45th Iowa PGA Junior Golf Academy-
Cedar Falls, Iowa – The 45th Annual Iowa PGA Junior Golf Academy was held on June 8-12 at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course and Northern Iowa. Thank you to PING (Sales Rep Ben Vaughn) for sponsoring the Junior Golf Academy. Special thanks to all the awesome golf instructors who took the time out of their busy schedules to come and give the 47 campers a great experience on learning this great game!
The Iowa PGA would like to thank PGA Director of Golf John Bermel, PGA Assistant Golf Professional Jacob Bermel, head superintendent John Kofoot and the entire Pheasant Ridge Golf Course for hosting this event.
We would like to thank all campers and families for coming and spending time with us getting to learn from our awesome golf instructors!
Award Winners
Junior Tour
1 Drew Burk, Holstein, Iowa – 71 -1
2 Beckett Rhoads, Brooklyn, Iowa – 73 +1
3 Hunter Daisy, Tipton, Iowa – 74 +2
1 Chanley Lynch, Princeton, Iowa – 96 +24
1 Hayden Welch, Donnellson, Iowa – 77 +5
2 Ephram Hallgren, Burlington, Iowa – 80 +8
3 Caleb Rhoads, Brooklyn, Iowa – 81 +9
1 Harper Homewood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 98 +26
2 Ella Sweeney, Waterloo, Iowa – 107 +35
1 Grayson Scott, Donnellson, Iowa – 81 +9
2 Conner Barthole, Ankeny, Iowa – 85 +13
3 Tucker Brumm, Osage, Iowa – 89 +17
1 Holland Homewood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 109 +37
Thank you again to the awesome golf instructors who took the time out of their busy schedules to come and give the 47 campers a great experience on learning this great game. Below are those great teachers that helped out this past week.
| Monday – 6/09/2025 | Tuesday – 6/10/2025 | Wednesday – 6/11/2025 |
| John Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC | John Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC | John Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC |
| Jacob Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC | Jacob Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC | Jacob Bermel, Pheasant Ridge GC |
| Zach Steffen, Terrace Hills GC | Mark Atchinson, Des Moines G&CC | Mike Armes, Geneva G&CC |
| Tannor Gardner, Terrace Hills GC | Todd Fowler, Golf Galaxy | Brian Conser, PGA Life Member |
| John Thompson, Prairie Links | Judd Gibb, Hanson’s Custom Golf | Todd Fowler, Golf Galaxy |
| Mike Armes, Geneva G&CC | Sean McCarty, Brown Deer GC | Judd Gibb, Hanson’s Custom Golf |
| Jacob Shultz, Thunder Hills CC | Adam Luehmann, Beaver Hills CC | Sean McCarty, Brown Deer GC |
| Mel Tomczuk, First Tee Quad Cities | Casey Harvey, Iowa PGA Section | Casey Harvey, Iowa PGA Section |
| Todd Fowler, Golf Galaxy | Chris Black, Hickory Grove GC | Chris Black, Hickory Grove GC |
| Adam Luehmann, Beaver Hills CC | Ben Bermel, Sunnyside CC | Jeff Schmid, Brown Deer GC |
| Larry Castagnoli, PGA Life Member |
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