Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Section PGA Professionals and their amateur guests competed today at the beautiful Firethorn Golf Club, the only Pete Dye golf course in the state. With 34 teams in the field, the stage was set for a challenging day. Steve Friesen, PGA of Firethorn Golf Club posted an impressive five-under-par 66 on his home course. Friesen recorded a total of six birdies as his ball striking was on point on one of the top 10 beautiful days of the season. Coming in tied for second place in the professional division was Sam Jonell, PGA of Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis and Judd Cornell of the University of Nebraska who posted four-under-par 67.
The team competition featured a 2-Net best ball format. The team of Justin Herron of Pacific Springs came in first place in the team event. Herron and his amateur partners of Vinnie Krikac, Isaac Phillips and Derek Phillips posted 17-under-par to take the one-stroke win over the team of Mike Coatman, Trent Price, Taylor Price and Adam Randall.
The Nebraska Section PGA would like to thank Presenting Sponsors, Nebraska Golf & Turf (Club Car) and regional representative, Don Brudny. In addition, we truly appreciate our Supporting Sponsors, Chesterman Co. a Coca-Cola Company and Vinnie Krikac State Farm Insurance Agency. The “Final Drive Series” and Nebraska Cup Series Championship presented by Vinnie Krikac continues all season long. The Nebraska PGA also featured Tito’s Handmade Vodka as the Official Wine and Spirits of the Nebraska Section PGA. Tito’s Handmade Vodka “Holes of the Week” are brought to you by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits of Nebraska. Players will vie for the Tito’s Handmade Vodka “Holes of the Week” title by competing in the various 21 “Holes of the Week” throughout the 2019 season and will post their lowest scores relative to par.
Lastly, we would like to thank General Manager, Randy Price, Director of Golf Mike Coatman; Director of Grounds, Scott Wilke and the Wible family for having us.
TEAM LEADERBOARD:
1 Justin Herron Pacific Springs Vinnie Krikac Isaac Phillips Derek Phillips 62-63–125 -17
2 Mike Coatman Firethorn GC Trent Price Taylor Price Adam Randall 66-60–126 -16
T3 Nick Wanderscheid Green Valley Golf Course Tracey Ginger Paul Koskovich Jay Moore 65-63–128 -14
T3 Sam Jonell Miracle Hill G&T Ryan Kerns Mike Hansen Pat Salerno 62-66–128 -14
T5 Ted DiGiacomo Golf Galaxy – Omaha Alan Hersch Trent Tiessen Kevin Culjat 64-65–129 -13
T5 Matt Nice Ridge Golf Club Mike Roetman Eric Vandehoef Corey Winterfeld 65-64–129 -13
T5 J. D. Brake ArborLinks Zach Peed Tom Peed Shawn Peed 64-65–129 -13
T5 Alex Carper Wilderness Ridge Bill Salisbury Larry Beach Randy Edwards 62-67–129 -13
T9 Shane Zywiec Highlands GC John Reiss Dan Thomas Mike Vanier 69-61–130 -12
T9 Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks Dave Raymond Ben Becker Chris Vander Vorst 71-59–130 -12
T11 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha Lowell Kennedy Adam Johnson Brian Lukowski 69-62–131 -11
T11 Jim White Fairways at Lincoln Josh White Jay Winter Randy Endorf 65-66–131 -11
T11 Judd Cornell University of Nebraska Chad Davis Andrew Hoffman Darin Cook 66-65–131 -11
T11 Tony Baranowski Fremont GC JB Harris Bob Charleston Stephen Wendt 65-66–131 -11
T15 Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks Arend Wolzen Brian Spangler Jack Riggins 67-65–132 -10
T15 Devon Kastler Ashland GC Dru Kastler Ted Kastler Jeff Henn 69-63–132 -10
T15 Brad Bailey Champions Run Shawn Carollo Pete Hanley Brian Frevert 73-59–132 -10
T15 Steve Friesen Firethorn GC Jeremy McHugh Brian McHugh Joe Wolsleger 68-64–132 -10
T19 Tom Johnson Norfolk Country Club Troy Schwanebeck Dave Wolff Kyle Brau 67-66–133 -9
T19 Jon Petersen Tiburon GC Doug Mitchell Jamie Madsen Chad Beezley 64-69–133 -9
T21 Jonathan Moore Platteview Country Club Karl Crompton Mike Mathews Steve Mikuls 69-66–135 -7
T21 Dakota Loudner River Wilds Don Loudner Marcus Loudner Bob Hill, Jr. 72-63–135 -7
T23 Austin Miller Omaha CC Eric Peel Matt Hickey John Larkin 66-70–136 -6
T23 Kyle Schellpeper Oak Hills Tom Cockle Rachel Grenko Justin Mock 69-67–136 -6
T23 Jared Keenan Crooked Creek GC Dan Whitney Chad Whisinnand Steve Hettenbaugh 68-68–136 -6
26 Scott Holly UNL PGM Program Jeff McPherson John Bothof Lloyd Hinn 68-69–137 -5
T27 Bernie Blan College Heights Country Club Ken Parks Brenda Parks John Quinn 66-72–138 -4
T27 Nathan Kalin Fremont GC Keith Smith Chris Eggen Nate Schultz 71-67–138 -4
29 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club Mike Grier Joe Goldstein Stephen Collins 72-68–140 -2
30 Andrew Storm Shadow Ridge CC Dave Potter Brett Clarke Ed Storm 73-68–141 -1
T31 Dominick Mitchum Omaha CC Morgan Strattan Bob Tatten Doug Munter 74-69–143 +1
T31 Troy Harder Wayne Country Club Doug Rose Chad Metzler Domenic Consoli 75-68–143 +1
T33 James Weaver Platteview Country Club Jc Weaver Shelly Liddick Deana Morehouse 73-72–145 +3
T33 Brad Neunaber Hidden Valley GC Terry Barth Chuck Kelin Gary Barth 73-72–145 +3
PROFESSIONAL LEADERBOARD
1 Steve Friesen Firethorn GC 34-32–66 -5
T2 Sam Jonell Miracle Hill G&T 32-35–67 -4
T2 Judd Cornell University of Nebraska 34-33–67 -4
T4 Ted DiGiacomo Golf Galaxy – Omaha 32-36–68 -3
T4 Justin Herron Pacific Springs 33-35–68 -3
6 Jim White Fairways at Lincoln 34-35–69 -2
7 Mike Coatman Firethorn GC 38-32–70 -1
8 Nick Wanderscheid Green Valley Golf Course 36-35–71 E
T9 Jonathan Moore Platteview Country Club 35-37–72 +1
T9 Devon Kastler Ashland GC 35-37–72 +1
T9 Scott Holly UNL PGM Program 35-37–72 +1
T9 Brad Bailey Champions Run 41-31–72 +1
T9 Brad Neunaber Hidden Valley GC 37-35–72 +1
T14 Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks 41-32–73 +2
T14 Kyle Schellpeper Oak Hills 37-36–73 +2
T16 Nathan Kalin Fremont GC 36-38–74 +3
T16 Tony Baranowski Fremont GC 37-37–74 +3
T18 Bernie Blan College Heights Country Club 36-39–75 +4
T18 Andrew Storm Shadow Ridge CC 39-36–75 +4
T20 Tom Johnson Norfolk Country Club 38-38–76 +5
T20 Shane Zywiec Highlands GC 40-36–76 +5
T20 Jon Petersen Tiburon GC 35-41–76 +5
T23 Dominick Mitchum Omaha CC 39-38–77 +6
T23 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club 40-37–77 +6
T23 Matt Nice Ridge Golf Club 36-41–77 +6
26 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha 40-38–78 +7
27 Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks 39-40–79 +8
28 Troy Harder Wayne Country Club 41-39–80 +9
29 J. D. Brake ArborLinks 38-43–81 +10
T30 Austin Miller Omaha CC 43-40–83 +12
T30 Dakota Loudner River Wilds 45-38–83 +12
32 James Weaver Platteview Country Club 40-44–84 +13
33 Alex Carper Wilderness Ridge 40-45–85 +14
34 Jared Keenan Crooked Creek GC 45-42–87 +16
About The Nebraska Section PGA
The Nebraska Section of the PGA is one of 41 Sections that together comprise the PGA of America. The Nebraska Section PGA is a non-for-profit organization comprised of approximately 261 PGA Members and 21 PGA Associates who strive to promote the enjoyment and growth of the game of golf. The Nebraska Section PGA encompasses the entire State of Nebraska, western fifth of Iowa and a small portion of South Dakota including Dakota Dunes and Yankton. The Section office is located in Lincoln, NE and acts as a resource for local and national golf information for the golf professional and amateur players alike. Our members are often referred to as “Club Professionals”, not to be mistaken as PGA Tour Professionals. Each Nebraska Section PGA Professional serves as an expert in the ever-changing business of golf. They are the leading expert players and teachers, skilled business managers, community leaders, and superior merchandisers who have dedicated their careers to the local delivery of these services.