MASON CITY, Iowa — Jared Doerfler of Mason City secured third place at the 20th annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition on August 22.

This event, held at Iowa State University in Ames, saw 12 teams advance from over 35 submissions to the final round.

Hanna Golf, founded by Doerfler, designs and manufactures golf putters in Iowa, emphasizing quality and local manufacturing. The company's products have reached 47 states and eight countries from their North Iowa base.

“Hanna Golf is a fully self-funded bootstrapped business. Building manufacturing companies in America is capital intensive. The $15,000 award from the Pappajohn Center is extremely meaningful and significant to us," says Doerfler. "It will fuel our continued growth. Hanna Golf is proven to be more than

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