NE Jr. PGA Championship-Final Round

Brett Edwards

Posted By: Sports

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LINCOLN, Nebraska- Sam Meuret of Brunswick, NE and Hannah Thiele of Wahoo, NE won the 2014 Nebraska Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks Wednesday, July 9 at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, NE.

              By winning the boys’16-18 and overall girls’ divisions respectively, Meuret and Thiele qualified for the 39th Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks, July 29-Aug. 1, 2014, at Miramont Country Club in Bryan/College Station, Texas. Meuret, 18, posted a final-round 70 for a two-day total of two-under par 140 and a six-stroke victory over Noah Hofman of McCook, NE. Thiele, 16, had a final-round 70 for a two-day total of two-under-par 140 and a five-stroke victory over her older sister Haley Thiele of Wahoo, NE.

              Jackson Hayes of Omaha, NE won the boy’s 13-15 division after a final round 79 for a two day total of 21-over par and a two-stroke victory over Alex Zillig of LaVista, NE, Cade Niehaus of Fremont, NE and Brandt Radloff of Blair, NE.  Nia Station of Omaha, NE won the girl’s 13-15 division after she posted a final round 80 for a two day total of 20-over par 162 and a 12-stroke victory over Spencer Roach of Paillion, NE. 

              The Junior PGA Championship, Presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks, is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections, champions of the eight PGA Junior Series events, select national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invitees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays as of the final round of the championship.

              The Junior PGA Championship has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of today’s PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars. Past Junior PGA Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include: In-Bee Park, Jim Furyk, Luke Guthrie, Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Justin Leonard, Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Grace Park, Dottie Pepper, Jordan Spieth, David Toms, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods.

Boy’s 16-18 Division

 1   Sam Meuret         Brunswick, NE  70-70–140 -2 

 2   Noah Hofman        McCook, NE     75-71–146 +4 

 3   Alex Schaake       Omaha, NE      76-72–148 +6 

 4   Clayton Peterson   Lincoln, NE    78-71–149 +7 

 T5  Jeffrey Paschal    Papillion, NE  77-73–150 +8 

 T5  Max Kiely          Lincoln, NE    74-76–150 +8 

 T7  Joshua Wilson      Papillon, NE   81-70–151 +9 

 T7  Luke Grossnicklaus Aurora, NE     77-74–151 +9 

 T7  Justin Coffey      Lincoln, NE    75-76–151 +9 

 10  Sean Song          Omaha, NE      79-74–153 +11

 11  Trey Petitt        Lincoln, NE    81-73–154 +12

 T12 Jack Minnick       Lincoln, NE    81-74–155 +13

 T12 Matthew Unruh      Lincoln, NE    79-76–155 +13

 T12 Kyle Murray        Beatrice, NE   77-78–155 +13

 T12 Nolan Zikas        LaVista, NE    77-78–155 +13

 T12 Blake Tooley       Omaha, NE      73-82–155 +13

 T17 Austin Murray      Kearney, NE    74-82–156 +14

 T17 Mark Nichting      Omaha, NE      75-81–156 +14

 T19 Ben Broderick      LaVista, NE    77-81–158 +16

 T19 Josh Nunnally      Lincoln, NE    77-81–158 +16

 T21 Tommy Pieper       Omaha, NE      81-78–159 +17

 T21 John Danek         Lincoln, NE    79-80–159 +17

 23  Luke Janning       Omaha, NE      82-78–160 +18

 T24 Clayton Malone     Lincoln, NE    83-80–163 +21

 T24 Austin Reece       Lincoln, NE    85-78–163 +21

 T26 Nash Holm          Omaha, NE      84-81–165 +23

 T26 James Brubaker     Lincoln, NE    84-81–165 +23

 T26 Brook Klinetobe    Stanton, NE    82-83–165 +23

 T26 Hunter Giesselmann Fremont, NE    82-83–165 +23

 T26 Dana Van Ostrand   Lincoln, NE    88-77–165 +23

 T26 Derek Carlson      Lincoln, NE    80-85–165 +23

 32  Kean Kontor        Lincoln, NE    84-82–166 +24

 T33 Leighton Thomas    York, NE       83-85–168 +26

 T33 Hunter Baum        Denton, NE     84-84–168 +26

 T33 Ethan Anderson     Papillion, NE  87-81–168 +26

 T33 Garret Giesselmann Fremont, NE    87-81–168 +26

 37  Chandler Duncan    Lincoln, NE    84-86–170 +28

 38  J.D. Higgins       Omaha, NE      89-91–180 +38

 39  Nathan Nolde       Lincoln, NE    96-93–189 +47

Boy’s 13-15 Year Old Division

 1   Jackson Hayes    Omaha, NE     84-79--163 +21  
 T2  Alex Zillig      LaVista, NE   87-78--165 +23  
 T2  Cade Niehaus     Fremont, NE   85-80--165 +23  
 T2  Brandt Radloff   Blair, NE     84-81--165 +23  
 5   Edward Yuan      Omaha, NE     85-82--167 +25  
 6   Nate Vontz       Lincoln, NE   85-83--168 +26  
 7   Will Porter      Kearney, NE   87-85--172 +30  
 8   Mitch Neujahr    Omaha, NE     91-83--174 +32  
 9   Steven Strasheim Lincoln, NE   88-88--176 +34  
 10  Grant Heider     Omaha, NE     93-87--180 +38  
 11  Zack Stanek      Omaha, NE     90-93--183 +41  
 12  Ryan Van Ostrand Lincoln, NE   98-86--184 +42  
 13  Hayden Pudenz    Bellevue, NE  101-98--199 +57 
 
Girls 13-15 Year Old Division
 1   Nia Station     Omaha, NE      82-80--162 +20   
 2   Spencer Roach   Papillion, NE  88-86--174 +32   
 3   Lindsey Thiele  Wahoo, NE      91-86--177 +35   
 4   Lidia Jons      Lincoln, NE    90-88--178 +36   
 5   Samantha Knight Onawa, IA      93-86--179 +37   
 6   Natalie Wilson  Papillion, NE  101-101--202 +60 
 
Girls 16-18 Year Old Division
 1   Hannah Thiele   Wahoo, NE       71-69--140 -2  
 2   Haley Thiele    Wahoo, NE       73-72--145 +3  
 3   Katie Irvin     Papillion, NE   87-84--171 +29 
 T4  Allie Vondra    Papillion, NE   90-85--175 +33 
 T4  Kendall Niehaus Fremont, NE     89-86--175 +33 
 6   Megan McConnell Santa Rosa, CA  90-86--176 +34 
 7   Rachel Grenko   Jefferson, SD   97-86--183 +41 
 8   Makenzie Fuss   Omaha, NE       98-87--185 +43
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