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The Latest from the 2026 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship

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11:16

Or the un-bunching atop the leadboard after Vijay Kumar and K.C. Nickel make bogeys to drop to 1-under.

11:15

Viterbo golfer J.J. Kaczynski switches spots with Alisatar Demko and joins the bunch tied for the lead.

10:56

Fond du Lac's Joe DuChateau, Badger golfer and Wisconsin State Match-Play Champion Vijay Kumar, Siena College golfer K.C. Nickel of Waunakee and Sand Valley GR caddie Alistair Demko of Kingsland, Ga. are all tied for the lead. Four more golfers, including former Ray Fischer champion Mason Schmidtke, a Marquette golfer; and two-time State Am champ Bob Gregorski are tied for fifth at 1-under.

10:54

A bogey/double-bogey stretch at 11 and 12 for Trevor Durfee knocks him back to even-par. We have a four-way tie for the lead at 2-under.

10:50

Randy Warobick is pinch-hitting for Leland Mayer of Eau Claire as first-tee starter this year. Randy is a 14-time club champion at West Bend CC who was a member for 35 years before “becoming a full-time grandpa”

10:18

A neat leaderboard with an NCAA Division III national qualifier in Trevor Durfee at UW-Superior, an NAIA national qualifier (first ever for Viterbo) in J.J. Kaczynski and a rock solid golfer in K.C. Nickel of Waunakee, a rising junior at Siena College (N.Y.). He finished fourth in this event a year ago.

10:10

Your leader as he makes the turn … Trevor Durfee of UW-Superior

10:01

UW-Superior golfer Trevor Durfee playing No. 9 at 3-under. A lot of golfers coming and going at 1-under.

9:29

Former Drive, Chip & Putt National finalist Jared Romano carrying the DCP bag and reminding us where more and more State Am competitors get their start

9:15

Durfee to 3-under

8:40

UW-Superior golfer Trevor Durfee and Joey Ploch of Oconomowoc are the first to 2-under

8:19

The first birdie of the 125th State Am goes to UW-Green Bay’s Yinta Yang

7:34

Reigning Wet Bend CC club champion Joey Darrow hits the first tee shot & we are underway!

6:25

Good morning and welcome to Day 1 of the 125th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship. Gary D'Amato and I are at West Bend CC for this year's championship.

Today begins under a partly cloudy sky and temperatures in the low 60s. We are going up to 84 degrees with a good chance of some rain later this afternoon.

The first golfers will tee off at 7:30 a.m. off No. 1. Tee times are staggered every 5 minutes between 1 and 10 because the two tee boxes are right next to each other at West Bend CC.

Lastly, the course will play as a par-71 with No. 11, a par-5 for the members, playing as a par-4. Golfers were told Sunday during practice rounds that there is internal out-of-bounds to the left side of Nos. 1 and 2, the two holes that border the driving range.

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