Gates Park Golf Course Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier Results-
Waterloo, Iowa – Five of twenty-three local Drive, Chip and Putt qualifiers was held at Gates Park Golf Course on Tuesday, June 13. The finalists from these qualifiers will advance to the Sub-Regional Qualifier at either Bluetop Ridge in Riverside, Iowa or Glen Oaks CC in Des Moines, Iowa. These Sub-Regionals will be administered by Iowa PGA Staff.
The Iowa PGA would like to thank PGA Head Golf Professional Nate Lubs and the entire Gates Park Golf Course and all the volunteers for hosting and assisting with this event.
Drive, Chip & Putt Winners
Boys 14-15
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Ernest Plunkett, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 39 | 22 | 30 | 91 | Qualified |
2 | Christian Roberts, Waterloo, Iowa | 44 | 7 | 21 | 72 | Qualified |
3 | Ayden Hines, Waterloo, Iowa | 19 | 9 | 31 | 59 | Alternate |
Girls 14-15
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Grace Lewis, Oelwein, Iowa | 31 | 37 | 42 | 110 | Qualified |
2 | Myka Rice, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 18 | 18 | 35 | 71 | Qualified |
Boys 12-13
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Chase Bowman, Marion, Iowa | 36 | 21 | 45 | 102 | Qualified |
2 | Eddie Taylor, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 0 | 36 | 41 | 77 | Qualified |
3 | Austin Hines, Waterloo, Iowa | 26 | 12 | 36 | 74 | Alternate |
Girls 12-13
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Mia Michael, La Porte City, Iowa | 3 | 3 | 25 | 31 | Qualified |
2 | Vera Plunkett, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | Qualified |
Boys 10-11
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Lou Reiter, Waterloo, Iowa | 16 | 40 | 36 | 92 | Qualified |
2 | Soren Zittergruen, Decorah, Iowa | 12 | 21 | 46 | 79 | Qualified |
3 | Landon Yoder, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 33 | 4 | 36 | 73 | Alternate |
Girls 10-11
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Nora Larimer, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 34 | 17 | 45 | 96 | Qualified |
2 | Ella Rice, Cedar Falls, Iowa | 12 | 12 | 26 | 50 | Qualified |
3 | Vivian Kuehl, Waterloo, Iowa | 4 | 12 | 31 | 47 | Alternate |
Boys 7-9
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Bear Ott, Waterloo, Iowa | 5 | 31 | 32 | 68 | Qualified |
2 | Marcus Meeks, Waterloo, Iowa | 6 | 7 | 36 | 49 | Qualified |
3 | Dax McMichael, Nashua, Iowa | 9 | 30 | 8 | 47 | Alternate |
Girls 7-9
Place | Golfer | Drive | Chip | Putt | Total | Qualified/Alternate |
1 | Emery Hartman, Hudson, Iowa | 6 | 17 | 26 | 49 | Qualified |
2 | Vera Zittergruen, Decorah, Iowa | 9 | 3 | 32 | 44 | Qualified |
3 | Winnie Hartman, Hudson, Iowa | 2 | 3 | 31 | 36 | Alternate |
The next event on the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt schedule is the Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifier at Edmundson Golf Course held on Sunday, June 18. For more Local Qualifiers in your area, click here.
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