Kieffer, Bobroski, Foley, Freymueller Win Coyote Springs SNGA Tour Stableford Titles
Garret Kieffer (Championship), John Bobroski (Senior), Mark Foley (Silver) and Brian Freymueller (Net) won titles at the 2024 SNGA Tour Stableford event at Coyote Springs. The tournament was held Sept. 26, 2024 at Coyote Springs GC. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider
The tournament format was modified Stableford scoring and awarded points for double eagles (8 points), eagles (5 points), birdies (3 points), pars (2 points) and bogeys (1 point). Players earned zero points for double bogeys or worse.
Championship
Garret Kieffer put 16 pars on the scorecard, good for two points each, and breezed to an 11-point victory.
It was Kieffer’s first SNGA victory. He added one birdie (three points) and one bogey (one point) to his winning total of 36 points.
“I just played real consistent golf,” said Kieffer, who works in a motorcycle shop with his dad. “I hit a lot of greens and had a lot of two putts.”
But not all of the putts were easy.
“I did knock a few of the first putts about six feet past so I had some tough putts coming back,” he said. “I made it a lot tougher on myself at times than I needed to.”
He said that putting showed him where he needs to work on his game. And it’s a two-fold solution.
“I need to make more long putts going forward,” he said. “And I also want to work on my iron play so I can hit shots closer to the pin so I don’t have a lot of long putts.”
He said Coyote Springs forced everyone to concentrate on their game from start to finish.
“You’re certainly not going to get a flat lie out here,” he said with a laugh. “It made me concentrate more to think about what the ball is going to do with it being above your feet or below your feet.”
Championship
Garret Kieffer, 36
David Larsen, 25
Kyle Rogers, 12
Senior
John Bobroski put up an eagle and six birdies as he won for the third time in 2024. He’s got two individual titles as well as a team event title.
“Everything is clicking now,” he said. “I’m looking forward to playing more.”
He said the eagle on the fifth hole really got the round going.
“I hit driver off the deck to about seven feet and made the putt,” he said.
He said it’s rounds like this one that boosts the confidence but he also knows it can change in a hurry.
“Everything seems to be working and I just hope it lasts,” he said. “But every day changes…that’s golf. Tomorrow it could be an 86.”
Even with the solid round, he knows there’s room for improvement.
“I had a pretty good day putting,” he said. “But I’m still looking to get closer and closer to the 20s (number of putts) rather than 34 or 35 putts in a round.”
Senior
John Bobroski, 41 points
Ray Nomura, 37
Jeff Coppens, 28
Silver
Mark Foley birdied the first hole for three points and added four more birdies (and 12 points) in winning his first SNGA Tour title.
Foley wound up with 35 points and a two-point victory.
“It was a welcome win,” he said. “I’ve had tournaments where I had a lot of promise but I just couldn’t finish things. Maybe it was the Stableford format…I did make five birdies and made a lot of putts so it worked out well.”
He’s looking for more.
“I’m going to play more tournaments so hopefully I can win more of these things,” he said.
He added his opening hole set a great tone for things to come.
“I hit a wedge to about eight feet and knocked it in,” he said. “I said…OK, let’s keep this going. And I did keep playing good golf.”
But he’s also not going to let the win go to his head.
“We’ve all played enough golf to know that it’s one shot at a time,” he said. “I just need to stay focused and not get ahead of myself. I did that today and it paid off.”
Silver
Mark Foley, 35 points
Ron Harwood, 33
Jim LiCausi, 31
Net
Brian Freymueller recorded seven birdies (four natural and three net) in putting 40 points on the scoreboard and breezeing to an eight-point victory.
It was Freymueller’s second SNGA win of 2024.
“I hit it really well,” Freymueller said. “I haven’t played in about a week and a half as I was dealing with a family emergency. But playing today gave me a good mental break…even the bad shots didn’t seem to matter.”
Freymueller said his putting was the key.
“I made three birdie putts over 15 feet,” he said. “It’s always a good thing when you make some putts from distance.”
He added the course was quite the challenge.
“There’s undulation all over the place at Coyote Springs,” he said. “I enjoy playing tough courses. It’s easy to get into trouble but today was a day where golf felt easy. It was just an enjoyable day and you always want more of those.”
Net
Brian Freymueller, 40 points
Stephen Sitar, 32
Dave Golder, 31
