Ottumwa -- Former Indian Hills golfer Steven Ihm, now a junior at the University of Iowa, had a good month in April, being named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week and earning medalist honors in back-to-back tournaments.
Ihm led Iowa to a team title at the Boilermaker Invitational by firing a 5-under par, 211, a performance that earned him the conference Golfer of the Week award. He also shot a 5-under, 211, the previous week at the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational winning medalist honors there as well.
Ihm was the first Hawkeye to win back-to-back medalist titles in 43 years.
In last weekend's Big Ten Championships, Ihm tied for 13th place. He opened with a 1-under par, 71, and wound up the four-day tourney with 11 birdies and the second-best performance on the par-3 holes, playing them in two under par. The Hawkeyes tied for third in the team standings.
Ihm has provided Iowa's top individual finish in 7-of-9 stroke play tournaments this season. He has been in the top 16 in every tourney this spring and has four top 10 finishes this year.
The Peosta, Iowa, native was the highest ranked player in the Big Ten heading into last week's conference tourney, ranking 46th in the Golfstat Cup Standings.
Ihm played one season at Indian Hills and was instrumental in the Warriors winning the 2011 NJCAA Division I national championship. He was given the Phil Mickelson Award as the top junior college golfer in the nation following his freshman season at IHCC.
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