Schaake Rolls to Nebraska Match Play Title
6/29/2018 | by Nebraska Golf Association
see also: View results for Nebraska Match Play, Country Club Of Lincoln
The University of Iowa rising junior cruised to a 7&6 victory over Jace Guthmiller, giving him his 8th NGA title
OMAHA, NE (June 29, 2018) - Alex Schaake of Omaha took an early lead and hit cruise control to win 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final of the 51st Nebraska Match Play Championship at Champions Run.
Schaake, a rising junior at the University of Iowa, made seven birdies during the first 18 holes to take a 5 up lead over University of Nebraska rising senior Jace Guthmiller, before closing out the match with a par on the 30th hole (No. 12).
It is Schaake's first Nebraska Match Play title, but his eighth NGA title overall, tied for the second most all-time, with the great Bob Astleford of Omaha. He's also the 15th player to win a Nebraska Amateur and a Nebraska Match Play.
Schaake, a rising junior at the University of Iowa, made seven birdies during the first 18 holes to take a 5 up lead over University of Nebraska rising senior Jace Guthmiller, before closing out the match with a par on the 30th hole (No. 12).
About the Nebraska Match Play
Must be a resident or student of the state of Nebraska. Open to NGA members only. Limited to low 120 indexes. Format will be 36-holes of stroke play to determine a round of 32 match play.
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