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About Wapsipinicon Country Club
The clubhouse was built by prison labor in a three-year project.
Rock for the foundation was taken from the bluffs overlooking the
river and the white oak logs were hauled with horse-drawn
bobsleds during the winter from a timber up the Buffalo creek.
The club was formally dedicated in June 1924.
Wapsi's EIGA Tournament Finishes Since 2001
2001 @ Monticello 2nd Place
2002 @ Bellevue 5th Place
2003 @ Tipton 4th Place
2004 @ Mt. Vernon 2nd Place
2005 @ Dyersville 1st Place
2006 @ Solon 1st Place
2007 @ Wapsi 1st Place
2008 @ DeWitt 2nd Place
2009 @ W. Liberty 7th Place
2010 @ Dyersville Tied for 3rd Place w/Solon (Moved to Dyersville due to Monticello being flooded)
2011 @ Monticello 2nd Place
2012 @ Bellevue 4th Place
2013 @ Tipton 1st Place
2014 @ Mt. Vernon 6th Place
2015 @ Dyersville 5th Place
2016 @ Solon 5th Place
2017 @ Wahkonsa 4th Place
2018 @ Wapsi 1st Place
2019 @ W. Liberty 6th Place
2020 @ Tipton 5th Place (Moved to Tipton due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2011 Team, finished 2nd at Monticello. Front row (L/R) Dillon Eggers, Dennis Kula, Sean Smith, Bret McNamara,
Mike McGreevy. Back row (L/R) Mike Carrier, Chad Norton, Brett Seeley, Rich DeLong, Al Norton, and Mitch Martensen.
Not pictured, Al Recker.
2013 Team Champions at Tipton. Front row (L/R) Brian McDonald, Bret McNamara, Captain Al Norton, Sean Smith, and Dennis Kula. Back row (L/R) Chad Norton, Dan Messerli, Duane Mosser, Rich DeLong, Ed Rodts, Mike Carrier, Dave Marshall, and Dillon Eggers.
The Al Norton Cup
In October of 2013 Wapsi Country Club, and the EIGA lost a great member in Al Norton. After years of battling bouts of cancer, Al lost his fight to this terrible disease. Al was a lifelong member at WCC, and participated in over 40 years of EIGA tournaments, winning two individual titles, as well helping Wapsi win numerous team championships over the years. In 1998 Al was inducted into the EIGA Hall of Fame for his years of service, participation, and dedication towards the EIGA.
Along with the approval of the EIGA representatives from each club, and the family of Al Norton, and through donations from Al's close friends, the Al Norton Cup was established. This trophy will be given each year to the winning EIGA team as a traveling trophy to be kept at their respective club for a twelve month period. The trophy will then be handed over each year to the winning team at the EIGA finals in August. The Al Norton Cup is a great symbol of Al's success in the EIGA, and a great way to honor a man who has meant so much to our golfing organization.
Below are pictures from the ceremony in December of 2013 in which the winning team from Wapsi Country Club was presented with the Al Norton Cup for the very first time!
2018 Team Champions at Wapsi. Front row (L/R) Dennis Kula, Dave Marshall, Joel Downing, Sean Smith, and Brett Seeley. Back row (L/R) Bret McNamara, Mike Carrier, Scott Nemmers, Mitch Martensen, Lenny Rhomberg III, Al Recker , Team Captain - Dan Messerli, and Dillon Eggers.
Wapsi Hall of Fame Members
Butch McGreevey (1980)
Neil Norton (1980)
Ray Purcell (1989)
Don Robertson (1989)
Al Norton (1998)
Jim Wunder (1998)
Doug McNamara (2007)
Tom Ridgeway (2007)
Dan Messerli (2007)
Dave Marshall (2018)
Ron Ruess (2018)
Wapsi EIGA Scholarship Winners
Adam Gersdorf (1996)
Mike Ruess (1998)
Sean Smith (2000)
Bret McNamara (2001)
Bret McNamara (2002)
Sean Smith (2003)
Michael Francik (2004)
Michael Francik (2005)
Dillon Eggers (2006)
Kalib Seeley (2007)
Lenny Rhomberg III (2008)
Lenny Rhomberg III (2009)
Lenny Rhomberg III (2010)
Lenny Rhomberg III (2011)
Nico Costa (2012)
Dylon Kula (2013)
Nico Costa (2014)
Sam Scriver (2015)
Ty Houska (2016)
Logan Seeley (2018)
Jerimiah Snow (2018)
Spencer Norton (2019)
Ethan Sauser (2020)
Members of the 2013 EIGA Championship team with the Al Norton Cup. Kneeling (L/R) Bret McNamara, Sean Smith, and Dave Marshall. Standing (L/R) Chad Norton, Dillon Eggers, Brian McDonald, Dennis Kula, Dan Messerli, Ed Rodts, Duane Mosser, Rich DeLong, and Mike Carrier.
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