Lierz wins Missouri Junior Amateur title

Jack Rundle tees off Tuesday during the final round of the Missouri Junior Amateur at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club.
Jack Rundle tees off Tuesday during the final round of the Missouri Junior Amateur at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club.

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Brooks Jungbluth and Hank Lierz finished 1-2 earlier this spring at the Class 2 boys golf state championships.

The Bishop LeBlond teammates finished 1-2 again Tuesday at the Missouri Junior Amateur Championship, hosted by the Missouri Golf Association. But this time, they swapped places.

Lierz shot a bogey-free, 4-under 68 in the final round at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club to claim the 2018 Missouri Junior Amateur title, finishing with a two-day total of 8-under 136. He bogeyed just one hole in the two-day event, carding nine birdies in 36 holes.

Jungbluth, who was also runner-up earlier this summer in the Missouri Amateur, finished his final round with a 3-under 69. He birdied the final hole Tuesday to finish one stroke behind Lierz with a 7-under 137.

Jefferson City's Jack Rundle took third place out of 57 competitors in the 16-18 year-old boys division with a 5-under 139. Rundle, who tied for sixth in the Class 3 state championships this spring, shot a 69 on Tuesday, tallying five birdies and two bogeys.

Ozark's Dawson Meek, who finished third at the Class 4 state championships, took fourth place with a 4-under 140. Meek finished with six birdies and one bogey for a 67 in his final round, the lowest score of the day.

Gallatin's Jett Simmons, the reigning Class 1 state champion, took fifth place with a 3-under 141, posting three birdies and one bogey for a final round of 70.

Jefferson City's Alex Gentry was the only other area competitor to finish in the top 25. The Helias junior shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday to finish with a 1-over 145, taking ninth place.

Camdenton's Amber Wilson won the girls 16-18 year-old division by four strokes, shooting a 2-over-74 on Tuesday to finish with a 2-under 142 for her two-day total. Wilson finished runner-up last fall in the Class 2 girls golf state championships.

Claire Solovic of Imperial was second with a 146. She had the low round of the day Tuesday with a 3-under 69. Columbia's Olivia Sowers placed third with a 148.

Jefferson City's Sami Swinfard led all area golfers in the division. She tied for eighth place out of 27 golfers with a 23-over 167, carding an 84 in the final round.

In the boys 14-15 year-old division, St. Joseph's Jeffrey Johnston won with a 144, finishing two strokes ahead of Jackson's Carsen Silliman. Jefferson City's Drew Higgins finished in a three-way tie for third place with a 152.

Eldon's Kassidy Hull finished runner-up in the girls 14-15 year-old division, shooting an 80 on Tuesday to post a two-day total of 157. Columbia's Audrey Rischer shot a 75 in the final round to beat Hull by one stroke with an overall score of 156.

In the remaining age divisions:

Hannibal's Quinn Thomas shot a 73 in the final round to win the boys 12-13 year-old division with a two-day 146. Jefferson City's Archer Schnieders took second with a 151, finishing with a 79 in his final round.

Columbia's Will Kimes won the boys 10-11 year-old division with a two-day total of 83, playing nine holes each day. Jefferson City's Dawson Schnieders was runner-up with an 87 after shooting a 43 on Tuesday.

Columbia's Anson Munzlinger won the boys 8-9 year-old division, shooting a 4-under 32 on Tuesday to finish with a 9-under 63, playing nine holes each day. Jefferson City's Ty Brandt took second with a two-day total of 73.

III

Missouri Junior Amateur

At Meadow Lake Acres Country Club

New Bloomfield

Par: 72

Final Round

16-18 YEAR-OLD BOYS

Hank Lierz, St. Joseph    68-68-136    -8

Brooks Jungbluth, St. Joseph    68-69-137    -7

Jack Rundle, Jefferson City    70-69-139    -5

Dawson Meek, Ozark    73-67-140    -4

Jett Simmons, Gallatin    71-70-141    -3

Cameron Rosenberg, Overland Park, Kan.    69-73-142    -2

Tanner Collins, Kansas City    73-70-143    -1

Presten Richardson, Miller    72-71-143    -1

Alex Gentry, Jefferson City    73-72-145    +1

Thomas Henson, Hermann    74-72-146    +2

August Hoffman, Kansas City    73-73-146    +2

Peyton Bell, Bloomfield    70-76-146    +2

Conner Obert, Ozark    74-73-147    +3

David Meindl, Lake St. Louis    74-73-147    +3

Bennett Tiefenbrunn, Sullivan    72-75-147    +3

Rees Conder, Kansas City    70-77-147    +3

Case Englehart, Jackson    76-72-148    +4

Zach Unnerstall, Washington    75-73-148    +4

Daniel Duffin, Kansas City    76-73-149    +5

Jack Dwyer, Leawood, Kan.    74-75-149    +5

Jack Cronin, Chesterfield    72-77-149    +5

Reece Lang, Boonville    76-74-150    +6

Michael Garcia, Liberty    75-75-150    +6

Ethan Green, St. Joseph    75-75-150    +6

Brett Blau, Overland Park    74-76-150    +6

John Gardner, Overland Park    74-76-150    +6

Evan Weaver, Marshall    81-70-151    +7

Alex Garza, St. Louis    74-77-151    +7

Spencer Warren, Dexter    73-78-151    +7

Ben Blase, Chesterfield    76-76-152    +8

Peter Weaver, St. Louis    75-77-152    +8

Ethan Kline, Osage Beach    74-78-152    +8

Clayton Kaiser, Monett    77-78-155    +11

Tanner Walton, Jackson    76-79-155    +11

Bryson Yowell, Moberly    78-78-156    +12

Ryan Choe, Columbia    78-79-157    +13

Lance Brackett, Springfield    77-80-157    +13

Cooper Stiles, Liberty    75-83-158    +14

Arjun Hiren, Ballwin    71-87-158    +14

Michael Davidson, Jefferson City    79-80-159    +15

Alex Brown, Grandview    81-79-160    +16

Seth Waters, Jackson    84-77-161    +17

Trace Walters, Smithville    83-78-161    +17

Lane Plunkett, Eugene    79-82-161    +17

Cody Limbach, Iberia    79-83-162    +18

Hadley Kramer, St. Louis    75-87-162    +18

Austin Kempker, Jefferson City    82-81-163    +19

Grant Beichley, Prairie Village    80-83-163    +19

Wesley Costello, Mission Hills    84-81-165    +21

Tanner Duncan, Brumley    89-78-167    +23

Trace Brown, Macon    83-84-167    +23

Tanner Richardson, Columbia    84-86-170    +26

Luke Distler, Jefferson City    95-79-174    +30

Sam Owens, Jefferson City    89-86-175    +31

Jeriah Jordan, Rolla    78-WD

Kade Meineka, Concordia    83-WD

Tristan Bolin, Tipton    83-WD

16-18 YEAR-OLD GIRLS

Amber Wilson, Camdenton    68-74-142    -2

Claire Solovic, Imperial    77-69-146    +2

Olivia Sowers, Columbia    73-75-148    +4

Vera Bohning, Lee's Summit    82-76-158    +14

Kayla Pfitzner, Ozark    78-80-158    +14

Samantha Cornelius, Hamilton    78-80-158    +14

Taryn Overstreet, Jackson    78-80-158    +14

Sami Swinfard, Jefferson City    83-84-167    +23

Paige Hawkins, Macon    82-85-167    +23

Wriley Hibert, Springfield    80-88-168    +24

Abby Howard, Kansas City    80-88-168    +24

Lucy Bloomstran, St. Louis    84-86-170    +26

Sydney Willingham, Columbia    87-85-172    +28

Alyson Goggin, St. Louis    84-88-172    +28

Kasydie Shipp, Kansas City    86-87-173    +29

Werthen Gass, Trenton    89-89-178    +34

Jennah Schell, Osage Beach    93-88-181    +37

MaryEllen Holloway, Kansas City    91-92-183    +39

Jessalyn Shipp, Kansas City    90-94-184    +40

Skylar Nelson, Jefferson City    98-88-186    +42

Anna McDonald, Belton     92-95-187    43

Marliere Toothaker, Rolla    95-94-189    +45

Alyssa Freeman, Kansas City    96-97-193    +49

Greta Scheidt, Columbia    93-101-194    +50

Jayden Ralston, Jefferson City    102-99-201    +57

Hannah Hartwig, Marshall    112-124-236    +92

Emily Elsea, Columiba    107-WD

14-15 YEAR-OLD BOYS

Jeffrey Johnston, St. Joseph    70-74-144    E

Carsen Silliman, Jackson    73-73-146    +2

Ben Slicker, Leawood, Kan.    81-71-152    +8

B. Hoisington, Dardenne Prairie    75-77-152    +8

Drew Higgins, Jefferson City    75-77-152    +8

Walker Serrano, Rogersville    83-73-156    +12

Christian Rischer, Columbia    78-78-156    +12

William Hose, Columbia    79-82-161    +17

Zach Harman, Kansas City    87-77-164    +20

Blake Mazzola, Chesterfield    83-81-164    +20

Joey Perotti, Wildwood    80-85-165    +21

Jon Huber, St. Louis    83-83-166    +22

Andrew Conrad, Smithville    80-87-167    +23

Aidan Wells, Eldon    83-85-168    +24

Graham Johnson, Jefferson City    85-86-171    +27

Jackson Kreisman, Columbia    86-89-175    +31

14-15 YEAR-OLD GIRLS

Audrey Rischer, Columbia    81-75-156    +12

Kassidy Hull, Eldon    77-80-157    +13

Ella Overstreet, Jackson    87-78-165    +21

Madison Moller, Columbia    82-84-166    +22

Abby Boyer, Kirksville    85-84-169    +25

Kyleigh Pfitzner, Ozark    87-84-171    +27

Drew Nienhaus, St. Albans    82-90-172    +28

Greta Hinds, Jefferson City    87-91-178    +34

Eden Shipp, Kansas City    93-88-181    +37

Caroline Giocondo, Kansas City    90-93-183    +39

Madison Diel, Columbia    97-104-201    +57

Sophia Sindlinger, Sunrise Beach    97-114-211    +67

12-13 YEAR-OLD BOYS

Quinn Thomas, Hannibal    73-73-146    +2

Archer Schnieders, Jefferson City    72-79-151    +7

Patrick Johnston, St. Joseph    73-79-152    +8

Timothy Johnston, St. Joseph    77-77-154    +10

Johnny Boyer, Kirksville    80-78-158    +14

Logan Cox, Hallsville    84-81-165    +21

Vincent Boccardi, Fenton    81-88-169    +25

Jack Bower, Columbia    92-93-175    +31

David Linhardt, Jefferson City    87-89-176    +32

Jonathan Jordan, Rolla    82-WD

10-11 YEAR-OLD BOYS

9 holes, Par: 36

Will Kimes, Columbia    43-40-83    +11

Dawson Schnieders, Jefferson City    44-43-87    +15

Marco Boccardi, Fenton    45-44-89    +17

William Boyd, California    47-43-90    +18

Ayden Howard, California    47-46-93    +21

Harper Neidert, Jefferson City    53-50-103    +31

Chayton Jordan, Rolla    54-51-105    +33

Chancen Jordan, Rolla    52-53-105    +33

8-9 YEAR-OLD BOYS

9 holes, Par: 36

Anson Munzlinger, Columbia    31-32-63    -9

Ty Brandt, Jefferson City    36-37-73    +1

Bryan Carden, Jefferson City    46-43-89    +17

Anthony Forrest, Jefferson City    52-54-106    +34

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