Golf tournaments start back up at Muskeg Meadows

Over Memorial Day weekend, Muskeg Meadows started up their weekend golf tournaments for another season. This first tournament of the season was sponsored by Wrangell IGA.

There were 20 golfers on the first day of the tournament on Saturday. First place went to a team consisting of Kathleen Harding, Wayne Harding, Doug Nelson, and Drew Eyon. Second place went to a team consisting of Spenser Stavee, Aaron Powell, Jonathan Spitler, and Jim Brooks. Brooks had the straightest drive of the day at 38 inches. Eyon was closest to the pin at 27 feet, 3 inches.

There were 21 golfers on the second day of the tournament on Sunday. First place went to a team consisting of Victoria Houser, Matt Houser, and Nate Johnson. Second place went to a team consisting of Brett Woodbury, Jerry Bakeberg, and Frank Roppel. Bakeberg had the straightest drive of the day at 25 inches, and was also closest to the pin at 12 feet, 8 inches.

In an email to the Sentinel, Kristy Woodbury mentioned that Muskeg Meadows was recently featured in NGF, a publication of the National Golf Foundation. She also mentioned that the golf course has multiple vacancies on their board waiting to be filled. Their annual membership meeting will be next Thursday at the Elks Lodge, she wrote.