Iowa Amateur Championship
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The Iowa Amateur Championship is a historic and prestigious amateur golf tournament held annually at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 2025 event took place July 28-30 and featured a strong field of players from across the state and region. Iowa State University rising junior Owen Sawyer claimed the 123rd championship, finishing 12-under par and securing an exemption to the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club. The tournament is known for its competitive intensity and quality courses. The Iowa Amateur Championship serves as a key event in Iowa’s amateur golf landscape, offering elite competition and opportunities for players to advance to national tournaments.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 - 30, 2025 | Des Moines Golf & Country Club - South Course | Owen Sawyer (-12) | -12 | 10.24 | See Results |
| Jul 28 - 30, 2024 | Finkbine GC | Nate McCoy (-12) | -12 | 8.30 | See Results |
Results
2024
Scoring Averages
+1.76Tournament
73.76R1
74.25R2
72.74R3
Round Stats
3.15Birdies or Better
4.29Bogeys or Worse
3.25Par 3s
4.18Par 4s
4.74Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate McCoy | -12 | 204 | 71 | 67 | 66 | +5.58 | 9.52 |
| T2 | Cale Leonard | -9 | 207 | 73 | 68 | 66 | +4.58 | 7.49 |
| T2 | Maxwell Tjoa | -9 | 207 | 72 | 68 | 67 | +4.58 | 7.49 |
| T2 | Jon Olson | -9 | 207 | 70 | 68 | 69 | +4.58 | 7.49 |
| T5 | Dusty Drenth | -8 | 208 | 70 | 66 | 72 | +4.25 | 5.86 |
| T5 | Chad McCarty | -8 | 208 | 68 | 72 | 68 | +4.25 | 5.86 |
| 7 | Jack Dumas | -7 | 209 | 67 | 71 | 71 | +3.92 | 5.42 |
| 8 | Josh Lundmark | -6 | 210 | 72 | 67 | 71 | +3.58 | 5.05 |
| T9 | Will Simpson | -5 | 211 | 68 | 74 | 69 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Cole Davis | -5 | 211 | 70 | 70 | 71 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Jake Weissenburger | -5 | 211 | 67 | 67 | 77 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Nikko Ganas | -5 | 211 | 69 | 69 | 73 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Trent Lindenman | -5 | 211 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Nate Dunn | -5 | 211 | 71 | 72 | 68 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Grant Greazel | -5 | 211 | 69 | 74 | 68 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T9 | Lucas Scherf | -5 | 211 | 69 | 71 | 71 | +3.25 | 5.12 |
| T17 | Owen Sawyer | -4 | 212 | 71 | 74 | 67 | +2.92 | 3.64 |
| T17 | Bennett Berger | -4 | 212 | 67 | 72 | 73 | +2.92 | 3.64 |
| T17 | J.D. Anderson | -4 | 212 | 66 | 71 | 75 | +2.92 | 3.64 |
| T17 | Grant Smith | -4 | 212 | 68 | 70 | 74 | +2.92 | 3.64 |
| T21 | Andrew Johannsen | -2 | 214 | 69 | 71 | 74 | +2.25 | 3.38 |
| T21 | Tomas Rascon | -2 | 214 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +2.25 | 3.38 |
| T21 | Chris Kramer | -2 | 214 | 74 | 71 | 69 | +2.25 | 3.38 |
| T24 | Brock Snyder | -1 | 215 | 71 | 75 | 69 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Calvin McNeeley | -1 | 215 | 73 | 68 | 74 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Luke Slaymaker | -1 | 215 | 74 | 71 | 70 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Scot Cook | -1 | 215 | 69 | 71 | 75 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Ben Herrera | -1 | 215 | 68 | 75 | 72 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Mark Devlin | -1 | 215 | 72 | 71 | 72 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Justin Weber | -1 | 215 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Ben Peters | -1 | 215 | 73 | 73 | 69 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T24 | Blake Cronin | -1 | 215 | 69 | 73 | 73 | +1.92 | 3.20 |
| T33 | Axton Miller | E | 216 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T33 | Roman Roth | E | 216 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T33 | Keith Thompson | E | 216 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T33 | Nile Petersen | E | 216 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T33 | Tanner Dinnebier | E | 216 | 67 | 78 | 71 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T33 | Keaton Thissen | E | 216 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +1.58 | 2.80 |
| T39 | Michael Canfield | +1 | 217 | 75 | 70 | 72 | +1.25 | 2.47 |
| T39 | David Combs | +1 | 217 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +1.25 | 2.47 |
| T39 | Ethan Mechling | +1 | 217 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +1.25 | 2.47 |
| T42 | Charlie Hoyle | +2 | 218 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +0.92 | 2.42 |
| T42 | Connor Peck | +2 | 218 | 69 | 74 | 75 | +0.92 | 2.42 |
| T42 | Cody Weaver | +2 | 218 | 78 | 66 | 74 | +0.92 | 2.42 |
| T42 | Nate Spear | +2 | 218 | 75 | 71 | 72 | +0.92 | 2.42 |
| T42 | Joe Palmer | +2 | 218 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +0.92 | 2.42 |
| T47 | Reid Hall | +3 | 219 | 68 | 77 | 74 | +0.58 | 2.30 |
| T47 | Gene Elliott | +3 | 219 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +0.58 | 2.30 |
| T47 | Dennis Bull | +3 | 219 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +0.58 | 2.30 |
| T50 | Braeden Nelson | +4 | 220 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +0.25 | 2.24 |
| T50 | Frederick Walker | +4 | 220 | 74 | 70 | 76 | +0.25 | 2.24 |
| T52 | Martin Golobic | +5 | 221 | 71 | 75 | 75 | -0.08 | 2.18 |
| T52 | Kelly Brown | +5 | 221 | 70 | 71 | 80 | -0.08 | 2.18 |
| 54 | Cody Bender | +6 | 222 | 70 | 76 | 76 | -0.42 | 2.12 |
| T55 | Sam Herrmann | +7 | 223 | 72 | 74 | 77 | -0.75 | 2.12 |
| T55 | Cole Ruckman | +7 | 223 | 76 | 70 | 77 | -0.75 | 2.12 |
| T55 | Josh Nichols | +7 | 223 | 75 | 71 | 77 | -0.75 | 2.12 |
| T55 | Bryan Lemkau | +7 | 223 | 71 | 73 | 79 | -0.75 | 2.12 |
| T59 | Owen Howe | +8 | 224 | 70 | 75 | 79 | -1.08 | 2.03 |
| T59 | Drew Larimer | +8 | 224 | 72 | 72 | 80 | -1.08 | 2.03 |
| 61 | Ryan Schrimper | +10 | 226 | 70 | 75 | 81 | -1.75 | 1.97 |
| CUT | Matt Schlueter | +3 | 147 | 71 | 76 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Alex Bair | +3 | 147 | 76 | 71 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Hogan Hansen | +3 | 147 | 72 | 75 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Daniel Anfield | +3 | 147 | 71 | 76 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Jack McCarty | +3 | 147 | 76 | 71 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Harold Dobernecker | +3 | 147 | 70 | 77 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Ned Carter | +3 | 147 | 75 | 72 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Bo Anderson | +3 | 147 | 71 | 76 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Jon Brown | +3 | 147 | 73 | 74 | - | +0.51 | 1.94 |
| CUT | Scott Hart | +4 | 148 | 75 | 73 | - | +0.01 | 1.83 |
| CUT | Nico Booyens | +4 | 148 | 75 | 73 | - | +0.01 | 1.83 |
| CUT | Dillon Burr | +4 | 148 | 75 | 73 | - | +0.01 | 1.83 |
| CUT | Sam Zoske | +4 | 148 | 73 | 75 | - | +0.01 | 1.83 |
| CUT | Ethan Blomme | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | +0.01 | 1.83 |
| CUT | Zach May | +5 | 149 | 73 | 76 | - | -0.50 | 1.80 |
| CUT | Mason Weeks | +5 | 149 | 71 | 78 | - | -0.50 | 1.80 |
| CUT | Connor Van | +5 | 149 | 72 | 77 | - | -0.50 | 1.80 |
| CUT | Nathan Tillman | +5 | 149 | 71 | 78 | - | -0.50 | 1.80 |
| CUT | Mateo Rascon | +6 | 150 | 72 | 78 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Adam Moyers | +6 | 150 | 74 | 76 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Zach Christianson | +6 | 150 | 79 | 71 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Preston Bily | +6 | 150 | 73 | 77 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Eric Spurgetis | +6 | 150 | 74 | 76 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Mike McCoy | +6 | 150 | 76 | 74 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Sam Johnson | +6 | 150 | 71 | 79 | - | -1.00 | 1.75 |
| CUT | Matthew Briggs | +7 | 151 | 78 | 73 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Jackson Overton | +7 | 151 | 78 | 73 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Brian Fields | +7 | 151 | 75 | 76 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Drew Teeter | +7 | 151 | 74 | 77 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Brock Wilson | +7 | 151 | 75 | 76 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Jay Fjelstul | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Tanner Wachtl | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Michael Takacs | +7 | 151 | 73 | 78 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Ron Peterson | +7 | 151 | 78 | 73 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Drew Hensen | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Coby Thompson | +7 | 151 | 76 | 75 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Hunter Johnson | +7 | 151 | 73 | 78 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Peter Strothkamp | +7 | 151 | 73 | 78 | - | -1.50 | 1.68 |
| CUT | Tony Newkirk | +8 | 152 | 78 | 74 | - | -2.00 | 1.53 |
| CUT | Davis Korver | +8 | 152 | 73 | 79 | - | -2.00 | 1.53 |
| CUT | Grant Simpson | +8 | 152 | 78 | 74 | - | -2.00 | 1.53 |
| CUT | Tyler Barnes | +8 | 152 | 77 | 75 | - | -2.00 | 1.53 |
| CUT | Jay Gregory | +9 | 153 | 77 | 76 | - | -2.50 | 1.48 |
| CUT | Bill Matzdorff | +9 | 153 | 78 | 75 | - | -2.50 | 1.48 |
| CUT | Max Noffsinger | +10 | 154 | 77 | 77 | - | -3.00 | 1.45 |
| CUT | Calen Bishop | +10 | 154 | 75 | 79 | - | -3.00 | 1.45 |
| CUT | Drake Ellgren | +10 | 154 | 80 | 74 | - | -3.00 | 1.45 |
| CUT | Marc Gladson | +11 | 155 | 79 | 76 | - | -3.50 | 1.42 |
| CUT | Dustin Hall | +12 | 156 | 78 | 78 | - | -4.00 | 1.41 |
| CUT | Lincoln Beckett | +13 | 157 | 76 | 81 | - | -4.50 | 1.41 |
| CUT | Cooper Hanson | +13 | 157 | 80 | 77 | - | -4.50 | 1.41 |
| CUT | Preston Reynolds | +13 | 157 | 78 | 79 | - | -4.50 | 1.41 |
| CUT | Jeff Berndt | +13 | 157 | 75 | 82 | - | -4.50 | 1.41 |
| CUT | Jim Ihm | +14 | 158 | 78 | 80 | - | -5.00 | 1.36 |
| CUT | Trevor White | +14 | 158 | 76 | 82 | - | -5.00 | 1.36 |
| CUT | John Thomson | +15 | 159 | 84 | 75 | - | -5.50 | 1.33 |
| CUT | Maverick Schwabe | +15 | 159 | 83 | 76 | - | -5.50 | 1.33 |
| CUT | Dewell Anderson | +15 | 159 | 79 | 80 | - | -5.50 | 1.33 |
| CUT | Josh Nelson | +15 | 159 | 81 | 78 | - | -5.50 | 1.33 |
| CUT | Henry Ferrari | +16 | 160 | 81 | 79 | - | -6.00 | 0.80 |
| CUT | Joel Yunek | +16 | 160 | 79 | 81 | - | -6.00 | 0.80 |
| CUT | Easton Korell | +16 | 160 | 75 | 85 | - | -6.00 | 0.80 |
| CUT | Carter Drury | +17 | 161 | 86 | 75 | - | -6.50 | 0.60 |
| CUT | Will Steege | +17 | 161 | 82 | 79 | - | -6.50 | 0.60 |
| CUT | Taylor Wilson | +18 | 162 | 84 | 78 | - | -7.00 | 0.40 |
| CUT | John Burgett | +18 | 162 | 78 | 84 | - | -7.00 | 0.40 |
| CUT | Ryan Greteman | +18 | 162 | 80 | 82 | - | -7.00 | 0.40 |
| CUT | Aaron Fleming | +22 | 166 | 84 | 82 | - | -9.00 | 0.20 |
| DQ | Andrew Huseman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.10 |