The Cedar River Record Book

Every point has
a place in history.

Championship results, all-time leaders, and the players who have shaped the tournament since its inaugural 2021 season.

Players recorded53Individual records from 2022–2025
Most points9Jeff Thalberg
Most match wins8Jeff Thalberg
Best win percentage77.8%Cohen Wiste · 2+ seasons
The captains

Championship history

Every champion from the inaugural 2021 event through 2025 is preserved here.

202536 players
ChampionTeam Trevor Emanuel
22.5–13.5Team Derek Emanuel
202436 players
ChampionTeam Jack Klaehn
19.5–16.5Team Sam Klaehn
202334 players
ChampionTeam Mike Schneider
17–17Team Dan Wagner

Team Mike won on the fourth sudden-death playoff pairing.

202232 players
ChampionTeam Bruce Bergene
21–7Team Brian Bergene
2021Inaugural event
ChampionTeam Jesse Wiste
Score not recorded2021 archive

Jesse Wiste won the inaugural Cedar River Ryder Cup. The final score and detailed match sheet were not preserved in the supplied archive.

Team Jesse, 2021 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions
2021 championsTeam JesseCaptain Jesse Wiste
Team Bruce, 2022 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions
2022 championsTeam BruceCaptain Bruce Bergene
Team Jack, 2024 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions
2024 championsTeam JackCaptain Jack Klaehn
Team Trevor, 2025 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions
2025 championsTeam TrevorCaptain Trevor Emanuel
By format

Points leaders

Individual records from the 2022–2025 tournaments.

Best Ball4points

Jeff Thalberg

Alternate Shot3.5points

Bruce Bergene

Singles3points

Jack Klaehn · Gary Landherr · Max Schmitz

Career records

All-time points table

W-L-H records through the 2025 tournament.

RankPlayerPointsOverallBest BallAlt. ShotSingles
1Jeff Thalberg98-2-24-0-03-1-01-1-2
2Max Schmitz7.56-3-32-2-02-1-12-0-2
3Cohen Wiste76-1-22-0-12-0-12-1-0
4Jack Klaehn76-3-21-2-02-0-23-1-0
5Ben Mensink76-4-22-2-02-1-12-1-1
6Justin Larson76-4-21-2-13-1-02-1-1
7AJ Wiste6.56-2-13-0-01-1-12-1-0
8Gary Landherr6.56-4-12-0-11-3-03-1-0
9Brian Larson6.55-4-33-0-11-3-01-1-2
10Sam Klaehn6.56-5-13-1-01-3-02-1-1
11Bruce Bergene65-4-22-1-03-0-10-3-1
12Brian Bergene66-5-02-1-03-1-01-3-0
13Jesse Wiste65-5-21-2-12-1-12-2-0
14Tony Hill5.55-2-11-2-02-0-02-0-1
15Kris Fadness5.55-3-12-1-02-1-01-1-1
16Mike Wiste55-3-02-1-01-1-02-1-0
17Derek Emanuel54-3-22-0-11-2-01-1-1
18Bob Stratton4.54-1-11-1-02-0-01-0-1
19Mike Selmecki4.53-2-31-1-12-0-00-1-2
20Norm Klapperich4.54-4-11-1-12-1-01-2-0
21Russ Hamilton4.54-6-11-1-12-2-01-3-0
22Ryan Baker4.54-7-10-3-12-2-02-2-0
23Randy Stephenson44-2-01-1-02-0-01-1-0
24Dan Wagner43-3-21-1-01-1-11-1-1
25Trevor Emanuel43-4-21-1-10-2-12-1-0
26Brandon Bergene44-7-01-2-01-3-02-2-0
27Denny Underdahl3.53-1-11-1-01-0-01-0-1
28Mike Gerk3.53-2-11-1-00-1-12-0-0
29Craig Wiste3.53-4-11-2-00-1-12-1-0
30Tim Schneider3.53-5-11-2-01-1-11-2-0
31Jase Baldauf3.53-8-12-2-01-3-00-3-1
32Joe Kroc Jr.33-0-01-0-01-0-01-0-0
33Trav Krebsbach33-0-01-0-01-0-01-0-0
34Harrison Hanna32-2-20-2-01-0-11-0-1
35Matt Raso33-6-02-1-00-3-01-2-0
36Gene Miller2.52-2-11-0-00-2-01-0-1
37Adam Koenigs2.52-8-11-3-00-3-01-2-1
38Mike Schneider22-1-01-0-00-1-01-0-0
39Tim Duren22-1-00-1-01-0-01-0-0
40Floyd Halbach22-4-00-2-02-0-00-2-0
41Jordan Wilson21-6-20-3-01-2-00-1-2
42Ryan Retterath1.51-1-11-0-00-1-00-0-1
43Tom Peck1.51-1-10-1-00-0-11-0-0
44Steve Schroeder1.51-1-10-0-10-1-01-0-0
45Kody Retterath11-1-01-0-00-0-00-1-0
46Mike Smith11-2-01-0-00-1-00-1-0
47Matt Webber11-2-01-0-00-1-00-1-0
48Brad Emanuel11-7-00-3-01-1-00-3-0
49Mike Nelson0.50-2-10-1-00-1-00-0-1
50Ethan Forthun0.50-2-10-1-00-0-10-1-0
51Luke Anderson00-3-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
52Nick Edland00-3-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
53Alex Ruechel00-3-00-1-00-1-00-1-0

Complete career standings for all 53 recorded players from the 2022–2025 tournaments.

Perfect days

Players to finish 3–0

AJ Wiste2022
Kris Fadness2022
Derek Emanuel2022
Cohen Wiste2023, 2024
Joe Kroc Jr.2023
Justin Larson2023
Brian Bergene2024
Max Schmitz2024
Tony Hill2024
Gary Landherr2025
Trav Krebsbach2025
Complete match archive

Every match, year by year

Best Ball, Alternate Shot, and Singles results from every detailed score sheet in the archive.

2025 championsTeam Trevor Emanuel
Final score22.5–13.5
Matches preserved36
2025

Best Ball

9 matches
Match 1Winner
Bruce Bergene / Russ Hamilton
Brian Bergene / Norm Klapperich
Match 2Winner
Jeff Thalberg / Ryan Retterath
Brandon Bergene / Ryan Baker
Match 3Winner
Ben Mensink / Dan Wagner
Tony Hill / Tom Peck
Match 4Winner
Mike Wiste / Gary Landherr
Craig Wiste / Adam Koenigs
Match 5Halved
Derek Emanuel / Cohen Wiste
Trevor Emanuel / Mike Selmecki
Match 6Winner
Sam Klaehn / Jack Klaehn
Jesse Wiste / Ethan Forthun
Match 7Winner
Brian Larson / Matt Webber
Justin Larson / Brad Emanuel
Match 8Winner
Mike Gerk / Trav Krebsbach
Harrison Hanna / Mike Nelson
Match 9Winner
Jase Baldauf / AJ Wiste
Max Schmitz / Tim Schneider
2025

Alternate Shot

9 matches
Match 1Halved
Trevor Emanuel / Tom Peck
Ben Mensink / Ethan Forthun
Match 2Winner
Derek Emanuel / Jase Baldauf
Jeff Thalberg / Mike Selmecki
Match 3Winner
Brian Bergene / Mike Wiste
Brian Larson / Bruce Bergene
Match 4Winner
Mike Nelson / Craig Wiste
Justin Larson / Trav Krebsbach
Match 5Halved
Tim Schneider / Jack Klaehn
AJ Wiste / Dan Wagner
Match 6Winner
Russ Hamilton / Brandon Bergene
Gary Landherr / Tony Hill
Match 7Winner
Sam Klaehn / Ryan Retterath
Jesse Wiste / Ryan Baker
Match 8Halved
Harrison Hanna / Cohen Wiste
Max Schmitz / Mike Gerk
Match 9Winner
Norm Klapperich / Brad Emanuel
Matt Webber / Adam Koenigs
2025

Singles

18 matches
Match 1Winner
Derek Emanuel
Trevor Emanuel
Match 2Winner
Norm Klapperich
Dan Wagner
Match 3Halved
Mike Nelson
Ryan Retterath
Match 4Winner
Gary Landherr
Russ Hamilton
Match 5Winner
Bruce Bergene
Jack Klaehn
Match 6Winner
Mike Wiste
Brandon Bergene
Match 7Winner
Jesse Wiste
Mike Selmecki
Match 8Winner
Sam Klaehn
AJ Wiste
Match 9Halved
Harrison Hanna
Jeff Thalberg
Match 10Winner
Brad Emanuel
Adam Koenigs
Match 11Winner
Matt Webber
Trav Krebsbach
Match 12Winner
Tom Peck
Ethan Forthun
Match 13Winner
Craig Wiste
Justin Larson
Match 14Winner
Brian Bergene
Ben Mensink
Match 15Halved
Brian Larson
Tony Hill
Match 16Winner
Tim Schneider
Ryan Baker
Match 17Winner
Cohen Wiste
Mike Gerk
Match 18Winner
Max Schmitz
Jase Baldauf

The 2021 champion is preserved in the record book, but its detailed match sheet was not part of the supplied archive.

Season archive

The 2025 field

Open the 2026 event
2025Trevor Emanuel vs. Derek Emanuel36-player field · 36 matches
Team TrevorChampions · 22.5 points
  • Brad Emanuel
  • Brian Bergene
  • Gary Landherr
  • Jack Klaehn
  • Jeff Thalberg
  • Justin Larson
  • Max Schmitz
  • Michael Gerk
  • Mike Selmecki
  • Mike Wiste
  • Norm Klapperich
  • Ryan Retterath
  • Sam Klaehn
  • Tim Schneider
  • Tom Peck
  • Tony Hill
  • Trav Krebsbach
  • Trevor Emanuel
Team Derek13.5 points
  • Adam Koenigs
  • AJ Wiste
  • Ben Mensink
  • Brandon Bergene
  • Brian Larson
  • Bruce Bergene
  • Cohen Wiste
  • Craig Wiste
  • Dan Wagner
  • Derek Emanuel
  • Ethan Forthun
  • Harrison Hanna
  • Jase Baldauf
  • Jesse Wiste
  • Mike Nelsen
  • Randy Stephenson
  • Russ Hamilton
  • Ryan Baker