{"id":19127,"date":"2024-04-05T09:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iowapga.com\/?p=19127"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:09:25","slug":"tournament-preview-04-06-2024-04-12-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iowapga.com\/tournament-preview-04-06-2024-04-12-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Upcoming Tournaments <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Iowa PGA Veenker Pro Challenge will take place on April 8 in Ames, Iowa at Ames Golf &amp; Country Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapga.bluegolf.com\/bluegolf\/iowapga24\/event\/iowapga248\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Future Deadlines<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, April 9 is the last day to register for the Iowa PGA Spring Series at Ellis Park Golf Course in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapgajr.bluegolf.com\/bluegolf\/iowapgajr24\/event\/iowapgajr2448\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to register.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 9 is the last day to register for the Iowa PGA Spring Pee Wee at Ellis Park Golf Course in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapgajr.bluegolf.com\/bluegolf\/iowapgajr24\/event\/iowapgajr2447\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to register.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 9 is the last day to register for the Iowa PGA Spring Meeting &amp; Pro-Assistant at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapga.bluegolf.com\/bluegolf\/iowapga24\/event\/iowapga249\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to register.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Special Announcements<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coal Valley, Illinois \u2013<\/strong> Jay Giannetto of Elmwood Country Club and Matt Jennings of Bos Landen Golf Club won the Iowa PGA Kick-Off Fourball on Monday, April 1 at Oakwood Country Club. The team of Giannetto and Jennings turned in a team score of 8-under-par 63. <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapga.com\/team-giannetto-jennings-wins-iowa-pga-kick-off-fourball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for results.<\/li>\n<li>Iowa PGA Digital Spring Magazine is now live for your viewing pleasure, <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapga.com\/iowa-pgagolfmagazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Iowa PGA is looking forward to the 2024 Season. We want to thank all of our sponsors for all that they do from trophies to gifts.<\/li>\n<li>The Iowa PGA would like to thank our PGA Professionals and all host facilities for hosting in 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>PGA National Awards (Iowa Section &#8211; PGA National Herb Graffis &amp; Mark Egly &#8211; PGA National Deacon Palmer Awards)<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>We started these video a series on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 of videos on our website and social media channels highlighting this award with some of your fellow Iowa PGA Professionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iowa PGA President Erin Strieck &amp; Executive Director Greg Mason Interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLoZsAQkCYGeR3Dehu--MKg-LO1muJwVoU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click here)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Scholarships<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charlie Burkart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/charlie-burkart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for more information. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(DEADLINE June 16, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Career Advancement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/careeradvancementscholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for more information. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(DEADLINE September 10, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Max Shields, PGA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/max-shields-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for more information. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(DEADLINE September 10, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Fairway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/womens-fairway-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for more information. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(DEADLINE September 10, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Programs Offered by the Iowa PGA<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Did you know the Iowa PGA offers these wonderful programs?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Junior Golf Academy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/junior-golf-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Swings With Kids, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/swing-with-kids-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Drive, Chip &amp; Putt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/drive-chip-and-putt-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>PGA Jr. League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapgajuniorgolf.com\/pga-junior-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>PGA Coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pga.com\/coaches\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information and to reach out to a PGA Professional for help on your golf game. (You also view the list of coaches in our Spring Magazine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapga.com\/Iowa-PGAGolfMagazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for the Spring Issue).<\/li>\n<li>Junior Tour &amp; Pee Wee Tour Schedules, <a href=\"https:\/\/iowapgajr.bluegolf.com\/bluegolf\/iowapgajr24\/schedule\/index.htm?display=champ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>If you love to golf, we also offer the Iowa PGA Golf Pass for those that love to golf at the local courses around Iowa and Western part of Illinois. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowapgagolfpass.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to order your 2024 Iowa PGA Golf Pass Booklet ($55.00) or Electronic Pass ($55.00).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Follow the Iowa PGA<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>For more information and schedule updates, fans can follow the Iowa PGA on Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iowapga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/Iowapga<\/a>), Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iowapga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@iowapga<\/a>) and YouTube (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/iowapga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com\/iowapga<\/a>).\u00a0 Fans can also get a behind the scenes look on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iowapga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@iowapga<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024) Upcoming Tournaments The Iowa PGA Veenker Pro Challenge will take place on April 8 in Ames, Iowa at Ames Golf &amp; Country Club. 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Future Deadlines Tuesday, April 9 is the last day to register for the Iowa PGA Spring Series at Ellis Park Golf Course [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024) - Iowa PGA Section<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iowapga.com\/tournament-preview-04-06-2024-04-12-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024) - Iowa PGA Section\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tournament Preview (04\/06\/2024 \u2013 04\/12\/2024) Upcoming Tournaments The Iowa PGA Veenker Pro Challenge will take place on April 8 in Ames, Iowa at Ames Golf &amp; Country Club. 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