First round scores from the 2025 Evansville Men’s City Golf Tournament

EVANSVILLE — This has the makings of another competitive Romain Cadillac Men’s City Tournament.

Following the opening round at Fendrich, there are 31 players under par. Wade Worthington is the overnight leader at 7-under 63 following a blistering final nine holes. But a strong contingent, including several former winners, is right behind him.

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Worthington produced the best opening round courtesy of a highlight finish. The Central High school graduate had four birdies and an eagle to shoot a 6-under 29 on the front. Worthington eagled the par-five, seventh — immediately after his group was put on the clock — and nearly did it again on the par-four, ninth after driving the green pin high.

“I’ve been playing this golf tournament for about 10 years,” Worthington said. “It’s always had my number. This year I’ve focused on decision making and hitting it in the right spots. Just making better decisions and put yourself in the best position possible to make par and birdie.”

Caleb Wassmer set the pace early with a 6-under 64 in the morning wave. The North Posey graduate had seven birdies to offset a lone bogey. He was matched in the afternoon by Mark Wehner, who also recorded seven birdies. Both were impressive considering the firmness of the course and consistent wind throughout the day.

“I historically play better if it’s windy,” Wehner said. “It helps me focus. You really have to be precise with each shot. I wasn’t going to swing until I felt comfortable with what I was doing. The first weekend, you just want to make the cut. A lot of good golfers (in the field) and a lot of golf left.”

What this opening round lacked in a crazy-low number, it made up for with depth. There are several big hitters lurking as the tournament moves to Helfrich on Sunday. Defending City champion Peyton Blackard and Cameron Weyer (a 29 on the back nine) are two shots behind at 5-under. Cade Schiff, Trevor Wagner, Kaden Gengelbach, Luke Johnston, two-time champion Logan Osborne and Daymian Rij are one behind them at 4-under.

Three-time City champion David Mills headlines a group at 3-under. The top-40 and ties advance to the second weekend — this cut stands at even par following the opening round, but tournament rules also state any player within 10 shots of the lead advances.

Here are the complete first-round scores:

Evansville Men’s City Golf Tournament

63: Wade Worthington

64: Caleb Wassmer, Mark Wehner

65: Peyton Blackard, Cameron Weyer

66: Cade Schiff, Trevor Wagner, Kaden Gengelbach, Luke Johnston, Logan Osborne, Daymian Rij

67: Troy Wagner, Blake Merrill, David Mills, Matt Monroe, Brayden Lamborne

68: Chase Emge, Lucas Ray, Reid Lorey, Carson Cook, Ryan Chandler, Spencer Wagner

69: Treston Short, Hank Schreiber, Walker Beck, Zach Thomas, Jacob Murphy, Tom Doyle, Chip Tiemann, Drew Shockley, Luke Price

70: Seth Bell, Sam Key, EJ Wilder, Reed Johnson, Alex Cook, Drew Lappe, Hunter Riggs, Brandon Moore, Eli Reeves, Alex Turner, Alex Abbott

71: Dave Turpin, Ryan Horstketter, Phillip Riggs, Jacob Fleming, Steven Blake Ruckman, Eric Brinker, Trevor Grant

72: Jeff Rhymer, Clint Sallee, Ryan Schulz, Daniel Woods, Drew Cahill, Evan Bonnell, Ryan Knapp, Nathaniel Caudle, Andy Eble, Jackson Strong, Nathan Dewan, Dylan Krohn, Matthew Godsey, Luke Richson, Chad Houchin

73: Brandon Broshears, Timothy Crowe, Nolan Ballard, Sam Lingo, Brady Fiester, Kyle Hodoval, Kyle Whitmore, Jason Mueller, Layne Cunningham, Brody Sorrell, Brennan Phillips, Isaac Rohleder, Thomas Broshears, Jon Somers

74: William Osborn, Jacob Miller, Alex Oliver, Kyle Smith, Brayden Carrie, Rhett Schreiber, Kevin Higdon, Adam Baysinger, Ed Prevo, Scott Hastings, Kyle Seitz

75: Matthew Wilhite, Nic Pierrard, Jason Boyle, Logan Winchester, John Morgan, Brent Weinzapfel, Kurt Seib, Landon Stone, Alex Weinzapfel, Gary Hurt, Zachary Turi, Grant Saylor, Kurtis Anthony, Gehrig Wynn

76: Yaoming Gong, Doug DeLong, Alex Manion, Lee Hoagland, Kameron Kingsbury, Bo Brien, Daniel Marlow, Tim Weiss, Dustin Jourdan, Danny Preske, Nolan Schapker, Ed Lappe

77: Mason Mills, Ryan Howard, James Marshall, Dru Henderson, Landon Smith, Grant McCleary, Collin Brinker

78: Aaron Wines, Britt Reddington, Glen Fehr, Chris Newkirk, Robert Schoenstein, Kellen Higginson, Adam Bosler

79: Ben Meier, Landon Wagner, Mohammad Shehadeh, Chad Roy

80: Mike Kirchoff, Tyler Toopes, Jacob Eble, Ryan Gulledge, Matthew Heldman, Cameron Roy

81: Nolan Gretler

82: Christian Cunningham, Mason Royalty, Jake Schiff

83: Jared DeLong

84: Joseph Richardville

85: Brayden Johnson

86: Keenan Brodecky, Patrick Mardis