Iowa PGA Pro-Junior Team Results-
Altoona, Iowa – Winners crowned in the Iowa PGA Pro-Junior played on July 15, 2024, at Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona, Iowa. Teams for Iowa PGA Pro-Junior were comprised of one Professional and three Juniors amateurs competing in an 18-Hole, Individual Low Pro and Team 2 Best balls of 4 gross.
Senior Boys Team Division-
Samuel Rice of Ken Schall Golf Performance Studio and his team of Ty Potter, Evan Flynn and McCoy Miller won the Senior Boys Division (ages 14-17) with a team total of 16-under-par 126. Zach Steffen of Terrace Hills Golf Course and his team of AJ Sposato, Dewell Anderson and Henry Ferrari finished in second place in the Senior Boys Team Division with a team total of 14-under-par 128. Sean McCarty of Brown Deer Golf Club and his team of McGavin Smith, Ryder Laing and Sawyer Jeffries; Adam Squires of Sunnyside Country Club and his team of Jay McCausland, Thomas Fereday and Jackson Stanford; Darin Fisher of NB Golf Cars and his team of Cael Schofield, Cooper Bradley and Grant Powers all tied for second place with a team total of 10-under-par 132. Click here to view full Senior Boys Division results.
Senior Girls Team Division-
John Thompson of Prairie Links Golf & Event Center and his team of Molly Ratchford, Haley Jacobs and Mady Mummelthei won the Senior Girls Team Division (ages 14-17) with a team total of 5-under-par 197. Kari Tomash of Cedar Rapids Country Club and her team of Kylie Wachtl, Kate Altorfer and Hayley Morris finished in second in the Senior Girls Team Division with a team total of 3-over-par 145. Aaron Krueger of Wakona Club and his team of Lydia Krueger, Allie Soukup and Valeria Diaz-Ruiz finished behind in third place with a 14-over-par 156. Click here to view full Senior Girls Division results.
Junior Boys Team Division-
Seth Svejda of Ken Schall Golf Performance Studio and his team of Sam Federly, Emersen Motl and Owen Ricklefs won the Junior Boys Division (ages 13 & Under) with a team total of 9-over-par 133. Sarah Bidney of Hyperion Field Club and her team of Lily Bowersox, Eli Thompson and Rowan Riddle finished in second in the Junior Boys Team Division with a 3-under-par 139. Ayden Gordon of Ames Golf & Country Club and his team of Lewis Jensen, Gabe Jensen and Cal Jensen finished behind them in third place with a 25-over-par 167. Click here to view full Junior Boys Division results.
In addition to the team event, the Iowa PGA Pro-Junior featured individual competitions for the Open, Senior, Super Senior and Legends Divisions.
Steffen; Rice; Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club and Ben Montgomery of Airport National Golf Course all tied for first place in the Open Division with 5-under-par 66.
McCarty won the Senior Division both turned in E-par 71. McCarty carded birdies on holes 6, 14 and 16 including bogeys on holes 1, 5 and 9. Runner-up in the Senior Division was John Bermel of Pheasant Ridge Golf Course turned in a 3-over-par 76.
Bermel took home first place in the Super Senior Division with a 3-over-par 74. Bermel carded birdies on holes 11 and 18 including bogeys on holes 1, 3, 10, 14 and 17.
Life Member Larry Castagnoli won the Legends Division with a E-par 71. Castagnoli carded birdies on holes 11 and 16 including bogeys on holes 7 and 9.
The Iowa PGA would like to the PGA General Manager Rocky J. Sposato and the entire Terrace Hills Golf Course staff for their support in hosting the Iowa PGA Pro-Junior event.
The next event on the 2024 Iowa PGA Tour schedule is the Iowa PGA Southeast Iowa Team Championship. Registration for this event closes July 16, 2024. Click here to register.
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