GARY JOHNSON SETS NEW STABLEFORD RECORD July 19th, 2012
In favorable scoring conditions, Gary Johnson and Cody Lemieur took advantage of the opportunity to take a shot at Terry Hansen's 4-year old Stableford scoring record of 42. Lemieur came into the clubhouse with a record-breaking 43, but Gary Johnson's 45 ultimately captured the winning round, new record, and progressive jackpot.
The 5-day event peaked on Tuesday with the match play final, pairing former champions Jeremiah Johnson and Steve Lehmeryer in the final. Johnson defeated Lehmeyer 4 & 3 to capture the title for a fourth time in six years.
Complete 2012 Results
JOHNSON DEFEATS LEMIEUR TO WIN THIRD BPC TITLE July 30th, 2011
The 2011 version of the Breezy Point Challenge featured some of the best weather and course conditions in the history of the event. 17 players competed in the marathon event which consists of 171 holes over a 5-day period.
The event culminated with a match play tournament, pairing rookie Cody Lemieur with two-time champion Jeremiah Johnson in the final. A dramatic surge by Lemiuer on the final 4 holes fell just short as Johnson claimed his record third trophy on the 18th hole.
PRELIMINARY PAIRINGS, HANDICAPS, FORMAT DEFINED FOR 2011 BPC July 12th, 2011
17 participants are set to compete for the 2011 Breezy Point Challenge. Preliminary pairings, roster, handicaps are available in the PDF document linked below.
UPDATE 7.15.2011 : Handout now reflects the July 15th handicap revision, updated dollar amounts, updated Wed tee time, and scramble team course handicaps.
Lehmeyer hoists the BPC Trophy during the 2010 Awards Dinner
ROOKIE LEHMEYER WINS 2010 BPC July 30th, 2010
A record high 23 players participated in the 2010 edition of the Breezy Point Challenge. For the first time, a rookie participant captured the title.
Corey Chock led all players through the qualifying stages with his superb play to win the #1 seed for the Tuesday matchplay tournament. Chock was eliminated by the 8th seed, Scott Borman, in the first round of the tournament.
Steve Lehmeyer met Jeremiah Johnson in the final match of the tournament. Lehmeyer was attempting to win during his first appearance in the Breezy Point Challenge while Johnson was attempting to capture his third title in four years.
Lehmeyer, a 27 handicap, made several clutch shots with his key club, an Adams hybrid, on his way to capturing the 2010 title. Lehmeyer was quoted saying that he had "just played the best golf of his life" during the week of the 2010 BPC.
Kaufhold hopes his patented "Pants-less Swing" is the ket to victory in 2010.
STAGE SET FOR 2010 BREEZY POINT CHALLENGE July 7th, 2010
A record number of BPC-ers are set to descend on the Brainerd Lakes area in just a few days. 23 players will participate in the largest Breezy Point Challenge.
Notable changes to this year's event include:
The match play final will be trimmed to 9 holes to accommodate for the spike in participation.
Players will be required to post their own scores in the scoring computer immediately following the close of each day's play.
Daily results will be sent via email and text message to mobile devices each evening. Updates will include the latest standings, contest winners, skins, and the money list. Provide the number or email for your mobile device to Jeremiah upon arrival to the course on Saturday.
Click the link below for a sneak peek version of the 2010 BPC Event Guide. Laminated copies will be available to each participant upon arrival on Saturday at 8:30am.
Hansen's unique swing style allows him to play with 3 clubs at one time.
GARY HANSEN WINS FIRST TITLE July 30th, 2009
16 players participated in the 2009 edition of the Breezy Point Challenge in which the weather became a major factor for the field to manage. For the first time, a major storm caused the delay of a playoff round.
Going into Tuesday's match play, two new participants had flexed their muscle during the week and secured the top two match play seeds. Jon Borman and Cody Lemieur played fantastic all week but were unable to sustain their high quality play through the knockout rounds. Borman and Lemieur exited in the semi-finals.
Two players emerged from the field and through nature's rainy wrath. Gary Hansen and Jim Albertson battled through the match play bracket to face-off in the final. Ultimately, Hansen was too much for Albertson to handle. Hansen's steady play allowed him to capture his first Breezy Point Challenge title.
HANDICAPS ARE LOCKED IN, FINAL VERSION OF HANDBOOK PUBLISHED July 6th, 2009
The final Minnesota revision date for handicaps before the 2009 BPC took place on Friday, July 3rd. This is the date that all handicaps are locked in for the BPC.
The following changes were made to the sneak preview version of the 2009 BPC Event Guide:
Replaced Mark Crossley w/ Matt Bounds (HCP:13)
Replaced Mike Jelen w/ Jeff Smith (HCP:31)
Scott Borman's handicap dropped 1 stroke to 20
Jon Borman's handicap jumped 1 stroke to 8
Jim Albertson's handicap jumped 2 strokes to 16
Scramble teams were adjusted to account for subs and HCP changes
Click the link below for the final 2009 BPC Event Guide. Laminated copies will be available to each participant upon arrival on Saturday at 7:30am.
GOLFLINK FLYOVER TOUR OF WHITEBIRCH July 6th, 2009
GolfLink.com has published an interactive flyover course tour of Breezy Point Whitebirch. Check out the following link... you will be asked to download a GoogleEarth plug-in which takes a minute or two.
Sean Kaufhold stands in the Whitebirch parking lot amongst the afternoon cart swarm of the 'Hansen' Group (2008).
PAIRINGS & TEAMS ARE SET June 23rd, 2009
The countdown is on as the 2009 Breezy Point Challenge is just days away. Pairings, best ball teams, and scramble teams have been set. Special thanks to Terry Hansen for coordinating logistics with Breezy Point and to Rick Johnson for working through the pairing process for 2009. Final handicaps will be locked in on July 4th, which is the final revision date before the event.
For a sneak preview at the 2009 BPC Event Guide, click the link below.
16 PARTICIPANTS IN 2009 VERSION OF THE BPC June 20th, 2009
The economy is down, but spirits are up as the starting date for the 2009 edition of the Breezy Point Challenge quickly approaches. The field includes a few veterans who have logged approximately 100 rounds on the Whitebirch course as well as a few rookies who are will be approaching holes 7 and 15 as course virgins.
The 2009 roster includes: Terry Hansen, Gary Hansen, Rick Johnson, Gary Johnson, Russ Johnson, Nick Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Bill Morlock, Corey Chock, Jim Albertson, Scott Borman, Cody Lemieur, Mike Jelen, Sean Kaufhold, Mark Crossley, and John Borman.
ROBIN WILLIAMS REVEALS THE ORIGINS OF GOLF June 12th, 2009
2008 BPC Champion Jeremiah Johnson tees off on Sunday at the Par 4 16th.
THE 2008 BREEZY POINT CHALLENGE IS COMPLETE July 17th, 2008
18 players arrived in the Brainerd Lakes Area to compete in the 2008 version of the Breezy Point Challenge. Day 1 consisted of Individual Stroke Play and the Team Scramble. The team of N.Johnson/B.Johnson/T.Hansen/T.Luna captured the scramble win. Tony Kaufhold led the individual standings after Day 1 with a score of -2 on Saturday Morning.
Day 2 featured a winning Stableford score of 30 for Jeremiah Johnson in the AM round while the 2-person Best Ball team of Tony "Barno" Luna and Dave "Slider" Monroe won the afternoon round with a score of -13.
Another round of 2-person best ball and the always exciting Red, White, Black, and Blue round took place on day 3. Tony "Barno" Luna took home another 2-person Best Ball win, this time with partner "Big" Jim Albertson at -15. Luna & Albertson's score of 57 ties the second best 2-person Best Ball round in Breezy Point Challenge history.
Dave "Slider" Monroe won the Red, White, Black, and Blue round for the second consecutive year. His score of -9 was 3 strokes better than runner-up Jim Albertson.
Entering the Tuesday Match Day, Jeremiah Johnson and Dave "Slider" Monroe each secured a bye in the first round as the number 1 and number 2 seeds, respectively. The top seeds proved useful as, in the same manner as 2007, the #1 and #2 seeds met in the final match. Johnson defeated Monroe 1 UP and won his second consective Breezy Point Challenge title.
Wednesday's Loser's Choice Round featured a 2-person Scramble from the Red tees at Breezy Point Whitebirch. Scott Borman finished as the #18 seed and was given the honor of selecting the format for the round. Borman took advantage of the honor and drained a 12 foot birdie putt on the final hole to secure the $100 win for his team.
For complete results and photos, visit the HISTORY and MULTIMEDIA pages.
HANDICAPS, PAIRINGS, AND TEAMS ARE LOCKED IN July 4th, 2008
The final handicap revision before the Breezy Point Challenge occured at 12:00am on July 4th and the handicaps, pairings, and scramble teams were set soon thereafter. Let the fun begin!
Players should expect to be at the course well before the first Saturday tee time of 9am.
18 players will decend on Breezy Point Resort the morning of July 12th for a marathon of golf that will include as many as 180 holes.
Similar to the manner in which Match Day was conducted in 2006, bottom seeds will compete in 4-way stroke play to advance into the next round of the match play tournament. For complete details, visit the HISTORY page to view to the 2008 Match Day bracket.
The 2008 roster includes: Bill Morlock, Bob Johnson, Cory Chock (2004 Champion), Dave Monroe, Gary Hanson, Gary Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson (2007 Champion), Jim Albertson, Nick Johnson (2002, 2006 Champion), Rick Johnson (2003 Champion), Russ Johnson (2005 Champion), Scott Borman (Rookie), Sean Kaufold, Shane Pauly (Rookie), Terry Hanson, Tony Kaufold, Tony Luna
GOVERNOR T-PAW CUTS THE CHEESE RIBBON May 13th, 2008
Governor Tim Pawlenty was on hand at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Breezy Point Marina II and Dockside Lounge. T-Paw adorned a Paul Bunyan-like lumberjack shirt and was joined by several other guys in ugly red sport coats.
The reason for the ceremony was not clearly defined. However, the underlying struggle with the DNR and local agencies to get the building approved for construction may have been the cause for celebration.
Breezy Point also served as the home base for the Governor's 2008 Fishing Opener.
NEW MARINA II AND DOCKSIDE LOUNGE OPENS May 12th, 2008
The new Resort Restaurant opened the first week in May and offers up spectacular views of Breezy Bay.
Breezy Point Resort went "Green" with an innovative system to handle water run-off to protect Pelican Lake. A huge project, costing several hundred thousand dollars has been installed along with the construction of the new restaurant/ballroom/lounge on the shore of the lake. The local watershed district hails this effort and hopes others follow suit as older buildings are replaced with new "Green-friendly" ones.
It is unclear whether or not the architects were able to maintain the trademark sloping feel of the previous marina. After multiple Captain OJ's, Gary Hansen may no longer be able to claim that is balance is off due to the building falling into the lake.
Number 1 seed Jeremiah Johnson defeated number 2 seed and defending champion, Nick Johnson, 2 & 1 in the final match of the Breezy Point Challenge.
The 9 round marathon tournament ended when the number 1 seed gently rolled his downhill par putt 10 feet into the cup on the 17th hole. The match was a rollercoaster ride that saw Nick up 2 holes on the front nine and down 3 holes at one point on the back nine.
Both players made it through 3 rounds of 9-hole match play to meet in the 18-hole finale. 108 holes of preliminary play and 44 holes of match play were required to crown the 2007 Breezy Point Challenge Champion.
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