2021 MAGA Mid-America Junior Cup Team Announced

October 8, 2021

St. Louis, MO – The Metropolitan Golf Association (MAGA) is excited to announce the team heading to Kansas City later this month to compete in the Mid-America Junior Cup.

The 23rd playing of the event takes place Oct. 23-24 at Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Kansas City.

The Mid-America Junior Cup matches are an annual competition between Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (MAGA) and Central Links Golf (CLG), formerly the Kansas City Golf Association (KCGA). The competition began in 1999 as an effort to showcase the top juniors from each Associations respective regions. The event was created to foster camaraderie and sportsmanship between MAGA and KCGA.

MAGA and CLG are tied in the all-time series with nine wins apiece plus four ties. CLG retained the cup after last year’s playing at Lake Forest Country Club, where the match was halved 8-8.

MAGA will be sending eight players to compete.

JOHN GUERRA

Junior | Chaminade College Prep

Part of Chaminade’s 2021 Class 5 Boys State Title team
Won Metropolitan Junior Amateur
Finished runner-up at the Hurricane Junior Tour’s St. Louis Summer Jr. Open at Tapawingo National Golf Club
Finished fifth at the Notah Begay III Kansas Regional Tournament
Represented Gateway PGA at the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals in 2019

BUBBA CHAPMAN

Sophomore | Chaminade College Prep

Part of Chaminade’s 2021 Class 5 Boys State Title team
Tied for 11th at AJGA’s Junior All-Star at Urbana
Tied for 15th at UHY St. Louis Junior at The Country Club of St. Albans
Youngest player in the field at UHY St. Louis Junior AJGA event at Spencer T. Olin last July

HARPER ACKERMAN

Freshman | Christian Brothers College High School

Won Gateway PGA Junior Tour Final Championship at WingHaven Country Club
Won five of six events on the Gateway PGA Junior Tour in 2021
Represented Gateway PGA in 2021 Junior Cup Matches versus Iowa’s PGA Section

RYAN WALSH

Senior | Chaminade College Prep

Part of Chaminade’s 2021 Class 5 Boys State Title team
Qualified for AJGA’s Stan Utley and Mid-America Youth Golf Foundation Junior Championship at Old Hawthorne in Columbia
Took sixth place at UHY St. Louis Junior Open at The Country Club of St. Albans
Committed to play golf at Loyola University Chicago

Eva Brown

8th Grade | Washington Middle School – Mehlville School District

Had four wins in 11 events this summer on the Gateway PGA Junior Tour
Represented Gateway PGA in 2021 Junior Cup Matches versus Iowa’s PGA Section
Gateway PGA Tour Division Player of the Year
Regional finalist for National Drive, Chip and Putt
Placed third at Gateway PGA Junior Tour Final Championship
Semi-finalist at Gateway PGA 14U Junior Match Play Championship
Qualified for IMG Academy Junior World Championship
Qualified for Cobra/Puma Junior Cup
Won Gateway PGA 2-Day tournament at Gateway National Golf Links in
Runner-up finish at Gateway PGA 2-Day tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club

Addy Surber

Freshman | Lafayette High School

Won five of six events on the Gateway PGA Junior Tour in 2021 including a win at the Junior Tour Championship
In 2021, finished first in the Player of the Year Standings for the Girls 15-19 age group on the Gateway PGA Junior Tour
Recently finished second in Suburban High School Conference Championship at Crescent Farms Golf Club leading Lafayette to a team win over Marquette, Ladue, Summit, Eureka, Parkway Central and Kirkwood
Recently finished first in district tournament to give Lafayette a berth in state championship

Riley Lewis

Senior | Edwardsville High School

Two-time qualifier for Girl’s Junior PGA Championship
Finished fourth in Illinois State Junior Girl’s Amateur Championship
Made quarterfinals in the Illinois Women’s Amateur Championship
Tied for fifth at AJGA’s UHY Kansas City Junior Open in 2020
Played in 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
Committed to play golf at the University of Iowa

Isabella Arro

Senior | St. Joseph’s Academy

Part of three-straight state title teams at St. Joseph’s Academy seeking fourth
All-State honors as a junior finishing fifth-place individually in state tournament
All-State honors as a sophomore finishing 12th individually in state tournament
Two-time Gateway PGA Junior Player of the Year
2016 U.S. Kids World Championship qualifier in Pinehurst, North Carolina
2016 Drive, Chip and Putt regional qualifier finishing in fourth place at Medinah Country Club
2020-21 Jr. PGA Lead Volunteer/Intern at Sunset Hills Country Club
Finished runner-up at Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s event at Far Oaks in August
Finished runner-up at 2021 St. Louis Junior Invitational at Norwood Hills Country Club in June

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