Tom Sieckmann

A playoff victory at the 1988 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic topped a 10-year PGA Tour career for Tom Sieckmann, who at the same time was signing one of Omaha’s top private golf clubs and hosting Mutual of Omaha’s Nebraska Pro-Am.

Born in York, NE., Tom grew up in Omaha and was a state junior champion. He won the Nebraska Amateur and match-play tournaments in 1974, earning Nebraska Amateur of the Year honors, and won a second award in 1976. He started his college career at Nebraska, then transferred to Oklahoma State.

His professional career took him overseas, where he won the 1981 Phillipines, Thailand, and Brazilian Opens, the 1982 Rolex Open and the 1984 Singapore Open. He played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 1994, making 168 of 313 cuts and winning more than $1.3 million. His playoff victory at the Anheuser-Busch, on the second extra hole against Mark Wiebe, garnered a spot in the 1989 Masters. He returned to the Masters in 1991 after tying for eighth at the 1990 U.S. Open at Medinah. He played in nine U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships.

Tom hosted the Mutual of Omaha pro-am, a one-day charity event from 1989 to 1993. In 1994, his Shadow Ridge Golf Club in west Omaha opened.