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78 | BOB LEAHY MEDAL WINNERS JOE BATES SAM BILLMEYER BOB BROOKS JON BROWN JULIE BUERMAN JIM BUTLER JIM CAMPBELL ROB CHRISTENSEN GENE ELLIOTT RICHARD GORBELL MARGENE GRADY JAY GREGORY KELLY GRIMES KATHY FORTUNE NATE MCCOY The “Leahy Medal” is presented to any IGA member who records multiple victories within the state of Iowa in a single season, or, at least one victory and three or more top 5 finishes. Qualifying events include all IGA conducted championships, IGA Sanctioned Point Events and USGA qualifiers played in Iowa. Additional medals may be awarded for other extraordinary accomplishments at the committee’s discretion. The award is named after 1991 Iowa Golf Hall of Fame inductee Bob Leahy of Cedar Falls. Leahy won a total of 10 major IGA events, including three Iowa Amateurs, during his distinguished playing career. He then went on to serve the IGA on a volunteer basis. He served as a lifetime member of the IGA Board of Directors until his death on April 18, 2016.