Omaha, NE. – Presented by Mizuno Golf, Oak Hills Country Club hosted the 2021 Nebraska PGA Pro-Assistant Championship, welcoming the biggest field in event history. 84 players teed it up in the first major event on the NEPGA Tournament schedule and it was anything but short of drama. In the 36-hole best-ball format, NEPGA Professionals from the same facility teamed up to battle it out for the trophy that dates back to 1970.

Beautiful weather with little to no wind welcomed our players setting up perfect scoring conditions to make for a birdie fest. After the first 18-holes, Omaha Country Club’s Dominick Mitchum, PGA and Austin Miller, PGA started off hot in route to a 62 (9-under-par) round giving them a two-stroke lead heading into the afternoon round. Tied for seventh and four strokes back after the first round was Golf Galaxy’s Ted DiGiacomo, PGA and Tim Kruse, PGA, but they would catch fire. Before they did, David Schneider, PGA and Mike Antonio, PGA of Happy Hollow Club carded a two-round total of 13-under-par to secure the clubhouse lead.

Just when it looked like the Happy Hollow team had the Championship in their hands, DiGiacomo and Kruse played their final six holes at 5-under-par featuring an eagle-birdie finish. After DiGiacomo dropped a 30-foot bomb for eagle on their second to last hole, they came to their final hole one-shot back of the leaders. Kruse eventually had a 20-footer on the final hole for birdie and by no surprise, he drained it to force a playoff. On the very first playoff hole, DiGiacomo put it to 12-feet for birdie and needed just a two-putt to clinch the victory over Schneider and Antonio, which he did.

The dynamic duo of DiGiacomo and Kruse won the 2021 Pro-Assistant Championship for the second time (2018) in their career and they did it in fashion. We would like to thank our presenting sponsor Mizuno Golf as well as our supporting sponsors All Star Pro Golf, Coors Light, White Claw Hard Seltzer, PGA TOUR and Rolex for making the event possible. We would also like to thank General Manager Mike Zadalis, PGA, Director of Golf Mike Zadalis, PGA and the entire staff at Oak Hills Country Club for hosting us.

Leaderboard

1 Ted DiGiacomo Golf Galaxy – Omaha
Tim Kruse Golf Galaxy – Omaha (p)
-13 66 63 129

2 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
-13 68 61 129

T3 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Chris Cover Happy Hollow Club
-12 65 65 130

T3 Casey Richardson Dakota Dunes Country Club
Nick Wanderscheid Dakota Dunes Country Club
-12 65 65 130

5 Dakota Loudner River Wilds
Jon Petersen Tiburon GC
-11 66 65 131

T6 Dominick Mitchum Omaha CC
Austin Miller Omaha CC
-10 62 70 132

T6 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Brandon Wedding Happy Hollow Club
-10 66 66 132

T8 J. D. Brake ArborLinks
Tyler Hadden ArborLinks
-9 64 69 133

T8 Mike Coatman Firethorn GC
Steve Friesen Firethorn GC
-9 67 66 133

T8 Mike Coatman Firethorn GC
Troy Harder Firethorn GC
-9 67 66 133

T11 J. D. Brake ArborLinks
Drew Seubert ArborLinks
-8 65 69 134

T11 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Gil Russell Happy Hollow Club
-8 70 64 134

T11 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Chris Cover Happy Hollow Club
-8 66 68 134

T14 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Brad Bailey Champions Run
-7 64 71 135

T14 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Mitchell Klooz Champions Run
-7 67 68 135

T14 Jim White Fairways at Lincoln
Greg Johannesen Fairways at Lincoln
-7 67 68 135

T17 Denis Vontz Highlands GC
Shane Zywiec Highlands GC
-6 67 69 136

T17 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Chad Manes Happy Hollow Club
-6 72 64 136

T17 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Justin Onken Ashland GC
-6 70 66 136

T20 Bobby O’Keefe Oak Hills
Samuel Martin Oak Hills
-5 67 70 137

T20 Joe Sutter Quarry Oaks
Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks
-5 69 68 137

T22 Dennis Fruchtl Riverside GC
Cody Troudt Riverside GC
-4 69 69 138

T22 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill G&T
Jared Frost Miracle Hill G&T
-4 70 68 138

T22 Derek Jensen Highlands GC
Shane Zywiec Highlands GC
-4 69 69 138

T22 Troy Harder Firethorn GC
Steve Friesen Firethorn GC
-4 71 67 138

T22 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Brandon Wedding Happy Hollow Club
-4 69 69 138

T27 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill G&T
Sam Jonell Miracle Hill G&T
-3 72 67 139

T27 Joe Sutter Quarry Oaks
Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks
-3 71 68 139

T27 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Kyle McManus Jackrabbit Run GC
-3 70 69 139

T30 Don Germer The Players Club at Deer
Tyler Lane The Players Club at Deer
-2 73 67 140

T30 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Mike Cornell Champions Run
-2 69 71 140

T30 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Josh Enholm Champions Run
-2 69 71 140

T30 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
-2 71 69 140

T30 Scott Holly UNL PGM Program
Bradley Goetsch UNL PGM Program
-2 73 67 140

T30 TJ Loudner Stone Creek GC -E/S
Seth Svejda Stone Creek GC -E/S
-2 72 68 140

T36 Cody McCann The Players Club at Deer
Tyler Lane The Players Club at Deer
-1 73 68 141

T36 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill G&T
Cody Pitman Miracle Hill G&T
-1 71 70 141

T36 Mike Schuchart Wilderness Ridge
Sarah Pravecek Wilderness Ridge
-1 69 72 141

T36 Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
Kevin Boehler Field Club of Omaha
-1 69 72 141

T36 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Chad Manes Happy Hollow Club
-1 73 68 141

T36 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Todd Anderson Pacific Springs
-1 72 69 141

T42 Tom Everett Landscapes Unlimited
Don Germer The Players Club at Deer
E 72 70 142

T42 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Gil Russell Happy Hollow Club
E 73 69 142

T44 Dennis Fruchtl Riverside GC
Brian Fauss Riverside GC
+1 73 70 143

T44 Bob Baber Benson Park GC
Pete Hagen Johnny Goodman GC
+1 73 70 143

T44 Mike Zadalis Oak Hills
Bobby O’Keefe Oak Hills
+1 70 73 143

T44 Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks
Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks
+1 70 73 143

T44 Connor Farrell Stone Creek GC -E/S
TJ Loudner Stone Creek GC -E/S
+1 72 71 143

T49 Jon Crane Ridge Golf Club
Alex Janssen Ridge Golf Club
+2 73 71 144

T49 Jonathan Benson Mahoney GC
Jared DeMers Mahoney GC
+2 72 72 144

T51 Cody McCann The Players Club at Deer
Don Germer The Players Club at Deer
+3 72 73 145

T51 Bob Baber Benson Park GC
William Jacobsen The Knolls GC
+3 74 71 145

T51 Tony Collins Wild Horse Golf Club
Justin Henry Wild Horse Golf Club
+3 73 72 145

T54 Tyler Hadden ArborLinks
Drew Seubert ArborLinks
+4 72 74 146

T54 Scott Harmelink Green Valley Golf Course
Matthew Nelson Floyd Park Golf Course
+4 72 74 146

T54 Karrie Van Ravenswaay Ridge Golf Club
Alex Janssen Ridge Golf Club
+4 72 74 146

57 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Kevin Boehler Field Club of Omaha
+5 74 73 147

T58 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Jacob York Field Club of Omaha
+6 75 73 148

T58 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Charles Henninger Ashland GC
+6 75 73 148

T58 Justin Onken Ashland GC
Charles Henninger Ashland GC
+6 78 70 148

T61 Scott Harmelink Green Valley Golf Course
Bob Walker Green Valley Golf Course
+7 72 77 149

T61 Mike Schuchart Wilderness Ridge
Jacob Burling Wilderness Ridge
+7 71 78 149

T61 Jonathan Benson Mahoney GC
Daniel Palmer Mahoney GC
+7 75 74 149

T64 Jonathan Moore Platteview Country Club
James Weaver Platteview Country Club
+8 78 72 150

T64 Jon Crane Ridge Golf Club
Karrie Van Ravenswaay Ridge Golf Club
+8 77 73 150

66 Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
Jacob York Field Club of Omaha
+9 76 75 151

67 Bob Baber Benson Park GC
Terry Heskett Westwood Heights GC
+12 77 77 154

68 Bob Baber Benson Park GC
Paul Swirzinski Elmwood Park GC
+13 81 74 155

69 Connor Farrell Stone Creek GC -E/S
Seth Svejda Stone Creek GC -E/S
+16 83 75 158

70 Denis Vontz Highlands GC
Derek Jensen Highlands GC
+17 78 81 159

71 Rick Reynoldson Crooked Creek GC
Jared Keenan Crooked Creek GC
+22 77 87 164