96th Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship
Fremont Golf Club
July 15-17, 2019
Corporate Partners
Fremont GC to Host Women's Match Play
Fremont Golf Club will host the 96th Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship, July 15-17. It will be the sixth time hosting for Fremont Golf Club, the most recent in 1992, when Omaha's Sue Churchich won. Elkhorn's Nicolle Barmettler is the defending champion after winning last year at Yankee Hill Country Club in Lincoln. Entries open May 1 at 8 a.m. CDT, visit the Entry tab for more details.
Leaderboard
March 26, 2019
Entries Will Open May 1 at 8 a.m. CDT
Enter This Championship Online
Entry Deadline: 5pm CDT on Monday, July 8, 2019
Eligibility
Entries are open to amateur golfers with an active USGA Handicap Index® issued by a "member club" of the Nebraska Golf Association, who are a members of NWAGA and a resident of Nebraska (see NGA residency below).
NGA Residency: An individual is considered to be a resident of Nebraska if they: a) maintain either a primary or a secondary residence in Nebraska, or b) are an active duty member of the United States Military stationed in Nebraska, or c) are a student physically attending college in Nebraska within a time period four-months prior to the event, or d) are a graduate of a Nebraska high school attending an out-of-state college. If these criteria are in question, the NGA Tournament Committee shall render any final decision.
Amateur Status: All players must conform to the USGA Rules of Amateur Status as specified in the USGA Rules of Golf.
Code of Conduct:
The NGA may reject an entry application, revoke an accepted application, expel from the Championship and/or suspend a player from future championships if the player engages in conduct detrimental to the integrity and image of the game of golf and/or public confidence in the NGA. Such conduct may include, but is not limited to, damage to the golf course or the player's equipment, verbal or physical abuse of spectators, officials, volunteers, or staff, blatant or excessive profanity, disorderly behavior, failure to abide by club rules, or any other unbecoming conduct.
Entry Fee
Entry fee of $105 must be paid by every player. Entry fee will be refunded regardless of reason if the NGA is notified (402-505-4653) before the close of entries. After the close of entries, fee will be refunded in the event of injury or illness, if requested no later than July 14. No refund for any reason after July 14. A $25 service charge will be deducted from all refunds.
Closing Date
Entries must be received by NGA no later than 5 p.m. C.D.T. on Monday, July 8, 2019. Late applications are not acceptable and will be automatically rejected. (Entries by telephone, e-mail, or FAX not acceptable.) Time limit for entries means time of receipt at NGA (not time entry is sent or transmitted to NGA). Entries should be submitted early to allow ample time for delay or error in transmission. The risk of delay or error in transmission lies solely with the entrant and the NGA will have no liability with respect to any such delay or error and the consequences therefrom, including rejection of the entry.
Players
Link below to access a current list of entries received by the NGA for the 96th Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship.
List of Entries
Practice Rounds
Complete details on practice rounds will be available later this Spring.
Championship Schedule
Monday, July 15
TBD - Registration
TBD - Practice Areas Open
TBD - Stroke Play Qualifying (Shotgun Start)
Following Stroke Play Qualifying - Luncheon at Fremont GC
TBD - Championship Division, First Round Matches
Tuesday, June 16
TBD - Practice Areas Open
TBD - Championship Division, Quarterfinal Matches
TBD - Non-Championship Division, First Round Matches
TBD - Championship Division, Semifinal Matches
TBD - Non-Championship Division, Semifinal Matches
Friday, June 28
TBD - Practice Areas Open
TBD - Championship Division, Final Match
TBD - Non-Championship Division, Final Matches
Following Play - Awards Reception
Lodging
Details on available lodging will be posted here later this spring
Terms of Competition
Entry Form Terms of Competition
Player Memorandum
Player Memorandum - Championship
Pace of Play Information
Pace of Play Guidelines & Tips
Championship Pace of Play Policy - Fremont Golf Club (Draft)
Rules Documents
NGA 2019 Local Rules and Terms of Competition
Championship Notice to Players - Fremont Golf Club (Draft)
Media Guide
Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship Media Guide
Fremont Golf Club
2710 North Somers Street
Fremont, NE 68025
Golf Shop Phone - (402) 721-6642
Website - fremontgolfclub.org
General Manager - Doug Shiple
Director of Golf - Nathan Kalin
Superintendent - Dennis Kitzelman
Course Yardage
| HOLE | PAR | YARDAGE | ALTERNATE YARDAGES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | ||
| Out | 35 |
| HOLE | PAR | YARDAGE | ALTERNATE YARDAGES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 4 | ||
| In | 36 | ||
| Total | 71 |
The Championship will feature real-time scoring beginning Monday, July 15.
Pairings will be available here following the July 8 deadline.
| Year | Champion | Hometown | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | - | - | Fremont Golf Club |
| 2018 | Nicolle Barmettler | Elkhorn | Yankee Hill Country Club, Lincoln |
| 2017 | Kaitlyn Krzyzanowski | Scottsbluff | Platteview Golf Club, Bellevue |
| 2016 | Hannah Thiele | Wahoo | Oakland Golf Club |
| 2015 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | Oakland Golf Club |
| 2014 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
| 2013 | Morgan Smejkal | Columbus | Wild Horse Golf Club, Gothenburg |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Lydiatt | Kearney | Awarii Dunes Golf Club, Axtell |
| 2011 | Mary Narzisi | Omaha | Tiburon Golf Club, Omaha |
| 2010 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Firethorn Golf Club, Lincoln |
| 2009 | Kayla Knopik | Papillion | Kearney Country Club |
| 2008 | Megan Bartlett | Grand Island | Norfolk Country Club |
| 2007 | Anna Christenson | Lincoln | Heritage Hills Golf Course, McCook |
| 2006 | Sara Sackett | Cambridge | The Pines Country Club, Valley |
| 2005 | Stephanie Schaefer | Columbus | Elks Country Club, Columbus |
| 2004 | Andrea Dunagan | Grand Island | Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, Lincoln |
| 2003 | Melissa Prasch | Kearney | Shadow Ridge Country Club, Omaha |
| 2002 | Elizabeth Morell | McCook | Omaha Country Club |
| 2001 | Maggie Gabelman | Lincoln | Ironwood Golf & Country Club, Omaha |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Bahensky | Kearney | Lochland Country Club, Hastings |
| 1999 | Elizabeth Bahensky | Kearney | Four Winds Golf Course, Kimball |
| 1998 | Steph Kolbas | Lincoln | Heritage Hills Golf Course, McCook |
| 1997 | Elizabeth Bahensky | Kearney | Beatrice Country Club |
| 1996 | Heidi Stark (Wall) | Lincoln | Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island |
| 1995 | Heidi Wall | Lincoln | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1994 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
| 1993 | Rained out | ||
| 1992 | Sue Churchich | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
| 1991 | Ann Guiberson | Bellevue | Highland Country Club, Omaha |
| 1990 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1989 | Judy Dykes | Columbus | Omaha Country Club |
| 1988 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
| 1987 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1986 | Kari Mangan | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
| 1985 | Kerre Dubinsky | Lincoln | Elks Country Club, Columbus |
| 1984 | Cathy Nelson | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1983 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | Norfolk Country Club |
| 1982 | Susan Marchese | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1981 | Cathy Nelson | Omaha | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
| 1980 | Val Skinner | North Platte | Beatrice Country Club |
| 1979 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Highland Country Club, Omaha |
| 1978 | Cathy Curry | Columbus | Fremont Golf Club |
| 1977 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1976 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
| 1975 | Theresa Wanek | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1974 | Jean Hyland | Lincoln | Omaha Country Club |
| 1973 | Christie Travnicek (Schwartzkopf) | Wilber | Lochland Country Club, Hastings |
| 1972 | Bunnie Phillips | Norfolk | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
| 1971 | Christie Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Norfolk Country Club |
| 1970 | Christie Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1969 | Christie Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island |
| 1968 | Jean Hyland | Lincoln | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1967 | Nancy Young | Omaha | Highland Country Club, Omaha |
| 1966 | Betty Marchese | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
| 1965 | Dorothy Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
| 1964 | Dorothy Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1963 | Dorothy Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Beatrice Country Club |
| 1962 | Jean Hyland | Lincoln | Omaha Country Club |
| 1961 | Jean Hyland | Lincoln | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1960 | Nancy Young | Omaha | Skyview Golf Course, Alliance |
| 1959 | Dorothy Schwartzkopf | Lincoln | Highland Country Club, Omaha |
| 1958 | Jann Walker | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1957 | Jean Hyland | Lincoln | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
| 1956 | Jann Walker | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1955 | Lucile Mann | Lincoln | Beatrice Country Club |
| 1954 | Phyllis Larson | Omaha | Omaha Country Club |
| 1953 | Lucile Mann | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1952 | Lucile Mann | Omaha | Highland Country Club, Omaha |
| 1951 | Lucile Mann | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1950 | Lucile Mann | Omaha | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
| 1949 | Edith Goddard | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1948 | Phyllis Larson | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1947 | Phyllis Larson | Omaha | Omaha Country Club |
| 1946 | Phyllis Byrne | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
| 1945 | No Tournament | ||
| 1944 | No Tournament | ||
| 1943 | No Tournament | ||
| 1942 | No Tournament | ||
| 1941 | Betty Nolan | Omaha | Norfolk Country Club |
| 1940 | Betty Nolan | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1939 | Florence Rietveld | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1938 | No Tournament | ||
| 1937 | Phyllis Larson | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1936 | Adele Sidles | Lincoln | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1935 | Adele Sidles | Lincoln | Eastridge Golf Club, Lincoln |
| 1934 | Bea Rohman | Lincoln | Shrine Club, Lincoln |
| 1933 | Mary Thalma Bangh | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1932 | Bea Rohman | Lincoln | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1931 | Ida Tobin | Lincoln | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1930 | Rosalee Burke | Lincoln | Omaha Country Club |
| 1929 | Gertrude Stewart | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1928 | Mary Levings | Omaha | Eastridge Golf Club, Lincoln |
| 1927 | Mary Levings | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1926 | Jennie Fowles | North Platte | Lakewood Country Club |
| 1925 | Mary Levings | Omaha | The Country Club of Lincoln |
| 1924 | Jennie Fowles | North Platte | Omaha Country Club |
| 1923 | Jennie Fowles | North Platte | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1922 | Mary Levings | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1921 | Emma Arnold | Omaha | Omaha Country Club |
| 1920 | Ella Sprague | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
| 1919 | No Tournament | ||
| 1918 | No Tournament | ||
| 1917 | Gertrude Stewart | Omaha | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
| 1916 | Louise Pound | Lincoln | Field Club of Omaha |
Championships
Most titles: 7, Susan Marchese, Omaha (1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2010)
Other Multiple Champions:
Jean Hyland 5
Lucile Mann 5
Mary Levings 4
Phyllis Larson 4
Christie Travnicek (Schwartzkopf) 4
Elizabeth Lydiatt (Bahensky) 4
Jennie Fowles 3
Danielle Lemek 2
Adele Sidles 2
Bea Rohman 2
Betty Nolan 2
Cathy Nelson 2
Gertrude Stewart 2
Jann Walker 2
Nancy Young 2
Heidi Stark (Wall) 2
Consecutive titles: 4, Lucile Mann, Omaha (1950-1953)
Longest Span, First to Last Victory: 28 years, Susan Marchese, Omaha (1982-2010)
Longest Span Between Victories: 16 years, Susan Marchese, Omaha (1994-2010)
Mother-Daugher Champions: Betty Marchese, Omaha (1966) and Susan Marchese, Omaha (7-time Champion); Dorothy Schwartzkopf, Lincoln (4-time Champion) and Christie Travnicek (Schwartzkopf), Lincoln (4-time Champion)
Junior Champions: Theresa Wanek, Omaha (1975); Anna Christenson, Lincoln (2007)
Age
Youngest winner: 17 years, Theresa Wanek, Omaha, 1975 (Field Club of Omaha); Anna Christenson, Lincoln, 2007 (Heritage Hills GC)
Course
Most Times Host Site:
Happy Hollow Club, Omaha 11
Field Club of Omaha 11
The Country Club of Lincoln 10
Omaha Country Club 9
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