Braemar’s top senior golfers have spent much of the 2025 season showcasing their skills in BMC leagues and events. But several of our top seniors have also been active in competitions sponsored by the MPGA and the MGA. Among these, none provides a stiffer test than the MGA’s Senior Amateur Championship. Simply qualifying for the event confirms a player’s stature somewhere in Minnesota’s golf firmament.
It’s a feather in the BMC’s cap that four of our members qualified this year for the Senior Amateur Championship: Jeff Roseland, Tim Smith, Rick Passolt and Joe O’Neill. In addition, two non-BMC golfers from Braemar also qualified, Paul Remus and Ron Green.
Played at Brackett’s Crossing on September 9 – 11, the 54-hole event featured a cut after 36 holes and the par 71 layout provided a stern challenge. The winning score came in at 3-over par and the cutline was fifteen over.
Three of the BMC players made the cut: Jeff Roseland made the top 10 by tying for eighth place at plus-14; Rick Passolt tied for 36th place at plus-22, and Tim Smith tied for 47th at 26-over. Paul Remus tied for 32nd at 20-over.
Congrats to each of the Braemar players who qualified– and especially to BMC members Jeff, Rick, Tim and Joe!
Dick Helde
Editor, The Virtual 19th Hole
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