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HUSKERS IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF
A four-time letterwinner for the Huskers from 2004 to 2007, Brady Schnell earned his PGA Tour card for the 2019 season by finishing in the top 25 on the Web.com Tour money list in 2018. His 22nd-place finish on the Web.com money list included a victory at the Wichita Open. The Millard West High School graduate competed on the Web.com Tour (2010-18), PGA Latinoamerica Tour, PGA Tour Canada and the Korn Ferry Tour (2020).
Brady Schnell (Omaha, Nebraska/Mesa, Arizona) The most recent Husker to earn a spot on the PGA Tour, Brady Schnell claimed his tour card by finishing 22nd on the Web.com Tour money list in 2018. His $178,081 in earnings in 2018 included a victory in the Wichita Open. Schnell, who is a graduate of Millard West High School, competed on the Web.com Tour from 2010 to 2018. In 2019, he earned nearly $211,000 on the PGA Tour. He finished 23rd at the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic in May, after taking 12th at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in March. He competed on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020. He also owns a pair of PGA Latinoamerica Tour victories, and he competed on the PGA Tour Canada in 2009, when he shot an amazing 59 at the ATB Financial Classic in August of 2014. He became just the 16th player on a major professional tour in history to break 60 in a round. Schnell, who has more than $700,000 in career earnings, lists his home club as Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Arizona. Schnell earned four letters at Nebraska (2004-07). Scott Gutschewski (Elkhorn, Nebraska) One of the best professional golfers in Nebraska history, Scott Gutschewski was a three-year letterman at Nebraska in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He was also a member of the Huskers’ most successful team - the 1999 squad that finished 14th at the NCAA Championships. Gutschewski spent several years on the Canadian Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He earned his first spot on the PGA Tour in 2005 after finishing 17th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2004. He added
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PGA Tour seasons in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. He finished in the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour in three separate seasons (2004, 2008, 2010). He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card through qualifying school. He returned to the University of Nebraska to earn his bachelor’s degree in professional golf management in 2014. He continued to compete on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 and 2020, and was in the top 50 on the Korn Ferry Tour money list over 17 tour events in 2020. He currently resides in Elkhorn, Neb., with his wife and four children. He grew up in Omaha and lists his home club as The Prairie Club in Valentine, Neb. Jeff Klein (Scottsbluff, Nebraska) A former Husker who took a long road to the PGA Tour, Jeff Klein earned his PGA Tour card in 2003 at the age of 44. Klein, who was a member of the South African Tour in 1991, was also a member of the Champions Tour after his brief stint on the PGA Tour. In 2008, he shot a six-under-par 64 in the first round of the U.S. Senior Open at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs. He went on to finish ninth in the event. Klein won the Nebraska Open in 1993. He lettered for the Huskers in 1979 and 1980. Steve Gotsche (Manhattan, Kansas) A talented player and coach, Steve Gotsche competed for three seasons on the PGA Tour in 1994, 1995 and 2000. He earned his first tour card through qualifying school, and went on to produce the best PGA Tour finish of his career when he took fifth at the New England Classic in 1994. He returned to the PGA Tour in 1995 after
advancing through qualifying school again, then joined the Nationwide Tour in 1996. In 1999, Gotsche won the Nike Monterrey Open and the Nike Upstate Classic on his way to a 15thplace finish on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn a place back on the PGA Tour in 2000. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2001 and 2002, and registered more than $500,000 in career earnings as a professional before turning his attention to teaching. He is currently the Head PGA Professional at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan. He was also the head men’s golf coach at Barton County Community College for nine seasons. He began his collegiate career at Barton County before earning letters as a Husker in 1981, 1982 and 1983. Tom Sieckmann (Omaha, Nebraska) A 13-year veteran on the PGA Tour, Tom Sieckmann has been an icon of the Nebraska golf community for nearly 50 years. Sieckmann made his first appearance on the PGA Tour in 1982, then made a 10-year run on the tour from 1985 to 1994, which included a top-10 finish at the 1990 U.S. Open. He recorded a PGA Tour win at the Anheuser-Busch Classic. He reappeared on tour in 1997 and 1999, closing his PGA Tour career with more than $1.3 million in earnings, which still ranks among the top 500 golfers alltime. He returned to Omaha as the Director of Golf Instruction at the Omaha Country Club. He was also the Director of Instruction for Dave Peltz Golf (1999-2009). The 1974 Nebraska Amateur of the Year in the same season that he earned a letter for the Huskers, Sieckmann transferred to Oklahoma State and began pursuing his professional career in 1977. Born in York, Neb.,
