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HUSKERS IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF the Director of Golf at Tiburon Golf Club in Omaha (2009-10). Allacher was the Nebraska PGA President (2003-05). Bryan Bennett (Valparaiso, Indiana) A Husker letterman in 1992, Bryan Bennett was a PGA assistant professional from 1994 to 2001. He was also an assistant men’s golf coach at Valparaiso in 2009. Charlie Borner Jr. (Lincoln, Nebraska) The Director of Golf at Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln for 35 years, Charlie Borner was the Nebraska PGA Professional of the Year in 1986. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame. A letterwinner for the Huskers in 1966, 1967 and 1968, Borner was the first player in history to sweep the Nebraska Amateur and the Nebraska Match Play championships in the same year (1970) at the Country Club of Lincoln. He was a two-time Class A State High School Champion at Lincoln High in 1963 and 1964.
Former Husker Mark Maness has served as the Director of Instruction at The Golf Center at the Highlands since 1995 and is a PGA Professional at the Golden Bear Center in Carrollton, Texas. Maness, who earned a spot on the PGA Tour in 1988, was the Northern Texas PGA Teacher of the Year in 2004. Maness was a fouryear letterman for the Huskers from 1980 to 1983.
Steve Friesen (Lincoln, Nebraska) One of the most accomplished all-around golfers in Nebraska history, Steve Friesen captured six professional wins on the Web.com Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Canadian Tour in nearly two decades as a competitive professional golfer. He joined the Web.com Tour in 2007 and won the Price Cutter Charity Championship Presented by Dr. Pepper in 2011. On the Nationwide Tour he notched victories in the 2005 Nevada Open, the 2005 New Mexico Open, the 2003 Utah Open, the 2003 Waterloo Open and the 2001 Baton Rouge Open. Friesen turned pro in 1999 after being named the Ben Hogan Award winner as the nation’s top scholarathlete in men’s golf. An honorable-mention All-American, he joined Scott Gutschewski in leading the Huskers to the best season in school history with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Friesen, who earned his bachelor’s degree as a biological sciences major from Nebraska in 2000, is currently the Director of Instruction at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln. In 2018, he was named the Nebraska PGA Section Assistant Professional Player of the Year. A fouryear letterman for the Huskers (1996-99), Friesen was an inaugural inductee into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. Kevin Gillick (Lincoln, Nebraska) A two-year letterman at Nebraska in 2012 and 2013, Kevin Gillick played on The Dakotas Tour and the Adams Tour before competing on the Canadian Tour in 2018. Gillick was a three-time all-state golfer at Lincoln Pius X, while also helping Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) to a state title as a sophomore in 2007. He earned
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his bachelor’s degree in finance from Nebraska in 2013. He spent two seasons at the University of Denver (2010, 2011) before transferring to Nebraska to close his collegiate career. Justin Jennings (Amarillo, Texas) A recent University of Nebraska graduate, Justin Jennings tied for 23rd at the PGA Tour Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament in Argentina in February of 2018. He made his first appearance on PGA Tour Latinoamerica at the Puerto Plata DR Open in May of 2018. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in marketing in 2017, and his master’s degree in finance from SMU. He is an associate at Cadence Bank in Dallas. He was a four-time letterwinner for the Huskers (2014-17). Ryan Lenahan (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) A four-year letterman for the Huskers (2003, 2005-07), Ryan Lenahan enoyed successful seasons on The Dakotas Tour before embarking on the European Challenge Tour in 2015. He won the biggest pursed event on the Dakotas Tour in 2011 at the Arrowhead Pro-Am, before winning the 2012 North Dakota Open. He won four Dakotas Tour events overall, while capturing 25 event titles across various pro tours in his career. He also played in the 2014 John Deere Classic and was the first alternate for the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion. He is currently a realtor in New Hudson, Mich., where he resides with his wife, Amy, and sons Mason and Parker. Scott Allacher (Gretna, Nebraska) A Husker letterman in 1984 and 1986, Scott Allacher was a long-time pro at the Platteview Country Club (1996-2008) before being named
Steven C. Bruening (Thornton, Colorado) Steve Bruening is a PGA Professional and the General Manager of the Riverdale Golf Club in Brighton, Colo. He is a member of the Southwest Greens management team of golf courses in the Denver area. Originally from Superior, Neb., Bruening was a two-time letterwinner as a Husker (1982, 1984). Scott Brunzell (Grand Island, Nebraska) A long-time PGA Professional, Scott Brunzell was the PGA Professional at Jackrabbit Run Golf Course in Grand Island, Neb., for 30 years from 1977 to 2006. In 1983, he was the Nebraska Section Professional of the Year. Prior to his work at Jackrabbit Run, Brunzell was a teaching pro at Happy Hollow Golf Club in Omaha (1972-75) and was the 1975 Nebraska Section Assistant Professional of the Year. Brunzell was a threeyear letterman at Nebraska (1969, 1971, 1972). Vic Carder (Elkhorn, Nebraska) A world-renowned teacher and PGA Professional, Vic Carder has been the Director of Golf at the Foshan Golf Club, Dahanu Resort in the Henggang Nanhai District of Foshan City, China since 2013. Prior to his work in Foshan City, Carder was the Director of Golf at the Lion Lake Country Club (2011-13) and the Head Golf Professional at Mate Golf (2010-11). Carder lettered as a Husker golfer in 1977 and 1979. Jay Cottam (Hebron, Nebraska) An assistant professional at the Awarii Dunes Golf Course in Axtell, Neb., Jay Cottom is also the director of player development for the Nebraska-Kearney women’s golf team. A native of Hebron, Cottam played at both UNK and Nebraska, tying for 16th at the 2019 Big Ten Championships and finishing with a 73.42 stroke average for first-year Husker Coach Mark Hankins. In the summer of 2020, Cottam won the PGA Nebraska Section Assistant Match Play Championship. He also won the Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship in 2020. Cottam was a two-time All-MIAA selection for the Lopers and the 2015 Nebraska Class C High School state champion at Thayer Central. In 2017, he was the NGA Amateur Match Play champion.
