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