SVANOE & LANDSTRUM TRIUMPH AT SENIOR AMATEUR


Barbara Svanoe of Urbandale captured her first Iowa Senior Women's Amateur Championship title shooting rounds of 79 and 76 at Atlantic Golf & Country Club.  Svanoe's final round started off hot with a birdie on the first hole.  She also made birdie on the par 4 16th which helped her to finish her last five holes at even par.  Jill Blackwood of Burlington and Cindy Reinertsen of Jesup both shot a two-day total of 159 finishing in a tie for second place.

Sara Landstrum of Norwalk successfully defended her Super Senior Division title shooting a two-day total of 161.  Landstrum shot 84 the first day and was 3 shots back from the first round leader Judy McCarty of Fort Madison.  Landstrum rallied back with a 77 on the final day to catch McCarty and secure her title.  McCarty finished in second place shooting a 162 and Ginger Ahern of Emmetsburg was third with a 168. 

Barb Svanoe

Sara Landstrum

Jane Christensen of Waterloo shot a two-day total of 184 to receive medalist honors in the 70-79 Age Division and for the second year in a row, Eileen Van Horn of Des Moines shot the low score in the 80+ Age Division shooting a two-day total of 202.   

Results

Jane Christensen

Eileen Van Horn