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Brookings duo leads State Two-Man after opening round

Gunar Rang, bottom and Tony Hayes, top, try to size up a putt on the 12th green at Moccasin Creek Country Club during Saturday’s round of the SDGA Two-Man Championship. Photo by John Davis taken 6/11/2022
A pair of Brookings golfers shot a blistering eight-under par to grab the first round lead during the South Dakota Golf Association's State Two-Man Championship at Moccasin Creek Country Club on Saturday. Kayde Bartels and Jack Tanner teamed up for a round of 64 and will take a two-shot lead into today's championship round. "We just stayed consistent, kept each other in it the whole time, and kept grinding," Bartels said. Tanner, who hails from Adelaide, Australia, is a member of the South Dakota State University golf squad. Interestingly enough, he actually has more experience on the local course than Bartels after playing in the state stroke play tournament at Moccasin Creek last season. "I remember it pretty clearly. I sort of showed Kayde around a little bit," Tanner said. "I told him where to hit it and he listened. I told him to hit it there and he it it there, and I told him to hit it here and he hit it here, so it was pretty good." The duo said it helped having e

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