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| Mike Franey, 2019 Bill Franey Open Champion Scott Quandt, Shirley Franey |
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| Runner Up Ben Wollam, 2019 Bill Franey Open Champion Scott Quandt and 4th place finisher Jason Fisher |
Scott Quandt
wins the 2019 Bill Franey Open!
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| The champ getting some advice from caddy Justin Yetmar |
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| Joe Hupp gets a close look at a putt on 5 |
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| 4th Place finisher Jason Fisher |
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| Champion Scott Quandt with 1987 graduate Chris Limburg watching |
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| Runner Up Ben Wollam watches the action |
Scott Quandt
held off Ben Wollam in a battle which saw the pair shoot impressive 3 under par
33’s in the championship nine. Quandt led Wollam by one stroke going into the championship
round 70-71. Quandt drained a long birdie putt to go up by two on the 26th
hole. Quandt’s birdie to Wollam’s eagle on the final hole was just enough to
secure Quandt’s second Bill Franey Open Championship. He previously won the
tournament in 2011. Quandt has always been a strong player in the tournament.
He has seven runners up finishes and two third-place finishes. It has been a
good summer for Quandt as he also won the Carroll City Tournament.
2008 and 2018
champion Wade Pettitt finished at 106 and Jason Fisher was fourth with 107.
Other golfers
in the championship flight were 2018 runner up Joe Hupp 111, Kyler Ludwig 111,
Dean Dozier 111, Paul Tigges 111, Chad Kanne 111, Collin Hackett 113, Lonny Lehrkamp
113, Sean Blomgren 114, and Mike Franey 118. Steve “Cuda” Quandt and Matt Scharingson
made the final nine and did not play.
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| Chad Kanne, Sean Blomgren and Paul Tigges |
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| Dean Dozier, Two Time Champion Wade Pettitt and Kyler Ludwig |
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| Lonny Lehrkamp, Mike Franey and Collin Hackett |
Three-time
champion Craig Mertz won the first flight with 77. Matt Banzhaff was second
with 77 and John Dukes was third with 78.
Other first
flight players were Brad Hempstead 79, Chris Tillinghast 79, Jason Bassett 80,
Justin Yetmar 80 and Rick Barbour 81 and Tom Duff 81.
Tim Greteman
won the second flight with 81, Denny Kasperbauer was second with an 82 and Terry
Ruchti just off his 60th birthday and 30th year of
business at the Carroll Cycle Center was third with an 82.
Other second
flight players were Mike Mumma 83, Steve Sinnard 83, 1987 Jefferson graduate
Chris Limburg 85, Papa Joe Pick 85, Tom Tillinghast 87,
Jason Evers
won the third flight with a 88, Matt Mikkelsen was second with a 88 and Dan
Vollstedt was third with an 88.
Other third
flight players were Jon Scharingson 90, Clint Cummings 91, Pat Macke 92, Wade
Adams 98, Jon Heim 99 and Curt Kirsch 114.
All golfers
played 18 holes then the low 12 players and ties qualified for a final
championship nine. Scott Quandt and Ben Wollam split the final nine medalist honors
with a 3 under score of 33.
“The golf
course was in great shape” said tournament director Mike Franey. A big thank
you to Micah Destival, Jake Hinote, Dave Destival and Cody Renwanz for all of
their work on the course and in the clubhouse.
A big thank
you to Sheri Mertz and Lynda Dukes Franey for their help running the tournament,
Market on 30 for their donation of the hamburgers, Jon Heim and Joe Pick for
donation of golf balls, Curt Kirsch and Kim Hackett for the beans and Eckerman Jewelry for the trophy.
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| Morgan Granstra from Northwest Iowa Community College talks with Shirley Franey! Thanks for coming down Morgan. |
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| The power line program has a two-year waiting list |
The
tournament named after Bill Franey who passed away in May of 2006 attracted 44
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.
Shirley,
Lynda and Mike Franey are very grateful for all of the support of this
tournament.
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