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2017 Iowa Amateur Host Hotel

February 27, 20170 commentsUncategorized

The IGA has set up a room block at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Cedar Rapids for those competing in the 2017 Iowa Amateur Championship at Cedar Rapids Country Club.

A block of rooms has been reserved for July 23 – July 26, 2017.  The special room rate of $99 will be available until July 9th or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first.

HAMPTON INN & SUITES
1130 Park Place NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-832-1130
If phoning in to reserve, please tell them “2017 Iowa Amateur Golf Championship”.

Click here to go to the online booking site.

2017 IGA Rules of Golf Seminars Announced

February 24, 20170 commentsNews, Rules

VIEW FLYER ON IGA RULES SEMINARS

The Iowa Golf Association will once again host a series of seminars focusing on the Rules of Golf.  We have three scheduled for 2017, one of which is dedicated specifically to educating high school golf coaches.

The three dates feature one in the western part of the state, one central and one east.

For the central site, we have partnered with the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association (boys).  We will provide a few hours of rules education during a full day of training for high school golf coaches.  The clinic will be held at the Iowa Hall of Pride at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines on Saturday, April 8th.
Click here to view a flyer with sign up instructions on the HS Coaches Clinic

Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City will host for the eastern part of the state on Saturday, March 25th.  Council Bluffs Country Club will be the host for the western part.  Both of these seminars will begin at 9 a.m. and finish around noon.  We will focus on some of the most commonly applied rules of golf, as well as answer questions from those in attendance.

WHO CAN ATTEND?:

The IGHSAU & IHSAA are the administrators of the clinic on April 8th, therefore only high school coaches are eligible to attend (see flyer).

Anyone is eligible to attend on March 25 (Pleasant Valley, Iowa City) or April 1 (Council Bluffs CC).  High School coaches and players are strongly encouraged to attend.  These seminars are FREE to attend, no cost.

TO SIGN UP:

To sign up to attend the High School Clinic on April 8th (Iowa Hall of Pride), please email [email protected].

To sign up to attend either March 25 @ Pleasant Valley (Iowa City) or April 1 @ Council Bluffs CC, please email [email protected].

If you have questions, please give us a call (515-207-1062) or email [email protected].

Norwalk couple comes up aces in California

February 15, 20170 commentsNews

Talk about a two-day stretch of golf.

Norwalk’s Jerry Hardy and Bonnie Bell, both members at Echo Valley Country Club, each made a hole-in-one, just one day apart.

If that wasn’t amazing enough, Bonnie informed the IGA of something ever more amazing.

“Jerry had spent nine days in the hospital,” Bonnie said. “As soon as he found out he was getting out he had me make a tee time at Palm Desert’s (CA) Oasis Country Club.’

As this (true) story would have it, upon release, Jerry played golf with Bonnie and others for golf and witnessed Bonnie get her first hole-in-one

Jerry felt well enough to golf the next day to play again – and he got a hole-in-one.

“It was very exciting for us,” Bonnie said. “Different holes though and it was Jerry’s fourth (hole-in-one).”

Several IGA member courses ready for play

February 14, 20170 commentsNews

The following IGA Member Courses have communicated they either are or will be open:

AH Blank Golf Course – Open for the season
Airport National Public Golf Course – Open Friday (2/17) 10 a.m.-dusk, Sat/Sun 9 a.m.-dusk
American Legion Golf Course (Marshalltown) – Will open Saturday/Sunday, maybe Friday
Bent Tree Golf Club – Will open Thursday (2/16), cart path only & no range
Bos Landen Golf Club – Will open Thursday (2/16)
Brown Deer Golf Course – Opening Friday (2/17) and will remain open as weather permits
Burlington Golf Club – Opening Friday (2/17) at 11 a.m. & Sat/Sun at 9 a.m.
Cedar Creek Golf Course – Opening Friday (2/17), weather pending
Council Bluffs Country Club – Open as weather permits
Dodge Riverside Golf Club – Will be open this weekend
Fox Ridge Golf Club – Will open on Friday (2/17)
Harvest Point Golf Course – Will open Friday-Sunday (2/17-19), longer depending on weather
Jefferson Community Golf Course – Opening Friday (2/17)
Lake Panorama National Resort – Opening Friday (2/17)
Leon Golf and Country Club – Currently open
Oakland Acres Golf Course – Currently open
Palmer Hills Golf Course – Driving range is open, course will open Thursday (2/16) at 11 a.m.
Pleasant Valley Golf Course – Will open on Friday (2/17)
Prairie Links Golf & Events Center – Will open Sunday (3/5) at 10 a.m.
Rustic Ridge Golf Course – Open for play, weather and course conditions permitting
Tara Hills Golf & CC – Open to members only as weather allows
Terrace Hills Golf Course – Will be open Friday through Monday (2/17-20)
Saddleback Ridge Golf Course – Will open Saturday, March 4th at 9 a.m.
Sheaffer Memorial Golf Club – Will open Friday-Sunday (2/17-19) at 8 a.m., no tee times needed
St. Andrews Golf Course – Currently open
The Legacy Golf Club – Opening Thursday (2/16) and will remain open as weather permits
The Preserve on Rathbun Lake – Will open Thursday (2/16)
Tournament Club of Iowa – Friday (2/17) at 9 a.m.
Veenker Memorial Golf Course – Opening 9 holes on Thursday (2/16) and all 18 holes on Friday
Warrior Run Golf Course – Currently open, can change day to day
Westwood Golf Course – Opening Friday (2/17), all 18 holes
Whispering Creek Golf Club – Opening Thursday (2/17)
Woodland Hills – Opening Thursday (2/16) at 10 a.m., as weather permits

Click here for more information on all of our member courses.

Be sure to check back for updates to this list!

Elliott, McCoy capture 61st International Four-Ball

February 14, 20170 commentsNews

With a final day 1-under 70 the Iowa duo of Mike McCoy and Gene Elliott were able to shake free of a 36-hole tie and win the 61st playing of the International Four-Ball.

McCoy and Elliott proceeded their final round at The Fox Club in Palm City, FL, with tallies of 70-64 as they finished 9 under (204) and a slim one shot in front of runner-up Chad Wilfong and Allen Hobbs.

Iowa’s Dennis Bull and Terry Cook also competed, finishing 9th (210).

Click here to read more.

Click here to read a recap from Global Golf Post

IGA Members – Enter the Sand Valley Sweepstakes

January 30, 20170 commentsUncategorized

Global Golf Post, the world’s leading weekly golf magazine, is proudly partnering with the Iowa Golf Association to offer this trip exclusively to an IGA member to Sand Valley Golf Resort. Global Golf Post provides the latest golf news and insightful commentary. And it will be delivered free to all contest entrants. However you must be an IGA member to be eligible!

Playing the highly acclaimed and brand new Sand Valley Golf Resort in central Wisconsin will be a real treat for our winner and a friend. The buddy trip for two includes two rounds of golf per person, caddie fees are covered, shared accommodations for one night at The Fairway Lodge, and breakfast and lunch.

Not an IGA Member?
If you are not an IGA member currently don’t worry, visit http://iowagolf.org/how-to-join/ to join online today and enter the sweepstakes!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

Ann Griffel, Herman Sani Scholarship applications available

January 24, 20170 commentsNews

The Iowa Golf Association Foundation (IGAF) was established to preserve the game and develop more programs to promote the future of golf in Iowa, which is why we offer two scholarships, The Ann Griffel Scholarship and The Herman Sani Scholarship, granted to graduating high school seniors.

The Ann Griffel Scholarship was named after long-time IWGA President, Ann Griffel. During her 23-year term, Griffel started many women’s’ championships that are still played today. She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 2006 to honor her contributions to the game. The IGAF awards $2,000 Ann Griffel Scholarships to Iowa High School senior girls who intend to further their education at an Iowa institution of higher learning, whether a college, university, or trade school.

Herman Sani was the first director of the Iowa Golf Association and served the organization for over 30 years. He was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 1989, and the scholarship was established in 1959 after Sani’s death to honor his love for the game and the young kids who played it. Each recipient receives $8,000 ($2,000 per year) over a consecutive four-year period as long as the student is making reasonable academic progress. Scholarships are awarded and recipients are selected based on academic performance, extracurricular activities, and leadership qualities, not on golf accomplishments or ability.

The deadline to apply for these scholarships is Friday, March 17, 2017.

Click here to apply and learn more about both IGAF Scholarships.

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