SJS Post Series Awards
LINCOLN (May 5, 2025) – Presented by the UNL PGA Golf Management Program, Nebraska Junior Golf completed the 2025 Spring Junior Series (SJS) for high school girls and incoming freshman. The SJS was wrapped up this past weekend and the post-series accolades recognizing the overall Champions as well as the All-Star Team and Captain have been awarded. The series consisted of three stroke play events held at Jackrabbit Run in Grand Island on April 19th, Oakland Golf Club on April 26th and finished at The Golf Club at Table Creek on May 3rd. At each event, there was an individual competition including all players as well as a team competition for registered teams. The best two of three scores were counted for the team score.
The team at the top of the overall series leaderboard was the “Birdie Brigade”. They finished in the top 3 for each event, including a victory at the Juniper Event in Oakland. They accumulated 1200 points to earn the title of 2025 NJG Spring Junior Series Overall Team Champions. This winning squad featured some fantastic talent. Ellen Bode and Addison Powers of Omaha and sisters KayLynn and Macy Jorgensen of Minden. One of the main highlights of the entire series was the impressive play of KayLynn Jorgensen, who was named the Overall Individual Champion. She never finished outside of the top two and racked up the individual victory in both the first and final event. She had the low score of all players in the entire series of 71 (-1) at Jackrabbit Run. Ellen Bode had a solid series as well, finishing third overall individually playing a key role in their team’s success. Ansley Giesselmann of Fremont also had a great series, earning individual medalist at Oakland GC on a cold and windy day, carding a 79 (+7). She was runner up at Table Creek and finished T4 at Jackrabbit Run.
The overall SJS All-Star Team was also announced. These are the top 5 finishers in the series individual points race. The team is captained by KayLynn Jorgensen (1375 pts). Joining her is Ansley Giesselmann (1175 pts), Ellen Bode (683.33 pts), Columbus’ Stella Sedlacek (646.25 pts) and rounded out by Henderson’s Mia Hiebner (605 pts).
2025 SJS Team Champions: Birdie Brigade – Ellen Bode of Omaha, KayLynn Jorgensen of Minden, Macy Jorgensen of Minden, Addison Powers of Omaha
2025 SJS Individual Champion: KayLynn Jorgensen of Minden
2025 SJS All-Star Team: KayLynn Jorgensen (Captain) of Minden, Ansley Giesselmann of Fremont, Ellen Bode of Omaha, Stella Sedlacek of Columbus and Mia Hiebner of Henderson.
More info on the SJS can be found at the website here: https://www.nebraskajuniorgolf.com/girls-junior-spring-series/.
About NJG: ‘Nebraska Junior Golf’ (NJG) continues the great partnership between the two organizations that began with the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour in 2009. Nebraska Junior Golf is an umbrella organization for all junior programs run by the Nebraska PGA and the NGA and will also include an avenue to other opportunities for juniors to learn and play the game throughout the state. The effort to create a “one-stop shop” for junior golfers and their parents will make it easier for those wanting to get involved in the game to know what opportunities are available. Nebraska Junior Golf provides junior golfers of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to learn and play the game of golf.
NJG Media Contact
Brett Renner Nebraska Junior Golf/Nebraska Section PGA
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