The Annual County Tournament is one of the longest standing golf tournaments in our area. This much-anticipated tournament is always full of tradition and excitement. Once a year all levels of amateur golfers come out to the County Golf Course and attempt to mark their name in county history....from Jerry Snable (11 time champion) to recent high school graduates, to your once a week league golfer, everyone wants his shot at winning 'The County'! Once again we had a full field of golfers.
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(Photos provided courtesy of Lee Thompson & MLive)
2017 BAY COUNTY MEN'S TOURNAMENT
2017 Championship Flight Champion
Scott DeWyse
Round 1- 73
Round 2 - 70
TOTAL- 143
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT:
Scott DeWyse 73-70 -- 143
Andrew Janke 71-73 -- 144
Mike Wenglikowski 75-72 -- 147
Mike Mieske 75-72 -- 147
Jason Holyszko 73-75 -- 148
Justin Holyszko 79-70 -- 149
Scott Miller 73-77 -- 150
Matt Hechlik 79-76 -- 155
Mike Dore 80-76 -- 156
Jon Dammer 81-75 -- 156
Tom Rezler 81-76 -- 157
Gabriel Schaefer 85-73 -- 158
Bo Herek 82-81 -- 163
Eric Shark 88-78 -- 166
2017 FIRST FLIGHT CHAMPION
Cory Snider
Round 1 - 76
Round 2 - 74
TOTAL - 150
FIRST FLIGHT:
Cory Snider 76-74 -- 150
Chuck Baumer 73-79 -- 152
Ed Brengman 82-74 -- 156
Anthony Fontana 77-81 -- 158
Chris Bellottie 81-78 -- 159
Jeff Weitzel 82-77 -- 159
Kevin Root 80-80 -- 160
Greg Licht 80-80 -- 160
Patrick Tobin 78-86 -- 164
Ryan Rahn 82-84 -- 166
George Escamilla 84-82 -- 166
Scott Schmidt 88-78 -- 166
Graham MacBride 85-81 -- 166
Kurt Michael 79-88 -- 167
Tom Merkle 84-84 -- 168
Craig Laskey 85-83 -- 168
Carter Adams 85-86 -- 171
Craig Montcalm 93-81 -- 174
Eli Parrent 92-83 -- 175
Marcus Davila 90-85 -- 175
Wesley Asel 90-90 -- 180
Jake Coquillard 85-DNF
2017 SECOND FLIGHT CHAMPION
Rob Merkle
Round 1 - 79
Round 2 - 75
TOTAL - 154
SECOND FLIGHT:
Rob Merkle 79-75 -- 154
Eric Drzewicki 82-75 -- 157
Nick Felmlee 77-80 -- 157
Denny Gale 79-79 -- 158
Terry Horner 80-79 -- 159
John Kendall 81-78 -- 159
Calen Sutton 83-77 -- 160
Mark Zielinski 82-80 -- 162
Ryan Gregg 84-79 -- 163
Matt Ludwig 83-81 -- 164
Josh Jaynes 85-79 -- 164
Doug Adams 81-84 -- 165
Roger Skrabut 89-79 -- 168
Craig Laskowski 88-82 -- 170
Tim Corcoran 84-88 -- 172
David Freed 89-83 -- 172
Jeff McCulloch 85-88 -- 173
Craig Kloska 93-DNF
2017 THIRD FLIGHT CHAMPION
Joe Heintskill
Round 1 - 76
Round 2 - 81
TOTAL - 157
THIRD FLIGHT:
Joe Heintskill 76-81 -- 157
John Janke 78-80 -- 158
Chris Janke 81-79 -- 160
Seth Ferrio 78-83 -- 161
Gene Rhode 82-79 -- 161
Tyson Knaub 82-80 -- 162
Jeff Nievierowski 81-82 -- 163
Brian Sizick 81-83 -- 164
Ed Herek 84-82 -- 166
Kevin Jamrog 84-82 -- 166
Andy Stewart 85-81 -- 166
Matt Wall 83-84 -- 167
Chip Arrington 87-80 -- 167
Wendell Beffrey 85-82 -- 167
Bud Keefer 83-85 -- 168
Bob Anderson 83-87 -- 170
Tim Roberts 85-85 -- 170
Nicholas Hightower 83-88 -- 171
Ken Fegan 90-81 -- 171
Timothy Ayotte 88-84 -- 172
Doug Boehm 83-89 -- 172
Scott Bode 85-89 -- 174
Russ David 94-83 -- 177
Greg Heitzig 92-89 -- 181
Bill DuRussel 93-91 -- 184
Bob Pratt 96-91 -- 187
Bill DeWyse 100-88 -- 188
2017 FOURTH FLIGHT CHAMPION
Shawn Griffith
Round 1 - 75
Round 2 - 81
TOTAL - 156
FOURTH FLIGHT:
Shawn Griffith 75-81 -- 156
Dan Bublitz 81-82 -- 163
Allen Atkari 80-85 -- 165
Ed Bleshenski 84-82 -- 166
Chad Gracey 84-85 -- 169
Chip Kiesel 87-82 -- 169
David Martindale 84-88 -- 172
Bong Park 87-85 -- 172
Robert DeWyse 89-83 -- 172
Charlie Engelhardt 82-91 -- 173
Shane Albrecht 87-87 -- 174
Jamey Bartkowiak 91-84 -- 175
Greg Lamson 96-81 -- 177
James Reed 85-93 -- 178
Eric Chesney 88-90 -- 178
Tom Dore 89-89 -- 178
Kurt Legner 86-93 -- 179
Andrew Neumann 85-94 -- 179
Oaks Hollister 93-86 -- 179
Chad Feldotte 90-90 -- 180
Lane Moore 91-89 -- 180
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED FOR MAKING THIS TOURNAMENT A CONTINUED SUCCESS! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
 Shawn Griffith watches his putt | |  Joe Heintskill approaches his putt | 
Players getting ready to tee off |
Scott DeWyse tees off on the 1st | |  Leaders eyeing up their putts | 
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Past Bay County Champions
2016 Scott DeWyse (143)
2015 Justin Holyszko (107) - rain-shortened
2014 Justin Holyszko (143)
2013 Justin Holyszko (142)
2012 Justin Holyszko (145)
2011 Andrew Janke (145)
2010 Justin Holyszxko (140)
2009 Chad Horner (143)
2008 Jason Holyszko (145)
2007 Justin Holyszko (143)
2006 Chad Horner (136)
2005 Mike Wenglikowski (143)
2004 Ryan Puchel (142)
2003 Mike Wenglikowski (141)
2002 Ryan Schultheiss (143)
2001 Bryan Shark (138)
2000 Mike Wenglikowski (144)
1999 Doug Anderson (139)
1998 Jerry Snable (138)
1997 Jerry Snable (144)
1996 Jerry Snable (143)*
1995 Jerry Snable (71) - rain-shortened
1994 Jerry Snable (146)
1993 Jerry Snable (141)
1992 Jerry Snable (146)
1991 Kevin Janasik (147)
1990 Jerry Snable (138)
1989 Tom Rezler (146)
1988 Kevin Janasik (148)*
1987 Pete Pafford (70) - rain-shortened
1986 Pete Pafford (147)
1985 Pete Pafford (150)
1984 Joe Spyhalski (149)
1983 Pete Pafford (141)
1982 Jerry Snable (141)*
1981 Joe Borkowski (147)
1980 Tom Rezler (146)
1979 Pete Pafford (140)
1978 Alan Schafer (148)
1977 Tom Rezler (153)*
1976 Joe Spyhalski (149)
1975 Tom Rezler (146)
1974 Tom Rezler (149)*
1973 Bill Ott (139)
1972 Carl Herber (146)
1971 Jerry Snable (149)
1970 Carl Herber def. Bill Ott
1969 Scott Anderson def. Shelby Houston
1968 Jerry Snable
--------start of the Modern Era at the Bay County Golf Course------
1965-1967 No Tourney
1964 John Tews (213)
1963 Guy Jeffrey
1962 John Bickham (219)*
1961 John Tews def. Frank Peplinski
1960 Carl Herber
1959 John Tews def. Harry Halub
1958 Bruce Irvine def. Larry Jonas
1957 Harry Halub def. Eldon Ingle
1956 John Tews
1955 Harry Halub def. Floyd "Butch" Wagner
1954 Harry Halub def. Howard Bidwell
1953 Eldon Ingle def. Floyd "Butch" Wagner
1952 John Tews (296)
1951 John Tews def. Harry Halub
1950 Fred "Chick" Herber
1949 Harry Halub def. John Tews
1948 Harry Halub def. John Tews
1947 John Tews
1946 John Tews
1945 Sam Young (146)
1944 Fred "Chick" Herber
1943 Mike Wiechec
1942 John Tews def. Mike Wiechec
1941 John Tews def. Howard Taylor
1940 John Tews def. Howard Taylor
1939 Elsun Hedges def. John Tews
1938 John Tews def. Elsun Hedges
1937 Eugene Hand def. Elsun Hedges
1936 Art Kerkau def. Ken Treymann
1935 Howard Taylor
1934 Larry Noble
1933 Howard Taylor
1932 Howard Taylor
1931 Eugene Hand
1930 Eugene Hand
1929 Pete Smith def. Eugene Hand
1928 Eugene Hand def. Al Windiate
1927 Eugene Hand def. Emmett Kelly
1926 Eugene Hand def. Al Windiate
1925 Eugene Hand def. Charlie Porter
1924 Dude Evans def. Fred Johnson
1923 Dude Evans def. Fred Johnson
1922 Emmett Kelly def. Fred Johnson - first City Championship
*Information provided by The Bay City Times (Lee Thompson)