Submitted photo: Former Fort Dodge state champion Stacey Bergman is shown here after winning a tournament for the University of Iowa.

She was just a high school freshman at the time, but in the summer of 1993, Stacey Bergman let the community know just how serious of a contender she was ready to be for years to come.

Bergman established a new women’s open division record in the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County golf tournament that summer despite being only 15 years old. She carded rounds of 76 at the Fort Dodge Country Club and 78 at Lakeside.

Bergman would match that total in repeating as champion in 1994. She did the same in ’95, ’96 and ’97, breaking her own 36-hole mark in each of the last two years with rounds of 74-75–149 and 75-71–146, respectively.

Bergman was a state champion and multi-sport athlete at Fort Dodge Senior High, where she graduated from in 1996. She went on to play collegiately at both the University of Iowa — where she won a Big Ten individual title — and the University of Tennessee.

This year’s tournament is set for Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For the first time, a “Legends” Division is being offered on both the men’s and women’s side for players age 70 and older. This will flank the traditional open, senior (age 50-59) and super senior (age 60-69) championship brackets for individual 36-hole stroke play at the Fort Dodge Country Club and Lakeside Golf Courses.

The women’s competition will also feature a new two-person best shot on July 13 at Lakeside. This is an alternative to the individual bracket, which is still being offered. Players would choose which event — the 36-hole individual tournament or the 18-hole best shot tourney — to enter beforehand.

Full Swing Financial Planning of Fort Dodge is sponsoring this year’s closest to the pin contest, which takes place on Saturday. There will be $100 winners at each of the par-3s at the respective courses.

Tee times are in nine-minute increments on the men’s side, beginning at 7:30 a.m. on July 13 at the FDCC. The women start at 8 a.m. at Lakeside on the 13th.

Cost is $85 per player for the 36-hole, two-day tournament, or $40 per player for the women’s two-person best shot.

The championship nine for both the men’s open and senior divisions will be at approximately 5:30 p.m. on July 14 at Lakeside.

Groups are asked to sign up either by phone or in person at their respective designated courses. Players must pre-pay.

All citizens who either live or work in Webster County are invited to participate.

For more information or to sign up for the tournament, please call the FDCC (515-955-8551) or Lakeside (515-576-6741).