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July 29-31, 2016
Livermore’s Alexa Capesius, who finished runner-
up (223) to Sindlinger, tried to stay within striking
distance after an eagle on the 11th hole. Capesius
would play her last seven holes one-over par to finish
six back of the pace. Capesius will be a senior at the
University of Missouri-St. Louis and was able to take
away a lot of positives from the week.
“For me this week, keeping the driver in the fairway
(was important),” Capesius said. “You did not want to
be in the rough. It’s so thick, it made hi�ng greens
very difficult.”
Capesius, along with many of the players, commented
on the tough, yet fair, challenge they found on the
greens.
“The greens are very tough,” Capseius said. “You have
to stay on the right side of the hole. I tried to make sure I
was always two pu�ng them. I tried to just do what I had
done the past two days and if putts drop, great.”
Morgan Kukla, a teammate of Sindlinger at Iowa,
finished in third place (227). Three early bogies in the
final round ultimately did the Hawkeye golfer in and left
her too far back to chase after her teammate. She closed
with a 76 (+4).
Stuart’s Janece Schwartzkopf held off several players to
win the Open Division with a score of 243 (+27). Jesup’s
Michelle Klein posted a final round 78 (+6), but would
finish three shots off the lead. Rockwell City’s Kathy
Fortune would tie Klein to share runner-up at 246 (+30).
Klein’s 78 in the final round was the best of the Open
Division, although Swartzkopf’s 79 in round one wasn’t
far behind.
In another close battle, Cedar Rapids’ Bonnie Jones held
on for a one-shot victory in the 2nd Flight of the Open
Division.
Open Division champion, Janece Schwartzkopf, accepts
her trophy from IGA’s Director of Membership Services &
Women’s Golf, Katelynn Hogenson.
1 Jessie Sindlinger Charles City 71 75 71 217
2 Alexa Capesius Livermore 77 74 72 223
3 Morgan Kukla Winthrop Harbor 73 78 76 227
T4 Leanne Smith Indianola 77 81 73 231
T4 Susan Kirschenman Huxley 73 76 82 231
6 Katie Hansen Bettendorf 77 78 78 223
T7 Rachele Miller Bettendorf 78 82 74 234
T7 Jenny Heinz Cedar Falls 81 77 76 234
T7 Paige Van Dyk Tama 77 80 77 224
10 Sarah McMichael Nashua 79 81 75 235
11 Julie Buerman Cedar Rapids 78 77 81 236
T12 Madelyn Hawkins Asbury 80 81 76 237
T12 Amy Glasford West Des Moines 81 77 79 237
14 Rochelle Beardsley Peosta 80 78 81 239
15 Megan Furnish Cedar Rapids 79 79 82 240
16 Sonja Przybylski Cedar Falls 76 85 80 241
17 Melissa Rieder Williamsburg 78 85 79 242
T18 Maddie Bertsch Robins 79 84 80 243
T18 Allison Olberding West Des Moins 77 77 89 243
20 Rosalie Kubesheski Dubuque 81 81 82 244
Player City R1 R2 R3 Total
Championship Division
1 Janece Schwartzkopf Stuart 79 82 82 243
T2 Michelle Klein Jesup 81 87 78 246
T2 Kathy Fortune Rockwell City 82 82 82 246
4 Kelly Nelson Waterloo 84 80 85 249
T5 Kelly Grimes Clive 82 85 83 250
1st Flight Open Division
Player City R1 R2 R3 Total