Des Moines Golf & Country Club Sub-Regional Drive, Chip and Putt Results-
West Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa PGA hosted the sub-regional event for Drive, Chip, and Putt on Sunday, August 23 at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines. The Iowa PGA wants to congratulate the 145 youth that qualified for the event and the 16 golfers (top 2 in each division) that advanced to the regional competition at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin on September 12, 2026.
Special thanks to PGA General Manager Matt Ruehling, PGA Director of Golf Scott Howe, PGA Head Golf Professional’s Janet Rooney and Don Winker, PGA Director of Instruction Mark Atchison, PGA Assistant Golf Professional’s Cody Park and Kevin Trobaugh and the entire staff and membership at Des Moines Golf & Country Club and volunteers for the support in hosting the event!
Girls 7-9
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Maddie Guthmiller | 6 | 26 | 35 | 67 | Qualified |
| 2 | Kennedy Kuhn | 8 | 26 | 32 | 66 | Qualified |
| 3 | Hadlie Shuman | 12 | 16 | 36 | 64 | Alternate |
Boys 7-9
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Ryan Beaver | 26 | 31 | 45 | 102 | Qualified |
| 2 | Oliver Zeidler | 15 | 27 | 50 | 92 | Qualified |
| 3 | George Krivarchka | 24 | 36 | 31 | 91 | Alternate |
Girls 10-11
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Thalia Basurto | 27 | 30 | 50 | 107 | Qualified |
| 2 | Cora Geurts | 11 | 37 | 35 | 83 | Qualified |
| 3 | Brooklyn Pettitt | 8 | 17 | 55 | 80 | Alternate |
Boys 10-11
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Paxton Kamtz | 41 | 45 | 55 | 141 | Qualified |
| 2 | Kyler Weber | 32 | 50 | 55 | 137 | Qualified |
| 3 | Braxton Rozeboom | 43 | 45 | 32 | 120 | Alternate |
Girls 12-13
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Penelope Philip | 43 | 27 | 50 | 120 | Qualified |
| 2 | Maya Jackson | 35 | 45 | 40 | 120 | Qualified |
| 3 | Brooklynn Conard | 24 | 46 | 36 | 106 | Alternate |
Boys 12-13
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Zeke Smith | 33 | 60 | 65 | 158 | Qualified |
| 2 | Aarav Nayak | 44 | 45 | 55 | 144 | Qualified |
| 3 | Rory French | 43 | 50 | 40 | 133 | Alternate |
Girls 14-15
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Alexi Omillian | 31 | 35 | 50 | 116 | Qualified |
| 2 | Nora Larimer | 32 | 40 | 37 | 109 | Qualified |
| 3 | Fiona Faidley | 16 | 50 | 40 | 106 | Alternate |
Boys 14-15
| Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
| 1 | Sam Federly | 45 | 46 | 60 | 151 | Qualified |
| 2 | Ilya Khan | 56 | 25 | 50 | 131 | Qualified |
| 3 | Grant Tiffany | 40 | 45 | 36 | 121 | Alternate |
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