2009 Annual Awards Bestowed by IGA The Iowa Golf Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 IGA Annual Awards. The awards were voted on by the IGA Board of Directors at its annual meeting on Friday, November 6th at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Member clubs of the IGA and employees of those clubs are eligible for these awards that have been bestowed annually since 1981. ...more
IGA announces 2010 Championships The Iowa Golf Association (IGA) is pleased to announce another great group of host sites for the 2010 championship season, highlighted by Bent Tree Golf Club and Coldwater Golf Links as the host sites for the 108th Iowa Amateur and 22nd IGA Match Play, respectively.
Bent Tree GC in Council Bluffs will host the Iowa Amateur Friday thru Sunday, July 23-25. First played in 1900 and only five years younger than the U.S. Amateur, the Iowa Amateur is the oldest golf event in Iowa and one of the oldest in the nation. It is the ‘flagship’ championship of the Iowa Golf Association. ...more Saving costs by using less turf and water This article appears in the Sept-Oct issue of the USGA Green Section Record Superintendents across the country are under pressure to reduce costs, yet at the same time not sacrifice playing conditions. Though you can’t draw blood from a stone, there are ways to overcome this course maintenance dilemma, and one of them is to reduce turf. While it sounds simple, reducing areas of managed turf and, in turn, reducing water use are often overlooked by courses when it is necessary to trim operating costs. ...more
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Sani volunteer Stjernberg passes away Lloyd Stjernberg, longtime Hyperion Field Club member and coordinator of the volunteers at the annual Herman Sani Golf Tournament has passed away at age 72. |
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Luigs wins USGA's Joe Dey award Joe Luigs of Carmel, Ind., has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 Joe Dey Award by the United States Golf Association. |
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Number 9 in 2009 for Mike McCoy Mike McCoy, Jim Butler and Andrew Peter are the winners of the 2009 IGA Player of the Year races. |
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Hall of Famer Ann Griffel passes away 2006 inductee into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame Ann Griffel has passed away at the age of 95. Born on January 12, 1914 the Eldora resident died peacefully on October 3rd. |
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