Iowa PGA Pro-Junior Team Results-
Coralville, Iowa – Winners crowned in the Iowa PGA Pro-Junior played on July 7, 2025, at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville, 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-
Zach Steffen of Terrace Hills Golf Course and his team of Palmer Mertz, Carter Mulcahy and Ty Potter won the Senior Boys Division (ages 14-17) with a team total of 13-under-par 129. Austin Reynolds of Echo Valley Country Club and his team of Landon Reynolds, KJ Besick and Jackson Price finished in second place in the Senior Boys Team Division with a team total of 10-under-par 132. PGA Life Member Larry Castagnoli and his team of Chris Nepple, Cohen Dentlinger and Connor Stohs finished behind in third place with 8-under-par 134. Click here to view full Senior Boys Division results.
Senior Girls Team Division-
Melanie Tomczuk of Davenport Country Club and her team of Paige Christianson, Kinsail Blaylock and Lila Haffarnan won the Senior Girls Team Division (ages 14-17) with a team total of 2-over-par 144. Sarah Bidney of Hyperion Field Club and her team of Lily Bowersox, Gemma Kahler and Clarie O’Hollearn finished in second in the Senior Girls Team Division with a team total of 7-over-par 149. Brian Wernimont of Brown Deer Golf Club and his team of Hayzel Wernimont, Yuzuka Fujikawa finished behind in third place with a 15-over-par 157. Click here to view full Senior Girls Division results.
Junior Boys Team Division-
John Panek of Davenport Country Club and his team of Bentley Panek, Ian Johnson and Andrew Stopulos won the Junior Boys Division (ages 13 & Under) with a team total of 5-under-par 137 (won the tie against McCarty). Sean McCarty of Brown Deer Golf Club and his team of Boden Laing, Graeme Laing and Leyton Zoske finished in second in the Junior Boys Team Division with a 5-under-par 137. Kyle Spence of Finkbine Golf Course and his team of Jackson Bernabe, Nolan Theiler and Ben Boudreau finished behind in third place with even-par 142. 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.
McCarty won the Open Division with 5-under-par 66. McCarty carded birdies on holes 1, 2, 4, 10, 14, 17 and 18 including bogeys on holes 5 and 12. Runner-up in the Open Division was a tie between Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club and Steffen both turned in 4-under-par 67.
McCarty won the Senior Division. Runner-up in the Senior Division was Todd Fowler of Golf Galaxy – Davenport turned in 4-under-par 66.
John Bermel of Pheasant Ridge Golf Course took home first place in the Super Senior Division with a 2-under-par 69. Bermel carded a birdie on hole 15; an eagle on hole 10 including a bogey on holes 5. Runner-up in the Super Senior Division PGA Life Member Brian Conser turned in 2-over-par 73.
Life Member Larry Castagnoli won the Legends Division with a 1-over-par 72. Castagnoli carded birdies on holes 7 and 10 including bogeys on holes 9, 13 and 16.
The Iowa PGA would like to PGA Head Professional Sean McCarty, PGA Teaching Professional Jeff Schmid, PGA Assistant Professional Brian Wernimont and Chris Stauffer and the entire Brown Deer Golf Club staff for hosting the event.
The next event on the 2025 Iowa PGA Tour schedule is the Iowa PGA Professional Championship. Registration for this event closes July 8, 2025. Click here to register.
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