Payne's Valley Hosts the 116th Missouri Amateur Championship

Payne’s Valley the Big Cedar Golf Course designed by Tiger Woods, hosted the 116th Missouri Amateur Championship.

The week started with two days of stroke play to find the 64 golfers who would then switch to a match play format. Cade Uhlenhake was the medalist from the stroke play portion of the Championship firing 5 under each day, with his pair of 67’s he headed into match play shooting 10 under 134. The cut portion to get into match play was at six over 150, where 10 players had to battle for the last two spots in Match Play.

Four rounds of Match Play left Peter Weaver battling Michael Winslow for the scheduled 36 hole final match. Peter Wever emerged victorious with a 4 & 2 win as the final lasted 34 holes. Congratulations to Peter.

Congratulations go also to our Ozark Turf Association members who helped produce the great conditions for the event. Jeff Steen, CGCS - VP of Golf, Steve Johnson CGCS - Director of Golf Maintenance, Ryan Wilkinson, golf course superintendent, and Clint McKee, Equipment Manager, along with the help of their teams supported the event.

(Photos courtesy of the Missouri Golf Association, and thank you for recognizing the maintenance staff)