COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 23, 2025) – The state’s best male amateur golfers will tee it up this week as the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship begins at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, June 24-29. The championship, conducted by the Missouri Golf Association, brings together an elite field featuring a mix of veteran mid‑amateurs, rising college stars and junior standouts from across the state.
The Club at Old Hawthorne, the home course of the University of Missouri, will host the Missouri Amateur Championship for the first time. The par-72 layout has a long-standing reputation for challenging the best players, serving as the venue for numerous MGA, AJGA and collegiate championships.
This year’s field of 150 includes four‑time champion Brad Nurski (2024, 2018, 2017, 2010), along with past winners Chad Niezing (2022), Sam Migdal (2016) and Wayne Fredrick (1996). They will be joined by recent runners‑up Presten Richardson (2024), Michael Winslow (2023) and Hunter Parrish (2016), who are seeking their first state amateur title.
The field also shines a spotlight on junior phenom Anson Munzlinger of Columbia. At just 15 years old, Munzlinger recently claimed the 2025 MGA Junior Match Play Championship and will compete on his home course, where he is also the reigning Club Champion.
Several Mizzou golfers will also compete, making this year’s championship a true home‑game showcase for the Tigers: Virgilio Paz (senior), Brock Snyder (junior) and Veikka Viskari (junior).
The 118th Missouri Amateur Championship welcomes 150 participants from across the state and beyond, including 35% who currently play college golf, highlighting the growing strength and depth of junior and collegiate talent in Missouri.
Tournament Schedule:
- Monday, June 23: Practice round (tee times from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Tuesday, June 24: First round, 18‑hole stroke play (tee times from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Wednesday, June 25: Second round, 18‑hole stroke play (tee times from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Thursday, June 26: Round of 64 matches (tee times starting at 8 a.m.)
- Friday, June 27: Round of 32 matches (8 a.m.) and Round of 16 matches (1:30 p.m.)
- Saturday, June 28: Quarterfinal matches (8 a.m.) and Semifinal matches (1:30 p.m.)
- Sunday, June 29: Final match (36 holes): morning session at 8:30 a.m., afternoon session at 1 p.m.
The championship will be contested over 36 holes of stroke play, after which the top 64 competitors will advance to match play. The winner will be crowned the 118th Missouri Amateur champion and earn an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Live scoring will be available throughout the week at www.mogolf.org/ and across MGA social media platforms.
The Missouri Golf Association extends its thanks to The Club at Old Hawthorne for hosting this year’s championship and supporting the best amateur golfers in the state.
For more information about the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship, visit www.mogolf.org/ or contact the MGA office at 573-636-8994.
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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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