Phil Thompson dominated the men’s field over the weekend at the Beaverhead Golf Course men’s club championship, continuing to 18 years, a streak in which the defending champion failed to repeat, while Ellie Stanisich won the women’s title, confirming a budding rivalry atop the women’s standing for the forseeable future.
Stanisich won her fourth BGC title on Sunday, outdueling 12-time champion Ashley Willett, in a battle that went to the last of 36 tied.
“It was like ping pong,” said Stanisich of the Sunday shootout. “It was back and forth and quite fun.”
The duo played in different groups on Saturday and retired ...