Your 2026 Card
A Guide4Good Wisconsin collectible.
One of 127 cards in the 2026 set. Tap the card to flip it — the story lives on the back.
Download includes the reflection back — a keepsake to fill in.
4× Champion (Various Flights)
Jim Ritchay
Playing the Amateur since 1992
Brown County, WI 4× Champion (Various Flights)
Four-time BCA champion across the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd flights. Since 1992, Jim's been a fixture on the course — and on the porch after the round, sharing stories over a house red.
In their words
Jim on the BCA.
- How many years have you played the Amateur?
- Since 1992.
- Best finish?
- I have won 4 Championships — 1st, two in the 2nd, and the 3rd flights.
- How do you prepare?
- Playing competitive golf in local, club and state events plus the Warpinski Northwoods Invitational. Also been hoisting some “house reds” to share stories on the porch after the round.
- Favorite hole?
- 4th hole — needs a great drive, good iron, and good touch on the green. Great hole.
- Most challenging hole?
- 9 — play for a bogey and hope for a par.
- What would winning mean to you?
- To win means you were the best player in the area in your flight for 3 days — something to have bragging rights for a year.
- Favorite Amateur memory?
- Developing friendships with new and old friends. Since the tournament is now worldwide, you see friends you grew up with come back to BCG and share the game you fell in love with.
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