• April 24, 2026 Won the AJGA event @   The Den in Bloomington, Illinois

In the final round of this tournament, I made 6 birdies through the first 13 holes and was -5 for the round with a 7 shot lead in the tournament. Ended up winning the tournament by 3 shots. 

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• May 13, 2025 competed in 1st U.S. Women's Open Championship Qualifying tournament

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• May 7, 2026 Competed in 2nd U.S. Women's Open Championship Qualifying tournament

Was paired with Jing Yan who has played on the LPGA Tour for the last 10 years and is 44th on the money list in 2026. Jing Yan and I both shot 37 for the first 9 holes of the tournament. Also scored better than several of the six Pepperdine University college players in the tournament.

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• 74 stroke average in AJGA events for 2026

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• 6th place tournament finish on average in AJGA events

This is the 2nd best average of all AJGA female golfers with 2 or more tournaments played, 2nd only to #1 Asterisk Talley.

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• Awarded "JUNIOR GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025," by Central Links for the entire 2025 golf season

The award goes to the best junior girls golfer in all of Kansas and the Kansas City Metropolitan area.

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• Received the Kenneth Smith Certificate of Recognition Award​

Nominated as one of Kansas City's best on the course, in the classroom, school, and community.

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• 4.0 GPA with 4 honors classes at St. James Academy Lenexa, KS 

(Honors Geometry, Spanish, Chemistry, and English)

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• Kansas Junior Girls Matchplay Champion 2025

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• 2 career hole-in-ones

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• Competed in the finals of the Masters Drive, Chip & Putt in 2018

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• Competed in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship at Trump Nation Golf Club in Miami, Fl 

2022, 2023, 2024,

2025 - finished 3rd out of the 2028 class

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• Qualified for & competed on 4 State of Kansas Golf Teams (Team Kansas)

The best junior golfers from Kansas compete against the best from Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. Team Kansas has won 3 out of the 4 years. My matchplay record in these competitions is 7 wins and 5 losses.

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• Kansas High School Golf All State 1st Team selection for 2025 and 2026

Won 7 individual High-School tournaments out of the 16, including individual wins at the League and Sub-State Championships 2026. Finished 5th in the 2025 state tournament. Finished 4th in the 2026 state tournament.

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• ​January 17, 2026 Competed in Notah Begay Junior Championship in Palm Springs, CA

Finished 12th overall.

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• Member of the St. James Academy State Champions Basketball Team 2026

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• Will turn 18 years old July 23, 2026 and will have just turned 20 years old my first day on campus freshman year

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Family​

-Father/Jim Powell 

• Has been a PGA Golf Teaching Professional for 35 years.

• Member of the University of Kansas Golf Team 1988, 1989.

• Qualified and competed In one PGA Tour event. Web.com/ Korn Ferry event in 2012.

• Has made 8 career hole in ones.

• Two great uncles were PGA Professionals.

• Grandfather won the KC Match Play Championship.

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-Mother/Leilani Powell

• School Teacher and Owner of South OP Montessori Preschool.

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- Brother/Darren Powell

• Has signed to play college golf in the fall of 2026 at California Lutheran University.

• 2 time golf team High School State Champion

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My golf game is currently at an elite college level. I plan to continue to work hard and improve during the next 2 years so my golf game is at an LPGA Tour level my freshman year of college.

 

 

 

 

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