The interruption happened on hole five at Crosby Country Club in Crosby, North Dakota, during Thursday night's high school tournament, Divide County coach Dillon Loper said.
The animals ran across the fairways, briefly halting play in the remote border-area event, where long travel times and harsh conditions already complicate competition.
The hosted invitational highlights the unusual challenges of rural North Dakota golf, with the Crosby team next heading three hours to super regionals at Bully Pulpit.
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