Category: Competitions

Mid-Ams on a Mission

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  Colbert Hills GC, Manhattan, KS – This year marks the first time in history that the Kansas Golf Association will host a stand-alone Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.  The Mid-Amateur is typically for players who are at least twenty-five years old at the start of the championship and was started to give post-collegiate players an opportunity to compete with their peers.

Mid-amateurs usually have careers, families, and many have both.  Somehow, they find the time to keep their games sharp and still love the opportunity to be competitive in a sport most have played since childhood.  This year’s event has a field of fifteen with some of the very best mid-amateurs not only in Kansas, but in the Midwest.

Defending Champion Megan Dupy, Salina, returns to the field expecting her third child in the early fall.  Not only does she raise a family, she is also a volunteer assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan College and the Salina Country Club women’s champion.  “She is a great help for our women’s program,” said Head Coach Randy Syring.  “She is excellent at helping our players understand the difference between practice and playing a competitive round.”  Megan played her collegiate golf at Southwest Missouri State in Springfield, Missouri.

Katy (Nugent) Winters joins the field for the first time.  Katy was a stand-out junior golfer in the state of Kansas before starting her collegiate career at the University of Arkansas.  She transferred to the University of Kansas to finish her junior and senior seasons in her home state, and her name is sprinkled through the KU Women’s Golf record books.  She is a two-time Kansas Women’s Amateur Champion.  She qualified for the US Women’s Amateur at the local qualifier last summer and has a career at Koch Industries.

Lacy Shelton and Carmen Titus, both of the Kansas City area, are also competing for the championship.  Carmen is a 2014 Missouri Women’s Mid-Am champion and advanced to match play last fall at the USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.  Lacy is the 2011 Missouri Women’s Mid-Am champion, the 2009 Kansas City Women’s Amateur champion, and a frequent competitor in USGA national championships including the US Women’s Mid-Am and an appearance at the US Women’s Four Ball Championship last month in Florida.

Martha Linscott has competed in eleven USGA championships over her playing career (2 Public Links, 3 State Team Championships, and 6 Mid-Amateur Championships), which includes college stints at Oklahoma State and Missouri State, and raising three children, all who play golf and two who are currently collegiate swimmers.  Scotland Preston, the 2016 Kansas Women’s Amateur Champion, also joins the field for the first time this year.  She competed on the Kansas State University team, finishing her collegiate eligibility in 2016.  Barbara Cusick, the 2014 and 2017 Prairie Invitational Players Division Champion, is also in the field for the first time. Rounding out the field are a bevy of excellent amateur golfers who are either beginning their competitive careers outside their club competitions or are re-joining the competitive ranks after a hiatus.

This year’s championship will have both an Overall Gross Champion and an Overall Net Champion as well as gross and net prizes in flights.  Colbert Hills will be an excellent venue for this championship, providing a great challenge along with some fantastic risk/reward holes to tempt the longer hitters. Follow scoring online and cheer on competitors from your town at: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/1856332  > Tournament Results Competitors from: Kansas – Andover, Hays, Kansas City, Leawood, Lenexa, Mission Hills, Oakley, Overland Park, Salina; Missouri – Greenwood, Kansas City, St. Joseph

Are You Ready for 2019 Registration?

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Registration for the 2019 golf tournament season is now officially open. This year we have changed platforms and will be using the Golf Genius Tournament Management program. To help with any confusion, here are a few tips to prepare you for the registration process.

Do you have an active GHIN number?

To be eligible to play in any KCGA events, players must have an active GHIN handicap number. Players can get a GHIN number through their golf club or through the eClub of Kansas City.

For instructions on how to get/renew a GHIN number through the eClub of Kansas City, visit: Get/Renew an Eclub Handicap.

To renew your GHIN number at your local golf club, contact your pro shop and pay their annual renewal fee.

Create a Player Profile in Golf Genius

In order to register for tournaments, players must first have a player profile through Golf Genius.

If you have played in KCGA events in 2018, you will have received an email with specific instructions to create a password under the email we have on file.

If you are a new player to KCGA events, please create a new player profile by clicking on the “Sign In/Register” button.

If you attempt to register and receive a notice that your email address is already in use, please contact the KCGA staff at (913)-649-5242 before creating a duplicate profile.

Visit the player profile registration page.

Once on the player profile registration homepage, players will need to click “Click Here to Register”. You will need to enter your GHIN Number and Last Name and fill out the following personal information page with the required fields.

Once you have filled out the required fields, click “Register”. At this point, players will need to read through the KCGA and USGA Terms and Conditions. Click the two boxes to show that you acknowledge each Terms & Conditions and click “Next”.

Sign up for Individual Tournaments

To sign up for individual events, hover your mouse over the “Register for Events” tab. Under this tab, you will see a list of categories for all our events. Click on “All Events”. On this page, you will be able to scroll and see every event the KCGA will host this season.

Find the specific event you want to register for and click on the name of the event. It will take you to an information page, where you will see a “Register Now For ____” button on the left margin. Click “New Registration on the following page and follow the instructions for that event.

Continue this process for each event you wish to register for. If you try to sign up for a KCJT or SLAT without first purchasing the membership program you will not be able to sign up for an individual tournament.

Purchase a Membership Program

If you plan to play on the Stateline Amateur Tour or the Kansas City Junior Tour, players must sign up for these membership programs before signing up for individual tournaments.

The Stateline Amateur Tour costs $50 and the Kansas City Junior Tour costs $40.

Once you have completed your player profile, make sure you are signed in. Go back to the homepage and sign in using the new email and password you made when creating your player profile.

Once you are signed in under your player profile, click on the “Purchase Membership Program” tab. You will see both the SLAT and KCJT listed. Click the “Add to Cart” button next to the membership program you would like to play on.

A “Membership Programs Cart” button will appear in the right-hand corner prompting you to “Click to Checkout”. It will ask you for information in order to bill for payment. Once you have completed the information and billing tabs, you will successfully be signed up for your membership program.

Contact the KCGA with any questions

On March 1, the KCGA staff will be prepared for any questions or issues regarding registration. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Give us a call at (913) 649-5242. Any extension will be available to help you with this process. We look forward to a great 2019 season!