Not so fast!....Lightning Strikes!....The most Mature team at the top!....

When many thought Carroll National's most Mature league team, Stiff Sticks, may be on brink of folding up like a used lawn chair something out of the blue happens.The ink was not even dry on the league standings Tuesday when members of the most seasoned team in history were prancing around the clubhouse showing the standings to whoever would look. At the Carroll County Growth Partnership exec meeting this morning Bud One Jim Auen asked yours truly if I wanted to give an update on what had occurred on the fairways and greens of the Carroll National Golf Course. The smiles on the faces of the most seasoned golfers at the Carroll National was priceless. This report will wait to see how the experienced ones finish the season with a target on their back.

Respectfully submitted Mike

Quandt wins final Bill Franey Open Golf Tournament! Happy Labor Day! Go Hawks!

 Scott Quandt of Carroll held off Kyle Christensen to win his third and the final Bill Franey Open Golf Tournament. Quandt has had several second place finishes along with his three titles(2011, 2019 & 2025). It was a glorious day on the fairway and greens of the Jefferson Golf Course! 

Quandt beat Kyle Christensen by one stroke, three-time champion Craig Mertz by 4, and Ryan Johnson by 6. 

Twelve golfers made the call to the final round. 

Christian Owen, Terry Ruchti, Cuda Quandt, and John Lohman

Mike Eckerman, Dean Dozier, Kyle Atkinson, and Defending Champion Tyler Naberhaus

Kyle Christensen, Champion Scott Quandt, Three time champion Craig Mertz, and Ryan Johnson

The championship twelve

On behalf of my Mom, Shirley Franey, Lynda, and I thank everyone who supported the tournament over the past twenty years. Thanks to Sheri Mertz for all of her help! 

It is football time and as always ON IOWA and GO HAWKS! 

Happy Labor Day weekend to all! 

Thanks for the memories

Retired Bill Franey Open Tournament Director

Mike Franey

A cold and wet night…..Bud 3 and Bud 7 take home the Member to Member….Lots of events coming soon at Carroll National!

 

America’s favorite Supper League team was crushed by the bankers of Westside State Savings Bank! Long time subscriber, former top local amateur, highly successful, 2022 and 2023 Senior City Champion, avid bike enthusiast, and very veteran golfer Craig Mertz was taken down by Matt Flosh Fleshner. Records show that Mertz had to give Fleshner 2 shots! The head bank teller Bill Beck settled for a tie with CK Curt Kirsch. A formal protest has been filed into Beck’s score keeping skills as he had Mertz at 3 over and not 2 over. Bud Three Steve Hans Auen parred the last two holes to beat Ryan Lynch. Brett Pietig beat Mouthpiece Mike Franey. Bud Two Troy Auen was at home sitting by the fire, Security Mike Schulz took the night off, and Bud 7 Tyler Auen was spending time with his girlfriend.

Harley Davidson of Carroll is at the top of the Nicklaus Division by beating OH BOBBY 7-3. Reid Starr and the most decorated golfer in Papa Joe Classic history Deny Kasperbauer were winners for the cycles. Half of the walking duo Mike Soe beat the head hog Terry Ruchti.

The caskets of Sharp Funeral Home were upset by Palmer Division leaders Graddy’s Tomatoes 6-3. Peterman Tony Pietig was the only winner for the caskets. Dr. Decay Nick Fangman, Tator Tot Tim Gute, and Rick Grote were all winners for the tomatoes. Glad to see that the head casket himself didn’t get separated from his money this week like a couple of weeks ago and I am quoting an anonymous source.

Champion Ford upset Carpet One Floor and Home. Brad Hempy Hempstead the only winner for the carpets. The second best golfer at the Commercial Savings Bank Kevin Milligan was beat by Monument Man Loren Boyce. Tyler Putney the only other winner for the car lot.

Supper League’s most mature team Stiff Sticks trampled GR Ranch 7 to 3. 2025 Kuemper Graduate Dawson Billmeier and Tony Schultes the only winners for the sticks. Using my Jefferson math Dawson is like the youngest sub for the Stiff Sticks by like 50 years. Bud One Jim Auen hurt his shoulder doing yard work or maybe it was just the same reason as nephew Troy.

Forch’d in Fire lost a close on to the Templeton Savings Bank. Cody Forch the only winner. Trevin Vanderheiden and Teddy Ramaekers winners for the bankers from southern Carroll County

Special Events

Dawson Billmeir was low gross and net on the front. Reid Star was low gross and Tyler Putney were low gross and low net respectively on the back side

Closest to pins went to Cody Forch and Bill Beck(?)

Long Putt was awarded to Kyle Atkinson(how), Trevin Vanderheiden(maybe it's the glasses), Assistant Oil Jobber Todd Kanne and Bill Beck(?)

Here are the standings after week 6 of Supper League   

Standings after week 6

Good turnout for the member-member

Bud 3 and Bud 7 win the Member-member

Short takes

• Check out all of the great upcoming events at Carroll National on their Facebook page
• Member Guest starts next week and Carroll PD have given the approval so John Dukes will be back in Carroll! 
• When is President Fleshner going to improve the league over at the Muny and keep the pace of play under 3 hours? He touts it as the best league, which is questionable. What is true it sure takes the longest! 
• Welcome Mal Foley back to Carroll to help with Carroll National!

  

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It's good to be back providing quality reporting about the golf world. 

Happy Memorial Day! 

Respectfully submitted from the world headquarters of the Franey Golf Report on U.S. Highway in Carroll. 

ON IOWA AND GO HAWKS! Cheers!

Mike

Naberhaus tops the heat and the rest of the field to win 19th Annual Bill Franey Open

 

An opening round of two under par 70 set the pace for Tyler Naberhaus. Naberhaus took the one shot lead in the final nine and never looked back. Naberhaus shot a three under par 33 in the final round to seal the win. The 27 hole total of 103 was four shots better than Charles Becker and Eric Butenbach. Two time champion Brett Abbotts finished fourth with 108.

Tyler Naberhaus was awarded the low medalist in the final nine with two under par 33.

Naberhaus is a 2010 graduate of Kuemper High School where he saw great success in his golfing career. Now living in Urbandale and working at Millennium Technology of Iowa, a commercial HVAC manufacturer’s rep.

Other players in the championship flight were Levi Stanley 110, Jason Fisher 112, Paul Tigges 112, John Dukes 114, and Collin Hackett 116. Brett Underberg, Dean Dozier, and three time champion Craig Mertz qualified for the championship nine and did not play.

Doc Flander won the first flight with 78, Cory Schultes was second with 78, and Kevin Forke was third with 79.

Other players in the first flight were Tyler Auen 80, Eric Johnson 80, Cameron Copeland 80, Matt Mikkelson 81, Josh Farber 81, and Steve “Cuda” Quandt with 82.

 

John Baratta won the second flight with 82, Brad Woodard was second with 83, Lonny Lehrkamp was third with 84.

Other players in the second flight were Bill Badding 84, Wade Adams 86, Mike Franey 86, Chad Felix 87, Ron Cheney 87 and Bill Bird 87.

Jon Scharingson won the third flight with 88, Tim Gute was second with 88 and Clint Cummings was third with 88.

Other players in the third flight were Jason Evers 88, Nic Volquartsen 89, Steve “Hans” Auen 90, Matt Wahlberg 91, Brent Henningsen 94, Skyler Roder 98, and Darren Janning 102.

Flag prize winners were closest to the pin on hole #2 – Eric Buntenbach first round and Paul Tigges second round. Closest to the pin on hole #5 – Matt Wahlberg first round and Josh Farber second round. Longest drive on hole #9 – Cory Schultes first round and Brett Abbotts second round.

A big thank you to Jake Kopaska for having the golf course in great shape, Cody Renwanz and Joe Foote for all their work in the clubhouse. “It was one of the hottest tournaments on record with heat indexes close to 110 degrees. The fairways and greens were in great shape” said Tournament Director Mike Franey.

A big thank you to Sheri Mertz, Lynda Dukes Franey and Shirley Franey for their help running the tournament, Danielle Weitl for printing the score cards, Ike Auen Distributing Company for the tournament sign, Tim Gute and Market on 30 for his help with the plates, napkins, hamburgers, silverware, salads, and deserts. Eckerman Jewelry for the donation of the trophy, Joe Pick for donating golf balls and Curt Kirsch for the beans.

The tournament named after Bill Franey who passed away in May of 2006 attracted 61 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 two power line scholarships 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.

Shirley, Lynda and Mike Franey are very grateful for all of the support of this tournament, especially with how hot it was. See you next year on Sunday August 24, 2025 which will be 20^th year for the Bill Franey Open!

Ultra and Carpet One Floor and Home on top heading into the playoffs

 

A big party in Iowa for the next 10 days! 

Your Michelob Ultra team posted a 8 to 1 win over the caskets of the Sharp Funeral Home to vault into first place of the men's supper league. Steve Hans Auen beat Pat Greteman, Mouthpiece Mike Franey beat Numbers Bob Muhlbauer and Bud 7 Tyler Auen took down the head casket himself Kyle Atkinson. Bud Two Troy Auen tied Naughty(for playing against your dad's team) Nate Mertz. 

Carpet One Floor and Home pounded the Westside State Savings Bank 7.5 to 2.5 Brad Pick and Colin Bierl winners for the carpets. Ryan Lynch the only winner for the bankers. 

Ultra and the carpets earned a bye for the first week of the playoffs. 

Carroll Glass beat HD of Carroll 7 to 2. The head hog Terry Ruchti was the only winner for the cycles. Jon Heim(Whoa), Ted Ramaekers and Keith Pottebaum all winners for the glass company. Good to see Andy Reiman on the fairways and greens of Carroll National. 

OH BOBBY beat Graddy's 5 to 4. Drew Munson and Dr. Chaney winners. Nick Fangman and Rick Grote winners for the tomatoes. 

Average Joe's struggled with always tough par. Ryan Filloon the only winner for the Joe's. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Mike 

Happy 4th of July….the bankers top the beers and Quandt collecting more honors!

 

In a battle for the top spot, the bankers topped Supper League’s favorite team 6 to 4.33 to overtake the beers and move into first place. Ryan Lynch and Bret Pietig led the way for the bank tellers beating Craig Mertz and CK Curt Kirsch. Bud 7 Tyler Auen beat Shellie’s husband Sean Haluska and Bud 3 Steve Hans Auen beat Billie Beck.

 Carpet One Floor and Home beat Carroll Glass. The second best golfer at the Commercial Savings Bank Kevin Milligan was the only winner for the carpets. All three others tied with the glass company players. Jon Heim was unavailable for comment after the match as his team struggles to catch the leaders. Are we looking at a managerial change? This report will monitor this situation for you. 

Supper League’s most mature team Stiff Sticks upset the caskets of the Sharp Funeral Home in a close one. Fairway Frank Comito made the difference as the only winner beating the bus driver Pat Greteman. 

 HD of Carroll smashed the tomatoes of Graddy’s. Head Hog Terry Ruchti beat Tomato John. The master magician Steve Cuda Quandt beat retired car was owner Todd Pettitt. 

Champion Ford was blanked by Par! No winners for the car company. 

OH BOBBY beat the Average Joe’s 5 to 3. Put you to sleep Mike Soe was the only winner in the match which was by forfeit. 

All other matches ended up in ties. 

Milligan, Hempstead and Mertz were the front nine low gross. Ryan Lynch was front nine low net. Cuda Quandt was loss gross on the back nine and Ruchti, Quandt, Wade Adams and Comito all shared the low net on the back nine.

Closest to the pin on the 8 was Kevin Milligan. Closest to the pin on 17 was Chad Kanne. Long putt awards went to Brett Pietig and Cuda Quandt

Respectfully submitted from Mule Lake Minnesota! ON IOWA AND GO HAWKS! 

America! This Bud’s for you!

Mike

BUD 7 Tyler Auen carries Team Ultra!

 

A glorious night on the fairways and greens of the Carroll National Golf Course.

Bud 7 Tyler Auen started celebrating his upcoming 21st this weekend by carrying the Ultra team to victory last night. As mentioned B7 will turn 21 on Sunday! From all of us Happy Birthday and This Bud's for you! 

For the second time in as many tries Bud 7 Tyler Auen beat the head casket Kyle Atkinson. The two carried their argument into the bar area of the clubhouse after the round. It is a comical scene where no winner ever appears! Bud Two Troy Auen took some well deserved time off from the cleanup at Lake Okoboji to beat Peterman Tony Pietig. Cable Chad Kanne crushed Mouthpiece Mike Franey and Numbers Bob Muhlbauer beat Bud 3 Steve Hans Auen. Muhlbauer was awarded the longest putt on hole 9 with a monster 6 foot putt. With Bud 7’s low gross and the sharing of low net honors your Michelob Ultra team stayed on top of the supper league by less than one point.

Security Mike took the night off after playing in the sauna of the St. Anthony Regional Hospital event on Monday which was his first round of the year. Long time subscriber, former top local amateur, highly successful, 2022 and 2023 Senior City Champion, avid bike enthusiast, and very veteran golfer Craig Mertz took the night off to ride his bike and Kimmy’s boy CK Curt Kirsch was not in action.

Carpet One edged Westside State Savings bank 6 to 5 with loss gross honors for Brad Hempstead low net honors for Colin Bierl. Wyatt Haukap and Ryan Lynch were winners for the bank tellers.

Carroll Glass cooled the motors of Harley Davidson of Carroll. Co low gross honors for Wade Adams was the only winner for the cycles. Cole Collison and Benton Snyder were winners for the glass company. Snyder topped 20 time Grinnell Jr. Champion Mike Jewels Eckerman.

OH BOBBY crushed the tomatoes of Graddy’s 6-3. Chris Giguere, John and Drew Munson were winners for OH BOBBY. Tomato John Gradoville the only winner for the tomatoes.

Supper League’s most mature team Stiff Sticks beat Champion Ford 6-3. Fairway Frank Comito and Bud One Jim Auen were winners for the sticks. Clothier Wade Wilke was the only winner for the cars.

Average Joe’s were stymied by par scoring only 2 points. Ryan Filloon the only winner. 

Here are the standings after week 11. 

After 46 years of service to the Carroll community the Pettitt family it is time to call it quits. I met the Pettitt family 30 years ago when I first moved to Carroll.

Bruce and I become fast friends. Then I got to know Todd, Delbert and Eileen, sister Sue(because that is what Bruce always called her), and all the kids, spouses, and family! Yes, there are a lot of them! Lol!

What a caring family! I have been to most of their graduations and most of their weddings most recently Kirby and Caitlin in Arizona.

It’s all about family! Stop down and see Todd this week before he locks the door for the last time. Thanks and best of luck!

The Carroll National Golf Course continues to improve and the future is very bright. A successful St. Anthony Regional Hospital event was held on Monday and a 4 person shootout is scheduled for Sunday! Some great food was served last night! 

Respectfully submitted, 

ON IOWA AND GO HAWKS! 

Mike