Gary Gruenemeier

Gary Gruenemeier enjoyed success as a junior, amateur and pro golfer, including a professional victory in the 1967 K-2 Buick Pro-Am in Casper, WY.

A 1956 qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur, Gruenemeier played on championship teams at Lincoln High. He attended the University of Nebraska, then became a club pro in 1963 at Oakland, NE. Two years later, he moved to the York Country Club. In 1967, he played in six regional pro events and finished no worse than ninth. He left the golf business in 1968, starting an insurance agency, and regained his amateur status.

He won the Tournament of Champions in Grand Island in 1976, 15 years after winning the first tournament at Riverside Golf Club. His list of amateur titles includes two Lincoln City Championships and two Lincoln publics championships.

Gruenemeier passed away due to heart failure at age 54 in 1993.