93rd Wisconsin State Open

Wisconsin Golfer SPECIAL EDITION

HOW SWEET IT IS Jim Lemon captures elusive State Open title at Tuckaway

93 RD WISCONSIN STATE OPEN MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19-21 | TUCKAWAY CC - FRANKLIN | CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

93rd Wisconsin State Open A SPECIAL LOOK BACK

The 93rd Wisconsin State Open is now history and this special edition of Wisconsin Golfer takes a look back in words and pictures at the recently completed 72-hole championship.

Madison native Jim Lemon joins the elite fraternity of previous Open winners – dating back to 1919 – by capturing the title this year at Tuckaway CC in Franklin.

A recap of the championship and Lemon’s victorious efforts can be found on Page 4, and scores

of the 60 golfers who made the cut can be found on Page 11.

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FA MILY A FFAIR Three Gaugerts were in the State Open field.

The low finisher among the family, which hails from Lake Geneva, was Austin Gaugert who tied for fourth with scores of 68-76-73-69-286. His brother Alex, right, shot 73-79 to miss the cut. Alex will be a senior at the University of Minnesota this fall, and Austin played at Valparaiso University.

Their dad, PGA professional Jim Gaugert, shot 77-75 and also missed the cut.

GO ING PRO Just weeks after playing in the U.S. Amateur, Ricky Hearden, right, and Keegan Drugan made their pro debut at the Wisconsin State Open.

For Hearden, who started playing at age two, turning pro has been a lifelong dream. “I literally don’t remember life before I wanted to be a professional golfer,” he said.

Next week, Hearden begins the pre-qualifying stage for the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament. After that he will be moving to Scottsdale, Ariz. to work with full-time with his swing coach, Tim Mahoney. “Hopefully everything goes great and I’m playing on the Web.com and PGA Tour next year,” Hearden said.

“But chances are I’ll be grinding away on the mini tours for a few years and trying to make it, so I’m excited.”

Drugan’s path is a little less clear at this point, so he’s been asking players like Adam Steinhofer and Max Hosking how the process works. “I just knew that this year for the Open, I was going to (turn pro),” said Drugan. “That’s about all I can tell you.

I don’t know how it works from here on. I’m going to look for tournaments to play in.”

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BADGER TRIO The last group in the final round featured three former Wisconsin Badger players, Ryan Helminen, Dan Woltman and eventual champion Jim Lemon.

The familiarity between Lemon and Helminen was apparent, from Helminen yelling “good shot, Jimbo,” on numerous occasions to the embrace they shared on the 18th green after Lemon won.

“He was the senior when I was the freshman playing, so I always looked up to Ryan,” Lemon said. “He’s a hell of a player. I always want everyone in my group to play well, and he was, which was great.”

Woltman, on the other hand, had never met Lemon until the first round. They shared a cart for all four rounds at the State Open.

“He chauffeured me around for 72 holes,” Woltman said.

Helminen lettered for the Badgers from 1995 to ’99. Lemon lettered from 1998 to 2001. And Woltman lettered from 2006 to ’09.

ON THE COURSE Jim Lemon hits a drive at Tuckaway CC on his way to victory. Pictured below are Ryan Helminen, left, and Dan Woltman.

Steady Lemon wins his State Open

‘RETIRED’ AT 35, MADISON NATIVE EARNS ELUSIVE TITLE AT TUCKAWAY CC Jim Lemon chased professional golf success for a cise shot certainly added more pressure for Helmidecade before deciding to step away from the nen, who hit the left-front bunker with his tee shot, game. In 2011 he retired from professional golf and leading to bogey.

On 18, Lemon smoked a hard cut off the tee with his primary home, the Canadian Tour, moved back a 3-wood, leaving him in perfect position in the fairto Madison and got a job with Morgan Stanley.

Lemon described his retirement as a move “back way, 158 yards out. He hit an 8-iron up the hill, and to fun golf.” But he’s still a professional golfer, and, the ball rolled to the back fringe. He eventually hit a boy, did he ever play like one down the stretch of chip to tap-in range for a closing par.

“It was a fairly easy chip – under the circumthe 93rd Wisconsin State Open, held this week at stances not great – but one of the beautiful Tuckaway CC in Franklin. things I’m not doing great right “It’s a good story,” Lemon admitI PLAYED REALLY now is my short game,” Lemon ted after receiving the winner’s said. “But I remember how to do check for $7,300. “When I was WELL THIS WEEK. things, and fortunately the shot playing, (winning the State Open) IT’S SORT OF A came off. That’s all I was trying to was something I always wanted to STORY THAT I do, cuddle it to the hole.” do. So, not playing, it’s even more WILL TELL: YOU Helminen found the bunker in special. I played really well this front of the 18th green with his apweek. It’s sort of a story that I will KNOW, I HAD TO proach and missed a 20-footer for tell: You know, I had to retire to win RETIRE TO WIN par from just off the green to end the State Open.”

THE STATE OPEN. his chances.

Lemon, 35, shot 70-70 over the – JIM LEMON “I just didn’t have the ball-striking final 36 holes Wednesday to finish coming in, and it put too much the 72-hole event at 8-under-par 280 and win by one stroke over Ryan Helminen of pressure on my putter,” Helminen said. “Jimmy just Menasha. Helminen shot 71-69 Wednesday and hit it a little better than I did coming in. It was a good held a one-stroke lead on the 17th tee, but he suf- match. Yeah, it hurts a little bit to bogey the last two holes, considering I played the first 16 without any fered costly bogeys on the final two holes.

Meantime, Lemon couldn’t hit the ball any more bogeys.”

Dan Woltman of Beaver Dam was in the final pure than he did on the final holes. On the Par-5 16th, he hit the middle of the green with a 4-iron threesome with Lemon and Helminen and finished third at 5-under-par 283. He shot 71-72 in the 36from 230 yards and two-putted for birdie.

On the 220-yard 17th hole, he hit what he called hole finale Wednesday.

Low amateurs Robbie Jacobsen of Racine and his “best shot of the day,” another high, arcing 4iron that he drew just past the hole and rolled back Austin Gaugert of Lake Geneva tied for fourth place 5 feet below. Lemon missed that putt, but his pre- at 286. Click here for complete scores.

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ON THE COURSE Clockwise from upper left, Neal Grusczynski, Robert Gergorski, Michael Cabush, Brady Strangstalien and champion Jim Lemon with his trophy.

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ON THE COURSE Clockwise from upper left, Garrett Jones, Jim Schuman, David Roesch, Neil Johnson, Mark Voeller and Patrick Steffes, who was photographed checking the wind.

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TUCKAWAY IS TOP-NOTCH According to WPGA Tournament Director Chris Hoel, course conditions for the 93rd State Open were as good as it gets. “In terms of the greens and the fairways, Tuckaway did a great job,” said Hoel. “I heard a lot of good comments from the players in terms of conditions and how things were set up.”

Hoel noted that the course was a little soft on day one due to moisture in the greens from the weather leading into the event. “Guys were able to shoot at pins and make a lot of birdies,” said Hoel. But by day two, things had dried out and become more challenging, which reflected in higher scores.

Two holes in particular threw more than a few players off their game.

“Holes 9 and 10, both 440-yard par-4s, have very difficult green complexes with a lot of slope in them,” said Hoel. “If you don’t hit in the right spot or certain spots, your ball will funnel off in areas or it’ll kick off.”

When Hoel played the course a few weeks ago he could tell it was going to be a fantastic event based on the conditions. “(Tuckaway CC) presented a great product. This was a great way to showcase their golf course.”

HOLE

PAR HANDICAP YARDS EAGLES BIRDIES PARS BOGEYS D BOGEYS OTHER AVG

TO PAR

1

4

5

414

0

10

88

50

6

2

4.37 0.37

2

5

7

519

1

40

86

27

2

0

4.92 -0.08

3

4

11

425

0

9

75

62

9

1

4.47 0.47

4

4

13

370

0

24

96

32

4

0

4.1

5

3

17

157

0

15

108

32

1

0

3.12 0.12

6

5

3

513

5

41

88

17

5

0

4.84 -0.16

7

4

9

385

0

23

95

35

3

0

4.11 0.11

8

3

15

184

0

11

75

62

7

1

3.44 0.44

9

4

1

442

0

10

70

61

13

2

4.53 0.53

10

4

14

431

0

6

72

68

10

0

4.52 0.52

11

4

10

364

0

20

96

36

2

2

4.16 0.16

12

5

2

535

0

41

82

28

4

1

4.99 -0.01

13

4

12

375

0

14

98

36

6

2

4.25 0.25

14

3

18

173

0

17

88

47

4

0

3.24 0.24

15

4

8

400

0

22

95

33

5

1

4.15 0.15

16

5

4

543

4

51

73

22

6

0

4.83 -0.17

17

3

16

201

0

6

79

58

12

1

3.5

0.5

18

4

6

441

0

8

104

35

6

3

4.3

0.3

Totals

72

6872

10

368

1568

741

105

16

75.84

3.84

0.1

Standard bearer follows the action on hole No. 18.

Tournament Results 93RD WISCONSIN STATE OPEN Pos Player

R1 R2 R3 R4Total

Pos Player

R1 R2 R3 R4Total

1

67 73 70

70 280

T29 Ricky Hearden Green Bay

75 75 76

Jim Lemon Verona

Eddie Wajda (a) Brookfield

71 297

2

Ryan Helminen Menasha

73 68 71

69 281

32

73 72 80

73 298

3

Daniel Woltman Beaver Dam

68 72 71

72 283

T33 Matthew Ross (a) Hartland

73 72 73

81 299

T4

Robbie Jacobsen (a) Racine

71 73 72

70 286

T33 Paul Jacobsen Racine

72 73 78

76 299

T4

Austin Gaugert (a) Lake Geneva 68 76 73

69 286

T33 Ben Bendtsen III Sturtevant

72 76 74

77 299

T6

Matthew Hilton Jupiter, FL

71 75 71

71 288

T33 Daniel Zimmerman Verona

71 73 73

82 299

T6

Jordan Elsen Kenosha

73 70 73

72 288

T33 Daniel Ozga (a) Edgerton

73 76 77

73 299

8

Brady Strangstalien Madison

68 71 73

77 289

T33 Eddie Terasa Waukesha

68 81 71

79 299

T9

Michael Cabush (a) Waukesha

72 70 72

76 290

T39 Matt Behm (a) Janesville

74 73 76

77 300

T9

Andrew Steinhofer Madison

71 69 76

74 290

T39 Charlie Brown Sturtevant

73 71 77

79 300

11

Jim Schuman Scottsdale, AZ

68 72 77

74 291

T41 Thomas Halla (a) Colgate

73 76 73

79 301

T12 Max Hosking Madison

74 73 71

74 292

T41 Keegan English (a) Wauwatosa 71 78 76

76 301

T12 Joe Leonard Wisconsin Rapids

75 72 75

70 292

T41 Joe Stippich (a) Mukwonago

78 301

69 73 81

T12 Neal Grusczynski Hales Corners 71 72 72

77 292

T41 Daniel Simonsen (a) Mequon

76 74 76

75 301

T12 David Roesch Germantown

70 67 80

75 292

T45 Michael Crowley Milwaukee

77 71 78

76 302

T16 Andrew Buege Abrams

72 76 71

74 293

T45 Mario Russo (a) Appleton

73 75 77

77 302

T16 Robert Gregorski (a) Menasha

75 73 72

73 293

T45 Keegan Drugan Holmen

69 75 80

78 302

T16 Kelly Kretz Antigo

75 69 79

70 293

T45 Garrett Jones Rewey

72 78 73

79 302

T16 Evan Wartgow Fort Atkinson

71 72 74

76 293

T45 Jeff Bisbee Green Bay

74 76 76

76 302

T20 Patrick Steffes Milwaukee

76 67 73

78 294

T45 Mike Murphy (a) Middleton

75 75 76

76 302

T20 Kurt Mantyla Wales

77 73 73

71 294

T51 Alan Thompson (a) Watertown

75 74 77

78 304

T22 Joe DeRosa Onalaska

73 73 74

75 295

T51 Ryan Siegler (a) Milwaukee

74 76 77

77 304

T22 Henry Klongland (a) Stoughton 72 75 75

73 295

T51 Kyle Bruce (a) Monroe

75 75 78

76 304

T22 Craig Czerniejewski Oconomowoc 72 74 74

75 295

54

Derek Hilmershausen (a) Wausau 72 75 79

79 305

T22 Charlie Delsman Colgate

73 72 76

74 295

T55 Ramiro Romo (a) Burlington

T22 Steve Krause Hales Corners

72 77 72

74 295

T55 Jeffrey Kaiser Middleton

75 73 74

84 306

T22 Rick Witt Madison

72 78 68

77 295

57

Jason Micek Baldwin

73 77 76

81 307

Mark Bemowski (a) Mukwonago 70 74 74

78 296

58

Tim McCormick (a) Madison

71 79 80

79 309

28

72 75 78

81 306

T29 Brian Janty Milwaukee

74 73 78

72 297

T59 Scott LeMire Appleton

75 73 83

81 312

T29 Sam Frank (a) Oconomowoc

72 73 75

77 297

T59 Peter Webb (a) Madison

75 74 82

81 312

V I E W CO M PLE TE RESULTS (a) denotes amateur

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BACK ON TH E H ORSE The 93rd Wisconsin State Open was Dan Woltman’s first tournament action since the middle of February, so he viewed his thirdplace finish as an unqualified success.

Woltman said he tore the tendon sheath in his left wrist and had surgery to repair the injury April 2. He got in about three weeks of practice for the State Open after he was cleared to play.

“I’m just happy to be healthy again,” Woltman said. “I played 36 holes today and 72 in three

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days, and no pain. So I’m very excited about that. This was a very positive week. Just to have a chance today on the back nine, I’m excited.”

Woltman, who won the State Open as an amateur in 2007 and ’09, feels he’s now ready to resume his professional career. He plans to give PGA Tour Q-School another shot this fall, and between now and then he’s going to try to play as many tournaments as he can.

“I’m going to get back at it,” he said. “Get back on the horse.”

A WA RM HO M ECOM I N G Jim Schuman, the University of Wisconsin men’s golf coach from 2004-11, returned to his home state to play in the Open after making the move down South last spring. “I’m a little rusty, but it’s been fun,” said Schuman.

Last March, the Madison native was named director of instruction at the Rick Smith Golf Academy at McDowell Mountain GC in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“It’s been a great opportunity for me,” said Schuman. “We have 10 facilities that we run instruction for, so I’ve got my hands full down there. I’ve just been concentrating on that and doing a lot of teaching and playing when I can.”

Schuman had worked for Smith on two previous occasions.

He worked at Smith’s Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Mich., early in his career and later he was hired to open Smith’s golf academy at Tiburon GC in Naples, Fla.

D E F EN DI NG CH AM P CO NTEN D S Adam Steinhofer enjoyed his time as State Open champion and played well in defense of his title last summer at Racine CC, but he admits he ran out of gas Wednesday at Tuckaway CC. The problem? Too much of a good thing.

“I’ve been playing a lot,” Steinhofer said after the final round.

“I played in the Iowa State Open three days before our State Open, so I drove home and played in the morning (wave Monday at Tuckaway.) I just ran out of energy. I’m not disappointed with my finish. I was where I wanted to be after two days.”

After 36 holes, Steinhofer was in the mix at 4-under par with rounds of 71-69, but he suffered several three-putts on the final day Wednesday, closed with rounds of 76-74 and tied for ninth place at 290.

Steinhofer also gave the golf course some credit for those three-putts. As the wind picked up and the putting surfaces dried out, downhill putts became a supreme challenge at venerable Tuckaway CC. “It’s a tough golf course,” Steinhofer said. “The greens are very, very hard.”

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Steve Stricker

Jon Turcott

Eddie Terasa

Past Champions

The Wisconsin State Open Championship was first held in 1919, and the first two tournaments were won by Arthur Clarkson. Since then, four different players have won the State Open five times in their career. They are Bob Brue, Manuel de la Torre, Francis Gallett and Steve Stricker.

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Skip Kendall

YEAR CHAMPION

SITE

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966

Tuckaway CC The Racine CC Blackwolf Run The Legend at Bristlecone Blackwolf Run Eau Claire G&CC Blackwolf Run The Bog Blackwolf Run Westmoor CC Blackwolf Run Meadowbrook CC Blackwolf Run Stevens Point CC Pine Hills CC Trappers Turn CC Cedar Creek CC Kenosha CC Maple Bluff CC Eau Claire G&CC Meadowbrook CC Oneida G&RC Blackwolf Run North Shore CC Tripoli CC Kenosha CC Westmoor CC Racine CC Brynwood CC Ville du Parc CC Meadowbrook CC Westmoor CC Stevens Point CC Milwaukee CC Cherokee CC Onedia G&RC Janesville CC North Hills CC Stevens Point CC North Shore CC Janesville CC Blackhawk CC Janesville CC Stevens Point CC Nakoma GC Ozaukee CC Eau Claire G&CC Maple Bluff CC

Jim Lemon Andrew Steinhofer Jordan Niebrugge* Eddie Terasa Dan Woltman* Ryan Helminen Dan Woltman* Jon Turcott Ben Walter David Roesch Jon Turcott* Mario Tiziani Mark Wilson Steve Stricker Jim Schuman Steve Stricker Ben Walter Jim Schuman Eddie Terasa Ben Walter Dave Miley Jerry Kelly Steve Stricker Steve Stricker Skip Kendall Skip Kendall Steve Stricker* Bill Brodell Eddie Terasa Greg Dick Mike Muranyi Allen Christ* Bill Kokott Roy Abrameit Warren Porterfield Jr. Larry Tiziani Rolf Deming Dennis Tiziani Rick Rasmussen* Mark Bemowski* Rolf Deming Bob Brue Ralph Schlicht Bob Brue John Toepel Jr. Manuel de la Torre Steve Bull Eddie Davis

SCORE

280 281 282 277 283 279 281 277 282 288 280 282 278 272 275 272 276 271 275 281 275 274 285 284 282 277 218 285 286 299 286 289 284 292 283 285 279 287 284 283 279 275 283 280 281 281 277 286

YEAR CHAMPION

SITE

1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919

Milwaukee CC Tripoli CC Nakoma GC Kenosha CC Meadowbrook CC Tuckaway CC Brown County GC North Hills CC Kenosha CC Merrill Hills CC Oneida G&RC Milwaukee CC Racine CC Blue Mound G&CC Blackhawk CC North Hills CC CC of Beloit Tuckaway CC Ozaukee CC Ozaukee CC

Eddie Davis Steve Bull Bob Brue Tommy Veech Manuel de la Torre Tom Puls Bob Brue* Bob Brue* Tommy Veech Tommy Veech Manuel de la Torre Walter Porterfield Manuel de la Torre Manuel de la Torre Billy Milward* Geo. Kinsman Jr. Alvin Krueger Tommy Veech* Jim Milward* Jim Milward* Floyd Leonard No Tournament No Tournament Francis Gallett Hank Gardner Alvin Krueger Francis Gallett Jim Milward Jim Milward* Alvin Krueger John Revolta John Revolta Francis Gallett Francis Gallett John Revolta John Revolta John Bird Frank Walsh Francis Gallett Adolph Bock* Jack Blakeslee Jack Blakeslee Neil McIntyre W.R. Lovekin Jimmy Mason Arthur Clarkson Arthur Clarkson

Blue Mound G&CC Westmoor CC Oneida G&RC Butte des Morts CC Maxwelton Braes CC Maple Bluff CC Pine Hills CC Kenosha CC North Shore GC Nakoma GC Lawsonia Links Mischiwaukee CC Tuckaway CC Butte des Morts CC

SCORE

281 278 274 283 279 284 268 282 281 289 282 291 291 276 285 278 275 274 276 282 292

284 288 292 280 212 279 287 285 289 283 292 289 287 294 292 291 Kenosha CC 2 87 Ozaukee CC 283 Maple Bluff CC 288 Oshkosh CC 151 Oconomowoc GC 150 Blue Mound G&CC 151 Blue Mound G&CC 147 Blue Mound G&CC 150 * – Denotes amateurs

THE BULL AWAITS THE 2014 WISCONSIN STATE OPEN Since opening 10 years ago, The Bull at Pinehurst Farms has made quite a mark on the Wisconsin golf scene.

The Sheboygan Falls course has already played host to numerous high-end Wisconsin PGA and Wisconsin State Golf Association events, including the 2010 Wisconsin State Amateur. In 2014, The Bull will add to its impressive resume when it plays host to the 94th Wisconsin State Open.

The par-72 course stretches 7,354 yards from

the back tees and it proudly carries the distinction of being the only Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Wisconsin. ‘The Golden Bear’s’ touch can be found throughout as the narrow fairways wend their way through ravines, dense forests, ponds, lakes, wetlands, creek bottoms and even a portion of the Onion River. It’s a perfect setting to test Wisconsin’s top professional and amateur golfers.

The 2014 Wisconsin State Open will be held on Aug. 19-21.

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