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Monday, November 9, 2026Nov 9

Father-son competition heats up Ira Templeton golf tourney

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Richard Rebne spent the evening hours smacking golf balls around Council Fire Golf Club on Monday.

His son, Ben, spent the same hours at the house, relaxing.

photo Ben Rebne

For the first time in thier lives, Richard and Ben are competing against each other in the same tournament, the Ira Templeton Open at Creeks Bend Golf Club.

They’ve played hundreds of rounds together at Council Fire where Richard is a Class A teaching professional.

“We’re more competitive than Tiger and Phil,” Ben joked. “It gets heated sometimes. He’ll birdie a hole and I’ll sigh, then I’ll birdie a hole and he’ll groan.