Congratulations to our 2024 Players of the Year!
Junior Players of the Year
Rusty Hilst Boy’s Player of the Year: Tyler Strong
KS Junior Match Play Championship Runner-Up, Kansas City Amateur Championship Low Junior Finish, 5th place at Kansas Junior Amateur Championship, Made Match-Play at the Kansas Amateur Championship, Konza Prairie Amateur Low Junior, Member of the KS-NE Cup Team, Qualified for the First Round of the US Amateur, US Junior Amateur Qualifier, T9 at the KC Junior Championship, KJT Boys +16 T1 at Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate.
Girl’s Player of the Year: Hadley Neese
2024 Prairie Invitational Third Place and Low Junior, KC Junior Championship Runner-Up, KC Junior Match Play Runner-Up, Kansas Junior Amateur 4th place, Kansas Women’s Amateur 7th place, Girls Four State Team Member, 6A KSHSSA Girls State 9th place.
Women’s Players of the Year
Women’s Player of the Year: Lyla Louderbaugh
Kansas Women’s Amateur Champion, CLG Women’s Match Play Champion, US Women’s Am Qualifying Medalist, US Women’s Amateur Match Play Qualifier.
Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Player of the Year: Martha Linscott
Kansas Women’s Mid-Am Champion, US Women’s Mid-Am Qualifying Medalist, CLG Women’s Match Play Round of 16, Kansas Women’s Amateur 20th, US Senior Women’s Amateur Championship Match Play Qualifier.
Women’s Super Senior & Legends Player of the Year: Denise Desilet
Kansas Women’s Senior Amateur Super Senior Champion, Spring Triple Threat T1, Fall Triple Threat Runner-Up.
Kansas Players of the Year
Kansas Men’s Player of the Year: Michael Winslow
114th Kansas Match Play Champion, US Amateur Championship Qualifying Exemption, KC Amateur Champion, 114th Stroke Play Qualifying T9, Kansas Amateur Qualifying Exemption.
Kansas Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Zach VanDolah
KC Match Play Champion, Kansas Mid-Amateur Champion, 114th Kansas Amateur Match Play Round of 16, US Mid-Am Qualifying Medalist, KC Amateur (Mid-Am Finish) T2, 114th Kansas Amateur Stroke Play Qualifying (Mid-Am Finish) T3, Kansas Amateur Qualifying Exemption.
Kansas Senior & Super Senior Player of the Year: Bryan Norton
USGA Senior Amateur Round of 32, US Senior Amateur Qualifying Medalist, Kansas Senior Amateur Third Place.
Kansas Legends Player of the Year: Joe Rothwell
The Railer Senior T3, Kansas Senior Amateur (Super Senior) 4th, Association Senior Cup Winning Team, Senior Series Championship Runner-Up, Legends of Kansas Runner-up, Senior Team Championship 4th Place, Senior Four-Ball (Super Senior) T4, 6 Senior Series Wins.
Kansas City Players of the Year
Kansas City Men’s Amateur: Michael Winslow
Kansas Amateur Match Play Champion, KC Amateur Champion, Missouri Amateur Championship Semifinalist, T7 at the Watson Challenge
Kansas City Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Zach VanDolah
KC Match Play Champion, US Mid-Am Qualifying Medalist, US Four-Ball Qualifying Medalist, Kansas Mid-Amateur Champion, 114th Kansas Amateur Match Play Round of 16, T10 at The Watson Challenge, Missouri Amateur Championship Round of 32, Missouri Mid-Amatuer T5th.
Kansas City Senior & Super Senior Player of the Year: Bryan Norton
US Senior Amateur Qualifying Medalist, USGA Senior Amateur Round of 32, Kansas Senior Amateur Third Place, FWA Tour Champion at Tiffany Greens, T31 at The Watson Challenge
Kansas City Legends Player of the Year: Don Kuehn
KC Amateur Legends Division Champion, Won 3 FWA Tour Events, T3 at FWA Tour Event at Praire Highlands