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City golf tournament starts Friday

JANESVILLE — Will the 2012 Men’s City Golf Tournament be a two-man race between Matt Behm and Sam Van Galder, or will a darkhorse candidate emerge?

That question will be answered this weekend as the 63rd annual tournament tees off with Friday’s opening round at Riverside Golf Course. The 54-hole tournament moves to Glen Erin Golf Club on Saturday before concluding with Sunday’s final 18 holes at the Janesville Country Club.

Behm and Van Galder have dominated the tournament the last decade. Behm has won titles in four of the last nine years, including last year’s 3-stroke win over Van Galder.

Van Galder will be shooting for his third title in the last six years.

Seven-time champion Chris Pastore is not entered this year, leaving 2002 champion Ryan Coffey as the only other former City champion in the field.

Men’s City Golf Tournament

Championship Flight

Friday and Saturday tee times

FRIDAY

(At Riverside)

HOLE 1

7:30 am—Jon Phillips, Mark Thomsen.

7:40—William Pappas, Aaron Rondon.

7:50—Aaron Coffey, Peyton Graham, Michael Oellerich.

8:00—Matt Behm, Jordan Brovick, Jordan Gagg.

8:10—Sam Van Galder, Jim Leute, Andrew Tearman.

HOLE 10

7:30—Rob Ackerman, Bobby Kennedy.

7:40—Ryan Coffey, Bill Kennedy, Doug Sheridan.

7:50—Jake Downing, Charlie Roherty, Michael Kletzien.

8:00—Ryne Clatworthy, Taylor Braun, Dustin Richards.

8:10—Greg Ruef, Jay Naatz, Jerry Rabbach.

First Flight

FRIDAY

(At Riverside)

HOLE 1

8:20—Dale Bladorn, Curt Goodwick, James Mead.

8:30—Gregory Wagner, Andrew Siefert, King Clark.

8:40—Chad Sullivan, Rick Berry, Gary Neumueller.

8:50—Eric Hoium, Mike Lansing, David DiStefano.

HOLE 10

8:20—Gary Polglaze Jr., Sean Halvorson, Matt Kempfer.

8:30—Al Herbst, Nolan Moran, Jake Hassinger.

8:40—Mike Johnson, Shannon Dooley, Gary Merk.

Second Flight

FRIDAY

(at Riverside)

HOLE 1

9:00—Jon Moldenhauer, Ryan Luebke, Steve Wagner.

9:10—John Hill, Jeff Adams, Shawn Gagg.

9:20—Greg Mullen, Kevin Mickelson, Steve Thompson, Lee Bream.

HOLE 10

8:50—Joe Kennedy, Kevin Riley, Dave Diece.

9:00—Dave DeGarmo, Ben DeWitt, Joel Bailey.

9:10—Brent Corey, Efren Blanca, Nick Kliefoth.

9:20—Joe Nemeth, Steve Thurner, Wayne Hansen, Jacob Bandi.

Third Flight

FRIDAY

(At Riverside)

HOLE 1

Noon—Tim Millis, Jeff DeGarmo, Dan Hermanson.

12:10—Randy Krueger, Tom Collins, Greg Galvan.

12:20—Ned Moser, Bryan Thorson, Scott Schroeder.

Hole 10

Noon—Jamie Orr, David Huibregtse.

12:10—Eric Scherdell, Todd Sitter, Shawn Uschan.

12:20—Andrew Schoeder, Jose Perez, Stephen Monroe, Chad Flanders.

Net Flight

FRIDAY

(At Riverside)

HOLE 1

12:30—Richard Moore, Matthew Ruppe, Doug Whitescarver.

12:40—Jace Fenton, Warren Voyce, Howie Henning.

12:50—Dave Langowski, Steve Weiss, Andrew Gregg, Matt Runde.

HOLE 10

12:30—Nathan Punzel, Matt DeWitt, Paul Burkholder.

12:40—Tom Fenton, Greg Fiedler, Bill Hess.

12:50—Steve Schulz, Joe Slatter, John Ward, Bryant Whitehead.

City Champions

1950—Rockwell Collins; 1951—Mel Waggoner; 1952—Harold Kotwitz; 1953—Kenneth Kubitz; 1954—John Nolan; 1955—John Nolan; 1956—Harold Kotwitz; 1957—Lyle Gifford; 1958—Harold Kotwitz; 1959—Harold Kotwitz.

1960—Harold Kotwitz; 1961—Jan Hoffman; 1962—Jan Hoffman; 1963—Jan Hoffman; 1964—Jan Hoffman; 1965—Jan Hoffman; 1966—Lyle Gifford; 1967—Jan Hoffman; 1968—Jan Hoffman; 1969—Dan Nitz.

1970—Jan Hoffman; 1971—Mike Medrow; 1972—Lyle Gifford; 1973— Gregg Clatworthy; 1974—Harold Kotwitz; 1975—Jan Hoffman; 1976—Steve Babcock; 1977— Gregg Clatworthy; 1978— Gregg Clatworthy; 1979— Gregg Clatworthy.

1980—Jeff Riley; 1981—Steve Babcock; 1982— Gregg Clatworthy; 1983— Gregg Clatworthy; 1984— Gregg Clatworthy; 1985—Chris Pastore; 1986—Jeff Bruegger; 1987—Jeff Bruegger; 1988—Jeff Bruegger; 1989—Mike Sipe.

1990—Mike Sipe; 1991—Mike Sipe; 1992—Chris Pastore; 1993—Jeff Bruegger; 1994—Jeff Bruegger; 1995—Chris Pastore; 1996—Chris Pastore; 1997—Brent Kern; 1998—Chris Pastore; 1999—Brad Bohlman.

2000—Chris Pastore; 2001—Brad Bohlman; 2002—Ryan Coffey 2003—Matt Behm. 2004—Chris Pastore. 2005—Travis Marting. 2006—Matt Behm. 2007—Sam Van Galder. 2008—Brad Bohlman. 2009—Matt Behm.

2010—Sam Van Galder. 2011—Matt Behm.

ALL-TIME LEADING WINNERS

Jan Hoffman (9 titles)—1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975.

Gregg Clatworthy (7 titles)—1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984.

Chris Pastore (7 titles)—1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004.

Harold Kotwitz (6 titles)—1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1974.