2020 IGA Yearbook

SENIOR MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR J oe Palmer, of Norwalk, picked up a trio of victories en route to earning his third IGA Senior Player of the Year title. Palmer’s first victory of the summer came at the 18th IGA Senior Match Play Championship, where he bested Tom Schill, of Gowrie, 3 & 2 in the finals. He went on to win titles at the 83rd Iowa Masters and the 71st Herman Sani Tournament, in addition to top five finishes in the 42nd Iowa Senior Amateur Championship, Carroll Amateur, and the Briarwood Amateur. Finishing runner-up in the standings was Norwalk’s Terry Cook, who put together a steady 2020 campaign. Cook earned a victory at the Fort Dodge Amateur and placed in the top 5 in the 42nd Iowa Senior Amateur Championship, 71st Herman Sani Tournament, Carroll Amateur, Northwest Amateur, and the Briarwood Amateur. Bret Taylor, of Booneville, finished less than one point behind Cook to come in third. Des Moines’ Tony Newkirk and Dave Gaer ended the season in fourth and fifth place respectively. IGA Senior Match Play Champion 450 Herman Sani Senior Division Champion 350 Iowa Masters Champion 300 42nd Iowa Senior Amateur 3rd 250 32nd IGA Match Play Quarterfinals 210 Briarwood Amateur Runner-up 120 2020 Carroll Amateur 3rd 100 Northwest Iowa Amateur T15 72.5 24th IGA Four-Ball T6 72.5 Iowa Amateur T30 27.5 Joe Palmer - Finishes 1 Joe Palmer Norwalk 1952.5 2 Terry Cook Norwalk 1481.33 3 Bret Taylor Booneville 1480.5 4 Tony Newkirk Des Moines 1347.5 5 Dave Gaer Des Moines 1228.33 6 Ron Peterson Urbandale 947.5 7 Kirk Macumber Winterset 892.5 8 Brian Verduyn Polk City 872.5 9 Joe Bates Albia 840 10 Tom Schill Gowrie 820 11 Jeff Collett Ottumwa 795.83 12 Gene Elliott WDM 732.5 13 Curtis Holck Ankeny 722.5 Name City Total Standings