Albert Lea boys' golf team wins section tourney, heading to state - Albert Lea Tribune

Albert Lea boys’ golf team wins section tourney, heading to state

Published 5:00 am Friday, May 30, 2025

: The Albert Lea boys’ golf team will compete at the state tournament June 10 and 11 after winning the Section 1AA tournament. Provided

The Albert Lea boys’ golf team cruised into the second round of the Section 1AA tournament at Northern Hills Golf Club in Rochester Thursday with one goal in mind, qualifying for the state tournament.

They met that goal by a big margin, winning the section tournament by 18 strokes over second place Pine Island/Zumbrota Mazeppa.

Over the two rounds of the tournament which spanned Wednesday and Thursday, the Tigers finished with a team total of 606 (+30). They were led by Archie Nelson and Noah Teeter who both shot a 71 (-1) in the second round. Nelson also won the individual portion of the event, shooting a score of 140 (-4) in two rounds. Teeter shot a 77 (+5) in the first round earning him a tied for third place finish on the overall leaderboard.

Also scoring for the Tigers was Nick Belshan with a 158 (+14) and Ben Rasmussen 160 (+16) through two rounds.

Ledger Stadheim and Evan Anfinson also golfed for the Tigers but missed out on scoring for the team. Stadheim finished with a 162 (+20) and Anfinson finished with a 172 (+30).

The class AA state tournament will be held at Ridges at Sand Creek golf course near Jordan June 10-11.