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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa women's golfer Lea Zeitler. Contributed.

Iowa golf programs impress during stroke play tournaments

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter February 17, 2021

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams were in action this week as the men traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Kiawah Invitational, and the women teed it up in Las Vegas at the Rebel...

Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf makes history at Big Ten Match Play

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter February 7, 2021

After senior Alex Schaake expressed real optimism that the Hawkeyes could win their first team event of the shortened 2021 season, the Iowa men’s golf team came within one match of doing just that. A...

Iowa's Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa men’s golf ready for return to action

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter February 4, 2021

Senior Alex Schaake and the Iowa men’s golf team will have one simple goal in mind when they tee it up at this weekend’s Big Ten Match Play Championships at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast,...

Iowa's Alex Schaake drives during a tournament at the Donald Ross Course at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

Unusual fall season prepares Hawkeye golfers for future professional careers

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter December 15, 2020

Professional golf is not all glitz and glamour.  The PGA Tour is the pinnacle of the sport and usually the only professional golf on television that casual sports fans watch. But there’s a lot more...

Iowa’s Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa men’s golf’s Alex Schaake advanced to match play at the Maridoe Amateur Championship

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter December 8, 2020

On what Alex Schaake called the hardest golf course he’s ever played, the Iowa redshirt senior didn’t back down from the challenge at the Mariode Amateur Championship in Carrollton, Texas. In...

Defending champion Tiger Woods tees off in the rain on the par-3 4th hole during his practice round for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020, in Augusta.

Woods could make history at Augusta

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 11, 2020

This week at the Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods will be chasing history, just as he has done seemingly throughout his career. Woods will be attempting to earn his 83rd career PGA Tour victory –...

Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa golf’s Schaake makes equipment change

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 3, 2020

Iowa men’s golfer Alex Schaake is getting his new toys before the holidays this year. The senior will put new clubs in the bag once they arrive in the next couple of weeks. Schaake’s fall season...

Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa men’s golf’s Schaake impresses at Golf Club of Georgia Amateur Invitational

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 27, 2020

This fall, Alex Schaake has played well enough to finish in the top 15 in every tournament he’s competed in since the school year began. The Iowa men’s golfer has finished in a tie for fifth...

Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf’s Alex Schaake and Benton Weinberg have special bond

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 20, 2020

Alex Schaake and Benton Weinberg both came to Iowa back in 2016 with high hopes, as they began their collegiate golf career with the Hawkeyes. In the fall of that year, Schaake was a highly touted...

Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa players weigh in on golf’s distance debate

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 19, 2020

Ever since John Daly became the first PGA TOUR player to average a 300-yard carry with his driver back in 1997, length off the tee has been a topic of conversation in the world of golf. Although driving...

Joe Kim watches the ball approach the flag during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa golf’s Weinberg outlasts teammate Schaake in playoff

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 12, 2020

Like many other tournaments this fall, Iowa’s golfers performed well last weekend at The Harvest tournament in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The eight Hawkeye players that made the road trip to the Cornhusker...

Gonzalo Leal putts during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa players find success playing as individuals

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 4, 2020

Over the offseason, many of Iowa’s men’s golfers participated in summer tournaments individually, whether it be state-sanctioned amateur events, amateur events run by the United States Golf Association...