Northwest Iowa Amateur Golf Tournament

On July 29th and 31st the Burns Family men (and Kelly) went head to head in the Northwest Amateur Golf Tournament for 2 grueling rounds to make it to Sundays qualifying flights. The cut off to qualify for Sunday was 152 (Par is 144). The Sunday qualifiers were placed in seven flights. Lets find out how they did.

THE PLAYERS

Ryan and Dennis Burns

R. Burns 82/81 - 2 Day Total 163

D. Burns 80/85 - 2 Day Total 165

Kelly Bredlow (High School friend of Matt) and Matt Conlon

K. Bredlow 83/84 - 2 Day Total 167

M. Conlon 75/71 - 2 Day Total 146 - Final: 3rd Place in the 2nd flight with a 3 Day Total of 216

Sadly not pictured: Jon and Adam Burns

J. Burns 70/73 - 2 Day Total 143 - Final: ? Place in the Championship flight with a 3 Day Total of 220
A. Burns 85/85 - 2 Day Total 170

While it was a tough two rounds of golf and a few people were weeded out before Sundays match, the players had a supportive gallery on their side.

THE GALLERY

Karen Conlon, Jeanne Burns, Julee Burns and Nikki Burns

(Sadly not pictured: Dawn Burns and Bethany)

By the end of the day several players became spectators themselves. It looks like this player is enjoying an afternoon of watching golf with his beautiful wife.

For the 19th hole the gallery and the players gathered at K. Conlon's home for food, fun and good company. These creatively decorated cupcakes were the favorite of the night. (Of course the rest of the food was good as well and lovingly prepared by K. Conlon and J. Burns) The Burns Clan looks forward to seeing what next year will bring and to upholding what has become a Burns tradition at the Northwest Iowa Amateur Golf tournament.