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 2022–2026

Most points10.5Jeff Thalberg

Most match wins9Jeff Thalberg · AJ Wiste

Best points percentage79.2%AJ Wiste · 6+ matches

The captains

Championship history

Every champion from the inaugural 2021 event through 2026 is preserved here.

202636 players

ChampionTeam Justin Larson

Team Cedar

19.5–16.5Team Brian Larson

Team Cedar won Best Ball 6–3 and Singles 9.5–8.5. Team River won Alternate Shot 5–4.

202536 players

ChampionTeam Trevor Emanuel

Team Cedar

22.5–13.5Team Derek Emanuel

202436 players

ChampionTeam Jack Klaehn

Team River

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 Cedar, 2026 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions — 2026 championsTeam CedarCaptain Justin LarsonTeam Cedar

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 KlaehnTeam River

Team Trevor, 2025 Cedar River Ryder Cup champions — 2025 championsTeam TrevorCaptain Trevor EmanuelTeam Cedar

By format

Points leaders

Individual records from the 2022–2026 tournaments.

Best Ball4points

Jeff Thalberg · AJ Wiste · Sam Klaehn

Alternate Shot4points

Jeff Thalberg

Singles4points

Jack Klaehn

Career records

All-time points table

W-L-H records through the 2026 tournament.

Rank	Player	Points	Overall	Best Ball	Alt. Shot	Singles
1	Jeff Thalberg	10.5	9-3-3	4-1-0	4-1-0	1-1-3
2	AJ Wiste	9.5	9-2-1	4-0-0	2-1-1	3-1-0
3	Justin Larson	9.5	8-4-3	2-2-1	3-1-1	3-1-1
4	Sam Klaehn	8.5	8-6-1	4-1-0	2-3-0	2-2-1
5	Cohen Wiste	8.5	7-2-3	3-0-1	2-1-1	2-1-1
6	Jack Klaehn	8.5	7-4-3	1-3-0	2-0-3	4-1-0
7	Kris Fadness	7.5	7-4-1	2-2-0	3-1-0	2-1-1
8	Bruce Bergene	7.5	6-5-3	3-1-0	3-1-1	0-3-2
9	Jesse Wiste	7.5	6-6-3	2-2-1	2-1-2	2-3-0
10	Max Schmitz	7.5	6-6-3	2-3-0	2-2-1	2-1-2
11	Brian Bergene	7	7-7-0	3-1-0	3-2-0	1-4-0
12	Ben Mensink	7	6-7-2	2-3-0	2-2-1	2-2-1
13	Derek Emanuel	7	6-4-2	3-0-1	1-3-0	2-1-1
14	Tony Hill	7	6-3-2	1-3-0	3-0-0	2-0-2
15	Brian Larson	7	5-6-4	3-1-1	1-3-1	1-2-2
16	Gary Landherr	6.5	6-4-1	2-0-1	1-3-0	3-1-0
17	Mike Wiste	6.5	6-4-1	3-1-0	1-1-1	2-2-0
18	Russ Hamilton	6.5	6-7-1	1-2-1	3-2-0	2-3-0
19	Mike Selmecki	6.5	5-3-3	1-2-1	3-0-0	1-1-2
20	Dan Wagner	6	5-4-2	1-2-0	2-1-1	2-1-1
21	Harrison Hanna	6	5-2-2	1-2-0	2-0-1	2-0-1
22	Norm Klapperich	5.5	5-6-1	1-2-1	3-1-0	1-3-0
23	Ryan Baker	5.5	5-9-1	1-3-1	2-3-0	2-3-0
24	Randy Stephenson	5	5-4-0	1-2-0	3-0-0	1-2-0
25	Jase Baldauf	5	4-9-2	2-3-0	2-3-0	0-3-2
26	Mike Gerk	5	4-3-2	2-1-0	0-2-1	2-0-1
27	Tim Schneider	5	4-6-2	1-3-0	1-1-2	2-2-0
28	Bob Stratton	4.5	4-1-1	1-1-0	2-0-0	1-0-1
29	Craig Wiste	4.5	4-6-1	1-3-0	0-2-1	3-1-0
30	Trevor Emanuel	4.5	3-6-3	1-2-1	0-2-2	2-2-0
31	Brandon Bergene	4	4-7-0	1-2-0	1-3-0	2-2-0
32	Floyd Halbach	4	4-5-0	1-2-0	2-1-0	1-2-0
33	Adam Koenigs	3.5	3-10-1	2-3-0	0-4-0	1-3-1
34	Denny Underdahl	3.5	3-1-1	1-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-1
35	Brad Emanuel	3	3-8-0	1-3-0	1-2-0	1-3-0
36	Joe Kroc Jr.	3	3-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
37	Matt Raso	3	3-6-0	2-1-0	0-3-0	1-2-0
38	Trav Krebsbach	3	3-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
39	Mike Nelson	3	2-2-2	1-1-0	0-1-1	1-0-1
40	Ethan Forthun	2.5	2-3-1	1-1-0	1-0-1	0-2-0
41	Gene Miller	2.5	2-2-1	1-0-0	0-2-0	1-0-1
42	Tom Peck	2.5	2-3-1	1-1-0	0-1-1	1-1-0
43	Mike Schneider	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
44	Mike Smith	2	2-4-0	1-1-0	1-1-0	0-2-0
45	Tim Duren	2	2-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
46	Jordan Wilson	2	1-6-2	0-3-0	1-2-0	0-1-2
47	Ryan Retterath	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-0-1
48	Steve Schroeder	1.5	1-1-1	0-0-1	0-1-0	1-0-0
49	Kody Retterath	1	1-1-0	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-1-0
50	Matt Webber	1	1-2-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
51	Nick Edland	1	1-5-0	0-2-0	0-2-0	1-1-0
52	Alex Ruechel	0	0-3-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
53	Luke Anderson	0	0-3-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0

Complete career standings for all 53 recorded players from the 2022–2026 tournaments. Wins earn one point; halves earn one-half point. Points percentage is points earned divided by matches played.

Perfect days

Players to finish 3–0

AJ Wiste2022, 2026

Kris Fadness2022

Derek Emanuel2022

Cohen Wiste2023, 2024

Joe Kroc Jr.2023

Justin Larson2023

Brian Bergene2024

Max Schmitz2024

Tony Hill2024

Gary Landherr2025

Trav Krebsbach2025

Harrison Hanna2026

Hole-in-one honors

Aces

Holes-in-one at the Cedar River Ryder Cup.

Floyd Halbach

2026 Cedar River Ryder Cup

Hole3

Complete match archive

Every match, year by year

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

2026 championsTeam Justin Larson

Team Cedar

Final score19.5–16.5

Matches preserved36

2026

Best Ball

Cedar 6 – 3 River · 9 matches

Match 13 & 1

Justin Larson / Sam Klaehn

Tony Hill / Ben Mensink

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
1	Cedar
2	Halved
3	River
4	Halved
5	Halved
6	Cedar
7	Cedar
8	Cedar

Match 22 UP

Harrison Hanna / Ethan Forthun

Jase Baldauf / Mike Selmecki

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
2	Cedar
3	Halved
4	Halved
5	Halved
6	Halved
7	Halved
8	River
9	Cedar
1	Cedar

Match 34 & 2

Cohen Wiste / Derek Emanuel

Max Schmitz / Trevor Emanuel

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
3	Halved
4	Halved
5	Cedar
6	Cedar
7	Halved
8	Cedar
9	Cedar

Match 41 UP

Nicholas Edland / Tim Schneider

AJ Wiste / Jesse Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
4	River
5	Halved
6	Halved
7	Cedar
8	River
9	River
1	Cedar
2	Halved
3	Halved

Match 51 UP

Randy “Bubba” Stephenson / Mike Smith

Thomas Peck / Brad Emanuel

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
5	River
6	Halved
7	Halved
8	River
9	Cedar
1	River
2	Cedar
3	Halved
4	Halved

Match 63 & 1

Jeff Thalberg / Jack Klaehn

Michael Gerk / Mike Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
6	River
7	Halved
8	Cedar
9	River
1	Halved
2	Halved
3	River
4	River

Match 71 UP

Ryan Baker / Brian Bergene

Kristoffer Fadness / Craig Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
7	Halved
8	Halved
9	Cedar
1	Halved
2	Halved
3	River
4	Halved
5	Cedar
6	Halved

Match 81 UP

Mike Nelsen / Adam Koenigs

Dan Wagner / Brian Larson

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
8	Cedar
9	Halved
1	Cedar
2	Halved
3	Halved
4	Halved
5	River
6	Halved
7	Halved

Match 93 & 2

Bruce Bergene / Floyd Halbach

Russ Hamilton / Norm Klapperich

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
9	River
1	Cedar
2	Halved
3	Cedar
4	Cedar
5	Cedar
6	Halved

2026

Alternate Shot

Cedar 4 – 5 River · 9 matches

Match 13 & 1

Mike Smith / Randy “Bubba” Stephenson

Thomas Peck / Brad Emanuel

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	River
12	Cedar
13	Cedar
14	Halved
15	Halved
16	Cedar
17	Cedar

Match 23 & 1

Floyd Halbach / Adam Koenigs

Tony Hill / Russ Hamilton

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	Halved
13	River
14	River
15	River
16	Cedar
17	River

Match 3Halved

Mike Nelsen / Jack Klaehn

Mike Wiste / Brian Larson

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Cedar
11	Cedar
12	River
13	River
14	Halved
15	Cedar
16	Halved
17	Halved
18	River

Match 42 & 1

Bruce Bergene / Brian Bergene

Mike Selmecki / Dan Wagner

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	River
12	River
13	Cedar
14	River
15	Halved
16	Halved
17	Halved

Match 5Halved

Justin Larson / Tim Schneider

Trevor Emanuel / Jesse Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	River
12	Halved
13	River
14	Halved
15	Cedar
16	Cedar
17	Cedar
18	River

Match 61 UP

Nicholas Edland / Ryan Baker

AJ Wiste / Norm Klapperich

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Cedar
12	River
13	Halved
14	Cedar
15	River
16	Halved
17	River
18	Halved

Match 72 & 1

Ethan Forthun / Sam Klaehn

Craig Wiste / Max Schmitz

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	Cedar
13	Halved
14	Cedar
15	Halved
16	River
17	Cedar

Match 83 & 1

Jeff Thalberg / Harrison Hanna

Ben Mensink / Michael Gerk

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Cedar
12	Halved
13	Halved
14	Cedar
15	River
16	Cedar
17	Cedar

Match 92 UP

Derek Emanuel / Cohen Wiste

Jase Baldauf / Kristoffer Fadness

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	River
12	River
13	Halved
14	Halved
15	Cedar
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	River

2026

Singles

Cedar 9.5 – 8.5 River · 18 matches

Match 12 & 1

Justin Larson

Brian Larson

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Cedar
12	River
13	River
14	Cedar
15	Cedar
16	Cedar
17	Cedar

Match 21 UP

Mike Nelsen

Thomas Peck

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	Halved
13	Halved
14	River
15	Halved
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	Cedar

Match 31 UP

Mike Smith

Brad Emanuel

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Cedar
12	Cedar
13	Cedar
14	River
15	River
16	River
17	Cedar
18	River

Match 41 UP

Floyd Halbach

Norm Klapperich

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Cedar
12	River
13	Halved
14	Cedar
15	River
16	Halved
17	Halved
18	Cedar

Match 52 UP

Adam Koenigs

Craig Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Cedar
12	River
13	River
14	Halved
15	River
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	River

Match 64 & 3

Randy “Bubba” Stephenson

Russ Hamilton

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	River
12	Halved
13	River
14	River
15	River

Match 7Halved

Bruce Bergene

Tony Hill

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Halved
12	Halved
13	River
14	River
15	Cedar
16	Cedar
17	Cedar
18	Halved

Match 82 & 1

Brian Bergene

Dan Wagner

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	River
12	Cedar
13	River
14	River
15	Halved
16	Cedar
17	Halved

Match 92 & 1

Sam Klaehn

Kristoffer Fadness

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Cedar
11	Halved
12	River
13	Halved
14	River
15	Halved
16	Halved
17	River

Match 101 UP

Tim Schneider

Trevor Emanuel

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Cedar
12	Cedar
13	River
14	Halved
15	River
16	Cedar
17	Cedar
18	Halved

Match 113 & 2

Jack Klaehn

Mike Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Cedar
11	River
12	River
13	Cedar
14	Cedar
15	Cedar
16	Cedar

Match 122 UP

Ethan Forthun

Mike Selmecki

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	Halved
13	Halved
14	River
15	River
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	River

Match 132 UP

Derek Emanuel

Jesse Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	River
13	River
14	Cedar
15	Cedar
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	Cedar

Match 142 & 1

Ryan Baker

AJ Wiste

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Cedar
12	Cedar
13	River
14	Cedar
15	River
16	River
17	River

Match 154 & 2

Nicholas Edland

Ben Mensink

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	River
11	Cedar
12	Cedar
13	Halved
14	Cedar
15	Cedar
16	Cedar

Match 16Halved

Jeff Thalberg

Michael Gerk

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Halved
11	Halved
12	River
13	River
14	Cedar
15	Halved
16	Halved
17	Cedar
18	Halved

Match 17Halved

Cohen Wiste

Jase Baldauf

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Cedar
11	River
12	River
13	Cedar
14	Cedar
15	Cedar
16	Halved
17	River
18	River

Match 185 & 3

Harrison Hanna

Max Schmitz

Hole-by-hole results

Hole	Result
10	Cedar
11	Halved
12	Cedar
13	Cedar
14	Cedar
15	Cedar

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

The 2026 tournament

Every player’s results

All 36 players · W-L-H by format

Player	Team	Points	Overall	Best Ball	Alt. Shot	Singles
AJ Wiste	River	3	3-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Harrison Hanna	Cedar	3	3-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Justin Larson	Cedar	2.5	2-0-1	1-0-0	0-0-1	1-0-0
Mike Nelsen	Cedar	2.5	2-0-1	1-0-0	0-0-1	1-0-0
Brad Emanuel	River	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
Dan Wagner	River	2	2-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Derek Emanuel	Cedar	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
Ethan Forthun	Cedar	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	0-1-0
Floyd Halbach	Cedar	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
Kristoffer Fadness	River	2	2-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Mike Selmecki	River	2	2-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Russ Hamilton	River	2	2-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0
Sam Klaehn	Cedar	2	2-1-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	0-1-0
Bruce Bergene	Cedar	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-0-1
Cohen Wiste	Cedar	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-0-1
Jack Klaehn	Cedar	1.5	1-1-1	0-1-0	0-0-1	1-0-0
Jase Baldauf	River	1.5	1-1-1	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-0-1
Jeff Thalberg	Cedar	1.5	1-1-1	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-0-1
Jesse Wiste	River	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-0-1	0-1-0
Michael Gerk	River	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-0-1
Mike Wiste	River	1.5	1-1-1	1-0-0	0-0-1	0-1-0
Tim Schneider	Cedar	1.5	1-1-1	0-1-0	0-0-1	1-0-0
Tony Hill	River	1.5	1-1-1	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-0-1
Adam Koenigs	Cedar	1	1-2-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
Brian Bergene	Cedar	1	1-2-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
Craig Wiste	River	1	1-2-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
Mike Smith	Cedar	1	1-2-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0
Nicholas Edland	Cedar	1	1-2-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	1-0-0
Norm Klapperich	River	1	1-2-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0
Randy “Bubba” Stephenson	Cedar	1	1-2-0	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-1-0
Ryan Baker	Cedar	1	1-2-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
Thomas Peck	River	1	1-2-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
Brian Larson	River	0.5	0-2-1	0-1-0	0-0-1	0-1-0
Trevor Emanuel	River	0.5	0-2-1	0-1-0	0-0-1	0-1-0
Ben Mensink	River	0	0-3-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
Max Schmitz	River	0	0-3-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0

Season archive

The 2026 field

Meet the 2027 captains

Team Cedar and Team River together with the trophy at the 2026 Cedar River Ryder Cup — Team Cedar & Team River · 2026 Cedar River Ryder Cup

2026Justin Larson vs. Brian Larson36-player field · 36 matches

Team Cedar · Captain Justin LarsonChampions · 19.5 points

Adam Koenigs
Brian Bergene
Bruce Bergene
Cohen Wiste
Derek Emanuel
Ethan Forthun
Floyd Halbach
Harrison Hanna
Jack Klaehn
Jeff Thalberg
Justin Larson
Mike Nelsen
Mike Smith
Nicholas Edland
Randy “Bubba” Stephenson
Ryan Baker
Sam Klaehn
Tim Schneider

Team River · Captain Brian Larson16.5 points

AJ Wiste
Ben Mensink
Brad Emanuel
Brian Larson
Craig Wiste
Dan Wagner
Jase Baldauf
Jesse Wiste
Kristoffer Fadness
Max Schmitz
Michael Gerk
Mike Selmecki
Mike Wiste
Norm Klapperich
Russ Hamilton
Thomas Peck
Tony Hill
Trevor Emanuel

Season archive

The 2025 field

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

Every point hasa place in history.

Floyd Halbach

Every point has
a place in history.