The Rising Stars Defeat the Savvy Veterans to Win the 2018 Captain’s Cup

The Rising Stars defeated the Savvy Veterans to win the 2018 Captain’s Cup for the second straight year. Captained by Alex Santos and Matt Keesey, the youthful stars beat the experienced vets in comeback fashion during Saturday’s round. After day one, the Savvy Veterans were in the lead six to four but the rising stars dominated Saturday's round, winning the cup with a winning score of 14 1/2 to 10 1/2. Congrats to the Rising Stars on their victory!

The Captain’s Cup featured four different nine-hole matches played over two days. The first nine holes, the game was Alternate Shot, the second nine was One Best Ball of Two, the third nine was Scramble, and the fourth nine was Individual Match Play.

The Rising Stars, posing with their trophy.

GBCC Youth Golfer Competes at Whistling Straits

             

 

GBCC youth golfer Grant competed in the Regional Qualifier for the Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship at Whistling Straits on Saturday, September 8th. He narrowly missed advancing to the National Championship at Augusta National Golf Club in April finishing 3rd in the Boy’s 7-9 year old division. Grant finished 1st in Chipping and 3rd overall. On behalf of all of us at GBCC, CONGRATS Grant on a great run! We are excited to follow you in the many golf championships ahead in your future! Way to go Grant!

Mr. Ace

Tom Laatsch aced Hole #4 on Thursday, August 16th for his second Ace in less than a month. He used a 7 iron from 115 yards and played the green tees. Congrats Tom- also known as Mr. Ace!! 

Check out a flyover of #4 below:

Grace Durkin Dominates WPGA Jr Tour

Grace Durkin, a golfer in our Youth Golf Academy program, has had a fun week playing in WPGA Jr Tour events.

On Monday, Grace shot an 86 to win the 12-13 year old division and finish 2nd overall in an event at Brown County Golf Course. Last week, Grace finished 2nd at Rolling Meadows in Fond du lac with a score of 89 and lost only in a playoff for first. Grace also recorded 2nd place finishes at Grand View and Horseshoe Bay GC in WPGA events in the past 2 weeks. 

Grace won the WPGA Futures Tour event on July 24th at Thornberry Creek shooting a 42. She is tied for 7th in Player of the Year points for the Futures Tour. 

Congratulations Grace on an outstanding couple of weeks of tournament play! 

Hole in One!

Congratulations Tom Laatsch! Tom hit a hole in one on July 19th at Hole 8, from 127 yards, using a hybrid. 

Way to go!

Check out a flyover of #8 below:

Hole in One!

Congratulations Jake Schmahl! Jake hit a hole in one on Friday 7-13 on Hole 8, 140 yards, using a gap wedge during the Hawk Member Guest Tournament!

GBCC Youth Golfers to Compete in WIAA State Tournament

The Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes Golf Team

Elizabeth Santos (Junior) and Emma Santos (Freshman) and their team, the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes, will be competing at State next week at University Ridge in Madison in Division 2. Elizabeth shot 91 and Emma shot 103 to vault the team into 2nd place at Sectionals at the Broadlands GC near Madison to qualify their team for another trip to State.

Rachael Revolinski (Senior) and her Green Bay Preble Co-op team will also be heading down to State to compete in Division 1 of the State High School Golf Tournament. Rachael shot a 97 and her team will join Bayport from our region at State.

To follow the their play in Madison, go to www.wiaawi.org.

Best of luck Rachael, Emma, and Elizabeth!

Ace!

On Wednesday, September 27th, GBCC Member Amy Johnson sunk a hole-in-one on Hole #11! Amy was 120 yards away and she used her four hybrid. Congratulations, Amy!


Check out a flyover of hole #11 below:

GBCC Youth Golfers Excel in State Golf Competition

Max Reis
8th grade at West De Pere Middle School

• 2017 WPGA Futures Tour Player of the Year
• Finished 1st or 2nd in 13/17 WPGA Junior Tour events in 2017 season.
• Competed on PGA Junior League All-Star team that finished 3rd in the State of Wisconsin.
• Blue Golf Stats

Grace Durkin 
7th Grade at Father Allouez

• Finished 13th in Futures Tour Girls Player of the Year points.
• Tied for 1st at Shorewood Futures Tour event on 6/28 with a score of 46
• 3rd Place at Shamrock Heights Junior Tour event on 7/6 with a score of 92
• 2nd Place at Thornberry Creek Futures Tour event on 7/25 with a score of 44
• Competed on PGA Junior League All-Star team that finished 3rd in the State of Wisconsin.
• Blue Golf Stats

Bryce Lindsley 
Playing Freshman Golf at Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Finished 28th in Player of the Year points in WPGA Junior Tour
• Qualified for the 2017 State Amateur Championship
• 2nd Place finish at 36 hole Player’s Tour event at the GC’s of Lawsonia Scores on July 12th and 13th of 69-75 = 144.
• Tie 7th Place finish at 36 hole Player’s Tour event at Blackwolf Run GC – Meadow Valleys on July 2nd and 3rd with scores of 74-81 = 155.
• Blue Golf Stats
• Raiders Golf Stats

Brett O’Shaughnessy
Playing Freshman Golf at Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Played high school golf at Bayport High Sscool where team finished 5th in the State Tournament and 29th overall as an individual.

Mason Haupt
6th grade at West De Pere Middle School

• Finished 55th in Futures Tour Player of the Year points
• Top 12 in 3 out of 5 events
• Blue Golf Stats

Chris Mitchell 
8th Grade at Mitchell Academy (Home School)

• Won Futures Tour event at Thornberry Creek on July 25th with a score of 38 (+2) over par
• Blue Golf Stats

Grace Durkin, 7th Grade at Father Allouez and
Emma Wolf, 8th Grade at Holy Family

• Won the Girls 13 & Under Division at Wisconsin PGA Old Hickory Scramble on Friday, July 28th with a score of 80. Their finish was the best in the 13 and under division, best in 14-15 year old division, and 4th 

Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship
On Monday, July 31st, Green Bay Country Club held the Local Qualifier in the National Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship. Over 120 kids from all around Northern Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan competed at GBCC. The top three youth golfers from each age group advanced and qualified to the sub-regional competition at University Ridge on August 5th. The following GBCC members advanced by winning or finishing in the top three.

• Evelyn Cloud - 4th Grade at Notre Dame of De Pere
• Emma Santos – Freshman at Fox Valley Lutheran High School
• Faith Flynn – Freshman at NEW Lutheran High School

Drive, Chip, and Putt Results

Congratulations Rob Shade!

On September 17, 2017, Rob Shade hit a hole in one on Hole #13 using his four iron, 187 yards from the Blue Tees. Way to go, Rob!

To check out Hole #13, please see our drone video below:

Congratulations Jake Schmahl!

Congratulations to Jake Schmahl on his Albatross. Here are the details of his two amazing shots:

August 23rd, 2017
Hole #10
Blue Tees
526 Yards
Driver & 4 Hybrid (255 yards)

Check out Hole #10, otherwise known as "Turnaround," below:

Brice Hits Hole in One!

Tony Brice hit an ace August 23rd, 2017 on Hole #13 from the Blue Tees, 170 yards with his 6 Iron.

Way to go, Tony!









Check out the drone video of Hole #13:

Eclavea Hits an Ace!

Anthony Eclavea had a Hole-In-One on Saturday, August 5th. Congratulations, Anthony!

 Hole #13
Blue Tees, 179 Yards
4 Hybrid

 His playing partner, Mehul Doshi, hit his ball within a foot of the hole just before Anthony hit his ace!

Check out the drone video of Hole 13:

Santos Makes an Albatross on Hole 2

On Saturday, July 22nd, Alex Santos made an Albatross (Double Eagle) on Hole #2. That means he was three strokes better than par on this par 5. Congratulations, Alex! 

Hole in One on #4

Thirteen year old Ashton hit a hole in one on #4 on the big course Friday, July 7th, 2017. Ashton hit it in from 109 yards using an 8 iron. WAY TO GO, Ashton!

Check out a flyover of #4 below:

Hole in One on #13

GBCC member Bill Heinrich hit a hole in one on June 22nd, 2017! He was hitting from the Blue Golf Tees on Hole #13, 172 yards using his six iron. This was Bill's first hole in one at Green Bay County Club and his third hole in one in his lifetime. Congratulations, Bill!


Check out the flyover of #13 below:

Hole in One

Kevin Sandmire made an Ace on hole 4 from 155 yards using an 8 iron this morning. Check out hole 4, otherwise known as "Creekside," in the video below. 

Congratulations to our 2016 Champions!

Men’s Founders Cup
Jake Reis & Adam Aleknavicius

Ladies’ Founders Cup
Lori Heinrich & Jana Busick

Men’s Player of the Year
Tom Schmidt

Ladies' Player of the Year
Lori Heinrich

Men’s Club Champions
Championship Flight ~ Todd Westrich
A Flight ~ Brian O’Shaughnessy
B Flight ~ Tom Schmidt
C Flight ~ Keith Appleton
D Flight ~ Matt Keesey

Ladies' Club Champions
Championship Flight ~ Renee Kim
A Flight ~ Julie Bartels

Husband / Wife Championship
Palmer Flight ~ Joe & Barb Baemmert
Lopez Flight ~ Mike & Jana Busick
Nicklaus Flight ~ Mike & Ronda Kincheloe
Overall Low Gross ~ Rob & Lyndsay Hayes

Men’s Individual Match Play
Tom Schmidt

Ladies' Individual Match Play
Dorothy Brice

Member / Member “President’s Cup”
Men’s Division ~ Ben Novak & Paul Collins
Ladies Division ~ Barb Vercauteren & Nancy Sweetland

Most Improved Player of the Year
Men’s ~ Tim Cisler
Ladies’ ~ Lisa Neal

Senior Club Championship
Ladies Silver Division ~ Dorothy Brice (gross)
Ladies Silver Division ~ Lori Heinrich (net)
Ladies Gold Division ~ Nancy Sweetland (gross)
Men’s Silver Division ~ Brian Stevens (gross)
Men’s Silver Division ~ Alex Santos (net)
Men’s Gold Division ~ Tom Galloway (gross)
Men’s Gold Division ~ Koti Mannem (net)

String Tournament Champions
A Flight ~ David & Renee Kim
B Flight ~ Mike & Koleta Whitehouse
C Flight ~ Mike & Ronda Kincheloe
D Flight ~ Bob & Cathy Cavanaugh

Parent / Child Champions
Pre High School ~ Jake & Max Reis
High School ~ Pat & Sam Warpinski
Post High School ~ Lori & Ryan Frank

Junior Achievement
Boy’s ~ Ben Busick
Girls ~ Emma Wolf

Conquerors Club
Jean Allgeyer
Skip McGovern
Joe Baemmert
Jerry Miller
Jeff Beinlich
Lisa Neal
Gary Birr
Pat O’Neill
Dorothy Brice
Brian O’Shaughnessy
Jeff Dowd
Tom Smilanich
Julie Hetzel
Alex Santos
Amy Johnson
Randy Stary
Renee Kim
Chris Vanderheyden
Jan Martens
Ken Wachter
Paul Mathu

Congratulations

Congratulations, High School Girls Golfers

Congratulations to the following GBCC members on their play in the girls' state golf tournament:

De Pere

• 39. GBCC Member Annie Schneider 179 (85-94) 
• 68. GBCC Member Megan Langer 202 (98-104), 
• 74. GBCC Member Lauren Owens 214 - 116-98 

Notre Dame Academy

• 47.GBCC Member Emily Smits 183 (92-91) 
• 60. GBCC Member Emily Martin 193 (96-97) 
• 71. GBCC Member Maddie Woodward 204 (108-96) 

 Also, in the Division 2 State Tournament Elizabeth Santos placed 35th, scoring 218 (109-109). The Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes finished 5th out of 6 teams.

• Preble’s Warpinski 14th at state golf meet | Rdp

More High School Girls Golf Honors for GBCC Members

On Monday, October 3rd, the following members competed in the Girls High School Golf Division I Sectional at Royal Scot Golf Course:

1st Place, De Pere, 365
Annie Schneider, 88, T-5th Place
Lauren Owens, 88, T-5th Place
Megan Langer, 103, 24th Place

2nd Place, Notre Dame, 377
Emily Martin, 89, 7th Place
Emily Smits, 91, T-8th Place
Maddie Woodward, 99, 21st Place

Notable: Rachael Revolinski (Preble High School), 91 for T-8th Place

On Tuesday, October 4th at Racine Country Club, Elizabeth Santos and the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes finished second at the Girls High School Golf Division I Sectional.

The De Pere Redbirds, the Notre Dame Tritons, and the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes advance to the State Tournament next Monday and Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison.

Live scoring will be available for the State Girls' Golf Tournament on Monday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 11th at wiaawi.org.