2024 IGA Yearbook

112 Jon Brown, of Adel, a two time IGA Men’s Player of the Year, is now an IGA Senior Men’s Player of the Year. Brown further solidified the standings in late August when he made a run in the 69th U.S. Senior Amateur, contested at The Honors Course, in Ooltewah, Tenn. Seeded 9th after qualifying, Brown made it through two rounds of match play. In the Round of 16 Brown lost his first four holes, but fought till the end before falling in the match 3&2. Brown also qualified for the 9th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball held at Philadelphia Cricket Club, Flourtown, Pa. Brown and partner Jon Olson shot a 135 (-7). Brown and Olson fell short in the second playoff hole to make the match play bracket. Brown’s summer started off hot at the 28th IGA Four-Ball Championship, contested at Elmwood CC in Marshalltown with partner Gene Elliott. The pair shot a two day score of 133 (-6) and finished T4. From there he had back-to-back wins at the 39th Iowa Mid-Amateur Championship at Bos Landen, Pella, carding 215 (-1), followed by the 46th Iowa Senior Amateur Championship, held at Bent Tree Golf Club shooting 217 (+1). A four-time Iowa Masters Open Division champion, Brown took home the 87th Iowa Masters Senior Division title this summer, recording a three day total of 209 (-7). In the 75th Herman Sani Tournament at Echo Valley Country Club he earned a runner-up finish carding a 217 (+1). Then at the Northwest Amateur he placed third carding 141 (-3). His season came to a close at the IGA Senior Four-Ball held at Elmwood CC. Partnered once again with Gene Elliott, the pair managed to finish T3 carding a two day total of 137 (-3). Jon Brown continues to prove he still has what it takes to be at the top of the leaderboard. 2024 Senior Men's player of the year Jon Brown RESULTS U.S. Senior Amateur Rd 16 Iowa Senior Amateur* 1st Iowa Mid-Amateur* 1st Iowa Masters* 1st Herman Sani* 2nd Northwest Amateur* T3 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qual IGA Senior Match Play* Rd16 IGA Senior Four-Ball* T3 *Senior Division STANDINGS 1 Jon Brown 2751.25 2 Gene Elliott 1726.25 3 Ron Peterson 1712.5 4 Curtis Holck 1672.5 5 Terry Cook 1507.5