— Perham’s Brooklyn Glorvigen had a personal best day on the course at Ridges at Sand Creek on Tuesday, June 9.
The lone Lady Jackey golfer completed her first-ever opening round of the Class AA state tournament with a 5-over-par 77, placing ninth.
The sophomore shocked herself as she is in a prime position for a state medal.
“It was crazy,” she said. “I was just looking to break 100 out here. It was a hard course and I executed the way I needed to, like the best I’ve done all season. So I’m really happy and really excited.”
Glorvigen teed off at around 12:09 p.m. As the sun made its way west, the temperature continued to travel north, almost reaching 90 degrees. Down in the “valley,” where most of the holes are located, the conditions felt worse as the humidity was also rising.
So Glorvigen had to take extra measures to keep a solid grip on her clubs.
Perham’s Brooklyn Glorvigen hits the ball onto the green on Hole 9 during the first round of the Class AA state tournament at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, Minn., on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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“I had to keep wiping my hands off between practice shots and real shots,” she said “I had such sweaty hands. Wiping them on the grass, umbrella, sunscreen, all the things I could find.”
However, she battled the summer conditions to her best round ever. She ended the afternoon with 12 pars and just five bogeys. After a 3-over-par first nine holes, she finished 2-over-par through the turn.
“I was so proud of how she executed every single shot today,” head coach Cory Solberg said. “It was exactly how she pictured it in her mind and exactly how it turned out. You could see that she was focused from the very beginning and just played the best I’ve ever seen her play in her life.”
Glorvigen tees off for Round 2 at 1:12 p.m. on Hole 1. She’s excited for the second round to see where she will end up.
Perham’s Brooklyn Glorvigen watches her tee shot on Hole 10 during the first round of the Class AA state tournament at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, Minn., on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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Perham girls golf head coach Cory Solberg helps Brooklyn Glorvigen with her shot on Hole 9 during the first round of the Class AA state tournament at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, Minn., on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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My name is Nick Leonardelli and I am the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and Perham Focus. I moved to the area in October of 2022 after covering sports for the Monroe County Herald in Sparta, WI for nearly a year. I was also working for ESPN La Crosse as a show producer. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2021 with a degree in sports management and a minor in media studies.
I cover sports and write columns for the Detroit Lakes Tribune, Perham Focus and Wadena Pioneer Journal. You can reach me via email at nleonardelli@perhamfocus.com or by phone at 218-844-1461.