Bellevue Cruises to Another Nebraska Intercollegiate Title
Final Round Conducted Saturday at Norfolk Country Club
NORFOLK (October 10, 2020) - Bellevue University cruised to win a second straight title at the 2020 Nebraska Intercollegiate at Norfolk Country Club on Saturday.
The Bruins held a large lead after the first round and only separated further from the field during the final round. Bellevue broke par for the second straight day as a team, posting a 287 (-1). It was a 569 (-7) total for the Bruins, who won the title by 36 strokes. Bellevue also won in 2018, the last time the Nebraska Intercollegiate was staged.
Individual Champion Hugo Ronnberg of Bellevue University
Freshman Hugo Ronnberg captured the individual title, following his first round 69 (-3) with an even-par 72 for a 141 (-3) total. His teammates fell in right behind, with Rodrigo Navarrete finishing runner-up at 142 (-2) after back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1). Floris-Jan Oosterhof took third at 143 (-1), while Alex Zillig tied for fourth at 147 (+3).
Individual Runner-Up Rodrigo Navarrete of Bellevue University
Northeast Community College's Ty Heimes and Baptiste Bonnet, playing for Bellevue's second team, tied with Zillig at 147 (+3). Bellevue's Andre Becerra also earned a medal, finishing seventh at 148 (+4).
Top 10 Finishers (from left to right): Top Row -Floris-Jan Oosterhof, Bellevue; Alex Zillig, Bellevue; Ty Heimes, Northeast CC; Baptiste Bonnet, Bellevue; Andre Becerra, Bellevue; Bottom Row - Connor Dormann, Nebraska Wesleyan; Conor Schubring, Doane; Drew D'Ercole, Concordia.
Three players tied for eighth to round out the Top 10. Nebraska Wesleyan University's Connor Dormann, Doane University's Conor Schubring and Concordia University's Drew D'Ercole all produced totals of 149 (+5).
Nebraska Wesleyan finished second as a team, with a 605 (+29) total, while Doane was third at 614 (+38).
Full results and additional information is available on the NGA website below.
About the NGA
The Nebraska Golf Association, founded in 1966, is comprised of all members of public and private clubs and/or municipal or regional golf associations which utilize an approved handicap service recognized by the USGA and provided by the NGA. Our mission is to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values to all golfers in Nebraska. Among the duties of the Association include governance of member clubs and service as their handicapping and course rating authority, conduct of state golf championships, local USGA qualifying & other notable competitions, promotion of junior golf, presentation of worthwhile educational programs and support of allied golf organizations in Nebraska. The Nebraska Golf Association is an Allied Golf Association of the USGA and carries out core services including Handicap Administration and Oversight, Course Rating, Rules of Golf and Rules of Amateur Status, Tournaments and USGA Championship Qualifiers and USGA Initiatives and Community Programs.
