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86 | IOWA GOLF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION IOWA GOLF HALL OF FAME 2019 Iowa Golf Hall of Fame inductees Sean McCarty and Rick Tegtmeier (with plaques)join fellow Iowa Golf Hall of Fame members after the ceremony in April. The Iowa Golf Hall of Fame is administered by the Iowa Golf Association and the IGA Foundation on behalf of all golf organizations in Iowa. The 2019 Induction Ceremony was held at Riverside Casino Resort Conference Center on April 4, 2019. Two living induct- ees - Sean McCarty and Rick Tegtmeier - were inducted along with two (posthumous) honorees - Jill Blackwood and Pat Willcox. Jill Blackwood had been in a fight with cancer and was unable to attend the ceremony in Iowa. A special induction cermeony was scheduled for February 24th, 2019 at her “winter club”, The Club at Renaissance in Fort Meyers, Florida. Sadly Jill passed away prior to her induction ceremony. Execu- tive Director, Chad Pitts and Burlington Golf Club Head Pro- fessional, Joe Butler made the trip down to formally recognize Jill in front of her many family and firends. Voting Committee Jon Brown chairman (’13) Adel Rick Brown (‘17) Des Moines Gene Elliott (‘12) West DeMoines Mike McCoy (‘11) Norwalk Bob Moreland (‘06) Ottumwa Ken Schall (‘12) Norwalk Dave Sergeant (‘14) Fort Dodge Jeff Smith (‘13) Oskaloosa Doug Snook (‘11) Waverly Steve Tyler (‘10) Cedar Falls George Turner (‘07) Des Moines (Year inducted into Hall of Fame) Nominating Committee Tom Christensen Waterloo Jerry Johnson Marshalltown Leighann LaRocca Clive Jeff Wendell Ankeny Al Nelson Fort Dodge Robb Pomerantz Des Moines Ron Van Buskirk Sioux City Hall of Fame displays and memorabilia are displayed at the IGAF office located in Ankeny. If you would like to help fund the expansion of displays and preserve the history of golf in the state you can dontate specifically to the Iowa Golf hall of Fame through the IGA Foundation at iowagolf.org/Foundation.