Callan Leads Team to the NB Golf Cars/M&M Golf Cars Foundation Pro-Am Title-
Marshalltown, Iowa – The Iowa PGA hosted the NB Golf Cars/M&M Golf Cars Iowa PGA Foundation Pro-Am Presented by Iowa Golf Association at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown, Iowa on Monday, August 28.
Here are the flight winners:
Team Winners
Championship Flight
- 15 points: Chad Callan (Briarwood Golf Club) – Ken Geoghegan, Scott Retzlaff and Brian Geiken
- 12 points: Russ Luedloff (M&M Golf Cars) – Colby Marriott, Chad Rotert and Steve Freese
First Flight
- -1 points: Greg Dingel (Veenker Memorial Golf Course) – Dorin Gildermaster, Rich Balsley and Dan Knutson
- -14 points: John Thompson (Prairie Links Golf & Events Center) – Kelly Springer, Robert Olds and Jeremy Olds
Flag event and raffle prize winners will be mailed out to their winning prizes or given to their PGA Golf Professional.
- Hole #1 closest to the white line: Jeremy Olds
- Hole #3 closest to the pin: Charlie Taylor
- Hole #6 closest to the pin: Brad Iverson
- Hole #8 closest second shot: Brian Geiken
- Hole #10 longest putt: Dave Eichhorn
- Hole #12 closest to the pin: Charlie Taylor
- Hole #13 closest second shot: Jeremy Olds
- Hole #16 closest to the pin: Tony Giannetto
- Hole #17 longest putt: Steve Freese
Amateurs will receive shop credit in the Elmwood Country Club Golf Shop.
Teams for Iowa PGA Foundation Pro-Am were comprised of one Professional and three amateurs competing in an 18-Hole Individual Low Pro and Team Event Quota System.
In addition to the team event, the Iowa PGA Iowa PGA Foundation featured individual competitions for the Open, Senior and Super Senior Divisions.
Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club and Matt Jennings of Bos Landen Golf Club both tied for first in the Open Division with a 2-under-par round of 68. Giannetto carded birdies on holes 3 and 9. Jennings carded birdies on holes 1, 7 and 10 including a bogey on hole 3.
Tracy Vest of Lake House Sports took home first place in the Senior Division with a 3-over-par round of 73. Vest recorded birdies on holes 4, 9 and 14; bogeys on holes 6, 15, 17 and 18 including a double bogey on hole 5 in route to his victory. Steve Smith of Drake University carded a round of 11-over-par 81 to claim second place.
The Iowa PGA would like to thank NB Golf Cars Sales Representatives Kevin Drew, M&M Golf Cars Sales Representatives Russ Luedloff and Chad Rotert and Club Car National Representative Colby Mariott for their Title Sponsorship. We would also like to thank PGA Head Professional Jay Giannetto and the entire Elmwood Country Club staff for hosting this event.
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