After losing for three consecutive years, Kansas golfers defeated Nebraska last week in the Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup.
The competition took place Aug. 3 and 4 at ArborLinks in Nebraska City. Next year’s match-play event will be in Hutchinson.
The Kansas delegation included a group of 2009 high school graduates: Elliott Soyez of Goddard, Sam Schulte of Buhler, Jeff Jarvis of Phillipsburg and Jeremy Gant of Chanute. The other Sunflower State representatives were Michael Gellerman of Sterling and Jack Cantele of Kapaun Mt. Carmel, both incoming juniors, and Caleb Childs of Bishop Carroll and Thane Ringler of Hutchinson, who will be seniors.
All four pairs from Kansas won their foursome matches Aug. 3, which gave the state a 4-0 lead. In four-ball matches, the team of Gellerman-Jarvis and the pair of Soyez-Schulte prevailed. Kansas won that round 2.5-1.5.
The next day featured singles matches. Winners were Ringler, Cantele, Schulte, Gant and Soyez. That awarded Kansas a 4.5-3.5 victory and a final result of 11-5.
The last time Kansans won was 2005, when they edged Nebraska 10-6.
The 2009 group’s victory also evened the overall series at 12-12. Next year’s contest – the 25th anniversary – will be at Prairie Dunes.
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