Letter from NJGT Director … 2

Tournament Results … 3-5

Point Standings … 5

Tournament Photos ... 6-15

Get Golf Ready … 16

GolfTEC Tour Tips … 16

Site Director Spotlight … 16

Fitness Facts … 18

The Prairie Club-New Sponsor … 19

In This Issue…

Cover Photo: NJGT Championship (9-Hole Division) at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club .

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Questions? Contact NJGT: Ph: (402) 730-8364 E: jcanny@njgt.org

Letter from NGJT Director Joe Canny, PGA Thank you to all golfers, parents, guardians and fans of the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour for a great season! This year we saw some wonderful golf, amazing courses and hopefully made some friends along the way. I would also like the thank the official sponsors of the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour who allow us to provide a fun and af-fordable summer experience for the youth in Nebraska, Western Iowa and Southern South Dakota: Presenting Sponsor of the NJGT - NIKE GOLF NJGT Premier Event Sponsor - GolfTEC of Omaha NJGT Regular Event Sponsor – Farmers Mutual Insurance of Nebraska NJGT Supporting Sponsor – The Prairie Club

The NJGT and sponsors wish each of you good luck wherever the remainder of the golf season takes you. Many of you we will see in high school golf meets, the Nebraska Golf Association’s Fall Junior Series and more. Monthly newsletters from the NJGT will continue to go out this off-season to keep you up-to-date on what is going around junior golf in our area. Thank you once again see you on the links!

Joe Canny, PGA

Junior Golf Director – NJGT jcanny@njgt.org (402) 730-8364 @theNJGT

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NJGT Event Results June 25th - July 15th Click HERE to view scores from each event.

NJGT Event at Eldorado Hills GC, July 17th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Tyson Wingate, Norfolk 2- Bryant Peck

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Tanner Walling, Wayne T2- Jake Kluver, Grand Island T2- Rockney Peck, Stanton T2- Dillon Barnes, Norfolk

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Alex Zillig, Lavista 2- Luke Kluver, Grand Island 3- Trent Wingate, Norfolk

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Brook Klinetobe, Stanton 2- Casey Burnham, Grand Island 3- Mason Hale, Atkinson

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Derek Carlson, Lincoln 2- Thomas High, Dakota Dunes T3- Alex Fritz, Atkinson

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Lucille Dietz, Amherst

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Mary High, Dakota Dunes 2- Samantha Knight, Onawa 3- Allison Temple, Norfolk

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1-Megan McConnell, Santa Rosa 2- Cassie Trumbley, Lincoln 3- Lauren Pelster, Omaha

NJGT Event at Highlands GC, July 18th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Ryan Seevers, York 2- Eli Kehler, McCook

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Luke Gutschewski, Elkhorn 2- Rockney Peck, Stanton 3- Richard Orth III, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Alex Zillig, Lavista 2- Grant Johnson, Lincoln 3- Johnathan Hudson, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Eshan Sood, Grand Island 2- Clay Rathman, Lincoln 3- Reid Frank, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Chase Keitges, Lincoln 2- Justin Coffey, Lincoln 3- Hunter Baum, Denton

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Allyson Keitges, Lincoln 2- Taylor Van Ostrand, Lincoln 3- Neely Adler, Lincoln

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Kendra Placke, Seward 2- Gillian Dean, Lincoln 3- Peyton Savington, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Mary High, Dakota Dunes 2- Lidia Jons, Lincoln 3- Kirsten Baete, Beatrice

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Emma Jacoby, Lincoln 2-Megan McConnell, Santa Rosa 3- Neha Sood, Grand Island

NJGT Event at River Wilds GC, July 22nd

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Bryant Peck

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- PJ Davis, Omaha T2- Tanner Muhlecke, Omaha T2- Richard Orth III, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Alex Zillig, Lavista 2- Riley Harms, Fremont 3- Chris Rasmussen, Elkhorn

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Reid Frank, Omaha T1- Alex Furjanic, Waterloo 3- Brandt Radloff, Blair

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1-Cameron Bargell, North Platte 2- Thomas High, Dakota Dunes 3- Eric Schilling, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Emily Karmazin, Omaha 2- Julia Karmazin, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Maya Northcutt, Omaha 2- Kirsten Ann Nelson, La Vista

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Mary High, Dakota Dunes 2- Makenzie Fuss, Omaha 3- Lacie Fox, Beemer

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Gabby Carollo, Elkhorn 2- Morgan Wiemers, Omaha 3- Amy Price, Columbus

NJGT Parent/Child Chapman Premier Event sponsored by GolfTEC at River's Edge GC, July 23rd

Top 3 Finishers

1- Team Bargell

2- Team Badura

3- Team Minnick

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NJGT Event at Mahoney GC, July 29th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Richard Orth III, Omaha 2- Parker Jones, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Cameron Wiemers, Omaha 2- Grant Johnson, Lincoln T3- Evan Rich, Lincoln T3- Ryan Van Ostrand, Lincoln

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Roger Sack, Lincoln T1- Hunter Arias, Ceresco 3- Reid Frank, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Ben Torrez, Omaha T2- Eric Schilling, Omaha T2- Tyler Borgmeyer, Lincoln

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Brynn Sundquist, Lincoln 2- Taylor Van Ostrand, Lincoln 3- Neely Adler, Lincoln

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Gillian Dean, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Kirsten Baete, Beatrice 2- Terese Pribnow, Lincoln 3- Hannah Cobb, Fremont

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ T1- Samantha Beal, Columbus T1- Lauren Pelster, Omaha 3- Mackenzie Glenn, Walton

NJGT Event at Sunset Valley CC, July 29th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Zachariah LaRoda, Omaha 2- Trevor Gutschewski, Elkhorn

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Luke Gutschewski, Elkhorn 2- Jason Cruise Jr., Bellevue T3- Jack Truscott, Omaha T3- Tanner Muhlecke, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Nick Opsahl, Le Mars 2- Joshua Kramer, Omaha 3- Spencer Smith, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Aj Nolin, Omaha 2- Jon Tschida, Omaha 3- Gannon Murray, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Adam Gilbertsen, Papillion 2- Myles Shonsey, Omaha 3- Daniel Marsden, Papillion

Girls 9– Hole, 7-8 T1- Emily Karmazin, Omaha T1- Julia Karmazin, Omaha 3- June Mullen, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Kaitlyn Hanna, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Maya Northcutt, Omaha

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Makenzie Fuss, Omaha 2- Ally Hermanek, Omaha 3- Abby Hermanek, Omaha

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Jewel Rodgers, Omaha 2- Sabrina Hernandez, Omaha 3- Rachel Smith, Omaha

NJGT Event at Stone Creek GC, July 30th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Luke Gutschewski, Elkhorn 2- Tanner Muhlecke, Omaha T3- Jack Truscott, Omaha T3- Richard Orth III, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Nick Opsahl, Le Mars 2- Cameron Wiemers, Omaha 3- Jayden Anderson, Treynor

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Trevor Kosch, Humphrey 2- Blake Tooley, Omaha 3- Reid Frank, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Mark Nichting, Omaha T2- Ben Torrez, Omaha T2- Myles Shonsey, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Kaitlyn Hanna, Omaha T2- Georgia Witte, Fremont T2- Emma Witte, Fremont

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Kelsey Kares, Omaha 2- Alexis Rose, Omaha 3- Grace McMinn, Omaha

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Makenzie Fuss, Omaha 2- Katherine Kares, Omaha 3- Abby Hermanek, Omaha

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ T1- Tiffanie Yabut, Omaha T1- Katelyn Strudthoff, Omaha 3- Lauren Pelster, Omaha

NJGT Event at Hidden Valley GC, July 31st

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Jason Cruise Jr., Bellevue 2- Jason Kolbas, Lincoln 3- Connor Wickless, Omaha

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Alex Zillig, Lavista 2- Grant Johnson, Lincoln 3- Ryan Van Ostrand, Lincoln

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Aj Nolin, Omaha 2- Dana Van Ostrand, Lincoln 3- Johnny Salisbury, Lincoln

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Chandler Duncan, Lincoln 2- Tyler Dunn, Omaha 3- Mark Nichting, Omaha

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Brynn Sundquist, Lincoln 2- Taylor Van Ostrand, Lincoln 3- Allyson Keitges, Lincoln

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Gillian Dean, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Makenzie Fuss, Omaha 2- Klaire Nuttelman, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Marisa Pribnow, Lincoln 2- Katelyn Strudthoff, Omaha 3- Cassie Trumbley, Lincoln

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NJGT Event at Wild Horse GC, July 31st

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8 1- Luke Hiltibrand, Brule 2- Ryder Smith, Ogallala 3- Caleb Castillo, Brule

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11 1- Blake Thiele, Kearney 2- Kasch Morrison, North Platte 3- Brayton Christensen, Kearney

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 T1- Jacob Wagner, Omaha T1- Griffin Wright, Broken Bow 3- Nate Svec, Kearney

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Noah Hofman, McCook 2- Kyon Neal, Tryon 3- Mason Hale, Atkinson

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Sam Sommers, Kearney 2- Caleb Moyer, Cambridge 3- Josh Murman, Glenvil 3- Cody Troudt, Kearney

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11 T1-Addison Mitchell, Kearney T1- Lucille Dietz, Amherst 3- Harley Hiltibrand, Brule

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13 1- Brooke Speer, Lexington

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Paige Kristensen, Minden

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Haley Teter, Bartley

Visit NJGT.org to view current

points standings.

Race for the Sandhills ~ Final Points Standings Boys 7-8

Player Points LaRoda, Zachariah 345 Hiltibrand, Luke 295 Fox, Bowdie 150 Goertz, Jocob 145 Seevers, Ryan 145 Wingate, Tyson 145 Kehler, Eli 135 Castillo, Caleb 120 Benge, Jackson 100 Franksmann, Alec 95

Boys 9-11

Player Points Gutschewski, Luke 400 Ellis, Jake 385 Peck, Rockney 380 Orth III, Richard 379.9 Truscott, Jack 340 Soulliere, Rex 335 Kolbas, Jason 306.9 Barnes, Dillon 290 Thiele, Blake 282 Cruise Jr, Jason 270

Boys 12-13

Player Points Badura, Caleb 546.7 Zillig, Alex 517 Rasmussen, Chris 486 Van Ostrand, Ryan 450 Strasheim, Steven 429 Maaske, Jacob 422 Jacobsen, Tyler 406.7 Johnson, Grant 406 McCallum, Cade 345 Wagner, Jacob 339

Boys 14-15

Player Points Hofman, Noah 562 Kosch, Trevor 510 Clare, Patrick 470 Van Ostrand, Dana 449 Anderson, Ethan 427 Sood, Eshan 414 Klabunde, Rhyan 381 Frank, Reid 380 Rhodes, Kobe 369 Neal, Kyon 367.5

Boys 16+

Player Points Bargell, Cameron 472.3 Petitt, Trey 411 Sommers, Sam 407 Keitges, Chase 394.7 Schroeder, Blake 373 Christ, Jack 309 Peters, Preston 308 Zikas, Nolan 304 Janning, Luke 297.8 Danielson, Ben 294

Girls 7-8

Player Points Mullen, June 330 Karmazin, Emily 280 Karmazin, Julia 255 Arndt, Cecilia 85 Pesicka, Izabella 80

Girls 9-11

Player Points Dietz, Lucille 430 Sundquist, Brynn 400 Hanna, Kaitlyn 390 Keitges, Allyson 340 Adler, Neely 335 Witte, Emma 315 Witte, Georgia 310 Badura, Danica 300 Van Ostrand, Taylor 210 Thiele, Lauren 200

Girls 12-13

Player Points Goertz, Kristin 400 Dean, Gillian 380 Savington, Peyton 310 Hendricks, Frankie 290 Northcutt, Maya 290 Rose, Alexis 274 Luebbe, Aspen 245 Station, Nia 200 Nelson, Kirsten Ann 182 Placke, Kendra 150

Girls 14-15

Player Points Fuss, Makenzie 490 Jons, Lidia 455 Knight, Samantha 414 Hermanek, Ally 400.1 Hermanek, Abby 399.1 Kares, Katherine 374 Lashley, Morgan 353 Murray, Madeline 332 Thiele, Morgan 325 Fahleson, Abigail 291

Girls 16+

Player Points McConnell, Megan 424 Hernandez, Sabrina 390 Trumbley, Cassie 355 Rodgers, Jewel 329 Carollo, Gabby 324 Vondra, Allison 314 Willms, Amanda 314 Willms, Ashley 312 Romjue, Madison 305 Pribnow, Marisa 302

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NJGT Event at Kearney CC, July 15th

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NJGT Event at Tara Hills GC, July 15th

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NJGT Event at Eldorado Hills GC, July 17th

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NJGT Event at Highlands GC, July 18th

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NJGT Event at River Wilds GC, July 22nd

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NJGT Championship at Sand Hills Golf Club, July 24th

Age Division Top 3 Finishers

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13 1- Steven Strasheim, Lincoln 2- Alex Zillig, Lavista 3- Grant Johnson, Lincoln

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Noah Hofman, McCook T2- Patrick Clare, Lincoln T2- Trevor Kosch, Humphrey

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Cameron Bargell, North Platte T2- Nolan Zikas, Papillion T2- Josh Nunnally, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15 1- Hannah Thiele, Wahoo 2- Morgan Thiele, Kearney 3- Lidia Jons, Lincoln

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+ 1- Leigh Uhing, Grand Island 2- Haley Thiele, Wahoo 3- Madison Romjue, Lincoln

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NJGT Championship at Wilderness Ridge GC, June 25th 1- Gutschewski, Luke

2- Truscott, Jack

3- Davis, PJ

T4- Muhlecke, Tanner

T4- Sundquist, Brynn

6- Goertz, Kristin

T7- Kolbas, Jason

T7- Walling, Tanner

T9- Ellis, Jake

T9- Peck, Rockney

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Player of the Year Awards: Players in the 9-hole divisions were recognized at the NJGT Tour Championship at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, NE. Players in the 18-hole divisions will be recognized at the Nebraska Golf Association’s Fall Awards Banquet in Omaha this November. More information to come!

Boys 16+: Cameron Bargell Girls 16+: Megan McConnell Boys 14-15: Noah Hofman Girls 14-15: Makenzie Fuss Boys 12-13: Caleb Badura Girls 12-13: Kristin Goertz Boys 9-11: Luke Gutschewski Girls 9-11: Lucille Dietz Boys 7-8: Zachariah LaRoda Girls 7-8: June Mullen

Zachariah LaRoda Luke Gutschewski

Lucille Dietz June Mullen Kristin Goertz

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I started playing golf in junior high school and became infatuated with the game. I played on my college golf team but after graduation took a hiatus from golf to further my education and raise my family. I was able to play again in the early ‘80’s which was like starting over but I made relatively quick progress back toward a satisfying game. My most unique golfing experience was getting a hole-in-one at Yankee Hill in Lincoln using a new golf ball imprinted with my granddaughter’s name that I specifically chose to hit on that hole! My second most unique experi-ence was having my second shot on the par 5, no. 8 at Johnny Goodman, hit the cup (but not stay in the cup!). After retiring from the University of Nebraska Medi-cal Center Faculty in 2008 I looked for more and different opportunities to be in-volved in golf. One of these was the NGA. This is my fourth year as a volunteer for the NGA and my first year as one of the Site Directors for the NJGT in the Omaha area. I particularly enjoy watching and guiding the junior golfers. Their earnestness

and sometimes naivety is fascinating. My wife and I are members at Sunset Valley Country Club and our travel plans include a variety of golf venues from Pebble Beach to Whistling Straits with an extended period of golf during the win-ter months throughout the Palm Springs area.

‘s Tour Tips

GolfTEC would like to congratulate all golfers on a wonderful season. We have been following the re-sults closely and are amazed at the talent we have here in the Nebraska area! The GolfTEC staff wish you the best of luck this fall and would like to give you this tip for playing in Nebraska’s shoulder month golf conditions: Nebraska springs and falls are famous for high winds and unpredictable weather. If playing into the wind a great tip is to take extra club and slow your swing down. This will allow you to make more solid contact and flight your ball with a lower trajectory which should fare you better this fall.

All Nebraska Junior Golf Tour Members receive a 60-Minute Performance Evaluation for $69 and 20% off all lesson plans and programs. Mention you are a NJGT Member when scheduling your first 60-minute evaluation. Offer good until August 31, 2013. Book a lesson with Mark Stava or any of the experienced in-structors at GolfTEC Omaha today! To learn more about GolfTEC Omaha, meet the in-structors and book a lesson; CLICK HERE.

Site Director Spotlight ~ Terry Hexum

Watching the PGA Champi-onship this last week you probably noticed all the commercials for Get Golf Ready. Now our junior golf-ers are already wonderful players, but golf is a game to be enjoyed with your families. If we have any parents, grandparents and friends who are interested in learning the game so they can join you on the course; encourage them to give Get Golf Ready a try!

Get Golf Ready is a fun and affordable way to enter the game using group instruc-tion based on best practices from across the country! A Get Golf Ready program is usually comprised of (5) 90-minute group lessons taught by a PGA or LPGA Professional for around $99.

Find a Get Golf Ready pro-gram near you at Get-GolfReady.com or by talk-ing to your PGA or LPGA Professional today!

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Send Us Your “Swoosh”

In each of the NJGT Junior Newsletters, we will be featuring NJGT members wearing and using gear from NIKE GOLF, presenting sponsor of the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour. Show off your swoosh videos and pictures by

posting them to the NJGT Facebook Page or on Twitter by using #theNJGT.

Send Us Your “Swoosh” Moments

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Fitness Facts Presented by The PGA Sports Academy powered by UnitedHealthcare

There are many exercises which can help young athletes become better golfers. Here are some activities that are age specific which can help work out the muscles used during the golf swing as well as reinforce fundamental movements that create a better swing. Beginners (5-9) Games that work out golf muscles and mimic fundamental movements of golf:

Two-hand catch Bean bag toss (Corn Hole) Soccer Monkey bars/Climbing Frisbee Running on your toes Mimic animal movements (Bear crawl/Gallop)

Intermediate (9-12) The golf swing requires the body’s muscles to work together in harmony, in order to deliver power and accuracy for each golf shot. The following exercises will help develop strength and coordination in your feet, legs, back and abdomen which are key power sources in your golf swing.

Plank Kneeling Opposites Prone T-Raises Soccer Ball T-Balance

Advanced (13+)

Plank with Arm and Leg Raises Back Extensions Side Hip Raise

To find a PGA Sports Academy program near you, visit PlayGolfAmerica.com.

Soccer Ball T– Balance Prone T-Raises

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