A hot and humid day at Lake Quivira was the scene for the 2016 Junior Tour Championship.

With 88 participants in the field only one from each division was named champion.

Medalist in each division for the championship were as follows, Boys 16+; Joe Bultman with a round of 67, Girls 16+; Tatum King with a round of 74, Boys 13-15; 2 way tie at 77 from Jackson Likes and Andy Scholz, Girls 13-15; Faith Hedges with a round of 86, Boys Prep; Will Hedges with a 9 hole round of 37 and Girls Prep, Eden Shipp with a 9 hole round of 56.

Player of the Year and Runner ups as follows:

Boys 16+ Player of the Year: Joe Bultman, Runner up Andrew Cunningham

Girls 16+ Player of the Year: Julia Misemer, Runner up Samantha Paulak

Boys 13-15 Player of the Year: Jackson Likes, Runner up Andy Scholz

Girls 13-15 Player of the Year: Jessalyn Shipp, Runner up Faith Hedges

Boys Prep Player of the Year: Ben Slicker, Runner up Myles King

Girls Prep Player of the Year: Eden Shipp

2017’s KCJT schedule will be published in early February 2017.

 

Yet another Junior Kansas City Cup season has come and gone.

Despite weather washing away the Mission Hills Country Club event, 15 clubs participated in four events, Staley Farms GC, CC of Leawood and Loch Lloyd CC and the Cup Championship at Milburn CC.

When all rounds were completed and each scorecard tallied, Shadow Glen came out on top with 70 total points.

Shadow Glen captured individual event titles at Staley Farms and Leawood, while finishing fourth at Loch Lloyd and and second at Milburn.

The champions used Jack Tarvin’s 76, Myles Tarvin’s 86 and Blaine Sullivan’s 49, for a team total of 213 to secure the Cup title.

For a complete list of events and results, click here.

Preston Fleenor used a wire-to-wire lead to claim his first Kansas City Am open division title.

Fleenor put together rounds of 64, 69 and 71, to finish nine-under, 204 overall and held off 2015 Kansas City Amateur champion Ryne Fisher, who finished five-under, 208 overall for the tournament.

The pair entered the final day separated by one stroke and appeared to be locked in a tight battle Sunday through four holes. Both golfers bogeyed No. 3 and 4, but Fleenor managed to bounce back with birdies on No. 6 and 7.

The momentum completely swung in Fleenor’s favor following a double-bogey from Fisher on No. 9. From there, Fleenor was able to cruise bogey-free through the back-nine.

Jay Gregory leaned heavily on a big lead entering Sunday’s championship round.

Gregory would eventually go on to secure a five-stroke win over Steve Groom, by shooting 69, 67, 72, for a 208 overall total.

Groom completed his tournament at even-par, 213 overall.

Bob Bezek was crowned the legends division title after a three-round, four-under, 209 total.

Mittal Patel earned the players division title with a 26-over, 239 total.

For full results from the Kansas City Amateur, click here.

Day two of the Kansas City Amateur Championship saw three golfers hold on to round one leads.

Preston Fleenor added to his open division lead after his two-under, 69.

The Mizzou golfer struggled at times, carding five bogeys during the round, but bounced back to birdie seven holes, including back-to-back on No. 6 and 7, as well as, 12 and 13.

Fleenor aims to capture his first Kansas City Amateur Championship and sits at nine-under, 133.

Right on Fleenor’s heels was 2015 Kansas City Amateur champion Ryne Fisher, who blistered the course Saturday with a six-under, 65.

Fisher finished Saturday at eight-under, 134 overall.

Jay Gregory, who entered the day with a one stroke lead over the senior division, posted a four-under, 67 to expand his lead to seven strokes over Tom Leonard (one-over, 143).

Gregory enters Sunday’s final round at six-under, 136, after rolling in seven birdies Saturday.

Bob Bezek maintained his legends division lead after posting an even-71 and is currently three-under, 139 overall.

Pat Hansen currently leads the players division at 17-over, 159 overall.

View the full results and pairings here.

 

Preston Fleenor left little doubt who was in control day one at the Kansas City Amateur Championship.

The Mizzou sophomore fired a seven-under, 64 at Shoal Creek Golf Course, en route to a three stroke lead entering Saturday’s second round.

Fleenor, a former Pembroke Hill golfer, tallied birdies on six holes and added an impressive eagle to cap off his front nine 32.

Three more birdies on the back nine helped Fleenor establish a three stroke lead over Alex Springer.

In total, Fleenor carded red numbers on No. 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16.

Five golfers enter round two tied for third, including 2015 Kansas City Amateur champion Ryne Fisher, and 2016 Kansas Amateur Match Play champion Blake Allen.

Ed Walsworth and Jay Gregory each share part of the seniors division lead entering day two.

Both posted two-under, 69s, respectively.

Bob Bezek sits atop the leaderboard for the legends division after his three-under 68.

Pat Hansen is the sole leader of the players division at eight-over, 79. 

For results and pairings, click here.

Three strokes separated Kayla Eckelkamp and the top of the leader board entering the second day of the Prairie Invitational at Loch Lloyd Country Club.

However, three birdies on the day helped catapult her to the open division title by one stroke.

Despite shooting a two-over, 74 in round one, the former Maryville Saints’ golfer fired a two-under, 70 on day two, and finished even-par, 144 for the tournament.

Eckelkamp carded birdies on No. 8, 10 and 14.

Anna Marie Pool narrowly missed a chance at a playoff after shooting a 73 in the opening round, and a 72 to finish T2.

Kristen Samp, the low professional, also earned a T2 after rounds of 72 and 73, respectively.

Caroline Klemp took home the low junior honors, posting an eight-over, 152.

Susan Kirschenman led the field entering day two, posting an opening round 71. She eventually finished T4 with her four-over, 148.

Hwachun Yi took home the players division title, posting a 16-over, 160.

Jailyn Marshall and Jettie Bezek shared T2 honors, each carding 21-over, 165s.

For complete results, click here.

Don Walsworth didn’t hold anything back during US Senior Open qualifying at Indian Hills Country Club, including his excitement after posting his four-under, 66.

Walsworth punched his first ticket to the US Senior Open, adding to his impressive list of USGA Championship appearances including the 1994 US Open (Oakmont CC) and the 1995 US Open (Shinnecock Hills CC). He has also appeared in the 1986 US Amateur, 2004 and 2009 US Mid Amateur and 2015 US Fourball championship.

Five birdies (No. 2, 8, 9, 14 and 18) propelled Walsworth to the medalist position.

Former PGA Championship major champion Mark Brooks finished one stroke behind Walsworth, with a three-under, 67.

The current Champions Tour golfer rolled in birdies on No. 4, 8, 14 and 18.

Brooks claimed the second automatic qualifying bid from the sectional event.

Rod Nuckolls secured the first alternate position with a two-under, 68, while Willie Wood defeated Ron Streck in a two-hole playoff for the second and final alternate position.

 

Garret Clark showed little signs of trouble at Blue Springs Country Club during the Kansas City Junior Tour event.

Five birdies and one early hiccup catapulted the Kansas City, Kan. native to a four-under, 68 round and a commanding victory over the Boys 16+ division.

Clark erased an early bogey on No. 2 with birdies on No. 5 and 7, while pouring in three straight birdies on the back-nine on holes No. 12-14.

Chris Whitter and Zach Bischler finished T2 with two-over, 74s, respectively.

India Gaume continued her recent success coming off a Kansas City Junior Championship by firing a one-under, 71 to claim the medalist position for the Girls 16+ division.

Gaume birdied three holes (No. 3, 11 and 13) and erased a double-bogey on No. 9 with an eagle on No. 16.

Julia Misemer posted a second place finish with her three-over, 75, while Brianna Walker and Rosalyn Klausner each finished T3 with seven-over, 79 rounds.

The Boys 13-15 division medalist went to Jackson Likes who turned in a one-under, 71.

Likes used four birdies to offset a trio of bogeys en route to building a three-stroke lead over the runner-up.

Andy Scholz and Tony Mike Bonadonna shared the T2 position, each shooting two-over, 74.

Lauren Muller took a five-stroke victory in the Girls 13-15 division with her nine-over, 81 round.

Victoria Klausner earned runner-up with her 16-over, 88, while Martha Saferstein rounded out the top 3 with a 19-over, 91.

Ben Slicker led the prep boys with his seven-over, 43 9-hole round, while Eden Shipp claimed the girls prep division with her 23-over, 59 9-hole score.

The next junior tour event is July 6 at River Oaks Golf Course.

For full results from the junior divisions at Blue Springs CC, click here.

Prep results from Blue Springs CC are found here.

Minor Park played host to the largest junior tour field of the year, testing over 90 junior and prep division golfers.

Joe Bultman took advantage of the shorter yardages and fired a two-under, 68 en route to a Boys 16+ division title.

Birdies on No. 2, 6, 12 and 13 led Bultman to the lowest score of the day.

On the girls side of the tournament, Brianna Walker nailed down a Girls 16+ title with a four-over, 75.

Walker collected birdies on No. 7 and 11, which helped her hold off Molly Saporito and Julie Misemer.

Saporito and Misemer each shot five-over, 76, respectively.

Andy Scholz took home the Boys 13-15 division with a one-over, 71.

Scholz managed to roll in birdies on No. 8, 12 and 13.

Faith Hedges captured the Girls 13-15 division with her eight-over, 79.

The next Kansas City Junior Tour event is June 30 at Blue Springs Country Club.

For complete results from Minor Park, click here.

The Kansas City Junior Championship crowned two champions Friday at Adams Pointe Golf Club.

While Jett Simmons claimed his first boys’ division title, India Gaume captured her second junior championship in three years.

Gaume fired off a first-round two-under, 70 to post a commanding four-stroke lead over eventual girls’ division runner-up Julia Misemer (six-over, 150 total).

Friday, Gaume held off the field with a three-over, 75, recording a one-over, 145 total score.

Taylor Black claimed third place with her nine-over, 153 total.

Gaume won her first title in 2014 at Hillcrest Country Club.

Simmons began Friday’s final round four strokes off the lead and out of the final pairing, but countered his opening round 76 with a one-under, 71.

Sam Parrott fired round of 75 and 74, 149 overall to take the runner-up position, while Ethan Wegner rounded out the top three with a six-over, 150 overall.

For complete results, click here.