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Jul. 13—SIOUX FALLS — It took 55 holes but Brookings' Parker Edens held off Pukwana's Dakota Munger for the South Dakota Golf Association's men's amateur championship title at Elmwood Golf Course.
Edens and Munger tied at 10-under-par 206 in regulation on Sunday, before Edens won a sudden death playoff on the first hole with a birdie to best Munger at Hole No. 18.
Edens, who is the golf coach at South Dakota State, also receives an exemption into the U.S. Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club outside Philadelphia later this summer. Both Edens and Munger will be exempt into final qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Munger was a sophomore at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2025-26, where he was a second-team all-Great Plains Athletic Conference finisher for the season.
Edens shot 67-68-71 over three days, while Munger shot 69-67-70, with Edens leading by one shot going to Sunday's final round. Harrisburg's Eli Anema posted a final round 68 to finish in third, two shots back with a gross score of 208. Tom Carlson, of Sioux Falls, and Watertown's Jake Olson, tied for fourth place with gross scores of 209. Olson and past champion Kevin Gillick, of Sioux Falls, were both two shots back entering Sunday's final round.
Other Mitchell-area men's notables included Presho's Chris Long, who won the SDGA men's Mid-Amateur championship earlier this summer, finishing 16th (71-71-72—214) and Mitchell's Asher Dannenbring, who is the current points leader in the SDGA Sanford International Series boys standings, finishing tied for 26th (69-75-74—218).
In the women's championship, Rapid City's Kaitlin Strain cruised to a three-shot victory after a final round of 71. Strain shot 1-over for the 54 holes, shooting 76-70-71—217 to cap her weekend. Aberdeen's Olivia Braun finished runner-up, with a three-day score of 220 (72-76-72). Pierre's Natalie Young, Dakota Dunes' Katie Betsworth and Watertown's Brynn Roehrich each shot gross scores of 225 to tie for third place.
The top Mitchell-area finisher was Allison Meyerink, as the DWU standout golfer finished in 10th place (76-74-82—232). Fellow Mitchell golfer Maddie Childs was 15th (78-81-85—244) and Anna Eliason finished in 18th place (87-88-79—254).
Many of the same golfers will be in action from July 30-Aug. 2 at the SDGA Match Play Championship at Moccasin Creek Golf Course in Aberdeen.
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Edens and Munger tied at 10-under-par 206 in regulation on Sunday, before Edens won a sudden death playoff on the first hole with a birdie to best Munger at Hole No. 18.
Edens, who is the golf coach at South Dakota State, also receives an exemption into the U.S. Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club outside Philadelphia later this summer. Both Edens and Munger will be exempt into final qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Munger was a sophomore at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2025-26, where he was a second-team all-Great Plains Athletic Conference finisher for the season.
Edens shot 67-68-71 over three days, while Munger shot 69-67-70, with Edens leading by one shot going to Sunday's final round. Harrisburg's Eli Anema posted a final round 68 to finish in third, two shots back with a gross score of 208. Tom Carlson, of Sioux Falls, and Watertown's Jake Olson, tied for fourth place with gross scores of 209. Olson and past champion Kevin Gillick, of Sioux Falls, were both two shots back entering Sunday's final round.
Other Mitchell-area men's notables included Presho's Chris Long, who won the SDGA men's Mid-Amateur championship earlier this summer, finishing 16th (71-71-72—214) and Mitchell's Asher Dannenbring, who is the current points leader in the SDGA Sanford International Series boys standings, finishing tied for 26th (69-75-74—218).
In the women's championship, Rapid City's Kaitlin Strain cruised to a three-shot victory after a final round of 71. Strain shot 1-over for the 54 holes, shooting 76-70-71—217 to cap her weekend. Aberdeen's Olivia Braun finished runner-up, with a three-day score of 220 (72-76-72). Pierre's Natalie Young, Dakota Dunes' Katie Betsworth and Watertown's Brynn Roehrich each shot gross scores of 225 to tie for third place.
The top Mitchell-area finisher was Allison Meyerink, as the DWU standout golfer finished in 10th place (76-74-82—232). Fellow Mitchell golfer Maddie Childs was 15th (78-81-85—244) and Anna Eliason finished in 18th place (87-88-79—254).
Many of the same golfers will be in action from July 30-Aug. 2 at the SDGA Match Play Championship at Moccasin Creek Golf Course in Aberdeen.
Continue reading...
