 Championship Saturday at the Birchmont never disappoints, and this year it was no different. The men's championship feature Nick Schaefer, who won the title in 2015, and Chris Curve, the Bemidji native who has made the semis twice, but has never won at all. They said it was the biggest crowd in memory for the match, and it was a good one. All-square headed into the 15th when things got good. Schaefer putting just off the green for Eagle from 40 feet away bottom of the cup. No time for celebration though, as Curve had this Eagle putt for his own. From 20 feet away had a good line, but it falls just short at the end. Schaefer takes a one-shot lead into 16. On the short par four now, Schaefer with the wedge sticks it to about 10 feet. Both players would make par on this hole, so he had to 17 with Schaefer leading by one. From the Schaefer, or excuse me, from the fairway Schaefer, calm, cool, and on the dance floor. Curve would go long on his approach, so he's off the back, needing it up and down to extend the match. The chip goes long. Couldn't make the comeback. Or Nick Schaefer is your 2018 men's champion. The perfect end to what Schaefer calls his favorite week of the summer. It's a fun week. My family comes here every year. My wife comes here every year. We enjoy ourselves all year all week, and it's just fun to put icing on the cake, but regardless, it's a good week, but it's definitely fun to win. Yeah, I was just trying to leg it up there. That green's pretty flat. I was just trying to get it within three or four feet for a gamey and move on to the next hole. Obviously, it's fortunate that it hit the pin and went in. I think it had a little too much pace on it, but I guess the hole was there.