http://www.indianagolf.org Indiana Golf Association - News en-us http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Essig-Receives-Top-Honor PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Don Chip Essig IV of Indianapolis, who extended a family tradition in Section leadership, administering the Rules of Golf and managing golf facilities, headlined the 2011 PGA of America national award recipients who were honor... Indiana Golf Association 2012-01-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Junior-Program-Launches-Mobile- The Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program is pleased to offer our members and supporters an iPhone and Android app for your mobile phone. These FREE apps are available through Apple's App Store and the Android Market and are compatible with the iPhone, iPod T... Indiana Golf Association 2012-01-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=College-Golf-Seminar The Indiana Golf Foundation's annual College Golf Seminar will be held on Saturday, February 25 at IUPUI. The clinic is scheduled from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and will feature college coaches and players. This seminar is a must attend educational opportunity f... Indiana Golf Association 2012-01-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IGF-to-allow-use-of-distance-me The Indiana Golf Foundation has announced the allowance of Distance Measuring Devices (DMD) for all junior events starting in 2012. DMD include rangefinders, SkyCaddies and like items, however, the use of smartphones as DMD will not be allo... Indiana Golf Association 2012-01-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Scholarship-Applications-Availa Franklin - Applications for the 2012 Indiana Golf Foundation and David E. Simon Scholarships are now available on-line. Click here to access the applications.... Indiana Golf Association 2011-12-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2012-Tournament-Schedule-Now-On The 2012 IGA, Indiana PGA, and IWGA tournament schedules are now online and available for viewing.The 2012 schedule consists of 72 total tournaments and qualifiers for the three organizations.Some highlights for 2012 include:The 97th Indiana Open Champion... Indiana Golf Association 2011-12-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Sycamore-Hills-Golf-Club-Awarde Far Hills, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2011) Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind., has been selected by the United States Golf Association to host the 2013 U.S. Girls Junior Championship. The dates of the championship are July 22-27. This will be the ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-12-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Countdown-to-the-PGA-Golf-Profe The 2011 PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame welcomed a class of seven inductees on Nov. 2, at the PGA Museum of Golf in Port St. Lucie, Fla. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. Faith, family and honor. Those fundamentals of life were oft-repeated Wednes... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Changes-to-Rules-of-Amateur-Sta Far Hills, N.J. (Oct. 24) The United States Golf Association (USGA) and The RandA today announced joint revisions to golf's Rules of Amateur Status. Coinciding with the four-year review of golf's 34 playing Rules, the Rules of Amateur Status are now... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Larry-Nicolet-Honored-with-the- Larry Nicolet, a former IGA board president and long-time member at the Country Club of Indianapolis, was presented the Clifford Wagoner Award Oct. 20 at an Indiana Golf Foundation banquet at Meridian Hills Country Club for his love for the game, commitme... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-Golf-Foundation-Adds-Ce The First Tee has awarded the Indianapolis First Tee Chapter to the Indiana Golf Foundation. The Chapter will immediately become The First Tee of Central Indiana, broadening the potential service area to a region from Kokomo to Seymour and Terre Ha... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Wood-and-Sharp-Win-Hoosier-Juni Great playing by Colin Proctor of Anderson and Adam Wood of Zionsville led to a playoff at the Hoosier Junior Championship at Otter Creek Sunday. Proctor shot 72-72 and Wood fired 69 in the final round, which added to his 75 was enough to catch Pro... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-Finishes-Middle-of-the- Savannah, Ga. As the sunlight began to fade behind the large clubhouse at The Landings Clubs Palmetto Course late Thursday afternoon, a large cheer went up. Thats when Georgias non-playing captain Sissy Gann brought out three bottles of champ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Dave-Carich-Finishes-in-Top-35- With rounds of 72-76-76-72--296, Dave Carich of The Bridgewater Club finished T24th at the Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Va., Oct. 6-9. The top 35 finishers in the National Championship earned a bert... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Kelly-and-Neff-Advance-to-Stage VENICE, Fla., Sept. 30, 2011 Florida teen Ginger Howard made it look easy this week, cruising past a field of 234 players to win Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament at Plantation Golf and Country Club.LPGA Qualifying Tournament, Stage... Indiana Golf Association 2011-10-03 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=First-Round-of-PGA-Team-Cancele Finishing only one shot behind the leaders last year in the Callaway PGA Team motivated Jamie Broce and Chris Clemens to go low and win this year by two. Their round of 59 (11-under) at Kokomo CC gave them the victory over 2008 Team champions Denny... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Kenny-Cook-in-the-US-Mid-Am-Fin Richmond, Texas Earlier this week at the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, 54-year-old Randal Lewis said he was eagerly looking forward to next year when he could start competing in senior-level events. Turns out the Alma, Mich., resident can s... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Till-Fires-66-Widner-Gets-First With an impressive 7-under 30 on the back nine and the tournaments low round of 66, Sam Till won his Senior Amateur division of the Pepsi Indiana Golf Championships by a clear lead of three shots at Broadmoor CC Tuesday. His two bogeys on the front we... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=USGA-Features-Kent-Frandsen By Michael Trostel, USGASeptember 12, 2011Twenty-four dollars. Thats what it cost 14-year-old Kent Frandsen to buy a one-year membership at Ulen Country Club in Lebanon, Ind., in 1965. And thats what it still costs for a high-school studen... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Husband-and-Wife-Duo-Qualify-fo Years after graduating from Ball State University, amateurs Kenny and Lisa Cook still have the skills and determination to compete at a high level. This summer they turned their competitive spirit and golfing ability into a rather unique accomplish... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Pepsi-Junior-Program-Names-2011 The Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program is pleased to announce the winners of five of our six junior Player of the Year awards. The Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program Boys Player of the Year will not be decided until after the Hoosier Junior Champions... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Exciting-Finish-at-Inaugural-PG The inaugural Indiana PGA Four Ball match play championship that began this past spring concluded with an exciting finish September 7 at Meridian Hills CC. The season-long tournament began with 32 two-man teams from around Indiana competing in a random-dr... Indiana Golf Association 2011-09-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=First-Tournament-Series-Win-for With an old, tried and true putter back in his bag that helped him get his last win in 2009, Dave Pugh of Mystic Hills GC fired 34-33=67 and won the final Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series of the year held at Purgatory GC. I switched back just toda... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffing-Birdies-His-Way-to-a-W For the second time since he became eligible for the Indiana Senior Professional Championship in 2008, Quinn Griffing of The Donald Ross Course in Fort Wayne has claimed victory. His win this year at Delaware CC also qualified him for his fourth straight ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Schumaker-Leads-by-Four-At-Seni After the first round of the Indiana Senior PGA Championship, Bill Schumaker's 65 earned him a two shot advantage over Quinn Griffing at Delaware CC. Schumaker has won this event five times since 2000. Griffing has one title to his name from 2008. Gary Ga... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Senior-Am-Playoff-Win-Goes-to-A At the 17th green at Harrison Lake CC during the final round of the Senior Amateur Championship, Jim Anthonys putter failed him. A three-putt bogey caused him to give up the lead he had held since hole 11. He began the day at 2-under after an open... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Inman-and-Anthony-Lead-Senior-A With rounds of 35-35=70 at Harrison Lake, Mark Inman of Zionsville and Jim Anthony of Franklin lead the IGA Senior Amateur Championship by one shot over five players. Anthony was the 2003 senior champion, but Inman is vying for his first title. Of ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=DalCorobbo-Defeats-Foster-in-a- Sixteen players fired subpar rounds to start the Indiana PGA Professional Championship. With so many low scores, Ivan Fosters 5-over 76 seemed out of contention. But he proved that assumption very wrong by shooting 64 and 65 to make his way to 8-u... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=5-Spots-Available-for-Professio David Von Hoffmann impressed his new Indiana Section PGA peers with a 6-under par 65 at Stonehenge G and CC in the second round of the Professionals Championship. Added to his first round 71, he shares the lead at 136 (-6) heading into the final 18. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Playoff-Decides-Mid-Am-Rowen-Ge Opening with a birdie to start the final round of the IGA Mid Am, Sean Rowen was off to a strong start at Tippecanoe Lake CC August 12. He began the day at 3-under after his opening round 67 and one shot behind leader David Moore. Rowen made two more ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Frandsen-and-Schiebert-Advance- Kent Frandsen and Craig Schiebert qualified for the US Senior Amateur Championship by leading the August 8th qualifier at Harbour Trees GC. Frandsen was medalist with a 71. He put nine straight pars together on the front and finished with a crucial... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Nina-Whalen-Captures-First-Mid- Nina Whalen putted her way to her first Mid Am victory at Brickyard Crossing Tuesday. "It was an exceptional putting week," she said. "I made a change to my putting stroke a couple weeks ago and it has really paid off." It paid off in the way of only 24 p... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Patrick-Rodgers-Added-to-Walker Far Hills, N.J. Three more of the 10 players who will comprise the 2011 USA Walker Cup Team have been selected by the International Team Selection Committee of the United States Golf Association. The 2011 Walker Cup Match will be played Sept. 10-11 at R... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Sweeps-Challenge-Cup The PGA swept the IGA-PGA Challenge Cup at Brickyard Crossing. They defeated the IGA in the regular event 16-8 and the Senior event 6 1/2-5 1/2. See regular match results here and senior match results here. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2011-Hoosier-Junior-Championshi The 2011 Hoosier Junior Championship will be held October 15-16 at Otter Creek GC in Columbus. Registration for the event will open on Monday, August 8 at 8:00 am for players meeting certain status and will open fully on August 29. This event will be rank... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Shadday-TwoTime-Assistant-Champ "I love playing at nationals," said an excited Blair Shadday from Purgatory GC, the 2011 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship winner and national qualifier. "I'm gonna go have some fun." He also had a lot of fun shooting 69-68-69=206 at Woodland CC Au... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Frontnine-29-by-Shadday-Impress Former 2009 Callaway Assistant Champion and 2009 Assistant Player of the Year Blair Shadday of Purgatory fired his lowest 9-hole score, a very impressive 29 on the front at Woodland CC Monday to take sole possession of the lead with 18 to play. His... Indiana Golf Association 2011-08-01 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Wood-Claims-Boys-State-Junior-C Adam Wood, Zionsville, became the 86th Indiana Boys State Junior Champion with a 2 andamp; 1 victory over Tom Kocks, Fort Wayne, in the championship match. Wood was able to claim both medalist and match play titles, becoming the first play... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Stephens-Wins-Final-Match-3-2 After University of Oklahoma junior Brad Gehl fired a 63 in the stroke play qualifier for the IGA Match Play at Wood Wind Golf Club, most assumed it would be another collegiate shootout. After qualifying scores and the past success of collegia... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=OBrien-Surges-in-Final-Round-to Kristi OBrien knows a leaderboard can change drastically over the course of 18 holes. Entering the final round of the Indiana Womens Amateur at The Fort, OBrien was two shots back of Emily Podzielinski of Noblesville. Remembering the... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Mountain-Dew-Tour-Championship0 The Mountain Dew Tour Championship will be held Friday, July 22 at Harrison Hills Gandamp;CC in Attica. The top 20 Boys and top 15 Girls on their respective points lists at the end of the season will be invited to participate. The final Mountain Dew Tour ev... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Maurer-Holds-Off-Wright-in-Play Walking to the 12th tee with a four shot lead in the final round of the Indiana State Open, Brian Maurers game plan was to let the field try to catch him. Unfortunately, defending champion Chase Wright of Bloomington did. I had a lo... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Maurer-Powers-into-the-Lead-Car Dave Carich was by far the biggest mover of the day at Elcona CC for the third round of the State Open. With the tournament low round of 67, he moved from back in 21st place into tied for third with CD Hockersmith, on a day when very few players we... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Merkel-and-DalCorobbo-Take-the- After 36 holes, Tyler Merkel, Jamie Broce and John DalCorobbo share a two-shot lead at the State Open at 138. "I have been getting off to really good starts," said Merkel. "But I need to keep trying to go lower instead of putting it on cruise control." Bu... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rain-Delays-at-Indiana-Open Although the last two Indiana Open Championships have been won by amateurs, this year its the professionals who are leading the way. A late-round eagle by Ryan Ford and five birdies by Stephen Conrad gave them the edge they needed to lead the 156-... Indiana Golf Association 2011-07-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Steger-Advances-to-Round-of-32- Eric Steger chose to remain an amateur just a little longer so he could have one more chance at the US Public Links. He followed through on his goal and qualified for the match play portion, but his amateur journey ended in the Round of 32. After rounds o... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Potee-Fires-71-to-Win-Womens-Op A comeback round of 1-under 71 by Meghan Potee Tuesday at Heartland Crossing earned her the Pepsi Indiana Women's Open title and her first major victory since winning Girls' High School State Finals last year. The sophomore at Kansas signed up for the eve... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Womens-Open-on-a-1-Hour-Delay After a two hour rain delay tested the competitors' patience, 80 amateurs and professionals took to a rain-soaked Heartland Crossing GL to compete for the Pepsi Indiana Women's Open title. And it was professional Julia Potter who, despite a triple at the ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Top-Seeds-Battle-It-Out-at-Girl With the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds making their way through the bracket to the finals for the first time in recent memory, it came as no surprise that the final match of the Championship Flight at the Girls State Junior was a battle. Second seed Kayla K... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Clouser-Challenges-but-Hometown With one of the largest spectator crowds ever at an IGA event intently following, Columbus Tyler Duncan pleased his hometown fans by winning his first Indiana State Amateur Championship at his home course, Otter Creek GC. It was great winning in ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Duncan-Retains-Lead-Heading-Int Despite a 75 today at Otter Creek to add to 70-67 for a 212 total, Tyler Duncan retained a 2-shot lead at the Indiana Amateur over Tony Lazzara at 68-72-74=214. "It's tough to have a solid round if you don't make birdies," said Duncan, who didn't card a s... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=154-Makes-Cut-at-State-Amateur Players who fired 154 or better for 36 holes at the State Am advanced to the third round. The cut was made at the low 60 scores and ties. Third round play begins at 9:00am Wednesday. See pairings and tee times here.... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2nd-Round-of-State-Am-to-Resume Due to a three-hour rain delay caused by severe thunderstorms, the second round of the Indiana Amateur at Otter Creek will be completed Wednesday morning at 7:30am. Then the field will be cut to the low 60 scores and ties, and the third round will begin a... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=1-Hour-Delay-at-State-Amateur- Due to thunderstorms, there is a 2 hour delay at the Indiana Amateur at Otter Creek. Tee times will begin at 10:00am.... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Lazzaras-68-Leads-State-Amateur Experiencing what it is like to lead a championship event for the first time at the prestigious Indiana Amateur could seem pretty intimidating. But Tony Lazzara handled his 4-under-par 68 and top position over 155 fellow competitors with poise and confide... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=After-19-Holes-Cain-Defeats-Tho The final match of the 2011 Women's Match Play at Prairie View June 15 between 6-seed KC Cain and 8-seed Amy Thompson was a close one down to the extra 19th hole where Cain eventually won. Neither player went more than one up until the back nine when Thom... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Sumrall-Wins-Playoff-at-Norther Amateurs topped the field at the PGA Mobile ProShop Northern Open. 2010 Match Play champion Adam Sumrall and 2011 Southern Open champion Tyler Duncan both fired 4-under-par 68 Monday to force a playoff. The playoff ended at the first hole with Sumrall mak... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Final-Round-Canceled-McMillen-W More rain plagued northern Indiana Friday, causing the final round of the Public Links Championship at Rozella Ford to be canceled. The three players who fired 70's during the first round - John McMillen, Brooks Snyder and Randy Nichols, waited for the sk... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Final-Round-of-Pub-Links-Will-B With three players at even-par 70 and three other players at one-over 71, it's still anybody's tournament at the IGA Public Links at Rozella Ford. Although the course played shorter than usual Thursday, inclimate weather at the start of the day and challe... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ayres-Finishes-on-Top-after-Fiv At only 5,900 yards, scores were expected to be low at Tippecanoe Lake CC for the second PGA Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series, and over a third of the field finished even par or better. Five of those players fired 67s to force a playoff for the ch... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-06 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Carmichael-and-Cole-Win-Team-Ch With seven birdies and a round of 64 at her parents' course, Martinsville Golf Club, Julie Carmichael added the Women's Team Championship to her list of career victories with teammate Courtney Cole. "We just played really well," said an excited Carmichael... Indiana Golf Association 2011-06-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Duncan-Takes-Advantage-of-Resch Having to reschedule a major championship isnt usually met with a lot of positive reactions. Its another day off work for the players, another day for the host course to be closed for play, and another day to wedge in the already full summer sche... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Former-Indiana-Amateur-Champion Windsor, N.C. - May 29, 2011 - Theres no blueprint for winning a professional golf tournament, but if there was, it would likely resemble Erik Barnes performance this week. Barnes, a rookie on the NGA/Hooters Tour, shot a course-record 64 in the thir... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Assistance-Fund-Grants-Scho Founded in 1986, the PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program has awarded over $4.5 million to nearly 2,300 students. The program encourages and promotes the attainment of higher education goals for children and grandchildren of PGA member... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Pro-Am-Rescheduled The PGA Pro Am has been rescheduled for July 7th. All tee times will remain the same. If you cannot make the event on July 7th, contact Matt Schmidt for a refund at mschmidt@indianagolf.org or (800) 779-7271 ext. 233.... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Playoff-Ends-in-Chalfant-and-Ma Returning to the IGA scene after at least seven years away, former Purdue teammates Ryan Chalfant and Matt Maudlin signed up for the IGA Four Ball held May 20-21 simply to enjoy a little team competition again. "We just came to have a good time. This is a... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=StephensSchwark-Lead-Four-Ball The team of Bob Stephens and James Schwark combined for an 8-under-par 64 at Hillview Country Club Friday at the IGA Four Ball Championship. They only lead the tournament by one shot though, with Todd Palmer and Soon Ko right behind at 7-under. And three ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Only-One-More-Day-to-Register-f Participate in a century-old golfing tradition! Compete in the 2011 Indiana State Amateur. The registration deadline is Friday at 5:00pm. The 111th State Am will be held June 20-23rd at Otter Creek GC in Columbus. Qualifiers begin June 2nd. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Cardarelli-Recognized-for-Free- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Each year, thousands of PGA/LPGA Professionals nationwide participate in PGA Free Lesson Month, giving consumers the opportunity to receive a free 10-minute lesson that can help improve their game. For Matt Cardarelli, PGA Profes... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indy-Open-Win-Gives-Steger-Conf Eric Stegers initial intention heading to the E-Z-GO Indianapolis Open presented by TLC was just to get in some competitive practice before competing as an individual at the NCAA Regionals at Wolf Run this coming Thursday. I took a trip last week... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=1b0a54ac9ab623e47b4de69811143ff3 In the midst of two significant accomplishments advancing as an individual to the Regionals of the NCAA Mens Golf National Tournament to be held May 19-21 near his hometown and graduating from Ball State University, Eric Steger also dominated th... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffings-Steady-Play-Wins-Seni Despite a brief hail delay that postponed his winning three-foot putt, Quinn Griffing battled back from a three shot deficit behind Bill Schumaker to win the Indiana PGA Senior Open Tuesday at Harbour Trees. I thought I needed to shoot in the 60s... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=More-Senior-Success-for-Schumak In 2009, Bill Schumaker asserted his position as the top senior professional by winning the PGA Senior Professionals Championship at Harbour Trees GC by a wide five-shot margin. This week at Harbour Trees, he is attempting to dominate the senior am... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hayden-Makes-a-Comback-for-Seco For the second time since 2009, Joe Hayden made his move on the back nine to win the Tournament of Champions at Fox Prairie. Hayden won the 2008 Coyote Creek Club Championship in Fort Wayne to qualify for the IGA tournament, and guaranteed his elig... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Nichols-Going-for-5th-Tournamen Randy Nichols may well be on his way to winning his fifth Tournament of Champions since 1982. That is, if he can hold off 2008 State Amateur runner-up Joe Mahurin. Both Nichols, former ToC winner, and Mahurin, club champion from Prairie View, fired... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-06 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Southern-Open-Cancelled-and-Res Due to rain and course conditions, the Southern Open presented by TaylorMade has been canceled for today and rescheduled for Tuesday, May 31st. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-05-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Womens-Amateur-Public-Links-Dea We are approaching the entry deadline for the 2011 U.S. Womens Amateur Public Links Championship. This years championship will be conducted concurrently with the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=New-IGA-Super-Senior-Amateur-Ch The IGA will offer a Super Senior Amateur championship for the first time in 2011. The event will be held in conjunction with the Senior Amateur Championship August 22 andamp; 23 at Harrison Lake CC in Columbus. It is open to players... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Playing-Together-Every-Day-Lead Playing together every day has its advantages when it comes to team competitions, and it certainly worked out for Sam Till, Jr. and Marty Rifkin. Till and Rifkin play together every day at their home course of Sycamore Hills Golf Club, and that exp... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Fort-Wayne-Duo-Leads-Mid-Am-Tea Sam Till, Jr. and partner Marty Rifkin are leading the way in their hometown after the first round of the IGA Mid Am Team. They carded an even par 71 at Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne Sunday during the alternate shot format. Despite a rough... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Industry-Leaders-Convey-Economi A well-attended Economic Impact Launch Event at the statehouse Tuesday conveyed the importance and magnitude of golf's impact on Indiana's economy. At 12:30 on the main floor of the capitol, Ted Bishop, Vice President of the PGA of America and Linda Roger... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ousley-excels-in-inclement-weat Jim Ousley of Tippecanoe Country Club defeated the wind, rain, and 84 of his fellow PGA Professionals to take his second Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series victory Monday at Sagamore Golf Club. Starting out on the back nine in a constant drizzle, he m... Indiana Golf Association 2011-04-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=April-is-Free-Fitting-and-Trade More and more golfers are recognizing that properly fit clubs are the key to improving their golf game, and, ultimately, having more fun on the course. Throughout the month of April, PGA and LPGA Professionals across the country will be providing ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Bordner-T53rd-at-LPGA-Founders- Danah Ford Bordner opened her LPGA career by making the cut and finishing T53rd at the RR Donnelley Founders Cup March 18-20 at Wildfire GC in Phoenix, Ariz. Her rounds of 74-72-72=218 earned her $3,187 in purse money, but following the policy of the cham... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=OBrien-Wins-Bulldog-Florida-Inv JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Junior Kristi O'Brien earned medalist honors and the IUPUI womens golf team overcame a 10-shot deficit to win the four-team Bulldog Florida Invitational on Thursday. The Jaguars carded a final round 321 to pull even with Butler at 65... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IGF-Awarded-USGA-Grant The United States Golf Association has awarded the Indiana Golf Foundation a grant in the amount of $10,000 to provide scholarships for juniors to attend the Gongaware Junior Golf Academy. The grant will be spread out over four years to allow five juniors... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Golf-in-Indiana-Economic-Impact To almost one million Hoosiers, golf is a relaxing pastime, a frustrating hobby, or the ultimate test of skill pitting them against the course in a futile search for perfection. However, for over 21,000 Hoosiers, golf is how they make their ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=FootJoy-University A FootJoy University session will be hosted by Sycamore Hills Golf Club on April 21st. Morning presentations begin at 9:00am and lunch will be provided by FootJoy. This seminar is open to the first 80 participants who register before April 14th. More info... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-Open-Returns-to-French- The 2012 PGA Indiana Open Championship will return to French Lick Resort July 9-12 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last time the southern Indiana resort hosted the prestigious event. The first and third rounds of the 72-hole championship wi... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Jack-Barber-Selected-for-Nation Jack Barber, 2010 National PGA Professional of the Year and PGA Head Professional at Meridian Hills Country Club, has been selected to the class of 2011 National PGA Golf Hall of Fame inductees. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Wedne... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rules-Seminar-Open-to-All The IGA-PGA will be offering a rules seminar that is open to everyone on April 2nd from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Chip Essig, PGA Professional of the Year and experienced rules official on the national level, will be giving a presentation on the rules of golf. Fo... Indiana Golf Association 2011-03-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Calhoun-Cardarelli-Named-to-Top Jason Calhoun of Cascades GC in Bloomington and Matt Cardarelli of The Fort GC in Indianapolis were named to the PGA Play Golf America's inaugural Top 100 Performers in 2010 list. The award is based on their involvement in May PGA Free Lesson Month.... Indiana Golf Association 2011-02-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2011-PGS-Special-Award-Winners Congratulations to our 2011 Indiana PGA Special Award recipients, who work very hard to continuously improve themselves and their clubs to better serve their players and members. Award winners will be recognized at the Indiana PGA Spring Business Me... Indiana Golf Association 2011-02-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=High-School-Seniors-Apply-for-F The Indiana Golf Foundation encourages and promotes the attainment of higher education for high school seniors who actively participate in the game of golf while also excelling in their academics by offering annual scholarships. Indiana Golf Founda... Indiana Golf Association 2011-02-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Register-for-the-Spring-Meeting Information and registration for the Indiana PGA Spring Business Meeting is available through this link. The meeting will be held March 7-8 at The Holiday Inn North at The Pyramids in Indianapolis. Advanced registration is $70 and day-of is $90. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-02-03 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Love-Affair-With-Chicago by Ted Bishop Let the record state that on January 20, 2011 the Medinah Country Club was covered by several inches of snow and the white ground cover was protected by single digit temperatures. Thanks to the towering trees that line the Medinah land... Indiana Golf Association 2011-01-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=BlueGolf-Tournament-Management- The Indiana Golf Office and BlueGolf will be hosting a second Tournament Management Webinar on Tuesday, February 22nd at 10:30 am. This webinar will focus more on how to setup specific tournament formats and how to run these events in BlueGolf. ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-01-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2010-Hall-of-Fame-Banquet-Video For those who were unable to attend, or for those who would like to relive the special evening and share with others, videos from the 2010 Indiana Golf Hall of Fame Banquet are now available here. At Morris Park Country Club on November 18, 2010, junior, ... Indiana Golf Association 2011-01-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Till-Earns-Another-National-Sen Estero, Flor. - This past weekend ninety-eight of the finest senior amateur golfers in North America converged on Old Corkscrew Golf Club to compete in the 2011 Old Corkscrew Senior Invitational. Sam Till from Fort Wayne, Indiana was crowned th... Indiana Golf Association 2011-01-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2011-Schedule-Now-Available- The 2011 IGA-PGA Tournament Schedule is now available! A few tournament sites are still to be determined, and those are noted as TBA both in the schedule and on our tournament information pages. For tournaments that a host facility is still being secured,... Indiana Golf Association 2010-12-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Danah-Ford-Bordner-4th-at-LPGA- Danah Ford Bordner's 30th birthday present came Sunday in the form of priority status for the 2011 LPGA season. With rounds of 72-76-72-70 in the first four rounds of the finals at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Bordner stood tied in 27th plac... Indiana Golf Association 2010-12-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Florida-State-Golf-Association- Those IGA-PGA Members who are also members of the Florida State Golf Association will now be able to post their scores one time and have them applied to both Associations. The FSGA has recently joined the International Golf Network which will allow scores... Indiana Golf Association 2010-12-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Walker-and-Armstrong-Welcomed-i On November 18 at Morris Park Country Club in South Bend, Ind., long-time PGA Professionals Dick Walker and Wally Armstrong were inducted as the 89th and 90th members of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, which was founded in 1964. Their lifetimes of accompli... Indiana Golf Association 2010-11-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Great-Finishes-by-Neff-Kelly-Mc Brittany Kelly of Fishers, Aimee Neff of Carmel and Lyndsay McBride of Elkhart made the cut at the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour Qualifier Nov. 1-5 in Florida. All players took on all three host courses for the initial 54-hole stage - Lake Region Yacht andamp; CC ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-11-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=5d6df1aca8e28bde3616625220370983 BOSTON Allen Wronowski of Bel Air, Md., was elected the 37th President of The Professional Golfers' Association of America by delegates at the Association's 94th Annual Meeting in Boston. Wronowski previously served as Secretary of th... Indiana Golf Association 2010-11-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Milena-Savich-Alice-ONeal-Dye-P Milena Savich of Carmel, a member of Georgias womens golf team, earned her first IWGA Alice ONeal Dye Player of the Year honor in 2010. She earned the award by finishing as the only player under par at the Womens State Amateur, winning with 72-... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Steger-and-Nichols-IGA-Players- IGA Senior Player of the YearRandy Nichols, Brookville With 15 IGA John K. David Player of the Year awards to his name before turning 55, Randy Nichols of Brookville is now controlling the IGA Senior Player of the Year award. He has earne... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffing-Hungate-Broce-PGA-Play Pepsi PGA Player of the Year Quinn Griffing, Donald Ross GC Fort Wayne A year after being crowned Pepsi Senior PGA Player of the Year, Quinn Griffing of Donald Ross Golf Club has earned himself the honor of Pepsi PGA Player of the Year for t... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Tim-Frazier-Steps-into-Presiden For the past two years, Jack Barber, PGA Head Professional at Meridian Hills Country Club, has led the Indiana Section PGA through tough economic times as the Section President. During his reign he was honored as the National PGA Professional of the Year ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=US-Womens-Senior-Am Nancy Fitzgerald of Carmel was the only Indiana player to qualify for match play at the US Women's Senior Amateur Championship Oct. 9-14 at Fiddlesticks CC in Florida. She carded 84-79=163 to advance, but was defeated 3 andamp; 1 by Carolyn Creekmore of Dal... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=National-Golf-Foundation-Census About the census. The American Golf Census is counting as many of the countrys 27 million golfers as possible. Being counted shows your support of the game and lets policymakers better understand how golf enhances the lives of millions ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-has-Strong-Showing-at-U Indiana qualifiers overall had a successful week at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla., October 2-7 at the US Senior Amateur Championship. Six players qualified for match play, and IGA Senior Player of the Year Randy Nichols of Brookville earn... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Midwest-Golf-Turf-Las-Vegas-Pro Over 50 teams made their way out to Las Vegas, Nev., October 7-8 for the 2010 Midwest Golf and Turf Las Vegas Pro Am. Paiute Golf Resort hosted the annual event again on both of their Snow Mountain and Wolf courses. Rozella Ford was the winning team with a ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-10-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hungate-Steger-Team-Hang-On By the 7th hole yesterday at Kokomo CC, the team of Cary Hungate and Scott Steger had already carded five birdies. They stayed hot for the remainder of the day and finished the opening round of the Callaway PGA Team at 14-under. "It was fun. We had a grea... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hungate-Leads-at-Home-Track With a 27-29=56, Cary Hungate and teammate Scott Steger lead the Callaway PGA Team Championship by three strokes. Hungate and Steger were unable to make birdie on only four holes at Kokomo CC, where Hungate is the Head Golf Professional. Jamie Broce and C... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Overton-Featured-in-GolfWeek By Jim McCabe, GolfWeek - Several blocks into his casual role of tour guide, Jeff Overton realized his gaffe along College Avenue. I should have let him in, shouldnt I? In other parts of the country, ignoring a drivers bid to enter the flow h... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IHSAA-Girls-State-Finals-Begin- IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals will be held at The Legends of Indiana in Franklin Oct. 1-2, 2010. Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. Admission is $8/day or $12 for both days. Congratulations to the teams who qualified to compete: Columbus North, Roncalli, ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Pros-Find-Victory-Again-at-Peps I was up just enough after yesterday to hang on, said Todd Palmer, whose first round 66 gave him the edge he needed to hold off Kyle Thomas for the Amateur Division win at the Pepsi Indiana Golf Championships hosted by Delaware CC. Thomas 69-70=... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Golf-Championships-Signify-Near The Pepsi Indiana Golf Championships signify the end of the IGA competitive season for the amateurs of the state, and Todd Palmer of Fishers took advantage of his last chance to claim victory. With a 4-under-par 66 at Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Palm... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Another-Strong-Showing-by-the-S Indiana will again have strong representation at the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Lake Nona G andamp; CC in Orlando, Flor., beginning October 2. The field of 156 will have nine Hoosier players - Bill Barnes, Dave Bates, Dave Williamson, David Br... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=What-Does-It-Mean-to-Be-an-IGAP Have you ever wondered about what all the Indiana Golf Office does? Or what it means to be a Member Course? Or what you are supporting when you pay your annual IGA-PGA Handicap Member dues? Because Indiana has a unique setup (only Kentucky is similar) wit... Indiana Golf Association 2010-09-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=First-Professional-Win-for-Dots Perry Dotson of The Players Club rallied during the final round of the Indiana PGA Senior Championship to move up from 7th place to champion. Shooting his personal competitive best, a second day 4-under-par 68, was strong enough to jump him to the top of ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffing-and-Hungate-Share-Lead Cary Hungate of Kokomo CC and Quinn Griffing of Donald Ross GC share the lead at the Indiana Senior Professional Championship. Both players carded a 3-under-par 69 at Brickyard Crossing Wednesday to put themselves in a great spot to contend for the Nation... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Smith-Wins-in-3Hole-Playoff- Finishing with three consecutive birdies at Hillview CC, Ted Smith slowly cut Tim Millers lead down to nothing and forced a playoff for the IGA Senior Amateur Championship. And three playoff holes later Smith sunk a 33-foot putt to make birdie... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Carich-Says-Win-Worth-the-Wait "I have been playing for almost 20 years - since 1992 - and I've had a couple runner-ups, but this was worth the wait," said David Carich of The Bridgewater Club on his first victory at the Indiana PGA Titleist FootJoy Club Car Professional Championship p... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Carich-Leads-Professional-Champ After 36 holes at Purgatory Golf Club, David Carich of The Bridgewater Club leads the Titleist FootJoy Club Car Professional Championship presented by Mercedes Benz and The PGA Tour with 68-70=138. Even with five bogeys throughout the day, Carich earned h... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Runnels-Mid-Am-Champion With a 30 on the back nine and a birdie at the 18th, Skip Runnels of Richmond edged out Terry Werner of Dyer for the Mid Am Championship victory. "The course fits the way I play golf better than a lot of courses," explained Runnels, who believes the short... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Two-at-65-Lead-Mid-Am Brian Harris of Kokomo and Terry Werner of Dyer both bogeyed their finishing holes at Tippecanoe Lake CC Thursday and still managed to shoot 5-under-par 65 to lead the IGA Mid Amateur Championship. Werner, who won the Senior Am at Tippecano... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hepler-Charges-on-Back-Nine Denny Hepler of Raccoon Run GC carded six birdies on the back nine at Stonehenge G and CC August 9 to win the third and final Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series. He turned only one under, but dominated the back side to end up with a 6-under-par 65 and a victo... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Herron-Defends-at-Mid-Am Tobi Herron of Columbus defeated Michelle Smith of Fort Wayne in a one-hole playoff to defend her Women's Mid Am title. Herron recorded scores of 70-70=140 August 8-9 at Fox Prairie GC to finish at 6-under-par for the championship. In 2009 she moved back ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rainout-at-Assistant-Championsh For the second year in a row, rain has cancelled the final 18 holes of the Callaway Assistant Championship at Swan Lake Resort August 3. Jeff Schultz of Brickyard Crossing took the win and Jamie Broce of Indiana University remained in second pla... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-03 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Schultz-Leads-Assistant-Champio Jeff Schultz of Brickyard Crossing leads the Callaway Assistant Championship after 36 holes. His rounds of 72-70=142 gave him a one shot lead over Jamie Broce of Indiana University with 18 left to play at Indiana National GC at Swan Lake Resort August 3. ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-08-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=From-Barely-Qualifying-to-Victo Adam Sumrall of South Bend qualified as the 31st seed at the IGA Match Play Championship by fending off eight fellow competitors in a 6-hole playoff Tuesday. Ten players shot 75 to tie for the last two spots - Sumrall held on until the sixth hole and made... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Wegeng-Medalist-at-Match-Play Andrew Wegeng of Avon fired a 66 in the qualifying round of the IGA Match Play Championship to earn the 2nd seed heading into match play. Eric Steger of Noblesville, the 2009 champion, automatically received the top seed for his victory last year. The top... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=FatherSon-Results Honeywell GC in Wabash hosted amateur and professional father-son pairs for the IGA-PGA Sterling Cut Glass Father Son Championship Wednesday. Thirty teams competed in gross and net divisions of the best ball formatted event. Results:TeamGrossNetPl... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Nichols-Repeats-as-Senior-Match Last year it took Randy Nichols of Brookville 25 holes to claim victory at the Senior Match Play Championship. This year he closed the deal after the 14th at Hillcrest G andamp; CC, winning 5 andamp; 4 against Sam Till, Jr. of Fort Wayne. Nichols' win i... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Imel-Top-Qualifier-for-US-Women Fort Wayne, Indiana Ellen Port of St. Louis, Missouri and Kaylee Imel of Bluffton, Indiana, both shot a 3-over-par 75 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne to lead five golfers who qualified for the 110 th U.S. Womens Amateur Ch... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Six-PGA-Scholarships-Awarded-in The PGA of Americas National Scholarship awarded two new Indiana high school graduates $2,000 in assistance to obtain a college degree this coming fall. Four more Indiana students already enrolled in college will continue to receive scholarshi... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Savich-Wins-First-State-Am Milena Savich of Carmel, a member of Georgia's golf team, came back with a 32 on the back nine in the final round of the Women's Indiana Amateur Championship to claim her first IWGA title. Her 72-73-70=215 was just enough for the victory. It took every bi... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IUs-Wright-Edges-Out-Coach-Broc Sinking a 20-foot putt on the 18th green of the final round of the Indiana Open allowed Indiana University junior Chase Wright to defeat his assistant coach Jamie Broce for his first Open victory. He was by far the best player out there today,... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Winings-Leads-Open At 12 shots under par, Andy Winings of Brownsburg leads the Indiana Open Championship by one shot over two-time champion Jamie Broce from Indiana University. Winings carded a 68 in the third round Thursday to add to his 69-67 and put himself in great posi... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Broce-and-Steger-Move-Up Two players who started the day tied for sixth place fired second-round 66s at The Legends of Indiana to lead the Indiana Open Championship. 2010 Indiana Amateur champion Eric Steger (a) and two-time past Open champion (2002-03)... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Perry-Powell-Share-Early-Lead Amateurs Michael Powell and Kyle Perry share the early lead at the Indiana Open at The Legends of Indiana after opening rounds of 5-under-par 67. Perry is the reigning IGA Public Links champion, but neither player has won an Open previously. Their quest f... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-06 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Neff-Defends-Title Amateur Aimee Neff of Carmel successfully defended her title at the Pepsi Indiana Women's Open Tuesday held at Wood Wind Golf Club in Westfield. Neff's first round of 1-over-par 72 took the early lead, along with Taylor Gohn (a) of Columbus. Julia Potter ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-07-01 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Stegers-First-FatherSon-State-A It was 1975 when Scott Steger won his first and only State Amateur Championship. Now, 35 years later, his son Eric has followed in his foot steps and won the most prestigious amateur event in Indiana in his final summer season before turning pr... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Course-Record-Takes-the-Lead A 63 by Brad Gehl of Carmel tied the course record at Country Club of Indianapolis and moved him into the lead at the State Amateur Championship Thursday. With 54 holes completed, Gehl's 69-74-63=206 leads by one shot over Griffin Wood of Boonville at 68-... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Round-1-Completed- After three days at Country Club of Indianapolis, the first round of the State Amateur Championship is finally completed. Carl Hobbs of Elwood took the lead Wednesday morning with a round of 66. "I only missed about three greens and I got up and down each... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Day-2-of-State-Am-Canceled- Nearly four inches of rain fell overnight onto Country Club of Indianapolis, and heavy winds scattered trees and branches all over the course, causing unplayable course conditions Tuesday at the State Amateur Championship. All play was canceled and is exp... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Baker-Wins-European-Challenge-T European Challenge Tour - American Christopher Ryan Baker became only the tenth player in history to win on his Challenge Tour debut when he captured the Moroccan Golf Classic title by two strokes. A closing round of 68 for a winning 13 under par ag... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=1f2e161d411ed69fb71066c8adb5af65 After waiting out a six hour thunderstorm delay at Country Club of Indianapolis, Eric Steger and Ben Moster both maintained patience and composure to shoot 67 and share the lead at the 110th Indiana Amateur Championship. Steger at... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=McBride-def-Savich-2-1 Lyndsay McBride of Bristol defeated Milena Savich of Carmel 2 and 1 Wednesday to win her first Match Play Championship. McBride started off with a strong 3 up lead through four holes, but one of Heartland Crossing Golf Links' infamous bunkers got a hold o... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Perry-Hangs-on-with-Final-Round Kyle Perry of Bloomington held on to his lead with a final round 69 at Stony Creek GC to win his first Public Links Championship Saturday. After an opening round 10-under-par 61 (a new course record) and a six-shot lead over the field, the pressure and fo... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Perry-Sets-New-Course-Record Kyle Perry's 10-under-par 61 set a new course record at Stony Creek Friday at the IGA Public Links Championship. "That was something else, and finding out it's a new course record makes it 10 times better," said Perry of Bloomington. "I hope I play half a... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Mattinglys-Impressive-Return-to "I never thought I would play golf again, much less win," said Fred Mattingly's reacting to his victory at his home course, Prestwick County Club, at the Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series Monday. Last June he said goodbye to the game he loves to correct to... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Impressive-Scores-at-Womens-Tea Emily Podzielinski and Abby Cotter, both collegiate student-athletes, dominated the IWGA Women's Team Championship June 2 with a 7-under-par 64 at The Fort GC in Indianapolis. While the 5355 yard track played significantly shorter than what the competitor... Indiana Golf Association 2010-06-03 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=GolfWeek-for-her-features-Wear- The May 19th issue of GolfWeek for her features Indiana's own Laura and Cindy Ormson by naming their clothing company Wear to Win a company to watch. Wear to Win is the sponsor of the Women's State Amateur Championship and the Girls' State Junior Champion... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ball-State-Players-Win-Four-Bal Ball State University senior Eric Steger and former BSU player Kenny Cook ('03), both from Noblesville, teamed up for the first time to win the IGA Four Ball Championship. The pair met last summer at the US Amateur, where Steger made it to match play. Coo... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=CookSteger-Lead-Four-Ball After the first day of the IGA Four Ball at Wood Wind GC, Eric Steger and Kenny Cook share the lead with Pete Delongchamp and Erik Barnes at 8-under, 63. This is the first year for the new format of 36 holes of four ball format. Last year and prior the fi... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Six-Awarded-PGA-Scholarships The PGA of America's Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program, marking its 25th anniversary, set a record in overall applicants. A record 747 applications were received this year, with scholarships awarded to 138 students totaling $300,000... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Victory-for-Dal-Corobbo- Along with patience and determination, an early morning tee time for the opening round of the E-Z-GO Indianapolis Open presented by Advantage Golf may have given champion John Dal Corobbo an advantage that led to his win. On May 17 at The Bridgewater Club... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rain-Cancels-Final-Round-Wood-W After a four hour rain delay with standing water on the greens at Morris Park Country Club, the final round of the Senior Open was cancelled for the second time in three years. But the winner had yet to be determined, so Randy Nichols, Tom Wood... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Harris-Withstands-Strong-Winds Players faced a brutal crosswind for the majority of the way around Fox Prairie during the final round of the Tournament of Champions May 8, but it may have given champion Brian Harris the edge. Ive played in six British mid-ams, so I know ho... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Summer-Solstice-Swing-for-Chari On June 28th, a golf marathon will be held at Hillcrest CC in Indianapolis to benefit the Circle City Foundation, Riley Children's Foundation and the Indiana Golf Foundation. Information on how to participate and contribute is available here.This un... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-05 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Nobody-Breaks-Par-at-Southern-O A fog delay loomed over the morning practice on the range at Otter Creek May 3rd as some of the 144 competitors prepared for a challenging day at the Indiana PGA Southern Open presented by Bushnell and TaylorMade. Although the sun managed to li... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Second-Pro-Win-for-Indianas-Bak Lake Wylie, SC Through five holes of the final round of the eGolf Tour's River Hills Classic, Chris Baker of Brownstown, IN had done little to make anyone think he would contend for the title in the $235,000 event. Then something rather peculiar... Indiana Golf Association 2010-05-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=French-Lick-Offers-Chilly-Recep FRENCH LICK, Ind. The wind kicked up Monday morning at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort. The temperature dipped into the low 50s and a mist spread over the course to leave a chill to the bone. If it's April in Indiana, the locals tell you,... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=NCAA-DII-Regional-Selections The NCAA has announced that 80 teams and 32 student-athletes have been selected to participate in the regional competition of the 2010 NCAA Division II Mens Golf Championships. The regional competitions will be conducted May 3-5. The to... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Grant-Gradison-Fight-Wind-for-F Adam Grant and Joe Gradison overcame windy conditions at Ackerman Hills in West Lafayette to capture their first IGA victory April 25-26. The wind was swirling and you didnt know which direction it was going with you, against you, sideways,... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-27 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Mike-David-to-Play-164-Holes-fo For the eighth time in the last nine years, Mike David, Executive Director of the Indiana Golf Office, will be playing 164 holes with Todd DeHaven, PGA, as part of the Indiana Golf Foundation's 2010 Indiana Golf Charities Day. David and DeHaven will play ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=New-iPhone-App The Indiana Golf Office is pleased to announce our new iPhone application, just in time for the 2010 season. This free application is available through the Apple App Store for and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=e56b28e32947b0ae5bec0f67553383f2 Bill Schumaker of Crooked Lake Golf Course is now thought to be the first super senior to claim victory at a regular Indiana PGA event. After turning 60 last November, he joined the super senior ranks and had quite the showing at Indianas ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Sycamore-Hills-Seeks-Volunteers FORT WAYNESycamore Hills Golf Club is seeking volunteers for the Junior PGA Championship August 2-5, 2010. Volunteers are needed in many categories, including marshals, tour guides and scorers. Volunteers who work 15 hours or more over the event ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-04-01 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Foundation-Scholarship-Applicat The Indiana Golf Foundation encourages and promotes the attainment of higher education for high school seniors who have actively participated in the game of golf while excelling in their academic endeavors. The Foundation Scholarships and Lynn B. Shonk Sc... Indiana Golf Association 2010-03-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=New-for-2010 What's new in 2010? Play Days! This new 3-event series allows for weekend play on Sunday afternoons and welcomes players of all ages and abilities. You can play for fun, bring your friends, and win prizes. Playing groups and tee times are arranged by the ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-03-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=USGA-Entries-Now-Available Many USGA Qualifiers for men and women will take place in Indiana in 2010. If you have an IGA-PGA handicap, this is your chance to qualify for a national championship. Complete information and application forms can be found by visiting the USGA's ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-03-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-Players-at-Top-of-UNLV- After the first round of the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational at Boulder Creek Golf Club, Ball State's Kristtini Cain stands tied in 4th place after her opening round 69. Her round was good enough to stay within 4 shots of the leader. Close behind is her te... Indiana Golf Association 2010-03-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Special-Awards The Indiana PGA presented the following special awards to the 2010 recipients at the PGA Callaway Spring Business Meeting on Monday, March 8, at the Holiday Inn North at The Pyramids in Indianapolis. The Indiana PGA Board of Directors recognized the outs... Indiana Golf Association 2010-03-05 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rules-Seminar-for-Volunteers The IGA-PGA is always looking for volunteers to help at our events. Anyone interested should attend the 2010 IGA-PGA Rules Seminar for Volunteers on Saturday, March 13, 2010. If you are unable to attend but still interested in volunteering, contact Matt S... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Indiana-Golf-Charities-Day Members of the Indiana Section PGA are teaming up to promote junior golf through the Indiana Golf Foundation and to support local charities in their home state in an innovative way in 2010. Over 20 Professionals have agreed to participate in an... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ambry-Bishop-Makes-History-with PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. PGA of America Secretary Ted Bishop gets understandably emotional when thinking back to the days when his youngest daughter, Ambry, began showing interest in golf. "She was about six or seven and could hang out at a cours... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=BlueGolf-Training The Indiana Golf Office will be hosting a webinar the last week in February for BlueGolf training. The handicap contact for each club that provided one will be notified via email with webinar instructions. After the webinar training, contacts will be emai... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Jack-Barber-Special-Awards-Vide The PGA of America produced a video about Jack Barber as the PGA Professional of the Year that was shown during the Special Awards ceremony held in Orlando in January. Barber was officially recognized on Jauary 28th at Orange County Convention Center duri... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=LPGA-Scholarships The LPGA Foundation currently administers three scholarships for young women who enjoy the game of golf, and plan to attend college in the fall of 2010. The following LPGA scholarship opportunities are available for any graduating high school senior fem... Indiana Golf Association 2010-02-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffing-Gets-National-Win Quinn Griffing of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Roy Vucinich of Moon Township, Pa., were the big winners Jan. 14, in the 26th annual PGA Senior Stroke Play Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Griffing, 51, co-owner and PGA head profession... Indiana Golf Association 2010-01-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Womens-Open-Qualifying-Changing Far Hills, N.J. The United States Golf Association has announced a change to the qualifying process for the U.S. Womens Open Championship. Previously, the qualifying process for the Womens Open included an 18-hole loc... Indiana Golf Association 2010-01-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rules-of-Golf-Phone-Apps On New Years Day the Digital Media and Rules teams at the USGA launched the new Rules of Golf Application for iPhone and iPod touch (http://www.usga.org/mobile/). This is an exciting development as they take the new 2010-2011 Rules of Golf book into ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-01-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Bryan-Dodge-to-Speak-at-Spring- Bryan Dodge, a powerful motivator who stresses success habits and leadership principles, will be the keynote speaker at the Indiana PGA Spring Business Meeting to be held March 8-9 in Indianapolis. His passion and enthusiasm for helping others succeed is ... Indiana Golf Association 2010-01-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-of-Americas-Year-in-Review PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A storybook finale at the Senior PGA Championship, followed by a historic PGA Championship and tributes to pioneers of diversity in golf, The PGA of America's 2009 Year in Review was a season for the ages. Those events and... Indiana Golf Association 2009-12-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=BlueGolf-New-Handicap-Vendor The Indiana Golf Office has transitioned to a new handicap vendor, BlueGolf. The IGA-PGA is committed to providing the most innovative services available to IGA-PGA individual members and member clubs. The IGA, PGA, IWGA and BlueGolf are excited to bring ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-12-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Nicoson-Named-Palmer-Cup-Coach- NORMAN, Okla.- The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has named UIndy Mens Golf Head Coach Brent Nicoson as a finalist to coach the United States team in the prestigious Palmer Cup, to be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, North... Indiana Golf Association 2009-12-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Mike-Bell-Next-Inductee-into-Ha An extensive list of achievements in the game of golf has earned Mike Bell the honor of Indiana Golf Hall of Fame member. He was inducted on November 20, 2009, at his home club, the Country Club of Indianapolis in front of friends and family. ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-11-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Merchandise-Show 57th PGA Merchandise ShowJanuary 28-30, 2010 | Orange County Convention Center The Global Golf Industrys Most Influential Business Platform Launching a New Season for the Game The PGA Merchandise Show is: 10 miles of ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-11-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=USGA-Honors-Joe-Luigs-with-Joe- Far Hills, N.J. Joe Luigs of Carmel, Ind., has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 Joe Dey Award by the United States Golf Association. Presented annually since 1996, the Joe Dey Award recognizes meritorious service to the game as a volunt... Indiana Golf Association 2009-11-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2009-JUNIOR-PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR The Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program is happy to announce the winners of their 2009 Player of the Year awards. Player of the Year accolades are given to one boy and one girl for the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program as well as the Aquafina Pre... Indiana Golf Association 2009-10-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Till-Gets-First-National-Win Indiana made an impressive showing at the 2009 U.S. Senior Challenge October 6-8. Three Indiana senior amateurs finished in the top 5 at The Club at Sonterra in San Antonio, Texas, including Sam Till of Fort Wayne who got his first national win. He fired ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-10-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Team-Win-for-Griffing-and-Sando Despite two bogeys during the final round, Todd Sandow and Quinn Griffing pulled off a win at the PGA Team Championship Tuesday. Kokomo CC hosted 76 Indiana Professionals September 28-29 for the four ball, stroke play event. Sandow and Griffing's impressi... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Sycamore-Hills-to-Host-2010-Jun PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. The PGA of America has announced the 35th Junior PGA Championship will be contested Aug. 2-5, 2010, at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. It will be the first Junior PGA Championship to be contested in Indiana. "Our 3... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Pepsi-Championships Defending champion of the PGA Professionals division, Dave Pugh, defended his title at the Pepsi Indiana Golf Championships at Rock Hollow Wednesday. His 69-69=138 put him six shots in front of runner-up Ivan Foster. I made some putts and got ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-23 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ford-Leads-Legends-to-Win The Legends of Indiana, led by Ryan Ford, took home the Indiana PGA Four Man Team title Monday. The team of Ford, Chad Pulley, Ryan Cate and Jason Bukowski was able to make nine consecutive birdies starting on hole 6 to finish at 11-under 59. Dye's Walk, ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=All-Five-Indiana-Qualifiers-Mak Once again Indiana's senior amateurs proved how competitive they are on the national scene. At the US Senior Amateur Championship being held at Beverly Country Club in Chicago, Ill., this week, all five qualifiers from Indiana made the top 64 for match pl... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Potter-Cracks-PreSeason-Top-50 The 2009 IWGA Player of the Year, Julia Potter of Granger, earned full exempt status on the LPGA development tour - the Duramed Futures Tour, for 2010. She competed against over 280 players from 15 countries and finished 24th after rounds of 75-74-72-73. ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Jack-Barber-Named-PGA-Professio Jack Barber, current president of the Indiana PGA Section and head professional at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, has developed a reputation as a leader. Whether servicing the members at Meridian Hills, assisting other PGA Members... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=First-Annual-Couples-Outing The Indiana PGA Board of Directors, under the leadership of Jack Barber, have pushed for more activities that include spouses and significant others of PGA Members this year. The first initiative was a couples session the night before the Spring Business ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Schumaker-Takes-Championship-Af After his opening round 66 took the lead, an even-par 71 by Bill Schumaker of Crooked Lake GC widened his lead and earned him the 2009 PGA Senior Professional Championship title September 10 at Harbour Trees GC. Its nice to finally get a ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Season-Low-for-Schumaker A round of 31-35=66 at Harbour Trees September 9 was Bill Schumaker's lowest competitive round of the year by two strokes and good enough to lead the field at the Indiana PGA Senior Professional Championship. Three consecutive birdies on the front started... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Team-Indiana-Rallies-Final-Day Team Indiana rallied the final day at the USGA Womens State Team Championship to finish T14th in a field comprised of teams from 48 states and the District of Columbia. For this event, the format was stroke play with the top two scores from ea... Indiana Golf Association 2009-09-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Season-Winds-Down-Carich-Gets-F A pitching lesson from runner-up Jamie Broce of Indiana University (69) may have given champion Dave Carich of The Bridgewater Club (68) the edge that allowed him to take the win at the final PGA Pepsi Club Car Tournament Series. On August 31, Prair... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Steger-9th-Seed-at-US-Amateur Eric Steger of Noblesville fired rounds of 72-71=143 at the 109th U.S. Amateur Championship at Southern Hills CC in Oklahoma to take the 9th seed heading into Wednesday's match play. He faced 56th seed Dodge Kemmer of Wichita, Kansas in the Round of 64 wh... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Runnerup-Finish-Redeemed In his first year of eligibility, Terry Werner of Dyer took the Senior Amateur Championship at Tippecanoe Lake CC August 24-25 and redeemed his runner-up finish at the Mid Amateur two weeks ago. I played solid all day, and Im really happy wit... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Two-Lead-at-Senior-Am With rounds of 2-under-par 68 at Tippecanoe Lake CC August 24th, past Senior Open champion Tom Jones of Terre Haute and Mid Amateur runner-up Terry Werner of Dyer lead the IGA Senior Amateur. The senior ams in Indiana are pretty strong. It wil... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Meaningful-Finish-for-Smith After playing a practice round last Monday, Todd Smith of Rock Hollow GC declared that the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Springs Resort was one of, if not the best, courses that he had ever played. After capturing a playoff victory over Br... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Professional-Championship After 18 holes at each of the French Lick Resort courses - Donald Ross and Pete Dye, three Indiana PGA members share the lead at the Indiana PGA Professional Championship. Blair Shadday of Purgatory GC, Jim Ousley of Tippecanoe CC and Todd Smith of Rock H... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-17 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Till-Holds-On-To-Lead Sam Till of Fort Wayne held on to his lead at the IGA Mid Am Championship with a round of 1-under-par 70 to claim victory at Hillcrest CC August 14. Todd Palmer of Fishers challenged Till in the beginning when he birdied number 2 after sticking his approa... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=63-Leads-Mid-Am The 2009 Best Western Senior Open champion Sam Till of Fort Wayne leads the pack at the Mid Am after an 8-under-par 33-30=63. I am stunned, said Till. I had a back issue recently and have hardly played. Due to the injury and the injection t... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Senior-Project-Raises-Money-for Entering her senior year at South Ripley High School, Lakin Davis enrolled in AP Literature and was assigned to do a senior project. As a member of the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf program, Davis chose to focus her golf interests towards the proje... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Successful-Return-to-Indiana One player who moved back to Indiana in 2009 made quite an impression during her return to the states competitive golf scene. Formerly Tobi Probst, now Tobi Herron of Columbus placed third at the Indiana Amateur and took the championship title... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Egel-Wins-Boys-State-Junior Ben-Marvin Egel, Kokomo is the 84th Indiana Boys State Junior Champion. Egel, the #2 seed, defeated #1 seed Drew Imel, Bluffton 3and2 in the Championship Match. Egel had a quick start to the Championship Match, getting out to a quick 3up lead after four ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=USGA-Womens-State-Team Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne will host the 2009 USGA Women's State Team Championship, conducted by the United States Golf Association, Sept. 1-3. A field of skilled female amateur players from across the 50 states, the District of Col... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-05 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Rain-Out-at-Callaway-Assistants Thunderstorms plagued the Callaway Assistants Championship at The Legends Tuesday morning and the tournament was called off and decided based on Monday's 36 hole scores. Blair Shadday of Purgatory GC was declared the winner after firing 72-66=138 and qual... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Shadday-Seeks-First-Assistants- An afternoon round of 6-under-par 66 at The Legends jumped Blair Shadday of Purgatory GC into first place at the Callaway Assistants Championship. His morning round of 72 left him tied in third and four shots out of the lead held by Jamie Broce of Indiana... Indiana Golf Association 2009-08-03 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Steger-Wins-After-21-Holes Ball State player Eric Steger of Noblesville found his second win at the IGA Match Play Championship at The Trophy Club when he defeated Purdue's Erich Johnston of Fort Wayne in 21 holes. His first win came at the IGA Public Links. "I have practiced a lot... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-31 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=3-Johnston-vs-8-Steger At the end of the second day of matches at the IGA Match Play at The Trophy Club, 8-seed Eric Steger and 3-seed Erich Johnston remain. Steger defeated top-seeded Seth Fair in the quarterfinals 2 and 1 and Chase Wright in the semis 2 and 1 to advance to th... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Eight-Remain In his first ever day of match play competition, top seeded Seth Fair defeated both of his first day opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of the IGA Match Play Championship at The Trophy Club. He beat Brooks Snyder 1 up after defeating Josh... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hoosier-Juniors-Retain-Challeng The Indiana boys and girls continued their dominance in the annual Indiana/Kentucky Junior Challenge Cup held this week at Bardstown CC in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Hoosier girls won the cup for the fourth straight year, while the boys extended their strea... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Game-Day-Experience It's PGA night with the Indiana Fever on Saturday, August 15th when the Fever meet Eastern Conference rival, Detroit Shock at 7 p.m. It's also a family night so with every ticket you will receive a voucher for a FREE Pepsi, Chips and hot dog alon... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=First-Match-Play-for-Leader Seth Fair of Brownsburg will tee off July 29 in his first match play competition as the number 1 seed in the IGA Match Play Championship. Fairs qualifying round of 4-under-par 32-36=68 earned him the top spot at The Trophy Club in Lebanon. I ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Father-Son-Championship Pro DivisionGrossNetTom Mortola/Spencer Mortola 6764Pro Gross ChampionsDave Alumbaugh/Ryan Klopfenstein7373Joe Helmkamp/Greg Helmkamp7370Kent Lockwood/Brad Lockwood7567Pro Net ChampionsJerry Ousley/Jim Ousley 7570Doug Steward/Colby Stewart 7872... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Friends-Prefer-CoChampions At team events you will find Randy Nichols of Brookville and Skip Runnels of Richmond competing together and usually atop the leader board. But on July 22 at Ulen CC in the Senior Match Play Championship, the two long-time friends and playing partners fou... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Hillview-CC-Event-Canceled The Mountain Dew Junior Tour event scheduled for Hillview CC in Franklin on Thursday, July 23 has been canceled due to heavy rains. This event will not be rescheduled, so players may try to transfer into one of our remaining events or will be given a refu... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-22 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=US-Senior-Open-Scoreboard-Aucti Indiana Golf Foundation Scoreboard AuctionThe Indiana Golf Foundation is excited to announce an innovative fundraising effort. With the cooperation of the United States Golf Association, the Indiana Golf Foundation is hosting an online auction of ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Mountain-Dew-Tour-Championship The 2009 Mountain Dew Tour Championship is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29 at Harrison Hills GC in Attica. Players are invited to play in the Tour Championship based on their standing in each age divisions Season Points List. The Top 20 Boys ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Senior-Amateur-Tee-Times Nina Whalen of Indianapolis extended her first round lead and captured the 2009 Senior Amateur Championship at Old Oakland G.C. with an impressive round of 70 on July 22. Despite constant rain during the final day, she combined a 2-under-par round with a ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Van-Pelt-Gets-First-Tour-Win Congratulations to Bo Van Pelt on his first PGA Tour win at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. It was the Richmond, Ind., native's 229th start on the Tour that finally brought him victory after his 67-68-68-64=267 and 13-under-par total. John Mallin... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Five-Shot-Victory-for-Kelly The leader of the Women's State Am after her personal best 67 on day two, Brittany Kelly of Fishers, held on to even par during the final round for a five shot victory over two-time defending champion Julia Potter of Granger. Kelly fired 36-36=72 at Otter... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Personal-Best-by-Kelly-Takes-Le A personal record 67 for Brittany Kelly of Fishers at Otter Creek G.C. moved her from ninth to first after the second round of the Women's State Am. A four-under 32 on the front started her day off well, and she held on to card 35 on the back. "I didn't g... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PUMA-Hoosier-Junior-Info-Releas The 2009 PUMA Hoosier Junior Championship will be held October 17-18 at Otter Creek GC in Columbus. Registration for the Championship will open on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 8:00 am. The entry process for this years event will be slightly different than ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Local-Favorite-Leads-State-Am Taylor Gohn of Columbus leads the IWGA Women's State Amateur after her opening round 72 at her home course, Otter Creek GC. Carding all 4's on the back nine and even par on the front gave her a one-stroke lead over two-time defending champion Julia Potter... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-13 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Near-Course-Record-Gets-Monson- A near course record at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course earned amateur Aaron Monson of Nineveh the 2009 PGA Indiana Open July 10. This is a career round I can always go back on and have good, positive memories, he said. Heading into the final round, his ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-10 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=4c44b67692d4aa3d08105dec4a426381 Erich Johnston (a) of Fort Wayne and Chris Baker of Brownstown pulled away from the field during the third round July 9 in the PGA Indiana Open at Brickyard Crossing. Johnstons 67 placed him in the lead position at 203 heading into the final r... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Johnston-Seeks-to-Avenge-State- Seeking to avenge his one shot defeat at the 2009 Indiana Amateur, Erich Johnston (a) of Fort Wayne finds himself once again in contention for a state title. Winning [the Indiana Open] would mean a lot, especially after my mess up at the State... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Greatest-Spectacle-in-Golfing As The Greatest Spectacle in Golfing flashed across a big-screen at Brickyard Crossing, 156 of Indianas best golfers took to the course to compete for the 94th PGA Indiana Open. With new professional status, Andy Winings of Brownsburg fired ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-07 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Professional-National-Champions Brett Melton of Country Oaks Golf Course finished T44th and the highest of all Indiana players at the 42nd PGA Professional National Championship at Twin Warriors GC in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. He fired 70-73-74-71=288, while Denny Hepler of Raccoon Run GC ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-06 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Member-Programs-Survey In the effort to better serve PGA Professionals and improve the Member programs available, your Association asks you to please take a moment to complete the Member Programs Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey contains sixty-eight question... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Sagamore-to-Host-DII-Championsh The Sagamore Club, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Noblesville, Ind., will be the site of the 2010 NCAA Division II Mens Golf Championships. The event is scheduled May 18-21. The University of Indianapolis and the Great Lakes Valley Conf... Indiana Golf Association 2009-07-02 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Neff-Takes-First-Open Michigan State Junior and Academic All-American Aimee Neff claimed her first Pepsi Indiana Women's Open June 30 at The Legends of Indiana GC. Her opening round 71 left her tied for first with Ball State team member Brittany Kelly, but Neff followed her lo... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-30 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Neff-and-Kelly-Take-the-Lead Brittany Kelly (a) of Fishers and Aimee Neff (a) of Carmel share the lead at the Pepsi Indiana Women's Open after first round scores of 1-under-par 71. Strong winds swept across The Legends of Indiana on Monday, making scores higher than usual for the 109... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-29 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Barnes-and-Johnston-Battle-to-t The Indiana Amateur came down to the wire Friday, when Erik Barnes of Marion and Erich Johnston of Fort Wayne remained tied heading into 18. Barnes drive flew the water but landed in the fairway bunker, while Johnston found the middle of the f... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=GOHN-WINS-GIRLS-JUNIOR Taylor Gohn, Columbus captured the 59th Girls State Junior Championship at Stonehenge GC, Warsaw. Gohn defefated Kelsey Benson, Martinsville 4and2 in the championship match. Gohn attributed her success for the week on her ability to stay out of ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Johnston-Gains-Ground-Barnes-St For three straight days Erik Barnes of Marion has held on to the lead at the Indiana Amateur Championship. His third round score of 68, and 206 total, gives him a slight one stroke advantage over Erich Johnston of Fort Wayne at 70-70-67=207 hea... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-25 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Barnes-Maintains-Lead First round leader Erik Barnes of Marion (67) carded a second day 71 to hold on to his lead at the Indiana Amateur at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru. He stood alone through the morning wave of tee times, but Richard Lamb of South Bend fired a 66... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=New-State-Amateur-Site The 109th Indiana Amateur begins Tuesday at Rock Hollow Golf Course in Peru. In two waves of tee times beginning at 8:00 am, 156 players will take to the course to compete for the most prestigious amateur golf honor in the state.After much deliber... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Patience-Pays-Off-for-Steger A streak of pars started the final round for Eric Steger of Noblesville during the IGA Public Links, but he eventually broke through at the sixth hole and never looked back. I started slow, with no birdies until hole 6, but I stayed patient an... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=New-Course-Record A personal and course record round of 8-under-par 63 put Brooks Snyder of Williamsport at the top of the leaderboard at the IGA Public Links. Three players tied for second after opening rounds of 67. Tyler Zink of Lanesville, Eric Steger of Nob... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Defending-Champs-Lead After a tournament-low round of 67, Tom Jones and David Brown of Terre Haute captured the IGA Senior Team Championship, their first IGA win. Jones won the PGA Senior Open in 2006, but this is Browns first championship. Its just really fun! ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-09 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Griffing-Gets-First-Win Quinn Griffing from Donald Ross Golf Club found his first win of the season at the second Pepsi/Club Car Tournament Series at The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame June 8. "It's always nice to get the first win under my belt," he said. "I feel liberated." ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Play-Golf-America Over 150 Hoosiers came to The Legends of Indiana GC in Franklin May 29 for a Play Golf America day. Players of all ages and ability levels participated in the free PGA of America initiative hosted by the Indiana Section and Ted Bishop, Secretary of the PG... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-04 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IWGA-Match-Play-Round-1-Pairing After 38 holes in the rain at Broadmoor C.C. June 3, Julia Potter of Granger claimed victory at the IWGA Match Play Championship. Julie Carmichael of Indianapolis, and Broadmoor member, battled against Potter keeping within a two hole margin before a toug... Indiana Golf Association 2009-06-01 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Foundation-Awards-Scholarships Indiana Golf Foundation ScholarshipThe Indiana Golf Foundation Scholarship was created to encourage and promote attaining higher education for high school seniors who actively participate in the game of golf. Applicants must... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-28 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Baker-Gets-First-Professional-W Tour Alum Chris Baker, Brownstown got his first career win as a professional at the NGA Hooters Classic at Quail Crossing. Baker fired a final round 61 that included 11 birdies for a four-round total of 27-under and a two shot victory. View the entire ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Unity-Cup-Rescheduled- The IWGA Unity Cup, originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 27. Ironwood GC will still host this event, and it will still begin at 9:00 a.m. The new registration deadline is Thursday, August 13. All female ama... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-20 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Second-Win-for-Palmer Todd Palmer (a) of Fishers maintained his lead throughout the final round of the E-Z-GO Indianapolis Open to get his second win of the 2009 season. His first came at the IGA Mid Am Team with partner Curt Puckett April 26-27. Palmer struck the b... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Delay0 Todd Palmer (a) of Fishers carded a 36-35=71 at The Hawthorns G. and C.C. during the opening round of the E-Z-GO Indianapolis Open. He finished one stroke in front of fellow amateur Andrew Frandsen of Lebanon who fired a 32-40=72. Two PGA Professionals, Dav... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=McBride-Wins-DII-Womens-Crown Former Junior Program member Lyndsay McBride, Bristol is the 2009 NCAA Division II Women\'s Golf Individual Champion. McBride, a Junior at the University of Indianapolis fired a four-round total of 298 at Findlay CC in Findlay, OH to take the honor.As a t... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Grants-Scholarships The PGA of America's Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship was awarded to five Indiana applicants who are children of Indiana PGA Professionals and pursuing a college education. Erin Smith of Peru, Thomas Harner of French Lick, Jennifer Hunt of Portland a... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-15 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Delay Amateur Sam Till of Fort Wayne maintained his lead at the Best Western Senior Open after a final round 73 for a 140 total and a three shot victory over Bill Schumaker of Crooked Lake G.C., and amateurs Terry Werner of Dyer and Ted Kaperak of Terre Haute. ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-12 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Skillman-Leads-Tournament-of-Ch After a rocky start to the final round, Joe Hayden of Fort Wayne fought his way back to shoot 73 and win the IGA Tournament of Champions May 9 at Fox Prairie Golf Course in Noblesville. "I didn't hit a solid shot until the fifth hole," he said. A ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-08 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=OToole-Follows-Runnerup-Finish- After just two Indiana Section PGA tournaments this season, Mike OToole of Golf Galaxy has already claimed both runner-up and champion titles. Fuzzy Zoellers Champions Pointe Golf Course in Henryville welcomed 132 of the states best PGA Prof... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-05 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Former-College-Teammates-Win-Mi Former Ball State University teammates Todd Palmer of Fishers and Curt Puckett of Farmland paired up to win the IGA Mid Am Team at Hillview Country Club. The championship consisted of a Pinehurst Alternate Shot format on Sunday, April 26, and a strok... Indiana Golf Association 2009-05-05 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Be-a-Part-of-Indianas-Team USGA Womens State Team Championship Sycamore Hills Country Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana September 1-3, 2009 Be a Part of It! This is your chance to represent the Hoosier state on the national scene. The Indiana Womens G... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-24 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Ousley-Wins-Season-Opener1 Indianapolis - Neither a strong field nor tough weather conditions tested Jim Ousley at the Indiana PGA season-opener. Ousley, PGA Professional at Tippecanoe Country Club in Monticello, claimed victory after firing a 4-under-par 68 in the Pepsi/Club Car T... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-21 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2009-Special-Award-Recipients-A The cornerstone of any success we may achieve is by building strong relationships cultivated from an enthusiastic approach and positive attitude, said Tony Pancake, PGA Professional at Crooked Stick Golf Club and Indianas 2009 Golf Professional of the ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Don-Essig-III-Inducted-to-Hall- PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - PGA Honorary President Brian Whitcomb of Bend, Ore., and past PGA Golf Professionals of the Year Jim Manthis of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Brent Krause of Montgomery, Ala., head an eight-member 2009 class of inductees that features f... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=-Golf-World-Readers-Choice-Awar Golf World magazine is soliciting golfers to help evaluate the best golf facilities in the country through its Readers' Choice Awards program. Think your course is deserving of recognition? Editors at the magazine are encouraging PGA Professionals to get ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=PGA-Financial-Assistance-Fund- The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program was established in 1986 to provide college scholarships for children and grandchildren of PGA members. Since its inception, this program has awarded over $3.9 million in scholarships to over 1,900 stud... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Bishop-Elected- Ted Bishop, the Director of Golf at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin, Ind., was elected as Secretary of the PGA of America at the 92nd PGA of America Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bishop becomes the first PGA of America officer from... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2009-US-Womens-Team-Championshi0 February 26, 2009 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - The Fort Wayne Sports Corporation announced today that they have partnered with Sycamore Hills Golf Club for the 2009 USGA Womens State Team Championship, to be contested September 1-3. The FWSC will help with... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Pulley-Earns-Exemption Kylene Pulley of Kokomo, Ind., finished tied for 21st place at the Duramed FUTURES Tour 2009 Qualifying Tournament November 4-7. With scores of 69-71-72-77=289, Pulley finished the week only one over par and earned exempt status for next years season. Th... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=USGAPGA-Junior-Golf-Partnership PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida - The United States Golf Association and The PGA of America announced a partnership for a Junior Golf Program in 2009 that focuses on expanding the number of junior golfers while fostering life-long participation in the game. ... Indiana Golf Association 2009-04-16 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Family-of-Fallen-Soldier-Recogn The Folds of Honor Foundation presented educational scholarships to the three children of Indianapolis Fire Captain Gary Henry, a sergeant in the Indiana National Guard who was killed last year while serving in Iraq. The presentation was made at a ceremon... Indiana Golf Association 2009-03-19 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=IGA-Story Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Tour players dominated the Future Collegians World Tour's Jim McLead Doral Classic February 14-15. Richard Lamb of South Bend (2009) and Adam Schenk of Vincennes (2010) took first and runner-up positions, respectively, at the Dor... Indiana Golf Association 2009-03-18 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Don-Essig-III-Inducted-into-PGA PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - PGA Honorary President Brian Whitcomb of Bend, Ore., and past PGA Golf Professionals of the Year Jim Manthis of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Brent Krause of Montgomery, Ala., head an eight-member 2009 class of inductees that featur... Indiana Golf Association 2009-03-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Golf-World Golf World magazine is soliciting golfers to help evaluate the best golf facilities in the country through its Readers' Choice Awards program. Think your course is deserving of recognition? Editors at the magazine are encouraging PGA Professionals to ge... Indiana Golf Association 2009-03-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=US-Womens-Team The Fort Wayne Sports Corporation announced that they have partnered with Sycamore Hills Golf Club for the 2009 USGA Womens State Team Championship, to be contested September 1-3. The FWSC will help with marketing and media coverage of the cham... Indiana Golf Association 2009-03-14 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=2009-US-Womens-Team-Championshi Fort Wayne, Indiana - The Fort Wayne Sports Corporation announced today that they have partnered with Sycamore Hills Golf Club for the 2009 USGA Womens State Team Championship, to be contested September 1-3. The FWSC will help with marketing and media... Indiana Golf Association 2009-02-26 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=Meyers-Surprised-with-Wagoner-A The Indiana Golf Association annually recognizes excellence in sportsmanship and commitment to the betterment of the game of golf by awarding an individual with the Clifford E. Wagoner Memorial Award. The honor is bestowed upon an amateur golfer who exemp... Indiana Golf Association 2008-12-11 http://www.indianagolf.org/rssnews.php?nid=-69-wins-Mid-Am Heavy rains and strong storms caused the cancellation of the second round of the Mid Am Championship at Ulen Country Club August 5th. With the course nearly under water, the competition was decided based on the first round standings. Julie Carmichael of I... Indiana Golf Association 2008-08-06