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!