Derek Lamely’s annual summer trip to Iowa paid off handsomely for the former Florida Gulf Coast University star last month.

Lamely, 28, became the first to win the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Opens. He won in Waterloo by two shots and took home $40,000.

“I played good, and I kind of did what I wanted and didn’t have to stress it coming in,’’ Lamely said.

Then in Cedar Rapids, he waited out multiple weather delays and survived a five-hole playoff to win $12,500.

“That was fun, too,’’ he said.

However, Lamely paid a bit of a price. He was scheduled to play in a Monday qualifier for a Nationwide Tour event in Omaha, Neb., the next day.

Lamely ran into a couple of storms while he was driving, and eventually pulled off and went to sleep at 2 a.m. He got back on the road four hours later, stopped and ate breakfast, then made his tee time. He didn’t qualify.

“I was a little behind the 8-ball before I even teed off,’’ he said.

Lamely will return to the NGA/Hooters Tour this week, take next week off, and come back and play the following three weeks.

Lamely has played on four events on the mini-tour, and is 32nd on the money list.

He’ll then gear up for another shot at PGA Tour Qualifying School in October.

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The First Tee of Naples/Collier won the Boys 16-18 age division at the Florida State Junior Team Championship at Walt Disney World Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista over the weekend.

The chapter took the title by a single stroke. Chase Marinell shot 73-72 to lead the way. Alex Medinis shot 78-72, and Matt Lawrence had a 75 and a 77 for a 294 total.

The chapter’s B team tied for 10th at 307. Airik Medinis (73-76/149), Emilio Mariconda (83-76/159) and Niko Pagkanlungan (82-NC) played on that team.

The Boys 13-15 team was sixth with a 297 total. Nik Susnjara (71-72/143), Matt Taylor (79-75/154), and Sam Murphy (79-82/161) made up that team.

The B team was 13th at 314, with Austin Lee (76-77/153), Spencer Ciesla (81-80/161), and Tommy Jewell (82-81/163) competing.

The Girls 13-15 team was third at 311, with Emma Smyser (78-76/154), Stephanie Carlozzi (82-75/157), and Michelle Federman (97-93/190) taking part.

The Girls 16-18 team of Katie McLaughlin (88-96/184), Avery Durant (115-99/214) and Meagan Flodeen (111-105/216) was last out of seven teams.

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Naples’ Rocco Mediate, a Calusa Pines member, shot a final-round 85 and dropped 33 spots to 72nd in the PGA Championship on Sunday.

Mediate also fell two spots for the second straight week in the U.S. Ryder Cup points standings, and is in 14th place.

He did get one of the eight automatic spots, meaning he has three tournaments remaining to do enough for Paul Azinger to make him one of his four captain’s picks on Sept. 2.

Fredrik Jacobson, who plays out of West Bay Club, aced the 193-yard 13th hole with a 4-iron. He shot a 73 and tied for 24th at 8-over.

Fort Myers’ George McNeill missed the cut in his first major not a U.S. Open.

Mediate withdrew from this week’s Wyndham Championship to spend time with family. McNeill is part of the field.

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2008 ACE Group Classic champion Scott Hoch, Gary Hallberg, a golf ambassador at West Bay Club, John Harris, a part-time Naples resident and Calusa Pines member, Naples National member Fuzzy Zoeller, part-time Miromar Lakes resident Chip Beck, and Bonita Springs’ Peter Jacobsen are all playing in this week’s Jeld-Wen Tradition on the Champions Tour.

The tour was off last week.

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Fort Myers native Tommy Tolles fired a first-round 62 and had the lead, but fell into a tie for 25th at the Nationwide Tour’s Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open last week.

Marco Island’s Tee McCabe took the week off. McCabe is 41st on the money list, and Tolles is 61st.

Both are in this week’s Xerox Classic.

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Bonita Bay Club resident Catriona Matthew, Naples’ Kris Tamulis and Liz Janangelo, a golf ambassador for West Bay Club in Estero, are all playing in this week’s CN Canadian Women’s Open from Aug. 14-17.

The tour was off last week.

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Rodney Bungartz of Arrowhead is holding an adult golf class starting Aug. 20 from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The cost is $99 for six sessions.

Schedule: Aug. 20, Putting, rules, etiquette (bring a putter); Aug. 27, chipping, pitching (7, 8-iron, pitching wedge); Sept. 3, full swing, setup, irons; Sept. 10, full swing, woods; Sept. 17, greenside, fairway bunkers, rules; Sept. 24, on-course club selection and strategies.

Advance signup is required. Call 348-5929 or e-mail rodney@naplesgolfinstructor.com.

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Jim Nesbitt (Spanish Wells), Ron Radick (Vasari), Bill Zelin (Naples LakeS) and Ron Vancheri (Cypress Woods) were the winners of the Men’s Summer Interclub at The Island Club on Friday.

The next event is today at Imperial.

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Professional Steve Waugh and superintendent Tim Hiers finished eighth in the net division at the Wittek Pro-Superintendent at Ibis Golf & Country Club in West Palm Beach on Thursday.

Hiers also had the closest-to-the-pin for an amateur, at 2 feet, 10 inches on No. 13.

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The Rick Smith Golf Academy is offering a Saturday afternoon program for high school-age players. One hour is spent at the academy, and another hour on the course at Tiburon.

The program starts Aug. 23 and goes from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $50 per week, per student. Call 593-1111 for reservations.

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Brendan Sheehan of Fort Myers lost in the Round of 16 at the Florida State Match Play Championship at Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach.

Sheehan won his first two matches, then lost to Michael Porte of Fort Pierce, 1-up. Sheehan beat Brett Rendina of Palm Beach Gardens in 20 holes, and Drew Mathews of Winter Haven, 2 and 1.

Naples’ Hank Porter also made it to match play, and lost to Phillip Theiss of Winter Garden, 6 and 4. Fort Myers’ Jack Hernandez lost in the first round to Joel Durrance of Ocala in 19 holes.

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Tom Patri, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor, is available for private instruction, lesson packages, or one-day schools with lunch and on-course instruction available.

Patri can be reached at tpatri@mindspring.com , or call him at 239-404-7790. Also visit his Web site at www.tompatri.com Patri teaches at The Quarry located on Immokalee Road in North Naples.

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Cape Coral’s Jackie Fernandez was third in the South Florida PGA Junior Tour’s event at The Breakers in Palm Beach last week.

Fernandez shot 82-74/156 in the Girls 12-18 division.

Grant Burgess of Cape Coral (73-76/149) was eighth in the Boys 14-18 division, followed by Fort Myers’ Kevin Reynolds (T25, 83-78/161), Steven Reynolds of Fort Myers (33rd, 86-81/167), and Naples’ Spencer Ciesla (T40, 89-82/171).

Justin Reynolds of Fort Myers (93-104/197) was 13th in the Boys 12-13s.

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Other upcoming golf events follow:

• 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout — Dec. 12-14 at Tiburon Golf Club. Tickets will go on sale Sept. 29, but reservations for Taste of WCI packages are being accepted. The packages include a weekly grounds pass, plus over 50 vouchers at 12 different courses for $110. For more information, visit www.mlshootout.com or call 888-66-SHARK or 254-9770.

• Executive Womens Golf Association — Weekly 18-hole golf has been set up at Arrowhead (596-1000) on Saturdays at 10:38 a.m.; Tiburon (593-2201) on Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.; Glen Eagle (353-3699) (9 holes) on Wednesday evenings. Discount rates are available all at Arrowhead (596-1000), Del Webb at Ave Maria (304-2835); The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club (435-2475, ext. 3); The Quarry (304-0172); Spanish Wells (992-5522); and Tiburon (593-2201).

Upcoming events: Saturday, Pelican’s Nest.

For more information on the chapter, contact Jeanie Bicanich at jbicanich@aol.com, call 254-8285 or go to the Chapter’s Web site at www.naplesewga.com.

• Tournament Players Association — Upcoming event: Saturday-Sunday, Crown Colony, $110 entry fee; Aug. 23-24, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 20th Southwest Florida Match Play Championship, Bonita Bay Club East, $150 entry fee; Call 458-0754 or e-mail tpagolf@msn.com to enter or for more information.

• Golf Channel Amateur Tour Fort Myers/Naples — The largest amateur tour in North America has a local tour. To join, go to www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour or call local tour director Jim Stockman at 593-3485. Membership is $199 per year.

Upcoming events: Friday, Kensington; Aug. 31, Lely Mustang; Sept. 17, Olde Cypress. Entry fee, $120 per event.

• American Singles Golf Association — The Southwest Florida Chapter offers weekday golf at Pelican Sound Golf & River Club on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month through September. Tee times are at noon. Contact Kathy Sloan at kesloan2@gmail.com, call 233-2482 or go to the Chapter Web site ww.southwestfl.singlesgolf.com.

• South Florida Pro Tour — Tournament entry fees are $225 for members for one-day events and $350 for two-day events. Membership fees are $125, with a $25 discount for PGA professionals. The tour will run through October and has some events already set up at www.sfprotour.com.

• Collier County Women’s Golf Association — Started its 43rd year. Those wishing to join should call Doris Roberts at 793-0644 or Helen Nulse at 353-6944. Schedule: Aug. 22, Foxfire; Sept. 5, Countryside; Sept. 19, Naples Heritage; Sept. 26, Vanderbilt; Oct. 3, Stonebridge.

• The First Tee of Naples/Collier — Visit www.thefirstteenaplescollier.org for more information or to download applications.

• U.S. Kids Golf Tour Naples — Remaining tour schedule: Friday, Club at TwinEagles. For more information, go to www.uskidsgolf.com, click on “Local Tours’’ and on “Naples.’’ Or contact Paul Celano at paulcelanogolf@aol.com or 253-7835.

• South Florida PGA Junior Tour — The tour has a $25 membership fee, as well as a $69 fee per tournament. Age divisions are boys and girls 12-13, 14-15, 16-18; For more information, call 954-752-9299 or go to www.sflorida.pga.com.

Remaining schedule: Oct. 4-5, Doral Resort, Red Course, Miami; Nov. 15-16, Junior Tour Championship, PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie.

• Coral Isle Golf Center Junior Camp — Through August; Mondays through Thursdays; Classes limited to eight; Call T.J. at 877-2191.

• WCI Junior Golf Promotion — Through Sept. 30, golfers 18 and under can play complimentary rounds of golf at many WCI golf courses.

The promotion allows one child to play free for each paying adult. A second would pay a $20 junior guest fee.

Participating courses are: Hammock Bay, 259-1110; Tiburon, 594-2040; Raptor Bay, 390-4610; The Colony, 390-4710; Pelican Preserve, 985-1707.

• Immokalee Friendship House Charity Golf Classic — Saturday at Valencia Golf & Country Club. Shotgun start, 9 a.m. Four-person scramble. Entry fee, $65. Contact Nick Stokke at 352-0777.

• Inaugural Gulf Coast Little League Golf Tournament — Sunday, Aug. 24 at Lely Resort’s Flamingo Island Course. Shotgun start, 8:30 a.m. Four-person scramble. Entry fee, $75. Buffet luncheon. Hole sponsorships available.

Proceeds benefit youth baseball and softball in East Naples and Marco Island. Contact Geff Smith at 919-2227 or Cindy Mysels at 250-4464.

• Arrowhead adult golf classes -- Arrowhead’s Rodney Bungartz will be conducting adult golf classes starting July 21. There will be six sessions from 6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. each Monday. The cost is $99 for the six-session class, which will include: putting, rules, etiquette; chipping and putting; full swing setup, irons; full swing woods; greenside and fairway bunkers, rules; and on-course club selection and strategies. Golfers must bring their own clubs. Advance sign-up is required. Call 348-5929 or e-mail rodney@naplesgolfinstructor.com.

• Coral Isle Golf Center -- Ladies clinics each Tuesday and Wednesday, men’s clinics each Thursday, a mixed clinic each Wednesday at 2 p.m., and a mixed clinic each Saturday. All clinics are at 10 a.m., other than the Wednesday mixed clinic. Junior clinics also are offered from 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Saturdays. Call 732-6900 for more information.

• Eagle Lakes Country Club --- Hosting a clinic every Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., covering a new topic every week. PGA professional Phil Grear will conduct the clinic. Cost is $25 per person.

The club is offering ½-day and three-day golf schools with a 3-to-1 student/teacher ratio. Individual lessons are available. There will be clinics every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., addressing a different topic each week. There will be an emphasis on learning shots within 100 yards of the green.

The club staff has a total of 45 years of teaching experience. Michael Jachemack and Vanessa MacKinnon also are on the staff. Call 732-5108 or 732-0034 for further information.

• Greater Naples Golf Association — Accepting new members for its senior division. Interested golfers can contact Harry Sauchelli at 598-1261 for an application.

• Naples Recreational Golf — Singles 45-65 on Sunday mornings. Call 594-0661.

• Golden Gate Women’s Golf Association — Accepting members for a Thursday morning golf league. Call 774-3031.

• Arrowhead Golf Club — Weekly scramble, Wednesdays. Shotgun start, 5:30 p.m. Call 596-1000 at least two days in advance to sign up.

• Southwest Chapter PGA — For more information, go online to www.sflorida.pga.com and click on "Chapters."

• Body Balance For Performance of Naples — Mike Willett and Mike Via have their own golf/physical therapy show on Comcast Channel 35.

• Play Golf America programs — Rodney Bungartz is now running the Play Golf America adult programs previously coordinated by Ty Andersen.

Adults clinics are Mondays from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 6-7 p.m Cost for each session is $20. Private lessons are also available.

For more information on any of the Play Golf America Programs offered including family, buddy and private lessons call 348-5929 or visit www.naplesgolfinstructor.com

• Arrowhead Golf Academy — PGA professional Mike Dopslaff, a four-time Southwest Florida PGA Player of the Year, provides instruction. Individual, group lessons. Call 596-1000.

• KISS Golf For Women Golf Schools — At Royal Poinciana Country Club. LPGA teaching professionals Lorie McCabe and her staff offer two- and three-day golf schools for women. Private instruction also is available. Call 1-888-451-KISS or 354-3633. The school’s Web site is www.kissgolfforwomen.com.

• Gary Bower Lessons -- Teaching professional Gary Bower, former host of the television show “Golf Tips’’ and inventor of the 2-Way Putter Alignment System, will be giving playing lessons in Southwest Florida from December through March.

Each 9-hole playing lesson will cover woods, irons, chipping, putting, sand shots and golf course strategy. The cost is $85 per golfer. For more information, call 614-527-9527 or visit www.websitetelevision.net.

• Tom Patri Golf School — Patri is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, and he works with all golfers of all ages and abilities. TPGS offers half-day golf schools, with and without nine holes of golf, and also offers fitness programs geared to golfers. Visit www.tompatri.com. Patri is at Friar’s Head in New York during the summer.

• Rick Smith Golf Academy — At Tiburón Golf Club. Smith, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and rated the No. 5 teacher by Golf Digest, has a staff of PGA instructors at Tiburón Golf Club. The academy has its lowest rates of the year through Sept. 30 for all 2:1 ratio schools. A school may be one half day up to three full days. The three-day class includes 18 hours of instruction, including video analysis and a launch monitor session, plus a round of golf at Tiburon. Private lessons also are available. Students may receive 2 for the price of 1, 3 for the price of 2, or 4 for the price of 3. Call 593-1111 or visit ww.wcigolf.com/ricksmithacademy.

• Dr. Jim Suttie Golf Academy — at The Club at TwinEagles. New studio with state-of-the-art technology. 2000 PGA of America Teacher of the Year. Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Rated No. 11 by Golf Digest. Instructional programs include 2- and 3-day schools as well as private lessons. Call 866-817-7729 or visit www.jimsuttie.com. Suttie currently is at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill., for the summer.

• David Leadbetter Golf Academy — At LaPlaya Beach & Golf Club. Leadbetter is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Academy programs include three-day golf schools and players’ schools, and a one-day mini-school. Private instruction and playing lessons also are available. Call 592-1444.

• Mike Calbot International Golf Studio & Triad Golf Schools — Now at Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero. Full and half day schools are offered. Instructional packages are one, two or three days. All instruction is by appointment only. Private instruction and playing lessons also available. Thirty-five years of instructional experience. Call 482-0900 or visit www.webgolfdoctor.com.

• Bourne School of Golf — At Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club. Bob Bourne is a master professional with the PGA of America and a former tour player with 35 years of experience in the game. The Bourne School of Golf at Miromar Lakes is open to members and non-members. One of Bourne’s keys is instructional follow-up for all students. Call 482-7644.

• Naples Golf Academy — Located at the Hibiscus Golf Club. Lauri Travers leads a team of instructors that offers private lessons, golf schools, clinics and playing lessons. Specialty programs geared toward women and beginner golfers are available year-round. Visit us at LearningGolf.com or call 239-732-9944 for more information.

• The Nick Faldo Golf Institute — At Marriott’s Marco Island Resort. Instruction programs are based on the teaching philosophy and techniques developed by Faldo. A three-day improvement school ($1,175-$1,295 per person), two-day weekend/short game school ($675 to $895), and a two-day selection session package ($500-$595 per person) are among the packages. Call 1-888-GO-FALDO for prices and information.

• The Golf Institute — Club fitting program includes evaluation based on series of tests, including frequency check and lie and loft angle. Putting evaluations also are available. Call 643-5895.

• Dennis Meyer’s Golf School — at Quality Inn Suites & Golf Resort in Golden Gate offers two-, three- , and four-day schools. Playing lessons included in full-day golf schools. Half-day options are available as well. Private lessons available. Call 1-800-445-4554 or 267-4652.

• Steve Anderson Lessons — Director of instruction at Greentree Resorts in Lehigh Acres. 2000 Teacher of the Year by the Southwest Chapter. Awarded Advanced Specialty Certification in Instruction by PGA. Call 369-1997.

• John Jacobs Golf School — at Lely Resort. Staffed by local PGA and LPGA professionals. School offers 5-day week and 2-day weekend sessions, plus corporate days and private instruction. Discounted rates for junior golfers. For more information, call 1-800-472-5007 or visit www.jacobsgolf.com.

• America’s Favorite Golf Schools -- At Quality Inn & Suites Golf Resort. Three-, four- and five-day schools are available. Commuter rates are available. Steve Driscoll, a United States Golf Teachers Federation, leads the instruction. Schools run through May 15. Call 1-800-365-6640.

To submit an item for the golf column, e-mail gshardwig@naplesnews.com or send a fax to 263-4816.