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Bendtsen wins playoff for State Amateur title

BEAVER DAM — Ben Bendtsen III of Racine beat Danny Zimmerman of Verona in a playoff Thursday to win the State Amateur golf tournament at Old Hickory Golf Club.

Matt Behm of Janesville closed with a 1-over 73 and finished in 11th place at 5-over-par 293. Behm had three bogeys, a double bogey and four biridies.

Behm is participating in the Janesville City Men’s Golf Championship, which began this morning.

Zimmerman and Bendtsen had shared the second-round lead and then fell behind Kelly Kretz of Antigo heading into Thursday’s final round.

Bendtsen, who won the Ray Fischer State Medal Play Championship at Janesville Riverside in June, was one stroke behind Kretz as the final round began but fired a 68 to end at 7-under 281.

Zimmerman, two strokes ahead of Bendtsen starting the day, had a 70, and the two finished in a tie for first when Kretz slipped to a 78 and wound up third at even-par 288.

Travis Meyer of River Falls was third at 290 after finishing with his third consecutive round of 72.

Mike Hesselman, a 2008 Edgerton High School graduate, playing for the West Bend Country Club, finished with a 2-over-par 74 and a 19-over-par 307. Alex Gaugert of Lake Geneva finished with a 5-over-par 77 and a 26-over-par 314.

WSGA STATE AMATEUR

At Old Hickory,

Beaver Dam

(Par 72; 288 for 72 holes)

FINAL RESULTS

281—Ben Bendtsen III, Racine, 69-69-75-68; Danny Zimmerman, Verona, 68-70-73-70. Bendtsen won championship playoff.

288—Kelly Kretz, Antigo, 71-70-69-78.

290—Travis Meyer, River Falls, 74-72-72-72.

291—Pat Steffes, Fond du Lac, 71-76-71-73.

292—Dustin Schwab, Waunakee, 72-77-74-69; Patrick Duffy, Appleton, 79-71-72-70; Jordan Elsen, Kenosha, 69-71-74-78; Dave Foley, Pewaukee, 73-72-70-77; Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, 75-67-74-76.

293—Matt Behm, Janesville, 71-75-74-73.

294—Alan Thompson, Watertown, 72-77-71-74.

295—Andrew Dekeuster, Franksville, 75-74-72-74.

297—Craig Cerbins, Berlin, 72-79-75-71; Mike McDonald, Germantown, 78-76-70-73; Sam Frank, Oconomowoc, 71-74-77-75.

299—Ben Sieg, Osseo, 78-71-78-72; Pat Boyle, South Milwaukee, 76-74-73-76.

300—Mike Lund, Stoughton, 72-77-78-73; Matt Haase, De Pere, 71-78-77-74; Joe O'Brien, Racine, 75-74-76-75; Austin Ehlenfeldt, Beaver Dam, 74-73-75-78; Tom Halla, Pewaukee, 79-72-70-79.

301—Miles McConnell, Fitchburg, 74-74-78-75; Ryan Prickette, Neenah, 73-79-74-75; Garrett Gosh, Pewaukee, 73-74-77-77; Paul Jacobsen, Racine, 72-75-75-79.

302—Logan Alexander, Viola, 73-76-82-71; Robert Gregorski, Menasha, 75-78-75-74; Todd Schaap, Kenosha, 72-78-75-77; Nick Krattiger, Monroe, 75-77-72-78.

303—Braden Mork, Menomonie, 76-76-78-73.

304—Adam Austreng, Shawano, 75-78-78-73; Craig Haltom, Marshall, 73-78-79-74; Erik Mayer, Appleton, 70-82-77-75; Derek Hilmershausen, 75-75-78-76; Mason Milner, Onalaska, 74-75-78-77; Brady Strangstalien, Westby, 72-77-78-77.

305—Nicholas Engen, McFarland, 74-79-77-75; Taylor Johnson, Oconomowoc, 74-80-74-77; Keith Buntrock, Franklin, 79-75-73-78; Keith Stelzer, Green Bay, 79-74-73-79.

306—Michael Masik Jr, Racine, 75-79-82-70; Chip Summers, Richfield, 77-73-81-75; Todd Westrich, Green Bay, 75-76-78-77.

307—Mike Hesselman, Janesville, 79-74-80-74; John Oldham, Wautoma, 76-77-78-76; Michael Walsh, Hartland, 75-77-76-79; Craig Anderson, West Bend, 76-75-76-80; Troy Bilderback, Waunakee, 74-78-74-81; Jacob Brookshaw, River Falls, 78-76-72-81.

308—Cam Fuller, Sturgeon Bay, 76-75-82-75; Eric Madlung, Wauwatosa, 75-75-78-80; Andrew Stein, Wawatosa, 76-76-76-80.

309—Travis Engle, Kenosha, 83-71-81-74; Jocko Rueth, Waukegan, 73-79-81-76; Jeff Knudtson, Oconomowoc, 76-77-80-76;Mike Mueller, Fond du Lac, 74-79-77-79; Mike Greer, Eau Claire, 75-71-82-81.

310—Trygve Ekern, McFarland, 75-75-84-76; Brian Thiet, Mequon, 76-75-80-79; Josh Wells, River Falls, 78-74-79-79; Jon Higley, Strum, 73-78-78-81.

311—Terry Flesch, Fond du Lac, 78-74-82-77; Nick Mehigan, Whitefish Bay, 73-80-81-77; Jonathan Fall, Milwaukee, 73-81-79-78.

313—Eric Busalacchi, Waukesha, 73-78-85-77.

314—Brent Quade, Monroe, 81-73-83-77; Alex Gaugert, Lake Geneva, 74-80-80-80; Jeffrey Kinnel, Milwaukee, 77-77-79-81.

315—Michael Oellerich, Cuba City, 75-78-89-73; Glenn Londre, Hartland, 76-78-81-80.

316—James Sigel, Mequon, 78-76-76-86.