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Qualifying Sites

Check out the information from the three qualifiers held to determine the final field at the 106th Iowa Amateur.

 

Pleasant Valley GC

Iowa City - July 14th

 

Majestic Hills GC

Denison - July 18th

 

Indianola Country Club

Indianola - July 21st

 

Davenport CC and The Western Open

Davenport Country Club has hosted the Western Open twice, in 1936 and again in 1951.

 

Ralph Guldahl was victorious in 1936.  During the event Guldahl shot a round of 64, which tied the course record set by Gene Sarazen earlier that decade.

 

This record stood until the Western Open came to the club again in 1951.  George Fazio put together a round of 63 to break Guldahl and Sarazen's mark.  Unfortunately for Fazio his 63 wasn't enough to overcome Marty Furgol, who went on to capture the 1951 crown. 

 

In 2007 the Western Open became a 'playoff' event for the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup.  The event also obtained a new title sponsor and thus underwent a name change, from the Western Open to the BMW Championship.  View the event's official website, including past champions and sites here.

 

 

 

www.davenportcc.com

View the Photo Gallery from last year's Iowa Amateur

 

Teen Idol

Walahoski Captures Iowa Am

Johnston High School senior-to-be Jared Walahoski used back to back birdies on hole #11 and #12 today to take control of the 105th Iowa Amateur Championship.  Walahoski made only his second bogey on his final hole to fire a final round 71 and finish a 7-under par, good enough by three shots over Jon Brown and Ben Herrera. 

Walahoski (17) is the youngest to win the Iowa Amateur since the format changed to stroke play in 1960.  He made par on his first seven holes, bogeyed the 8th and then made par on 9 and 10 before making birdie on three of the next five holes, giving him a stranglehold on the championship.  Pars on the 16th and 17th gave him a four shot lead heading into the 18th.  After piping his driver on the dangerous final hole, he played conservatively for his bogey and the three shot win.

Defending champion Brown fired a final round 73 and Herrera finished with 74 to tie for second at 4-under.  Nathan Leary of Waterloo, who will play golf for Iowa State this fall, fashioned a final round 69 to finish at 1-over 217 and alone in fourth.

Sioux City Journal Writer Barry Poe's Article on the Final Round

Read Sioux City Journal Writer Barry Poe's Article on Day 2

Read Sioux City Journal Writer Barry Poe's Article on Day 1

Results

 

 

Champions - Last 10 Years

2007 Jared Walahoski

The Harvester Golf Club

2006 Jon Brown

Whispering Creek Golf Club

2005 Brian Verduyn

Wakonda Club

2004 Nate Dunn

Crow Valley Golf Club

2003 Scott Hart

Des Moines Golf and Country Club

2002 Bo Anderson

Spirit Hollow Golf Course

2001 Bo Anderson

Dubuque Golf and Country Club

2000 Gene Elliott

Ottumwa Country Club

1999 Matt Gatchel

Geneva Golf and Country Club

1998 Mike McCoy

Beaver Hills Country Club

Championship Facts

 

106th Iowa Amateur

 

PAR AND YARDAGE:

To Be Determined

 

HOLE BY HOLE:

To Be Determined

 

ARCHITECT:

Davenport Country Club was designed under the auspice of Henry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison, with Alison being the primary architect involved in the initial routing plan.  The course opened for play in 1924. 

 

DAVENPORT CC AND THE IOWA GOLF ASSOCIATION:

2008 will mark the third Iowa Amateur Championship played at Davenport CC but will be the first to be played under the stroke play format.  The first two, in 1954 and 1959 were played at Match Play.  In recent years, Davenport CC has played host to the Iowa Cup Matches (2005), a U.S. Amateur Qualifier (2003) and a U.S. Open Local (2007).

 

THE FIELD:

The total entry will be determined after the entry deadline of July 9th.  Three qualifying sites will determine the final field of 156 to play at Davenport Country Club on July 28-30.  The field is cut to the low 60 and ties for the final round.

 

SCHEDULE OF PLAY:

Monday, July 28th: First round, 18 holes

Tuesday, July 29th: Second round, 18 holes (field cut to the low 60 and ties after second round)

Wednesday, July 30th: Final round, 18 holes - Awards Ceremony following play

 

MISCELLANEOUS HISTORY:

Art Bartlett holds the record for most Iowa Amateur victories with seven (7).

 

Rod Bliss Jr and Rod Bliss III are the only Father-Son combo to each win the Iowa Amateur

 

John Jacobs and Bob McKee are the only players with titles in three different decades

 

Jack Webb defeated brother Don Webb in the 1949 Iowa Amateur Championship Match

 

The Iowa Amateur switched from Match Play to Stroke Play in 1960

 

The Iowa Amateur was not held from 1943-1945 due to World War II.

 

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