June 29, 2006

Jon Brown upped his record in the IGA State Match Play over the last 4 years to 21-2 when he defeated Cory Braunschweig 3&2 in the Finals. This was the 10th IGA Point Event title for Brown, who will look to win the Iowa Masters for the third straight year next week.

Brown was the champion of the Match Play in 2003, lost in the finals in 2004 and lost in the semifinals last year.

The final match featured very strong play from both competitors.  Through 14 holes Braunschweig was 3-under par and was 3-down in the match.  Brown had birdied 7 of the first 13 holes to take control.

Brown got to the finals by ousting Bill Manske 7&5 in their morning semifinal match while Braunschweig dispatched of Terry Cook 2 up.

The Tournament Club of Iowa was the host for the 2006 IGA State Match Play.  This is the first IGA event the Arnold Palmer Signature Course has hosted and the IGA would like to thank GM Pat Franklin, Head Pro Jason Handeland and the rest of the TCI staff for the tremendous job they did hosting this championship.

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