George Ferguson
Havre Daily News sports editor
gferguson@havredailynews.com
Former Havre High School golf star Nick Obie recently wrapped up a phenomenal senior season for the University of Redlands in California.
Obie finished third overall at the NCAA Division III national golf tournament, and guided the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the tournament for a third consecutive year.
Individually, Obie finished the tournament with an eight-over-par 282. Obie finished one stroke out of second place and three strokes behind the national champion. Obie's best round of the tournament came on the second day when he fired a spectacular 67, which wound up being the second-best round of the tournament.
This year marked the third straight season in which Obie was named SCIAC player of the year, and this was his second straight year as an NCAA Division III First-Team All-American. Obie also earned second-team honors during his sophomore campaign at Redlands. Obie earned Academic All-American honors this year, and was also named to the All-West Team as one of the top golfers in the region.
In local golf news, after a week of poor weather conditions, things got back to normal at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Havre, as the men's league wrapped up its fourth week of play.
On Tuesday night, Shanty Bar and Stockman Bank tied for high team honors with 22 points. The Shanty is composed of Steve Johnston, Don Christopherson, Ed Barsanti and Butch Albertson. Stockman Bank is composed of Bruce Normandy, Murray Barkus, Dave Herman and Chuck Wimmer. Normandy also earned low gross for the night after shooting a 37.
On Wednesday night, Bear Paw Credit Union took home high team with a total of 23 points. BPCU is composed of Steve Brown, Ron Evanson, Al Vukasin and Brian Lillitvedt. Brett Gilman and Ben Erickson tied for low gross honors after both players fired rounds of 34. Gilman also earned low net with a 37.5.
In women's league action on Thursday night, the team of SM Construction took home high team honors. SM Construction is composed of Suzanne Light, Heather Wirt, Lorrie Keller and Nicki McLain. Carrie Kato earned low gross with a 47, and Shari Baltrusch was low net with a 35.5.
Men's League Results
Tuesday, May 9
Shanty Bar 22 pts (Steve Johnstone 40, Don Christopherson 48, Ed Barsanti 49, Butch Albertson 51); Stockman Bank 22 pts (Bruce Normandy 37, Murray Barkus 39, Dave Herman 53, Chuck Wimmer 45); BCGC 21.5 pts (Ron Surber 53, Bill Schilling 43, Kent MCCormick 47, Paul Teel 54); Farnik Bin Sales 20.5 pts (Mike Farnik 47, Pat Foster 45, Brett Gilman 40, Bill Keller 54); Goodian 20 pts (Mike Grubb 44, Tim Scheele 49, Aaron Goodian 54, Tyler Kapperud 45); Frontier Lawn 19.5 pts (Kraig Van Voast 52, Ron Konesky 64, Luke Fabian 54, Daryl Sellers 51); US Bank 19 pts (Al Beute 51, Irish Ireland 42, Steve Strand 38, Steve Brown 50); Hole 19 19 pts (Brent Sande 51, Tim Keating 56, Ron Jungren 51, Bob Hayes 60); Hi-Way Bar 18 pt (OUT); Golden Spike 17 pts (Roy Hamilton 56, A.J. Keller 55, Matt Corcoran 48, Mike Sherrill 45); Drivers Choice/Midtown 17 pts (Bob Breum 49, Steve Burstock 40, Mike Gomke 58, Jim Welter 53); Wagner Plumbing 16.5 pts (Dan Wagner 40, Russ Earl 43, Greg Baltrusch 53, Dave Sheppard 52); Bing N Bob's 16 pts (Bill Evans 48, Dick Scharfe 46, Howie Stromberg 46, Buzz Pizzini 39); Anderson/Schubert 15.5 pts (Jerry Schubert 56, Rick Ervin 45, Dan Weidinger 46, Jim Wirt 48); Oxford Bar 14.5 pts (Mike Ritz 53, Bob Blazer 57, Travis Burchard 64, Cole Chandler 43); Hi-Line Drilling 14 pts (Rodger Freier 45, Brad Rhukamp 53, Tracey McLain 48, Steve McLain 53); Independence Bank 14 pts (Greg Lynnes 57, Les Odegard 53, Nate Stulc 49, Dave Boles 42).
Tuesday Night Standings (through four weeks)
1. Hi-Way Bar 63, 2. Bing N Bob's 61, 3. Stockman Bank 60.5, 4. Shanty Bar 60, 5. Farnik Bin Sales 59.5, 5. Wagner Plumbing 59.5, 7. Goodian 57, 8. Hi-Line Drilling 56, 9. US Bank 55, 10. BCGC 54, 11. Oxford Bar 51.5, 12. Golden Spike 51, 13. Hole 19 48.5, 14. Anderson/Schubert 47, 14. Drivers Choice/Midtown 47, 16. Independence Bank 43.5 17. Frontier Lawn 43.
Wednesday, May 10
BPCU 23 pts (Steve Brown 45, Ron Evanson 52, Al Vukasin 50, Brian Lillitvedt 50); Erickson/Baldwin Insurance 22 pts (Bud Baldwin 49, Ben Erickson 34, Brad Baldwin 45, John Nault 54); Mariani Insurance 21 pts (Greg Munson 39, Murry Hurlburt 43, Jim Omlie 48, Chris Young 45); Patrick Construction 20.5 pts (Dave Armstrong 53, Pat Patterson 50, Daryl Sellers 55, Brent Sande 48); Valley Furniture 20 pts (Mike Evans 48, Tom Haas 45, Dave Peterson 48, Cal Wirtzberger 54); Wells Fargo 20 pts (Arlin Kaul 39, Brian Jenkins 45, Scott Leeds 54, Jim Welter 52); Michelob Light 19.5 pts (Tom Baker III 45, Rick Reynolds 42, Jim Kato 38, Bruce Normandy 39); Taco Johns 19.5 pts (Dave Greenwood 47, Tom Reynolds 41, Steve Burstock 42, Bob Breum 48); Master Sports 18 pts (Jim Kirkpatrick 46, Barry Kato 47, Wayne Bolken 49, Doug Sheppard 42); Havre Ford 16.5 pts (Brett Gilman 43, Steve Steinmetz 53, Pete Steinmetz 51, Dave Boles 41); Klabzuba 16.5 pts (Chuck Wimmer 43, Dave Herman 49, Jerry Schubert 47, Mike Sherrill 45); BCGC 16 pts (Art Weyh 55, Derrick Brown 50, Rick Ervin 43, Jim Moodie 49); Raymond James 16 pts (Jerry Kuhn 55, Al Beute 48, Steve Strand 41, Dave Wheller 59); Lantech 15 pts (Roger Stone 60, Brett Preeshl 44, Jim Wirt 49, Jay Howland 55); DA Davidson 14.5 pts (Barry Zanto 47, Dan Shepherd 56, Frank Peterson 48); Havre Credit Bureau 13 pts (Brent Reber 45, Mike Mazurkiewicz 44, Jim Evans 51, Tom Evans 51); Independence Bank 12 pts (Dennis Murphy 47, Byron Ophus 45, Pat Foster 44); Clausen & Sons 10.5 pts (Dan Holt 47, Steve Hedstrom 50, Dave Clausen 43).
Wednesday Night Standings (through four weeks)
1. Mariani Insurance 67.5, 2. Wells Fargo 62, 3.BPCU 61, 4. Taco Johns 60.5, 5. Michelob Light 58.5, 6. Raymond James 55.5, 7. Havre Ford 55, 8. DA Davidson 54, 9. Patrick Construction 52.5, 10. Valley Furniture 51, 10. Klabzuba 51, 12. Erickson/Baldwin Insurance 50.5, 12. Independence Bank 50.5, 14. BCGC 49, 15. Master Sports 48, 16. Clausen & Sons 45.5, 17. Havre Credit Bureau 45, 18. Lantech 42.5.
