Congratulations to our 2023 Players of the Year!
Junior Players of the Year
Rusty Hilst Boys Player of the Year: Tyler Strong
T15 finish at the Optimist Qualifier, 10th place finish at the Railer Stroke Play Championship, 6th place at the Junior Boys Four-Ball Championship, Low Junior at the KC Amateur, Member of the Mid-America Cup Team, Qualified for Match Play at the Kansas Amateur, T3 at the KC Junior Amateur, and won the Kansas Junior Amateur.
Girls Player of the Year: Emerie Schartz
Kansas Women’s Amateur Champion, Kansas Junior Amateur Champion, Qualified for the US Girls Junior Amateur and Junior PGA National Championship.
Women’s Players of the Year
Women’s Player of the Year: Hanna Robinett
Prairie Invitational Champion, Kansas Women’s Amateur Runner Up, 16th place at the CLG Women’s Match Play.
Women’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Katy Winters
3rd place at the Kansas Women’s Mid-Amateur, 4th place at the Kansas Women’s Amateur, 3rd place at the Tee Fore Two, 17th place at the Prairie Invitational.
Women’s Senior & Super Senior Player of the Year: Denise Desilet
T2 at the Kansas Women’s Senior Amateur, Runner Up at the Tee Fore Two, Won Women’s Team Links Series at Auburn Hills, Won Fall Triple Threat.
Women’s Legends Player of the Year: Naoma Kilpatrick
Kansas Women’s Super Senior Amateur Champion, T2 at the Prairie Invitational Opal Hill Division.
Kansas Players of the Year
Kansas Men’s Player of the Year: Zach VanDolah
T12 at the Kansas Mid-Amateur, Runner Up at the Heart of America Four-Ball, Qualified for the US Mid-Amateur, Match Play Qualifier at the US Mid-Amateur Championship, Kansas City Amateur Champion, Quarterfinals at the Kansas Amateur.
Kansas Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Nathaniel Spencer
T6 at the Kansas Mid-Amateur, Quarterfinals at the KC Match Play, Runner Up at the Railer (Mid-Am), T1 High Plains Amateur (Mid-Am), Round of 16 at the Kansas Amateur.
Kansas Senior & Super Senior Player of the Year: RJ Opliger
3rd place at the Kansas Mid-Amateur (Senior Division), 3rd place at the Kansas Senior Amateur (Super Senior), Runner Up at the KC Senior Match Play, Quarterfinals at the KC Match Play.
Kansas Legends Player of the Year: Joe Rothwell
Runner Up the Legends of Kansas Championship, 4th at the KC Amateur (Super Senior Divison), Senior Series Championship winner, Winning Team at the Association Senior Cup.
Kansas City Players of the Year
Kansas City Men’s & Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Zach VanDolah
Runner Up at the Heart of America Four-Ball, Quarterfinals at the Kansas Amateur, Semifinals at the Missouri Amateur Match Play, KC Amateur Champion.
Kansas City Senior Player of the Year: Ed Brown
KC Senior Match Play Champion, KC Amateur Champion (Senior Division), Falcon Wealth Advisors Tour.
Kansas City Super Senior Player of the Year: RJ Opliger
Runner Up at the KC Senior Match Play, Quarterfinals at the KC Match Play, Runner Up at the KC Amateur (Super Senior).
Kansas City Legends Player of the Year: Don Kuehn
4th place at the KC Amateur (Super Senior/Legends), Falcon Wealth Advisors Tour Legends Division.