The 62nd annual Tournament of Champions will tee it up on Friday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club and continue through Sunday for the 54 hole event. We’ll have coverage all weekend long on KJAN.

The 2020 edition currently has 38 golfers competing in the Championship Division, 23 players in the Senior Division which is available to players age 50 and over, and 19 players in the Super Senior Division which is available to players age 65 and over.

In the Championship flight Nathan Zimmerman of Treynor will look to defend his title. Zimmerman won the tournament on the final hole in 2019. Zimmerman birdied the 18th to come from one shot back to a one shot victory. He shot a weekend total of 6-under 200 to grab the win with rounds of 66, 69, and 65. Jared Koch of Denison was the runner-up last year with a 5-under 201 total for the weekend. A total of 7 past champions will be in the top division for this year’s tourney.

Darron Baker of Eagle Grove Golf Club will be aiming for a third straight title in the Senior Division. He shot a weekend total of +11, 217 to win the tournament by two shots last year over past champion Rick Thompson.

The Super Senior Division was decided by a playoff in 2019 with Jim Mullenix edging out Arnie Leistad. The two Atlantic residents shot +9, 215 for the weekend before the sudden death playoff.

Spectators are always welcome and Tournament Co-Director Matt Mullenix said there will be food and drink available on the course.

We’ll have coverage all weekend long on KJAN with updates throughout the day on Friday and Saturday, and shot-by-shot coverage of the Championship leaders on Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1 or online at kjan.com. We’ll have scoring updates posted on our Sports page throughout the weekend as well.

Check out the first round pairings and tee times here: 2020 TOC Round 1 Pairings