2017 Yearbook (2)

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Northwest Amateur | Briarwood Amateur Iowa Open
Northwest Amateur
Spencer Golf & Country Club - Spencer, IA
August 3-6, 2017
1 Ian Snyman -18 70-67-64-69 270
2 Trent Peterson -14 69-65-68-72 274
3 Devon Johnson -11 65-71-70-71 277
T4 Justin Kraft -8 74-69-67-70 280
T4 J.D. Anderson -8 71-69-70-70 280
6 Tom Vinning -7 74-68-71-68 281
T7 Mitch Pfingsten -5 71-71-70-71 283
T7 Parker Klitzke -5 70-69-72-72 283
Open Division Par 72
Senior Division Par 72
1 Terry Cook +1 72-73 145
2 Bret Taylor +2 75-71 146
T3 Curtis Holck +4 76-72 148
T3 Mark Havens +4 75-73 148
5 John Willmore +5 72-77 149
T6 Ron Peterson +6 75-75 150
T6 Jeff Opheim +6 75-75 150
Iowa Open
Blue Top Ridge at Riverside - Riverside, IA
August 25-27, 2017
Iowa Open Par 72
1 Nyasha Mauchaza -14 65-70-67 202
2 Nathan Yankovich -13 70-66-67 203
3 Chase Hanna -12 67-66-71 204
4 Brad Hopfinger -11 69-72-64 205
5 John Gullberg -10 67-68-71 206
T6 Rick Cochran -9 72-65-70 207
T6 Nick Voke (a) -9 69-69-69 207
T6 Brian Maurer -9 69-67-71 207
1 Kevin Denike -5 69-69-73 211
2 Jay Gregory (a) -4 68-73-71 212
3 Marshall Gavre +3 71-74-74 219
4 Dave Ranney +4 77-71-72 220
5 Joe Bates (a) +5 78-71-72 221
T6 Mark Lemon +8 69-81-74 224
T6 Marc Woodcock +8 75-75-74 224
(a) Denotes Amateur
Par 72 Iowa Senior Open
Briarwood Amateur
The Briarwood Club of Ankeny - Ankeny, IA
August 26-27, 2017
1 J.D. Anderson -9 67-68 134
T2 David Combs -6 71-67 138
T2 Brian Allison -6 67-71 138
T4 Jon Brown -1 72-71 143
T4 Braxton Risetter -1 71-72 143
6 Mitch Pfingsten E 70-74 144
7 Ethan Mechling +1 70-75 145
Open Division Par 72
Senior Division Par 72
1 Terry Cook -3 72-69 141
T2 Jay Slings -1 74-69 143
T2 Ron Peterson -1 74-69 143
T4 Bret Taylor E 75-69 144
T4 Rob Christensen* E 71-73 144
T6 Nick Costanzo +3 77-70 147
T6 Dean Smith +3 75-72 147
* Denotes Super Senior
Nyasha Mauchaza made the long trip from South
Florida to play in his first Iowa Open. It was worth it.
The Zimbabwe native opened his first round by shooting
a 65 (-7) to take the lead. He followed that up with a
round of 70 (-2), which put him behind Chase Hanna
of Leawood, Kan. who was sitting at the top of the
leaderboard at -11.
The final round was nothing but exciting. Nate
Yankovich, who played golf at the University of Iowa,
got hot in the final round. He birdied seven of his first 12
holes, getting to -15 for the tournament. He had the lead
but bogeys at 13 and 16 caused him to drop back.
While Yankovich was making his move, Mauchaza kept
his head down and fought his way back into contention.
Mauchaza put himself into a tie for the lead with two
holes to play, but a perfectly timed birdie on the 17th
hole put him in the lead to stay and the $25,000 prize in
his back pocket.
Nick Voke, from Ames, earned low amateur honors after
a string of 69s placed him T6th
Iowa Open Northwest Amateur Briarwood Amateur
J.D. Anderson and Terry Cook
were the victors at the 2017
Briarwood Amateur.
Anderson, of Johnston, won the
Open Division by three shots
over David Combs of West Des
Moines and Brian Allison of
Norwalk.
Anderson opened the 36-hole
event with a 5-under-par 67
then closed with a 68 to finish
at 9-under 135. Combs went
71-67 while Allison reversed
that with 67-71 as they both
finished at 6-under-par 138.
On the Senior side, Cook,
of West Des Moines, played
impressively over the two days.
He fired an even-par 72 to
open then finished strong with
a 3-under 69. His 3-under total of
141 was two shots clear of Jay Slings of Ankeny and Ron
Peterson of Urbandale.
Nyasha Mauchaza of Port St. Lucie Florida poses with
his $25,000 check at Blue Top Ridge at Riverside.
(Coutrsey of the Iowa Section PGA)
Ian Snyman from Bellville, South Africa won the 2017
Northwest Amateur Tournament. Snyman is a Junior
at North Texas where he
plays for the Mean Green.
He shot four impressive
rounds of 70-67-64-69
totaling 270, (-18).
Snyman took a one shot
advantage after posting 64
in the third round which
prooved to be a lead he
would not relinquish.
Trent Peterson of Eagan,
Minnesota (2013 Champion) finished four shots back at
(-14) after shooting 69-65-68-72.
In the Senior Division Terry Cook of West Des Moines
came out victorious over a competitive field. Cook shot
72-73 to hold off Bret Taylor of Booneville by one shot.
The Northwest Amateur is the second oldest
Tournament in Iowa beginning in 1921.
Ian Snyman
J.D. Anderson
Terry Cook