Before the PGA Tour returned June 14 from the forced break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, live golf had already been played in front of a TV audience of millions a few weeks prior.
First,...
Since a new clubhouse was approved by the state Board of Regents in 2017, Finkbine Golf Course has undergone quite the transformation.
The newly renovated and renamed Nagle Family Clubhouse opened...
While many of the nation’s gyms, parks, and other athletic facilities were closed or may still be shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, a high percentage of golf courses in the U.S. either have...
Normally, the Charles Schwab Challenge is just another PGA Tour event.
Usually contested near the end of May, the tournament’s field may include a few big names and even a couple of the world’s...
Three members of the Iowa men's golf team — seniors Alex Schaake and Benton Weinberg, and sophomore Gonzalo Leal Montero — earned Big Ten recognition, the conference announced Monday.
Schaake,...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020 is a day sports fans will not soon forget.
The sports world seemed to stop spinning Thursday afternoon as NCAA announced that it would not conduct any of its postseason championships,...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday evening that fans will not be granted entry to any of its remaining 2020 winter or spring events.
Those granted access include student-athletes, coaches,...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 10, 2020
Finding an opportunity to play college golf is often not easy. Rosters are exclusive, typically made up of less than 10 golfers.
Occasionally, even rostered golfers struggle to find opportunities...
Finkbine Golf Course, which is owned by the University of Iowa and services the women's and men's golf teams, is under new management.
The move, announced Monday morning, transfers management to...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 17, 2020
Golf is an individual game. Golfers create their own success, but others help them sustain it.
Despite the isolation the game provides — both in practice and on the course — outside factors...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 10, 2020
Fresh off a five-year contract extension, Iowa head men’s golf coach Tyler Stith led his team to Palm Coast, Florida — the home of the 2020 Big Ten Match Play. The Big Ten’s Match Play event...
The Iowa men’s golf team struggled on the green over the weekend in its final fall season tournament at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Baylor.
The team placed 10th out of 12 teams, while...
