Team Nebraska Set for 2025 Director's Cup
OMAHA (September 19, 2025) – The 13th Director’s Cup Matches are set for next week at Echo Valley Country Club in Norwalk, Iowa and six players have been named to Team Nebraska.
The biennial event, scheduled for September 22-23, pits top amateur golfers from Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri in a team Match Play format. This goodwill competition is staged every other year and consists of round-robin Four-Ball, Foursomes and Singles matches. Teams now consist of six players each.
The selection of the six-man Nebraska Director's Cup team is based upon the final Director’s Cup Team Standings. The Director’s Cup Team Standings are determined by combining a player’s previous year’s point total with his current year's points multiplied by 1.5. Those golfers ranked in the top four of the Director’s Cup Standings qualify for the team. The Nebraska Golf Association Board of Directors has granted the NebGolf Tournament Committee the right to select the remainder of the team, including replacements for qualifiers. The Nebraska team is listed below.
NEBRASKA TEAM MEMBERS
David Easley, Lincoln
Calvin Freeman, Table Rock
Peyton Koch, Ralston
Coltrane Mittag, Ashland
Ryan Nietfeldt, Elkhorn
Johnny Spellerberg, Bennington
Nebraska's squad includes four NebGolf champions, and the 2023 Nebraska Junior Golfer of the Year. Ashland's Coltrane Mittag joins as the only team member in the junior ranks. He was the Low Junior at the Nebraska Amateur in June, and is leading the SWAG NebGolf Junior Point Standings once again. Elkhorn's Ryan Nietfeldt, a three-time Nebraska Mid-Amateur Champion, and a 10-time NebGolf Champion, is back for an eighth-straight selection, and a ninth overall. Bennington's Johnny Spellerberg, who is a three-time Nebraska Mid-Amateur Champion himself, is on the team for a third time. The 2021 Nebraska Amateur Champion and 2024 Nebraska Mid-Amateur Champion David Easley of Lincoln is back on the team for the first time since 2019. Table Rock's Calvin Freeman, the 2023 Nebraska Match Play Champion, is a first-time team member, as is Ralston's Peyton Koch, who finished runner-up at the 2025 Nebraska Mid-Amateur.
The competition begins Monday with morning Four-Ball matches, followed by afternoon Foursome Matches. Singles Matches on Tuesday conclude the event, with the team with the most points claiming the Cup. A practice round on Sunday, precedes the event.
Nebraska holds the Cup after winning the last two editions in 2021 and 2023. Nebraska also leads the overall series, having won six times, while Iowa is second with three wins, Kansas has won twice, and Missouri once.
For more information on the Director’s Cup, visit the 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.
