O’FALLON, Mo. (June 5, 2025) – Veikka Viskari (Columbia) claimed first-place at today’s Missouri Amateur Qualifier at The Falls Golf Club in O’Fallon. Viskari, who recently finished his first season on the Mizzou Men’s Golf Team, ended the round 7-under 64, with seven birdies and an albatross.
David Stickland (Fenton) finished second with 6-under 65 after an impressive back nine. Stickland started the back with four birdies, a par and an eagle, ending 7-under 28 on the last nine holes.
David Schilp (Creve Coeur) claimed third place shooting 5-under 66. Landon Mabe (Steelville) and Will Dugal (Bonne Terre) both shot 3-under 68. Logan Lowery (Caseyville), Eric Ewing (St. Louis), Colin Pini (Cottleville), Ryan Sullivan (Imperial) and Bryce Renz (St. Charles) finished 2-under 69.
The other players to break par with 1-under 70 included Cole Wiese (High Ridge), Greg Sanborn (Ellisville), Daymond Dollens (Hannibal), AJ Porter (Chesterfield) and Gaite Brauns (Hannibal).
The cut to qualify landed at 2-over 73. A 7-for-3 playoff resulted in Ronnie Strong (Jackson), Brayden Buffington (Frankford) and Brian Whitson (Dexter) claiming the remaining three spots after an intense five hole playoff.
Chad Menke (St. Charles) finished the playoff as the first alternate and AJ Cooper (Hannibal) earned the second alternate spot.
The Missouri Golf Association would like to thank The Falls Golf Club for hosting this event.
Congratulations to all of today’s qualifiers! We look forward to seeing them at the 118th Missouri Amateur Championship, scheduled for June 24–29 at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia.
View full results from The Falls qualifier here.
For more information about upcoming qualifiers and MGA events, visit www.mogolf.org/ or contact the MGA office at 573-636-8994.
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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 Golf 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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