2023 IGA Yearbook

9 as the captain was evident. It was such a remarkable thing to have two Iowans lead those two teams in the same year. I know I won’t see that ever again. Both of those individuals are in the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame and we are excited to showcase them and many others at Golf House Iowa. In fact, as you are reading this we have moved our offices to 8050 Golf House Drive! The facility will be completed in its entirety in early May as the installation of the Hall of Fame and Museum displays as well as the outdoor putting green complex will happen this spring. You can see much more about the building elsewhere in this yearbook, but please make plans to come see it for yourself this summer or fall. This new building sets the IGA up for decades to come in a way that was only ever dreamt of before. We are extremely proud of it and very thankful for all of our donors who stepped up in meaningful ways to make this happen. We did this all together. Championships continues to be one of the most visible things we do and 2023 saw wonderful competition. We crownedmany different champions at our events. We brought back qualifying for the Iowa Amateur and it proved to be a wise move as we had nearly 250 players sign up before the field was whittled down to 132 to play at Glen Oaks CC. We had an increase nearly across the board for all men’s and women’s events. Golf is extremely popular right now and the one negative of that is finding host sites. But we have been very lucky to still have many of our member clubs step up to host and we hope to keep the momentum going into 2024. Our staff continues to amazemewith their dedication to the IGA and our Foundation. They all truly care about every one of our members and are constantly coming up with ideas on how to make everything we do just a little bit better. Our interns were awesome once again. The USGA program (P.J. Boatwright Internships) that funds those internships has been extremely valuable. We are very lucky to have all of these folks working for the game here in Iowa. As we close the book on 2023 and look forward to 2024 there is a lot of excitement. Certainly the opening of Golf House Iowa is first and foremost, but tied to that is the increased cooperation we will have with First Tee - Central Iowa. They will also be housed at Golf House and we can’t wait to see the junior golfers that come in and out of the facility for the various programs. That will provide a lot of fulfillment for all of us. It’s going to be a lot of work but we are ready for it - let’s go! Golf House Iowa museum space before displays are installed Finishing hole at Glen Oaks CC, site of the Iowa Amateur