2020 IGA Yearbook

F or her second straight IGA event, Julie Buerman walked away victorious. The Cedar Rapids resident collected her third Iowa Women’s Forever 39 Match Play Championship with a 2&1 triumph over Nicol Jones, of Ankeny, after making birdie on two of her last three holes. Buerman was the winner of the first Women’s Mid- Am Series event of the year held at Irv Warren GC in Waterloo only a week prior. Buerman defeated Nancy Lorenzini 3&1 to reach the finals while Jones defeated Creston’s Janis Owens 2 up in the morning match to punch her ticket to the championship match. An IGA ‘rookie’, Jones made the most of her championship debut, piecing together an underdog bid that took her all the way to the championship match. In the First Flight, Sue Harmon defeated Kathy Fortune 3&2 in the finals to capture the bracket title. Harmon advanced to the finals via a 10-hole victory over Jesup’s Michelle Klein. Like Harmon, Fortune’s morning match featured extra holes as she secured an 11-hole victory over Nicki Clayton. In the second flight, 2019 Forever 39 Champion, Kelly Grimes, of Indianola, won the bracket title after a 1 up victory over Noreen Christians, of Urbandale. Grimes advanced to the flight finals after she defeated Urbandale’s Ardrae Parmenter 3&2. Christians posted one of the decisive victories of the morning matches as she posted a 5&3 decision over Laura Leszczynski. In the third flight, Clive’s Leighann LaRocca posted a 2&1 victory over Ankeny’s Becky Schwiete. LaRocca advanced to the finals following a 1-up win against Urbandale’s Cathy West. Schwiete posted a 2 up victory over Karol Hare during the morning matches. Waterloo’s Kelly Nelson captured medalist honors during the stroke play qualifying round following her round of 36 (-1). FOREVER 39 MATCH PLAY URBANDALE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, URBANDALE JUNE 15-16, 2020 Buerman f ierce in Match Play, wins thi rd Forever 39 t it le Nicol Jones (L) and Julie Buerman before the final 9-hole match.