Little Rock, Ark. (July 25, 2025) – The Missouri Golf Association is proud to announce the twelve junior golfers who have been selected to represent Missouri in this year’s Southern Junior Cup Matches. Team Missouri is filled with top junior golfers from across the state.
This Ryder Cup-style match play event features teams of junior golfers from Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama and Arkansas competing against one another. This year, the 13th Annual Southern Junior Cup will be hosted at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Missouri’s team includes six girls and six boys selected based on point standings and captains’ picks. Let’s meet team Missouri!
Anna Bell (Poplar Bluff) is Team Missouri’s youngest competitor at age 14 and will graduate in 2029. Anna recently won the Prairie Invitational and the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, earning her a spot in the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. She also placed second in the 2025 Missouri Women’s Amateur Championship.
KC Lenox (St. Peters) recently graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and will be attending Lindenwood University and playing golf for the Lions in the fall. KC placed 5th in the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship with a total gross score of 7-over 223 (71, 73, 79). She was also a member of the 2024 Southern Junior Cup team.
Avery McLaughlin (Town and Country) recently graduated from Visitation Academy and will be attending the University of Richmond to play golf in the fall. She competed on the 2024 Southern Junior Cup team. She also advanced to the quarterfinals in the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship.
Kate Ryan (Columbia) recently graduated from Father Tolton Catholic High School and will be attending Coastal Carolina University in the fall and playing golf. Kate competed in the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship, placing second with a gross score of even-par 216 (73, 71, 72). She also competed in the 2025 Missouri Women’s Amateur Championship and 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, advancing to the semifinals.
Addie Swan (Lee’s Summit) attends Ray-Pec High School and will graduate in 2027. Addie competed in the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, advancing to the quarterfinals, and placed third at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship with a 2-over 218 (71, 75, 72).
Morgan Withington (St. Louis) recently graduated from Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School. Morgan will be attending Sacred Heart University in the fall and playing golf. She tied for seventh at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship and competed in the 2025 Missouri Women’s Amateur Championship.
Harper Ackermann (Webster Groves) recently graduated from Christian Brothers College High School and will be attending the University of West Florida and playing golf in the fall. Harper won the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship with a gross score of 16-under 200 (68, 65, 67). He also competed in the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur.
Landon Barks (Poplar Bluff) attends Poplar Bluff High School and will graduate in 2027. Landon competed in the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship and the 2025 Missouri Stroke Play Championship.
Ben Christian (Dexter) recently graduated from Dexter High School and will be attending the University of Southern Indiana to play golf in the fall. Ben competed in the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship and the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, advancing to the semifinals. He also tied for sixteenth at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship.
Chayton Jordan (Rolla) recently graduated from Rolla High School and will be attending Missouri S&T in the fall and playing golf. Chayton won the 2025 Arris Pizza Summer Showcase, placed third at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship, placed fifth at the 2025 Phil Cotton Invitational and competed in the 2025 Missouri Stroke Play Championship.
Anson Munzlinger (Columbia) attends Father Tolton High School and will graduate in 2028. Anson placed first in the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship, placed second at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship, and competed in the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship, advancing to the semifinals. He also competed in the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur and played on the 2024 Southern Junior Cup team.
Cole Packingham (Lake St. Louis) attends Liberty High School and will graduate in 2026. Cole placed second in the 2025 Missouri Junior Match Play Championship and placed fourth at the 2025 Missouri Junior Amateur Championship with a gross score of 10-under 206 (71, 67, 68). He also competed at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
Congratulations to each team member for being selected, and good luck next week!
To learn more about the Southern Junior Cup Matches, click here.
For more information on other MGA events, contact the MGA office at (573) 636-8994 or at mogolf@mogolf.org.
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The Missouri Golf Association was started in St. Louis in 1905 to run the Amateur Championship. Four founding clubs would be the ones in existence in St. Louis in those early years – St. Louis Country Club, Algonquin Golf Club, Glen Echo Golf Club and Normandie Golf Club. Four years later, the invite-only Missouri Amateur was held in Kansas City at Evanston Club. 1911 marked the real organization of the MGA with Bonner Miller as Secretary and Executive Director. Ever since then, the MGA has striven to provide tournaments and spaces for Missouri golfers to sharpen their skills and enjoy the game.
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