Omaha, NE. – Presented by Mizuno Golf, Oak Hills Country Club hosted the 2022 Nebraska PGA Pro-Assistant Championship, welcoming 77 PGA Professionals from our Section. The field was stacked with talent all across the board highlighted by defending champions Ted DiGiacomo, PGA and Tim Kruse, PGA of Golf Galaxy Omaha. The 36-hole best-ball event represented the Nebraska Section PGA’s first major championship of the young season.
On one of the best days of the year, our players were blessed with perfect scoring conditions and it showed throughout the leaderboard. Early in the day, Steve Friesen, PGA and Mike Coatman of Firethorn Golf Club started eagle-birdie-eagle to go 5-under thru their first three holes. On the other side of the golf course was past champions Ryan Vermeer, PGA and Dave Schneider, PGA of Happy Hollow Club and they got off to hot starts as well. Closing out the first 18 holes of the day, Vermeer and Schneider led after the first round thanks to an opening 62 (9-under-par). Right on their tail was Friesen and Coatman who shot their own 63 (8-under-par).
Vermeer and Schneider continued with their solid stretch early on in their second 18 by getting to 13-under before making the turn. Just when it looked like the Happy Hollow team had the Championship in their hands, Friesen and Coatman played their final five holes at 4-under-par for a come from behind victory. The duo finished their day with 14 birdies, two eagles and a lone bogey on the card.
After another exciting finish, our Pro-Assistant Championship has seen dramatic comebacks to close out the tournament two seasons in a row after DiGiacomo and Kruse did the same in 2021. 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, Rapsodo Golf, PGA TOUR and Rolex for making the event possible. We would also like to thank General Manager Mike Zadalis, PGA, Director of Golf Bobby O’Keefe, PGA and the entire staff at Oak Hills Country Club for hosting us.
Leaderboard
1 Mike Coatman Firethorn Golf Club
Steve Friesen Firethorn Golf Club
-17 F 63 62 125
2 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Ryan Vermeer Happy Hollow Club
-15 F 62 65 127
3 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Ryan Vermeer Happy Hollow Club
-14 F 64 64 128
T4 Chris Cover Happy Hollow Club
Ryan Vermeer Happy Hollow Club
-13 F 65 64 129
T4 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Brad Bailey Champions Run
-13 F 65 64 129
6 Steve Friesen Firethorn Golf Club
Brady Schnell Firethorn Golf Club
-12 F 64 66 130
7 Troy Harder Firethorn Golf Club
Steve Friesen Firethorn Golf Club
-11 F 65 66 131
T8 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
-10 F 65 67 132
T8 Troy Harder Firethorn Golf Club
Mike Coatman Firethorn Golf Club
-10 F 68 64 132
T8 Joe Finnegan Shadow Ridge Country Club
Andrew Storm Shadow Ridge Country Club
-10 F 66 66 132
T8 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Mitchell Klooz Champions Run
-10 F 65 67 132
12 Joe Sutter Quarry Oaks Golf Club
Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks Golf Club
-9 F 68 65 133
T13 Bobby O’Keefe Oak Hills Country Club
Justin Herron Oak Hills Country Club
-8 F 66 68 134
T13 J. D. Brake ArborLinks Golf Course
Tyler Hadden ArborLinks Golf Course
-8 F 68 66 134
T13 Tim Kruse Golf Galaxy – Omaha
Ted DiGiacomo Golf Galaxy – Omaha
-8 F 65 69 134
T16 Justin Herron Oak Hills Country Club
Samuel Martin Oak Hills Country Club
-7 F 66 69 135
T16 Troy Harder Firethorn Golf Club
Brady Schnell Firethorn Golf Club
-7 F 68 67 135
T18 Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
Jacob York Field Club of Omaha
-6 F 68 68 136
T18 J. D. Brake ArborLinks Golf Course
Drew Seubert ArborLinks Golf Course
-6 F 69 67 136
T18 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Justin Onken Ashland Golf Club
-6 F 65 71 136
T21 Kevin Drew Field Club of Omaha
Kev Boehler Field Club of Omaha
-5 F 71 66 137
T21 TJ Loudner Stone Creek Golf Course
Drake Lundeen Stone Creek Golf Course
-5 F 64 73 137
T23 Tony Baranowski Fremont Golf Club
Collin Lindley Fremont Golf Club
-4 F 71 67 138
T23 Ky Molholm Lochland Country Club
Ryan Douglas Lochland Country Club
-4 F 72 66 138
T23 Dennis Fruchtl Riverside Golf Club
Cody Troudt Riverside Golf Club
-4 F 69 69 138
T23 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Gabby Carollo Champions Run
-4 F 73 65 138
T23 Greg Neujahr Champions Run
Mike Cornell Champions Run
-4 F 69 69 138
T23 Joe Sutter Quarry Oaks Golf Club
Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks Golf Club
-4 F 69 69 138
T23 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
Sam Jonell Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
-4 F 70 68 138
30 Brian Steventon Quarry Oaks Golf Club
Caleb Malenke Quarry Oaks Golf Club
-3 F 72 67 139
T31 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Chad Manes Happy Hollow Club
-2 F 67 73 140
T31 Denis Vontz Highlands Golf Course
Shane Zywiec Highlands Golf Course
-2 F 72 68 140
T31 Tyler Hadden ArborLinks Golf Course
Drew Seubert ArborLinks Golf Course
-2 F 72 68 140
34 Bob Baber Benson Park Golf Course
Pete Hagen Johnny Goodman Golf Course
-1 F 70 71 141
T35 David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
Chris Cover Happy Hollow Club
E F 68 74 142
T35 Jim White Fairways at Lincoln
Greg Johannesen Fairways at Lincoln
E F 70 72 142
T35 Joe Finnegan Shadow Ridge Country Club
Nick Shanahan Shadow Ridge Country Club
E F 67 75 142
T35 Dominick Mitchum Omaha Country Club
Austin Miller Omaha Country Club
E F 71 71 142
T35 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Todd Anderson Pacific Springs Golf Course
E F 71 71 142
T40 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Kev Boehler Field Club of Omaha
+1 F 70 73 143
T40 TJ Loudner Stone Creek Golf Course
Brody Weber Stone Creek Golf Course
+1 F 70 73 143
T40 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
David Schneider Happy Hollow Club
+1 F 68 75 143
T40 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Trevor Svec Happy Hollow Club
+1 F 70 73 143
T40 Tony Collins Wild Horse Golf Club
Travis Anderson Wild Horse Golf Club
+1 F 73 70 143
T40 Devon Kastler Landscapes Unlimited
Owen Schuette Beatrice Country Club
+1 F 72 71 143
46 Connor Farrell Stone Creek Golf Course
TJ Loudner Stone Creek Golf Course
+2 F 72 72 144
T47 Scott Harmelink Green Valley Golf Course
Bob Walker Green Valley Golf Course
+3 F 73 72 145
T47 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Carly Ulrich Happy Hollow Club
+3 F 71 74 145
T47 Bentley Benson Highlands Golf Course
Shane Zywiec Highlands Golf Course
+3 F 75 70 145
50 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Chris Cover Happy Hollow Club
+4 F 72 74 146
T51 Greg Gilg Field Club of Omaha
Jacob York Field Club of Omaha
+5 F 72 75 147
T51 Bobby O’Keefe Oak Hills Country Club
Samuel Martin Oak Hills Country Club
+5 F 74 73 147
T51 Connor Farrell Stone Creek Golf Course
Drake Lundeen Stone Creek Golf Course
+5 F 70 77 147
T51 Justin Henry Wild Horse Golf Club
Travis Anderson Wild Horse Golf Club
+5 F 75 72 147
T51 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
Jared Frost Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
+5 F 73 74 147
56 Phil Palmer Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
Cody Steuter Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis
+6 F 75 73 148
T57 Dennis Fruchtl Riverside Golf Club
Brian Fauss Riverside Golf Club
+7 F 77 72 149
T57 Joe Finnegan Shadow Ridge Country Club
Derek Carlson Shadow Ridge Country Club
+7 F 72 77 149
T59 Scott Harmelink Green Valley Golf Course
Matt Nelson Floyd Park Golf Course
+8 F 72 78 150
T59 Mike Antonio Happy Hollow Club
Brandon Wedding Happy Hollow Club
+8 F 72 78 150
61 Bob Baber Benson Park Golf Course
Billy Jacobsen The Knolls Golf Course
+9 F 76 75 151
62 Tony Collins Wild Horse Golf Club
Justin Henry Wild Horse Golf Club
+10 F 74 78 152
63 Jeff Perdew Awarii Dunes Golf Course
Stuart Moore Awarii Dunes Golf Course
+12 F 76 78 154
64 Joe Finnegan Shadow Ridge Country Club
Jacob Wright Shadow Ridge Country Club
+13 F 76 79 155
65 Denis Vontz Highlands Golf Course
Bentley Benson Highlands Golf Course
+19 F 80 81 161
66 Bob Baber Benson Park Golf Course
Joe Wiegand Benson Park Golf Course
+20 F 82 80 162
67 James Weaver Southern Hills Golf Course
Jayde Troudt Southern Hills Golf Course
+25 F 85 82 167