Junior Cup Teams
Each summer the top Kansas junior golfers based upon their standing on the Junior Player of the Year points list will represent Kansas in two interstate Ryder Cup/Walker Cup style competitions. To be eligible to earn points a junior golfer must be at least 14 years of age and a member of the Kansas Junior Golf Association in good standing. The teams are named after the Junior Match Play Championship.
Scroll down to see information and past results for the Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup and Ozark Junior Challenge.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA JUNIOR CUP MATCHES
Every summer the Kansas Junior Golf Association selects a team of eight (8) junior golfers to compete against their counterparts from Nebraska. In order to compete on the Kansas team, a junior golfer must be at least 14 years of age and a member of the KJGA. Then, throughout the summer the junior golfer may compete for junior player of the year points at various tournaments at the local, state and national levels. At the conclusion of the Kansas Junior Match Play Championship, the top eight available points leaders are invited to represent the state of Kansas against Nebraska.
The first Cup Matches were held at Alvamar Country Club in Lawrence in 1986. The matches are played like the Ryder Cup, the team members are first paired for four-ball matches and foursome matches on day one. The second day consists of singles matches. Each match is worth one point, the team with the most points takes control of the traveling trophy for the upcoming year. Through the first 27 years of competition, Kansas leads the series 14 to 13.
Match Results
1986
Alvamar Country Club - Lawrence, KS
Nebraska 10 Kansas 6
1987
Firethorn Country Club - Lincoln, NE
Kansas 12 Nebraska 4
1988
The Kansas City Country Club - Mission Hills, KS
Kansas 10 Nebraska 6
1989
Lochland Country Club - Hastings, NE
Kansas 12 Nebraska 4
1990
Prairie Dunes Country Club - Hutchinson, KS
Nebraska 9 Kansas 7
1991
Norfolk Country Club - Norfolk, NE
Nebraska 9 Kansas 7
1992
Hallbrook Country Club - Lewood, KS
Nebraska 9.5 Kansas 6.5
1993
Highland Country Club - Omaha, NE
Nebraska 11 Kansas 5
1994
Southwind Country Club - Garden City, KS
Kansas 9.5 Nebraska 6.5
1995
Beatrice Country Club - Beatrice, NE
Kansas 11.5 Nebraska 4.5
1996
Milburn Golf & Country Club - Overland Park, KS
Kansas 8 Nebraska 8
1997
The Country Club of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
Kansas 7 Nebraska 5 (rain shortened event)
1998
Indian Hills Country Club - Mission Hills, KS
Kansas 11 Nebraska 5
1999
Omaha Country Club - Omaha, NE
Nebraska 10 Kansas 6
2000
Mission Hills Country Club - Mission Hills, KS
Nebraska 8 Kansas 8
2001
Sand Hills Golf Club - Mullen, NE
Kansas 11.5 Nebraska 4.5
2002
Leawood South Country Club - Leawood, KS
Kansas 10 Nebraska 6
2003
The Country Club of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
Nebraska 10 Kansas 6
2004
Topeka Country Club - Topeka, KS
Nebraska 8 Kansas 8
2005
Norfolk Country Club - Norfolk, NE
Kansas 9 Nebraska 7
2006
Wichita Country Club - Wichita, KS
Nebraska 10.5 Kansas 5.5
2007
Wild Horse Golf Club - Gothenburg, NE
Nebraska 12.5 Kansas 3.5
2008
Kansas City Country Club - Mission Hills, KS
Nebraska 10.5 Kansas 5.5
2009
ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE
Kansas 11 Nebraska 5
2010
Prairie Dunes Country Club - Hutchinson, KS
Nebraska 8.5 Kansas 7.5
2011
Happy Hollow Club - Omaha, NE
Kansas 10 Nebraska 6
2012
Colbert Hills Golf Course - Manhattan, KS
Kansas 8.5 Nebraska 7.5
2013
Champions Run - Omaha, NE
OZARK JUNIOR CHALLENGE
Every summer the Kansas Junior Golf Association selects a team of five (5) junior golfers to compete against their counterparts from Arkansas and Missouri in a stroke play format college style competition. In order to compete on the Kansas team, a junior golfer must be at least 14 years of age and a member of the KJGA. Then, throughout the summer the junior golfer may compete for junior player of the year points at various tournaments at the local, state and national levels. At the conclusion of the Kansas Junior Match Play Championship, the top five available points leaders are invited to represent the state of Kansas against the other two states. The Ozark Junior Challenge was discontinued prior to 2009 due to lack of interest from the Arkansas and Oklahoma golf associations.
Challenge Results
1996
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club - Joplin, MO
Oklahoma 889
Arkansas 903
Kansas 910
Missouri 940
1997
Shangri-La Resort & Golf Club - Afton, OK
Arkansas 870
Kansas 890
Oklahoma 897
Missouri 899
1998
Tallgrass Country Club - Wichita, KS
Kansas 908
Arkansas 922
Oklahoma 927
Missouri 931
1999
Pinnacle Country Club - Rogers, AR
Kansas 889
Oklahoma 920
Arkansas 925
Missouri 944
2000
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club - Joplin, MO
Kansas 869
Arkansas 897
Missouri 904
Oklahoma DNP
2001
Shangri-La Resort & Golf Club - Afton, OK
Arkansas 855
Kansas 858
Missouri 859
Oklahoma 868
2002
Crestwood Country Club - Pittsburg, KS
Kansas 879
Missouri 884
Arkansas 888
Oklahoma DNP
2003
Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club - Rogers, AR
Missouri 884
Kansas 885
Arkansas 887
2004
River Cut Golf Course - Springfield, MO
Kansas 860
Missouri 868
Arkansas 874
2005
Crestwood Country Club - Pittsburg, KS
Kansas 867 (won playoff)
Missouri 867
Arkansas 886
2006
Big Creek Golf & Country Club - Mountain Home, AR
Kansas 838
Missouri 866
Arkansas 877
2007
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club - Joplin, MO
Missouri 545
Kansas 576
Arkansas DNP
2008
Crestwood Country Club - Pittsburg, KS
Missouri 863
Kansas 868
2009
Event discontinued
