Gothenburg, NE. – Through some of the toughest conditions Nebraska PGA Professionals have ever played through featuring consistent 30 to 40 mph winds, 25 teams of two teed it up at Wild Horse Golf Club in our last major championship of the season. Presented by PGA Tour and OMEGA, the championship featured 36 holes of action with two separate formats, best-ball in the morning and scramble in the afternoon.

The story of the day was wind and the tough playing conditions that led to the winning score being half (10-under) as good as the previous year (20-under). In the morning, just two teams of NEPGA Professionals shot under par and one of them ended up being our champion. Ryan Vermeer, PGA of Happy Hollow Club and Justin Herron of Oak Hills Country Club opened up their day with a round of 1-under-par where they fought the wind to set themselves up for a stellar afternoon. Vermeer and Herron’s afternoon scramble round was highlighted by 7 birdies in their final 10 holes, including a birdie-birdie finish which ultimately won them the 2020 Team Championship by one stroke over Jim White, PGA MP of Fairways at Lincoln and Jon Petersen, PGA of Tiburon Golf Club after they finished at 9-under-par. Vermeer and Herron scrambled for an afternoon bogey-free score of 63 which was the best in the field.

Through the tough conditions, our 2020 NEPGA Team Championship was one to remember and it capped off a tremendous Championship season for our Section. We would like to thank presenting sponsors PGA Tour and OMEGA for making this event happen and for supporting our Section throughout the season. We would also like to thank General Manager and Head PGA Golf Professional Don Graham, PGA and the entire staff at Wild Horse Golf Club for hosting another tremendous event.

Team Leaderboard

1 Ryan Vermeer Justin Herron
2 Jon Petersen Jim White
3 Mike Coatman Steve Friesen
4 Ted DiGiacomo Troy Harder
5 Devon Kastler Justin Onken
6 Tony Baranowski Sam Jonell
T7 Jay Cottam Jeff Perdew
T7 Nick Wanderscheid Shane Zywiec
T7 Tyler Hadden J. D. Brake
T10 Scott Holly Brad Bailey
T10 Mike Antonio TJ Loudner
T10 Trevor Chesnut Max Hadenfeldt
T13 Don Graham Matt Shaner
T13 Justin Henry Travis Anderson
15 Bobby O’Keefe Kyle Schellpeper
T16 Don Germer Tony Pesavento
T16 Douglas Dunbar Brent McGrew
18 William Jacobsen Pete Hagen
19 Kurt Karcher Nick St. Onge
20 Josh Enholm Mitchell Klooz
T21 David Honnens John Craw
T21 Mike Cornell Greg Neujahr
23 Adam Speck Derek Carlson
24 Kevin Drew Tom Johnson
25 Casey Fitzgibbons James Weaver

-10 F -9 71 63 134
-9 F -8 71 64 135
-7 F -7 72 65 137
-6 F -6 72 66 138
-5 F -6 73 66 139
-4 F -7 75 65 140
-1 F -5 76 67 143
-1 F -2 73 70 143
-1 F -4 75 68 143
E F -4 76 68 144
E F * -3 75 69 144
E F -2 74 70 144
+1 F -3 76 69 145
+1 F -3 76 69 145
+2 F E 74 72 146
+3 F -4 79 68 147
+3 F -3 78 69 147
+4 F -3 79 69 148
+6 F -1 79 71 150
+7 F -1 80 71 151
+9 F * +1 80 73 153
+9 F +1 80 73 153
+11 F +5 78 77 155
+13 F +6 79 78 157
+21 F +4 89 76 165