BOLIVAR, Mo. (Sept. 23, 2025) – Thunderstorms forced the Missouri Golf Association to shorten the 36th Missouri Senior Amateur Championship at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club to 18 holes today. A delayed shotgun start at 12:15 p.m. was halted again after approximately 15–20 minutes when lightning returned, and round two was ultimately canceled. Scores from yesterday’s opening round stand as final.

With his 3-under-par 69 from round one, Brian Haskell (St. Joseph) is the 2025 Senior Amateur champion. Haskell, also the 2025 Senior Match Play winner, led a field that never resumed play today, bringing the championship trophy back to St. Joseph.

In the Super Senior Division, John Bailey (Nashville) captured his second consecutive title after a 3-under 69 yesterday. 

The Net Division finished in a tie for first between Russ Fees (Dadeville) and Bruce Schoenhofer (Ozark) at 1-under 71.

For full results from the 36th Missouri Senior Amateur Championship, click here. 

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BOLIVAR, Mo. (Sept. 22, 2025) — Brian Haskell (St Joseph) fired a 3-under-par 69 to take the first-round lead at the Missouri Golf Association’s 36th Senior Amateur Championship today at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club. Haskell made five birdies against two bogeys and closed steady, parring his last six holes to post the low round of the day.

John Moore (Hannibal) and Kirk Viehl (Edwardsville) are one stroke back after 2-under 70s. Moore carded three birdies with his only bogey coming at No. 15, while Viehl rolled in five birdies to join the chase. 

David Pfeil (Eureka) and David Strickland (Fenton) are tied for fourth at 1-under 71. Pfeil opened and closed with birdies at Nos. 1 and 18 and added another at No. 8. Strickland also totaled three birdies.

Reigning champion Don Chancey (St. Joseph) opened with an even-par 72 and is tied for sixth with nine others. None of last year’s top six finishers are inside the top five after Round 1, and only five players broke par; the remainder of the field sits at even par or higher.

In the Super Senior Division, defending champion John Bailey (Nashville) set the pace with a 3-under 69 that featured four birdies and a single bogey on No. 5. 

BJ Curry (Sunrise Beach) is second after a 2-under 70 that included three birdies and an eagle on No. 3. Mark Addington (Overland Park), Kevin Handlan (Kansas City), Don Kuehn (Kansas City) and Dennis Osborne (Ballwin) share third at 2-over 74.

In the net division, three players share the lead at 1-under 71: Russ Fees (Dadeville), Bruce Schoenhofer (Ozark) and Mark Benedetto (Columbia).

Final-round tee times will begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 23, at Silo Ridge Country Club.

For full results from today’s round, click here. 

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ABOUT MGA: The Missouri Golf Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the best interests and true spirit of golf throughout the state of Missouri.

Founded in 1905 in St. Louis, the MGA was established to conduct the Missouri Amateur Championship, originally hosted by four founding clubs—St. Louis Country Club, Algonquin Golf Club, Glen Echo Country Club, and Normandie Golf Club. In 1909, the invite-only championship expanded to Kansas City’s Evanston Club, and by 1911, the MGA became formally organized under Bonner Miller, its first Secretary and Executive Director. Since then, the MGA has grown to provide a variety of competitive tournaments, junior programs, and resources that support golfers of all ages and skill levels, continuing its mission to grow and enhance the game across Missouri.

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