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| Mike Franey and Champion Wade Pettitt |
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| Craig Mertz, 2020 Champion Wade Pettitt, Justin Yetmar and Eric Butenbach |
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Craig Mertz, Wade Pettitt, Justin Yetmar and Eric Butenbach
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| Phil Engelsen, Steve "Cuda" Quandt, Mike Franey and John Dukes |
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| Steve Sinnard, Wyatt Haukap, Collin Hackett, John Munson |
The Pettitt
family golfing tradition continued Sunday on the fairways and greens of the Jefferson Community Golf Course as Wade Pettitt finished 4 under
par(105) to win his third Bill Franey Open by 4 strokes over fellow three-time
champion Craig Mertz(109).
2020 Carroll
Country Club Champion Justin Yetmar finished in third with 111 and Eric
Butenbach finished fourth with 112.
Other golfers in the championship flight Steve Quandt 113,
Collin Hackett 114, Wyatt Haukap 116, Steve Sinnard 117, Phil Engelsen 117,
Mike Franey 118, John Dukes 119 and John Munson 120. Dean Dozier and Chris Nelson qualified for the
final nine but did not play.
Benet Snyder
won the first flight with 80, Bill Badding was second with 80 and Drew Munson
was third with an 80.
Other first
flight players were Dr. Charles Svennsson 81, John Barratta 81, Lonny Lehrkamp
82, Brad Stork 82, Joe Ward 83, Mike Badding 83, Jon Scharingson 83, Kevin
Willey 83 and Chad Kanne 83.
Terry Ruchti
won the second flight with 83, Kevin Forke 83 was second and Jason Fisher 83
was third.
Other second
flight players were Tim Gute 83, Tom Duff 83, Bill Beck 84,
Sean
Blomgren 84, Taylor Eichinger 85, Dr. Ron Cheney 85, Jason Evers 86, Josh
Sporrer 88 and Tom Tait 88.
Wade Adams
won the third flight with an 88, Todd Lawton was second with at 90 and Steve
Auen was third with a 90.
Other third
flight players were Matt Lujano 91, Rich Gower 94, Nic Volquartsen 98, Shane
Bakke 98, Tyler Auen 98, Blake Willey 99, Nic Lawton 100, Darrin Janning 100,
Scott Kanne 101 and Curt Kirsch 108.
Flag prize winners were Wade Pettitt - closest to the pin #2 both rounds
Jon Sharingson - Longest Putt #9 2nd nine
Wyatt Haukap - Closest the pin #5 Front nine
Tim Gute - Longest Putt # 9 Front Nine
All golfers
played 18 holes then the low 12 players and ties qualified for a final
championship nine. Wade Pettitt and Collin Hackett split the final nine
medalist honors with an even-par 36.
“Considering
the recent wind storm I thought the course really played well” said tournament
director Mike Franey. A big thank you to Micah Destival, Dave Destival and Cody
Renwanz for all of their work on the course and in the clubhouse.
A big thank
you to Sheri Mertz, Lynda Dukes Franey and Jill Morton for their help running the
tournament, Market on 30 for their help with the food, Jon Heim and Brad
Hempstead for their donation of golf balls, Shane Bakke and Joe Pick for their donations, Eckerman Jewelry for the trophy,
Lonny Lehrkamp for the chicken breasts and Curt Kirsch and Kim Hackett for the
beans.
The
tournament named after Bill Franey who passed away in May of 2006 attracted 51
players. The tournament was formerly known as the Al Hoy Memorial where Bill
Franey served as tournament director for 25 years. In 2006 the board of
directors of the golf course renamed the tournament the Bill Franey Open.
Proceeds from the tournament support a scholarship given annually to a student
training to be an electric lineman at Northwest Iowa Community College in
Sheldon. Franey was a lineman for 31 years and served as line superintendent
for another 10 years for Midland Power/Greene County REC in Jefferson.
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| Covid-19 kept Mom away this year but she did a great job of watching Annie! |
Shirley,
Lynda and Mike Franey are very grateful for all of the support of this
tournament.
2020 Bill Franey Open Results
Championship Flight
Wade Pettitt 104
Craig Mertz 109
Justin Yetmar 111
Eric Buntenbach 112
Steve Quandt 113
Collin Hackett 114
Wyatt Haukap 116
Steve Sinnard 117
Phil Engleson 117
Mike Franey 118
John Dukes 119
John Munson 120
First Flight
Benet Snyder 80
Bill Badding 80
Drew Munson 80
Dr Charles Svensson 81
John Barratta 81
Lonny Lehrkamp 82
Brad Stork 82
Joe Ward 83
Mike Badding 83
Jon Sharingson 83
Kevin Willey 83
Chad Kanne 83
Second Flight
Terry Ruchti 83
Kevin Forke 83
Jason Fisher 83
Tim Gute 83
Tom Duff 83
Bill Beck 84
Sean Blomgren 84
Tayler Eichinger 85
Dr. Ron Cheney 85
Jason Evers 86
Josh Sporrer 88
Tom Tait 88
Third Flight
Wade Adams 88
Todd Lawton 90
Steve Auen 90
Matt Lujano 91
Rich Gower 94
Nic Volquartsen 98
Shane Bakke 98
Tyler Auen 98
Blake Willey 99
Nic Lawton 100
Darrin Janning 100
Scott Kanne 101
Curt Kirsch 108
