The 65th Annual Tournament of Champions will hit the tee box on Friday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club and we’ll have full coverage on KJAN. A strong number of golfers have entered this year’s tournament and all of last year’s champions will be back to defend their titles.

Dr. Matt Weresh was the Open Division champion in 2022 with a six under par 201 for the tourney. It was his third victory at the tournament. Zach Christensen and Ross Martens finished five shots back and both return to compete this year as well.

Darby McLaren won his first title in the Senior Division last year, winning a playoff over Bill Matzdorff with 1 over, 208 totals during the weekend. They will both be in the field again.

The Super Senior Division has been controlled by Rick Thompson who has won the title the past three years. He shot a -1, 137 to win the two-day event last year. This division will move back to a three-day run again in 2023.

The first golfers will tee off at 8:00 a.m. on Friday and staggered tee times will continue through 1:36 p.m. We will have full coverage once again on KJAN with reports throughout the day on Friday and Saturday, and swing-by-swing coverage on Sunday. You can also follow along score updates throughout the tournament on KJAN.com

Report times on Friday are: 8:35 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 1:05 p.m., 2;30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:35 p.m. Saturday: 8:35 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Sunday: Live coverage will start following morning church services.