Approximately 312 guests from the United States and Canada were welcomed to Ida Grove, Iowa, Sept. 15-16, 2026, for the GOMACO Invitational #44.
There were 256 participants in the two-person Putting Tournament on Sept. 15, and 312 in the four-person GOMACO Scramble Tournament on Sept. 16.
The GOMACO Invitational is the company's annual golf event, which was held at the Ida Grove Golf and Country Club and three surrounding golf courses, including Holstein, Mapleton and Schleswig.
The GOMACO Invitational began at the Ida Grove Country Club with the Putting Tournament. Teams of two putters were computer generated to participate on four different greens on the course, with the top team from each green advancing to the Putting Championship.
This year's championship team was Jonathan Goff of Turck Inc., Aberdeen, S.D., and Brian Buchholtz, Anderson Contractors Inc., Pierre, S.D.
The Contractors' Shoot-Out followed the Putting Tournament Championship. The Shoot-Out featured six teams of three GOMACO contractors competing in a five-hole competition, with the highest scoring team eliminated on each hole.
This year's Contractors' Shoot-Out Champions were Aaron Anderson of Industrial Builders in Fargo, N.D.; Steve Baker of Baker Enterprises in Waverly, Iowa; and Derek Bielenberg of Absolute Concrete Construction, Slater, Iowa.
The Invitational Scramble Tournament, a best ball competition, was held on four area golf courses. Computer-generated teams of four golfed 18 holes, with each course crowning a champion. The champion team from each of the four courses then played in a three-hole shoot-out at the Ida Grove Country Club to earn the title of GOMACO Invitational #44's “Grand” Champion.” The highest scoring team was eliminated on each hole until only one remained.
The “Grand” Champion team was from the Schleswig golf course and included Will Harkness of XIT Paving and Construction Inc., Waxahachie, Texas; Dustin Forgy of Mammoth Sports Construction, Meriden, Kan.; Jeff Bryan of Astec, Blair, Neb.; and Blake Driskell of Gerdan Slipforming Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo. They won the Schleswig tournament with a score of 60, scoring 10 under par.
The Ida Grove tournament champion team members included Tim Rife of Luxa Construction Co., Blair, Neb.; Jonathan Stalnaker of Weaver-Bailey Contracting in Conway, Ark.; Kirk Macemore of Carolina CAT, Greensboro, N.C.; and Bob Thompson of 3E Electrical Engineering & Equipment, Sioux City, Iowa. They finished the Ida Grove tournament with a score of 62, which was eight under par.
Winning the Holstein tournament were Brad Auch of D&G Concrete Construction in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Lee Shepard of the Iowa Concrete Paving Association, Ankeny, Iowa; Brendan Johannsen of Cline Tool, Newton, Iowa; and Troy Johnson of Road Machinery & Supplies Co., Savage, Minn. They finished the Holstein tournament with a score of 63, which was seven under par.
The champion team from Mapleton included Ty Giffin of Treasure State Inc. in Belgrade, Mont.; Bob Newman of Road Machinery & Supplies Co. in Bondurant, Iowa; Max Petrin of Montreal Tractor Inc. in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec, Canada; and Parker Rasmussen of GOMACO. They finished the Mapleton tournament with a score of 63, scoring seven under par.
GOMACO Corporation is a leader in concrete construction equipment with headquarters in Ida Grove, Iowa. GOMACO equipment will slipform concrete streets and highways, airport runways, curb and gutter, sidewalks and recreational trails, safety barrier, bridge parapet and irrigation canals. Support equipment includes grade trimmers, concrete placers, concrete placer/spreaders and texturing and curing machines. The company also offers equipment to finish flat slabs, bridges and slopes. GOMACO will consult on unique concrete paving applications and equipment needs. Products are offered through a worldwide distributor network for local sales, parts and service expertise.
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