55th Girls' Four State Matches
June 27-28, 2023
Elks Country Club, Columbus, Nebr.
Kansas Wins 55th Girls' Four-State Matches
Kansas maintained momentum from Tuesday's team matches claiming 4.5 out of a possible 6 points in Wednesday's Singles to win the 55th Girls' Four-State Matches. Kansas finished the select team competition with 9.5 points, Nebraska was runner-up with 6.5 points, Missouri was at 4.5 and Iowa 3.5. Kansas was led by a trio of players who each won three matches including Hillary Currier (Olathe), Liz Lyons (Olathe) and Ella Slicker (Leawood). Since making the transition to a team match play format in 2019, Kansas has won twice (2020 and 2023). Nebraska has won the other three times. The victory is Kansas 12th overall. Team Nebraska also earned 4.5 points in Wednesday's Singles with victories by Sarah Lasso (Columbus), Isabella Elgert (Lincoln), Julia Karmazin (Omaha) and Olivia Lovegrove (Lincoln). After being 4-down through 9 holes, Elly Honnens (Lincoln) came back to earn the final half point with a tie in her match. Karmazin led the Nebraska squad by winning all three of her matches. The Girls' Four-State Matches, conducted annually, consist of Four-Ball, Foursomes and Singles matches, all worth a single point. Next year's competition will be hosted by Missouri. For complete results link to the scoring tab above.
FORMAT
The Girls' Four-State Matches are a team match play competition between the top 6 girls from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Prior to the event, each team assigns their players to a 1-6 position. They then compete in each match play session based on that numeric assignment with each golfer having the opportunity to play against each of the other teams and never with the same partner. The team match play sessions on day one consist of Four-Ball and Foursomes. Singles conclude the event on the final day. Each match is worth one point, if a match is tied each team receives a 1/2 point. The team that wins the most points wins the trophy.
FOUR-BALL MATCH PLAY
In Four-Ball Match Play, sides of two partners compete, with each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower score of the two partners on that hole. A side wins a hole in the match by completing the hole in fewer strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes). The match is won when a side leads the opponent by more holes than remain to be played.
FOURSOMES MATCH PLAY
In Foursomes Match Play, two partners compete as a side by playing one ball in alternating order on each hole. A side wins a hole in the match by completing the hole in fewer strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes). The match is won when a side leads the opponent by more holes than remain to be played.
SINGLES MATCH PLAY
In Singles Match Play, a player plays directly against an opponent in a head-to-head match. A player wins a hole in the match by completing the hole in fewer strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes). The match is won when a player leads the opponent by more holes than remain to be played.
SCHEDULE OF MATCHES
Four-Ball Session
1 Iowa 1,2 vs. Kansas 1,2
2 Missouri 1,2 vs. Nebraska 1,2
3 Iowa 3,4 vs. Missouri 3,4
4 Kansas 3,4 vs. Nebraska 3,4
5 Iowa 5,6 vs. Nebraska 5,6
6 Kansas 5,6 vs. Missouri 5,6
Foursomes Session
1 Iowa 2,3 vs. Nebraska 2,3
2 Kansas 2,3 vs. Missouri 2,3
3 Iowa 4,5 vs. Kansas 4,5
4 Missouri 4,5 vs. Nebraska 4,5
5 Iowa 1,6 vs. Missouri 1,6
6 Kansas 1,6 vs. Nebraska 1,6
Singles Session
1 Iowa 3 vs. Kansas 3
2 Iowa 6 vs. Kansas 6
3 Missouri 3 vs. Nebraska 3
4 Missouri 6 vs. Nebraska 6
5 Iowa 2 vs. Missouri 2
6 Iowa 5 vs. Missouri 5
7 Kansas 2 vs. Nebraska 2
8 Kansas 5 vs. Nebraska 5
9 Iowa 1 vs. Nebraska 1
10 Iowa 4 vs. Nebraska 4
11 Kansas 1 vs. Missouri 1
12 Kansas 4 vs. Missouri 4
Practice Rounds
All teams will play a practice round Monday, June 26 beginning with a 3 p.m. shotgun start. Practice areas will open up at 1:30 p.m.
Schedule
Monday, June 26
1:30 P.M. - Registration Begins and Practice Areas Open
3 P.M. - Practice Round (Shotgun Start)
Following Golf - Hosted player dinner and program in the clubhouse
Tuesday, June 27
6:30 A.M. - Practice Areas Open
7:30 A.M.-8:25 A.M. - Four-Ball Matches (1 Tee)
Between Matches - Hosted Lunch
1:30 P.M.-2:15 P.M. - Foursomes Matches (1 Tee)
Wednesday, June 28
6:30 A.M. - Practice Areas Open
7:30 A.M.-8:58 A.M. - Singles Matches (1 Tee)
Following Golf - Hosted luncheon buffet and awards
Team and Player Information
Team Fact Sheet - 55th Girls' Four-State Matches
Pace of Play Information
Pace of Play Policy
Rules Documents
NWAGA 2023 Local Rules and Terms of the Competition
Notice to Players - Elks Country Club (Four-State)
Teams will be listed here once selected by their host golf association.
The selection of the Nebraska Girls’ Four-State Team is based upon the previous year’s NGA Girls’ Point Standings with the addition of the points for that year’s NSAA Girls’ Golf Championships. Eligible golfers ranked in the top four will qualify for the team. The Nebraska Women’s Amateur Golf Association Board of Directors has granted the NWAGA Junior Committee the right to select the remainder of the team, including replacements for qualifiers that can't compete.
Iowa
Addison Berg, Swisher
Chloe Bolte, Sumner
Lauren Briggs, Burlington
Jane Petersen, Cedar Rapids
Saleah Vivanh-Vong, Des Moines
Ainsley Wilson, Iowa City
Captains: Julie Buerman & Michelle Klein
Kansas
Claire Berquist, Lawrence
Hillary Currier, Olathe
Alexa Garrett, Wichita
Liz Lyons, Olathe
Maya McVey, Blue Springs, MO
Ella Slicker, Leawood
Captain: Taylor Maloney
Missouri
Sophie Hinds, Jefferson City
KC Lenox, Saint Peters
Avery McLaughlin, Town and Country
Siena Minor, Hannibal
Kate Ryan, Columbia
Grace Tiedemann, Rogersville
Captain: Reese Hamilton
Nebraska
Isabella Elgert, Lincoln
Elly Honnens, Lincoln
Julia Karmazin, Omaha
Sarah Lasso, Columbus
Olivia Lovegrove, Lincoln
Karsen Morrison, North Platte
Captains: Steph Kolbas & Jackie Eickhoff
Elks Country Club
5113 63rd Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Golf Shop Phone - (402) 564-4930
HOLE |
PAR |
YARDAGE |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 350 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 390 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 481 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 160/142 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 370 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 455 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 353 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 153/140 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 350 | ||
| Out | 36 | 3,062 |
Club Manager - Trista Engel
Golf Professional - Derek Ceder
Superintendent - Eric Bice
HOLE |
PAR |
YARDAGE |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 343 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 133 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 320/295 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 513 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 400 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 484 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 360 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 178/165 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 415 | ||
| In | 36 | 3,146 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,208 |
2023 –Kansas 9.5 / Nebraska 6.5 / Missouri 4.5 / Iowa 3.5
Site: Elks Country Club, Columbus, NE
2022 – Nebraska 9.5 / Missouri 8.5 / Iowa 3.5 / Kansas 2.5
Site: Elmwood Country Club, Marshalltown, IA
2021 – Nebraska 10 / Missouri 7 / Iowa 4 / Kansas 3
Site: Colbert Hills Golf Course, Manhattan, KS
2020 – Kansas 8 / Nebraska 6 / Missouri 5 / Iowa 5
Site: Country Club of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2019 – Nebraska 11.5 / Iowa 5.5 / Kansas 5 / Missouri 2
Site: Arborlinks, Nebraska City, NE
2018 – Missouri 620 / Kansas 624 / Nebraska 630 /Iowa 634
Medalist – Sarah Bell, Missouri
Site: Coldwater Golf Links, Ames, IA
2017 –Iowa 618 / Kansas 628 / Nebraska 634 / Missouri 657
Medalist: Julie Misemer, Kansas
Site: Wichita Country Club, Wichita, KS
2016 – Iowa 630 / Nebraska 665 / Kansas 665 / Missouri 677
Medalist – Brooke Boardman, Iowa
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
2015 – Missouri 642 / Iowa 645 / Kansas 683 / Nebraska 691
Medalist – Taylor Hayes, Missouri
Site: Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha, NE
2014 – Nebraska 602 / Missouri 605 / Kansas 609 / Iowa 622
Medalist – Haley Thiele, Nebraska
Site: The Preserve on Rathbun Lake, Moravia, IA
2013 – Missouri 614 / Iowa 654 / Nebraska 661 / Kansas 688
Medalist – Jordan Chael, Missouri
Site: Manhatten Golf Club, Manhatten, KS
2012 – Iowa 588 / Nebraska 604 / Missouri 618 / Kansas 652
Medalist – Jessie Sindlinger, Iowa
Site: Sedalia Country Club, Sedalia, MO
2011 – Nebraska 634 / Missouri 636 / Iowa 650 / Kansas 684
Medalist – Danielle Lemek, Nebraska
Site: Beatrice Country Club, Beatrice, NE
2010 – Missouri 601 / Kansas 614 / Iowa 621 / Nebraska 621
Medalist – Danielle Lemek, Nebraska
Site: Otter Creek Golf Course, Ankeny, IA
2009 – Nebraska 654 / Missouri 658 / Kansas 676 / Iowa 698
Medalist – Danielle Lemek, Nebraska
Site: Mission Hills Country Club, Shawnee Mission, KS
2008 – Missouri 636 / Nebraska 646 / Kansas 661 / Iowa 671
Medalist – Catherine Dolan, Missouri
Site: Leawood South Country Club, Leawood, KS
2007 – Missouri 637 / Nebraska 653 / Iowa 660 / Kansas 676
Medalist – Carolyn Schorgl, Missouri
Site: Fremont Golf Club, Fremont, NE
2006 – Missouri 637 / Kansas 658 / Iowa 659 / Nebraska 670
Medalist – Mary Kate Bird, Missouri
Site: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, IA
2005 – Missouri 657 / Nebraska 658 / Kansas 664 / Iowa 689
Medalist – Jennifer Clark, Kansas
Site: Milburn Golf & Country Club, Overland Park, Kansas
2004 – Iowa 639 / Nebraska 654 / Missouri 654 / Kansas 682
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
2003 – Nebraska 652 / Iowa 673 / Missouri 682 / Kansas 714
Site: Firethorn Golf Club, Lincoln, NE
2002 – Kansas 624 / Nebraska 652 / Iowa 662
Medalist – Courtney Mahon, Kansas
Site: Des Moines Golf & Country Club, West Des Moines, IA
2001 – Kansas
Site: Alvamar Golf Club, Lawrence, KS
2000 – Nebraska
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln, NE
1999 – Kansas
Medalist – Marquax Hennesey, Missouri
Site: Green Hills Golf Course, Chillicothe, MO
1998 – Missouri
Medalist – Jessica Plus, Missouri
Site: Fort Dodge Country Club, Fort Dodge, IA
1997 – Iowa
Medalist – Patricia Martinson, Iowa
Site: Kansas
1996 – Iowa
Medalist – M.C. Mullen, Iowa
Site: Lincoln, NE
1995 – Iowa
Site: Missouri
1994 – Kansas
Medalist – Jaci Weber, Kansas
Site: Clarinda Country Club, Clarinda, IA
1993 – Iowa
Medalist – Maria Larsen, Iowa
Site: Highlands Golf Club, Hutchinson, KS
1992- Kansas
Medalist – Rachelle Tacha, Kansas
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln, NE
1991 – Iowa
Site: Country Club of Missouri, Columbia, MO
1990 – Missouri
Site: Charles City Country Club, Charles City, IA
1989 – Kansas
Site: Leawood Country Club, Overland Park, KS
1988 – Iowa
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln, NE
1987 – Iowa
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
1986 – Nebraska
Site: Willow Creek Country Club, IA
1985 – Missouri
Site: Leawood South Country Club, Leawood, KS
1984 – Missouri
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln, NE
1983 – Kansas
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
1982 – Kansas
Site: Atlantic Country Club, Atlantic, IA
1981 – Kansas
Site: Alvamar Hills, Lawrence, KS
1980 – Kansas
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Lincoln, NE
1979 – Nebraska
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
1978 – Iowa
Site: Lakeshore Country Club, Council Bluffs, IA
1977 – Nebraska
Site: Dub’s Dread, Leavenworth, KS
1976 – Nebraska
Site: Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, NE
1975 – Kansas
Site: St. Joseph Country Club, St. Joseph, MO
1974 – Missouri
Site: Sunnyside Country Club, Waterloo, IA
1973 – Nebraska
Site: Alvamar Hills, Lawrence, KS
1972 – Nebraska
Site: The Country Club of Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
1971 – Iowa
Site: Jefferson City Country Club, Jefferson City, MO
1970 – Iowa
Site: Ottumwa Country Club, Ottumwa, IA
1969 – Missouri
Site: Shawnee Mission Country Club, Shawnee, KS
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