Tag: golf

  • Grunder’s round paces Green Bay golfers

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    Junior Sammi Grunder (Pardeeville, Wis.) fired the best round of her collegiate career, an even par 71 on Tuesday in the second round of the Butler Spring Invitational, finishing in a tie for third place. Her team took eighth. The Green Bay men’s golf team finished in fifth place, led by Senior Tyler Schmidt (Jefferson,…

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    Reinke named interim golf coach

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    Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie announced on Monday that Lee Reinke has been named the interim head men’s golf coach. Reinke currently serves as the general manager of UW-Green Bay’s Shorewood Golf Course as well as the assistant director of business and retail for the University Union. He replaces Tim DeSormeau, who recently accepted…

  • From the weekend: a nice finish by Kiela, Phoenix men’s golfers

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    With junior Gene Kiela firing a 2-under par 70, the Green Bay men’s golf team made a strong Sunday charge during the final round of the Dallio Memorial at Ruffled Feathers Golf Course near Chicago to claim third place in a 12-team field, trailing top finishers IUPUI and host DePaul by only a few strokes.…

  • Just like a hole-in-one, only on your second shot

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    What a start! On just his second shot of the 2014-15 season, junior Gene Kiela of the Phoenix men’s golf team hit it big. From approximately 100 yards out on the first hole at Green Bay Country Club, Kiela hit a wedge shot that landed on the green and spun right into the hole for…

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    Golf opens with Green Bay Invitational

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    As both programs kick off new eras with first-year head coaches, the UW-Green Bay men’s and women’s golf programs will open their 2014-15 schedules on Sunday by hosting the Green Bay Phoenix Invitational at Green Bay Country Club. The 54-hole tournament runs from Sunday-Tuesday with an 18-hole round each day. For details, see the news…

  • Phoenix Athletics scores with TaylorMade fundraiser

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    The fifth annual TaylorMade-adidas Green Bay Phoenix Pro-Am enjoyed a great day of golf and generous support for the Phoenix Fund this past Monday, August 25. The event generated over $90,000 for the Phoenix Fund – the principal fund for student-athlete scholarships and program support for Green Bay Athletics. Tournament sponsors included Green Bay Packaging,…

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    Last chance to sign up for Convocation Open

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    Organizers tell us that approximately 30 golfers have signed up for the Third Annual UWGB Convocation Week Open to be held next Thursday, Aug. 28. Tee times start immediately following the ceremonial opening tee shot at 1 p.m. There is still time to sign up. Send your name and golf handicap information to Joe Schoenebeck…

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    Former Preble, UW standout is new Phoenix women’s golf coach

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    Green Bay native Kelsey Frey has been named head women’s golf coach at UW-Green Bay. Frey is currently the program director for The First Tee of Northeast Wisconsin and a personal trainer for the Aurora Hole-In-One program. She has also worked in various roles at NorthBrook Country Club. The former Kelsey Verbeten had an accomplished…

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    DeSormeau is new golf coach

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    A veteran PGA professional with more than 30 years of coaching, teaching and management experience in the golf industry, Tim DeSormeau, has been named Green Bay’s head men’s golf coach. Currently running his own teaching academy headquartered at Royal St. Patrick’s Golf Links, DeSormeau worked previously from 1998-2012 as both the director of golf (1998-2008)…

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    Golf’s Lindmark announces his retirement

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    After spending more than 20 years associated with the program as both a player and a coach, Bill Lindmark has announced his retirement from his position as Green Bay’s head men’s golf coach, effective June 30. Lindmark served as the head coach of the men’s golf program for 19 total years, including from 1992-2002 and…