Anderson wins 22nd IGA Senior Match Play, Norton collects Super Senior title

J.D. Anderson (right), of Johnston, secured his first Senior Division win at the 22nd IGA Senior Match Play against Curtis Holck, of Ankeny, winning 4 & 3 at Whispering Creek Golf Club in Sioux City.

Anderson admitted he had to shift his thought process as he won his semifinals match to get into the finals.

“The course played different between today and yesterday the wind switched,” Anderson said. “You got used to some yardages but you had to adjust. My strategy really knowing that there are not a lot of birdies out here when it is this windy was to just not make big numbers”.

Anderson, who defeated West Des Moines’ Chris Kramer on the 18th hole to win the match at 1 up. In the afternoon finals Anderson had his foot on the gas from the get go. Anderson won the first three holes and never looked back.

“I made a ton of my six footers today, that just kept me in it, kept me on top and got me the win,” Anderson added.

Anderson received a bye in the round of 32, in the Round of 16 defeated Bob Brummel, of Orange City in 19 holes, and in the quarterfinals topped Sioux City local Lance Heimsoth 2 & 1.

In one of the Super Senior Division semifinal matches, a repeat of the 21st IGA Senior Match Play final, saw Muscatine resident Tom Norton and Dave Gaer of Des Moines lock horns.

But, this time Tom Norton claimed the victory in 20 holes to advance to the finals.

“I knew the match against Dave was going to be really challenging, he is a very good player and it was all that I expected and then some,” Norton said.

The wind seemed to be a recurring theme players had to take into consideration during matches. 

“Wind is always a factor,” Norton said of his matches. “The IGA always does a great job of setting courses up. I always feel like it is going to be fair, it isn’t going to be easy, but it is going to be fair.”

Norton (right) would go on to defeat Bill Mathers of Correctionville 4 & 2. Mathers, who defeated Kevin Welte 3 &2 to reach the finals, played well all week and won several of his matches in dominating fashion.

Norton’s road to the finals was dominating as well, he would receive a bye in the Round of 32, defeat Des Moines’ Charlie Taylor 4 & 2 in the Round of 16 and defeat another Des Moines resident Dan Trerotola 5 & 4 before meeting Gaer in the semifinals.

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