.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) Visit the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) at www.aberdeennews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
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