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2025 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf Finalists Announced

2025 Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf Finalists Announced

EDINA, Minn. (June 4, 2025) -- The Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 finalists of top female and male high school senior golfers in Minnesota. They are:

Ms. Minnesota Golf

Genevieve Birkeland, Pequot Lakes
Bri Brandt, Legacy Christian 
Sophie Cook, Hawley
Ava Hanneman, Orono
Bella Leonhart, Forest Lake
Lindsey Lund, Dawson-Boyd
Ella Whinnery, East Ridge
Addison Wood, St. Croix Lutheran

 

Mr. Minnesota Golf

Isaac Ahn, Rochester-Mayo
Lucas Arntsen, Chanhassen
Andrew Ballou, Chanhassen
Ryan Cronin, Eden Prairie
Joe Honsa, Cretin-Derham Hall
Torger Ohe, Edina
Sam Udovich, Cretin-Derham Hall
Jacob Wilson, Mahtomedi

In determining the finalists, the committee focused on their respective performances in the 2025 high school tournament season utilizing data compiled from the MGA High School Rankings, the iWanamaker App and competitive results from head-to-head meets, major 36-hole competitions and sections. From the finalists, two individual golfers will be presented with the award, Ms. Minnesota Golf and Mr. Minnesota Golf, at 6 p.m., Sunday June 8 at the Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn. All finalists and their families will be invited to attend. 

The evening’s keynote speaker is Phil Ebner, 54 of Edina, Minn. Ebner, an All-American as a member of the University of Minnesota’s men’s golf team, from 1990-1994, and later an assistant golf coach, is a former Edina High School golf coach and a director of the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation. Ebner has chaired the Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf committee since its inception in 2016.

 

About the Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf Award

The annual award was created in 2016 to recognize the outstanding male and female high school senior golfer based on their performance on the golf course, academic achievement and strength of character. Finalists are chosen by a committee of high school coaches and amateur golf representatives. 

For more information, contact Phil Ebner, 952-500-2784, or psjep1031@gmail.com

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