by Matt Kelley | Feb 17, 2017 | Sports, Weather
Several Iowa golf courses are open for business and golfers by the hundreds are swarming the fairways. Spring doesn’t officially arrive until March 20th but with unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and near 70, conditions are ideal. Lisa Miller, golf director...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 6, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
The clubhouse at one of Iowa’s premiere golf courses was destroyed in a fire this morning. Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the fire at the Amana Colonies Golf Club, but they say it appears to have started in the pro shop and spread to the...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 20, 2015 | Sports
Zach Johnson joined elite company this afternoon. The Cedar Rapids native became only the 14th golfer to win both the Masters and British Open by edging Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a dramatic four hole playoff. It was an emotional Johnson who was interviewed...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 13, 2015 | Sports
For the second time Jordan Spieth has won the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities. Jordan Spieth needed a two-hole playoff to win the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities, his fourth tourney win of the year. Iowa native Zach Johnson finished in third place at 19...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 8, 2015 | Sports
A week from now Jordan Spieth will begin his quest to win the third leg of golf’s “Grand Slam” at the British Open, but the 21-year-old is back in the Quad Cities this week getting set for tomorrow’s start of the John Deere Classic. Spieth has...
