2017 North Star Tour Schedule
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2017 Champions: Andrew McCain and Hudson Carpenter (-11, 61)
added prizes from Arccos Golf
​credit: Nate Wahl
Past Champions
2017 -
Hudson Carpenter/Andrew McCain (-11)

NS 2-Man Opener
at The Wilds Golf Club (Prior Lake, MN)
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
Note: You are entering for yourself only. Your partner also needs to go through the registration process.
Tournament Summary: The 2017 North Star Tour starts off with a fun event at The Wilds Golf Club in Prior Lake, MN. The Wilds is a Tom Weiskopf design with complex greens and scenic tee shots. A 2-Player format will add variety to the growing North Star Tour and hopefully attract the attention of golf fans around the area that recently witnessed similar formats during the 2016 Ryder Cup held only 25 minutes away.

Format: 2-Man Team Best Ball ("Fourball")

Prize Purse Payout:
1st   -   Carpenter/McCain - 61 -            $1,500
2nd  -  Miller/Ramirez - 62 -                   $900
T3rd -  Hearden/Kellen - 64 -                 $451
T3rd -  Campbell/Kretz - 64 -                 $451
T3rd -  Constable/Trasamar - 64 -        $451
T3rd -  Dutoit/Matthew - 64 -                $451
7th   -  Holmgren/Holmgren - 65 -        $175
T8th -  Buckingham/Vangsness - 68 -  $43
T8th -  Hiemenz/Paisley - 68 -               $43
T8th -  Benson/Hafdal - 68 -                  $43



Bonus Prizes 2017: Arccos "Driver" Technology
Low Professional Individual - Sam Matthew, 66
Low Amateur Individual - Devon Johnson, 70
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2016 Result: N/A, New Tournament
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2017 Champion: Jacques Wilson (-7, 206)
Past Champions
2016 - Dan Woltman (-16)
2017 - Jacques Wilson (a) (-7)*


denotes playoff victory

Memorial Classic
at Mississippi National Golf Links (Red Wing, MN)
Friday-Sunday, May 26-28th, 2017
Tournament Summary: The 2nd Memorial Classic will be played at Mississippi National Golf Links in Red Wing, MN.  Mississippi National tests the creativity of the golfer with its interesting layout and winding slopes. Although the layout messures at less than 7,000 yards, players will need to place their ball in the right spots to score here.  Last years event was a rainy birdie festival in which receptive greens yeilded plenty of low scores.  Dan Woltman of Wisconsin, who spent the prior year playing on the European Tour set the pace with a tied course record, 63 and went on to win the event by 6 strokes over Donald Constable (former PGA Tour player) and Jacques Wilson (Amateur attending Charleston Southern University).

Format: 54 Hole Stroke Play (no cut)

Estimated Prize Purse: $15,000 ​(paid out to top 40% and ties).
$5,000 first place prize.

2016 Results:
-Dan Woltman (-16) 1st Place Professional $6,000
-Jacques Wilson (-10) Low Amateur $500 (Shop Credit)
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2017 Champion, Brent Snyder (-8, 136)
Past Champions
2015 - Thomas Campbell (-6)
2016 - Hudson Carpenter (-12)
​2017 - Brent Snyder (-8)

North Star Open
at Dellwood Country Club (Dellwood, MN)
Wednesday-Thursday, July 5-6th, 2017
NOTE: "Professionals" must enter through mail-in entry form. But can reserve their spot in the field by online reservation.

Tournament Summary: The 3rd North Star Open will be played at Dellwood Country Club.  Dellwood has always always been an infamously difficult course under tournament conditions. A recent 8 million dollar upgrade to the facilities and course certainly made Dellwood looking clean and polished. But beware, 15 of the 18 holes contain a water hazard and the greens can be extremely slick if you're on the wrong side of the hole. Last year Hudson Carpenter of Stillwater, MN broke unknown barriers by shooting the lowest tournament score of the the North Star Open (and quite possibly Dellwood CC's 36 hole tournament history) twice in a row in route to an impressive 5 stroke victory over the 97 player field of experienced mini tour professionals, PGA teaching pro's, collegiate golfers, and a few of Minnesota's best high school players. Finishing at 2nd was Joshua Manske (-7), 3rd was Donald Constable (-6), and 4th was Neil Johnson (-5).

Format: 36 Hole Stroke Play, no cut

Estimated Prize Purse: $15,000 Low Professional Prize (Sponsor Guarantee), purse estimated at $40,000 (paid out to top 40% and ties)

2016 Results:
-Hudson Carpenter (-12) 1st Place Professional $10,000
-John Svac (-3) Low Amateur $750 (Shop Credit)
Past Champions
2016 - Hudson Carpenter (-5)*
2017 - Thomas Campbell (-6)

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* denotes playoff victory

NS Pony Pro/Am
at Stillwater Country Club (Stillwater, MN)
Monday, August 14th, 2017
Tournament Summary: This year we return to Stillwater Country Club as our very first Pro/Am format. We have teamed up with the Stillwater Area High School's golf programs to help fundraise for their teams. Stillwater Country Club is a hilly yet scoreable design that consistantly has some of the best kept greens in the state of Minnesota.  Last year in the North Star Q-School Prep, Hudson Carpenter emerged victorious over Ross Miller in a sudden death playoff after they each raced to 5 under par through 18 holes. Not far behind was Sam Mathew at 3 under par, finishing alone in 3rd place.

Format: 18 Hole Stroke Play Pro/Am

Estimated Prize Purse: $10,000 ​(paid out to top 40% and ties)

​2016 Results: (Q-School Prep Shootout)
Hudson Carpenter (-5) 1st Place Professional $2,000
Devon Johnson (+5) Low Amateur
Past Champions
2016 - Kelly Kretz (-7)
​2017 - Jake Wherley (-4)*


​* denotes playoff victory

The Fargo Brewing Cabin Classic
at Thumper Pond Resort and Golf Course (Ottertail, MN)
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 29-30th, 2017
2017 Update: 1st Round Pro/Member format will be adding money to the total purse! To register an amateur team please contact Thumper Pond.

Tournament Summary: The 2nd Cabin Classic will be played at Thumper Pond Resort and Golf Course. Thumper Pond is a beautiful setting for a golf tournament built in the center of an old tree farm. With nearly every fairway surrounded by penalizing trees, birdies are just as easy to make as bogey at Thumper. Last year Kelly Kretz of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, lead the field to a wire to wire victory at 8 under par. Coming in a close 2nd place (-6) was Alex Kline of Elk River, MN. MNPGA Professional, Julian Ramirez finished alone in 3rd place at 4 under.

Format: 36 Hole Strokeplay, no cut

Estimated Prize Purse: $20,000 ​(paid out to top 40% and ties)

2016 Results:
-Kelly Kretz (-8) 1st Place Professional $5,000
-Nick Olsgaard (+4) Low Amateur
Past Champions
2016 - Zach Steffen
​2017 - Ross Miller

The North Star Tour Championship
at The Jewel Golf Club (Lake City, MN)
September 13-14th, 2017

2017 Update:
Ross Miller wins the North Star Tour Championship Match Play at The Jewel Golf Club!
The final match was a great showdown by two of the tour's best players this year. Charlie Boyechko (Winnipeg, Manitoba) played in just two events on our tournament schedule and finished in 2nd place in both. Ross Miller had played in every event over the summer and has been consistently within striking distance of a victory. In the end, Miller emerged as the victor for his first North Star Tour win.
The championship match lasted 19th holes and neither player allowed the other to be more than "1 up" in the entire match. The lone playoff hole was the 1st hole at The Jewel Golf Club. A 585 yard par 5 with several penalizing bunkers. With the adrenaline running high, both Boyechko and Miller were able to hit the green in 2 lengthy golf shots. Miller was able to 2 putt from a distance for his birdie while Boyechko was not. The 3 putt ultimately left Miller the championship.
Both players played stellar golf throughout the tournament. Both beating out 2017 NS Tour champions, Jake Wherley (Cabin Classic) and Brent Snyder (North Star Open). The Jewel Golf Club is a challenging and scenic Hale Irwin design in Lake City, MN that is a must visit for all golfers. We can't wait to return for another event.
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Tournament Summary: The 2017 Tour Championship will be played at The Jewel Golf club in Lake City, MN. The Jewel's name speaks for itself as this course really is a "jewel" of Minnesota golf. The treelined/links style combination with backdrops of South East Minnesotas rolling hillsides is a scenic place to hold a golf tournament. But don't let the beauty distract you from the beast of the course. If the wind picks up at The Jewel it will take good ball striking to keep your ball below the hole. Last year Zach Steffen (Former ISU Cyclone) upset a number of higher seeded players in route to a 1-up vicotry over Kyle Scanlon (Former USD Coyote) in the final round. Last years Tour Championship was also the deciding factor in the tours first Player of the Year race. Which was won by multiple 2016 event champion, Hudson Carpenter (eliminated in the quarter final matches)

Format: Single Elimination Matchplay, Seeded by Player of the Year points

Qualifier: September 12th, 2017 at The Jewel Golf Club...
The 8 highest ranked players (POY Points) signed up are exempt from this qualifier. If more than 8 other players are signed up, those 9+ will play an 18 hole stroke play qualifying round for the remaining 8 bracket spots in the match play championship. Successful qualifiers will pay the Championship entry fee (minus some of the amount charged at the qualifier).

Estimated Prize Purse: $6,000

2016 Results:
-Zach Steffen (4-0) Match Play Champion $2,000
-Hudson Carpenter awarded 2016 NS Tour Player of the Year
​(2017 Entry Fees covered by The North Star Tour)