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2021 Iowa PGA Awards Professional Development Award
from 2021 Year In Review
by Iowa PGA
Bryan Haas of Blue Top Ridge has been experience and have experiences that named the 2021 Professional Develop- they may not have the answer to. Haas ment Award winner. The Horton Smith truly enjoys the process of helping Award is based on a Professional’s them grow in our business. entire record and achievements over their career. The guidelines for this Contributions made to building the award include various types of educa- PGA image: Haas believes his contritional seminars brought to the section, butions to help build the PGA image contributions made to building the comes from his work within our comPGA image, leadership and networking munity. Helping our local High School ability, promotion of the game of golf teams when they need a place to play, within the community, techniques used a coach or just someone to offer ento encourage membership support of couragement. Building a High School the various seminars, articles written team at a school that did not have golf for publication in books or magazines on their radar. Many of the kids in the and any sectional or nationally recog- Highland High School program have not ever met a PGA Professional or nized coursed attended by the nominee which enhance the PGA Professional. have had any interactions with a PGA Professional. For many of the kids, this This past Spring, Haas, along with Lu- is the first time they have touched a golf club. Teaching them the basic rules cas Donah of the Cedar Rapids Country Club, held a class for our Iowa PGA As- of golf and helping them understand sociates in the Riverside Performance that our game is a game they can play Studio. They covered the subjects for life and enjoy well after high school of teaching and fitting. The class was is very important to him. well attended, and he enjoyed going through the processes with the group. There is no doubt the GIVE Foundation is one of his biggest passions in his A lot of questions have continued to be efforts to give back. Even though his asked throughout the year by many of work is more behind the scenes now, he the different attendees as they gain still likes to get out and see our Veterans on the range enjoying all of the work we have done to help make that possible.
This is Haas’s second time to be rewarded the Professional Development Award (2012). He has also been awarded for the Merchandiser of the Year (Resort) in the years of 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Thank you for the honor and recognition of receiving the Professional Development Award. Golf was such a great experience for me at a very young age that I continually feel the need to give back to the game that has given my family and I so many opportunities. The ability to help Golf Professionals and Amateurs to succeed in this game and business is very fulling and certainly drives me as I watch them develop into great players, Golf Professionals and business people. Thank you again for the honor, I truly appreciate everyone in our PGA Section and all that you do to make our Iowa PGA the success that it is.
The Iowa PGA Congratulates Bryan Haas as our 2021 Professional Development Award.
The Iowa PGA Staff would like to congraulate all the award winners for all your hard work during the 2021 Golf Season! We look forward to seeing what the future holds and we can't wait to see you in 2022 season.
The Iowa PGA would like to Jay Horton and Darin Justice for all their hard work for helping us put on another successful Awards Luncheon Presented by All Star Pro Golf. Thanks to the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort staf as well for helping put on this great awards luncheon.
Iowa PGA Season Long Match Play Champion
Sean McCarty, PGA Head Professional at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville, Iowa
Iowa – Sean McCarty of the Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville, Iowa won the season long Iowa PGA Match Play by defeating Zach Steffen of Waveland Golf Club in the final match, 1up.
The season long Match Play was a single elimination Championship. Players were seeded upon last year’s Player of the Year points list. The Championship was broken into an East and West Brackets with the winner from each region facing off in the final match.
Here is McCarty’s path through the Match Play Brackets.
McCarty earned a first-round bye in the East Bracket of the 2021 Match Play due to his Player of the Year Points in 2020 as the #2 seed in the East Bracket. He faced JR Millar of Lake Bracken Country Club in the second round defeating him in a conceded match. He then went on to knock off Chris Black of Hickory Grove Golf Course, 4 & 3 in round 3. In the fourth round of the East Bracket, McCarty took on Bryan Luedtke of Bunker Links Golf Course and defeated him, 3 & 2 in the match. He then faced Ben Montgomery of Airport National Golf Complex in the fifth round of matches and defeated him in 20 holes. The final Championship match had McCarty defeating Zach Steffen of Waveland Golf Club, 1 up to win the 2021 season long Iowa PGA Match Play Championship.
This was McCarty’s eighth Match Play Championship Title.
Iowa PGA Season Long Senior Match Play Champion
Chad Proehl, PGA Teaching Professional at Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course
Iowa – Chad Proehl of Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course in Waukee, Iowa won the season long Iowa PGA Senior Match Play by defeating Jeff Schmid of Brown Deer Golf Club in the final match, 3 & 2. Click here, for results.
The season long Senior Match Play was a single elimination Championship. Players were seeded upon last year’s Player of the Year points list. The Championship was broken into an East and West Brackets with the winner from each region facing off in the Championship final.
Here is Proehl’s path through the Match Play Brackets.
Proehl earned a first-round bye in the East Bracket of the 2021 Senior Match Play due to his Player of the Year Points in 2020 as the #3 seed in the West Bracket. He faced Monte Meyer of South Hills Golf Course in the second round defeating him, 3 & 2. He then went on to knock off John Bermel of Pheasant Ridge Golf Course, 1 up in round 3. In the Fourth round of the East Bracket, Proehl took on Judd Gibb of Hanson’s Custom Golf and defeated him, 4 & 3 in the match. The final Championship match had Proehl defeating Jeff Schmid of Brown Deer Golf Club, 3 & 2 to win the 2021 season long Iowa PGA Senior Match Play Championship.
This was Proehl’s first Senior Match Play Championship Title.
Port St. Lucie, Florida– Chad Proehl, Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course finished in the Top 35 and qualified for the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in Harbor Shores, Michigan on May 24-29, 2022. The Iowa PGA had seven contestants in the 2021 Senior PGA Professional Championship held this past weekend, October 21-24, 2021 at PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker & Ryder Courses) in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Proehl led after the first round with a 7-under-par round of 64. He finished the tournament in a Tie for 29th place at 2-under-par 285 with rounds of 64-71-78-72.
John Bermel, Pheasant Ridge Golf Course made the 36-hole cut but did not qualify for the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. The following missed the 36-Hole Cut...Chris Black, Hickory Grove Golf Course, Judd Gibb, Hanson's Custom Golf, Bryan Luedtke, Bunker Links Golf Course, Jeff Schmid, Brown Deer Golf Club and John Shawver, Fore Seasons Golf/Grinnell Golf & Country Club.
Des Moines, Iowa - The Iowa Golf Hall of Fame had their annual dinner to regongnize the Classes of 2020 and 2021. The Class of 2020 was Beth Bader, John Benda and Judd Gibb. The Class of 2021 was Chad Proehl, the late Jerry Johnson and Jim Carney.
The night was young we had many great speeches made on behalf of each class. Julie Manning presented Beth Bader, Tom Benda presented his brother John Benda, Mary Gibb presented her husband Judd Gibb, Bob Moreland and Jeff Smith presented with Deb Johnson accepting the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame award for her husband the late Jerry Johnson, Joe Palmer presented Jim Carney and Jesse Proehl (daughter) and Jordan Proehl (son) presented their dad Chad Proehl.
Congraulations to each of the Classes of 2020 and 2021. This is such a great honor to accomplish and each of you have done a great job in your career for the Iowa Golf in the state of Iowa.
Learn More About the Famers
Class of 2020 Beth Bader John Benda Judd Gibb
Class of 2021 Chad Proehl Jerry Johnson Jim Carney
The photos below were taken by Mary Gibb.
Dyersville, Iowa - The Eastern Iowa Tourism Associates (EITA) had their annual meeting last week at the Field of Dreams Field in Dyersville, Iowa. This was Iowa PGA Member John Valliere’s first meeting as the President of the EITA Board. President Valliere will lead the Board over the coming months as they push for more state funding with all Tourism in the state. The EITA is a collection of Convention and Visitors Bureau marketing tourism and business development in the Eastern part of the State of Iowa.
Following the success of the first ever Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees the meeting and tour was hosted by the Field of Dreams. The entire property is a very special place and the history that was told by the great people that love that field was a treat to listen to. If you ever get the chance to visit in that area, please take the time. You will feel the magic that came out of that place and why so many visitors have visited that place since the movie was released.
In 2022 we will be celebrating our 41st Annual Iowa PGA Junior Golf Academy is traditionally a 5-day, 4-night premier golf camp scheduled to be held TBA at Pheasant Ridge GC and the University of Northern Iowa. John Bermel, Head PGA Professional at Pheasant Ridge GC and Head Coach of the Men and Women’s golf teams at UNI. The Iowa PGA Junior Golf Academy also utilizes the men and women PGA Professionals of the Iowa Section as instructors for the students. More details on lead instructor, John Bermel, PGA are found below.
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