Manternach wins men's club tournament

It’s the third men’s club title that he’s won, but this one took something special.

   Playing in the men’s club tournament on June 28-29 at the Monticello Golf Club, Chance Manternach shot a seven under round of 65 to win the tournament by one stroke.                

   “I knew it was going to take something special to catch Matt (Wennekamp). He’s been playing pretty well this summer,” Manternach said.

   Wennekamp was in the lead after the first round, firing a four-under round of 68. Wennekamp finished runner-up after a one-under 71 on day two.

   Manternach trailed Wennekamp by five after a one-over 73 put him five shots back.

   “The first day, I was out feeling the course,” Manternach commented. “I always have the thought of shooting around par the first day and giving myself a shot for Sunday. I had a rough start, but battled back to shoot 73.”

   Manternach said he knew he had something going on day two, after two birdies and an eagle got his round going. Manternach mentioned that a 25-30 foot putt for eagle on hole three and a 10 foot putt on hole 18 were highlights of his round.

   “My group made it really easy to just play and not think about the scores. I got to play with Justin Recker, Reid Hall and Conner Keleher, so we were all pretty chill all day,” added Manternach.

   A few groups ahead of Wennekamp, Manternach said he had an idea of how Matt was playing.

   “I knew what Matt shot on the front nine, and then on the back nine, I knew we were tied and I had one hole to play and he had two. So, I knew I had to birdie the last hole,” Manternach said.

   Don Smith shot 76 (39-37) to win the 18-hole portion of the tournament, Dave Welter was runner-up with a 77 (39-38).

   The full list of results follows.

JUNE 28-29

MONTICELLO CLUB MEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT

36-hole event

Championship Flight

   Medalist: Chance Manternach 138 (73-65). Runner-up: Matt Wennekamp 139 (68-71). 3^rd, Reid Hall 142 (72-70); 4^th, Dustin Hall 143 (72-71).

First Flight

   1^st, Justin Recker 150 (73-77); 2^nd, Lonnie Chapman 151 (74-77); 3^rd Evan Felton 152 (79-73); 4^th, Tim Peters 152 (76-76).

Second Flight

   1^st, Kevin Bergman 161 (77-84); 2^nd, Jacob Manternach 161 (77-84); 3^rd, Jacob Thompson 167 (83-84); 4^th, Jim Aitchison 167 (83-84).

18-hole event

Championship Flight

   Medalist: Don Smith 76 (39-37). Runner-up: Dave Welter 77 (39-38). 3^rd, Derek Manternach 80 (36-44); 4^th, Darren Reade 84 (42-42).

First Flight

   1^st, Bob Dotterwich 86 (42-44); 2^nd, Dan Porter 87 (45-42); 3^rd, Leo Cook 88 (42-46); 4^th, Nick Miller 88 (46-42).

Second Flight

   1^st, Mitch Monk 96 (51-47); 2^nd, Bill Beringer 96 (48-48); 3^rd, Mitch McLaughlin 101 (48-53); 4^th, Noah Webber 101 (45-56).

WOMEN’S CLUB TOURNAMENT

   In the 2025 Women’s Club Tournament, Dru Kramer emerged victorious with a round of 78 (39-39). Aspen Felton was runner-up with an 84 (42-42) and Abby Slauson finished third in the championship flight with an 88 (42-46).

   Kramer’s win in late June is her second club championship, winning it the first time in 2022.

   “It felt pretty good to win it. I feel like I put a lot of time and effort into the sport, so it’s rewarding to see it pay off sometimes,” Kramer said. “I had a pretty rough start, with a bogey on the first three holes, but I was able to pull it together. I had five birdies, so that helped. I birdied nine both times and had a really good shot off the tee on 17 and was able to make a birdie after going into the pond on 16.

First Flight

   1^st, Kelsie Wennekamp 101 (49-52); 2^nd, Bailey Brenneman 105 (54-51); 3^rd, Sandy Achenbach 109 (56-53).

9-hole division

Championship Flight

   1^st, Theresa Westhoff 48; 2^nd, Kim Johnson 51; 3^rd, Angie McDonough 55.