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PricelessNick Price Takes Home the Trophy at 2010 PCC!

John Deere Classic Preview

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Principal Charity Classic Review

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Made that same summer. Taylor Made had a tent set up next to the practice range and as a collegiate golfer he was in heaven watching these greats of the game practice all week long. The day after my encounter Nick, he was practicing again and my son was neglecting his duties and hitting balls himself when Nick shouted out to him that closest to the pin would owe the other a “buck”. My 20 year old son was frozen with fear at the challenge by arguably the best golfer in the 2008 PCC field and somehow through his anxiety stuck a wedge 18 inches from the pin. Nick Price with his fluid effortless swing cigarette ala John Daly lodged in between his lips effortlessly pin point pitched the ball 5 inches inside Michaels “shot of his life”. Nick winked at my son and fired a friendly “Keep the buck mate”! I share this story as a testament to Nick’s kindness and genuine civility. Many athletes will display in front of the cameras or fellow elitist that they embrace the public, but when the cameras off they have a level of arrogance that appalls me. Nick Price proved to a couple of small time schmoes like my son and I that he’s just one helluva a good guy and now a peoples champion in Iowa. The price for admission to a great week-end was well worth the golf exhibited and the Price was right as Nick hoisted the 2010 trophy! I thank you for opening up our new “On the Tee” digital magazine and invite you to listen to Iowa’s number 1 golf show “On the Tee” every Wednesday night on the Iowa Sports Connection Radio Network, and the television broadcast on WHO-TV 13.2 and Mediacom 246, or log onto “iowasportscoonnection.com” for a streaming version. Have a Great Month! Hit em Straight! God Bless You and God Bless America!

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The front cover shot of our 3rd issue of the “On the Tee” digital magazine is my favorite to date. Nick Price is hoisting the 2010 Principal Charity Classic trophy and it couldn’t be in the hands of a nicer guy and ambassador for the game of golf. The old adage 3 time’s a charm certainly is accurate in Nick’s case at Glen Oaks Country Club. Nick was in the lead and lost it on Sunday, his first trip to West Des Moines, as last year he lost in a playoff to Fred Funk and eventual winner Mark McNulty. This year, with all the pre-tournament hype focused on Freddie Couples and the new faces; Bernhard Langer , Tommy Armour III, and Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin, Nick quietly crept to the top of the leader board Saturday and on Sunday played brilliantly to fend of Tommy Armour III for his first Principal Charity Classic win. The 2010 Principal Charity Classic was the most successful on record with just under 74,000 fans descending on the grounds of Glen Oaks Country Club. Golf fans young and old made the pilgrimage to the state’s capital to watch the deepest field in professional golf since the 1999 Senior US Open. The absolute hole in one for fans and certainly for me was Nick Price completing the weekend as the champion. I was one of the fortunate Iowans this year to visit with Nick before he golfed and what a gentleman and sincere human being. I approached Nick on the practice range prior to the Wednesday pro-am as he was on the front cover of our statewide magazine, The Iowa Sports Connection. I typically do not interrupt these pros while they are at work for an autograph but was assured by Jeff Starr that it would not be an issue. Nick stopped his warm-up grabbed the magazine and signed it while he pulled on a cigarette and told jokes to his caddy. I was walking away wanting to minimize the inconvenience when he asked me about the magazine and what I did for a living. The next 10 minutes were light and casual and I walked away very impressed with this hall of fame golfer who is very grounded and his family comes before all business and golf considerations. However, this was just the start of the Rickord family interaction with Nick Price. My oldest son Michael was working part-time for Taylor

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The Price is Right and So Was the 2010 Principal Charity Classic!

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Mike Rickord and Jay Hornton of “On the Tee” were joined by author and sports writer John Feinstein on May 19th. The three talked about Feinstein’s new book, Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf, Tiger Woods, and the future of the PGA Tour. Mike Rickord ISC Publisher

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Cover Shot: Nick Price. 2010 Principal Charity Classic Champion.

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Twenty-three recent PGA TOUR winners and 20 British Open-eligible players are among the players who have committed so far to play in this year’s $4.4 million John Deere Classic, July 5-11, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. This year the event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the PGA TOUR’s presence in the Quad Cities community. “The John Deere Classic is delighted to welcome an exceptional group of the world’s best players to compete this year at TPC Deere Run and help us celebrate 40 great years of PGA TOUR golf in our community,” said John Deere Classic tournament director Clair Peterson. “We are pleased to have an excellent group of recent winners, players who will be competing this year at St. Andrews, and a wonderful group of well-known players our fans have come to know over the years.” Players have until 5 p.m. Friday before the event to commit. Eight of the recent winners recorded victories in 2010, including John Deere Classic defending champion Steve Stricker (Northern Trust, Los Angeles) last week’s TOURwinner Zach Johnson (Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial CC, Ft. Worth), and The Players champion Tim Clark. The other 2010 champions in the field are Cameron Beckman (Mayakoba Golf Classic, Mexico), Jason Bohn (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Jason Day (HP Byron Nelson, Dallas area), Derek Lamely (Puerto Rico Open), and Ryan Palmer (Sony Open, Hawaii).

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Recent Champions, British Open-Eligible Players to Compete in 2010 John Deere Classic

British Open-eligible players include past JDC champions Kenny Perry (2008) and John Senden (2007) champion as well as recent British Open qualifiers Bo Van Pelt, who has four top 10 finishes on TOUR this year; Peoria native and former JDC sponsor exemption D.A. Points; Kevin Na, now ranked among the world’s top 50 players; rookie Michael Sim of Australia, and past Open champions David Duval (1991) and Galesburg, Ill. native Todd Hamilton (2004). The top-five finisher at the John Deere Classic not otherwise qualified for the British Open also will receive an exemption. Players will travel to Scotland from Quad Cities International Airport via luxury charter on Sunday evening after the conclusion of the tournament. Also joining the field are 2010 rookie fan favorite Rickie Fowler, two-time runner-up Brian Davis of England, and TOUR veterans Boo Weekley, Brandt Snedeker, Paul Goydos, Kevin Streelman, Mark Wilson, Chris DiMarco, and Brad Faxon. Davis Love III;s commitment was announced previously. Players in the field who have won since last year’s John Deere Classic include Nathan Green (RBC Canadian Open), the team of Snedeker and Weekly (ADT Skills Challenge team event), and Troy Matteson (Frys.com Open).

List of Tournament Winners in Past Two YearsCameron Beckman, Jason Bohn, Daniel Chopra,Tim Clark, Jason Day, Nathan Green, Ryuji Imada,Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, Greg Kraft,

Derek Lamely, Davis Love III, Will MacKenzie, Troy Matteson, Parker McLachlin, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Kenny Perry, Steve Stricker, Bo Van Pelt, Johnson Wagner, Boo Weekley, Mark WilsonList of Committed Players Eligible for 2010 British

OpenJason Bohn, Tim Clark, Glen Day, Jason Dufner, David Duval, Matthew Goggin, Todd Hamilton, Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, George McNeill, Kevin Na, Cameron Percy, Tom Pernice, Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, D.A. Points, John Senden, Michael Sim, Steve Stricker, Bo Van Pelt

Tickets for the John Deere Classic are available athttp://www.johndeereclassic.com/or by calling 309-762-4653. The PGA TOUR began its run in the Quad Cities in 1971. John Deere, whose world headquarters is in Moline, Ill., assumed title sponsorship of the tournament in 1998.The tournament moved to TPC Deere Run in 2000. The tournament helped raise $4.63 million for 500 charities in 2009, ranking it first on the PGA TOUR overall in per capita contributions at $12.26 for each of the 375,000 residents of the Quad City area and fifth overall on the PGA TOUR. The John Deere Classic, which includes Birdies for Charity, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in the John Deere Classic tournament offices at 15623 Coaltown Road, East Moline, Illinios. Since its founding in 1971, the tournament has helped raise $33.6 million for charity.

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In winning the Celtic Manor Wales Open on Sunday by three shots, Graeme McDowell did plenty to increase his odds of getting back to the same Celtic Manor Resort course for the 2010 Ryder Cup. The Irishman’s fantastic weekend rounds of 64 and 63 gave him his fifth career European Tour victory. Over the final 36 holes McDowell made 16 birdies and just one bogey. He used the Callaway FT-3 Driver, a Tour 15-degree X Fairway Wood, X-Forged Irons, the Callaway Tour ix Golf Ball and the Odyssey White Hot #7 Putter. Using his Callaway irons and wedges, McDowell led the field in greens in regulation, hitting 83.3 percent. “I think it’s the best final round I’ve ever played to win a tournament,” McDowell said. “The first 11 holes was dream golf and I am

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McDowell dominates the weekend to win the Celtic Manor Wales Open

ecstatic. I feel like I’m in the form of my life right now and I really feel I have a big event in me.”(When he says “I’m in the form of my life”, he means his golf game. He doesn’t mean, check out my lats, delts and gluts. Just wanted to clear that up.)

NOTES It’s an Odyssey kind of weekend…just like every weekend. 7 Odyssey Putters occupy top-11 spots in WalesThomas Bjorn and Niclas Fasth both finished tied for 9th in Wales using Odyssey Backstryke Putters. Bjorn uses the Backstryke Marxman model, while Fasth uses the 2-Ball Backstryke.

This is how Odyssey dominated the top-10 in Wales:

1 Graeme McDowell - Odyssey White Hot #7 PutterT4 Nameless English guy - Odyssey Whit Hot XG #7 T4 Nameless English guy - Odyssey Black Series i #1

7th Marcel Siem - Odyssey White Hot PutterT9 Nameless guy - Odyssey White Hot #6T9 Thomas Bjorn - Odyssey Backstryke MarxmanT9 Niclas Fasth - Odyssey Backstryke 2-Ball

Backstryke wins on the Nationwide TourOn the Nationwide Tour, the winner of the Melwood Prince George’s County Open used the Odyssey Backstryke Blade Putter and the

Callaway Tour i Golf ball to get his first career Nationwide Tour win. He shot 64 on Saturday and 65 on Sunday to win by one shot. It was the putter that was the difference. He finished second in the field in putts per GIR, averaging 1.602, and also tied for ninth in putts per round, averaging 27.5. He

put the Backstryke Blade in play in the last three events and since then he has not shot above 71 and his scoring average is 67.5. On Sunday, he won with a walk-off birdie. He also wore TWO Callaway Ion gloves—that’s one on each hand. Really.(Continued on Page 15)

Iron/wedge play is key to victory

Odyssey Backstryke Blade Putter

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Jerry Smith Qualifies for 2010 U.S. Open

Jerry Smith, a native of Oskaloosa and former PGA Tour player, has advanced to the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, CA. Smith captured the second and final qualifying spot at the Sectional Qualifier held at Bull Valley Country Club outside of Chicago. After an even par 72 in his morning round, Smith posted a 5-under 67 in the afternoon to secure his spot at Pebble. Nate McCoy participated at the St. Louis area qualifier where there was only one spot available. McCoy finished in at tie for 6th after posting a even par total of 69-71--140. The St. Louis qualifier was held on the Lewis and Clark course at the Country Club of St. Albans, site of the 2009 USGA State Team Championship in which his father, Mike, competed for the Iowa squad. In the Columbus, Ohio qualifier Jack Newman and Josh Manske failed to claim one of the 15 spots that were available to the field of 120. On the heels of The Memorial Tournament the qualifier has a

field that looks much like a regular tour stop. Newman fired rounds of 71-78--149 and Manske was 79-79--158. The qualifier that had the most golfers with Iowa ties competing was in Springfield, Ohio, where a total of 59 players went after 3 spots. Christopher Black of Independence and Sean McCarty came closest to claiming one of the three spots, each shooting even par 140 and leaving them in a tie for 10th. Black posted rounds of 71-69 while McCarty started strong with 67 and followed it with a 73 in the afternoon round. Former Iowa State golfer Chris Baker finished T27 after a 73-69--142 and PGA Professional at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake Darin Fisher went round in 76-74--150.

Oimoen Wins Ottumwa Amateur by One Shot

2008 Iowa Amateur Champion Mike Oimoen of Clear Lake won the 2010 Ottumwa Amateur on the strength of a final round, bogey-free 67. Steve Wetrich of Ottumwa finished second while Jon

Olson and Dusty Stewart tied for 3rd. Wetrich had a four shot lead playing the 14th hole of the final round, but misplayed his bunker shot and three putts led to a double bogey. Meanwhile Oimoen holed a long birdie putt. Although Wetrich still had a one shot lead, Oimoen rode the momentum gained on the 14th to his one shot win.Curell Falls to Fell in Match Play

Final Brian Fell of St Ansgar defeated Jim Curell of Boone 2 up in the final of the 2010 Senior Match Play on Sunday. Fell, who entered the match play bracket as the 6 seed, won four of his five matches by the 2 up total. He defeated Randy Studer 2 up in round 1, Greg Lee 2 up in round 2 and Dr. David Studer 2 up in the semifinals. His other match was a 1 up victory over good friend Ron Post in the quarterfinals. Curell moved through his matches with a bit more variety. He defeated Dave Carlson 3&2, Dr. Bob Gitchell 5&4, Joel Yunek 1 up and Tim Taylor 4&3.

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Iowa High School Boys State Golf Tournament RecapsBishop Garrigan Adds to Rich Golf Trad-tion with 1A Team Title; Kiewiet Strong Finish is 1A Medalist

Livermore, Iowa - The Class 1A state boy’s golf championship was played at Spring Valley Golf Course in Livermore and on a warm Saturday but nobody was hotter than Ryan Kiewiet of Grundy Center who fired a sizzling 73 to claim medalist honors by two strokes over Nolan Schmidt of A-H-S-T (Avoca). Kiewiet improved from his first round 79 as he rallied from five back for the indivual title. The best individual round was recorded by Dalton Olson of Newman Catholic (Mason City) who finsihed with a 72 and moved from outside the top twenty after the first round and finished in a tie for fifth individual-ly with Eric Krull of North Iowa, Andrew King of Treynor and Tyler Gunderson of Lisson.

The Golden Bears of Bishop Garrigan (Algona) with a rich traditon on the links held off a second round charge by Grundy Cen-ter to win the team title led by third place finisher, Jordan Springer. Andrew and Bran-don Schlitz both finished in the top twenty to Bishop Garrigan in the team title battle.

Kuemper Catholic; Jennings Crusie to Class 2A Team and Individual Boy’s Golf Championships

Panora, Iowa - The Class 2A Iowa high school boy’s state golf championship was completed at Lake Panorama National re-sort in Panora and it was Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) who blazed the course with a 314 second day team total to grab the title led by Nate Molak who finished tied for sec-ond individually. Tanner Ludwig and Tyler Naberhaus and Kyler Ludwig all finished in the top-15 to help the Knights cause. Matt Jennings of PCM-Monroe was steady and after being tied for the individual lead after the opening round with a 72 and shot a 75 on Saturday for a seven stroke margin for medalist honors with his two day total of 147. Cole Jaeschke of Prairie Valley (Gowrie) and Neil Malenke of Unity Chris-

Grundy Center senior Ryan Kiewiet claimed top spot in Class 1A.

tian (Orange City) tied Molak for second individually.

Ballard Claims Fourth Straight 3A Boy’s Golf Title; Leland Wins Medalist Honors

Rhodes, Iowa - The 2010 Iowa High School Boys State Golf Championship completed both rounds in all three classes under fantastic conditions in all three sites. For the Bombers of Ballard (Huxley) it was their fourth straight team title as Devin Le-land led the way with medalist honors after back-to-back 75’s for a 2-stroke win over Andrew Peter of Decorah and Jay Monahan of Spencer. The team race was exciting as Ballard entered the day three strokes behind the Tigers of Spencer but fired a team best 324 on Saturday to claim the team title. Spencer finished two back with Decorah only three back in the end. Behind Leland to help Ballard win the title was Matt Greenfield who tied for eighth individually. Leland, Peter and Monahan all posted second round scores of 75 for the best score on Saturday at The Harvester Golf Club in Rhodes.

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Iowa High School Girls State Golf Tournament RecapsJocilyn Onnen Leads Grundy Center to Class 1A Team Championship with Medalist Honors

Adel, Iowa – Day one found Jocilyn Onnen of Grundy Center off to a great start individually with a first round score of 74 which has her three strokes up on defending state medalist in Class 1A, Victoria Grasso of Ankeny Christian Academy. Onnen was the runner-up medalist last season and finished second to Grasso in the regional. Grundy Center also enjoys an 11-stroke lead in the team race over Bishop Garrigan (Algona).

Onnen ended up erasing the memory of the sudden death loss last year for medalist honors with a day-two Class 1A best 80 to win medalist honors by six strokes over 2009 champ Victoria Grasso. The team

battle was not as easy as Bishop Garrigan nearly erased a nine stroke deficit and ended up one stroke back of Grundy Cen-ter. Along with Onnen on the state champion Grundy Center team were Ashley Appel, Jenn Simms, Morgan Wical, Jamie Saak and Bailey Wrage.

Katie Gustafson is 2A Medalist; Kuemper Catholic Crusies to 2A Team Championship

Adel, Iowa – After day one the team race is not so much a team race as Clarinda led by Jenifer Geer and her 1st round 82, good for second individually leads Kuemper Catholic (Car-roll) by 23 strokes. Kelsey Faiferlick of St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) sits on top of the individual leader board with Geer, Katie Gustafson of South Hamilton (Jewell) and Ellie Ament of Beck-

man (Dyersville) just two strokes back. Kuemper Catholic erased a 25 stroke deficit with a team score of 374 to run away with the Class 2A team title over Clarinda. Leading Kuemper Catholic was Abby Masdching, Ellen Fangman, Liz Gradoville, Megan Wiederin, Caitlin Bruch and Erin McDermott. Katie Gustafson won a very tight battle for the 2A medalist honors. Katie fired a 2A best 82 on Wednesday for a 2-day total of 164, one stroke better than Ellie Ament of Beckman and Jennifer Geer.

Freshman Jessie Sindlinger is Class 3A Medalist; Clear Lake Claims Team Championship

Adel, Iowa – The team race is tight at the top with Grinnell holding a slim two stroke lead over Carroll and three on topof Clear Lake. Freshman, Samantha Ramsey leads Grinnell with her 1st round Continued on Page 30

Junior Katie Gustafson of South Hamilton was tops in the Class 2A individual standings.

Ankeny Christian sophomore Victoria Grasso was unable to defend her Class 1A individual crown.

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Callaway Golf (continued from page 7)Odyssey dominates Nationwide Tour

leaderboard Odyssey dominated the top-5 spots on the Nationwide Tour. In addition to the winner, Nick Flanagan finished tied for 4th place using the Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs #6 Putter. Plus, another player tied for 4th using the Odyssey White Hot XG 330 Mallet Putter.

Lefty warming up for Pebble with a tie

for 5th at Jack’s Place On the PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson finished tied for 5th at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Once again, Mickelson was silly long off the tee, averaging 298 yards with the FT Tour Driver. That was third best in the field. He’ll spend next week visiting Pebble Beach to prep for the U.S. Open.

Tim Petrovic used the Callaway Tour i(z) Golf Ball to finish tied for 5th at Muirfield.

On the PGA European Tour, Marcel Siem ordered a pair of Hyperbolic SL shoes.

FT Tour wins in Japan

On the Japanese LPGA Tour, Yoshimi

Koda just won her first JLPGA tournament by three strokes using the FT Tour Driver. She finished the week at 14-under-par.

JAWS Wedges on the rise On the European Tour, JAWS wedge

requests are on the increase. Reps say players really like the dark finish on the vintage models.

ANECDOTES “But I don’t wanna give back my Odyssey bag!” Nationwide Tour reps spent a great deal of time on Monday and Tuesday last week chasing down staff players so that they could swap out the Odyssey bags from Odyssey month (that’d be MAY) with the new Callaway bags and ship them back to headquarters. The players loved the Odyssey bag and a few were reluctant to give it back. That was the chasing down part.

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2010 Principal Charity Classic

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After losing his 36-hole lead in each of the past two Principal Charity Classic’s, Nick Price vowed to himself that this time would be different, and it was. Price, who again was the 36-hole leader with Tommy Armour III, pulled away with a 4-under-par 67 on Sunday to claim the winner’s spot by four strokes over Armour, who had an even-par 71 for his final round. Price’s 54-hole total was 14 under 199. John Cook and Loren Roberts tied for third place at 9 under par. “I did all the right things today,” said Price. “The chip-in on hole 6 was significant and I made a lot of 6-footers today. My driving really set me up and I really played solid. I didn’t doubt myself today. I feel that if I play well now, there’s no excuse for me not to win. I am thrilled.”

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Bank of New York Mellon Pro-Am Results

1st Place – 47 – pro Gary Hallberg, with amateurs Dick White, Rich Willis, Tom Flynn, Craig Anderson2nd Place – 47 – pro Bruce Fleisher, with amateurs Dale Belcher, Tim O’Neil, Jim Cutter, Matt Schutterle3rd Place – 49 – pro Bobby Clampett, with amateurs Steve Bricker, Doug Caldwell, Jim Miller, Chad Speer

Wednesday Pro-Am Results1st Place - 44 - pro Bruce Vaughan, with amateurs Steve Baker, Todd Linley, Jason Meysenburg, Ron Wheeler2nd Place - 45 - pro Mark James, with amateurs Greg Linde, Gary Wright, Kent Freundt, Hector Martinez3rd Place - 45 - pro Steve Haskins, with amateurs Josh Johnson, Sandy McLean, Glynn Wimberly, Jim Blasius

Thursday Pro - Am Results1st Place - 43 - pro Don Pooley, with amateurs Greg Andreski, Justin Leonard, Jesse Reinking, Bryan Stout2nd Place - 45 - pro Jeff Sluman, with amateurs Keith Lobis, Pete Eastman, Bill Northrup, Diane Gantt3rd Place - 46 - pro Joey Sindelar, with amateurs Michael Frantz, Nate

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Susan Thompson Iowa Section PGASponsors, Pro-Am Teams and Players Recruited for Iowa Open Organizers for the Brokers International Ltd. Iowa Open continue to work on plans to make the return to Panora of this annual golf tournament a memorable one. The tournament will be held Aug. 19-22 at Lake Panorama National. It previ-ously was held at the LPN from 1985 to 1998. A contract between the Iowa Section PGA and Brokers International Ltd. brings the tournament to the LPN for five years. The Panora insurance marketing company committed $25,000 annually to the event, making it the major sponsor. Five additional corporate sponsors each have committed $5,000 to help cover tournament ex-penses. These are Allianz, American Equity, Aviva, Menadue Development, which owns The Port and Lakeside Inn, and People’s Trust and Savings Bank. The 144-player field is open to professionals and amateurs who live in Iowa, as well as golfers with Iowa ties. The deadline for entering the tourna-ment is Aug. 10, but organizers think the field will fill before that deadline. One reason for that is an increase in prize money. Another is the addition of a senior division for players 50 years of age and older on or before Aug. 20, 2010. Seniors will be competing for $5,000 added sponsorship along with senior divi-sion entry fees. While the three-day tournament for profession-

als and amateurs is the main event, a pro-am tournament planned for Thursday, Aug. 19, also is generating interest.

Only a few slots remain for teams in the pro-am. A “draw party” for pro-am participants will be held at Lake Panorama’s Boulder Beach Wednesday evening, as names of pros are drawn to match with the amateur teams. The entry fee for a four-person team is $1,000. Each team gets four $125 gift certificates to re-deem at a FootJoy sales tent, an Iowa pro on their team, eight tickets to the draw party, breakfast and lunch the day of the pro-am, and the chance to play for the top prize of $1,000. The first place pro will receive $1,500, and the first place team will receive $1,000 in LPN pro shop certificates. Eldon Huston has been making contacts with lo-

cal businesses to sell hole sponsorships at a cost of $200. Signs sporting logos of the hole sponsors will be placed on tee boxes around the course. So far, 13 hole sponsors have paid the $200 fee, with several others having made verbal commit-ments or considering this opportunity. Sponsors to date are Hometown Foods of Panora, Panora Auto Parts, Panora State Bank, Employers Mutual Insurance Company, Guthrie County State Bank, Guthrie County REC, Fitzgerald Siding & Win-dows, Subway in Panora, Medicap Pharmacy in Panora, Breadeaux Pizza in Panora, Prairie View Bed & Breakfast, Meriweather, Wilson & Company, and Farmers State Bank in Yale. Larry and Mary Hills are coordinating the pro-am tournament and hole sponsorships. For more infor-mation, contact them by phone at 641-755-4016 or email at larmar@netins.net. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will begin Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. Everyone who enters the tourna-ment will play both Friday and Saturday, with tee times assigned and the players in groups of three. Sunday’s final round will be limited to a set number of players with the lowest combined score for the first two days. A new website provides information about the Iowa Open, including schedules, registration forms and other details about the event. It’s available at www.IowaOpen.com.

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Mike Rickord and Jay Hornton of “On the Tee” were joined by author and sports writer John Feinstein on May 19th. The three talked about Feinstein’s new book, Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf, Tiger Woods, and the future of the PGA Tour. Mike Rickord: Good evening, John.John Feinstein: Hey, Mike, Jay how are you guys?MR: We’re well. You know I tried to do a little homework as a “hack” and the thing that impressed me the most about looking at your bio is that we’re the same age. We’re a couple of months apart.JF: Well that doesn’t say much for my bio, does it Mike? If that’s the most impressive thing you could find. MR: Well from a personal perspective on my end. But you got a new book, just the 13th it came out right?JF: It came out May 13th that’s right, less than a week ago. Obviously timing it, working it up to the U.S. Open and Father’s Day, since it is really based on what happened in the four Major Championships in 2003 when a bunch of guys who had never won a Major Championship before won. Mike Weir, Jim Furyk—great player but had never won a major—and then Ben Curtis and Sean Micheel came completely out of nowhere to win the British Open and the PGA Championship and I wanted to take a look at what happened to guys when sudden fame is thrust upon them, which it really was at least three of the four cases. Because Mike Weir became as big a name as there was in Canada being the first Canadian to ever win a Major Championship and I found the guys’ stories to be fascinating. MR: You know when I was contacted about this book coming out, I thought “You know, there’s some analogies probably from this season 2010 to that year in 2003 with the exception of ‘Lefty’ winning the first Major but the opportunity, with Tiger’s game obviously

On the Tee Conversations: John Feinsteinnot where it’s been in the past, the opportunity to see something comparable happen the next three Majors certainly exists. JF: Well, we never know ‘cause that’s the beauty of golf. But the analogy is if you go back to 2002 where this book began. Tiger Woods is in the process of firing his swing coach, Butch Harmon. And the book begins with Tiger walking on to the tee at the British Open that year at Muirfield and saying to Butch, “I don’t need you. I’m fine. I’m done.” And after all those years of working together, the difference of course being at that point, Tiger had won seven of the 11 previous majors that he played in. So when he made the swing change, made the coaching change, went to Hank Haney and then did not play especially well the next two years, 2003 and 2004, that did open the door absolutely for the guys who won in 2003 that we’ve already mentioned.MR: Early in the year, a lot of people in our demographic were watching, which is great for the Golf Channel, were watching the Champions Tour more so than the PGA Tour prior to The Masters. Talk about the face of the PGA Tour when Tiger and “Lefty” aren’t playing well. How do you see the future with the Ricky Fowlers and the Anthony Kims?JF: Well I think the future on the PGA Tour is terrific. You’ve gotta throw in Roy McIlroy, Ishakawa—when he chooses to come and play over here, which I hope he will because he’s obviously a great young talent, too. And Adam Scott winning again, he’s only 29. It seems like he’s been around forever, but he’s only 29. And again, going back to my motivation for writing a book like Moment of Glory, I don’t believe you have to be Tiger Woods or Phil Michelson to have a great story to tell. Again, when I came up with this idea, a lot of it goes all the way back from working with Mike Donald on A

Good Walk Spoiled. He came that close to winning a U.S. Open and talked to me about how different his life might have been had he won the Open at Medinah Dime in 1990. And that’s really where the idea came, when Mike Weir and Len Mattiace were playing off at The Masters. You know, as I was watching that playoff it occurred to me how different their lives were going to be in the next 15 minutes. Because one was going to be a Masters champion and the other was going to be left to wonder if he’d ever get that close again. And I think that’s great theater. I think that makes golf exciting.MR: We’re obviously golf geeks here in the studio because we have a radio show year round talking the game of golf. But what about the periphery sports fans, who are listening on ESPN right now, who only tune in when Tiger Woods and Lefty are on the top of that leaderboard? What’s the game of golf have to do to capture them? JF: You know what I don’t think that’s ever going to change. You’re going to always have two different kinds of golf fans. (You’ll have) the kind like us who are going to watch the Nationwide Tour because we want to see the guys who are up-and-coming or the guys who slid back. You know, Steve Pate winning this year on the Nationwide Tour, to me that’s a terrific story. So guys like us are going to watch golf because we love the game, because we are looking for that next great story, whoever it might be. That’s what motivated me to write this book. MR: The book is Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf by John Feinstein. We could talk two hours with you John. We certainly appreciate you taking time to join us “On the Tee.”JF: Thanks for having me. Take care.

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Located just off of East University Avenue in Pleasant Hill, Copper Creek Golf Club is the perfect blend of friendly and challenging. This picturesque 18-hole championship course just minutes from downtown Des Moines has been designed around mature trees and rolling Iowa hills. Come out a little early and take advantage of our practice range and large practice putting green. The new clubhouse is the focal point for the entrance to the Copper Creek residential community and an ideal location for golf outings, business meetings, wedding receptions and other family outings. The clubhouse has approximately 8,700 square feet, complete with pro shop, banquet facility, bar and snack area. For more information or to schedule your Des Moines area event, please call 515-263-1600.

2010 GOLF OUTING PACKAGESGolf rates are based on either nine (9) or eighteen (18) holes with a cart and vary according to the day of the week and

number of players. All rates are per person and sales tax is included. All outings and outing formats are subject to course availability and approval.NINE HOLE OUTINGSTee Time Start (available for 16+ golfers)

EIGHTEEN HOLE OUTINGSTee Time StartShotgun Start (available for 72+ golfers)(Modified shotgun available) Please contact Suzanna, our Sales and Events Manager, at 515-263-1600 for pricing and assistance in planning your golf outing. At Copper Creek Golf Club, we are dedicated to providing outing participants with a fun day on the course and an outing experience that exceeds your expectations.

Tournaments•Sunday, June 13 2:00 p.m. Shotgun 4-Person Best Shot, $50 per Player•Sunday, June 27 Tee Times throughout the day!! ESPN 2-Player Tournament - $70 per Player•Sunday, July 18 2:00 p.m. Shotgun

4-Person Best Shot - $50•Sunday, August 29 2:00pm Shotgun 4-Person Best Shot - $50•Sunday, October 3 10 a.m. Shotgun 2-Person Ryder Cup, $45 per Player

Course Review: Copper Creek, Pleasant Hill

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2010 Cleveland Golf / Srixon Pro-Am Glen Oaks Country Club

The 2010 Iowa PGA Cleveland Golf / Srixon Pro-Am was held at Glen Oaks Country Club on Monday, May 24th, 2010. Forty-six teams participated which were comprised of one Iowa PGA professional and three amateurs. The Iowa PGA would like to thank Patrick Dunphy of Cleveland Golf / Srixon for his continued support of the Iowa PGA tournament program. Patrick’s continued support is appreciated by the members and staff of the Iowa PGA. Also, a huge thanks to Ken Schall, Director of Golf, and the members and staff at Glen Oaks Country Club for hosting this event. The team format was 2 Best Balls of 4 Net where amateurs used 90% of their Handicap Index. There was also an individual PGA Open Division and Senior Division along with an optional skins game for the professionals.

Team CompetitionPos Team Total Purse T1 DeNike/Smith/Brown/Kehl -18 $239.08T1 Smith/Smith/Richardson/Ohl -18 $239.08T3 Schall/Garman/Phelps/Goodwin -17 $173.88T3 Erger/Erger/Peacock/Sankot -17 $173.88

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News from the Iowa Section PGAOpen Division

Pos Team Total Purse T1 Kevin DeNike Red Hawk -3 $1,155.16 T1 Ken Schall Glen Oaks CC -3 $1,155.16 T3 Tracy Vest DSM Golf and CC -2 $770.11 T3 Ryan McClintock Davenport CC -2 $770.11 T3 Darin Fisher Preserve (Rathbun) -2 $770.11

Senior DivisionPos Team Total Purse T1 Kevin DeNike Red Hawk Golf -3 $462.39 T1 Ken Schall Glen Oaks CC -3 $462.39 3 Mark Lemon Airport National E $231.20

Iowa PGA Stableford Event Results The 2010 Iowa PGA Stableford Event was contested at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown on Monday, June 7th. Twenty-three Iowa PGA Professionals competed in this event where a point system replaced the traditional stroke play format. Below is the point scale.

Point ScaleDouble Eagle = 10

Eagle = 6Birdie = 4Par = 3

Bogey = 1Double Bogey or Higher = 0

The Iowa PGA would like to thank Jim Hauth of SkyGolf & Greg Norman, along with Terry and Scott Harris of Harris Golf Cars for sponsoring the season-long Iowa PGA Team Challenge. Also, special thanks to Jerry Johnson, Head PGA Professional, and the entire staff at Elmwood Country Club for hosting this event.

Open DivisionPos Team Total PurseT1 Noah Henson Powdertown 45 $299.86 T1 Corey Schultz GolfTec 45 $299.86 T3 Jay Giannetto Ames G & CC 44 $184.00 T3 Tracy Vest DSM Golf and CC 44 $184.00 5 Jay Horton Iowa State 43 $136.30 T6 Matt Erger Airport National 42 $95.41 T6 Judd Gibb Iowa State 42 $95.41 T8 Chad Baker Sugar Creek 40 $34.08 T8 Joe Butler Burlington GC 40 $34.08 T10 Jeff Smith Harvest Point GC 38 T10 Richard Specht Timberline GC 38 T10 Jim Webb Sugar Creek 38

Senior DivisionPos Team Total Purse1 Joe Butler Burlington GC 40 $119.70 2 Jeff Smith Harvest Point GC 38 $79.80 3 Jerry Johnson Elmwood CC 31 N/A

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The history of Madhouse Brewing Company is undeniably tied to that of another (formerly) Newton, IA based beverage artisan–Jasper Winery. In 2008, Jasper Winery moved from its building in Newton to that of newly constructed winery building near downtown Des Moines. At the time, the winemaker at Jasper Winery, Mason Groben, decided to convert the old winery into a brewery. Coincidentally, Allen Wells, CEO of Iowa Telecom, was looking into the option of moving a brewery into a space left vacant in the historic buildings previously owned by the Maytag Corp. Groben and Wells met and decided to join forces to bring Newton its first brewery. Plans for the brewery began but were unexpectedly halted due to a failure to get a permit from the State of Iowa. After much legal debate, it was determined that state law forbade an employee of a winery (Groben) from also working for another manufacturer of alcoholic beverages (the brewery) as explained in Iowa Code Section 123.45. This outdated and poorly constructed section in

Madhouse Brewing CompanyThe Official Beer of the 2010 Hack Nation Invitational

the Iowa law nearly ended the brewery plans. In January, 2009, Groben began an intensive campaign at the Iowa Capital to get the law changed. Groben was fortunate to receive the support of Senator Dennis Black, Newton Mayor Chaz Allen, and the many others who supported the bill. After several months of talking with legislators, Senate File (SF) 420 was passed and signed into law! Following this change to the Iowa law, plans for the brewery were able to

proceed. Approximately twenty investors committed to the project, and the purchasing of equipment came soon after. Madhouse Brewing Company began production in January, 2010.

Pastime Pale Ale Pastime Pale Ale is a “hopped up” version of an American style pale ale. The beer is deep amber to copper in color, and receives several generous additions of Centennial

and Cascade hops. These hops give the beer a complex and enticing character, with spicy aromas of citrus and pine. Specialty grains deliver a rich and full-bodied flavor, with a bold taste of caramel and toasted malt. Our brewery is located in the former headquarters of the Maytag Corp., and the “Pastime” was the first washing machine made by the Maytag company in 1907. Food Pairings – Grilled meats, fried seafood, spicy or Cajun dishes

American Wheat Our American Wheat is an original example of this relatively new beer style. Light and refreshing, American-style wheat beers have gained

popularity for their lively effervescence and easy drinking flavor. Wheat malt dominates the sensory attributes of this beer, with light hop additions to bring out a pleasant citrus aroma. This beer is intentionally left unfiltered and therefore cloudy, in order to preserve the complex flavor components of the beer. Food Pairings – summer salads, grilled fish, sushi, pizza

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Meg and Luke Monson; Brookelyn Klemersrud and Chet Flasum Claim Co-Ed State Golf Titles

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa High School State Co-Ed Golf Championship was held at Echo Valley Country Club in Norwalk on June 7th and when the final putt was dropped in the 2010 Iowa high school golf season it was Meg and Luke Monson of Clear Lake who rolled to the Class 1A title with a 71, five strokes better than Amy and Steven Ihm of Dubuque Wahlert and Ellie Ament and Ben-nett Klostermann of Beckman (Dyersville). In Class 2A, Brookelyn Klemersrud and Chet Flasum of Iowa City West won in a card back over Jordan Wyzgowski and Ryan Horner of Waukee. Both finished tied with 76’s. Beth Wagner and Carter Trewet of An-keny and Meridith Freese and Nick Smith of Johnston tied for third with and 80. Listed below are the results from both classes reported by the IHSAA and IGHSAU. Class 2A – Top 15*Champion determined by card off.1-Brookelyn Klemesrud & Chet Flaum (Iowa City West) – 762-Jordan Wyzgowski & Ryan Horner (Wau-kee) – 763-Beth Wagner & Carter Trewet (Ankeny) – 80

3-Meridith Freese & Nick Smith (Johnston) – 805-Madison Goodfellow & Dominic Muzzin (Iowa City West) – 815-Hakley Sheldahl & Michael Wetrich (Ot-tumwa) – 817-Paige Ermer & Isaac Brown (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) – 828-Sara Cawiezell & Bobby Wolfe (North Scott, Eldridge) – 839-Megan Furnish & Dalton Stevens (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) – 849-Payton Miner & Zach Knudtson (Waukee) – 8411-Anna Austin & Marc Wampler (Dowling Catholic) – 8511-Lucy Montgomery & Broc Everett (West Des Moines Valley) – 8513-Chelsea Shuey & Kyle Martin (Ames) – 8613-Sarah Splittgerber & Rob Taylor – 8613-Emily Allison & Ben Wollam (Marshalltown) – 86 Class 1A – Top 151-Meg Monson & Luke Monson (Clear Lake) – 712-Amy Ihm & Steven Ihm (Dubuque Wahlert) – 762-Ellie Ament & Bennett Klostermann (Beck-

man, Dyersville) - 764-Alli Daly & Jordan Azbell (Western Dubuque, Epworth) – 775-Susan Kirshenman & Devan Leland (Bal-lard, Huxley) – 786-Maureen Owens & Matt Weeks (Spirit Lake) – 796-Justean DeGroot and Neil Malenke (Unity Christian, Orange City) – 798-MacKenzie Watts & Matt Greenfield (Bal-lard, Huxley) – 809-Jennifer Geer & Kramer Samuelason (Clar-inda) – 8110-Taylor Van Dyk & Joe Scharnweber (South Tama) – 8311-Staci Goodale & Zach Hammerberg (A-D-M, Adel) – 8411-Taylor Diehl & Brent Tarr (Clear Lake) – 8411-Heather Vander Wilt & Daniel Fitzpatrick (Jefferson-Scranton) – 8414-Victoria Grasso & Andy Harmsen (Ankeny Christian Academy) – 8514-Emily Zhiss & Curt Cooksley (East Bu-chanan, Wintrhop) – 8514-Erin McDermott & Jacob Buelt (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) – 8514-Rachel Phifer & Matt Jennings (PCM-Mon-roe) - 85

Girls State Golf Tournament Recap (continued)85 which has her tied for 7th individually. Jessie Sindlinger of Charles City has the day one lead individually after a first round 80. The freshman leads by three strokes over Susan Kirschenman of Ballard (Hux-ley), Morgan McMillan of Waukon, Mack-enzie Watts, Jr., Ballard (Huxley) and Meg Monson of Clear Lake.

Sindlinger showed no signs of giving up the lead she battled for in the first round and shot a class best 77 on day two to claim the 3A medalist honors. Jessie finished with a two-day total of 157, three strokes better than Susan Kirschenman of Ballard (Huxley) who also fired a round best 77 on Wednesday for a 160 two-day total.

Clear Lake trailed first day leader Grin-nell by three strokes but came back for a five stroke victory after following up their first day 368 team total with a 369 to claim the Class 3A team title. Meg Monson fin-ished in third individually and led the Lions along with Taylor Diehl, Taylor Berger,

Malorie Fischels, Lexi Lovik, and Katie Mathis.

Katie Purcell, Ames Repeat as Class 4A Champions

Adel, Iowa – After the first round of play, Marshalltown finds themselves on top of the team race by two strokes over Wau-kee. Ames and Dowling Catholic are five and nine back. Emily Allison and Emily Gray are both in the top-ten individually to lead the Bobcats. Katie Purcell is back to defend her medalist title and so far, so good as the senior posted a first round 74 to hold a slim one stroke lead over Kimmy Askelson of Cedar Rapids Xavier and three strokes on top of Beth Wagner of An-keny and Jordyn Wyzgowski of Waukee. The final round looked much the same for the Little Cyclones as they matched their first round team total of 351 and came back from five strokes down to claim back-to-back titles in Class 4A. Waukee finished in second just one stroke back at

703. Katie Purcell, Karly Berquist, Jenna Power, Chelsey Shuey and Allison Clem made up the state champion Ames Little Cyclones team.

Purcell shot a final round 76 and held off Wyzgowski, who fired the best roundin the class on Wednesday with a 74 and won her second straight medalist honors with a two-day total of 150, one stroke bet-ter than Jordyn. Beth Wagner of Ankeny finished in third, three strokes back at 153.

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