REMONT (August 4, 2021) – Omaha’s Connor Steichen put together a strong finish during the final round on Wednesday to win the 54th Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship at Fremont Golf Club.
Steichen fell out of the lead after the first hole and didn’t regain it until the back nine, but posted a 72 (+1) and secured his first NGA title by three strokes with a 213 (E) total. The sophomore at Omaha Creighton Prep started the day tied for the lead with Grand Island’s Marcus Holling, but made a comeback after a tough start to earn his trophy.
Holling birdied the first hole to take the solo-lead, while Steichen made double-bogey on No. 3 and bogeyed No. 4 to fall four strokes behind. Steichen eventually caught him with birdies on Nos. 9 and 10 to take the lead at 1-over par.
Jake Boor of Omaha and Holling finished runner-up at 216 (+3). Boor shot a final round 74 (+3), while Holling closed with a 75 (+4). Omaha’s Christopher Atkinson, the 2021 Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion, challenged the lead with an eagle on No. 7 and a birdie on No. 8, eventually finishing tied for fourth at 217 (+4), after a final round 71 (E). Lincoln’s Thomas Bryson, playing alongside Atkinson, also shot a 71 (E) to finish at the same number.
