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The Latest from the 2026 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship

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Rob Hernandez

10:36

Kuiper might have found the range off 2 tee. That would be OB

10:32

Cody Guetzke eagles 3 to get to 5-over

10:29

Schmidtke makes birdie and Turtz bogeys and just like that we have a three-way tie for first

10:27

Will Schlitz of Eau Claire is 3-under thru 6 but 9-over for the week

10:25

Ricky Kuiper makes a long one on No. 1

10:22

Last group is on the course

10:13

UW-Stout coach Andrew Delong caddying for Mason Schmidtke

10:09

Former Badgers Cameron Huss caddying for Spencer Turtz

10:08

Last group is set to go

9:49

First group off the front played in 1 hour, 20 minutes and now has a bit of a wait on 10

8:54

Barely any wind out here. You know that it’s not a factor because you can hear the chatter from the 10th tee box at the 1st tee and that wasn’t the case the first two days for sure

8:35

The Silver Lining for today’s final round at West Bend CC? Even if you don’t win, the top 25 are exempt from qualifying for the 2027 State Am at The Club at Lac La Belle

8:29

Early birdies from Jackson Piacsek & Jacob Garstecki

8:17

8:14

A change to the original tee sheet

8:09

8:08

The State Am trophy has arrived at No. 1 tee

8:04

Jonah Curtis and Daniel Romano get us started on No. 1

7:24

There are nine golfers within five shots of third-round leader Spencer Turtz, who completed his senior season at the University of Wisconsin in May. There are 22 golfers within 10 shots of the lead. Should be a fun one at a tough, tough West Bend CC.

7:09

Good morning and welcome to Championship Thursday at the 125th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship. Play will begin with the first groups off No. 1 at 8 a.m. and No. 10 at 8:05 a.m.

*** Thursday, July 23 ***

Rob Hernandez

4:17

Tee times for the final round will begin at 8 a.m. The lead group will tee off No. 1 at 10:10 a.m.

4:01

Your final Day 3 leaderboard

2:57

After a 41 on the front, Garrett Schultz has brought it back nicely and is 2-under on the back as he plays 17.

2:56

Mason Schmidtke double-bogeyed No. 18 to finish with a 71 and drop into a five-way tie for third, two shots back of Brandon Cloete and Spencer Turtz, who are playing No. 17.

2:18

Mason Schmidtke birdies 15 & 16 to get to even par for the week. He is one ahead of Brandon Cloete

1:52

Mason Schmidtke birdies 15 to tie the lead with Brandon Cloete

1:47

We have our first sub 70 score. A 69 for Charlie Erlandson

1:35

Since bogeying No. 4, current Marquette golfer Mason Schmidtke has played his last 10 holes in 2-under to move into solo second behind former Golden Eagle Brandon Cloete.

1:27

Brandon Cloete just bogeyed No. 11. He drops to 1-over and his lead is down to one over Schmidtke and Pohl.

1:16

Spencer Turtz bogeys 10, Griffin Pohl bogeys 11. Brandon Cloete now leads Schmidtke & Pohl by two

12:48

As the last group makes the turn it is Cloete by one

12:32

Five shots separate first from 10th

12:30

Danny Behm, wearing a Bass Lake CC cap, was in the Antigo area last weekend for the 100th anniversary celebration. His 62 is the course record there. He is even today & T-6.

12:21

Brandon Cloete bogeys 7 to drop back to even

12:20

The standard bearer groups are coming through