Indiana Golf Association & Indiana Women’s Golf Association
Kokomo, IN (July 20–23)
Four days of championship golf came to an exciting conclusion Thursday as the Indiana Golf Association and Indiana Women’s Golf Association crowned Tim Miller, Mike Williams, Addison Meadows and Micah Scheffer as the 2026 Match Play Champions at Kokomo Country Club. Beginning with stroke play qualifying before transitioning into head-to-head match play, competitors navigated one of the most demanding weeks on the Indiana Golf championship calendar, where every hole had the potential to change the outcome and every match required a different approach.
The championship began Monday with stroke play qualifying for the Men’s, Senior and Super Senior divisions before transitioning into match play. The Women’s division joined the action Tuesday with its own qualifying round before beginning match play on Wednesday. While stroke play rewards consistency over 18 holes, match play presents a different challenge, where momentum can shift with a single shot and every hole offers a fresh opportunity. By week’s end, four champions had emerged after a championship that featured Hall of Fame matchups, family rivalries, dramatic finishes and memorable performances across all four divisions.
Every champion reached the winner’s circle differently. Some relied on decades of experience, others trusted their preparation, and one simply focused on staying present one shot at a time. Together, their stories captured everything that makes match play one of golf’s most compelling formats.
Super Senior Championship
The Super Senior Championship featured a fitting matchup between two Indiana Golf Hall of Famers as 2023 inductee Tim Miller squared off against 2009 Hall of Fame member Mike Bell. Longtime competitors and friends, the pair relied on years of experience to navigate Kokomo Country Club’s firm, fast greens and challenging conditions, trading quality golf throughout the morning before Miller pulled away late for a 2 & 1 victory.
“Mike and I have played so many times together,” Miller said. “He’s such a good player. We both played pretty well.”
Miller credited patience more than anything for the victory.
“Basically, I just outlasted him,” he said. “A couple places he made mistakes, and I didn’t.”
The victory adds another Match Play Championship to Miller’s accomplished amateur career, though he admitted the opportunity to continue competing alongside longtime friends is what he enjoys most.
“I don’t play in many tournaments anymore,” Miller said. “It’s fun. It gets me out of the house.”
Senior Championship
The Senior Championship paired two accomplished competitors in Mike Williams and David Chambers, with Williams continuing one of the most impressive stretches in Indiana senior amateur golf. Already a two-time Indiana Golf Senior Player of the Year (2024 and 2025), Williams captured his third Match Play Championship with a 2 & 1 victory, punctuated by a nearly 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to close out the match.
“It’s always great to get another state win,” Williams said. “This is my third Match Play Championship, and it’s always great to come out, play well when you need to and have a good time with a lot of great guys.”
When asked what carried him through another championship performance, Williams pointed to his mindset.
“My mind,” Williams said. “I just kind of grinded it out.”
Women’s Championship
The IWGA Match Play Championship saw Addison Meadows put together an impressive week of golf, advancing through the bracket with steady play and a calm approach. Meadows earned a commanding 5 & 4 semifinal victory to reach the championship match, while Emma Weiler advanced with a 4 & 3 win in the opposite bracket.
The championship paired two familiar competitors who have faced one another in collegiate competition as well as previous IWGA events. While the title match proved to be much closer than either semifinal, Meadows never wavered from the mindset that had carried her through the week.
“I just kept persevering,” Meadows said. “Keeping a steady pace and not getting too antsy. I knew it was going to be a tighter match.”
Course management proved to be one of Meadows’ greatest strengths throughout the championship.
“My putting and my five wood were really where I needed them to be this week,” Meadows said. “My five wood put me in great spots.”
Meadows also embraced one of the biggest differences between stroke play and match play—the freedom to focus only on the next shot.
“We talk about playing FREE,” Meadows said. “Fearless, Relaxed, Engaged and Enjoying it. I definitely played that way this week.”
Men’s Championship
The Men’s Championship delivered one of the week’s most memorable storylines before the championship match was ever decided.
After earning medalist honors during Monday’s stroke play qualifier, Jamison Ousley claimed the No. 1 seed heading into match play. His path to the championship took an unexpected turn Thursday morning when he was paired against his older brother, Jadden Ousley, in the semifinal round.
The matchup was a rare occurrence in an Indiana Golf championship. Because siblings are not paired together during events, the only opportunity for them to compete head-to-head comes through the natural progression of the match play bracket. With Kokomo Country Club serving as the Ousley family’s home club—and family living along the 12th hole—a large gallery of family, friends and members followed the brothers throughout the match.
In one of the most memorable matches of the week, Jamison outlasted his brother in 19 holes to advance to the championship. On the opposite side of the bracket, No. 2 seed Micah Sheffer earned a convincing 4 & 3 semifinal victory over Lane Zedrick, setting up a championship match between the tournament’s top two seeds.
The final featured another compelling storyline, as Sheffer and Ousley had shared the final pairing at the Indiana Open Championship just weeks earlier at Brickyard Crossing. This time, the Purdue Boilermaker and Indiana Hoosier met once again with one of Indiana Golf’s premier amateur championships on the line.
The two finalists traded momentum throughout the afternoon, with neither player able to gain much separation. Sheffer repeatedly gave himself birdie opportunities on the back nine, but several putts narrowly missed, allowing Ousley to keep the match all square heading to the 18th hole.
On the reachable par-4 finishing hole, Sheffer elected to attack the green on his drive, finishing just short before nearly holing his chip and tapping in for birdie. Ousley answered with an excellent approach of his own, but his birdie attempt caught the edge of the cup and refused to fall, sending the championship to the 19th hole.
The deciding hole finally shifted the momentum. Ousley’s tee shot found trouble left near the roadway, forcing a recovery back into the fairway, while Sheffer calmly positioned himself before getting up and down to secure the championship.
For Scheffer, surviving two days of 36-hole match play required just as much mental endurance as physical ability.
“Eight-hour days get long,” Scheffer said. “When I wasn’t hitting golf shots, I tried to take my mind off golf completely so I could stay present every time I was over the ball.”
Sheffer credited his wedge play for creating opportunities throughout the championship, even when the putts weren’t falling.
“My wedges were really good all week,” he said. “I had a lot of chances on the back nine. My putter let me down for a while, but I made the putt I needed on 17.”
The victory marked Scheffer’s first win of the summer after several close finishes.
“I’ve had a few seconds, a few thirds and a lot of top fives this summer,” Sheffer said. “I was really glad to finally get a win before heading back to school.”
Although the championship pitted Purdue against Indiana, Sheffer said the respect between the two finalists extends well beyond college golf.
From two Indiana Golf Hall of Famers battling for the Super Senior title, to Mike Williams capturing his third Senior Match Play Championship, Addison Meadows embracing the freedom that match play provides, and Micah Sheffer surviving a dramatic final, the 2026 Indiana Golf Association and Indiana Women’s Golf Association Match Play Championships once again demonstrated why this event remains one of the most anticipated weeks on the Indiana Golf championship calendar.