Iowa City Junior Tournament #3, Finkbine – July 29, 2009

2009 Nationwide Iowa Junior Tour

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Iowa City Junior Tournament #3 – Finkbine
Finkbine Golf Course
Iowa City, Iowa

July 29, 2009

A special thank you to Brad Goodfellow and Finkbine Golf Course for hosting!

Boys 11 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score Total
1 Lucas Scherf Grinnell 45 45
2 Thomas Hook Mt. Vernon 46 46
3 JD Goodfellow Iowa City 47 47
4 Dan Noonan-Day Cedar Falls 55 55
Boys 12-13
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score Score Total
1 Matt Walker Ottumwa 38 35 73
2 Alex Moorman Centerville 38 37 75
3 Erron Vandemore Bettendorf 37 38 75
4 Jacob Cooper Hastings 37 43 80
5 Dillon Patritto Ottumwa 42 43 85
6 Carson Whittington Creston 42 43 85
7 Tyler Whitehead Coralville 49 44 93
8 Joe Scott Iowa City 51 48 99
9 Grant Hogan Iowa City 55 47 102
10 Phillip Arendt Iowa City 53 53 106
11 Colton Ryan Malcolm 50 61 111
Boys 14-15
Place First Name
Last Name Hometown Score Score Total
1 Ryan Gutz Storm Lake 35 40 75
2 Bobby Wolfe Davenport 38 40 78
3 Jacob Leopold Cedar Falls 39 41 80
4 Ben Wollam Marshalltown 37 43 80
5 Michael Canfield Muscatine 43 39 82
6 Dominic Muzzin Coralville 43 41 84
7 Ethan Francis Alpha 41 44 85
8 Ryan Duncan Iowa City 44 42 86
9 Joe Wetrich Ottumwa 44 42 86
10 Jack Wolfe Davenport 39 47 86
11 Grant Simpson Iowa City 45 42 87
12 Trent Bedford Iowa City 47 41 88
13 Nathan Goddard Iowa City 41 47 88
14 Michael Becker Davenport 47 41 88
15 Patrick Jordan Iowa City 47 42 89
16 Andrew Hein Iowa City 43 47 90
17 James Hansen West Des Moines 45 47 92
18 Charlie Cox Lowden 48 45 93
19 Sam Scott Iowa City 44 51 95
20 Dillon DePerrot Washington 49 47 96
21 Dylan Ney North Liberty 52 48 100
22 Drew Haas North Liberty 51 52 103
23 Wade Mawe Grinnell 55 51 106
24 Coale Cooper Iowa City 54 55 109
25 Ryan Young Iowa City 58 59 117
Boys 16-18
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score Score Total
1 Justin Krieger Cedar Falls 39 36 75
2 Drew Hanson West Des Moines 37 38 75
3 Ryan Maske Iowa City 39 38 77
4 Ryan Shields Iowa City 39 38 77
5 Nathan Moore Moline 39 38 77
6 John Staak Iowa City 40 38 78
7 Owen Bell Davenport 35 43 78
8 Jackson Hemberger Bettendorf 41 37 78
9 Mike Maller Davenport 40 39 79
10 Derek Nicholson Wellman 40 40 80
11 Eric Welter Urbandale 37 44 81
12 Joe Holzhammer Iowa City 47 38 85
13 Alex Calvert East Moline 40 46 86
14 Colin Bream Solon 44 43 87
15 Nathan Fordice Solon 44 43 87
16 Brian Delaney Davenport 45 42 87
17 Spencer Jones Davenport 44 43 87
18 Branden Cullen Iowa City 43 46 89
19 Bubba Carter Solon 49 45 94
20 Lucas Bruene Solon 46 51 97
21 Jack Kregel Iowa City 49 50 99
22 Matt Hand Solon 51 50 101
23 Keegan Watlters Tiffin 60 51 111
24 Harris Johnston Tiffin 60 54 114
25 Chris White Washington 56 62 118
Girls 13 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score Total
1 Blair Klostermann Dyersville 52 52
2 Gabi Scarpa Amana 52 52
3 Grace Winker Cedar Rapids 52 52
4 Brooke Klostermann Dyersville 56 56
5 Mackenzie Marsh North Liberty 60 60
6 Jordan Knipper Dyersville 62 62
7 Haley Berry Marion 63 63
Girls 14-15
Place First Name
Last Name
Hometown Score Score Total
1 Anna Cullinan Bettendorf 41 39 80
2 Christy Nelson Central City 43 42 85
3 Megan Furnish Cedar Rapids 47 43 90
4 Emily Elliot Grinnell 49 43 92
5 Abby Threlkeld Washington 49 46 95
6 Shelby White Washington 52 50 102
Girls 16-18
Place First Name
Last Name
Hometown Score Score Total
1 Madi Goodfellow Iowa City 47 36 83
2 Ashley Hogenson Muscatine 43 42 85
3 Katie Gaudian West Burlingtong 45 45 90
4 Natalie Booton Mount Pleasant 43 52 95
5 Chelsea Sherlock Iowa City 50 53 103
6 Allison McArtor Kalona 57 56 113

US Cellular Junior Open – July 27-28, 2009

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US Cellular Junior Open
Grandview Golf Course
Des Moines, Iowa

July 27-28, 2009

A special thank you to Steve Buckingham, Rick Drabek and Grandview Golf Course for hosting!

Boys 11 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Caleb Peters Johnston 78
2 Tripp Kinney West Des Moines 82
3 Noah Rohlfing Ankeny 93
4 Brady Ellis Grinnell 93
5 Tyler Lundstrum Norwalk 95
6 Ben Nelson West Des Moines 98
7 Trey Mason Rhodes 103
8 Justin Paterson Altoona 105
9 Aaron Dailey Johnston 109
10 Kolby Jensen Ames 109
Boys 12-13
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Patrick Grasso Ankeny 142
2 Alex Moorman Centerville 144
3 Jeff Swegle West Des Moines 145
4 Carson Whittington Creston 147
5 Noah Ellwood Ankeny 152
6 Jack Gradoville Des Moines 153
7 Matt Walker Ottumwa 157
8 Sean Song Johnston 158
9 Jesse Peck Ankeny 160
10 Tanner Randall Ankeny 160
11 Walter Davies West Des Moines 167
12 Dillon Patritto Ottumwa 168
13 Riley Olson Urbandale 172
14 Connor Power Ames 173
15 Noah Reddig Clive 173
16 Ty Mason Rhodes 174
17 Jimmy Boylan Ames 178
18 Mason Jensen Ames 181
19 Nick Murray Johnston 181
20 Spencer Mauk Clive 182
21 John Walsh Clive 185
22 Nick Benes Winterset 187
23 Steve Maynard Urbandale 190
24 Rob Clifton Winterset 202
25 Brady Hotchkiss Norwalk 204
Boys 14-15
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Eric Krull Buffalo Center 137
2 Broc Everett West Des Moines 139
3 Nick Nelson Decorah 140*
4 Carson Hillery Dubuque 140
5 Chris Grether Algona 141
6 Grant Campbell Waukee 147
7 Austin Howe Clive 149
8 Kurt Martin Ames 149
9 Ryan Gutz Storm Lake 150
10 Rob Taylor Urbandale 150
11 Sam Lewey Decorah 152
12 Isaac Vandersee West Des Moines 154
13 Jon Calhoun Clive 155
14 James Hansen West Des Moines 156
15 Andrew Huseman Ankeny 156
16 Hunter Van Veen Monroe 156
17 Joe Wetrich Ottumwa 156
18 Jared Willson Johnston 156
19 Isaac Olson Urbandale 157
20 Sam DeBartolo Johnston 158
21 Kristopher Millard New London 159
22 Carson Kisling Ames 160
23 Grant Smith Johnston 160
24 Jacob McKinney Waukee 162
25 Mike Woofter Clive 162
Boys 16-18
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Michael Maas Ottumwa 137
2 Lucas Boyd Pella 138
3 Collin Foster Clive 139
4 Matt Jennings Prairie City 140
5 Drew Hansen West Des Moines 142
6 Andy Hutchins Des Moines 144
7 Kyle Cave Solon 146
8 Lance Johnson Boone 147
9 Nick Peters Newton 147
10 Marc Wampler Urbandale 147
11 Kyle Fiala Granger 149
12 Graham Johnson Clive 149
13 Luke Reddig Clive 150
14 Alex Wendell Johnston 150
15 T Sanders Ames 151
16 Patrick Hagenbucher Clive 154
17 Kyle Martin Ames 154
18 Nathan Pietz Huxley 154
19 Kyle Skinner Johnston 154
20 Thomas Rullestad Clive 155
21 Collin Bisenius Johnston 156
22 Joey Dakken Forest City 156
23 Joel Magruder Clive 156
24 Cody Palmer Ottumwa 157
25 Guy Newberry Johnston 159
Girls 13 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Paige Van Dyk Tama 83
2 Kelsy Shay Urbandale 88
3 Gabrielle Scarpa Amana 95
4 Abby Bergquist Ames 106
5 Paige Seiser Waukee 110
6 Kiley Kisling Ames 115
7 Laney Vanscoy West Des Moines 121
8 Briana Borup Urbandale 143
9 Megan Cushing West Des Moines WD
Girls 14-15
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Victoria Grasso Ankeny 153
2 Megan Furnish Cedar Rapids 160
3 Sarah Splittgerber West Des Moines 169
4 Madison Voss Ankeny 179
5 Payton Minear Clive 190
6 Abbey Maynard Urbandale 215
Girls 16-18
Place First Name Last Name Hometown Score
1 Emily Allsion Marshalltown 162
2 Kenzie Rottinghaus Urbandale 164
3 Madelyn Mauk Clive 165
4 Jolyn Mortenson Carroll 169
5 Leslie Peyton Urbandale 185
6 Marie Lambert Des Moines 218
7 Brittany Borup Urbandale 227

Iowa Section PGA Professional Championship Press Release – August 3-4, 2009

By: Adam Tiedt
Email: atiedt@pgahq.com
Tournament Director, Iowa Section PGA of America

PNC-sponsors

The 2009 Iowa Section PGA Professional Championship sponsored by Titleist/FootJoy/Cobra, Club Car, and PGA TOUR will be held at The Harvester Golf Club in Rhodes, Iowa on Monday, August 3rd and Tuesday, August 4th.  65 Iowa Section PGA Professionals will participate in this 54-Hole competition which will advance the top five to the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship, June 27 – 30, 2010 (Sunday-Wednesday), at French Lick Resort in French Link, Indiana.  This year’s champion will also earn a spot in the 2010 PGA TOUR John Deere Classic which will be contested at TPC @ Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois in July of 2010.

Competitors will play 27 holes on Monday, August 3rd and another 27 holes on Tuesday, August 4th.  Detailed tournament information and pairings may be found by clicking HERE.  Media and public is welcome to attend and admission is free.

The Iowa Section PGA is excited to host its biggest member championship at one of the top-ranked facilities in Iowa.  The Harvester Golf Club was ranked the #1 golf course in Iowa by Golfweek (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) and Golf Digest (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).  This will be the second straight year The Harvester Golf Club has hosted the Iowa Section PGA Professional Championship.  Special thanks to John Habermann, Head PGA Professional, Chad Wilson, Superintendent, Dickson Jensen, Owner, and the entire staff at The Harvester Golf Club for hosting this Iowa PGA Championship.

Results will be posted at www.iowapga.com following each round.

Below are the past champions competing in this year’s event

Aaron Krueger
Aaron Krueger, Pinnacle Country Club, Milan, IL (2008)

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John Bermel, Pheasant Ridge Golf Course, Cedar Falls, IA (1993, 2000, 2004, 2006)

Kevin DeNike
Kevin DeNike, Red Hawk Golf & Learning Center, Davenport, IA (1997 & 2001)

Bob Moreland
Bob Moreland, Ottumwa Country Club, Ottumwa IA (1976 & 1981)

Ken Schall
Ken Schall, Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, IA (1988, 1989, 1990, 1995)

Curt Schnell
Curt Schnell, Okoboji View Golf Course, Milford, IA (1996, 2007)

Chris Winkel
Chris Winkel, Impact Golf Services, Ankeny (1999, 2002, 2003)

Ken Schall – Golf Course Management

Ken Schall, Director of Golf at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa, provides and in-depth video lesson on golf course management.

Quad Cities #5 Junior Tournament – Pinnacle CC – July 27, 2009

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Quad Cities Junior Tournament #5 – Pinnacle Country Club
Pinnacle Country Club
Milan, Ill.

July 27, 2009

A special thank you to PGA Professional Aaron Krueger and Pinnacle Country Club for hosting!

Boys 11 & Under
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Griffin Steer Davenport, IA 57
Boys 12-13
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Erron Vandemore Bettendorf, IA 86
2nd Hunter Nesselroad Wataga, IL 95
T3rd Drake Frideres East Moline, IL 104
T3rd Austin Hackfort Bettendorf, IA 104
T5th Andrew Pearson Milan, IL 105
T5th Adam McNamara Wilton, IA 105
7th Matthew Wastyn Davenport, IA 116
8th Grant Morse Sherrard, IL 132
9th Karson Olerich Eldridge, IA WD
Boys 14-15
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Mitchell Medinger East Moline, IL 72
2nd George Qian Bettendorf, IA 74
T3rd Evan Eissens Fulton, IL 78
T3rd Matt Schlueter Davenport, IA 78
5th Dylan Daxon Taylor Ridge, IL 79
6th Ethan Francis Alpha, IL 82
7th Kyle Workman Fulton, IL 83
8th Dallas DeVrieze Moline, IL 86
9th A.J. Skinner Davenport, IA 89
10th Brant Mosley Moline, IL 91
T11th Michael Becker Davenport, IA 92
T11th Charley Schick Bettendorf, IA 92
T11th Dan Cutkomp Rock Island, IL 92
14th Tyler Adams Bettendorf, IA 93
T15th James Bertelli Moline, IL 94
T15th Keaton Townsend Moline, IL 94
T17th Jason Cline Bettendorf, IA 97
T17th Sam Pirmann Moline, IL 97
T17th Tyler Pearson Rock Island, IL 97
20th Brady McKeown Moline, IL 99
T21st Stephen Bellig Bettendorf, IA 107
T21st Kyle Sandry Davenport, IA 107
23rd Rich Snell Geneseo, IL 112
24th Ryan Thompson Moline, IL 113
25th Connor Hogan Rock Island, IL DNF
Boys 16-18
Place Name Hometown Score
1st David Blake Galesburg, IL 74
2nd Jackson Hemberger Bettendorf, IA 75
3rd Spencer Jones Davenport, IA 76
4th Owen Bell Davenport, IA 77
T5th Aaron Wilson Rock Island, IL 78
T5th Josh Beghtol Bettendorf, IA 78
7th Thomas Bohnert East Moline, IL 79
T8th Alex Calvert East Moline, IL 82
T8th Ian Freemire Bettendorf, IA 82
10th Dylan Mackovich Bettendorf, IA 83
11th Max Haverland Geneseo, IL 84
T12th Caleb Spiegel Moline, IL 85
T12th John McCoy Peosta, IA 85
T12th Drake Mellott Sterling, IL 85
15th Nick McKeown Moline, IL 86
16th Andy Ode Eldridge, IA 87
T17th Ben Donovan LeClaire, IA 88
T17th Matt Dragolovich Geneseo, IL 88
19th Drake Denger Davenport, IA 89
20th Douglas Wiegel Bettendorf, IA 90
21st Evan Gronlund LeClaire, IA 92
22nd Alex Paulsen Davenport, IA 93
T23rd Tyler McAlister Eldridge, IA 94
T23rd Braxton Adams Bettendorf, IA 94
25th Nick Lincoln Rock Island, IL 104
Girls 13 & Under
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Taylor Nesselroad Wataga, IL 51
2nd Allison Torrance Macomb, IL 57
3rd Rachele Miller Coal Valley, IL 60
4th Megan Medinger East Moline, IL 64
Girls 14-15
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Anna Cullinan Bettendorf, IA 84
2nd Allison Farrell Geneseo, IL 91
3rd Sydney Kilcoin Milan, IL 100
4th Allison Boyle Moline, IL 108
Girls 16-18
Place Name Hometown Score
1st Abby Frideres East Moline, IL 85
2nd Kelsey Lieving Colona, IL 88
3rd Taylor Sprank Bettendorf, IA 91
T4th Courtney Gieseman Coal Valley, IL 92
T4th Katie Gaudian West Burlington, IA 92
6th Jamie Lawrence Moline, IL 97
7th Meghan Tendall DeWitt, IA 101
8th Katie Ryan Davenport, IA 137

Iowa PGA Pro-AM #2 – July 27th, 2009

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The 2009 Iowa Section PGA Pro-Am #2 was held at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, IA on Monday, July 27th.  Forty-four four-person teams comprised of one professional and three amateurs competed in this event.  The format was 18-Hole Individual Low Professional and Team Two Best Balls of Four Net with amateurs receiving 90% of their current Handicap Index.  This event served as the 4th of 6 events included in the season long NB Golf Cars League Championship.  Special thanks to Barry Sebastian of NB Golf Cars and Tim Goranson of Club Car for sponsoring this season long event.

The Iowa Section PGA would like to thank Ken Schall, Director of Golf and his members and staff at Glen Oaks Country Club for hosting this tournament.

*Trent Ranney scored his first career hole-in-one on the 181 yard, hole #2 with a smooth 7-iron.*

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Indian Hills CC/Cedar Creek Junior – July 23, 2009

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Indian Hills Community College/Cedar Creek Junior
Cedar Creek Golf Course
Ottumwa, Iowa
July 23, 2009

A special thank you to PGA Professional Greg Wilson and Cedar Creek Golf Course for hosting!

Boys 11 & Under
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Colton Bradley Pella 41
2 Jack Hardie Ottumwa 56
3 Justin Budan Ottumwa 76
Boys 12-13
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Matthew Walker Ottumwa 71
2 Dillon Patritto Ottumwa 88
3 Nick Benes Winterset 90
4 Rob Clifton Winterset 93
5 Cy Hefron Albia 110
6 Patrick McNamara Winterset 111
7 Jordan Woodward Albia 113
8 Gabe Esser Winterset 113
9 Connor Woodward Albia 113
Boys 14-15
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Christian Archer Ottumwa 79*
2 Joe Wetrich Ottumwa 79
3 Ben Wollam Marshalltown 82
4 Zach Sulentich Albia 84
5 Mitch Hardie Ottumwa 87
6 Dillon dePerrot Washington 89
7 Jacob Hayworth Leon 90
8 Cory Benes Winterset 107
9 Alex Hardie Ottumwa 110
*denotes scorecard playoff
Boys 16-18
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Cody Palmer Ottumwa 84
2 Joshua Hetrick Ankeny 85*
3 Paul Fothergill Ottumwa 85*
4 Devin Brines Leon 85
5 Will Havertape Cedar Rapids 86
6 Austin Hilligas Williamsburg 95
*denotes scorecard playoff
Girls 13 & Under
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Cassie Crall Albia 62
2 Abbie Budan Ottumwa 64
Girls 16-18
Place Name Hometown Score
1 Katie Gaudian West Burlington 83

Quad Cities Junior Tournament #3, Palmer Hills – July 13, 2009

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Quad Cities Junior Tournament #3 – Palmer Hills
Palmer Hills Golf Course
Bettendorf, Iowa
July 13, 2009

A special thank you to PGA Professional Jon Waddell and Palmer Hills Golf Course for hosting!

Boys 11 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Score
T1 Jacob Luett 37
T1 Bud Klein 37
3 Ryan Hansen 40
4 Adam Wellmann 43
5 Marshall Payne 46
6 Adam Sacic 48
7 Griffin Steer 52
8 Anthony Ruthey 53
9 Mclaine Waddell 54
10 Trevor Rogan 57
11 Sergei Swart 59
*won playoff
Boys 12-13
Place First Name Last Name Score
1 Keaton Christanson 91
2 Drake Frideres 96
3 Trevor Green 98
4 Alex Pohlman 100
5 Adam McNamara 105
T6 Brett Gaydos 108
T6 Grant Wurst 108
8 Matthew Sacia 111
9 Karson Olerich 113
Boys 14-15
Place First Name Last Name Score
1 George Qian 72
2 Bobby Wolfe 73
T3 Evan Eissens 74
T3 Ethan Francis 74
5 Spencer Payne 76
T6 Dylan Daxon 78
T6 AJ Skinner 78
T8 Dan Cutkomp 79
T8 Michell Medinger 79
T8 Matt Schlueter 79
T8 Kyle Workman 79
12 Jack Wolfe 81
13 Peter Kaufmann 82
T14 Dallas Devrieze 84
T14 Samuel Elliot 84
T14 Dan Robinson 84
T14 Blake Wolfe 84
T18 Micheal Becker 86
T18 Nate Burgess 86
T20 Nick Copeland 87
T20 Brant Mosley 87
T22 Alex Beals 88
T22 Will Wallace 88
24 Nick Atwell 89
25 Charlie Cox 90
T26 Sean Carter 91
T26 Walt DeDonker 91
T26 Bill Mosenfelder 91
29 Jason Cline 93
T30 Sam Pirmann 95
T30 Jake Powers 95
T32 Conner Hogan 96
T32 Dylan Petersen 96
T34 Joseph Johnson 97
T34 Brady McKeown 97
36 Cody Bender 98
37 Justin Messer 100
38 Ben Stanley 103
39 Charlie Schick 106
40 Stephen Bellig 112
T41 Thomas Knuckey 113
T41 Neil Saigal 113
Boys 16-18
Place First Name Last Name Score
T1 Owen Bell 75*
T1 Beghtol Josh 75
3 Maller Michael 77
T4 Blake David 78
T4 Hemberger Jackson 78
T6 Ehrlich Sam 80
T6 Moore Nathan 80
T6 Palmer Cody 80
T6 Wiegal Douglas 80
10 Haverland Max 81
T11 Bohnert Thomas 82
T11 Donovan Ben 82
T11 Mock Kyle 82
14 Bosco Scott 83
T15 Calvert Alex 84
T15 DeDonker Will 84
T15 Dragoluvich Matt 84
T15 Mackovich Dylan 84
T15 Spiegel Caleb 84
T15 Whetstone Michael 84
T21 Freemire Ian 85
T21 Gronlund Evan 85
T21 Mighell Taylor 85
T24 Adams Braxton 86
T24 Mellott Drake 86
T26 Ode Andrew 87
T26 Wilson Aaron 87
T28 Larssen Eric 88
T28 McKeown Nick 88
30 Cahill Tyler 89
31 Ruiz Cameron 90
32 Liske Kraig 95
33 Mosser Brandon 96
34 Schulte Jon 97
35 Sanford Quinn 101
36 Lankford Seth 102
T37 Ahnquist Logan 103
T37 McPherson Daniel 103
*won playoff
Girls 13 & Under
Place First Name Last Name Score
1 Rachelle Miller 49
Girls 14-15
Place First Name Last Name Score
1 Anna Cullinan 89
2 Alanna Wachal 127
Girls 16-18
Place First Name Last Name Score
1 Kelsey Lieving 85
2 Kelsey Kernan 86
T3 Courtney Gieseman 88
T3 Taylor Sprank 88
5 Laura Peterson 90
6 Abby Frideres 97
7 Meghan Tendall 103
8 Allexus Rogan 131

2009 Greater Cedar Rapids Open

Greater Cedar Rapids Open

The 2009 Greater Cedar Rapids Open Presented by Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano is being held July 24th through July 26th at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion, Iowa.  Competing in this event are some of the newest and brightest players from around the country who will compete with several Iowa professionals and invited amateur golfers.  This year’s low professional in the open division is guaranteed a check of $12,500.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Camp Courageous of Iowa and other local charities.  Since its inception, the Greater Cedar Rapids Open has given almost $80,000 to local charities and at the same time impacted the economy in a very significant way.

Spectators are welcome to attend free of charge.

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VIDEO – John Bermel Bunker Shots (Junior Golf Academy)

John Bermel is the Men’s and Women’s golf coach at the University of Northern Iowa and also serves as the Head PGA Professional at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.  John provides instruction on bunker shots in this video golf tip.  This video was captured at the Iowa PGA Junior Academy.