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<\/p>\nALEXANDRIA \u2014 In a division where resilient golfers made the Junior 13-15 semifinal round at the 105th Resorters Tournament, the trait was on display again on Friday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n
Bouncing back from three holes down, No. 15-seed Luke Langley continued his run into the finals, taking down Glenwood\u2019s Odin Sherlin in 19 holes at Alexandria Golf Club. In the other semifinal match, reigning Junior 10-12 division champion Jackson Bergstrom defeated Alexandria\u2019s Garrison Johnson 1-up in pursuit of a second consecutive title.<\/p>\n
Bergstrom and Langley will compete for the Junior 13-15 championship at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Alexandria Golf Club.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what happened in the penultimate round of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Jackson Bergstrom def. Garrison Johnson, 1 up<\/b><\/p>\n
A pair of former Junior 10-12 division champions met in the semifinals, with Bergstrom keeping Johnson, the 2023 Junior 10-12 division champion, at bay throughout their match after reestablishing a 1-up lead with par at the par-4 No. 5 hole following Johnson tying the match with par at the par-4 No. 4.<\/p>\n
Taking a 3-up lead after winning the par-4 No. 10 hole, Bergstrom responded to Johnson winning the par-3 No. 11 by winning the par-5 No. 12 with a par after his opponent ran into trouble, holding serve the rest of the way at Johnson cut the deficit down to a single hole. The Cardinal boys golfer won with birdies at the par-3 No. 13 and No. 17, but Bergstrom tied him to win the match with par at the finishing par-4 No. 18.<\/p>\n
Bergstrom, a Sartell product, has fared well transitioning into an 18-hole division, beginning his run to the final with a 2-up victory over No. 13-seed Jaxn Hacker. He then outlasted Beckham Bell for a 1-up win in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
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Luke Langley tees off at the par-4 No. 9 hole during the Junior 13-15 semifinals at the 105th Resorters Tournament on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at Alexandria Golf Club.<\/p>\n
Blake Durham \/ Alexandria Echo Press<\/p>\n
Luke Langley def. Odin Sherlin, 19 holes<\/b><\/p>\n
As the No. 15-seed in this year\u2019s tournament, Langley has proven to be a formidable opponent in a deep field, outlasting Sherlin, the No. 11-seed, following several rallies to tie the match.<\/p>\n
Birdies at the par-5 No. 6 and par-3 No. 7 holes along with a par at the par-4 No. 8 helped Sherlin build a 3-up lead, only for Langley to get one back with par at the par-4 No. 9. He then won three of the first five holes on AGC\u2019s back nine to square up the contest and won the finishing par-4 No. 18 to force a sudden-death playoff following Sherlin\u2019s birdie at the par-3 No. 17, winning the first extra hole.<\/p>\n
Langley, who traveled north from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to play in the Resorters, defeated co-medalist and No. 2-seed Drew Schiena in the opening round 1-up before besting Griffin Kranz in the quarterfinals 3-and-2.<\/p>\n
Saturday, Aug. 8, at Alexandria Golf Club<\/p>\n
12:15 p.m.: Jackson Bergstrom vs. Luke Langley<\/p>\n
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