28 players shoot under par to open Birchmont qualifying rounds

Jul. 22—BEMIDJI — The 100th edition of the Birchmont Golf Tournament opened with a bang on Monday. Twenty-seven players across five divisions recorded under-par rounds at the Bemidji Town and Country Club, positioning themselves nicely to qualify for their respective championship flights. No player had a better day than Ian Simonich. The Moorhead native and North Dakota State graduate led the ...