31st annual La Crosse County Amateur Golf Championships set
Mark your 2021 calendars for the 31st annual La Crosse County Amateur Golf Championships. “Hopefully, we’ll return to a normal golf season in 2021,” said longtime tournament director Bob Lamb. “While the majority of local, regional and state outings and tournaments were canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020, we were still able to present all three men’s, women’s and seniors events.” Lamb said that is a testament to the support from tournament courses, Board of Directors, sponsors, players and fans. “The health and safety of everyone involved, from players to tournament officials and fans, were our main goals. A big thanks goes out to everyone,” he said. The Women’s County Amateur kicks off the tournament series on Saturday, July 31, with the Seniors event scheduled Sunday, Aug. 1, and the 36-hole Men’s County Am on Saturday, Aug. 7, and Sunday, Aug. 8.
2021 LA CROSSE COUNTY AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
SATURDAY, JULY 31: La Crosse County Women's Amateur Golf Championship at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska, WI; Contact Bob Lamb at 608-781-4408, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Jackie and Bruce Kaiser at 608-783-0979 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. SUNDAY, AUG. 1: La Crosse County Seniors Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Kwik Trip at Forest Hills Golf Course in La Crosse, WI; Contact Bob Lamb at 608-781-4408, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Jackie and Bruce Kaiser at 608-783-0979 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. SATURDAY, AUG. 7: La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska, WI, and Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen, WI; Contact Bob Lamb at 608-781-4408, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Jackie and Bruce Kaiser at 608-783-0979 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. SUNDAY, AUG. 8: La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse at Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen, WI, and The Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska, WI; Contact Bob Lamb at 608-781-4408, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Jackie and Bruce Kaiser at 608-783-0979 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Well done, Jake Dunn - newest Men's County Am golf champ
HOLMEN, WI - The affable Jake Dunn, with the email prefix "welldunn," won the 30th annual La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse Sunday at Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club. Dunn fired a 143 in the two-day championship and nipped La Crescent, Minn., upstart Jordan Graf and last weekend's Kwik Trip Seniors County Am champion Tom McClintock by one stroke. Tyler Church finished fourth with 145. Graf, in his second County Am after taking up the sport only four years ago, fired a 3-under 68 for a two-shot lead over Dunn in Saturday’s round at the The Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska. The duo, playing in the last group Sunday, battled tooth-and-nail, but in the end, it was Dunn's 14-year County Am experience that made the difference. Dunn moved into a tie with a 1-under par 34 on the front nine at Drugan's, compared to Graf's 36. However, both players struggled on the back nine. Dunn's trouble began when he bogeyed four of his first five holes on the back. "I hit some really good shots on the front but the floodgates opened on the back," he said, shaking his head. Dunn finished with a 3-over 39 for 73. Graf also struggled, ending with 40 for 76. "I have a big ego," Graf said. "I liked the 68. But I didn't like the 76 today." Dunn held a one-stroke lead heading into the 18th hole but pulled his drive to the left side of the fairway and into tree trouble. His next shot broke several branches from the pine tree in front of him but got a fortunate bounce that left him just off the fringe on the right side of the green. Dunn chipped to within 5 feet, missed his par putt and salvaged bogey. Graf had an equally tough time, dumping his drive into the right bunker. He then hit into the rough to the left side of the green, chunked his chip about 10 feet, put his next shot three feet from the cup, then made bogey, handing the title to Dunn. Ben Skogen, defending champion and winner of the past two County Amateurs, finished fifth with 148 despite shooting 73 Sunday. "My short game really hurt me," Skogen said. "I thought if I played well today, I could give myself a chance, but I didn't." This year’s tournament took on a new format due to coronavirus concerns, with the Championship and First Flights playing Saturday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek and Sunday at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, the Second, Third and Fourth Flights played Saturday at Castle Mound before finishing up Sunday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek. "The first County Am title is the most difficult," Dunn said, with a big sigh of relief. "The fact is I hadn't won it. I wanted to win it in the worst way. Now I can say I did." In other men's action, Mitch Gault won First Flight with 153, Jordan Rudolph captured Second Flight with 162, James Freng won Third Flight with 166 and Eric Flack took Fourth Flight with 170.
LA CROSSE COUNTY MEN'S AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS As presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Jake Dunn 70-73 143 Jordan Graf 68-76 144 Tom McClintock 72-72 144 Tyler Church 73-72 145 Ben Skogen 75-73 148 Conner Frawley 76-74 150 Marcus Williamson 75-76 151 Paul Williamson 76-75 151 Jon Wilson 77-74 151 Eric Olson 73-80 153 Drew Schroeder 77-76 153 James DeBoer Jr. 81-72 153 John Percy 74-80 154 Aaron Bishop 77-77 154 Dan Lenz 78-76 154 Trevor Schultz 79-76 155 Carson Brock 81-74 155 Ben Korger 78-78 157 Andy Tomashek 78-79 157 Michael Drugan 78-81 159 Mike Bistodeau 79-82 161 Derek Michalski 81-80 161 Quinn Schultz 82-79 161 Cody Ryan Dirks 79-84 163 Nick Tomlinson 81-84 165 Almann Brague 82-88 170 Nolan Stees 79-93 172 Dayne Malesytcki 87-88 175 Brennan Dirks 92-83 175 Samuel Bowman 91-85 176 Jamie Eklov 91-95 186 Tony Roberts 79-DNF Mark Miller DQ
Drugan's Castle Mound-Holmen (Par 71-71-142)
FIRST FLIGHT Mitch Gault 76-77 153 Rahn Pischke 78-76 154 Bob Newberry 75-81 156 Aaron Kupinski 80-76 156 Bruce Lindseth 74-83 157 Larry Peterson 81-79 160 Bjorn Berg 84-76 160 Jeff Pigorsch 81-81 162 Randy Olson 80-84 164 Matt Euler 79-86 165 Brandon Amann 86-82 168 Tony Friedl 79-90 169 Greg Shuda 86-83 169 Jon Strangstalien 91-80 171 Scott Strozinsky 95-84 179 Rick Stewart DNS
SECOND FLIGHT Jordan Rudolph 81-81 162 Kyle Larkin 77-86 163 Bob Guggenbuehl 82-81 163 Paul Bruha 81-83 164 Paul Franke 80-86 166 Jason Tepp 82-86 168 Steve Wineski 88-82 170 Scott Hackworth 80-91 171 Emery Healy 85-87 172 Robert Burns 86-86 172 Carsen Dellemann 82-91 173 Leon McNutt 85=92 177 Derek Canady 87-90 177 Jeff Meyer 90-87 177 John Munson 86-96 182 Jeff Osgood 90-WD
THIRD FLIGHT James Freng 82-84 166 John Bahr 85-84 169 Andrew Lindseth 85-85 170 Christopher Colgan 88-87 175 Greg Ehrsam 88-88 176 Will Hundt 87-93 180 Daniel M. Breeden 88-92 180 Greg Espenes 90-90 180 Robert Schoen 91-89 180 Dan Leis 91-91 182 Jim Dolesy 85-101 186 Tim Peterson 84-103 187 Bob Roers 89-101 190 Jeff Schroeder 96-97 193 Tom Morris 91-120 211 Damian Bork WD-injury
FOURTH FLIGHT Eric Flack 89-81 170 Monte Jacobson 84-88 172 Keith Seidel 90-88 178 Ebe Bosse 87-95 182 Kevin Drewiske 90-93 183 Marv Davis 88-98 186 Jason Sader 89-98 187 Ronald Puestow 90-98 188 Steve Crogan 94-94 188 Mike Huegel 88-102 190 Tim Ratajski 90-100 190 Marty J. Gora 90-101 191 Patrick Rice 96-96 192 Kyle Koske 95-103 198 Jeffrey J. Miller 97-102 199 Tom Johnson 103-96 199
La Crescent's Graf leads Pepsi Men's County Amateur
ONALASKA, WI - Jordan Graf only began playing golf four years ago. Today he is the last player off the tee in the 30th annual La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse. Graf, from La Crescent, MN, was 5-under-par after the first seven holes before finishing with a 3-under 68 and two-shot lead over Jake Dunn at the The Golf Club at Cedar Creek on Saturday. Sunday's play is at Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen, WI. Graf, playing in only his second County Am, said he didn't play very well last year, shooting 79-77-156, but his game has certainly improved. He posted 33-35-68 on Saturday. "This is my best round ever," said Graf, a Cedar Creek member. Ben Skogen, trying to become only the fourth player in La Crosse County Amateur history to win three straight titles, posted 75. "There's a lot of golf left," said Skogen, the consummate County Amateur champion and eternal optimist. "You can't win it the first day. I'm just going to go out and try to have fun tomorrow." Dunn started rather poorly, but rallied on the back nine finishing with 37-33-70. "My first nine was kind of squirrely, but then I got it back," said Dunn, the course superintendent at Forest Hills Golf Course in La Crosse and perennial contender for the County Am championship. Graf is well aware what lies ahead on Sunday being in the same group with Dunn and last week's Kwik Trip Seniors County Am champion Tom McClintock, who shot 72."I'm definitely going to have to play as well as I did today," Graf said. Dunn knows Castle Mound like the back of his hand and remains confident. "I'm going home to Drugan's tomorrow so I'm happy," said Dunn, the former course superintendent at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, Bruce Lindseth leads the First Flight with 74, while Second Flight belongs to Kyle Larkin with 77. James Freng is atop Third Flight with 82. Monte Jacobson leads Fourth Flight players with 84. This year’s tournament has taken on a new format due to coronavirus concerns, with the Championship and First Flights playing Saturday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek and now Sunday at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, the Second, Third and Fourth Flights played Saturday at Castle Mound before finishing up Sunday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek.
LA CROSSE COUNTY MEN'S AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
At The Golf Club at Cedar Creek Onalaska, WI (Par-36-35-71)
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Jordan Graf 33-35 68 Jake Dunn 37-33 70 Tom McClintock 35-37 72 Eric Olson 36-37 73 Tyler Church 36-37 73 John Percy 37-37 74 Marcus Williamson 36-39 75 Ben Skogen 36-39 75 Paul Williamson 40-36 76 Conner Frawley 40-36 76 Jon Wilson 38-39 77 Aaron Bishop 37-40 77 Drew Schroeder 44-33 77 Ben Korger 38-40 78 Michael Drugan 40-38 78 Andy Tomashek 39-39 78 Dan Lenz 41-37 78 Trevor Schultz 39-40 79 Nolan Stees 38-41 79 Mike Bistodeau 41-38 79 Cody Ryan Dirks 42-37 79 Tony Roberts 40-39 79 Derek Michalski 39-42 81 Carson Brock 37-44 81 Nick Tomlinson 42-39 81 James DeBoer Jr. 41-40 81 Almann Brague 42-40 82 Quinn Schultz 40-42 82 Dayne Malesytcki 40-47 87 Jamie Eklov 45-46 91 Samuel Bowman 44-47 91 Brennan Dirks 42-50 92 Mark Miller DQ
FIRST FLIGHT Bruce Lindseth 37-37 74 Bob Newberry 39-36 75 Mitch Gault 38-38 76 Rahn Pischke 40-38 78 Matt Euler 39-40 79 Tony Friedl 38-41 79 Randy Olson 41-39 80 Aaron Kupinski 41-39 80 Jeff Pigorsch 38-43 81 Larry Peterson 41-40 81 Bjorn Berg 41-43 84 Brandon Amann 43-43 86 Greg Shuda 43-43 86 Jon Strangstalien 45-46 91 Scott Strozinsky 51-44 95 Rick Stewart DNS
At Drugan's Castle Mound, Holmen (Par 35-36-71)
SECOND FLIGHT Kyle Larkin 40-37 77 Scott Hackworth 39-41 80 Paul Franke 38-42 80 Paul Bruha 42-39 81 Jordan Rudolph 42-39 81 Carsen Dellemann 40-42 82 Jason Tepp 42-40 82 Bob Guggenbuehl 38-44 82 Leon McNutt 42-43 85 Emery Healy 41-44 85 John Munson 41-45 86 Robert Burns 41-45 86 Derek Canady 43-44 87 Steve Wineski 44-44 88 Jeff Osgood 45-45 90 Jeff Meyer 44-46 90
THIRD FLIGHT James Freng 40-42 82 Tim Peterson 39-45 84 John Bahr 42-43 85 Jim Dolesy 40-45 85 Andrew Lindseth 42-43 85 Will Hundt 43-44 87 Daniel M. Breeden 43-45 88 Greg Ehrsam 44-44 88 Christopher Colgan 42-46 88 Bob Roers 45-44 89 Greg Espenes 45-45 90 Dan Leis 45-46 91 Robert Schoen 44-47 91 Tom Morris 49-42 91 Jeff Schroeder 46-50 96 Damian Bork WD-injury
FOURTH FLIGHT Monte Jacobson 36-48 84 Ebe Bosse 43-44 87 Marv Davis 44-44 88 Mike Huegel 42-46 88 Jason Sader 42-47 89 Eric Flack 48-41 89 Ronald Puestow 42-48 90 Marty J. Gora 44-46 90 Kevin Drewiske 40-50 90 Keith Seidel 42-48 90 Tim Ratajski 44-46 90 Steve Crogan 47-47 94 Kyle Koske 44-51 95 Patrick Rice 48-48 96 Jeffrey J. Miller 48-49 97 Tom Johnson 53-50 103
2020 LA CROSSE COUNTY AMATEUR MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE
Sunday's Final-Round Tee Times At Drugan's Castle Mound, Holmen (Par-35-36-71)
FIRST FLIGHT 7:30 A.M. Scott Strozinsky Jon Strangstalien Greg Shuda
7:39 A.M. Brandon Amann Bjorn Berg Larry Peterson
7:48 A.M. Jeff Pigorsch Randy Olson Aaron Kupinski
8:33 A.M. Almann Brague James DeBoer Jr. Nick Tomlinson
8:42 A.M. Derek Michalski Carson Brock Tony Roberts
8:51 A.M. Nolan Stees Mike Bistodeau Cody Ryan Dirks
9 A.M. Trevor Schultz Andy Tomashek Dan Lenz
9:09 A.M. Ben Korger Michael Drugan Drew Schroeder
9:18 A.M. Aaron Bishop Jon Wilson Conner Frawley
9:27 A.M. Paul Williamson Marcus Williamson Ben Skogen
9:36 A.M. John Percy Eric Olson Tyler Church
9:45 A.M. Tom McClintock Jake Dunn Jordan Graf
Sunday's Final Round Tee Times The Golf Club at Cedar Creek In Onalaska, WI (Par 36-35-71)
FOURTH FLIGHT
7:30 A.M. Tom Johnson Jeffrey J. Miller
7:39 A.M. Patrick Rice Kyle Koske
7:48 A.M. Steve Crogan Tim Ratajski Marty J. Gora
7:57 A.M. Kevin Drewiske Keith Seidel Ronald Puestow
8:06 A.M. Jason Sader Eric Flack Mike Huegel
8:15 A.M. Marv Davis Ebe Bosse Monte Jacobson
THIRD FLIGHT
8:24 A.M. Jeff Schroeder Tom Morris Robert Schoen
8:33 A.M. Dan Leis Greg Espenes Bob Roers
8:42 A.M. Daniel M. Breeden Greg Ehrsam Christopher Colgan
8:51 A.M. Will Hundt Andrew Lindseth Jim Dolesy
9 A.M. John Bahr Tim Peterson James Freng
SECOND FLIGHT 9:09 A.M. Jeff Osgood Jeff Meyer
9:18 A.M. Steve Wineski Derek Canady
9:27 A.M. John Munson Robert Burns Leon McNutt
9:36 A.M. Emery Healy Carsen Dellemann Jason Tepp
9:45 A.M. Bob Guggenbuehl Paul Bruha Jordan Rudolph
9:54 A.M. Scott Hackworth Paul Franke Kyle Larkin
La Crescent's Graf leads Pepsi Men's County Amateur
ONALASKA, WI - Jordan Graf only began playing golf four years ago. Today he is the last player off the tee in the 30th annual La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse. Graf, from La Crescent, MN, was 5-under-par after the first seven holes before finishing with a 3-under 68 and two-shot lead over Jake Dunn at the The Golf Club at Cedar Creek on Saturday. Sunday's play is at Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen, WI. Graf, playing in only his second County Am, said he didn't play very well last year, shooting 79-77-156, but his game has certainly improved. He posted 33-35-68 on Saturday. "This is my best round ever," said Graf, a Cedar Creek member. Ben Skogen, trying to become only the fourth player in La Crosse County Amateur history to win three straight titles, posted 75. "There's a lot of golf left," said Skogen, the consummate County Amateur champion and eternal optimist. "You can't win it the first day. I'm just going to go out and try to have fun tomorrow." Dunn started rather poorly, but rallied on the back nine finishing with 37-33-70. "My first nine was kind of squirrely, but then I got it back," said Dunn, the course superintendent at Forest Hills Golf Course in La Crosse and perennial contender for the County Am championship. Graf is well aware what lies ahead on Sunday being in the same group with Dunn and last week's Kwik Trip Seniors County Am champion Tom McClintock, who shot 72."I'm definitely going to have to play as well as I did today," Graf said. Dunn knows Castle Mound like the back of his hand and remains confident. "I'm going home to Drugan's tomorrow so I'm happy," said Dunn, the former course superintendent at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, Bruce Lindseth leads the First Flight with 74, while Second Flight belongs to Kyle Larkin with 77. James Freng is atop Third Flight with 82. Monte Jacobson leads Fourth Flight players with 84. This year’s tournament has taken on a new format due to coronavirus concerns, with the Championship and First Flights playing Saturday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek and now Sunday at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, the Second, Third and Fourth Flights played Saturday at Castle Mound before finishing up Sunday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek.
LA CROSSE COUNTY MEN'S AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
At The Golf Club at Cedar Creek Onalaska, WI (Par-36-35-71)
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Jordan Graf 33-35 68 Jake Dunn 37-33 70 Tom McClintock 35-37 72 Eric Olson 36-37 73 Tyler Church 36-37 73 John Percy 37-37 74 Marcus Williamson 36-39 75 Ben Skogen 36-39 75 Paul Williamson 40-36 76 Conner Frawley 40-36 76 Jon Wilson 38-39 77 Aaron Bishop 37-40 77 Drew Schroeder 44-33 77 Ben Korger 38-40 78 Michael Drugan 40-38 78 Andy Tomashek 39-39 78 Dan Lenz 41-37 78 Trevor Schultz 39-40 79 Nolan Stees 38-41 79 Mike Bistodeau 41-38 79 Cody Ryan Dirks 42-37 79 Tony Roberts 40-39 79 Derek Michalski 39-42 81 Carson Brock 37-44 81 Nick Tomlinson 42-39 81 James DeBoer Jr. 41-40 81 Almann Brague 42-40 82 Quinn Schultz 40-42 82 Dayne Malesytcki 40-47 87 Jamie Eklov 45-46 91 Samuel Bowman 44-47 91 Brennan Dirks 42-50 92 Mark Miller DQ
FIRST FLIGHT Bruce Lindseth 37-37 74 Bob Newberry 39-36 75 Mitch Gault 38-38 76 Rahn Pischke 40-38 78 Matt Euler 39-40 79 Tony Friedl 38-41 79 Randy Olson 41-39 80 Aaron Kupinski 41-39 80 Jeff Pigorsch 38-43 81 Larry Peterson 41-40 81 Bjorn Berg 41-43 84 Brandon Amann 43-43 86 Greg Shuda 43-43 86 Jon Strangstalien 45-46 91 Scott Strozinsky 51-44 95 Rick Stewart DNS
At Drugan's Castle Mound, Holmen (Par 35-36-71)
SECOND FLIGHT Kyle Larkin 40-37 77 Scott Hackworth 39-41 80 Paul Franke 38-42 80 Paul Bruha 42-39 81 Jordan Rudolph 42-39 81 Carsen Dellemann 40-42 82 Jason Tepp 42-40 82 Bob Guggenbuehl 38-44 82 Leon McNutt 42-43 85 Emery Healy 41-44 85 John Munson 41-45 86 Robert Burns 41-45 86 Derek Canady 43-44 87 Steve Wineski 44-44 88 Jeff Osgood 45-45 90 Jeff Meyer 44-46 90
THIRD FLIGHT James Freng 40-42 82 Tim Peterson 39-45 84 John Bahr 42-43 85 Jim Dolesy 40-45 85 Andrew Lindseth 42-43 85 Will Hundt 43-44 87 Daniel M. Breeden 43-45 88 Greg Ehrsam 44-44 88 Christopher Colgan 42-46 88 Bob Roers 45-44 89 Greg Espenes 45-45 90 Dan Leis 45-46 91 Robert Schoen 44-47 91 Tom Morris 49-42 91 Jeff Schroeder 46-50 96 Damian Bork WD-injury
FOURTH FLIGHT Monte Jacobson 36-48 84 Ebe Bosse 43-44 87 Marv Davis 44-44 88 Mike Huegel 42-46 88 Jason Sader 42-47 89 Eric Flack 48-41 89 Ronald Puestow 42-48 90 Marty J. Gora 44-46 90 Kevin Drewiske 40-50 90 Keith Seidel 42-48 90 Tim Ratajski 44-46 90 Steve Crogan 47-47 94 Kyle Koske 44-51 95 Patrick Rice 48-48 96 Jeffrey J. Miller 48-49 97 Tom Johnson 53-50 103
2020 LA CROSSE COUNTY AMATEUR MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE
Sunday's Final-Round Tee Times At Drugan's Castle Mound, Holmen (Par-35-36-71)
FIRST FLIGHT 7:30 A.M. Scott Strozinsky Jon Strangstalien Greg Shuda
7:39 A.M. Brandon Amann Bjorn Berg Larry Peterson
7:48 A.M. Jeff Pigorsch Randy Olson Aaron Kupinski
8:33 A.M. Almann Brague James DeBoer Jr. Nick Tomlinson
8:42 A.M. Derek Michalski Carson Brock Tony Roberts
8:51 A.M. Nolan Stees Mike Bistodeau Cody Ryan Dirks
9 A.M. Trevor Schultz Andy Tomashek Dan Lenz
9:09 A.M. Ben Korger Michael Drugan Drew Schroeder
9:18 A.M. Aaron Bishop Jon Wilson Conner Frawley
9:27 A.M. Paul Williamson Marcus Williamson Ben Skogen
9:36 A.M. John Percy Eric Olson Tyler Church
9:45 A.M. Tom McClintock Jake Dunn Jordan Graf
Sunday's Final Round Tee Times The Golf Club at Cedar Creek In Onalaska, WI (Par 36-35-71)
FOURTH FLIGHT
7:30 A.M. Tom Johnson Jeffrey J. Miller
7:39 A.M. Patrick Rice Kyle Koske
7:48 A.M. Steve Crogan Tim Ratajski Marty J. Gora
7:57 A.M. Kevin Drewiske Keith Seidel Ronald Puestow
8:06 A.M. Jason Sader Eric Flack Mike Huegel
8:15 A.M. Marv Davis Ebe Bosse Monte Jacobson
THIRD FLIGHT
8:24 A.M. Jeff Schroeder Tom Morris Robert Schoen
8:33 A.M. Dan Leis Greg Espenes Bob Roers
8:42 A.M. Daniel M. Breeden Greg Ehrsam Christopher Colgan
8:51 A.M. Will Hundt Andrew Lindseth Jim Dolesy
9 A.M. John Bahr Tim Peterson James Freng
SECOND FLIGHT 9:09 A.M. Jeff Osgood Jeff Meyer
9:18 A.M. Steve Wineski Derek Canady
9:27 A.M. John Munson Robert Burns Leon McNutt
9:36 A.M. Emery Healy Carsen Dellemann Jason Tepp
9:45 A.M. Bob Guggenbuehl Paul Bruha Jordan Rudolph
9:54 A.M. Scott Hackworth Paul Franke Kyle Larkin
County Am champ hopes to join elite foursome
What do Rich Jungen, Don Iverson, Harvey "Buster" Ott and Ryan Quinn have in common? They are the only four players in La Crosse County Amateur Golf Championship history to have won three straight titles since the revered tournament began in 1932. Jungen and Iverson actually won four consecutive County Am championships - Jungen from 1939-1942, and Iverson from 1964-1967. Ott strung together three in a row from 1968-1970, while Quinn won three straight from 2001-2003. "It would be an honor to join that company," said Onalaska's Ben Skogen (pictured), hoping to become a member of that foursome after Sunday's final round of the La Crosse County Men's Amateur Golf Championship as presented by Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse. "Those four players are great golfers in our community!" he added. Last year, Skogen, a former WIAA state champion at Onalaska High School and a four-year letterwinner on the University of Wisconsin golf team before graduating in 2018, put together rounds of 70-70-140 for a two-shot victory over rival Tyler Church, who stumbled in with 68-74-142.It was a classic nail-biter both days, with Church getting the upper hand during the opening round at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska. His 3-under par 68 gave him a two-shot lead over Skogen entering Sunday's round, but as anyone who has followed the County Amateur knows, no lead is safe. While they battled back and forth all day, Skogen, who works at Festival Foods in Onalaska, made some crucial shots on the closing holes at Drugan’s Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen and sealed it with a par on the 18th hole when Church bogeyed. Skogen is currently trying to win his first title in the 119th annual Wisconsin State Golf Association State Amateur Championship at the Milwaukee Country Club. Despite a heavy work schedule this summer, he said his game has been solid. "I don’t play as much as I used to, but I still get out quite a bit," he said after Tuesday's State Amateur round. "I feel like I don’t put as much pressure on myself and just compete and have more fun than ever, which has helped my game dramatically." Skogen is unsure what type of two-day score it will take this weekend to win his third County Am title, but he knows what his mindset is going into the 36-hole event. "I'm just going to compete and play one shot at a time. Just focus on myself and have as much fun as possible," he said. This year’s tournament has taken on a new format due to Covid-19 concerns, with the Championship and First Flights playing Saturday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek and Sunday at Castle Mound. Meanwhile, the Second, Third and Fourth Flights open play Saturday at Castle Mound before finishing up Sunday at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. both days. Skogen, Church and James DeBoer, Jr., are in the final group at 9:54 a.m. at The Golf Club on Saturday. All three are looking forward to it. "Everyone in the area looks forward to this tournament every year," Skogen said. Meanwhile, 2019 First Flight champion Jeff Pigorsch returns along with champions Tony Friedl (Second Flight), Greg Espenes (Third Flight), and Keith Seidel (Fourth Flight).
2020 LA CROSSE COUNTY MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE Saturday's First-Round Pairings At Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club In Holmen, WI (Par-35-36-71) Men's Fourth Flight 7:30 a.m. Ronald Puestow Marty J. Gora
7:39 a.m. Jason Sader Jeffrey J. Miller
7:48 a.m. Steve Crogan Marv Davis Tom Johnson
7:57 a.m. Ebe Bosse Mike Huegel Patrick Rice
8:06 a.m. Kevin Drewiske Keith Seidel Kyle Koske
8:15 a.m. Tim Ratajski Monte Jacobson Eric Flack
Men's Third Flight 8:24 a.m. John Bahr Dan Leis
8:33 a.m. Bob Roers Daniel M. Breeden
8:42 a.m. Jeff Schroeder Damian Bork Jim Dolesy
8:51 a.m. Robert Schoen Andrew Lindseth Tom Morris
9:00 a.m. Greg Ehrsam James Freng Greg Espenes
9:09 a.m. Christopher Colgan Tim Peterson Will Hundt
Men's Second Flight 9:18 a.m. Scott Hackworth John Munson
9:27 a.m. Bob Guggenbuehl Robert Burns
9:36 a.m. Steve Wineski Derek Canady Jeff Osgood
9:45 a.m. Leon McNutt Emery Healy Kyle Larkin
9:54 a.m. Paul Bruha Carsen Dellemann Jeff Meyer
10:03 a.m. Jason Tepp Jordan Rudolph Paul Franke
2020 LA CROSSE COUNTY MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AS PRESENTED BY PEPSI-COLA OF LA CROSSE Saturday's First-Round Pairings At The Golf Club at Cedar Creek In Onalaska, WI (Par-36-35-71)
Men's First Flight 7:30 a.m. Rahn Pischke Brandon Amann
7:39 a.m. Randy Olson Scott Strozinsky
7:48 a.m. Bjorn Berg Rick Stewart Jon Strangstalien
7:57 a.m. Matt Euler Jeff Pigorsch Tony Friedl
8:06 a.m. Greg Shuda Bob Newberry Larry Peterson
8:15 a.m. Aaron Kupinski Bruce Lindseth Mitch Gault
