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| 65 THE CLASSIC ELMWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, MARSHALLTOWN MAY 4-5, 2019 Jon Brown (Open Division) and Brian Verduyn (Senior Division), of Adel and Urbandale respectively, were crowned champions in the second annual playing of ‘The Classic’ at the ElmwoodCountry Club, inMarshalltown. Brown was the wire-to-wire winner, posting stellar rounds of 48 and 43 points, for a total of 91 over the course of the two days. Verduyn held the lead all weekend, posting scores of 41 and 43 points, which included ten birdies, for a final tally of 84 points. 1 Jon Brown Adel 48 43 91 2 Dusty Stewart Ottumwa 41 46 87 3 Sam Zoske Marshalltown 39 45 84 4 Kip Hilderbrand Marshalltown 45 35 80 5 Nathan Smith Ottumwa 45 33 78 Name City R1 R2 Total 1 Brian Verduyn Urbandale 41 43 84 2 Rob Christensen Marshalltown 40 38 78 T3 Bob Brooks WDM 37 38 75 T3 Dave Henry WDM 34 41 75 T5 Bret Taylor Booneville 35 35 70 T5 Curtis Holck Ankeny 30 40 70 Name City R1 R2 Total TRI -STATE MASTERS SIOUX CITY AREA COURSES (GREEN VALLEY GOLF COURSE HOST) MAY 17-19, 2019 Sioux City's Tyler Danke brought home the hardware at the 2019 Tri-State Masters. He finished the tournament at 3 over par (217) to win by 1 over defending champion Adam Fields. Danke ended up saving his best round for last, shooting 70 (-2) in conditions where only the mentally strong could prevail. Temperatures never got above the mid-40s and the wind made it feel even colder. Danke had opened the tournament shooting a round of 76 (+4) at The Bluffs in Vermillion, South Dakota. He followed that up with a round of 71 (+1) at Covington Links in South Sioux City, Nebraska. That left him four shots behind leader Adam Fields as they teed off the final round at Green Valley Golf Course. After battling each other (and the cold) it would eventually come down to the final hole where Fields had a chance to tie the tournament up and force a playoff. He was ultimately unsuccessful in converting the putt thus securing the win for Danke. The Senior Division als came down to the wire. Bill Mathers, of Cushing, won in a two-hole playoff over Scott Wieck to claim the title. Mathers and Wieck both finished with a total score of 230. Open Division Senior Division