2021 IGA Yearbook

IOWA AMATEUR WAKONDA CLUB, DES MOINES JULY 12-14, 2021 T he 119th Iowa Amateur came to an end after an electric finish at Wakonda Club. Charles Jahn and Nate McCoy battled until the very end, giving the gallery an unforgettable finish. At the 2019 Iowa Amateur, Jahn fell short by one shot, but that experience assisted him during his final holes. "A couple years ago I was tied for the lead going into the last hole and I three putted," said Jahn. "I knew the last four or five holes I needed to finish strong instead of coasting in. I bogeyed 16 and that kind of woke me up. I wanted to finish out with pars and was able to do that. I learned from what happened two years ago and applied it to today." Jahn's weapon of choice this week was driver, and Wakonda Club was not prepared. On the first hole during Jahn's final round, he was able to get within 50 yards of the green by hitting over the trees lining the left side of the fairway. That was not the only corners he was cutting - Jahn drove the 11th hole, which played at about 400 yards on the day, setting himself up for an eagle putt. "I have been hitting my driver well," Jahn said. "The practice round this week allowed me to determine what holes I was going to hit driver. On hole five, most players had 260 going into that hole and I had 180. My driver was my key club." After finding the trees on 18, Jahn was able to secure the win over McCoy with a clutch up-and-down to win the championship by two shots. McCoy played amazing golf and only recorded two bogeys the whole week. After posting a one-over 37 on his front nine during the final round McCoy was able to finish strong and card a 34 on his back nine. However, it was not enough to overcome the hard-hitting Jahn. Six-time Iowa Amateur Champion and Iowa Golf Hall of Fame member Mike McCoy raced up the leaderboard after firing a red-hot 63, including a 29 on the back nine. Mike was the clubhouse leader at seven-under for a short Jahn Had The "Dr ive" , Finished Atop Iowa Am Leaderboard Charles Jahn of Sperry