61st Nebraska Girls' Match Play Championship
Wayne Country Club
June 19-21, 2023
Wayne Country Club
June 19-21, 2023
Lincoln's Naryn Kim became the youngest champion at the 61st Nebraska Girls' Match Play Championship at Wayne County Club. Kim won the last two holes of the Final to defeat Lincoln's Nicole Kolbas, 1 up, to earn her first NebGolf trophy. The 12-year-old is the youngest champion in Nebraska Girls' Match Play history, besting the record of Sarah Sasse-Kildow, who won at 12 years, 11 months in 1993. Kim is 12 years and 5 months old. Visit the Scoring tab above the final bracket, and read the recap and watch the champion interview below.
Entry Deadline: 5 pm CDT on Monday, June 12, 2023
Entrant must be a female junior amateur golfer who is a resident of Nebraska and a member of Nebraska Junior Golf. A junior golfer is defined as an amateur golfer who has not yet reached the September 1 following graduation from secondary school.
Amateur Status: All players must conform with the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by the USGA.
NebGolf may reject an entry application, revoke an accepted application, expel from the Championship and/or suspend a player from future championships if the player engages in conduct detrimental to the integrity and image of the game of golf and/or public confidence in NebGolf. Such conduct may include, but is not limited to, damage to the golf course or the player's equipment, verbal or physical abuse of spectators, officials, volunteers, or staff, blatant or excessive profanity, disorderly behavior, failure to abide by club rules, or any other unbecoming conduct.
Entry fee of $70 must be paid by every player. Entry fee will be refunded regardless of reason if NebGolf is notified (402-505-4653) before the close of entries. After the close of entries, fee will be refunded in the event of injury or illness, if requested no later than June 18. No refund for any reason after June 18. A $25 service charge will be deducted from all refunds.
Entries must be received by NebGolf no later than 5 p.m. C.D.T. on Monday, June 12, 2023. Late applications are not acceptable and will be automatically rejected. (Entries by telephone, e-mail, or FAX not acceptable.) Time limit for entries means time of receipt at NebGolf (not time entry is sent or transmitted to NebGolf). Entries should be submitted early to allow ample time for delay or error in transmission. The risk of delay or error in transmission lies solely with the entrant and NebGolf will have no liability with respect to any such delay or error and the consequences therefrom, including rejection of the entry.
The championship field will be limited to 45 players. If more than 45 entries are received by the June 12, 2023 deadline, the field will be comprised of players that filed entries by the deadline in these categories:
1. Top 25 in the final 2022 NebGolf Girlsโ Point Standings
2. Top 5 class finishers at the 2022 NSAA High School Girls Golf Championships
3. Two (2) host club selections
4. Remainder of the field determined by order of entry
Practice Rounds
Each player is entitled to one practice round, free-of-charge (walking), the week prior to the championship. Tee times are based on availability, and include the restrictions below, so please call the Wayne CC golf shop at (402) 375-1152 and reserve your time as soon as possible.
Championship Schedule
Monday, June 19 - Stroke Play Qualifying
7 a.m. - Practice Areas Open
7 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Player Registration
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Boysโ Starting Times (1 & 10 Tee)
12 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Player Registration
1 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. - Girlsโ Starting Times (1 Tee)
1:20 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Boysโ Starting Times (10 Tee)
Tuesday, June 20
7 a.m. - Practice Areas Open
8 - 9:50 a.m. - Round One Match Play (1 & 10 Tee)
1 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Round Two Match Play (1 Tee)
Wednesday, June 21
6:30 a.m. - Practice Areas Open
7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m. - Boys Quarterfinals (1 Tee)
8:10 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Girls Semifinals (1 Tee)
12:30 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. - Boys Semifinals (1 Tee)
12:50 p.m. - Girls 18-Hole Final (1 Tee)
Lodging
A room block has been arranged at the Cobblestone Hotel in Wayne for a rate of $140+tax. Call (402) 833-1300 and reference NE JR Amateur 2023 to book a room, or book directly online here. Rooms must be booked by Friday, June 16.
Terms of Competition
Entry Form Terms of Competition
Player Memorandum
Player Memorandum - Championship
Pace of Play Information
Stroke Play Qualifying Pace of Play Policy
Match Play Pace of Play Policy
Rules Documents
NebGolf 2023 Local Rules and Terms of Competition
Championship Notice to Players - Wayne CC (Draft)
Match Play Guidelines
Differences Between Match Play and Stroke Play
Media Guide
2023 NebGolf Media Guide
Contact
Ben Vigil, Manager of Association Services
bvigil@nebgolf.org
(402) 505-4653 ext. 105
302 E 21st St
Wayne, NE 68787
Golf Shop Phone - (402) 375-1152
Website - waynecountryclub.com
Head Golf Professional - Kyle Schellpeper
Superintendent - Brian Gibson
HOLE | PAR | YARDAGE | ALTERNATE YARDAGES |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 325 | |
2 | 5 | 472 | |
3 | 3 | 150 | 135 |
4 | 4 | 278 | |
5 | 4 | 318 | |
6 | 4 | 330 | |
7 | 4 | 350 | |
8 | 3 | 174 | 164 |
9 | 5 | 483 | 401 |
Out | 36 | 2,883 |
HOLE | PAR | YARDAGE | ALTERNATE YARDAGES |
---|---|---|---|
10 | 4 | 316 | |
11 | 4 | 340 | |
12 | 3 | 135 | 198 |
13 | 5 | 458 | |
14 | 4 | 372 | |
15 | 4 | 368 | |
16 | 5 | 458 | |
17 | 3 | 180 | 167 |
18 | 4 | 326 | |
In | 36 | 2,953 | |
Total | 72 | 5,836 |
YEAR | CHAMPION | HOMETOWN | SITE |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Naryn Kim | Lincoln | Wayne Country Club |
2022 | Kaitlyn Hanna | Omaha | Platteview Golf Club, Bellevue |
2021 | Lauren Thiele | Wahoo | Heritage Hills Golf Course, McCook |
2020 | Danica Badura | Aurora | Oakland Golf Club |
2019 | Lauren Thiele | Wahoo | Awarii Dunes Golf Club, Axtell |
2018 | Megan Whittaker | Elkhorn | York Country Club |
2017 | Lacie Fox | Beemer | Wild Horse Golf Club, Gothenburg |
2016 | Megan Whittaker | Elkhorn | The Pines Country Club, Valley |
2015 | Hannah Thiele | Wahoo | Kearney Country Club |
2014 | Haley Thiele | Wahoo | Heritage Hills Golf Course, McCook |
2013 | Haley Thiele | Wahoo | The Country Club of Lincoln |
2012 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | York Country Club |
2011 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | Ashland Golf Club |
2010 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | Willow Lakes Golf Course, Bellevue |
2009 | Danielle Lemek | Doniphan | Stone Creek Golf Course, Omaha |
2008 | Armana Christianson | Omaha | York Country Club |
2007 | Kylie Smith | Omaha | Wayne Country Club |
2006 | J.C. Stevenson | Grand Island | The Field Club of Omaha |
2005 | Brittany Pepler | Scottsbluff | Eagle Hills Golf Course, Papillion |
2004 | Kristen Kosch | Bellevue | Cross Creek Golf Links, Cambridge |
2003 | Rachel Byleen | Lincoln | Yankee Hill Country Club, Lincoln |
2002 | Leigh Sutton | Lincoln | Quail Run Golf Course, Columbus |
2001 | Sara Sackett | Cambridge | Wayne Country Club |
2000 | Beth Anne Cherry | Lincoln | Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island |
1999 | Elizabeth Morell | McCook | The Country Club of North Platte |
1998 | Elizabeth Morell | McCook | Holdrege Country Club |
1997 | Megan O'Dea | Kearney | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
1996 | Sarah Sasse | Lincoln | Fremont Golf Club |
1995 | Sarah Sasse | Lincoln | Beatrice Country Club |
1994 | Elizabeth Bahensky | Kearney | Kearney Country Club |
1993 | Sarah Sasse | Lincoln | Beatrice Country Club |
1992 | Maureen Reagan | Omaha | Lochland Country Club, Hastings |
1991 | Heidi Wall | Lincoln | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
1990 | Melissa Johnson | Omaha | Elks Country Club, Columbus |
1989 | Michelle Uher | Omaha | Norfolk Country Club |
1988 | Angie Wilson | Lincoln | Ashland Country Club |
1987 | Angie Wilson | Lincoln | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
1986 | Angie Wilson | Lincoln | The Country Club of Lincoln |
1985 | Ann Guiberson | Omaha | Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island |
1984 | Ann Guiberson | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
1983 | Lisa Papes | Lincoln | The Field Club of Omaha |
1982 | Kerre Dubinsky | Lincoln | Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln |
1981 | Jan Houston | Minden | Beatrice Country Club |
1980 | Shelly Godeken | Alma | Omaha Country Club |
1979 | Cathy Nelson | Omaha | Elks Country Club, Columbus |
1978 | Val Skinner | North Platte | Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha |
1977 | Cathy Curry | Columbus | Lochland Country Club, Hastings |
1976 | Cathy Curry | Columbus | Norfolk Country Club |
1975 | Cathy Curry | Columbus | Happy Hollow Club, Omaha |
1974 | Val Skinner | North Platte | The Country Club of Lincoln |
1973 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island |
1972 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Beatrice Country Club |
1971 | Nanette Circo | Omaha | Field Club of Omaha |
1970 | Gabrielle Matlock | Grand Island | Hillcrest Country Club |
1969 | Nancy Kirsch | South Sioux City | Fremont Golf Club |
1968 | Evelyn Heinmann | Wahoo | Happy Hollow Club |
1967 | Kathy Waters | Omaha | Highland Country Club |
1966 | Kathy Waters | Omaha | Fremont Golf Club |
1965 | Kathy Waters | Omaha | Hillcrest Country Club |
1964 | Christie Swartzkopf | Lincoln | Field Club of Omaha |
1963 | B.E. Colway | Omaha | Beatrice Country Club |
Most titles:ย 4, Danielle Lemek (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Other Multiple Champions:
Angie Wilson 3
Cathy Curry 3
Kathy Waters 3
Nanette Circo 3
Sarah Sasse 3
Ann Guiberson 2
Elizabeth Morell 2
Haley Thiele 2
Val Skinner 2
Megan Whittaker 2
Lauren Thiele 2
Consecutive titles:ย 4, Danielle Lemek, 2009 to 2012; 3, Kathy Waters, 1965 to 1967; Nanette Circo, 1971 to 1973; Cathy Curry, 1975 to 1977; Angie Wilson, 1986 to 1988; 4 others with back-to-back titles
Longest Span, First to Last Victory:ย 4 years, Val Skinner (1974-1978); 3 years, Sarah Sasse (1993-1996); Danielle Lemek (2009-2012)
Longest Span Between Victories:ย 4 years, Val Skinner (1974-1978)
Most Times Host Site:
Riverside Golf Club, Grand Island 3
Beatrice Country Club 3
The Country Club of Lincoln 3
York Country Club 3
Wayne Country Club 3*
Fremont Golf Club 2
Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha 2
Elks Country Club, Columbus 2
Happy Hollow Club, Omaha 2
Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln 2
Lochland Country Club, Hastings 2
Norfolk Country Club 2
The Field Club of Omaha 2
Heritage Hills Golf Course 2
*After hosting in 2023
Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Final:ย 8 & 7, Danielle Lemek, twice, 2009 defeated McKenzie OโConnell (Stone Creek GC) and 2012 defeated Hannah Thiele (York CC)
Longest Final Match:ย 19 holes, Sarah Sasse defeated Elizabeth Bahensky, 1995 (Beatrice CC); Kylie Smith defeated Anna Christenson, 2007 (Wayne CC)
Most Consecutive Match Play Victories:ย 16, Danielle Lemek, 2009-2012; 11, Haley Thiele, 2013-2015 (Lost in Final)
Most Runner-Up Finishes:ย
Lori Cimpl 2*
Kristen Kosch 2
Katherine Morell 2*
Hannah Thiele 2
*Never won
Most Times in Final:
Danielle Lemek 4*
Angie Wilson 3*
Cathy Curry 3*
Kathy Waters 3*
Nanette Circo 3*
Sarah Sasse 3*
Kristen Kosch 3
Hannah Thiele 3
*Never lost a Final