Minnesota Golf Association
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The mission of the MGA is to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values for all golfers in Minnesota.
Edina, Minn.
Joined May 2009
Isabella McCauley cards a final-round 2-under 70 @mplsgolfclub to earn a wire-to-wire victory, becoming the first female golfer to win the Minnesota Golf Champions.
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Your 2019 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf, high school seniors Leah Herzog, Red Wing, and Connor Glynn, Waconia. Good luck this week at the State High School Tournament.
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A second-round 66 lifted professional @AmyOlsonGolf to medalist honors and a spot in the field at the 2023 @uswomensopen @PebbleBeachGolf. Olson shoots 6-under 138 at Somerset Country Club.
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Congratulations Van Holmgren for winning the 115th MGA Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National GC shooting 5-under par for three rounds.
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Congratulations to Ben Greve on winning the 119th MGA Amateur Championship @olympichills! Greve shot a three-day total of 218 (+2) to claim a one-shot victory. He becomes the second champion to win at their home course since 1948.
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Congratulations to Frankie Capan, winner of the 117th Minnesota State Amateur! He finished -12 for the tournament, a State Amateur record. Full results:
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Minnesotans Sarah Burnham and Isabella McCauley claim qualifying spots for @USGA Women's Open. Burnham cards 2-under 142, while McCauley finished one shot back.
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Ryan Stendahl, from MN @yocgolf, fires a tournament record in the Boys' 13-15 Division, carding a bogey-free 10-under 61 to earn a five-stroke victory at the 29th Twin Cities Junior Championship at @VictoryLinks.
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Congrats to Carson Herron (left) and Nate Adams (medalist) for earning the two qualifying spots for the @USGA Amateur! Adams shot a two-round total of 10-under-par 134 while Herron shot a bogey-free 8-under-par 136.
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East Grand Forks senior @jdndeziel wins 2018 @MSHSL Class AA individual title, shooting 7-under par 137 @Ridgessandcreek
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The U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier and U.S. Junior Girls Amateur Qualifier has wrapped up, the medalists were Nathaniel Adams shooting 69 and Leah Herzog shooting 71!
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Who dis? The 3 MGA Junior Playersβ of the Year Kathryn VanArragon, @CecilBelisle and Ian Simonich grace the cover of Minnesota Golfer magazine.
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The 116th MGA State Amateur Champion is @ClayKucera out of @ChaskaTC he shot 71-66-72 to be 7 under!
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Caleb VanArragon claimed the 120th MGA Amateur Championship @mplsgolfclub! He broke the record low aggregate score and score in relation to par in championship history by eight shots with a three day total of 193, 23-under par.
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Ian Simonich with 4 birdies and an eagle is 6-under thru 9 at MN State Junior Boysβ Championship at Detroit CC, for scoring.
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Thank you to Edina Country Club and their grounds staff for a job well done with the set up and maintenance of the State Amateur. Their hard work behind the scenes is what makes this course (and this tournament) so special!
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Cousins @MikeyChr and David Christensen combined to shoot a tournament-record 59 during the opening round of the 59th @MNGolfAssn Amateur Four-Ball Championship @CrowRiverGolf. The two fired a 66 during the final round to tie a tournament record of 125 for a seven-stroke victory.
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Tapping in birdie on his 36th hole, Ian Simonich earns medalist honors with a one-stroke victory at the 59th @MNGolfAssn Junior Team Championship @owatonnacc. Simonich also won the 2019 Minnesota State Junior Boys' Championship last month.
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Red Wing's @Sophia_Yoemans goes wire-to-wire, shooting two rounds of 3-under 69 to earn a seven-stroke victory for her third individual title.
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Johnny Larson is at +3 for the day. This year marks 16 years in a row Johnny has made the cut for the MGA State Amateur Championship!
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Congrats to the 2020 MGA Players of the Year!. Men's: Frankie Capan.Co-Women's: Taylor Ledwein & Kate Smith.Sr. Men's: Jerry Rose.Sr. Women's: Betsy Aldrich.Jr. Boys': Nate Stevens.Jr. Girls': Kathryn VanArragon. Complete list of award winners & more: .
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Defending MN Golf Champions winner @MillerRossGolf and NDSU golfer Andrew Israelson earn a share of medalist honors at @USGA U.S. Open Local Qualifying at @StoneRidgeGC, both carding rounds of 3-under 69.
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Congratulations to Dave Carothers, Wild Marsh GC, for winning the 114th MGA State Amateur with a score of 214.
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With the win, Deziel gained an exemption into this year's @USGA Amateur being played August 12-18 at @Hazeltine. Thank you to Minnesota Valley Country Club for hosting the event!
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Maple Grove's @RyanStendahl and Simley's Reese McCauley named 2024 Mr. and Ms. Minnesota Golf. Both Stendahl and McCauley are headed to the University of Minnesota this fall.
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Moving on to @PebbleBeachGolf for the 2018 @USGA Amateur are (l to r) @ParkerReddig, medalist @BenGreve and @bsigel4. Greve posted a 4-under 140 @olympichills.
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Congratulations to medalists @JonathanHanner and @paulstankey for moving on to the US Amateur, shooting a 137 @USGA
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Congratulations to our six-time MGA Player of the Year, Sarah Burnham, on qualifying for the 2019 LPGA Tour!
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Stephanie Herzog, Red Wing, and @bsigel4, Minnetonka, named 2017 Ms. & Mr. Minnesota Golf June 11 @windsongfarm1, good luck at State!
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Red Wing's @CecilBelisle earns medalist honors at @MSHSL Class AA Championship, shooting 5-under par 139 @Ridgessandcreek
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Nate Stevens fires a 7-under 65 @PioneerCreek to earn medalist honors and a spot in the 2021 @USGA Junior Amateur @CCNorthCarolina
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Jesse Bull cards a 9-under 207 to claim the 36th @MNGolfAssn Mid-Amateur Championship at @IslandViewGolf1 for his first state win since 2016.
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Former @MNGolfAssn Amateur champion @VanHolmgren2 knocks off third-seeded Tom Sloman, 3 and 2, advancing to the Round of 32 at the 2019 @USGA Amateur @PinehurstResort.
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Congratulations to Taylor Ledwein on winning the 2022 MGA Womenβs Amateur! She shot a three-day total of 216 (+3) to claim a three-shot victory. With the win, she amasses her second win of the season and her second MGA Womenβs Amateur title.
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Red Wing's @leah_herz13 breaks MN State Tournament record with 66 before teammate @Sophia_Yoemans sets new record 10 minutes later, shooting 9-under 63. @GolfLaker takes 6-stroke team lead over @MHS_GirlsGolf at 321.
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Sisters Isabella (left) and Reese McCauley combine to shoot an 8-under 64 @ChaskaTC to earn medalist honors and the lone qualifying spot to the @USGA #USWomensFourBall Championship in 2023 @TheHomeCourse in DuPont, Wash.
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Finalists of the 2022 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf award.
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Judd Gibb, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, claims qualifying spot for the 2021 @USGA Senior Open after a three-hole playoff. Gibb posted a 3-under 69 @GolfTheWilds before prevailing in extra holes.
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It breaks my heart to have to report this news, but long-time go-to photographer for the Minnesota Golf Association, Mark Brettingen, 67, of Bloomington, passed away unexpectedly April 3. Our deepest condolences to Mark's widow, Linda Williams, and his family.
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@Ian_Simonich cards final-round 69 to claim 93rd Minnesota State Junior Boys' Championship at Pioneer Creek Golf Course, shooting a 36-hole total of 7-under 137.
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Congratulations to Joanna Kim and Tristan Nelko named Ms. & Mr. Minnesota Golf, yesterday at Windsong Farm, more
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@CecilBelisle birdies the first playoff hole to win the 104th Minnesota State Open @ChaskaTC. Belisle tallied a 54-hole total of 12-under 204.
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Congrats to Madelyn Miller for her hole-in-one at Bent Creek GC on No. 2 during the MGA Match Play Championship. 146 yards with a PW.
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Maple Groveβs Sarah Burnham posts tourney-low 5-under 66 @uswomensopen today, currently T15 and even thru 36 holes!.
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Finalists were announced for the 2018 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf award, at Last year's winners, Stephanie Herzog and @bsigel4, pictured here.
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Edinburgh USA's Don Berry cards a 2-under 70 at Prestwick Golf Club, earning medalist honors and a spot in the 2019 @USGA Senior Open.
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Van Holmgren is swinging into the match play portion of the U.S. Amateur Championship at 1:50 central. Good Luck, @VanHolmgren2!!
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Congratulations to Sammy Schmitz, who won the 2015 @USGA #USMidAm championship today, and knocked in a hole in one! http://t.co/yW3IcWb6Zg.
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The MGA would like to extend its appreciation to the players, volunteers, spectators and the members and staff at each host facility. This season's success would not have been possible without your continued support of golf in Minnesota.
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We mourn the passing of a true giant of amateur golf in Minn., and a major influence on the game at the national and international levels, Bloomingtonβs Warren J. βRebbieβ Rebholz, 1928-2020, who died peacefully at home April 7.
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@GaSouthernGolf 5th year senior @wilsoncandress cards a final-round 66 to claim medalist honors at the 2022 @GopherInvite @windsongfarm1. Andress posts a 54-hole tally of 11-under 202.
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From left: @ddhitchner, @bsigel4 and @VanHolmgren2 earn the three qualifying spots to the 119th @USGA Amateur Championship @PinehurstResort.
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Derek Hitchner sinks his birdie chance from six feet on the second playoff hole to win the 117th Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship @windsongfarm1.
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Congrats to Kate Smith of @DetroitLakesCC, the 2020 @MNGolfAssn Womenβs Amateur champ, carding a 1-under par 215 today at Stillwater Country Club. Scores and more at
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Stellan Orvick cards 1-over 72 and prevails in a playoff @windsongfarm1 to earn the final spot at @USGA Local Qualifying.
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Shoutout to the reigning MGA Amateur Champion @VanHolmgren2 and his bros! #NationalSiblingDay
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#tbt to one of the youngest #MGAAmateur Champions, @MikeyChr who won in 1995 as an 18 year old high school student
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Minnesota State Open and @MNGolfAssn Amateur champion @cvanarragolf received the final sponsor's exemption into this week's @PGATOUR @3MOpen @tpctwincities.
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The Minnesota Section of the PGA has announced its annual Minnesota PGA Award Recipients including naming Doug Hoffmann, MGA Rules & Competitions Director, as its Golf Professional of the Year. Congratulations Doug!
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With competitive golf nearly here, the @MNGolfAssn preseason high school rankings are online,
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Minnesotans Sigel and Hitchner Headed to U.S. Amateur; Iowa State Grad Sondjaja Medals
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@NDSUgolf teammates @josh_galvin11 and @Ian_Simonich survive a one-hole playoff after carding a 10-under 134 @PebbleCreekGolf to win the 61st @MNGolfAssn Amateur-Four Ball Championship.
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2020 Minnesota Amateur champ Frankie Capan advances to the round of 32 in the @USGA U.S. Amateur at @BandonDunesGolf. Scores:
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2019 MN State High School Class AA medalist @CecilBelisle, who carded a 1-under 143 @Ridgessandcreek to earn his second individual title in three seasons.
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(L to R): Partners @tballa21 and @AngusFlanagan and the team of @sammy_schmitz and @jesse_polk claim the two Qualifying spots for the 2020 @USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Polk and Schmitz earned medalist honors at 9-under 63 @StoneRidgeGC.
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@PGALumpy qualifies for the 2023 @USGA Senior Open @SentryWorld following a 5-under 66 @TroyBurneGC.
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Interlachen CC is ready for the 114th MGA Amateur Championship. Good luck to all the players competing tomorrow! #MGAAmateur
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What a great year! @frankiecapan . Keep it going!.
Frankie Capan III is officially headed to the @PGATOUR π . The Minnesota native earns his first TOUR card in his second season on the #KornFerryTour with a pair of runner-up finishes in 2024. #TOURBound | @frankiecapan
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It's finally here! Tomorrow morning the 117th Minnesota State Amateur starts 7:30am at Edina Country Club. Pairings: Tournament fact sheet: Live scoring:
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Congratulations to the 2023 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf winners: Kathryn VanArragon (Blaine) and Joseph Rohlwing (Eastview)!. Congratulations to all of the finalists as well!
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Isabella McCauley cards a final-round 69 to earn a five-stroke victory at the 75th Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship at Bent Creek Golf Club. McCauley posted a 36-hole tally of 1-under 141.
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Congrats to Jon Dutoit, the 112th MGA Amateur champ, who posted a 1-over 214 July 22 at Northland CC #MGAAmateur. http://t.co/vQyrrvtsc2.
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Congrats to Kate Smith (@katesmith_gbr) who represented Minnesota in great fashion in the @USGA U.S. Women's Amateur. She is the first Minnesotan to make it to the round of 32 since 2017.
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Congrats to Taylor Ledwein and Megan Welch for winning the 2020 Minnesota Womenβs Am Four-Ball Championship!. Results: Thanks to all who competed and to @DellwoodCC for hosting such a great tournament!
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Congratulations to former MGA Amateur Champion, @HogeGolf for moving on to the US Open! #RoadToOakmont @USGA
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From left: @VanHolmgren2, medalist and @OSUCowboyGolf's Brian Stark, @GustavusGolf's Jacob Pedersen and @PeppGolf's @ddhitchner punch their tickets to the 121st @USGA Amateur Championship at Oakmont Country Club August 9-15.
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Congratulations to Taylor Ledwein on winning the MGA Womenβs Match Play! She defeated Leah Skaar one-up to win the championship for the first time since 2018. @BurlOaks
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Todayβs MGA Mixed Amateur Team champions are @Sophia_Yoemans and Trey Fessler. The Senior division champs were Tom Ryan and Brenda Williams
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The last Amateur Qualifier of the year has concluded! Co medalists Brinkman (left) and Gellert Leo (right)β³οΈ
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Congrats Isabella on signing with @GopherWGolf! We are so happy you're staying home!.
ππππππΏ βοΈ. Isabella McCauley, one of the top golfers in the nation, is staying HOME!. π:
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(L to R): Josh Persons and Ryan Conn earn medalist honors with a 9-under 63 while Tim McKenney and Will Strickler shoot 8-under 64 @GoldenValleyCC. Both teams earn a spot in the 2022 @USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship in Alabama.
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Way to go Leif Carlson, shooting a #BraemarGC @EdinaMN course record of 64 at our #MGASeniorTour Gross Section event today!
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Mick, Carson, and P.J. Herron, @PGALumpyβs kids, are all competing in the 120th MGA Amateur Championship this week!. Follow live scoring:
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Deziel sinks 5-footer for birdie at the last to card an 11-under 208 to claim the 121st @MNGolfAssn Amateur Championship @mvccgolf by three strokes.
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Congratulations to Brady Madsen for winning the 102nd Minnesota State Open. Read about his win:
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Bogey-free for 36 holes, Tony and Lily Vincelli earn a two-stroke victory at the 32nd @MNGolfAssn Mixed Amateur Team Championship @NfldGolfClub, shooting 9-under 135 to become the first father-daughter champions in tournament history.
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Happy Birthday to the MN Golf Hall of Famer!.
Happy birthday to Tom Lehman, who said an emotional farewell to The Open at Royal Portrush in 2019 π
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The new high school rankings are up! Leah Herzog jumped to #1 and the Maple Grove boys team faced some hard competition over the weekend, and came out as the victor, landing them on top. See the full rankings here:
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Miles Death eliminates two-time MGA Mid-Players' champ @burlytime in 20 holes to advance to Round of 16. 2018 champ Sammy Schmitz advances to face Sam Foust early Tuesday. #MGAPlayers.
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Hogan Ordal posts a 2-over 73 to claim the championship in the Boys' 16-18 Division of the 29th Twin Cities Junior Championship @VictoryLinks.
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