Kelley, Thiele Complete Record-Setting Wins at Oakland Golf Club
Final Round Conducted Wednesday
OAKLAND (June 10, 2026) – It was a record-setting week at Oakland Golf Club, as Omaha's Tommy Kelley caught fire to win the 59th Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship and Wahoo's Brooke Thiele went wire-to-wire to repeat at the 26th Nebraska Girls' Amateur Championship on Wednesday.
The two champions, both Husker golf commits, each set several scoring records, including shattering the lowest 54-hole totals. Kelley's 202 (-14) total bested the previous record by 5 strokes, while Thiele was 12 strokes better than her own record total last year with a 210 (-6).
Kelley was two strokes off the lead heading into the Final Round. Starting on No. 10, and propelled by an impressive birdie-eagle combo on Nos. 11 and 12, Kelley leapt into the lead early. He was able to carry momentum through the rest of the round to pull away from competition. Kelley's final round 66 (-6) gave him the win by one stroke.
Jaxson Hinze of Waco, the 2025 Champion, was three shots back to start the day, which put him and Kelley in a prime spot to battle for the lead after the day-two leaders struggled in the final round. His bogey-free final round total of 66 (-6) matched Kelley, and included a stretch of four birdies over the first six holes of the front nine, his second nine. He finished one-stroke shy of Kelley at 203 (-13), earning runner-up honors.
Kreyton Eikmeier of Elkhorn finished in third with a three-day total of 208 (-8). Eikmeier was one of three golfers that were able to put together three rounds under-par on the week.
Rounding out the top five is Miles Elgert of Lincoln and Harper Kalin of Valley, who shared the lead after day two. Elgert’s 209 (-7) solidified his fourth place finish, while Kalin’s 210 (-6) rounded out the top five.
NSAA Class A Boys Golf Champion Carter Honnens of Lincoln finished in sixth place, with a three round total score of 212 (-4). He fired the next-lowest round of the day, a 67 (-5) to move up.
Tied for seventh place is a group of golfers who each finished with total scores of 214 (-2), those being Andrew Nietfeldt of Elkhorn, Jack Kelley of Omaha, and Chase Belka of Lincoln. Completing the list of medal-earners is a tie for tenth place between Omaha's Knox Pocras, Elkhorn's Grady Friedrichsen, and Lincoln's Hayden Tenopir with total scores of 215 (-1).
In the 26th Nebraska Girls’ Amateur, Thiele won her second-consecutive title, smashing records with her three-day total of 210 (-6). Thiele took the lead in round one and never lost it, finishing five shots ahead of the field. Her first two rounds of 69 (-3) were championship scoring records, matched by two others this week. Thiele is the sixth player to repeat, joining a group that includes her sister, Hannah Thiele.
Two players tied for runner-up, with Naryn Kim of Lincoln and KayLynn Jorgensen Minden recording three-day totals of 215 (-1), they join Thiele as the only three girls golfers to finish the week under par. They are also the only girls to ever finish the Nebraska Girls' Amateur under-par.
Both Kim and Jorgensen made a run at Thiele during the final round, with the leader making four-straight bogeys on the front nine. However, Thiele came up clutch on the back nine, securing the win with closing 33 (-3).
Omaha commit Eden Larson of Lincoln earned her fourth place finish with a total score of 219 (+3). Larson was able to keep all three rounds to scores of 74 or lower, with her final round being an impressive score of 73 (+1).
Rounding out the top five on the girls side is Lauren Murnan. Murnan, a Creighton commit, finished her week with a total score of 223 (+7).
Bennington's Anna Midyett, who is just 13-years-old and in the Class of 2031, finished sixth with a 224 (+8) total. That included a first round 71 (-1).
Molly Goc of Columbus was seventh at 231 (+15) and Delaney Schmitz of Omaha was eighth at 233 (+17). Rounding out the top-10 in a tie for ninth were Chloe Diprima of Omaha and Addison Kloeckner of Papillion at 237 (+21).
Full results and more are available at the championship websites below.
Nebraska Girls' Amateur Championship
Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship
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