Round 1 of the 50th Iowa Girls Junior PGA Championship-
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Round 1 of the 50th Iowa Girls Junior PGA Championship was a Major Point Event on the 2026 Iowa PGA Junior and Pee Wee Tour held at Elmcrest Country Club. The Pee Wee Championship starts tomorrow.
Two Girls will qualify to the 50th Junior PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East & West in Frisco, Texas on July 28-31, 2026. The low 2 scorers from either the 14-15 or 16-18 division will advance. In addition to the two qualifiers, there will be two alternates in case of a qualifier not being able to compete. Girls will also have to be 18 or under as of July 29, 2026 to compete at the national event.
Thank you to Mizuno who will be providing a player gift for this event. Player gift will be based on age and gender of winner and more details provided in tee time and pairing email. A contest will be held during round 2 of the event (CTP, Long Putt, etc.). Player gift will be putter, wedge, etc.
Special thanks to PGA Director of Instruction Brian Johnson, PGA Head Professional Brian Russell and the entire Elmcrest Country Club staff and membership for hosting this two-day event.
The Iowa PGA would also like to thank Shattuck – St. Mary’s and PRG for their support, as well as John Novosel and Bushnell Golf and Camelbak for our 50th Iowa Girls Junior PGA Championship competition.
Award Winners
Junior Tour
1 Ava Lohrbach, Ames, Iowa – 68 -2
2 Saleah Vivanh-Vong, Des Moines, Iowa – 72 +2
T3 Haley Robertson, Coal Valley, Illinois – 73 +3
T3 Grace Lewis, Oelwein, Iowa – 73 +3
T3 Ainsley Wilson, Iowa City, Iowa – 73 +3
1 Stella Roemer, Bettendorf, Iowa – 75 +5
2 Allee Rose Booten, Fort Madison, Iowa – 78 +8
3 Lily Schrage, Tiffin, Iowa – 79 +9
1 Elsie Remington, Robins, Iowa – 39 +4
2 April Smart, Runnells, Iowa – 40 +5
T3 Katelyn Kneeland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 41 +6
T3 Payton Bjorseth, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 41 +6
The next event on the 2026 Iowa PGA Junior Tour/Pee Wee Tour schedule is Quad Cities Junior at Palmer Hills on July 8, 2026.
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