Mid-America Junior Cup

Mid-America Junior Cup Champions

Kansas City, MO – Team MAGA used a strong showing on Sunday in singles matches to win the 23rd Mid-America Junior Cup, defeating Central Links Golf by a score of 9.5-6.5 to bring the cup back to Saint Louis.

The score was all square at 4 points apiece after Saturday Foursomes and Four-Ball matches, but the St. Louis area squad took five and a half out of the possible eight points from singles to beat Kansas City’s team by three.

John Guerra clinched the winning point on hole No. 17 Sunday. The junior at Chaminade rolled in a birdie putt to win his match 2 and 1. The other four singles wins for MAGA on Sunday were Addy Surber (2-up), Harper Ackermann (4 and 2), Bubba Chapman (6 and 5) and Riley Lewis (6 and 4).

Ryan Walsh (Chaminade) and Riley Lewis (Edwardsville), two of three seniors on the team, got MAGA on the board with a dominant 6 and 5 win in their Foursomes match Saturday morning. Bubba Chapman and Eva Brown turned in a 3 and 2 win and the match was tied 2-2 heading into Saturday afternoon FourBall.

MAGA and Central Links Golf split the afternoon Four-Ball matches with the girl’s pairing’s getting both points for MAGA. Riley Lewis and Isabella Arro won 2 and 1 while Eva Brown and Addy Surber won 4 and 3.

The Mid-America Junior Cup matches are an annual competition between Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (MAGA) and Central Links Golf (CLG), formerly the Kansas City Golf Association (KCGA). The competition began in 1999 as an effort to showcase the top juniors from each Associations respective regions. The event was created to foster camaraderie and sportsmanship between MAGA and KCGA.

MAGA now leads the all-time series with ten wins to Central Links Golf nine. The matches have been halved four times.

MATCH RESULTS

FOUR-BALL (MAGA 2, CLG 2)

Riley Lewis/Isabella Arro (MAGA) def. Libby Green/Maya McVey (CLG) 2 and 1

Eva Brown/Addy Surber (MAGA) def. Ella Slicker/Hadley Neese (CLG) 4 and 3

Carson Baker/Chance Rinkol (CLG) def. Ryan Walsh/John Guerra (MAGA) 2 and 1

Myles Tarvin/Tyler Strong (CLG) def. Harper Ackermann/ Bubba Chapman (MAGA) 5 and 4

SINGLES (MAGA 5.5, CLG 2.5)

Addy Surber (MAGA) def. Ella Slicker (CLG) 2-up

Harper Ackermann (MAGA) def. Myles Tarvin (CLG) 4 and 2

Bubba Chapman (MAGA) def. Tyler Strong (CLG) 6 and 5

Riley Lewis (MAGA) def. Libby Green (CLG) 6 and 4

John Guerra (MAGA) def. Carson Baker (CLG) 2 and 1

Ryan Walsh (MAGA) halved vs. Chance Rinkol (CLG)

Hadley Neese (CLG) def. Eva Brown (MAGA) 1-up

Maya McVey (CLG) def. Isabella Arro (MAGA) 1-up

FOURSOMES (MAGA 2, CLG 2)

Ryan Walsh/Riley Lewis (MAGA) def. Carson Baker/Libby Green (CLG) 6 and 5

Bubba Chapman/Eva Brown (MAGA) def. Tyler Strong/ Hadley Neese (CLG) 3 and 2

Myles Tarvin/Ella Slicker (CLG) def. Harper Ackermann/Addy Surber (MAGA) 2 and 1

Chance Rinkol/Maya McVey (CLG) def. John Guerra/Isabella Arro (MAGA) 2 and 1

MAGA now leads the all-time series 10-9. The match has been halved four times.