Benson Park
Course record
Jim Daley shot 10-under 62 in 1985.
There are “horses” for courses, and Jim Daley was that at Omaha's Benson Park in his prime. Three of “Harpo's” five World-Herald Publinks titles were won on that par-72 course in the 1970s and 1980s.
His best round there was in the summer of 1985, when he made eight birdies in a nine-hole stretch starting on the eighth hole and lopped two strokes off the course record with a 10-under 62.
“I really hit it good,” he said at the time. “I made only one long putt and chipped in from the collar (once).''
Daley was 11 under going to the 17th hole, but he bogeyed after hitting his 3-iron second shot over the green and missing a tricky 3-footer for a par. He finished with a par.
It was the only time in his career, Daley said, that he kept the scorecard.
99 aces at an average of 140.2 yards
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| Name |
Hole |
Length |
Club |
Date |
| Michael Noonan |
4 |
178 |
8-iron |
April 16, 2013 |
| Subby Politi |
6 |
121 |
Pitching Wedge |
Dec. 14, 2012 |
| Bill Ridley |
6 |
166 |
6-iron |
Oct. 3, 2012 |
| Steve Roewart |
16 |
151 |
5-iron |
Sept. 21, 2012 |
| Tom Hartlieb |
16 |
155 |
7-iron |
Aug. 22, 2012 |
| Chuck Metcalfe |
4 |
155 |
5-iron |
Aug. 13, 2012 |
| Russ Martig |
4 |
163 |
6-iron |
Aug. 8, 2012 |
| Ryan Nieto |
16 |
129 |
Pitching Wedge |
July 22, 2012 |
| Max VanCleave |
6 |
120 |
8-iron |
July 16, 2012 |
| Bob Hatterman |
16 |
105 |
Pitching Wedge |
June 20, 2012 |
| Al Anderson |
13 |
175 |
5-wood |
June 9, 2012 |
| Ed Atkinson |
16 |
103 |
Pitching Wedge |
June 9, 2012 |
| Mark Bermel |
9 |
114 |
7-iron |
June 2, 2012 |
| Michael Hall |
16 |
126 |
9-iron |
Oct. 9, 2011 |
| Mel Hynek |
13 |
0 |
4-iron |
Sept. 15, 2011 |
| Richard Snider |
13 |
0 |
5-wood |
Sept. 15, 2011 |
| TJ Hynes |
16 |
129 |
8-iron |
July 26, 2011 |
| Larry Allison Sr. |
4 |
162 |
Hybrid |
July 26, 2011 |
| Andrew Johnson |
6 |
121 |
8-iron |
July 25, 2011 |
| Kevin Turner |
6 |
120 |
9-iron |
July 20, 2011 |
| Joe Servais |
13 |
191 |
5-iron |
May 16, 2011 |
| Jim Rauch |
6 |
120 |
9-iron |
May 5, 2011 |
| John Kiger Jr. |
3 |
166 |
5-iron |
May 5, 2011 |
| Leonard Lissek |
16 |
129 |
9-iron |
May 1, 2011 |
| Gary Chalupa |
4 |
163 |
6-iron |
April 29, 2011 |
| Nathan Koerselman |
3 |
131 |
Pitching Wedge |
April 28, 2011 |
| Frank Jerman |
5 |
115 |
10-iron |
March 23, 2011 |
| Leo Kramer |
13 |
149 |
6-iron |
Sept. 2, 2010 |
| Ron Bryl |
6 |
120 |
8-iron |
Aug. 27, 2010 |
| George Chung |
9 |
129 |
8-iron |
Aug. 23, 2010 |
| Shawn Harmon |
4 |
163 |
8-iron |
Aug. 20, 2010 |
| Pete Hagen |
16 |
148 |
9-iron |
Aug. 17, 2010 |
| Jeff Bolen |
3 |
170 |
Hybrid |
Aug. 7, 2010 |
| Dave Marble |
6 |
100 |
9-iron |
July 3, 2010 |
| Jeff Clark |
16 |
129 |
Pitching Wedge |
May 30, 2010 |
| Ed Hatfield |
16 |
129 |
8-iron |
May 28, 2010 |
| Joe Riviera |
4 |
163 |
8-iron |
May 4, 2010 |
| Adam Fey |
6 |
122 |
Pitching Wedge |
April 19, 2010 |
| Richard Workman |
16 |
155 |
7 Wood |
Aug. 25, 2009 |
| George Lenihan |
6 |
100 |
11 Wood |
July 14, 2009 |
| Jeremy Buchhdz |
16 |
129 |
Pitching Wedge |
July 9, 2009 |
| Mic Palmer |
13 |
168 |
5 Wood |
June 2, 2009 |
| Steve Winnike |
16 |
103 |
9-iron |
Oct. 6, 2008 |
| Gordy Headley |
13 |
170 |
6-iron |
Sept. 2, 2008 |
| Mike Drelicharz |
13 |
180 |
4-iron |
Aug. 25, 2008 |
| Betty Warren |
6 |
100 |
7-wood |
Aug. 21, 2008 |
| Andrew Hammack |
16 |
129 |
7-iron |
Aug. 16, 2008 |
| Mike Martin |
13 |
191 |
7-wood |
Aug. 8, 2008 |
| Dominic Digiacomo |
16 |
129 |
9-iron |
Aug. 6, 2008 |
| Andy Hammack |
16 |
129 |
7-iron |
Aug. 5, 2008 |
| Mike Stolarskyj |
4 |
174 |
8-iron |
July 15, 2008 |
| James Sanford |
6 |
145 |
8-iron |
July 11, 2008 |
| Ryan Weber |
13 |
191 |
5-iron |
July 8, 2008 |
| Dick Denton |
16 |
135 |
9-iron |
July 8, 2008 |
| Dick Benton |
6 |
129 |
9-iron |
July 3, 2008 |
| Gregg Larsen |
6 |
120 |
9-iron |
June 16, 2008 |
| Mark Stovie Jr. |
16 |
155 |
Sand Wedge |
May 5, 2008 |
| Heath Gatzemeyer |
4 |
163 |
7-wood |
Nov. 14, 2007 |
| Bill Robinson |
4 |
163 |
6-iron |
Aug. 29, 2007 |
| Rick Scheer |
16 |
140 |
8-iron |
May 5, 2007 |
| Rick Rydberg |
16 |
135 |
9-iron |
April 18, 2007 |
| Darryl Lowe |
6 |
120 |
Pitching Wedge |
April 11, 2007 |
| Gerard Splitter |
16 |
122 |
chipping iron |
Dec. 20, 2006 |
| Charles Northcutt Jr. |
6 |
122 |
pitching wedge |
Dec. 14, 2006 |
| Tom Furlong |
16 |
132 |
5-iron |
Nov. 22, 2006 |
| Tom LeVasseur |
6 |
122 |
6-iron |
Oct. 6, 2006 |
| Eric Webber |
4 |
166 |
7-iron |
Aug. 30, 2006 |
| Pat Woodworth |
6 |
100 |
9-iron |
Aug. 24, 2006 |
| James McCown |
6 |
118 |
pitching wedge |
June 5, 2006 |
| Garth Fuhs |
4 |
175 |
5-iron |
June 3, 2006 |
| Kerry Moore |
16 |
132 |
9-iron |
June 3, 2006 |
| C. William Joe |
6 |
122 |
8-iron |
May 27, 2006 |
| Matt Means |
6 |
122 |
pitching wedge |
May 23, 2006 |
| Darren Wisniski |
6 |
122 |
pitching wedge |
May 7, 2006 |
| Bill Volenec |
16 |
132 |
9-iron |
April 18, 2006 |
| Brian Williams |
6 |
122 |
9-iron |
April 15, 2006 |
| Tim Joppa |
4 |
166 |
6-iron |
March 16, 2006 |
| Sam Malone |
6 |
122 |
7-iron |
March 1, 2006 |
| LaVern Smidt |
6 |
141 |
4-iron |
Nov. 9, 2005 |
| Dave Kousgaard |
13 |
175 |
5-iron |
Oct. 28, 2005 |
| Dan Fehrman |
13 |
180 |
5-iron |
Oct. 2, 2005 |
| Jim Sanford |
6 |
140 |
8-iron |
July 13, 2005 |
| Jeff Johnson |
18 |
330 |
Driver |
June 18, 2005 |
| Jack Edwards |
16 |
133 |
7-iron |
June 9, 2005 |
| Clark Rosenlof |
4 |
180 |
5-iron |
June 6, 2005 |
| Mike Bartholomew |
6 |
125 |
Pitching Wedge |
June 5, 2005 |
| Dennis Dugan |
13 |
168 |
7-iron |
May 28, 2005 |
| Paul Herek |
16 |
125 |
9-iron |
May 28, 2005 |
| Bo Putnam |
13 |
175 |
7-iron |
May 15, 2005 |
| Andrew O'Daniel |
6 |
115 |
Sand Wedge |
March 28, 2005 |
| Ross Turpen |
6 |
122 |
Pitching Wedge |
March 17, 2005 |
| Marcus Bell |
6 |
135 |
9-iron |
Aug. 29, 2004 |
| J.R. Bohacem |
6 |
122 |
8-iron |
Aug. 22, 2004 |
| Jim Rauch |
4 |
180 |
4-iron |
July 27, 2004 |
| Derik Ward |
4 |
180 |
7-iron |
July 26, 2004 |
| Jens Mogensen |
6 |
122 |
9-iron |
May 12, 2004 |
| Scott Davis |
4 |
180 |
4-iron |
April 12, 2004 |
| Chip Cunningham |
16 |
135 |
9-iron |
March 25, 2000 |
| John Pitzl |
16 |
135 |
8-iron |
June 20, 1991 |
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