Schultz latest to seek three-peat
By Barry Poe Journal sports writer | Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2007
In a summer full of three-peat opportunities, Brian Schultz of Le Mars will get the next shot.
Schultz, a former Iowa state high school champion and South Dakota State University linkster, seeks his third consecutive River-Cade tournament victory July 14-15 at Green Valley.
The talented shotmaker stormed from behind to force a playoff with Ayron Corporon of Sioux City last summer, firing a 5-under-par 31 over the final nine. Schultz won the playoff and, on the heels of his 2005 triumph, gave himself a chance to become the first player ever to win three River-Cades in a row.
J.D. Anderson of West Des Moines captured his third consecutive Interstate Amateur Championship in early June. Then, ironically, it was Schultz who ended Sioux Cityan Todd Sapp's bid for a third straight Sioux Valley Amateur Match Play title in Cherokee a couple of weeks ago.
Schultz beat Sapp in a semifinal and Anderson went on to win the Sioux Valley before finishing second in the Iowa State Match Play Championships in Pella last weekend.
The first 120 paid entries will be accepted for the River-Cade, with an entry deadline of Wednesday, July 11, or until the field is filled. The entry fee is $80, which does not include a cart.
Tee times will run from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the championship flight consisting of the low third of the field after the first round on Saturday, July 14. Half of the championship flight and ties will make the cut for the final nine holes, which will begin at approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 15.
Flights will be split into five to eight flights of 10-18 players each. Flights will be broken down using Saturday's scores.
All of the players making the cut for the final nine will receive gift certificates to the Green Valley pro shop, as will half of the players in each flight.
For more information, call Green Valley at (712) 252-2025, or visit www.greenvalleyfloyd.org.
The annual Siouxland Golf Charities Pro-Am event, featuring professionals from the Nebraska Section of the PGA and amateur teams, will be held Monday at Whispering Creek Golf Club. An added purse makes this one of the PGA Section's best events, which has provided over $30,000 to local charities. Hospice of Siouxland and The Resource Center are the main beneficiaries from this year's tournament.
Siouxland Golf Charities, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized to develop quality golf events in Siouxland with proceeds benefitting local charities, along with "Nebraska PGA Play Golf America" will host a family fun day on Sunday at Whispering Creek from 2 to 5 p.m.
The event is free and benefits the Special Trooper Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S.)
"Divot the Clown," the world's greatest golfing clown, will put on a trick shot exhibition from 2 to 3 p.m. That's not all.
Representatives from several of the top golf equipment companies will be on hand at the driving range, allowing golfers to try out their clubs. In addition, individual 10-minute golf lessons from area Nebraska PGA golf professionals will be offered.
And remember, everything is free of charge.
Congratulations to Iowa native Lonnie Nielsen for his victory in the Champions Tour Commerce Bank Championship in East Meadow, N.Y., last weekend.
Nielsen, who grew up playing sand greens in Belle Plaine, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Iowa, was winless in five years on the PGA Tour and had made 91 starts on the Champions Tour (50-over) without a victory. He beat Loren Roberts by two strokes for his win at Eisenhower Park Golf Club.
The 54-year-old Nielsen won 32 times on smaller tours, but had never broken through until Sunday. By all accounts, it was an emotional victory for the New York State Open champion in 1985 and 1989, who had a host of friends in the gallery.
He came into the tournament with just one top-10 finish and was 45th on the money list with $187, 921. The first-place check of $225,000 added to the $2.2 million he had previously pocketed since joining the Champions Tour in 2003.
Incidentally, Nielsen's aunt, 90-year-old Helene Nielsen, resides in Storm Lake. She keeps close tabs on her nephew's career, but since she doesn't get the golf channel, relies on a couple of Storm Lake golf enthusiasts to keep her informed.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
Schultz, a former Iowa state high school champion and South Dakota State University linkster, seeks his third consecutive River-Cade tournament victory July 14-15 at Green Valley.
The talented shotmaker stormed from behind to force a playoff with Ayron Corporon of Sioux City last summer, firing a 5-under-par 31 over the final nine. Schultz won the playoff and, on the heels of his 2005 triumph, gave himself a chance to become the first player ever to win three River-Cades in a row.
J.D. Anderson of West Des Moines captured his third consecutive Interstate Amateur Championship in early June. Then, ironically, it was Schultz who ended Sioux Cityan Todd Sapp's bid for a third straight Sioux Valley Amateur Match Play title in Cherokee a couple of weeks ago.
Schultz beat Sapp in a semifinal and Anderson went on to win the Sioux Valley before finishing second in the Iowa State Match Play Championships in Pella last weekend.
The first 120 paid entries will be accepted for the River-Cade, with an entry deadline of Wednesday, July 11, or until the field is filled. The entry fee is $80, which does not include a cart.
Tee times will run from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the championship flight consisting of the low third of the field after the first round on Saturday, July 14. Half of the championship flight and ties will make the cut for the final nine holes, which will begin at approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 15.
Flights will be split into five to eight flights of 10-18 players each. Flights will be broken down using Saturday's scores.
All of the players making the cut for the final nine will receive gift certificates to the Green Valley pro shop, as will half of the players in each flight.
For more information, call Green Valley at (712) 252-2025, or visit www.greenvalleyfloyd.org.
The annual Siouxland Golf Charities Pro-Am event, featuring professionals from the Nebraska Section of the PGA and amateur teams, will be held Monday at Whispering Creek Golf Club. An added purse makes this one of the PGA Section's best events, which has provided over $30,000 to local charities. Hospice of Siouxland and The Resource Center are the main beneficiaries from this year's tournament.
Siouxland Golf Charities, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized to develop quality golf events in Siouxland with proceeds benefitting local charities, along with "Nebraska PGA Play Golf America" will host a family fun day on Sunday at Whispering Creek from 2 to 5 p.m.
The event is free and benefits the Special Trooper Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S.)
"Divot the Clown," the world's greatest golfing clown, will put on a trick shot exhibition from 2 to 3 p.m. That's not all.
Representatives from several of the top golf equipment companies will be on hand at the driving range, allowing golfers to try out their clubs. In addition, individual 10-minute golf lessons from area Nebraska PGA golf professionals will be offered.
And remember, everything is free of charge.
Congratulations to Iowa native Lonnie Nielsen for his victory in the Champions Tour Commerce Bank Championship in East Meadow, N.Y., last weekend.
Nielsen, who grew up playing sand greens in Belle Plaine, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Iowa, was winless in five years on the PGA Tour and had made 91 starts on the Champions Tour (50-over) without a victory. He beat Loren Roberts by two strokes for his win at Eisenhower Park Golf Club.
The 54-year-old Nielsen won 32 times on smaller tours, but had never broken through until Sunday. By all accounts, it was an emotional victory for the New York State Open champion in 1985 and 1989, who had a host of friends in the gallery.
He came into the tournament with just one top-10 finish and was 45th on the money list with $187, 921. The first-place check of $225,000 added to the $2.2 million he had previously pocketed since joining the Champions Tour in 2003.
Incidentally, Nielsen's aunt, 90-year-old Helene Nielsen, resides in Storm Lake. She keeps close tabs on her nephew's career, but since she doesn't get the golf channel, relies on a couple of Storm Lake golf enthusiasts to keep her informed.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
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