Team Thompson Wins 24th Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am- Henderson, Nevada – The Champions of the 24th Annual Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am Supporting Sponsor by Adidas are John Thompson of Prairie Links Golf & Events Center and his team made up of Mark Mingles, Ryan Ratchford, Brook Maher and JJ Robson with 27 total […]

Team Greg Dingel Leads Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am After Round 2- Las Vegas, Nevada– Iowa PGA Member Greg Dingel and his team of Tyler Dingel, Justin Sheeder, Lucas Wolfe and Brett Smith sit atop the leaderboard following round two of the 24th annual Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am presented by Adidas. Round two was […]

Proehl Places T21st: Stroke Play Championship Recap – Port St. Lucie, Florida – One of our Iowa PGA Professionals Chad Proehl of Sugar Creek Golf Course competed in the Stroke Play Championship at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida on February 8-10, 2026. Proehl’s two-day total rounds were 69-74-73=216, even-par and T21st […]

Team Lubs Leads 24th Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am After Round 1- Henderson, Nevada – Iowa PGA Member Nate Lubs and his team JP Gordon, Andrew Thomas, Steve Plummer and Brian Persson sit atop the leaderboard following round one of the 24th annual Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am presented by Adidas. Round one was held […]

2026 PGA Winter Championships – Four-Ball Stableford Team Championship Recap- Port St. Lucie Florida – Four of our Iowa PGA Professional competed in the Four-Ball Stableford Team Championship February 1-3, 2026 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Chad Proehl of Sugar Creek Golf Course with his partner JC Anderson of Hardeeville, […]

Goudy Celebrates 25 Years with the Iowa PGA- Riverside, Iowa – What a milestone for our wonderful, joyful Tess Goudy, PGA as she reaches her 25th year with the Iowa PGA on February 1, 2026.  Hired by our late Executive Director Kirk Stanzel, Tess has done just about every job in the Iowa PGA.  She served as an Administrative Assistant, […]

Celebrating Our 24th Year of the Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-AM Riverside, Iowa – The Iowa PGA will be celebrating its 24th year of the Iowa PGA Las Vegas Pro-AM which will be held on February 9-11, in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Monday, February 9 the first round will be held at DragonRidge CC, February […]

2026 PGA Winter Championship – Senior-Junior Championship Recap- Riverside, Iowa – The teams of Chad Proehl of Sugar Creek Golf Course and Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club and Tracy Vest of Lake House Sports and Ryan McClintock Le Claire, Iowa all competed in the Senior-Junior Championship on January 26-29, 2026 at PGA Golf Club […]

Giannetto Named Honorable Mention on Global Golf Post All Pro Team 2026- Riverside, Iowa – One of our Iowa PGA Members has been named to the Global Golf Post All Pro Team 2026 Honorable Mention. Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club has been named. Click here for full list of names on the Global Golf Post All […]

2026 PGA Winter Championship – Senior Stroke Play Recap- Riverside, Iowa – Six of our Iowa PGA Professional’s Chad Proehl of Des Moines, Iowa, Sean McCarty of Coralville, Iowa, Judd Gibb of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Bryan Luedtke of Galesburg, Illinois, PGA Life Member Paul Del Vecchio of Bettendorf, Iowa and PGA Life Member Jeff Smith […]

Egly, Bidney & Soda Awarded the 2025 GRAA Growth of the Game Award- Riverside, Iowa – Three of our Iowa PGA Golf Professionals have been named to the 2025 GRAA (Golf Range Association of America) Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals Elite Member Status, Sarah Bidney of Hyperion Field Club and Mark Egly of Des […]

2026 PGA Winter Championship –Quarter Century Championship – Riverside, Iowa – Four Iowa PGA Professionals competed in the Quarter Century A Championship on January 7-8, 2026. Chad Proehl of Sugar Creek Golf Course, Judd Gibb of Hanson’s Custom Golf, Bryan Luedtke of Bunker Links Golf Course and Paul Del Vecchio of Crow Valley Golf Club […]

2025 PGA Tournament Series Events 1-6- Port St. Lucie, Florida – We had four Iowa PGA Members who competed in the 2025 PGA Tournament Series December 1-19, 2025. Chad Proehl of Des Moines, Tracy Vest of Iowa City, Jay Giannetto of Marshalltown and Judd Gibb of Fort Dodge all competed. Event #1 – Two of […]

Baker and Bidney Awarded the 2025 Operation 36 Top 50 Coaches Riverside, Iowa – Two of our Iowa PGA Golf Professionals have been named to the 2025 Operation 36 Top 50 Coaches. Sarah Bidney, PGA of Hyperion Field Club and Dillon Baker, PGA of Dillon Baker Golf Academy. Click here for the list of winners. […]

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL Carlson Competes in Assistant PGA Professional Championship- Port St. Lucie, Florida – Tate Carlson of Marshalltown, Iowa competed in the Assistant PGA Professional Championship on November 13-16, 2025, at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. His 36-hole scores were 82-79=161, 17-over-par. ***Round One*** Carlson, in his first round he carded birdies […]