Jensen, Huser tough to beat in 2024; earn IGA Women’s Player of the Year
Anna Jensen, of Dubuque, has been named IGA Women’s Player of the Year. Jensen, who has cracked the top 10 the last two years’ finally got it done.
She has not only showed success throughout Iowa, but has also made a name for herself competing at the collegiate level for the University of Northern Iowa. Jensen finished in a T5 in the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
Once her season wrapped up at UNI, Jensen kept it rolling into summer tournaments. She started with the 14th IGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship at Glen Oaks Country Club, where she finished T5th with a score of 142 (E) with partner Anna Nacos, a teammate at UNI.
She then took on the 13th IGA Women’s Match Play Championship at Talons Golf, Ankeny. Jensen was hoping to become a two-time champion as she won in 2020. Seeded second after qualifying, Jensen would play lights out and come out victorious defeating Amber Henson 5&4 in the final match.
Jensen would be familiar with the host of the 100th Women’s Amateur, at Sunnyside Country Club, Waterloo. Her 223 (+7) three round total would be good enough to finish 3rd for the championship.
Before returning to UNI for her fifth-year, Jensen would participate in the 63rd IGA Women’s Club Team Championship, at Indianola Country Club. Representing Thunder Hills Country Club, she would card a 69 (-1) to share medalist honors and lead Thunder Hills CC to a 6th place team finish.
Anna Jensen has proved to Iowa golfers that she can compete and it showed during the 2024 season.
Proving she can compete, newcomer Geri Huser in the IGA Senior Women’s Player of the Year.
Huser, from Altoona, collected a pair of wins, runner-ups, and third place finishes throughout the season.
She started her summer at the IGA Women’s Mid-Am Series Event #1 at South Hills Golf Course, Waterloo. In this Stableford formatted tournament she finished 3rd with 51 points.
Huser would then travel to Ankeny Golf & Country Club, host for the 61st Women’s Forever 39 Match Play Championship. Seeded third after qualifying, Huser made the finals and just fell short to Leanne Smith 2&1, to finish runner-up.
That was just the beginning for her as she would tee it up in the 100th Iowa Women’s Amateur at Sunnyside Country Club, in Waterloo, finishing T2 in the Open Division carding a three day score of 256 (+30).
Huser would keep momentum going at the 59th Iowa Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Stone Creek Golf Club, Williamsburg. She would record a 36-hole score of 150 (+8) and finish 3rd overall.
Excited for an additional event, Huser didn’t waste the opportunity at the 1st IGA Senior Women’s Match Play Championship, hosted by Whispering Creek Golf Club, Sioux City, where she walked home with the win. Seeded second after qualifying, Huser took down Nicki Miller 3&2 in the final match.
While at the IGA Senior Women’s Match Play, Huser found out she was in the field for the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur as an alternate to be contested at Broadmoor GC, in Seattle, Washington. Although she missed the cut it was the icing on the cake to a great season for Huser.
Huser without a doubt will be a force to be reckoned with come the 2025 season.
Ankeny’s Nate McCoy (right) secured yet another victory for the season at the 2024 Briarwood Amateur contested at Briarwood Country Club in Ankeny.