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...
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,...
The Iowa women's golf team has cancelled the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on March 19-21 due to the state Board of Regents suspending travel outside of the United States.
In...
