2021 IGA Yearbook

IGA WOMEN’S CLUB TEAM ELMCREST COUNTRY CLUB, CEDAR RAPIDS AUGUST 9, 2021 Echo Valley CC Wins Gross Title at 60th IGA Women's Club Team I t was a great day at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids. Echo Valley Country Club captured the Team Gross title at the 60th IGA Women's Club Team Championship. Team members, who posted 214 (+4), of Echo Valley Country Club included Leanne Smith, Jordan Rose, Valerie Weis and Lauren Backer. Echo Valley Country Club was led by Leanne Smith - who was medalist of the Individual Gross Division - who fired a four-under-par 66. Briarwood Golf Club also posted a 214 (+4) but finished runner up via the USGA tie-breaker method. Briarwood Golf Club's team included Mikayla Olson, Julie Davidson, Kelsi Linden and Emily Wilson. In the Team Net Division home course knowledge won out as Elmcrest Country Club secured the title by one shot over Echo Valley Country Club. Elmcrest Country Club, who shot a team net score of 205 (-5) was led by Julie Buerman (69 net). The team from Elmcrest included Buerman, Bailey Hammerberg, Amy Worden and Mary Hoefle. Earning medalist honors in the Individual Net Division was Joanie Steinmetz of Des Moines Golf & Country Club. Steinmetz had a great day on the course, shooting a net five- under par 65, which was good for a one-shot victory over Cathy West of Urbandale Country Club. Gross Division 1 Echo Valley CC Norwalk +4 214 2 Briarwood GC Ankeny +4 214 3 Elmcrest CC Cedar Rapids +10 220 4 Irv Warren Memorial GC Waterloo +12 222 5 Sunnyside CC Waterloo +24 234 Team City (Par 72) Total Net Division 1 Elmcrest CC Cedar Rapids -5 205 2 Echo Valley CC Norwalk -4 206 3 Ankeny G&CC Ankeny -3 207 T4 Urbandale CC Urbandale E 210 T4 Echo Valley CC 2 Norwalk E 210 T4 Irv Warren Memorial GC Waterloo E 210 Team City (Par 72) Total Individual Gross Division 1 Leanne Smith EVCC -4 66 2 Julie Buerman ECC E 70 3 Emily Wilson BGC +2 72 4 Mikayla Olson BGC +3 73 5 Geri Huser EVCC +4 74 Team Club (Par 72) Total