The Waterloo Jaycees Greater Waterloo Open Golf Classic is a the oldest and largest golf

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 tournament in the state of Iowa. It has been played annually since 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008. It is traditionally played over the course of third week/weekend in the month of July.

The tournament actually consists of five separate tournaments which are organized and run simultaneously by a volunteer committee of Waterloo Jaycees. The tournaments are played on the three public golf courses in Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...

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Don Narveson Memorial Youth Golf Clinic

The Waterloo Open has become nearly a week-long event, and kicks off annually with the Don Narveson Memorial Youth Golf Clinic. The Youth Clinic takes place at South Hills Golf Course on Wednesday morning of the week of the event. Local youth interested in becoming more acquainted with the game of golf (as well as those who already play) can receive one-on-one interaction with golf professionals to refine their swing, receive putting instruction, and learn basic golf etiquette

Golf etiquette

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Pro-Am Tournament

The tournament itself begins on Thursday morning, when the Pro-Am tournament begins at Irv Warren Memorial golf course. The Waterloo Open receives sponsorship from many local and national businesses, and these sponsors' generosity is repaid partially by being invited to play a round of golf with a professional golfer. Groups of 5 (one professional with 4 amateurs/sponsors) tee it up on either Thursday or Friday.

The professionals compete against each other for a special Pro-Am tournament purse

Prize money

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. For those professionals who may not have played in the Waterloo Open before, the Pro-Am tournament serves as a practice round played on the course on which they will compete later that weekend in a competitive environment.

The amateur/sponsor groups also compete for nominal gift certificate prizes awarded to the best overall teams.

Amateur tournament

The Amateur and Senior Amateur tournaments begin on Friday the week of the event. The amateur field consists of 272 golfers, one half of which play at South Hills Golf Course on Friday, while the other one half play at Gates Park Golf Course. The groups switch courses on Saturday and play a second round of golf. After Saturday's round, the top 36 amateur golfers (and ties), along with the top 4 senior amateur golfers (and ties) make the cut and are invited to play a third championship round along with the professional golfers on Sunday at Irv Warren Golf Course. The amateur with the lowest combined 3-day score is the champion and receives a prize in the form of gift certificates redeemable at the local golf course pro shops.

Professional tournament

The crown jewels of the Waterloo Open are the Professional and Senior Professional golf tournaments. 192 professionals compete in a one day qualifing "shoot-out" on Saturday at Irv Warren Golf Course. After Saturday's round, a cut is made and the top 60 golfers in the Open division, as well as the top 20 golfers in the senior division, play a second round on Sunday for the championship.

Because of the Waterloo Open's relatively large top prize compared to other tournaments of its size ($40,000 to the golfer who wins in 2008) and its reputation as one of the most well-run and hospitable tournaments among professional golfers, it attracts many up-and-coming young golfers from all over the country. Golfers who have competed in the Waterloo Open include current PGA professionals Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson

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, Woody Austin

Woody Austin

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, Tom Lehman

Tom Lehman

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, and George McNeill

George McNeill

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Winners

Year	Professional	Amateur
2009	Andy Winings	Kyle Bermel
2008	Derek Lamely Derek Lamely Derek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before...	Cole Peevler
2007	Jay Reynolds	Keith Jungen
2006	Scott Hart	Jamie Frazier
2005	Brett Melton	Matt Lowe
2004	Jerod Turner Jerod Turner Jerod A. Turner is an American professional golfer.Turner was born in Oak Harbor, Washington. He turned professional in 2000 and played on mini-tours until qualifying for the 2009 Nationwide Tour....	Matt Steddom
2003	Steve Friesen Steve Friesen Steve Friesen is an American professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour.Friesen attended the University of Nebraska where in 1999 he won the Ben Hogan Award for the nations top scholar-athlete and was also named All-America honorable mention...	Marc Cahalan
2002	Jon Troutman	Matt Willmott
2001	George McNeill George McNeill George William McNeill, Jr. is an American professional golfer.McNeill was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He attended Florida State University, where he was a member of the golf team. He was an All-ACC and All-America selection in 1997 and 1998.McNeill is currently a member of the PGA Tour...	Brock Mulder
2000	Jerod Turner Jerod Turner Jerod A. Turner is an American professional golfer.Turner was born in Oak Harbor, Washington. He turned professional in 2000 and played on mini-tours until qualifying for the 2009 Nationwide Tour....	KC Doland
1999	Brad Klapprott	Ryan Smith
1998	Sean McCarty	Cory Braunschweig
1997	Jeff Schmid	Dave Narveson
1996	Jeff Schmid	Nathan Lubs
1995	Pat Moore	Paul Wurtz
1994	Darrell Chivington	Scott Brauer
1993	Woody Austin Woody Austin Albert Woody Austin II is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Austin was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Miami, where he was a member of the golf team coached by Norman C. Parsons Jr...	Scott Brauer
1992	Tom Gillis Tom Gillis Thomas Charles Gillis is an American professional golfer.Gillis was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and graduated from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan...	John Berg
1991	Jerry Smith Jerry Smith (golfer) Jerry Smith is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Smith was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He played college golf at Baylor University. He turned professional in 1987....	Curt Berggren
1990	Ty Armstrong	Bill Hoefle
1989	Skip Holton	Nick De Kock
1988	Skip Holton
1987	Clark Burroughs	John Dinnebier
1986	Tom Lehman Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer.Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took...	Brad Clark
1985	John Benda John Benda John Benda is an American professional golfer playing on the European Seniors Tour.Benda was born in Sheridan, Wyoming and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. His wife, Veronica, is a native of Chile, and they have no children....	Mike Ketchum
1984	Tony Cerda	Scott Morgensen
1983	Mike Bender	Chris Donielson
1982	Bill Sakas	Todd Hintgen
1981	Curt Schnell	Doug Dunakey
1980	Tom Sieckmann Tom Sieckmann Thomas Edward Sieckmann is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Sieckmann was born in York, Nebraska. He won several amateur tournaments in his home state while growing up, and received the 1974 Nebraska Golf Association's Amateur of the Year award...	Steve Statton
1979	Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Dean Nielsen is an American professional golfer.Nielsen was born and raised in Belle Plaine, Iowa. His father started him in golf as a youngster on the sand green courses in and around his hometown...	Jim Scheppele
1978	John Jacobs John Jacobs (American golfer) John Alexander Jacobs is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs....	Jeff Smith
1977	Slugger White	Steve Kehrer and Jeff Smith
1976	Dick Orr	Tom VanGerpen
1975	Mac McLendon Mac McLendon Benson Rayfield "Mac" McLendon, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s....	Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Dean Nielsen is an American professional golfer.Nielsen was born and raised in Belle Plaine, Iowa. His father started him in golf as a youngster on the sand green courses in and around his hometown...
1974	Jack Rule, Jr. Jack Rule, Jr. Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...	Steve Kehrer
1973	Roger Buhrt	Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Dean Nielsen is an American professional golfer.Nielsen was born and raised in Belle Plaine, Iowa. His father started him in golf as a youngster on the sand green courses in and around his hometown...
1972	Bob Panasik Bob Panasik Robert R. Panasik is a Canadian professional golfer. He is the youngest player ever the make the cut in a PGA Tour event....	Tom Chapman
1971	Jerry Abbott	Bill Heldmar
1970	Curtis Sifford	Ron Worthington
1969	Jack Rule, Jr. Jack Rule, Jr. Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...	Bill O'Connor
1968	Cliff Brown	Joe Heinz
1967	Frank Beard	Bill Hird Jr.
1966	Steve Spray Steve Spray Steven Spray is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Spray was born in Des Moines, Iowa and reared in Indianola, Iowa. His first big win as an amateur came in the 1958 Iowa Junior Amateur; the next year he gained national fame by winning the Western...	Ralph Compiano
1965	Rex Baxter Rex Baxter Rex Bernice Baxter, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.A native of Amarillo, Texas, Baxter won the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship at Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club in 1953...	Jerry Heinz
1964	Bob Harrison	Ev Scheppele
1963	Ron Letellier	Jim Scheppele
1962	Bob Shields	Queston Boston
1961	Joe Moore, Jr.	Jim Jamieson
1960	Joe Brown	Queston Boston
1959	Jack Ellis	Jack Rule, Jr. Jack Rule, Jr. Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...
1958	Labron Harris Labron Harris Labron E. Harris was an American professional golfer and golf coach at Oklahoma State University from 1947 to 1973. He coached Oklahoma State to 24 Missouri Valley and Big 8 Conference championships and the 1963 NCAA Division I Golf Championship...	Jack Rule, Jr. Jack Rule, Jr. Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...
1957	J. C. Goosie and Dave Ragan Dave Ragan David William Ragan, Jr. is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Ragan was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's golf team in National...	Luti Fontanini
1956	Jack Jones	Luti Fontanini
1955	Gene Webb	Art Koch
1954	Gene Webb	Jack Webb
1953	Johnny Jacobs	Bud McCardell
1952	Jerry Barber Jerry Barber Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Barber was born in Woodson, Illinois, and was one of nine children raised on a Jacksonville, Illinois farm. He turned professional in 1942. Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at...	Merle Stimson
1951	Jerry Barber Jerry Barber Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Barber was born in Woodson, Illinois, and was one of nine children raised on a Jacksonville, Illinois farm. He turned professional in 1942. Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at...	Johnny Jacobs
1950	Wally Ulrich Wally Ulrich Wallace William "Wally" Ulrich was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s....	Tom Crabbe
1949	Earl Wilde	Art Koch
1948	Leonard Dodson Leonard Dodson Leonard Dodson was an American professional golfer.One of four boys, Dodson was born in Mumford, Missouri, and grew up in the Springfield area.Dodson won three times on the early PGA Tour between 1936 and 1941....	Loddie Kempa
1947	Jack Hall	Warren Riepen
1946	Don Wilcox	Babe Veum
1945	Charles Burkhart Charles Burkhart Charles Burkhart is a retired musicologist, theorist, composer, and pianist. He is a scholar in Schenkerian analysis.-Bibliography:*Burkhart, Charles and Rothstein, William . Anthology for Musical Analysis. ISBN 9780495916079....	Ev Scheppele and Dixie Smith
1944	Chuck Johnson	Dick Graham
1943	Bob Reed	Merle Stimson
1942	Joe Brown and Don Wilcox	Merle Stimson and Joe Gardner
1941	Joe Brown	Ed Updefraff
1940	Vic Bass	Sid Richardson
1939	Don Wilcox	Dixie Smith
1938	Bob Hartenberger and Pat Wilcox	Gus Moreland
1937	Charles Burkhart Charles Burkhart Charles Burkhart is a retired musicologist, theorist, composer, and pianist. He is a scholar in Schenkerian analysis.-Bibliography:*Burkhart, Charles and Rothstein, William . Anthology for Musical Analysis. ISBN 9780495916079....  and Art Steingraber	Gus Moreland
1936	Johnny Revolta	Fred Hass, Jr.
1935	Vic Bass	Dick Graham
1934	Vic Bass and Howard Martin Howard Martin Howard Martin is a former British doctor who was prosecuted for the murder of three patients in 2005 but acquitted. In June 2010, after being struck off the medical register by the General Medical Council for hastening the deaths of 18 patients, he admitted in a newspaper interview bringing...	Dick Graham