Iowa Open Golf Championship – August 20-22nd, 2009

2009 Iowa Open Golf Championship
Sponsored by Riverside Casino and Golf Resort
Blue Top Ridge
Thursday, August 20 – Saturday, August 22

The 2009 Iowa Open Golf Championship sponsored by Riverside Casino and Golf Resort was held at Blue Top Ridge at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort on August 20th -22nd.  This 54-Hole Iowa Section PGA administered event serves as Iowa’s premiere golf championship open to both amateur and professional golfers who reside in Iowa or attend college full time in the state.  Iowa Section PGA Professionals residing in Illinois are also eligible to compete in this annual championship.   This year’s event is comprised of 86 of the best golfers in the state of Iowa and Iowa Section PGA boundaries.  After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low seventy and ties for the final round.  The Iowa Section PGA would like to thank Riverside Casino and Golf Resort for sponsoring this year’s championship.  This is the second consecutive year that Riverside Casino and Golf Resort has sponsored this event.  Special thanks to owners Dan Kehl & Bobby Kehl, General Manager Joe Massa, Director of Golf Bryan Haas, and the entire staff at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort.

From Left: Vince India (Champion), Bryan Haas (Director of Golf)

Day 1 Recap: With soggy conditions and strong wind gusts, Thursday welcomed players with tough scoring conditions.  Day 1 leaders included amateur Brian Verduyn of Clive, IA with a solid even par, 72.  Jordan Weber from Bernard, IA posted a 1-under-par, 71.  Tracy Vest leaded the race, battling the wind and finishing with an impressive 2-under-par, 70.

Day 2 Recap: Friday was close to an exact repeat of Thursday, plus isolated rain.  Strong winds and on and off rain challenged the players once again to a difficult test.  After all was said and done, University of Northern Iowa graduate Jordan Weber stayed atop the leaderboard, posting a 3-over-par score of 147 after 2 days.  Judd Gibb of West Des Moines, IA and Assistant Golf Coach at Iowa State University finished with a 36 hole total score of 2-over-par, 146 and is alone in 2nd place heading into Saturday’s round.   Tracy Vest of Waukee, IA and Teaching Professional at Des Moines Golf & Country Club seperated himself from the field by posting a 2nd round score of 71, which included 4 birdies.   At 3-under-par, 141 Tracy has a 5-shot lead going into Saturday’s championship round.

Day 3 Recap: Saturday greeted the players with sunny skies and better scoring conditions.  Congratulations to Vince India from Deerfield, IL and a member of the University of Iowa Golf Team for winning the 2009 Iowa Open Golf Championship.  Vince rolled off 5 birdies in his final round to post a tournament best, 4-under-par, 68 and come from 11 shots back to capture the 2009 title.   Vince is the 2nd amateur in the past 5 years to win the Iowa Open trophy.

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