Schumacher, Hansen take home titles at IGA Women’s Mid-Am Series Event #1
Tabitha Schumacher (above left), of Pella, claimed her first victory of the 2021 season at the IGA Women’s Mid-Am Series Event #1. Schumacher recorded a final score of 51 points and finished one point ahead of second place. The stableford scoring event at the Irv Warren Golf Course in Waterloo featured 39 participants from Iowa.
Schumacher’s round of 75 (36-39) included four birdies, worth four points each, and seven pars, worth three points each. During her round, three birdies came from par-fives and recorded one birdie on a par-three.
Rose Kubesheski, of Dubuque, finished second with a 50-point tally. Janece Schwartzkopf, of Stuart, and Kim Fensterman, of Cedar Rapids, tied for third with 48 points each. Kelly Nelson, of Waterloo, and Julie Buerman, of Cedar Rapids, finished with 47 points and tied for fifth place.
Soni Hansen (above right), of Grimes, won the Net Division after totaling 59 points. Hansen finished one point ahead of Laurie Slater, of Cedar Rapids, who totaled 58 points. Third place went to Becky Schwiete, of Ankeny, with 57 points. Schawrtzkopf’s 56 points and Kubesheski’s 55 points rounded out the top-five.