Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
• September 24, 2020
When Tim Gravert’s golf course dog died from cancer this past winter, the new Finkbine superintendent knew he needed to fill the vacancy quickly.
Starting a new job at a new course, Gravert set...
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
• September 21, 2020
Even though the Iowa women’s golf program can’t compete in tournaments as a team this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group is trying to simulate competitive situations as best it can.
Last...
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
• September 15, 2020
Tim Gravert wanted to be a veterinarian, but after just one semester, he realized it wasn’t for him.
“I was going to do my pre-med at Iowa Wesleyan,” Gravert said. “Then, the plan was to...
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
• September 14, 2020
Finkbine Golf Course has undergone numerous changes since last fall. The Hawkeye golf programs’ home course has a new clubhouse, new management, and a new superintendent.
Even though the Iowa...
Despite not competing for most of the spring, Hawkeye golfers proved sharp over the summer, earning multiple individual wins.
Whether it was Alex Schaake winning the Indian Creek Invitational, Lea...
Morgan Goldstein recorded four birdies and no bogeys on the first nine holes of the second and final round of the Nevada Women’s State Amateur Championship in July. The Hawkeye golfer was making...
When Iowa golfer Dana Lerner, born in Israel, lived in Wisconsin, she went with her dad to play golf because when they finished playing, she would get ice cream and candy.
Lerner moved back to Israel...
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
• July 8, 2020
Since 1971, the John Deere Classic has brought its magic to the Quad Cities and the surrounding communities. Now, for the first time in nearly five decades, the area faces a year without the golf tournament.
On...
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...
