Pebble Creek GC - First Round
2024 Champion
Topher Anderson won in a playoff over Chad Conzet. Topher and Con were tied after 18 as they both scored 74 total points (Stableford scoring). On the first playoff hole (hole 1 at The Links), Topher two-putted from the front fringe for a par, which meant Conzet needed at least a bogey to tie (as he got a shot on that hole thanks to his handi). Conzet lined up a makeable bogey putt and hit a good putt, but it horseshoed around the hole and missed. This meant that Topher had his first Riggs Open title!
Round 1 was held at beautiful Pebble Creek GC in Becker, MN – a great weather day with temps in the high-70's! First-round leader Scott Riggs shot an 89, which was good for 38 pts (Stableford). He was followed by Chad Conzet (90,37 pts) and Josh Herman (100,35), Gary Nagle (82,35) - who had two birdies on the day, and Craig Steen (81,35).
For the final round, we moved venues to The Links at Northfork in Ramsey, MN. Temps were a little warmer in the low 80’s - a beautiful day! It all came down to the last few holes. Topher Anderson had moved into the lead when he shot a gross-score of 79, which included a birdie on the par-4 third hole! It was looking good for Topher, as the leader group behind him approached the 17th hole, until word got out that Chad Conzet had drained a long birdie putt on the par-3 17th to move into a virtual tie! Conzet had a chance to win on 18 with a two-putt. But, his second putt just missed and we were off to a playoff between Conzet and Anderson! For the tournament, Topher shot gross scores of 93-79 for 74 pts, while Conzet shot 90-89 (74 pts).
A great tourney once again this year – the 41st Annual Riggs Open! Rounding out the top 5 was Chad Thomas (90-89, 71 pts), Josh Herman (100-99, 70), Gary Nagle (82-83, 70) and Mike Winge (86-82, 70).