Tournament Recaps

Harrison Ott won a memorable eight-hole sudden-death playoff over Thomas Longbella at the 2018 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship, but his victory in the Wisconsin State Open Wednesday – over Longbella and others – was even more impressive. And much, much quicker.

The Jim Schuman Senior Championship Show took its normal year long break, but picked up right where it left off last year at Old Hickory GC. For the fourth straight season the Madison native would dominate the narrative with nothing but consistently good play.

After unfortunately missing out on qualifying for the 2020 Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open last week, a determined Blake Jens was looking to get some positive golf vibes going. Jens was one of 29 participants that teed it up on Monday at the annual National Car Rental Wisconsin Assistant PGA Professional Championship.

It was a chilly summer day but the weather did not dampen the experience for the twenty-nine teams that traveled to Blackwolf Run for the River Course Pro-Am on Monday. Once again the world class facility put on a great show for the attendees, as they enjoyed top notch course conditions and other great offerings.

A late addition to the 2020 Wisconsin PGA Pro-Am schedule, the Woodlands Lawsonia Pro-Am brought together twenty one teams to compete on Monday. It was a nice day for golf and the teams had their sights set on trying to qualify for the year-end Oliphant Golf Management Pro-Am Championship on the neighboring Links Course. 

The WPGA was back in action on Monday as thirty-four teams from throughout the Section teed it up at the rescheduled Spring Pro-Pro Scramble. After plenty of schedule shuffling the event was set to visit Morningstar Golfers Club in Waukesha. 

It was another ideal day for golf on Monday, as the annual National Golf Graphics Pro-Am made a trip to The Legend at Merrill Hills. It was the fourth WPGA pro-am of the season, and in addition to the weather the players were treated to some great playing conditions.

For the third time in four weeks the Wisconsin PGA Pro-Am Series was back on course. This week featured twenty-five teams tackling Tuckaway CC, just outside of Milwaukee.

The hot streak of young ladies that wear the cardinal and white continued at the Wisconsin State Women’s Open on Wednesday. For the sixth straight season a current UW-Madison team member took home the coveted crown. Breaking up the run of four straight Tess Hackworthy wins was good friend and former teammate Emily Lauterbach of Hartland.

The WPGA Pro-Am Series was back in action on Monday, as twenty-four teams were able to enjoy the 2018 Wisconsin State Open host site, North Shore GC. Truly one of the hidden gems in the state, the private facility on Lake Winnebago put on a great show for those in attendance.