Carney’s Hunter Eichhorn played his qualifying round for this week’s Wisconsin State Golf Association Match Play Championship with former Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo.

Eichhorn, admitting to some nerves playing with the NFL quarterback turned broadcaster, shot a 68 for the second-best qualifying score at Blackhawk Country Club in Madison.

“It was exciting,” Eichhorn told Rob Hernandez of wisconsin.golf. “It’s exciting to play with people like that to really push yourself through kind of pressure moments.”

The 19-year-old Eichhorn, 2018 Big East Conference freshman and player of the year at Marquette University, bowed out in the round of 16.

Romo, from Burlington, Wis., says Eichhorn has a bright future.

“You can tell why (he’s a rising star),” Romo said. “I think you might see him move on past Wisconsin at some point. He’s special.”

Oak Crest

‘A’ deadlocked

NORWAY — Two teams share the “A” Division lead in the Forward Financial Monday Night Golf League at Oak Crest Golf Course.

Ron Calcaterra-Don Benzie and Bob Stone-Brian Jennings each show 13 points to lead “A” Division. Ed O’Connell was the medalist with a one-under 35.

Todd Brasure-Mike Freeman lead “B” Division with 18.5 points. Brasure paced the division with a 40.

Ontonagon ties

to ‘Michigan’ No. 4

ACME — Battle Creek’s Andrew Walker, who tied Manistique’s Mike Nagy for fourth in this week’s 101st Michigan Open Championship at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, has UP ties.

Walker’s mother is Ontonagon’s Nancy (Smith) while his father Filmore played basketball at Michigan Tech, according to Oak Crest Monday Night Golf League representative Rick Virta.

Virta added that Andrew’s grandfather. Al Smith of Ontonagon, is the second-oldest World War II veteran in Ontonagon County.

Andrew Walker, a three-time Michigan Mr. Golf while playing for Battle Creek Lakeview High School, plays at Michigan State University.

Marquette team

wins scramble

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech’s Portage Lake Golf Course held a three-person senior scramble.

Taking the tourney with a nine-under par 62 was the team of Scott Erickson, Rich Koskey and Jim Scullion of Marquette. The winners finished two strokes ahead of a local team consisting of James Parker, John Vaara and Chuck Lucchesi and the team of Grant Kierzek, Tim Ryan and Rich Ledy.