IGA Championship History
The following pages summarize the Championship history of the
Iowa Golf Association. The history includes past IGA Players of the Year,
IGA Championship Winners , IGA Sanctioned Point Event Champions,
the Iowa Cup Matches and the Tri-State Director’s Cup Matches.
IGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR HISTORY
Iowa Player of the Year
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
John Liechty - Iowa City
Rodney Bliss II - Des Moines
Steve Spray - Indianola
Steve Spray - Indianola
Dave Bollman - Iowa City
Rodney Bliss III - Des Moines
Dennis Smith - Cedar Rapids
Tom Chapman Jr. - Fort Dodge
Jack Kinley - Des Moines
J.D. Turner - Iowa City
Brad Schuchat - Des Moines
Brad Schuchat - Des Moines
Tom Chapman Jr. - Fort Dodge
Tom Chapman Jr. - Fort Dodge
Bill Heldmar - Des Moines
Lonnie Nielsen - Belle Plaine
Ross deBuhr - Ottumwa
Terry Miller - Fort Dodge
Ivan Miller - Eldora
Jim Curell - Boone
Ivan Miller - Eldora
Dave Rummels - West Branch
Greg Tebbutt - Bettendorf
Mike McCoy - Des Moines
Greg Tebbutt - Bettendorf
Mike Ketcham - Ottumwa
Jerry Smith - Oskaloosa
Scott Chipokas - Cedar Rapids
Scott Chipokas -Cedar Rapids
Mike Dunphy - Perry
Brad Klapprott - Keokuk
- Ames
Mike McCoy - Des Moines
Mike McCoy - Des Moines
Mike McCoy - Des Moines
Sean McCarty - West Branch
Mike McCoy - Des Moines
Ben Pettitt - Carroll
Jason Knutzon - Ames
Scott Briggs - Muscatine
Ron Peterson - Des Moines
Mike McCoy - West Des Moines
Gene Elliott - West Des Moines
Scott Hart - Des Moines
Jon Brown - Urbandale
Mike McCoy - West Des Moines
Jon Brown - Urbandale
Nate Dunn - Cedar Rapids
Mike McCoy - West Des Moines
Mike McCoy - West Des Moines
Mike McCoy - West Des Moines
Gene Elliott - West Des Moines
Iowa Senior Player of the Year
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
John Jacobs - Cedar Rapids
Jim Mitchell - Des Moines
John Jacobs - Cedar Rapids
George Turner - Des Moines
John Campbell - Oskaloosa
Jim Mitchell - Burlington
Jim Mitchell - Burlington
Bob Leahy - Cedar Falls
Jack Kinley - Des Moines
Bob Leahy - Cedar Falls
Tom Sandie - Urbandale
Scott Carnes - Cedar Rapids
Dave Sergeant - Fort Dodge
Dave Sergeant - Fort Dodge
Dave Sergeant - Fort Dodge
Gary Engle - Ottumwa
Dave Sergeant - Fort Dodge
Dan Naughton - Marion
Dan Naughton - Marion
John Peters - Muscatine
Jim Butler - Fort Madison
David Studer - West Des Moines
Jim Butler - Fort Madison
Bill Manske - Algona
Jim Butler - Fort Madison
Jim Curell - Boone
Jim Curell - Boone
Iowa Junior Player of the Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Luke Carson - Des Moines
Nathan Leary - Waterloo
Jared Walahoski - Urbandale
Michael Slavin - Urbandale
Andrew Peter - Decorah
Steven Ihm - Peosta
Jeffrey Swegle - West Des Moines
All IGA Members (individuals with an active IGA / GHIN #) are
eligible to earn Player of the Year points. To view the point
systems for Open, Senior and Junior Player of the Year visit
iowagolf.org and select the “Player of the Year” option under
the Rules and Competitions tab. Here you will see a complete
list of events in which points are available and the number of
events a golfer can count toward their total.
And don’t forget to follow the Player of the Year
races during the season at iowagolf.org!
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