VIVID GRAPHIX OPEN
ROYAL ST. PATRICK’S
JUNE 7TH, 2015
Par – 72
Tees
Champ – Purple*
Player – White**
Nicklaus – Purple*
Watson – White**
Palmer – White
Hogan – Silver
*Some of our players played from the White tees
**Some of our players played from the Silver tees
The tournament began under a light rain which turned to steady rain and then
ultimately the rain stopped about 6-holes into the day for most players. Scores reflected
the unfriendly weather condition to start the day but in all we did have 77 players brave
the rain and it was a tremendous testament to the dedication the players on the Fox
Cities Golf Tour possess. As the tour director I am extremely impressed and humbled by
all of you that committed to play and showed up on Sunday. Thank you all very much
and let’s hope we don’t have to endure this type of weather anymore during the rest of
the 2015 FCGT schedule. For those of you that remember the famous Jim Mora NFL
press conference from years ago, this tournament was all about “playoffs?!”
Championship Flight (0-4 handicap) – Apparently Alex Marchand didn’t mind the
rain to start his round recording three birdies in his first 6-holes and he was 2-under par
when the rain stopped. Marchand continued to go low getting to 3-under after his
twelfth-hole but then had a bogey and double bogey in his final six holes to finish with a
72 (E); a very impressive round of golf. Marchand had four birdies on the day while the
rest of the Championship Flight combined for only seven birdies. Surprisingly nobody
else broke 80 and we had a 4-way playoff for 2nd place with a score of 80. Jason Hill was
victorious in the playoff and Humberto Rodriguez held off Justin Gestout and Mike
Morkin to take home 3rd place prize money. Lou Zwicky and Chad LaFever returned to
the FCGT and it was nice to see Michael Morzenti back for the summer from Chicago.
Prize
FCGT
Event
Money
Points
Index
E
225
100
+1.8
80
+8
150
85
4.9
Humberto Rodriguez
80
+8
100
85
4.9
Justin Gestout
80
+8
0
85
4.9
Mike Morkin
80
+8
0
85
4.9
6
Zou Zwicky
81
+9
0
25
7.4
7
Michael Morzenti
82
+10
0
25
6.5
8
Greg Daggett
83
+11
0
25
7.3
9
Cayden Janse
85
+13
0
25
9.0
T10
Mike Schlaak
86
+14
0
25
9.8
Jesse Troestler
86
+14
0
25
9.8
12
Chad LaFever
88
+16
0
15
11.4
13
Paul Borek
91
+19
0
15
13.9
14
George Lehl
92
+20
0
15
14.7
15
Philip Anderson
99
+27
0
15
20.4
16
Matt Werner
DNF
N/A
0
15
N/A
Place Name
Score
To Par
1
Alex Marchand
72
T2
Jason Hill
Nicklaus Flight (5-8) – Making his FCGT debut, Mike Kuehl couldn’t have thought a
9-over round of 81 was going to be good enough to win but he was happy to be crowned
the winner at RSP. Kuehl played a steady round of golf with mostly pars and bogeys but
he also had one birdie on the day to win by four. Another playoff was needed to decide
2nd and 3rd place prize money. Paul Schwarz and Mitch Steudel beat out Tim Ver Voort
to take home 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Wyatt Benz returned to the FCGT along with
Eric Hjortness and Bill Rhyme made his FCGT debut along with champion Kuehl.
Place Name
Score
To Par
Prize
Money
FCGT
Points
Event
Index
1
Mike Kuehl
81
+9
220
100
5.7
T2
Paul Schwarz
85
+13
130
85
9.0
Mitch Steudel
85
+13
90
85
9.0
Tim Ver Voort
85
+13
0
85
9.0
5
Brett Willems
87
+15
0
40
10.6
6
Dean Sosnoski
88
+16
0
25
13.6
T7
Eric Hjortness
89
+17
0
25
12.2
Bill Rhyme
89
+17
0
25
14.5
Bruce Bishop
92
+20
0
25
14.7
Kyle Cheney
92
+20
0
25
14.7
Wes Schwarz
92
+20
0
25
14.7
Wyatt Benz
96
+24
0
15
17.9
T9
12
Palmer Flight (9-11 hdp) – Playoff was the theme of the tournament with Allan
Dreblow and Kokomoss needing three extra holes to decide the champion of Palmer
Flight. It was a different story for each player. Kokomoss was 7-over after his first 6holes while Dreblow was only 5-over with 3-holes remaining. Kokomoss played his final
12-holes at only 2-over par and Dreblow was 4-over on his final 3-holes. This was
Dreblow’s 2nd tournament on the FCGT and his first victory. This was the debut for
Kokomoss and I’m sure we will be seeing him in the winner’s circle soon enough! It was
also the debut for Jake Smith ad James Koetting. Joe Sarnowski making his
2nd appearance on tour finished in 3rd with a solid round of 83.
Place Name
Score
To Par
Prize
Money
FCGT
Points
Event
Index
1
Allan Dreblow
81
+9
150
100
7.4
2
Kokomoss White
81
+9
100
85
7.4
3
Joe Sarnowski
83
+11
75
70
9.2
4
Cliff Halley
85
+13
0
55
10.9
5
Jeff Spence
86
+14
0
40
11.8
6
Jake Smith
88
+16
0
25
13.6
7
Ken Skalmoski
89
+17
0
25
14.5
8
Brian Herres
90
+18
0
25
15.3
9
Scot Schoenwalder
91
+19
0
25
16.2
10
Dave Pohlman
92
+20
0
25
17.1
11
James Koetting
93
+21
0
15
18.0
Player Flight (12-14) – Wes Bucholz is becoming the target of Player Flight. He has a
1st, T1st (2nd), and now another 1st. Bucholz narrowly won a very close Player Flight and
edged out Nick Schreiter and Conor O’Hagan by just one stroke. O’Hagan was awarded
2nd while Schreiter (placing for his 3rd consecutive tournament) was awarded 3rd. Tour
stalwart Brian Berg and FCGT rookie Jim Hasz finished only one back of O’Hagan and
Schreiter. Mr. Steve Cheney and Joey Mullaney made their tour debut and there were a
lot of players returning to the FCGT including Kopp, Weninger, Mrs. Zwicky, and Jay
Stephan.
Place Name
Score
To Par
Prize
Money
FCGT
Points
Event
Index
1
Wes Bucholz
88
+16
250
100
13.6
T2
Conor O’Hagan
89
+17
150
85
14.5
Nick Schreiter
89
+17
100
85
14.5
Brian Berg
90
+18
0
55
15.3
Jim Hasz
90
+18
0
55
15.3
6
Luke Carroll
92
+20
0
25
17.1
7
Norman Stoddard
93
+21
0
25
20.7
T8
Jayme Kopp
94
+22
0
25
18.9
Josh Kostechka
94
+22
0
25
18.9
Jakob Weninger
94
+22
0
25
18.9
Karen Zwicky
94
+22
0
25
20.9
Steve Blank
96
+24
0
15
20.6
Brett Konkle
96
+24
0
15
20.6
Joey Mullaney
96
+24
0
15
20.6
15
Mark Viney
98
+26
0
15
22.4
16
Steve Cheney
99
+27
0
15
23.3
17
Jay Stephan
101
+29
0
15
25.0
T4
T12
Watson Flight (15+ hdp) – If you need a new mattress, head over to Verlo and talk to
Andy Fredrick; the newly crowned champion of the Watson Flight. I bet he got a ‘good
night’s sleep’ on Saturday which helped him secure his first FCGT victory and it was
much overdue as Fredrick has been a mainstay on the tour from the beginning. John
May continued his solid play on tour this year finishing 2-back and taking home
2nd place honors; while FCGT newcomer Bill Grinde was just off the pace and finished
3rd.
Place Name
Score
To Par
Prize
Money
FCGT
Points
Event
Index
1
Andy Fredrick
87
+15
150
100
12.7
2
John May
89
+17
100
85
17.0
3
Bill Grinde
90
+18
75
70
15.3
4
Michael Arizola
94
+22
0
55
18.9
T5
Brian O’Hagan
96
+24
0
40
23.5
Matt Schutte
96
+24
0
40
20.6
7
Jeremy Erspamer
97
+25
0
25
21.5
8
Neal Rabas
98
+26
0
25
25.3
9
Ryan Decker
99
+27
0
25
23.3
10
Matt Wilson
104
+32
0
25
30.9
11
Chris Landreman
107
+35
0
15
33.7
Hogan Flight (16+ hdp & 55+ (Age)) – It took Kyle Roble a couple of tournaments
this season but he has broken through to earn his first FCGT title. Roble had to earn it
however because he and Mike Wilquet tied for the title and had to play a 3-hole playoff
to decide the champion. There was also a playoff needed for 3rd place between Len
Gestout and Herman Gandt. The two men had played together all-day so they each knew
what the other could do and Gestout came out ahead and took home 3rd place prize
money. Tom Rohde made his FCGT debut and is excited to play again at Chaska on the
28th.
Place Name
Score
To Par
Prize
Money
FCGT
Points
Event
Index
1
Kyle Roble
90
+18
175
100
17.9
2
Mike Wilquet
90
+18
100
85
17.9
T3
Len Gestout
91
+19
75
70
18.8
Herman Gandt
91
+19
0
70
18.8
5
Don Duncan
94
+22
0
40
21.6
T6
Jim Bernetzke
96
+24
0
25
23.5
Tom Rohde
96
+24
0
25
23.5
Grover Sawvel
97
+25
0
25
24.4
Ole Witte
97
+25
0
25
24.4
Steve Konkle
105
+33
0
25
31.8
T8
10