2023 IGA Yearbook

32 F iona Watson left little doubt in the 60th Iowa Women’s Forever 39 Match Play Championship hosted by Echo Valley Country Club in Norwalk. After finishing runner-up in the previous year's tournament, Watson was looking for redemption. Watson, who earned medalist honors following a 33 (-3), made short work of #8 seed Janece Schwartzkopf in her opening round match of the Championship Flight, winning 4&3. She earned her way into the final match with a win over RobinWebb 3&2 and then met Laura Leszczynski in the finals. Leszczynski defeated Kelly Grimes (3&2) and Leanne Smith (3&2) in her route to the finals. In the final match, Watson led from the get-go and never looked back after winning two of the first three holes, leading to another 3&2 victory with the help of three birdies in eight holes. Erin Schaffer defeated Kathy Fortune 2 up to win the First Flight and Kelly Nelson defeated Leighann Larocca 4&2 to take the Second Flight victory. Jan Sewright defeated Cindy Morrison 2 up in the final match of the Third Flight. Watson Finishes the Job at the Forever 39 Championship FOREVER 39 MATCH PLAY Echo Valley Country Club, Norwalk June 5-6, 2023 Erin Schaffer Winners Erin Schaffer, Fiona Watson, Kelly Nelson, Jan Sewright