Category Archives: Competitions

Smith Leads Nebraska Senior Amateur after First Round

Smith Leads Nebraska Senior Amateur after First Round

Smith Leads Nebraska Senior Amateur after First Round BELLEVUE (June 28, 2021) - Omaha's Kirby Smith was the only player to break par on Monday at Platteview Golf Club in Bellevue, and he holds the lead after the first round of the 23rd Nebraska Senior Amateur Championship. Smith, the reigning Nebraska Senior Match Play Champion,…

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Atkinson Birdies His Way to Junior Match Play Title

Atkinson Birdies His Way to Junior Match Play Title

Atkinson Birdies His Way to Junior Match Play Title MCCOOK (June 25, 2021) - Omaha's Christopher Atkinson saved his best for last, cruising to win the Final of the 32nd Nebraska Junior Match Play Championship, over Omaha's Connor Steichen, 5 and 4, at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook on Friday. Atkinson, a future Omaha…

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Lefties Atkinson, Steichen to Play for Junior Match Play Title

Lefties Atkinson, Steichen to Play for Junior Match Play Title

Lefties Atkinson, Steichen to Play for Junior Match Play Title MCCOOK (June 24, 2021) - It might be the first all-lefty matchup in the Final of the 32nd Nebraska Junior Match Play Championship, with Omaha's Christopher Atkinson and Connor Steichen advancing at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook on Thursday. The two southpaws each won…

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Another Thiele Win at Heritage Hills

Another Thiele Win at Heritage Hills

Another Thiele Win at Heritage Hills MCCOOK (June 24, 2021) - Wahoo's Lauren Thiele won a title at the same place her oldest sister won seven years ago, taking the the 59th Nebraska Girls' Match Play Championship at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook on Thursday. Thiele defeated Papillion's Sydney Taake, 2 and 1, to…

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