OTTUMWA — Perhaps the gold medal of the 2025 Corky Nydle Invitational belonged to the course it was played on.
When it came to determining the big winner, the Ottumwa Golf and Social Club course seemed to come out on top even getting the best at times of the best Iowa High School girls golf team in the state. In the end, top-ranked (4A) Pleasant Valley accepted the team championship at the traditional 18-hole tournament of the OHS Bulldogs, finishing with a score of 354 almost 30 shots higher than their state-leading average of 324.43 by 21 shots ahead of No. 14 (4A) Indianola, the runner-up in the tournament.
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