2024 summer events

From golf courses to the lakes of Beltrami County, here's a list of summer athletic fundraising events that the Bemidji State Alumni & Foundation is putting on in the summer of 2024.

For our complete list of events, click below.

Ken Traxler classroom

5th annual Ken Traxler Memorial Golf Tournament

June 7 | Castle Highlands Golf Course, Bemidji

Support Bemidji State football and honor the memory of longtime BSU football coach and professor Ken Traxler at the fifth annual Ken Traxler Memorial Golf Tournament on June 7 at Castle Highlands Golf Course in Bemidji.

Gordy Skaar

47th annual Gordy Skaar Memorial Golf Tournament

June 21 | Bemidji Town and Country Club

The Gordy Skaar Memorial Golf Tournament returns to the Bemidji Town & County Club on June 21. All proceeds support scholarships for BSU student-athletes through the Beaver Pride fund and an endowment created in the name of the late Gordy Skaar.

Registration is coming soon.

Zach Whitecloud, second from right, is mobbed by his teammates after sinking a long putt on hole No. 2 during the 26th annual Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, July 14, 2023, at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. (Micah Friez / Bemidji State)

27th annual Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament

July 12 | Bemidji Town and Country Club

The Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament returns to the Bemidji Town & County Club on July 12.

Registration is coming soon.

Bemidji State football 2023 Brandon Alt

BSU football's War on the Shore

July 13 | Bemidji

Get your fishing poles ready again this July to compete in this year’s War on the Shore fishing tournament, hosted by the Bemidji State football program. Compete for cash prizes and more awards throughout the tournament.

Registration is coming soon.

Derek Thompson (2022)

Bemidji State Men’s Basketball Golf Outing

July 29 | Headwaters Golf Club, Park Rapids

The BSU Men’s Basketball Golf Outing in support of BSU men’s basketball returns to Headwaters Golf Club in Park Rapids on July 29.

Registration is coming soon.

Ruth Howe, an official founder of Bemidji State women's athletics, smiles during the Howe-Welle Women's Athletics Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. (Micah Friez / Bemidji State)

Howe-Welle Women's Athletics Golf Tournament

Aug. 23 | Bemidji Town and Country Club

The Howe-Welle Women’s Athletics Golf Tournament returns to the Bemidji Town & Country Club on Aug. 23.

All proceeds from the golf tournament and silent auction will directly benefit BSU’s nine women’s athletic programs. All are invited to participate in this family-friendly event.

Registration is coming soon.

Jack Southard (2023)

17th annual Ed Sauer Golf Tournament

Aug. 24 | Tianna Country Club, Walker

The 17th annual Ed Sauer Golf Tournament returns to Tianna Country Club in Walker on Aug. 24.

The tournament supports the Ed Sauer Endowment at Bemidji State University, which was established in 2009 to benefit program expenses for BSU men’s golf.

Registration is coming soon.

Handshake line (2020s)

9th annual BSU Baseball Golf Outing

Sept. 7 | Castle Highlands Golf Course, Bemidji

The ninth annual BSU Baseball Golf Outing is coming to Castle Highlands Golf Course in Bemidji on Sept. 7.

Registration is coming soon.