2023 IGA Yearbook

103 I t was Brett Benson, of Bird Island, Minn, who weathered the rain and came out on top at this year’s edition of the Northwest Amateur. A total of 18 birdies in regulation at the event didn’t hurt either for Benson. But it took a while at Spencer Golf & CC. Benson needed five playoff holes to dispatch fellowMinnesota competitor, Conor Schubring, before capturing the rain- shortened 54-hole event with rounds of 68-68-70 (-10). Florida’s James Preston and Norwalk’s Dennis Bull finished in the tie for third place at 207 (-9), just a shot out of the playoff. In the Senior Division (50-59), Chris Kramer, of West Des Moines, won by two shots over Johnston’s Jeffrey Johannsen, with scores of 70-71 (-3). Kramer, who cut his teeth at Spencer Golf & CC, made a total of nine birdies over 36 holes. In the Super Senior Division (60+), Dave Gaer, of Des Moines, was the winner by a single shot over Omaha’s Jay Muller. Gear shot rounds of 73-75 for the win. Name City (Par 72) R1R2 R3 Total Open Division 1 Brett Benson Bird Island -10 68 68 70 206 2 Conor Schubring Minnetonka -10 69 66 71 206 3 James Preston Lakeland -9 71 69 67 207 4 Dennis Bull Norwalk -9 65 73 69 207 5 Logan Schweinefus Ossian -8 68 71 69 208 6 Brock Winter Stillwater -8 66 73 69 208 7 Samuel Storey Sioux City -8 67 70 71 208 8 Kyler Schwamb Farmington -6 69 71 70 210 9 Trent Peterson Eagan -6 67 69 74 210 10 Willis Gaer Des Moines -5 70 70 71 211 Name City (Par 72) R1 R2 Total Senior Division 1 Chris Kramer WDM -3 70 71 141 2 Jeffrey Johannsen Johnston -1 70 73 143 3 Tony Newkirk Des Moines E 76 68 144 4 Jon Brown Adel E 71 73 144 5 Jay Gregory Lineville +1 72 73 145 Name City (Par 72) R1 R2 Total Super Senior Division 1 Dave Gaer Des Moines +4 73 75 148 2 Jay Muller Omaha +5 74 75 149 3 Ron Peterson Urbandale +6 75 75 150 4 Tony Malizia Palm City +7 73 78 151 5 Robert Pomerantz Des Moines +8 75 77 152 NORTHWEST AMATEUR Spencer Golf & Country Club, Spencer August 3-6, 2023