Echo Valley CC wins 63rd IGA Women’s Club Team, three share medalist honors
Echo Valley CC (from left) – Robin Webb, Kori Welbes, Geri Huser and Leanne Smith.
Unseasonable August weather continued with overcast skies along with rain at the 63rd IGA Women’s Club Team Championship contested at Indianola Country Club.
Not too long after the Herman Sani took place at Echo Valley Country Club (above), the team from EVCC took the team Gross Division title. EVCC was led by Geri Huser at (-1) 69 and Leanne Smith at (+3) 73. Not too far behind was Robin Webb carding (+4) 74 and Kori Welbes at (+10) 80. Runner-up belonged to Elmcrest Country Club and third was Irv Warren Memorial Golf Club.
While EVCC also won the Net Division title at nine-under, their victory in the gross gave them the runner-up title. Leaving Urbandale Golf & Country Club #2 to claim the Net Division title.
Urbandale CC (from left) – Krista Lindholm, Carol Rinauro, Tara Dabney and Kathy West.
Urbandale Country Club #2 was led by Tara Dabney (+1) 71 and a pair of 76s (+6) shot by Carol Rinaurio and Krista Lindholm. Only one shot behind was Cathy West. Leaving Des Moines Golf & CC at (E) 70 in third.
The Individual Gross Division was a race to the finish, there was a three way tie at (-1) 69. Erin Schaffer of Hyperion Field Club, Anna Jensen of Thunder Hills CC and Geri Huser of EVCC (right) all had great rounds. Jensen played two holes five-over, but still managed to card an impressive seven birdies.
In the Individual Net Division, Huser of EVCC and Carroll Dethrow of the LPGA Amateur of Des Moines tied for first at (-4) 66. There also was a tie for third at (E) 70 between Marla Dahm of Des Moines Golf & CC and Tara Dabney of Urbandale Country Club.