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.

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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.

Amateurs Look to Defeat PGA Professionals in Ryder Cup-style Event

Spirit Hollow, recently selected as the #1 Course You Can Play in Iowa by GolfWeek magazine, will play host to the 2018 Iowa Cup Matches. This tournament features the Top 20 available Iowa Section PGA Professionals against the Top 20 available Iowa Golf Association amateurs.

The tournament, to be played May 2-3, 2018, features Ryder Cup-style events, beginning with Four Ball matches on Wednesday morning. After lunch, players will again hit the links to play Foursome matches featuring alternate shot play. On Thursday morning, the competitors will tee it up for Singles matches to determine who claims the 2018 trophy.

“Last year’s contest ended with the PGA Professionals claiming the trophy, but this year, I’m pulling for the amateurs,” commented Spirit Hollow General Manager Jim Wyffels. “But no matter who wins, I know they will all enjoy our playing conditions, as the course is in the best shape it has ever been.”

“Having worked at Spirit Hollow before becoming the Executive Director of the Iowa Section PGA, I could not be more pleased that we will be playing there,” commented Greg “Mase” Mason. “Their ranking as the #1 course in Iowa is well-deserved.”

The morning matches on Wednesday commence at 9 a.m., with afternoon matches beginning at 1:30 p.m. On Thursday, the singles matches tee times are from 8-9:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend and watch the PGA Pros vs the Iowa Golf Amateurs.

Team IGA
Dusty Drenth
Trent Lindenman
Scot Cook
Ethan Mechling
Gene Elliott
Scott Hart
Brian Allison
Wes Buntenbach
Jeff Collett
Logan Schweinefus
Ron Peterson
John Siela
Bret Taylor
Rob Christensen
Terry Cook
Joe Bates
Tom Norton
Justin Pansegrau
David Combs
Scott Briggs

Team IPGA
Brian Lorenz
Chad Proehl
Sean McCarty
Darin Fisher
Judd Gibb
Chris Black
Tracy Vest
Ryan McClintock
Matt Erger
Jay Giannetto
Jeff Schmid
Clark Smith
Chad Callan
Aaron Krueger
John Bermel
Steve Hutton
Jeff Smith
Monte Meyer
Ben Montgomery
Justin Smool