Senior PGA Professional National Championship – Oct. 29th – Nov. 1st
October 29, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News
The Senior PGA Professional National Championship is being held October 29th – November 1st, 2009 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fl on both the Wanamaker Course & Dye Course. 264 PGA Professionals from all 41 PGA Sections are competing in this weeks 72-hole event. The field will be cut to the low 70 plus ties after round 2 to compete for the $285,000 purse with the winner taking home $20,000. The Iowa Section PGA is represented by 5 PGA Professionals who qualified through the 2009 Iowa PGA Senior PGA Professional National Championship held at Glen Oaks Country Club on Oct. 1-2. Congratulations and good luck to Curt Schnell of Okoboji View Golf Course, Ken Schall of Glen Oaks Country Club, Joe Butler of Burlington Golf Club, Kevin DeNike of Red Hawk Golf and Learning Center, and Jeff Smith of Harvest Point Golf Course. Below you will find each players tee time and a link to results.
| Curt Schnell | Ken Schall | Joe Butler | Kevin DeNike | Jeff Smith | |
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| Rd 1 | 1:36 PM (W) | 12:51 PM (D) | 1:09 PM (W) | 12:33 PM (D) | 9:09 AM (D) |
| Rd 2 | 9:36 AM (D) | 8:51 AM (W) | 9:09AM (D) | 8:33 AM (W) | 1:09 PM (W) |
CLICK HERE for complete results
2009 All Star Pro Golf Iowa PGA Awards Lucheon Video
October 28, 2009 by Troy Christensen
Filed under Media Center
2009 All Star Pro Golf Awards Luncheon at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. CLICK BUTTON ON VIDEO TOOL BAR BETWEEN TIME INDICATOR AND VOLUME ADJUSTER TO ENABLE FULL SCREEN.
2009 All Star Pro Golf Iowa PGA Awards Lucheon
October 28, 2009 by Troy Christensen
Filed under Events
2009 All Star Pro Golf Iowa PGA Awards Luncheon
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The 2009 All Star Pro Golf Iowa PGA Awards Luncheon was held on Tuesday, October 27th at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa. All the award winners listed below along with the 2009 Iowa Junior Tour Player Of the Year Award Winners were honored at this Luncheon. The Iowa PGA would like to thank Dave Brostrom and All Star Pro Golf for their continue support and sponsorship of this great event. The Iowa PGA would also like to thank John Dinnebier and his selection committee for their hard work and dedication.
McGladrey Team Championship – October26-28, 2009
October 26, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News, PGA Tournament Results
The 2009 PGA McGladrey Team Championship was held on October 26-28, 2009 at Pinehurst Resort on courses #2, 4, & 8 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Forty-one teams comprised of three amateurs and one PGA Professional first competed in a local site qualifier and then joined the host PGA Professional to form four-person teams. These four-person teams then competed at the their respected Section Championship where the winner in each Section advanced on to compete at the national level. The format for the event was Two Best Balls of Four Net.
The team that advanced from the Iowa Section PGA was from The Preserve on Rathbun Lake in Moravia, IA. Team members included PGA Director of Golf at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake Darin Fisher, Jim Campbell, Kevin Pickerell, and Joe Bates.
CLICK HERE to view complete results for the PGA McGladrey Team Championship.
From left: Darin Fisher, Jim Campbell, Kevin Pickerell, and Joe Bates
2009 Iowa PGA Fall Events
October 16, 2009 by Tess Goudy
Filed under In The News
2009 Iowa PGA Merchandise Show
Continuing Education Schedule
Monday, October 26, 2009
Special Guest Speaker – J. J. Keegan
Managing Principle with Golf Convergence
The Iowa PGA is excited to announce and welcome Mr. Keegan to the Section as special guest speaker at the Fall Merchandise Show Education. Known to his friends as “Rain Man” because of his amazing recall of any course he has played, any person he has met, or any place he has traveled, James J. Keegan has a zest for golf and for life.
Jim is an extremely dynamic speaker with 20 years of experience in the golf business. His business provides common sense solutions founded on sound principals. With clients from Europe, to Asia, and across America, Golf Convergence has developed a unique process that is enhancing the profitability, the value and the investment return of today’s golf courses. By judiciously balancing the doctrines of strategic vision, tactical planning and operational accomplishment into an eight-step executable formula, fiscal prosperity is being rekindled. CLICK HERE to view Keegan’s entire bio and to visit his web site.
Continuing Education Schedule
Monday, October 26th 2009
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Merchandise Panel
Matt Lewis, Clinton CC – 2009 Private Merchandiser of the Year
Kevin Beard, Otter Creek GC – 2009 Public Merchandiser of the Year
Todd Smith, Buck’s Barn Golf Resort – 2007 Resort Merchandiser of the Year
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Jim Keegan – The Vision to Lead
Lunch – all Iowa PGA Members and Apprentices that pre-register will receive a complimentary lunch at Robert’s Buffet – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jim Keegan – The Devil is the Details
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Teaching Panel
Dean Capesius, Capesius Golf Academy – 2009 Teacher of the Year
Rob Randall, GolfTec – 2008 Teacher of the Year
David Gantt, Longview Golf Centre – 2007 Teacher of the Year
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Bryan Haas – Titleist Performance Studio and V-1 System
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Callaway Golf Merchandise Show Cocktail Party (Pool sided, complimentary appetizers, cash bar and acoustic band 3 Stories High)
The Iowa PGA Fall Events will continue into Tuesday, October 27 with additional education opportunities, The All Star Pro Golf Awards Luncheon and the Fall Business Meeting. The schedule for Tuesday is listed below. The Iowa PGA would like to thank Dave Brostrom and All Star Pro Golf for his support of the Awards Luncheon. There will be no fee for Members and Apprentices to attend – if you wish to bring a guest, they are welcome but there is a $15 fee. CLICK HERE to register now for the All Star Pro Golf Awards Luncheon.
Iowa PGA Fall Continuing Education
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Iowa PGA Golf Network, Technology and Handicap Discussion – Stu Healey, Handicomp
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Mike Goettsch – Callaway Golf
11:00 a.m.
All Star Pro Golf Awards Luncheon
1:00 p.m.
Iowa PGA Fall Business Meeting and Election
Please feel free to call the office if you have any questions, 319-648-0026. If you plan to attend, please register ASAP or by Tuesday, October 20 so food can be ordered and final numbers reported to Riverside Casino & Golf Resort. Thank you for your support, hope to see you in a few weeks!
Iowa PGA Club Car Pro Superintendent – October 12th, 2009
October 12, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News, PGA Tournament Results
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The 2009 Iowa PGA Club Car Pro Superintendent was held at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake in Moravia, IA on Monday, October 12th. This was the final Section event of the 2009 tournament season. 21 teams comprised of one Iowa PGA professional and one Golf Course Superintendent competed in this 18-hole scramble format. A special thank you to Tim Goranson of Club Car and Barry Sebastian of NB Golf Cars for sponsoring this event. Also, a special thank you to Darin Fisher, Director of Golf at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake, and his staff for hosting.
Congratulations to Jim Webb of Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course for winning the closet to the pin competition on Hole #13 to win a free one year lease of a Club Car utility vehicle.
 From left: Tim Goranson, Jim Webb, Steve Elliott, Barry Sebastian |
Congratulations to the team of Zach Vervaecke and Terry Hannah of Jester Park Golf Course for winning the 2009 Iowa PGA Pro-Superintendent presented by Club Car. Zach and Terry posted a 10-under-par, 62.
 From left: Tim Goranson, Terry Hannah, Zach Vervaecke, Barry Sebastian |
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Iowa Golf League Championship – September 27th, 2009
October 7, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News
The 4th annual Iowa Golf League Championship was held on Sunday, September 27th at Blue Top Ridge at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. Fourteen teams from across the state of Iowa competed in this years event with the winner being crowned the Iowa Golf League Champion. The Iowa Golf League Championship is a 2-person team league event that qualifies winners from participating leagues, puts them in a season ending championship tournament, and determines and declares State League Champions. Below are the results from the 2009 Iowa Golf League Championship. Congratulations to the team of Greg Cripple and Ray Lybarger from Pebble Creek Golf Course for winning the 2009 title. To find out how to get your golf league to join the race for the 2010 Iowa Golf League Championship, please visit http://www.iowagolfleague.com.
2009 Iowa Golf League Champions
| Place | Team Name | Facility | Points |
| 1 | Greg Cripple Ray Lybarger |
Pebble Creek GC | 223 |
| 2 | Derek Etjen Virgil Goodrich |
Legend Trail GC | 208.5 |
| 3 | Jason Forari Mike Niewald |
Pebble Creek GC | 200 |
| 4 | Quint Easter Scott Gelande |
Pebble Creek GC | 176.5 |
| 5 | Chris Gleason Dan Kubitz |
Pebble Creek GC | 154 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Carroll Teresa Wallace |
Pebble Creek GC | 149 |
| 7 | Shirley Evenrud Cecilia Stumpf |
Sugar Creek Municipal GC | 144.5 |
| 8 | Randy Cero Henry Hyda |
Sugar Creek Municipal GC | 126.5 |
| 9 | Phil Cramer Dave Greim |
Pebble Creek GC | 126 |
| 10 | Marc Reifenrath Aaron Thomas |
Legend Trail GC | 106.5 |
| 11 | Jeff Garbin Tom Zmuda |
Pebble Creek GC | 106 |
| 12 | Todd Benson Josh Peters |
Legend Trail GC | 61.5 |
John Habermann – October 2009 PROfile
October 6, 2009 by Erin Lenninger
Filed under Iowa PGA PROfiles
Name: John Habermann, PGA
College/University: Coastal Carolina University
Year Turned Pro: 2006
Facility and Job Title: The Harvester Golf Club, PGA Head Golf Professional and Club Manager
What was your motivation to become a PGA Professional?
I have been working in the golf industry since I was 14 and have always been interested in all facets of the industry.
What is your specialty in the golf business?
Being able to manage multiple departments.
What was your greatest moment in golf?
Winning the state golf tournament with Ballard High School.
What or who has had the greatest impact on your career?
My current employers and my parents.
Besides golf, what else do you enjoy?
I enjoy college football, Coastal Carolina athletics, cooking and being with friends and family.
If you could play any golf course in the world, which one would it be and who would complete your foursome?
The Harvester Golf Club…but Augusta National would be nice. I’d play with Tiger Woods, President Obama and Pete Carroll.
What is your favorite golf instruction tip?
80% of golf is played inside 100 yards so spend 80% of your time practicing inside 100 yards.
Website:
The Harvester Golf Club
Iowa PGA October Shootout – October 5-6, 2009
October 5, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News, PGA Tournament Results
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The 2009 Iowa PGA October Shootout was held at Spirit Hollow Golf Course on October 5th and 6th. Twenty-eight Iowa Section PGA professional and apprentice golfers competed in this 36-hole stoke play competition which was the final Major Point Event of the season. A special thank you to Jim Hauth of Greg Norman / SkyGolf for providing shirts for all players and also sponsoring this event. Also, a special thank you to Barry Sebastian of NB Golf Cars for sponsoring the season-long NB Golf Cars League Championship which concluded at this event. Finally, the Iowa PGA would like to thank Robert Higgins, Head PGA professional and Aaron Luttenegger, Operations Manager and the entire staff at Spirit Hollow Golf Course for hosting this event. Congratulations to Sean McCarty of Brown Deer Golf Club for winning the 2009 Iowa PGA October Shoot-Out by posting rounds of 69 & 68 for a 2-day total of 7-under-par, 137.
From left: Sean McCarty, Barry Sebastian (NB Golf Cars)
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Special thank you to crystal provider Hayley Hill of Sterling Cut Glass
Iowa Section Senior PNC / Senior Section Championship – October 1-2, 2009
October 1, 2009 by Adam Tiedt
Filed under In The News, PGA Tournament Results
The 2009 Iowa Section PGA Senior PNC / Senior Section Championship was held at Glen Oaks Country Club on October 1st-2nd. Twenty-two Iowa PGA senior professionals (50 years of age and older) are competing for five spots into the 2009 Senior PGA Professional National Championship which will be played October 29th- November 1st, 2009, at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Players battled strong winds, cold rain, and difficult scoring conditions on both days. Congratulations to Curt Schnell of Okoboji View GC for winning the 2009 title. Joining Curt are the other 4 qualifiers, Ken Schall, Joe Butler, Kevin DeNike, and Jeff Smith. Special thanks to the PGA TOUR and Hayley Hill with Sterling Cut Glass for sponsoring this event. The Iowa PGA would also like to thank Director of Golf, Ken Schall, and the members and staff at Glen Oaks Country Club for their kind hospitality.
2009 Senior Section Champion, Curt Schnell
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Click the leaderboard below to view complete results from this event
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