Amateurs Take Back Nebraska Cup
Matches conducted Tuesday at Lost Rail Golf Club
GRETNA (June 17, 2025) – The Amateurs reclaimed the Cup, winning the 53rd Nebraska Cup Matches on Tuesday at Lost Rail Golf Club in Gretna, 38.5-33.5.
The event annually pits the state’s best amateur golfers versus the state’s top professionals in both Four-Ball and Singles matches. The NebGolf Amateurs won for the first time since 2022, and just the second time in six years. The Nebraska PGA now leads the series 30-23. The Amateurs last won in 2022 at Omaha Country Club, and before that it was 2019 at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg.
The Morning Four-Ball Session ended with the teams deadlocked at 18-all. One side from each team swept their match, with Bellevue's Matt Haynes and Lincoln's Ed Wyatt taking all six available points in the Nassau-scored matches, defeating Ted DiGiacomo of Happy Hollow Club and Brad Neunaber of Hidden Valley Golf Club. The Pros also swept a match, with Firethorn Golf Club's Brady Schnell and Happy Hollow Club's Ryan Vermeer taking all six points against Omaha's Luke Gutschewski and Table Rock's Calvin Freeman.
In the Afternoon Singles, the Amateurs took control, winning the session 20.5-15.5. They won seven of the 12 matches, including five sweeps. The seniors kicked off the move for the Amateurs, with the four golfers winning 11.5 of a possible 12 points. Wyatt was the only player on the team to earn all nine possible points in his matches.
Gretna's Brian Csipkes, Omaha's Kevin Sullivan, Omaha's Luke Gutschewski and Omaha's Bill Amundsen all took all three points in their Singles matches.
Full results and more are available at the Nebraska Cup website at the button below.
About NebGolf
The Nebraska Golf Association (NebGolf), founded in 1966, is comprised of all members of public and private clubs and/or municipal or regional golf associations which utilize an approved handicap service recognized by the USGA and provided by NebGolf. Our mission is to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values to all golfers in Nebraska. Among the duties of the Association include governance of member clubs and service as their handicapping and course rating authority, conduct of state golf championships, local USGA qualifying & other notable competitions, promotion of junior golf, presentation of worthwhile educational programs and support of allied golf organizations in Nebraska. The Nebraska Golf Association is an Allied Golf Association of the USGA and carries out core services including Handicap Administration and Oversight, Course Rating, Rules of Golf and Rules of Amateur Status, Tournaments and USGA Championship Qualifiers and USGA Initiatives and Community Programs.
