Steve and Andy Petersen have been through this before.

The brothers were matched up Sunday in the quarterfinals of the championship flight in the 81st Shortstop match play tournament at Green Lea Golf Course in a match that was as close as the brothers.

Andy came away with the victory on the second playoff hole after making an comeback on No. 18 to halve the match.

Steve was up one as the pair started No. 18, but Andy made par and Steve bogeyed on the final hole to push the match into a sudden death playoff.

Both Steve and Andy pared No. 1 in the playoff but on No. 2 Steve’s tee shot on the par-3 landed to the left and just off the green.

Steve was unable to recover and Andy made par to win the match and moved on to face Phil Schmidt in the semifinal round that begins Monday at 1 p.m.

“We have a really good time,” Steve said. “It’s fun to play your brother.”

The match was tight on the entire back nine as Steve was two up after nine, but Andy halved the match by taking the first two holes on the backside. Steve birdied No. 12 to go one up, but bogeyed No. 13. He birdied No. 14 to go one up again, but bogeyed No. 15 to square the match.

“There’s been some stellar matches,” Green Lea owner Jeff Elseth said. “It’s not very often you have two brothers in the championship flight in a playoff for a semifinal spot.”

Andy and Steve played together a few years back when the tournament was hosted at the Albert Lea Country Club, that time the match took six playoff holes to decide the outcome.

In other matches during the day, Chris Baas faced defending champion Andy Jacobson. Jacobson built an early lead and was five up after seven holes, but Baas came back through the final 11 holes and won the match.

“There’s always good matches and that’s what makes it so fun,” Elseth said.

The golf is just part of the Shortstop experience. Golfers from across the country turnout every year and it gives them the opportunity to reconnect with people.

“I think the main thing is the camaraderie,” Elseth said. “They get a chance to share a laugh, tell some stories and play golf together.”

Elseth said 128 golfers turnout for the three-day event and scores of others have shown up to take in the golf and socializing.

“A lot of people that don’t play golf come out,” he said. “They grab a brat and a burger and they just enjoy it. Win or lose it’s all about having fun.”

The tournament will conclude Monday with the championship rounds beginning at 1 p.m. The other flight matches begin in the morning with the first group teeing off at 7:30 a.m.