South Team reclaims Jackie Burke Cup

BULLARD – The South Team closed out the 2026 Jackie Burke Cup on Sunday at Eagle’s Bluff Country Club in Bullard, defeating the defending champion North Team, 30 points to 18. The South Team took control on Saturday and won the Singles session, 14-10, to reclaim the trophy.

The Jackie Burke Cup is a team match-play event modeled after the Ryder Cup, with North Texas facing South Texas. Each team features 12 players, and each match is worth two points. The team with the most points at the end of Sunday wins the cup.

The day began at 7 a.m. with the conclusion of Saturday’s suspended Girls Division Foursomes match. Pippa Fikes of Fair Oaks Ranch and Michaela Partridge of Leander defeated Lois Lee of Northlake and Elizabeth Bellendir of Coppell, 3 and 2, pushing the South Team’s lead to 16-8 before Singles began.

Thomas Ashy of Austin opened Singles with a 6-and-5 win over Veer Dev of Lucas. The North Team answered with back-to-back victories as Ryle Cooper of Alvord edged Sonny Sciantarelli of Austin, 1 up, and William Ballotta of Dallas defeated Andrew Bird of Nacogdoches, 2 and 1.

Isaiah Diaz of Del Rio defeated Jacob Babb of Mansfield, 2 and 1, to finish the week a perfect 3-0. Ryan (Woojin) Lee of College Station matched him, completing his own 3-0 week with a 3-and-2 win over Cooper Nichols of Farwell.

Drew Dickens of Dripping Springs defeated Madden Myers of Amarillo, 5 and 3. Knox Barnard of Waxahachie posted one of the North Team’s most decisive wins of the day, beating Jake Knobler of Sugar Land, 6 and 5. Krish Shah of Dallas closed out Marco Baima of San Antonio, 2 and 1.

In the Boys 14-and-Under Division, the South Team swept Singles. Pablo Mora of The Woodlands defeated William Cothran of Fort Worth, 2 and 1, and Mason Hwang of Houston topped Jude Mourning of Granbury, 3 and 1. Hwang and Mora each finished the week unbeaten with two wins and a tie.

In the Girls Division, the North and South split the Singles matches. Bellendir defeated Partridge, 5 and 4, and Fikes earned a 2-and-1 win over Lee. The two teams split the Girls Division points evenly across the event.

The TGA and the Legends Junior Tour extend a sincere thank you to Eagle’s Bluff Country Club for hosting the 2026 Jackie Burke Cup. The club’s staff and membership welcomed players, families and volunteers with outstanding hospitality throughout the weekend. They also presented a course in excellent condition that provided a challenging test for the state’s top juniors. The event would not be possible without partners like Eagle’s Bluff, and the TGA is grateful for their support of junior golf in Texas.

The South Team’s victory caps another memorable weekend for the Legends Junior Tour. The Jackie Burke Cup brought together the top junior golfers from across Texas.

To learn more about the Jackie Burke Cup, click here. To view final match results, click here.