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Wil Collins Wins Playoff to Capture Wells Fargo Nebraska Open Columbus, NE- Day one of the 2012 Wells Fargo Nebraska Open finished with Jon Hurley of O’Neil, NE leading the way after his stellar bogey free round of seven under-par, 64. Hurley has a one shot lead over the 2006 Wells Fargo Nebraska Open champion, Justin Herron, who finished the day at five under-par. Scoring conditions were great at Elks Country Club on day one where 51 of the 132 players finished at even par or better. Hurley’s round was highlighted by back-to-back eagles on holes #12 and #13 and also threw in four birdies over the course of his round. David Clouse of Friend, NE and Mitchell Klooz of Laurel, NE lead the way for the amateur division after shooting a two-over, 73. Klooz is continuing his stellar play from this summer after winning the Nebraska Junior Amateur and finishing runner-up at the Nebraska State Amateur. With another beautiful day in the forecast and many great players in contention the second round should provide a lot of excitement. The second round will continue at 8:00 A.M. Saturday morning. After the second round the professional field will be cut to the low 49 and ties. The second round at the Wells Fargo Nebraska Open proved to be moving day for several people as they made a run to the top of the leaderboard. There will be a three-way tie for the lead heading into the final round but several close behind. Sharing the lead at eight under-par is Wil Collins of Albuquerque, NM, Brad Hopfinger of Lake Forest, IL and Zenon Brown of Arvada, CO. First round leader Hurley will start the day one back along with four others. The low round of the day was shared by Zenon Brown and the 2012 Wells Fargo Nebraska Open low amateur, Brett Nymeyer of Canada, who shot a second round six under-par, 65. Brown and Nymeyer both propelled themselves up the leaderboard as Brown sits at top and Nymeyer is just one shot back. Both Brown and Nymeyer’s rounds consisted of six birdies and one bogey. David Clouse of Friend, NE, will head into the final round as the low amateur. Clouse followed his first round 73 with a second round 70. This gives him a four shot lead over Jayson Brueggemann of Lincoln, NE. The final round will begin at 9:00 A.M. at the Elks Country Club. Fourteen players are within three shots of the lead which will provide for great excitement. Wil Collins, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, outlasted Zenon Brown, of Arvada, Colorado, in a five hole playoff to win the 2012 Wells Fargo Nebraska Open. Both players had a share of the lead heading into the final round and fired final round scores of three under-par, 68. Collins was able to make a par on their fifth play-off hole to capture the win in his first appearance at the Wells Fargo Nebraska Open. Jayson Brueggemann, of Lincoln, Nebraska, shot an even par 71 in his final round to finish at five over-par and win low amateur honors defeating Mike Siwa of Omaha, Nebraska by one shot. Brueggemann made three birdies on his final nine holes to track down Siwa. Nebraska’s own John Hurley, of O’Neil, Nebraska, made a run up the leaderboard, but a couple of late bogey’s ended his chances to claim the title. Hurley finished one shot out of the playoff at 10 under-par for the tournament. Jim White, PGA MP, of Lincoln, NE, shared the low round for the day at six underpar 65 and captured the Senior Division. The Wells Fargo Nebraska Open is endorsed and operated by the Nebraska Section of the PGA and the Nebraska Golf Association and coordinated by Nebraska Public Power District. Its proceeds are donated to the Nebraska Community College Foundation, which awards scholarships to hundreds of needy Nebraska students attending five community colleges in the state. These colleges include Central Community College, Columbus, Hastings & Grand Island; Southeast Community College; Lincoln, Milford & Beatrice; Northeast Community College, Norfolk; Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte & McCook; and Western Nebraska Community College, Sidney & Scottsbluff. The Nebraska Open has raised over $1,000,000 in the last 20 years for the Nebraska Community College Foundation. Click HERE for results. Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com 10
TROY HARDER, PGA AND JAMES SIECKMANN, PGA CAPTURE THE NEBRASKA PGA CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP Harder and Sieckmann Team Up to Win Championship in Playoff Ashland, NE – 18 holes was not enough to settle the Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship presented by, Vinnie Krikac State Farm Agency today at Quarry Oaks Golf Club. The team of Troy Harder, PGA of Wayne Country Club and James Sieckmann, PGA of Shadow Ridge Country Club captured the title in a sudden-death playoff over the team of John Craw, PGA of Lincoln, NE and Ryan Vermeer of Oak Hills Country Club. Each team posted a terrific score of three under-par 68 in the modified alternate shot format. The Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship presented by, Vinnie Krikac State Farm Insurance Agency promotes the involvement of Nebraska PGA Members and Apprentices in Section Activities. Members and Apprentices who participated in Section Tournaments, Meetings and other functions that benefit the growth and development of the PGA Professionals were awarded “Cup Points.” These points earned throughout the year determined the top 40 Cup Point recipients who competed in this inaugural Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship. We greatly appreciate the support of our season long Presenting Sponsor, Vinnie Krikac State Farm Insurance Agency. Click HERE for results. Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com 11
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