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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
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Davenport CC and The
Western Open |
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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
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www.davenportcc.com
View the Photo Gallery from last year's Iowa Amateur
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Teen Idol
Walahoski Captures Iowa
Am |
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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 |
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Champions -
Last 10 Years |
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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
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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.
Click
Here to view more Facts and History about the 106th Iowa Amateur
Championship.
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