LINCOLN — A double bogey on Wilderness Ridge's 18th hole wasn't enough Tuesday to deny Lincoln's Scott Holly his first Nebraska PGA Professional Championship.
Holly had birdied the 17th hole to go three strokes up on two-time defending champion Jim White of Lincoln, who was in the clubhouse at even par.
Holly is the coordinator of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Professional Golf Management program.
Along with Omaha's Pete Hagen, Chris Wiemers and Jon Petersen, Holly and White qualified for the 45th PGA Professional national championship next June.
Wiemers birdied six of the first eight holes on his final nine before closing with a bogey.
Scott Holly, Nebraska PGM....................73-67-72—212
Jim White, West Nine....................73-72-68—213
Pete Hagen, Sunset Valley....................67-73-74—214
Chris Wiemers, Happy Hollow.................... 73-75-67—215
Jon Petersen, Miracle Hill....................71-73-71—215
Shane Zywiec, Highlands....................72-73-72—217
Ted DiGiacomo, Council Bluffs CC....................69-75-73—217
Tom Hearn, PGA Tour....................73-76-72—221
Mike Antonio, Happy Hollow....................71-75-75—221
Bryan Hughett, Norfolk CC....................69-80-75—224
John Craw, Holmes Park....................75-76-74—225
Jeff Porter, ArborLinks....................76-76-74—226
Mike Schuchart, Wilderness Ridge....................77-75-74—226
Brad Neunaber, Beatrice CC....................74-76-76—226
Matt Nice, The Ridge....................72-76-78—226
Three of top four seeds reach senior semifinals
No. 1 seed Bill Lawson of Omaha, No. 2 Mike Krumland of Columbus and No. 4 David Evans of Omaha won two matches apiece Tuesday to gain the semifinals of the new Nebraska senior match-play championship.
Also advancing at Pines Country Club in Valley was No. 6 seed Murray Krambeer of Bellevue.
The semifinals are Wednesday morning, with the final to follow.
• Championship flight first round: Bill Lawson, Omaha, def. Allen Boltz, Grand Island, 2 and 1; Jay Muller, Bennington, def. Roger Harms, Grand Island, 7 and 6; David Evans, Omaha, def. Steve Thomalla, North Platte, 1 up; John Knicely, Omaha, won by forfeit over Douglas McGregor, Omaha; Mike Krumland, Columbus, def. Roger Miller, Omaha, 8 and 7; Ed Person, Omaha, def. John Ritonya, Valley, 4 and 2; Scott Howerter, Lincoln, def. Rick Sessions, Omaha, 1 up; Murray Krambeer, Bellevue, def. Mac McConnell, Omaha, 3 and 2.\
• Championship flight quarterfinals: Lawson def. Muller 4 and 2; Evans def. Knicely 2 and 1; Krumland def. Person 3 and 2; Krambeer def. Howerter 4 and 3.
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