Elkhorn, NE – Presented by Vinnie Krikac’s State Farm Insurance Agency, On the Rocks Cocktails, Coors Light and Surfside, 25 teams of Nebraska PGA Professionals and their amateur partners competed in the 2024 NEPGA Facilities Championship Pro-Am at The Club at Indian Creek. Keeping with the annual tradition, the hole locations for the event were used from the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Pinnacle Bank Championship.
The format for the individual Pro-only event was modified stableford scoring meaning double eagles were 10 points, eagles were 7 points, birdies were 4 points and so on. The team event was very similar but two net-best balls were counted per hole for each group. A beautiful day in Elkhorn welcomed more than 100 players in one of our final Section events of the season.
In the Professional-only division, Tiburon Golf Club’s Carson Schaake made five birdies and shot 68 (4-under) for a total of 45 points to win Professional honors. Finishing runner-up to Schaake was his Birdie Bonanza partner and Happy Hollow Club’s Ryan Vermeer, PGA. Vermeer shot 70 (2-under) with four birdies en route to collecting 42 points. Rounding out the top five and all sharing third place was Firethorn Golf Club’s Brady Schnell, The Club at Indian Creek’s Seth Porter, PGA and Highland Golf Club’s Shane Zywiec, PGA with 40 points.
In the team event, Happy Hollow Club brought home the trophy led by Vermeer. Playing alongside RV was Chad McMahon, Brett Clure and Cody Wickham. Their squad won by six points after posting an incredible 116 points in the team game. Happy Hollow Club took home second place on top of it with Eric Kovarik’s team finishing with 110 points.
We would like to thank General Manager & Superintendent Jim Nedrow and the entire team at The Club at Indian Creek for once again hosting a fantastic event. The players raved about the conditions of the course and we would recommend to check this public track out!
Lastly, we would also like to thank our presenting sponsors Vinnie Krikac’s State Farm Insurance Agency, On the Rocks Cocktails, Coors Light and Surfside as well as our supporting partners Chesterman Co. Coca-Cola, Miller & Sons Golf Cars (E-Z-GO), J.R. Barger & Sons Concrete and Gregg Young Automotive Group for making today’s event possible!
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The Nebraska Section PGA is a non-for-profit organization comprised of over 300 PGA Members and 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 player alike. Our members are often referred to as “Club Professionals”, not to be mistaken as PGA Tour Professionals.
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