Kris Kroetsch is moving back to Grand Forks. The former UND player who has been a staple of teaching in the Fargo area for the last decade was named the head women's golf coach and is off and running.

Robin Slavik is retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, but he isn't retired from golf adventures. The Cooperstown, N.D., native is a professional volunteer who has worked PGA, LPGA and Champions Tour events. 

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Amy Olson finished her LPGA season at the U.S. Women's Open last week, but gave making the cut a shot at seven months pregnant. It's been quite a career to date, and her parents have been there every step of the way.

Meanwhile, Hawley's Cody Aldinger turned in a rare feat in golf: a hole-in-one and double eagle in the same round. He did it at Hawley Country Club.

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Jeff was live from Pebble Coach, as he followed Amy Olson in her appearance at the U.S. Women's Open, and the experience for her, her family, and those in the LPGA. 

Mark Grothe and Dan Labernick also join the show as the El Zagal "9-Holes-In-One" contest is coming up July 30 at El Zagal Golf Course. The event is presented by the El Zagal Shriners.

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Not only did North Dakota State golfer Josh Galvin win the Red River Amateur, he blew away the field. Galvin and Moorhead Country Club head pro Chris Howell resurrect the memorable weekend.Next week will be memorable for Amy Olson, who will play in the Women's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Fargo Country Club director of instruction Lisa Schwinden, who recruited Amy to NDSU, reflects on the career of one of the area's all-time greatest athletes.

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The Zebra Open, the tournament at Maple River started by referees and officials, is back for its third year and the event is targeting "Dare 2 Stand Out" as its beneficiary. Veteran officials Rock Messerschmidt and Ryan Gellner and Chris Mapes from "Dare 2 Stand Out" join the show. To find out more about the organization: www.dare2standout.org.

It's Red River Amateur weekend, one of the premier events of the summer that will be televised on WDAY Xtra. WDAY operations manager Stacey Anderson details the broadcast.

And when Derrick LaPoint from Moorhead took his 6-year-old son Henrik to Kansas City for the Midwest State Invitational, he had no idea what to expect. Henrik won his age division.

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Full house for the show today, as we talk sand greens golf in North Dakota. Plus Joel Vettel from Sanford previews the Roger Maris Golf Tournament and some of the activities around the golf tournament.

It was a few years ago when the subject of sand greens came up, and making a day of it to play a couple that remain. That's what Dave Holm, Greg McCullough, Larry Murphy and I did earlier this week. We do a round table discussion of our experience.

It's Roger Maris tournament time, with the big golf event next Thursday. Joel Vettel from Sanford Health outlines the Maris Week.

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Plenty of discussion points this week with Rose Creek head professional Matt Cook, who weighs in on his course, the LIV and PGA tour merger and Coy Papachek's 454-yard hole-in-one. Coy joins the show.

Also, Fargo Shanley head boys coach Brock Ellingson outlines his move from high school to taking over the Minnesota State Moorhead women's program.

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Behind Director of Golf Chris Geiss, the Dakota Junior Golf Association continues to move junior golf forward in the state of North Dakota including the Junior Newman Invitational June 11 at the Fargo Country Club that will feature the state's top prep golfers.

Across the river, Moorhead High's Joe Kortan, a University of North Dakota commit, is one of the top players in Minnesota and he joins the show along with first-year head coach Brady Robertson.

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There are no limits to the imagination of head professional Chris Larson at Osgood Golf Course in south Fargo. Check out the latest with Chris and what the nine-hole plus-3 course has to offer.

There's a new sheriff in town at Detroit Country Club with the hiring of Tom Dolby as head professional. The lakes course is making a few subtle changes heading into the summer months.

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Bismarck media personality Scott Woodmansee knows the golf scene in the western half of North Dakota and gives an update on the happenings in that part of the state. Also a look at Mr. and Ms. Golf North Dakota candidates.

Close to home, Chris Howell and the Moorhead Country Club will be hosting the popular Red River Amateur again in June, which will be televised by WDAY-TV.

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