Krzyzanowski Finishes Second In Nebraska Junior Match Play
6/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
June 13, 2011
OAKLAND, Neb. - Omaha's Alex Totusek won the 22nd Nebraska Junior Match Play Championship at Oakland Golf Club last week defeating Gonzaga University incoming freshman Erik Krzyzanowski of Scottsbluff 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final for Totusek's first state title.
After a back and forth opening nine, Totusek won holes 10-15 to take a 5 up lead on Krzyzanowski who birdied the 16th hole to reduce the deficit but lost the 18th to a Totusek chip in.
The pair traded holes again during the opening nine of the afternoon session but this time it was Krzyzanowski making a run on the back nine winning holes 30-32 trimming the deficit to two. After trading holes on 33 and 34, Totusek eventually closed out Krzyzanowski when both golfers birdied the 35th hole.
Krzyzanowski shot a 79 in the stroke play qualifying round to enter match play as the 20th seed. He defeated No. 13 Tim Song 7 and 6 in his opening round of match play, downed No. 4 Calvin Freeman 6 and 4 to advance to the quarterfinals, defeated No. 5 Drew Taylor in 19 holes to advance to the semifinals and topped No. 1 seed Mitchell Klooz 5 and 3 to advance to the 36-hole final against the second-seeded Totusek.
Krzyzanowski, the latest in a long line of Nebraskans to play for the Bulldogs, was a three-time Nebraska Coaches Association All-State participant, finishing tied for third last fall, tied for second one stroke off the lead in 2009 and finished second in 2008. Scottsbluff won the Nebraska State Class B title last fall, finished fifth in 2009 and ninth in 2008.
He was named to the Nebraska Golf Association All-Star team as a senior, and in 2008 and 2010 was selected to the Nebraska Golf Association Kansas/Nebraska team. He was a three-time Western Conference selection, a two-time Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference (GNAC) pick and was the Star Herald Regional Player of the Year in 2009. He won 12 high school tournaments.
