HAGAR Tour History
A look at the results from the past 8 years
The Tour would like to thank Andrew Ables for his hard work
in researching the info found on this page.

1998 The Birth of the Hagar Cup- Battle Creek, MI
The birth of the Hagar Cup occurred in 1998 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Trent Karshner invited a few friends on a golf trip. The initial invitation was put out via the "Hook and Shank" newsletter, and was literally hand-typed and mailed. Those that made this historic voyage were exposed to some of the best City Park courses in lower Michigan. I believe the best way to describe these courses were "goat ranches." However, Trent, Jeff Tester, Andy Thomas, Chris Bannister, Andrew Ables, Chris Bear, Gary Lunz, Jason Rickard, Brian Ottinger, Brian Elick, and Kory Witmer (in spirit, as he bailed at the last minute for a baseball tournament) made their way to "The Creek." Not only did this trip give birth to the phrase of "Dinner and a movie," (referring to the man and woman who were walking out of the strip bar), it also was the launching of Banjo’s clothing apparel line, "Free Dick." Other classic highlights included Rickard driving the wrong way on a four-lane highway, running red-lights, strippers doubling as "electricians" as they propelled up the strip pole into the ceiling, mandatory dental checks of all strippers, and pretty much all the boys being drunk. The group played 36-36-18 holes of golf that August and some could not even finish on Sunday because of blistered hands.
Legend has it that as Rickard and Banjo drove by the Kellogg’s cereal manufacture; Sammy Hagar was playing on the radio. To which Banjo said in a Sammy Hagar deep throttled voice, "Count Choc-ula." And the rest, as they say, is history...

 

1999 Hagar Cup- Treetops, MI

Team 5150 vs. Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer

2. Jeff Tester 2. Andy Thomas

3. Trent Karshner 3. Mark Caverly

4. Chris Bear 4. Andrew Ables

5. Brian Elick 5. Gary Lunz

6. Brian Ottinger 6. Larry Berwanger (no call, no show)

Single Matches

Witmer def. Rickard 1 Point OU812

Thomas def. Tester 1 Point OU812

Karshner def. Caverly 1 Point 5150

Ables def. Bear 1 Point OU812

Elick def. Lunz 1 Point 5150

Ottinger def. Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Low Ball/ Low Total

Witmer/Ables half Rickard/Bear ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Karshner/Tester def. Caverly/Thomas 1 Point 5150

Elick/Ottinger def. Lunz/Berwanger 1 Point 5150
MVP
Brian Elick		 Tour Championship Winner
Jason Rickard		 Tour Commissioner
Jason Rickard

Final Score   5150- 5.5 Points    OU812- 3.5 Points

 

 

 

2000 Hagar Cup-  Crossville, TN

Team 5150 vs. Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer

2. Jeff Tester 2. Andy Thomas

3. Trent Karshner 3. Danny Abella

4. Chris Bannister 4. Mark Caverly

5. Chris Bear 5. Andrew Ables

6. Brian Elick 6. Wally Szymanski

7. Brian Ottinger 7. Gary Lunz

8. Jay Demerly 8. Larry Berwanger

Single Matches

Rickard def. Witmer 1 Point 5150

Thomas half. Karshner ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Tester def. Abella 1 Point 5150

Caverly def. Bannister 1 Point OU812

Bear def. Ables 1 Point 5150

Szymanski def. Elick 1 Point OU812

Lunz def. Ottinger 1 Point OU812

Berwanger def. Demerly 1 Point OU812

Low Ball/ Low Total

Witmer/Thomas def. Rickard/Tester 1 Point OU812

Caverly/Abella def. Karshner/Bannister 1 Point OU812

Ables/Szymanski def. Bear/Elick 1 Point OU812

Lunz/Berwanger def. Demerly/Ottinger 1 Point OU812

Pinehurst Alternate Shot/ Two Man Scramble

Rickard/Demerly def. Witmer/Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Abella/Szymanski def. Karshner/Elcik 1 Point OU812

Ables/Caverly def. Bannister/Bear 1 Point OU812

Tester/Ottinger def. Thomas/Lunz 1 Point 5150

 MVP
Mark Caverly

Tour Championship Winner
Kory Witmer

Tour Commissioner
Andrew Ables

  

Final Score  OU812- 10.5 Points    5150- 5.5 Points

 

 

 

2001 Hagar Cup-  Gaylord, MI

Team 5150 vs. Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer

2. Jeff Tester 2. Andy Thomas

3. Trent Karshner 3. Danny Abella

4. Chris Bannister 4. Andrew Ables

5. Chris Bear 5. Wally Szymanski

6. Brian Elick 6. Gary Lunz

7. Brian Ottinger 7. Dave Kaufman

8. Jay Demerly 8. Larry Berwanger

Single Matches

Rickard def. Witmer 1 Point 5150

Thomas def. Karshner 1 Point OU812

Abella def. Tester 1 Point OU812

Ables def. Bannister 1 Point OU812

Bear def. Szymanski 1 Point 5150

Kaufman def. Elick 1 Point OU812

Lunz def. Ottinger 1 Point OU812

Demerly def. Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Low Ball/ Low Total

Rickard/Karshner def. Witmer/Thomas 1 Point 5150

Abella/Ables def. Tester/Bannister 1 Point OU812

Kaufman/Berwanger def. Ottinger/Demerly 1 Point OU812

Szymanski/Lunz def. Bear/Elick 1 Point OU812

 

Low Ball/ Low Total

Witmer/Ables def. Tester/Karshner 1 Point OU812

Rickard/Bannister def. Thomas/Abella 1 Point 5150

Szymanski/Berwanger def. Elick/Ottinger 1 Point OU812

Kaufman/Lunz half. Bear/Demerly ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

 MVP
Dave Kaufman

Tour Championship Winner
Kory Witmer

Tour Commissioner
Kory Witmer

  

Final Score- OU812- 10.5 Points   5150- 5.5 Points

 

 

 

2002 Hagar Cup- Mount Pleasant, MI

Team 5150 Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer

2. Trent Karshner 2. Danny Abella

3. Jeff Tester 3. Andy Thomas

4. Mark Caverly 4. Wally Szymanski

5. Mark Ciesielski 5. Andrew Ables

6. Chris Bannister 6. Greg Hart

7. Brian Ottinger 7. Dave Kaufman

8. Brian Elick 8. Larry Berwanger

Single Matches

Rickard half Witmer ½ Point 5150, ½ Point OU812

Abella def. Karshner 1 Point OU812

Thomas def. Tester 1 Point OU812

Szymanski def. Caverly 1 Point OU812

Ables def. Ciesielski 1 Point OU812

Bannister def. Hart 1 Point 5150

Kaufman def. Ottinger 1 Point OU812

Elick def. Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Low Ball/ Low Total

Rickard/Karshner def. Witmer/Abella 1 Point 5150

Thomas/Szymanski def. Tester/Caverly 1 Point OU812

Ables/Hart def. Ciesielski/Bannister 1 Point OU812

Ottinger/Elick def. Kaufman/Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Low Total

Rickard/Elick def. Ables/Szymanski 1 Point 5150

Witmer/Berwanger def. Caverly/Ciesielski 1 Point OU812

Thomas/Hart half Karshner/Ottinger ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Tester/Bannister def. Kaufman/Abella 1 Point 5150

 MVP
Andy Thomas

Tour Championship Winner
Chris Bannister and Mark Ciesielski

Tour Commissioner
Vacant (Brian Elick)

  

Final Score-  OU812- 9 Points   5150- 7 Points

 

 

 

2003 Hagar Cup-  Biloxi, MS

Team 5150 Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer

2. Craig Neal 2. Andy Thomas

3. Trent Karshner 3. Danny Abella

4. Chris Bannister 4. Mike Mackowiak

5. Chris Bear 5. Wally Szymanski

6. Mark Ciesielski 6. Andrew Ables

7. Brian Elick 7. Dave Kaufman

8. Brian Ottinger 8. Greg Hart

9. Shawn Brown 9. Gary Lunz

10. Jamie Frazier 10. Larry Berwanger

Single Matches

Rickard def. Witmer 1 Point 5150

Neal def. Thomas 1 Point 5150

Karshner def. Abella 1 Point 5150

Bannister def. Mackowiak 1 Point 5150

Bear half Szymanski ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Ables def. Ciesielski 1 Point OU812

Elick def. Kaufman 1 Point 5150

Ottinger half Hart ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Lunz def. Brown 1 Point OU812

Berwanger def. Frazier 1 Point OU812

Low Ball/ Low Total

Rickard/Neal def. Witmer/Thomas 1 Point 5150

Karshner/Bannister def. Abella/Mackowiak 1 Point 5150

Szymanski/Ables def. Bear/Ciesielski 1 Point OU812

Kaufman/Hart def. Ottinger/Elick 1 Point OU812

Brown/Frazier def. Lunz/Berwanger 1 Point 5150

Low Total

Rickard/Frazier def. Abella/Kaufman 1 Point 5150

Witmer/Berwanger half Karshner/Elick ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Bannister/Bear def. Thomas/Hart 1 Point 5150

Mackowiak/Ables def. Neal/Brown 1 Point OU812

Szymanski/Lunz def. Ciesielski/Ottinger 1 Point OU812

 MVP
Chris Bannister

Tour Championship Winner
Not held.

Tour Commissioner
Trent Karshner

  

Final Score- 5150- 11.5 Points   OU812- 8.5 Points

 

 

 
2004 Hagar Cup-  Gaylord, Michigan

Team 5150 Team OU812

1. Trent Karshner 1. Kory Witmer

2. Chris Bannister 2. Danny Abella

3. Jeff Tester 3. Wally Szymanski

4. Chris Bear 4. Andy Thomas

5. Jim Schlueter 5. Andrew Ables

6. Mark Ciesielski 6. Mike Mackowiak

7. Brian Elick 7. Patrick Hubler

8. Jim Mackowiak  8. Greg Hart

9. Shawn Brown 9. Dave Kaufman

10. Brian Ottinger 10. Larry Berwanger

Day One- Worth 1/2 Point
ThreeTops par 3 course

Top 3 and bottom 3 scores from each team on each hole were added together for a total score. 

OU812- 239
5150-  247

OU812 wins 1/2 point

Low Total- Treetops Smith Course 

Tester/Ciesielski def. Witmer/Kaufman
4 and 2   1 point 5150

Thomas/Hubler def. Karshner/J. Mackowiak
5 and 4   1 point OU812

Abella/Berwanger def. Bear/Brown
5 and 4    1 point OU812

Schlueter/Ottinger def. M. Mackowiak/Hart
3 and 2     1 point 5150

Syzmanski/Ables def. Bannister/Elick
5 and 4    1 point OU812

Low Total- Treetops Fazio Course

Karshner/Brown def. Syzmanski/M. Mackowiak
1 up    1 point 5150

Witmer/Hart def. Bear/Elick
8 and 6   1 point OU812

Bannister/Ottinger def. Thomas/Kaufman
5 and 4    1 point 5150

Ciesielski/J. Mackowiak def. Ables/Berwanger
4 and 2   1 point 5150

Abella/Hubler def. Tester/Schlueter
5 and 4    1 point OU812

Single Matches

Witmer def. Karshner  1 point OU812

Ottinger def. Berwanger  1 point 5150

Tester def. Syzmanski  1 point 5150

Thomas def. Bear  1 point OU812

Ables def. Schlueter  1 point OU812

Brown def. Kaufman  1 point 5150

M. Mackowiak def. Ciesielski  1 point OU812

Hubler def. Elick  1 point OU812

Abella def. Bannister  1 point OU812

J. Mackowiak def. Hart   1 point 5150

 MVP
Danny Abella

Rookie of the Year
Patrick Hubler

Tour Championship Winner
Kory Witmer
Andrew Ables

Tour Commissioner
Mark Ciesielski

New Captains Elected
OU812- Danny Abella
5150- Chris Bear

 
Final Score-  OU812- 11.5 Points   5150- 9 Points
 
2005 Hagar Cup- Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Team 5150 Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer  

2. Jeff Tester 2. Danny Abella

3. Trent Karshner 3. Adrew Thomas

4. Chris Bannister 4. Andrew Ables

5. Rick Grinsfelder 5. Mark Ciesielski

6. Patrick Hubler 6. Brett Ratcliffe

7. Jarod Stults 7. Walt Syzmanski

8. Shawn Brown  8. Jim Schlueter

9. Brian Ottinger 9. Jamie Frazier

10. Dave Kaufman 10.Brian Elick

 Low Total- Tulleymore Course 

Witmer/Frazier def. Bannister/Stults 1 pt. OU812

Ciesielski/Elick def. Hubler/Ottinger  1 pt. OU812

Ables/Schlueter def. Tester/Kaufman  1 pt. OU812

Rickard/Brown def. Ratcliffe/Thomas  1 pt. 5150

Grinsfelder/Karshner lost to Syzmanski/Abella  1 pt. OU812

 Low Total- St. Ives Course 

Walt/Sabo lost to Rickard/Ottinger  1 pt. 5150

Ciesielski/Thomas lost to Tester/Stults  1 pt. 5150

Brown/Banjo TIES Abella/Elick  1/2 pt. 5150 & OU812

Karshner/Hubler def. Witmer/Schlueter  1 pt. 5150

Kaufman/Grinsfelder def. Ratcliffe/Frazier  1 pt/ 5150

OU812's VARSITY= 1 pt.
5150 JUNIOR VARSITY= 1 pt.
Singles Matches 

Jason Rickard  def. Kory Witmer  1 pt. 5150

Jeff Tester TIES Danny Abella  ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

T. Karshner TIES Adrew Thomas ½ Point OU812, ½ Point 5150

Chris Bannister  loses to Andrew Ables  1 pt. OU812

Rick Grinsfelder def. Mark Ciesielski  1 pt. 5150

Patrick Hubler def. Brett Ratcliffe  1 pt. 5150

Jarod Stults loses to Walt Syzmanski  1 pt. OU812

Shawn Brown  def. Jim Schlueter  1 pt. 5150

Brian Ottinger loses to Jamie Frazier 1 pt. OU812

Dave Kaufman loses to Brian Elick  1 pt. OU812

 MVP
Shawn Brown

Rookie of the Year
Rick Grindsfelter

Tour Championship Winner
N/A

Tour Commissioner
Brian Ottinger

New Captains Elected
OU812- Andrew Ables
5150- Mark Ciesielski

 
Final Score-  5150- 11.5 Points  OU812- 10.5 Points
 
2006 Hagar Cup- Shanty Creek, Bellaire, Michigan

Team 5150 Team OU812

1. Jason Rickard 1. Kory Witmer 

2. Danny Abella  2. Jeff Tester

3. Trent Karshner  3. Chris Bannister

4. Andy Thomas  4. Andrew Ables

5. Rick Grinsfelder  5. Patrick Hubler

6. Mark Ciesielski  6. Brett Ratcliffe

7. Shaun Brown  7. Eric Nelson

8. Chris Bear  8. Gregg Hart

9. Brian Elick  9. Brian Ottinger

10. Larry Berwanger  10. Dave Kaufman

Day One- Worth 1/2 Point  Cedar River

Front nine- two man alternate shot

Back nine- two man scramble

All scores for teams added up. 

OU812- 433
5150-  465

OU812 wins 1/2 point

Ciesielski/Rickard- 82; Karshner/Berwanger- 110; Thomas/Bear- 90; Grinsfelder/Elick- 99; 
Abella Brown- 84; Bannister/Kaufman- 90; 
Ables Hubler- 85; Tester/Hart- 84; 
Ottinger/Nelson- 93; Witmer/Ratcliffe- 81

 

Low Total- The Legend

Ciesielski/Karshner beat Hubler/Nelson  1 pt. 5150 

Abella/Berwanger lose to Ables/Ottinger  1 pt. OU812

Thomas/Brown beat Witmer/Kaufman  1 pt. 5150

Rickard/Grinsfelder halve Tester/Bannister  1/2 pt. Both

Bear/Elick beat Ratcliffe/Hart  1 pt. 5150

 

Low Total-  The Summit

Ciesielski/Grinsfelder lose to Witmer/Ottinger  1pt. OU812

Karshner/Elick lose to Ables/Kaufman  1pt. OU812

Rickard/Berwanger halve Hubler/Hart  1/2 pt. Both

Thomas/Brown lose to Ratcliffe/Tester  1pt. OU812

Abella/Bear beat Bannister/Nelson  1 pt. 5150 

 

Singles Match Play-  Schuss Mountain

Rickard beats Witmer 1up   1pt. 5150

Abella loses to Tester 2 and 1  1pt. OU812

Karshner loses to Bannister 3 and 1  1 pt. OU812 

Thomas beats Ables 6 and 5  1 pt. 5150

Grinsfelder loses to Hubler 2 and 1  1 pt. OU812

Ciesielski loses to Ratcliffe 4 and 3  1 pt. OU812

Brown loses to Nelson 6 and 5  1 pt. OU812

Bear loses to Hart 8 and 7  1 pt. OU812

Elick loses to Ottinger 2 up  1 pt. OU812

Berwanger loses to Kaufman 8 and 7  1 pt. OU812

 MVP
Brian Ottinger

Tour Championship Winner
N/A

Tour Commissioner
Mark Ciesielski and Andrew Ables

New Captains Elected
OU812- Chris Bannister
5150- Trent Karshner

 
Final Score-  5150- 7 Points  OU812- 13.5 Points
 

 

Composite Career Hagar Cup Team Records

Total Team Wins

1999

2000

OU812- 5 Wins

5150- 3 Wins

5150- 5.5 Points

OU812- 3.5 Points

OU812- 10.5 Points

5150- 5.5 Points

2001

2002

2003

OU812- 10.5 Points

5150- 5.5 Points

OU812- 9 Points

5150- 7 Points

5150- 11.5 Points

OU812- 8.5 Points

2004

 2005

2006

OU812- 11.5 Points

5150- 9 Points

5150- 11.5 points

 OU812- 10.5 points 5150- 7 points OU812- 13.5 points

 

Composite Career Hagar Cup Individual Records

TOUR MEMBER'S NAME

WINS-LOSSES-TIES

WINNING %

TEAM
Patrick Hubler 6-2-1 .750 OU812/5150
Jason Rickard 14-2-4 .875 5150
Andrew Ables 17-5-1 .773 OU812
Walt Szymanski  12-5-1 .667 OU812
Craig Neal  2-1-0 .667 5150
Jamie Frazier 4-2-0 .667 5150/OU812
Rick Grinsfelder 2-3-1 .400 5150
Jim Mackowiak 2-1-0 .667 OU812
Shawn Brown 6-5-1 .545 5150
Gary Lunz  6-4-1 .545 OU812
Danny Abella 10-9-2 .526 OU812/5150
Larry Berwanger 7-11-2 .389 OU812/5150
Trent Karshner 9-10-4 .474  5150
Brian Ottinger 11-10-2 .524 5150/OU812
Jay Demerly  2-3-1 .400 5150
Brian Elick 9-12-2 .429 5150/OU812
Chris Bannister 8-11-2 .421 5150/OU812
Mark Caverly  3-5-0 .375 OU812/ 5150
Jeff Tester 8-10-2 .444 5150/OU812
Andy Thomas 9-11-3 .450 OU812/5150
Kory Witmer 8-12-3 .400 OU812
Greg Hart 4-5-3 .444 OU812
Mike Mackowiak 2-4-0 .333 OU812
Dave Kaufman 7-10-1 .412 OU812/5150
Jarod Stults 1-2-0 .333 5150
Jim Schlueter 2-4-0 .333 5150/OU812
Mark Ciesielski 4-11-0 .267 5150/OU812
Chris Bear 3-9-3 .250 5150
Brett Ratcliffe 2-4-0 .333 OU812

 

Past Hagar Tour Titles Held

MVP

1999 Brian Elick

2000 Mark Caverly

2001 Dave Kaufman

2002 Andy Thomas

2003 Chris Bannister

2004 Danny Abella

2005 Shawn Brown

2006- Brian Ottinger

Tour Championship Winner

1999 Jason Rickard

2000 Kory Witmer

2001 Kory Witmer

2002 Chris Bannister and Mark Ciesielski

2003 Not held

2004 Andrew Ables & Kory Witmer

2005- Not Held

2006- Not Held

Tour Commissioner

1999 Jason Rickard*

2000 Andrew Ables*

2001 Kory Witmer*

2002 Vacant (Brian Elick)

2003 Trent Karshner*

2004 Mark Ciesielski

2005 Brian Ottiinger

2006 Mark Ciesielski & Andrew Ables

2007- Trent Karshner & Chris Bannister

*Board of Directors