Schaake joins Nebraska golf lore with third state am title
7/29/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Nebraska Amateur Championship, The Club at Indian Creek
Alex Schaake becomes just the third player in Nebraska golf history to win three state amateurs in a row
Schaake, a junior at the University of Iowa, made history Sunday when he won his third consecutive Nebraska Amateur title. While there have been eight repeat winners in the history of the event, only Johnny Goodman (1929-31) and Bob Astleford (1962-67) have succeeded in winning the event in three or more consecutive years. Schaake did it with certainty, firing an opening 67 at Fremont Golf Club to take the first-round lead and never looking back.
For the week, Schaake was 13 under after rounds of 67-67-66-71. Jace Guthmiller of Lincoln was runner-up with a 4-under 280 while Ryan Nietfeldt of Elkhorn was third with 3-under 281. Aurora’s Caleb Badura finished fourth at 1 under. He was the low junior at the event.
Next up for Schaake is the Western Amateur. He tees off for the first round at Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield, Ill., on Tuesday morning..@alex_schaake gets back to even for the day after this 🎯 and 🐦 on the par-3 17th. 🔥🔥🔥
— #NebGolf (@NGAgolf) July 29, 2018
He can feel it. One hole to go. Nine shot lead. #NebAm pic.twitter.com/hwocVSwVeg
About the Nebraska Amateur
Must be a resident of the state of Nebraska or a non- resident student that attends college in Nebraska. Open to NGA members only. Format is 72-holes of stroke play with the low 60 players and ties playing the final 36-holes.
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