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Family affair at 2018 Southeast Iowa Amateur

May 21, 20180 commentsNews

It was a family affair at this year’s Southeast Iowa Amateur. While Willis Gaer (right) ran away with the Open Division title by 10 shots, his dad, Dave charged to the win in the Senior Division after trailing by two going into the final round at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake.

Willis, who opened with a pair of 68s, finished with a tournament record 170 (-10) after the 45 hole event. He made 10 birdies and a pair of eagles to outdistance Patrick Hall and Pedro Velasco, who finished second and third respectively.

In the Senior Division, Dave Gaer posted a pair of 69s, including a sizzling 31 on the back nine in the second round to edge opening round leader Joe Bates by two strokes. The elder Gaer finished with a total of 9 birdies over 36 holes to take take the victory.

In the Super Senior Division, Jim Campbell posted rounds of 70-78, good for a four shot victory over Del Harken and Tim Taylor.

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Bull, Jahn compete at U.S. Amateur Four-Ball

May 20, 20180 commentsUncategorized

Dennis Bull of Norwalk and Charles Jahn of Sperry are competing this weekend at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball in Jupiter Hills, Florida.  They are not partners, however.

Bull is teamed up with Andrew Price of Lake Bluff, Illinois while Jahn’s partner is Sam Range of Waterloo, Illinois.

There are 128 sides competing in two rounds of stroke play (May 19 & 20) to make the top 32, which will comprise the match play draw.

Follow the scoring here.

Four move one step close to Shinnecock Hills

May 14, 20180 commentsUSGA Qualifiers

U.S. Open Sectional Qualifiers – (L-R) Lucas Scherf, Zach Steffen, Sean McCarty. Not pictured – Dennis Bull.

Four players will move one step close to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club after surviving the Local Qualifier at Glen Oaks Country Club on Monday.

Professional Sean McCarty was medalist with an impressive 67 (-4) on the day.

“I drove the ball good today,” McCarty said. “I kept it in play and out here you have to stay below the hole. The greens were slippery, you had to be careful. The rough was thick. If you weren’t driving it well, you’d have a long day. It was a great day to play with the wind being down.”

McCarty’s round included five birdies and just a lone bogey, which he admitted was due to a three putt.

“I only did that once,” McCarty said. “Which is good out here with those slick greens.”

Amateur Dennis Bull, who turned in 32 (-3) on the front nine, played even on the way in to grab a spot into the Sectional Qualifier with a 68 (-3). Also qualifying into Sectionals were amateur Lucas Scherf and professional Zach Steffen, both shooting 69 (-2) on the day.

Andrew Huseman will be 1st Alternate after posting 71 (E), while Jake Marvelli, 72 (+1), won a four-way playoff on the first playoff hole to secure the 2nd Alternate spot.

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Fisher qualifies in Omaha
In a Local Qualifier held in Omaha, NE, Darin Fisher (Albia) qualified into sectionals. The qualifier was administered by the Nebraska Golf Association on May 17. Read more about Fisher by clicking here.

Anderson wins 33rd Iowa Mid-Amateur, final round rained out

May 12, 20180 commentsChampionships, Iowa Mid-Am

The final round of the 33rd Iowa Mid-Amateur at Burlington Golf Club was cancelled due to heavy rains that rolled into town just as the final groups were finishing their opening hole.

J.D. Anderson, of Johnston, set the pace after day one with an opening round 68 (-4). Anderson was declared the winner when the announcement was made to cancel the final round.

“I said to myself yesterday that this is how I wanted to start the year,” Anderson said. “You can’t get above the hole here. This course can be penal if you go in the wrong spot. I was lucky to play a practice round and figure some of that out.”

Terry Cook (left) won a four-way playoff for the Senior Division title. Cook made a par on the second playoff hole to earn the victory.

Dan Dalziel (right), who posted 69 (-3) to lead the Super Senior Division (65 year and older) by six shots over Jim Campbell after the opening round, was declared winner in that division.

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Anderson birdies first four holes, leads 33rd Iowa Mid-Amateur

May 11, 20180 commentsIowa Mid-Am

J.D. Anderson, of Johnston, caught fire early at Burlington Golf Club.

Anderson, the 2017 IGA Player of the Year, birdied his first four holes and was five under par through six holes of the opening round at the 33rd Iowa Mid-Amateur Championship. Anderson, who posted 68 (-4), made a total of eight birdies on the day.

Anderson dropped three shots just prior to make the turn, but rebounded nicely and made three birdies coming home on the inward half.

Norwalk’s Brian Allison is close behind lead, firing a fine opening round score of his own, 70 (-2). Allison’s rounds included four birdies against juts two bogeys.

Nick Eilertson, of Cedar Falls, is three back of Anderson’s lead after his round of 71 (-1).

A total of four players share the lead in the Senior Division, as John O’Neill, Jay Goeser, Bret Taylor and Terry Cook all shot 73 (+1). Ron Peterson sits just a shot back after his own 74 (+2).

Dan Dalziel posted 69 (-3) to lead the Super Senior Division (65 year and older) by six shots over Jim Campbell.

Hole in One – Father Marty Goetz, a member at BGC, made an ace on the 17th hole during today’s round.

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Iowa PGA Section wins 2018 Iowa Cup

May 3, 20180 commentsIowa Cup Matches
Honorary Iowa Cup Captain Bob Moreland (Iowa PGA)
and Jim Becker (Iowa Golf Association) pose with the Iowa Cup.

Team IGA gave it a good effort, but ultimately could not gain any ground over the Iowa Section PGA during the second and final day of the 2018 Iowa Cup. The IPGA won the Iowa Cup by a margin of 24-16, including a 10.5 – 9.5 advantage in single matches this morning.

Winning matches for the IGA this morning included Wes Butenbach, Gene Elliott, Justin Pansegrau, Tom Norton David Combs, Ron Peterson, Trent Lindenman, Joe Bates and Logan Schweinefus. Rob Christensen won a half point for the IGA, as he halved his match.

Elliott was on the winning side of all three of his matches, while Dusty Drenth also went undefeated, winning the two matches (Four-Ball and Foursome) he participated in.

Click here for full results from the 2018 Iowa Cup

IPGA leads Iowa Cup 13.5-6.5

May 3, 20180 commentsIowa Cup Matches

Day one of the 2018 Iowa Cup belonged to the Iowa Section PGA, as they opened up a 13.5 – 6.5 lead after the morning and afternoon sessions at Burlington’s Spirit Hollow Golf Course.

In the morning Four-Ball matches the side of Gene Elliott/Ron Peterson and Dusty Drenth/Jeff Collett were victorious. The side of Ethan Mechling/Trent Lindenman and Joe Bates/Terry Cook halved their matches.

During afternoon Foursome (alternate shot) matches, Team IGA was able to collect wins from the side of Gene Elliott/Scott Briggs and Dusty Drenth/Logan Schweinefus. Team IGA also earned half points from Brian Allison/Tom Norton, Bret Taylor/Trent Lindenman and Jeff Collett/Justin Pansegrau, who halved their match.

Single matches will begin this morning.

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Above – Honorary Captain for the IGA Jim Becker talks to the team during the
opening day of the Iowa Cup at Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington.

Cook, Brown take home titles at The Classic

April 30, 20180 commentsNews

Clive’s Scot Cook (Open Division) and Jon Brown (Senior Division) took home the titles from the inaugural ‘The Classic’ held at Elmwood Country Club, in Marshalltown. The Classic, is the first Iowa Golf Association point event played under a modified stableford format, in which players earn points per hole based on their score as follows:
Double Eagle: 12 points
Eagle: 8 points
Birdie: 4 points
Par: 2 points
Bogey: 1 point
Double Bogey or worse: 0 points

Cook (above left), posted rounds of 42 and 41 points respectively to outdistance a trio that included Dustin Atkinson, Ethan Mechling and Jeff Collett, who all finished seven points behind Cook. Over the two-day event, Cook made 10 birdies.

Jon Brown (78 points), playing in his first Senior Division event after turning 50 last fall, edged Ron Peterson by a single point to capture the title. Brown (above right) also collected 10 birdies on the weekend, including three in a row to finish his first round. Rob Christensen (see video Christensen’s birdie on #18), an Elmwood member, finished in third place, seven points back of Brown’s total.

 

Scott Cook receives the ceremonial white jacket as champion of The Classic.

Jon Brown slips into this white jacket after winning the Senior Division of The Classic.

U.S. Open Local has 67 players

April 30, 20180 commentsUSGA, USGA Qualifiers

67 players will compete for four qualifying spots into the sectional round of the 2018 U.S. Open Championship on Monday, May 14th at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines.  Players will play 18 holes at Glen Oaks, while the four who move on to the sectional round will play 36 more to try and qualify for the field at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.

Glen Oaks Country Club will host the U.S. Open Local qualifier for the first time since 2002, but they are no stranger to hosting USGA qualifying events.  They hosted the USGA Amateur Four-Ball qualifying in 2015, U.S. Amateur qualifying in 2005 and 2013 and U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifying in 2004 and 2009.  They also hosted the Iowa Amateur in 2011.

You can view results and pairings from the qualifier here.

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