Heide, Nordstrom, Utter and Volling Winners at MGA Net Team Championship

September 7, 2022 | 0 min.
By Nick Hunter

  NISSWA, Minn. – Carding a total of 82 Stableford points during the final day of competition Wednesday at The Preserve at Grand View Lodge, the foursome of Ryan Heide, Erik Nordstrom, William Utter and Justin Volling earned a two-point victory at the 30th Minnesota Golf Association Net Team Championship.

Erasing a two-point deficit when the tournament changed courses for the second round, the team was led by Heide and Volling on the final day, each gaining a total of 36 points in a winning effort.

The team of Steve Forsberg, Jack Mateffy, Ron Rollins and David Wilson jumped out to the early lead during Tuesday’s opening round at The Pines at Grand View Lodge with 82 points.

During Wednesday’s final round, the squad was carried by Wilson and Forsberg, who combined to tally 72 points to fall two points short of the winning team.

Robert Arusell, Phil Link, Paul Nordeen and Tom Thompson posted a 36-hole tally of 152 points to finish tied for third with the team of John McEnroe, Bill Pool, Scott Thompson and Roger Weber.

Nick Hunter

Nick Hunter began covering sports for the Mankato Free Press while attending Minnesota State University, Mankato. 

He then contributed to several online outlets, including Bleacher Report, prior to turning his focus to golf.

Hunter enters his 13th season covering golf in Minnesota as news editor for the Minnnesota Golf Association. During his time with the MGA, he has written more than 1,600 stories and traveled more than 65,000 miles to events across the state.

The Apple Valley, Minn., native has covered nearly two dozen significant golf championships in Minnesota, including the 3M Championship, 3M Open, 2016 Ryder Cup, 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur, 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the 2024 U.S. Amateur.

He resides in New Prague with his wife, Amber, and two sons.

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