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The Latest from the 2026 Wisconsin State Open

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Rob Hernandez

9:05

Schwarz pars 1 and R3 is underway with now everyone on the course

8:56

Brandon Cloete opens with a birdie to get to 6-under and tie Max Schwarz

8:37

Cameron Huss can’t birdie them all if he doesn’t birdie 1. ✔️✅✔️☑️

7:18

Good morning and welcome to the final round of the 106th Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open Championship where Max Schwarz takes a one stroke lead into the final 36 holes.

Play is about to begin at Tuckaway CC. Gary D'Amato and I will be along later this morning to provide updates from the end of the third round and all of the final round of the championship. The day begins under a cloudy sky, but we're not expecting rain (it appears that is all down in Ilinois). It should be an exciting final day of golf.

*** Wednesday, August 19 ***

Rob Hernandez

6:56

This is your top 10 entering the final 36 holes at the 106th Wisconsin State Open. There are 31 golfers within five shots of the lead entering the marathon finale.

6:43

It appears to be official. The last scores have been entered and the low 60 plus ties includes all golfers at 4-over-par or better. There will be 65 golfers teeing it up Wednesday in the 36-hole finale, which begins at 7:15 a.m. The afternoon round is scheduled for 12:45 p.m.

6:27

It looks like it will take a Jacob Brown hole-out from the fairway on No. 9 to knock the 4-over golfers below the cutline. In other words, there will likely be 65 golfers playing the 36-hole finale.

5:50

The cut by the way, just moved 4 over but we still have golfers on the course

5:37

... to THIS

We went from this

A wild last hour here at Tuckaway.

5:36

Your second-round leader at the Wisconsin State Open is former Badgers golfer Max Schwarz, who is now a mini-tour pro based in his native Arizona.

5:05

Kelpin bogeys. Cloete par

5:04

Max Schwarz birdies 18 to take the lead

4:40

4:38

Add former Wisconsin Badger Max Schwartz to the list of golfers in the lead at five under

4:17

Greendale's Nate Thomson eagled No. 12 to jump to 3-under for the day and 5-under for the week. He becomes the sixth golfer tied for the lead at 5-under (with Ott, Cloete, Kelpin, Schmidtke and Steger).

4:10

Gary D'Amato tells me 15 golfers within two shots of the lead.

4:09

Lurking in the shadows, 2023 champ Cameron Huss bounces back from his bogey on 12 to birdie 13 and he now is two off the lead at 3-under

4:08

Mason Schmidtke double-bogeys the par-3 fifth to drop from 6-under to 4. He moves Harrison Ott, Brandon Cloete, Barrett Kelpin and Kaylor Steger into the lead.

4:05

Junior golfers Hayes Packee of Delafield and Owen Purdin of Oregon are 3-under for the day. Packee is T-20 and Purdin T-54 with the top 60 plus ties getting to play Wednesday in the 36-hole finale

3:56

Harrison Ott is now the only past champion inside the top 10. Says a lot because we have nine former champs in the field including winners of the last six State Opens.

3:52

Mason Schmidtke birdies No. 4 to get back to 6-under. He leads by 1

3:43

Back-to-back birdies by Barrett Kelpin at Nos. 11 and 12 got him to 5-under. He is tied for the lead with Ott, Schmidtke and Steger.

3:34

Mason Schmidtke bogeys 3 to fall back to 5-under and tied with Ott and Steger for the lead.

3:21

Mount Pleasant professional Kaylor Steger drained a 100-foot putt on No. 9 for birdie, his third in four holes to close the front nine at 1-under 35. He is 5-under for the week and T-2, one back of Schmidtke.

3:18

Andy Landenberger has his eye on rain moving our way. So far, it has taken exits north and south

2:58

Josh Robinson bogeys number 16 after sixth consecutive pars to drop to 4-under

2:51

Shoutout to Badger Bob Gregorski. He is 3-under through six and has moved up 34 spots to T-14

2:47

Mason Schmidtke birdies 9 to get to 6 under

2:42

Barrett Kelpin birdied 6 & 7 to get to 5-under but bogeyed 9 to fall back. Wi d starting to pick up a bit

2:19

Ed Dzirbik Jr., left, insists he is not the Brad Faxon of Wisconsin golf. Harrison Ott is a good enough putter on his own, he tells me

2:17

Dettmering bogeys 18 to drop back to 3-under

2:12

Here is what he is seeing

Chief meteorologist Andy Landenberger checking the radar.

2:10

1:53

Russell Dettmering bounces back from his bogey at No. 15 with a birdie at No. 16 to get back to 4-under for the week. He is T-4 behind Harrison Ott, Mason Schmidtke and Josh Robinson

1:32

And, of course, if you look close you'll see that 2023 State Open champion Cameron Huss has started birdie-birdie. He is one stroke off the lead playing the front nine of his second round. There is very little wind out there right now. We'll see how long that continues.

1:30

Your current leaderboard overall. Merrill's Russell Dettmering is 3-under through five holes and to 4-under.

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