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The Kansas City Junior Tour Dodged the Rain at Shirkey

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RICHMOND, Mo. – The 2015 Kansas City Junior Tour’s fourth event was hosted at Shirkey Golf Club in Richmond, Missouri, Wednesday morning. The 62-junior golfers made the drive to Shirkey Golf Club to compete on a fun and challenging course as they were split into five divisions.

The five divisions consisted of boys 16 and up, girls 16 and up, boys 13 to 15, girls 13 to 15 and the prep division. The boys 16 and up played the yellow tees, a 6,562-yard layout as the boys 13 to 15 division played from the white tees, a 5,830-yard, par 71 course. The girls divisions played from the red tees, 5,520-yard, par-74 course and the prep division, ages 12 and under, played the front-nine, a 2,870-yard course.

As the storms rolled through the south Kansas City area, the junior-golfers stayed dry up north in Richmond. McKenna Rice posted the lowest score of all the girls, as she fired 81 (+7) in the girls 13 to 15 division. The runner-up her division was Maggie King with 92. Madyson Acers won the girls 16 and up division as she inked an 82 (+8) on her scorecard. Three-strokes behind Acers was Kelsi Schmitz with an 85 (+11).

The winner of the boys 16 and up division was Kerry Maguire who posted 75 (+4), including two birdies. There was a two-way tie between for second between Eric Larson and Jackson Koenig as they both fired 77 (+6). Joe Bultman showed up strong as he won the boys 13 to 15 division posting a 73 (+2), including two birdies on the day. The runner-up was Patrick Prange, who posted 75 (+4), including two birdies.

There was a two-way tie for first in the prep division between Drake Krumme and Myles King. The two juniors posted 44 (+6), with Krumme ending with a birdie on number nine.

The next Kansas City Junior Tour event will be on July 21st at Hillcrest Country Club in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Four Qualify For U.S. Women’s Amateur at Lawrence Country Club

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The 2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier was hosted at Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday, July 13. The 46-female golfer field arrived early as they battled one another for the four qualifying spots.

Lawrence Country Club a par-70, 6,240-yard course. In 2006, LCC renovated the course to enhance its challenge for all levels of play. It is one of only two country clubs in the state of Kansas with bent grass tee boxes, fairways and greens.

Vanessa Ha was the overall winner at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier as she fired 72 (+2), including three birdies on the day. Jayna Choi won the second qualifying spot as she posted 73 (+3), one stroke behind Ha.

Alison Hovatter won the third qualifying spot, inking 74 (+4) on her scorecard. Hovatter fired four birdies on the day. The fourth qualifying came down to a playoff between Monica Dibildox and Summar Roachell as they both shot 75 (+5). Dibildox achieved the fourth qualifying spot, making Roachell the first alternate. Amanda Kim is the second alternate, as she posted 76 (+6).

The 2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship will be hosted at Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, on August 10-16.

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Blue Hills Uses Home Course Advantage

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Kansas City, Mo. – Blue Hills goes back-to-back as they take the third Junior KC Cup event of the 2015 season.

Blue Hills Country Club hosted the third Junior KC Cup event of the 2015 season on Monday, July 13. The 90-junior golfers arrived early to defeat the heat from the 15 golf clubs from around the Kansas City. As the temperature came close to 100 degrees, the juniors kept pushing themselves to keep playing.

Blue Hills dominated the field as they posted a team score of 204, 32-strokes ahead of the runner-up Mission Hills. Jake Propeck helped lead Blue Hills to victory as he fired 78 (+6) to win the 15 and under division.

Megan Propeck of Blue Hills tied for first in the 13 and under division as she helped the team with their second consecutive victory shooting an 83 (+11).

Ben Slicker of Blue Hills won the 11 and under division as he edged JP Hepler of Milburn by one stroke posting a 43 (+7).

The next Junior KC Cup will be on July 30th at Indian Hills Country Club in Mission Hills, Kansas.

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Blue Hills Wins the Second Junior KC Cup Event at Hallbrook

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LEAWOOD, Kan. – The Hallbrook Country Club hosted the second round of the Junior Kansas City Cup this Tuesday, July 7. Thirteen clubs from around the Kansas City area competed in the second round of the Junior KC Cup series.

Blue Hills edged Lawrence by four strokes, shooting a total 211, making them the second victor of the series.

There was an 80-golfer field consisting of the 13 different clubs that showed up to compete in difficult conditions on a challenging course.

Will Hedges, from Lawrence Country Club, finished his round shooting a 41, the lowest nine-hole score for his division. Following Hedges was JP Hepler of Milburn Country Club who shot 44.

The 13 and under age division was stocked with great competitors including Michael Winslow representing Shadow Glen Golf Club and Justin Wingerter from Brookridge Country Club. Winslow and Wingerter both fired a 79 (+7).

The 15 and under age division was led by Kellen Cross of Lake Quiveria as he posted a 79 (+7). Following Cross was Matt Snyder from Mission Hills Country Club at 81 (+9) and Jake Propeck of Blue Hills at 82 (+10).

The next Junior KC Cup will be held at Blue Hills Country Club on July 13th.

Full results can be found here.

Lethem and Dittmer Qualify for U.S. Amateur

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PARKVILLE, Mo. – Drew Lethem and Zac Dittmer qualified for the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship. The 2015 U.S. Amateur Qualifier took place July 6-7 at the National Golf Club of Kansas City.

The 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship will be held at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. This event is the oldest golf championship in the United States, even one day older than the U.S. Open.

The U.S. Amateur Qualifier at the National Golf Club of Kansas City held a 51 golfer-field, 36-hole stroke play event, fighting for two qualifying spots. There was a three-way tie for first-place after 18-holes with Dittmer, Lethem and Nick Sobba, as the three golfers fired 71 (-1).

The 36-hole, one-day qualifier was cut short as thunderstorms moved across the Kansas City area and forcing the event to extend to July 7th to complete the tournament. The storms forced 31-golfers to withdraw due to schedule conflicts of making it to the second day of the qualifier.

The second 18-holes continued with Lethem and Dittmer pulled away from the field. Lethem posted a two-round 71-71—142, totaling eight birdies for the event. Dittmer posted a two-round 71-74—145, including 10 birdies throughout the event.

The final results of the 2015 U.S. Qualifier can be found here.

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Cassidy Stelzmiller Wins the 2015 Prairie Invitational

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2015 Prairie Invitational presented by J. Douglas Cusick concluded play at Staley Farms Golf Club, Wednesday, July 1.

The 66-golfer field arrived early as they prepared to compete in rainy and wet conditions. The final-round began after a slight 30-minute delay to start the day. Once the round began, the golfers made it through five holes before a small storm cell with lightning arrived within the distance of the golf course. The lightning called for another 35 minute delay. After all of the weather cleared, it turned out to be a nice day at Staley Farms Golf Club.

The women were split up into two separate divisions as the Open division played the white tees, a par-72, 6,082 yard course. The Players division played the red tees, a par 72, 5,405 yard course.

The Players division consisted of 21-golfers that were competing against one another for both the Gross and Net scoring. The winner of the Gross division is Tina Jones from Wildwood, Missouri, firing an 84-80–164. The winner of the Net division was Connie Beeck from Kansas City, Missouri, as she posted a 72-70—142 (-2). Congratulations to Addie Chapin of Olathe, Kansas, on her first ever hole-in-one on number 10, a 108-yard par three.

The Open division consisted of a 45-golfer field as Cassidy Stelzmiller won the 2015 Prairie Invitational with an exciting finish on the final three holes. Stelzmiller had a spectacular final round as she inked seven birdies, including the final three holes to edge the runner-up Susan Kirschenman with a two-round 77-68—145 (+1). Kirshenman had a chance to send the tournament into a playoff, but came up short as she bogeyed number 18.

The low professional score of the 2015 Prairie Invitational presented by J. Douglas Cusick is Kristen Samp, firing a two-round 78-73—151. The low amateur score is a 77-68—145 by the winner Cassidy Stelzmiller and the low junior score of 84-86—170 by Caroline Klemp.

 

Final results can be found here.

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Caroline Klemp wins the Low Junior score

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Tina Jones wins the Gross title in the Players division
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Cassidy Stelzmiller wins the 2015 Prairie Invitational
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Connie Beeck wins the Net title in the Players division
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Addie Chapin has her first ever hole-in-one

The 2015 Prairie Invitational Began Play Tuesday at Staley Farms

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2015 Prairie Invitational presented by J. Douglas Cusick began play at Staley Farms Golf Club in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday morning.

The Prairie Invitational is a premiere women’s event in Kansas City for amateur and professional players. Its’ purpose is to enhance women’s golf and junior women’s golf not only in the Kansas City area, but on a regional level. Formally known as the Women’s Amateur of Kansas City, the Prairie Invitational is a 36-hole stroke play championship to determine the best female golfer in the Midwest.

The 66-golfer field arrived early as they prepared to compete on a challenging golf course known for its difficult greens. The women were split up into two separate division as the Open division played the white tees, a par-72, 6,082 yard course and the Players division that played the red tees, a par 72, 5,405 yard course.

There was a two-way tie for first after the first day as Erin Carney and Susan Kirschenman posted a 74 (+2). Carney had two birdies and Kirschenman had three birdies on the day. Two-strokes behind the leaders is a three-way tie for third with Baile Winslow, Carmen Titus and Audrey Judd as all three fired a 76 (+4).

The 2015 Prairie Invitational presented by J. Douglas Cusick will continue tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. The final results of day one can be found here.

Wells Padgett Qualifies for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Hallbrook

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LEAWOOD, Kan. – The U.S. Junior Amateur sectional qualifier was hosted at Hallbrook Country Club on Monday, June 29.

There were 26-junior golfers that showed up at Hallbrook Country Club to play 36-holes and compete for only one qualifying spot for the U.S. Junior Amateur.

The qualifier was played from the green tees, a 6,938 yards championship course. Hallbrook is known for its native prairie grass, multi-leveled greens and the surprising elevation changes throughout the course that adds challenge to the already difficult course.

Wells Padgett from Wichita, Kansas, dominated the field posting a two-round 73-72—145 (+1), including one eagle and two birdies on the first 18-holes and four birdies on the second 18-holes to secure his five-shot lead over the field.

The first alternate for the U.S. Junior Amateur is Eric Pahls who fired a two-round 76-74—150 (+6). Pahls had two birdies on his first 18-holes and one eagle and three birdies on his second 18-holes.

The second alternate was determined in a playoff as Blake Allen won on the second playoff hole. Allen posted a two-round 151 including six birdies on the day.

The 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur will be hosted at the Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, South Carolina on July 20-25.

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The KC Junior Tour Fought the Heat at Minor Park

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The third KC Junior Tour event of 2015 was held at Minor Park Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday morning. There were 88-junior golfers that showed up to fight the heat and were split into five divisions.

The five divisions consisted of boys 16 and up, girls 16 and up, boys 13 to 15, girls 13 to 15 and the prep division. Minor Park golf course is a fun, short and easy to walk 18-hole layout, located in south Kansas City.

Both the boys 16 and up and the boys 13 to 15 division played from the blue tees, a 5,624 yard, par 70 course. James O’Connor led the boys 16 and up division, a 26-golfer field, posting a 71 (+1). The was a four-way tie for second place as James Pederson, Nelson Searcy, Sam Parrott and Trystan Tovkach all shot 73 (+3).

Jackson Likes won the boys 13 to 15 divison, firing a 71 (+1). Likes posted three birdies on the day. There was a three-way tie for second as Michael Bessenbacher, Owen Hill and Will Harding all inked a 73 (+3).

The girls played the red tees, a 4,790 yard, par 71 course. Molly Marx edged Brianna Walker posting a 77 (+7) to win the girls 16 and up division. Walker was the runner-up posting a 78 (+8) in the eight-golfer field.

Isabella Hadden dominated the girls 13 to 15 division as she inked an 80 (+9), including three birdies on the day. There was a two-way tie for second as Rosalyn Klausner and Julia Misemer both posted an 85 (+14).

The prep division played the front nine-holes from the red tees, consisting of seven golfers. Ryan Lee dominated the field as he fired a 35 (E), including one birdie. The runner-up was Ben Slicker who posted a 40 (+5).

The KC Junior Tour will continue July 15th at the Shirkey Golf in Richmond, Missouri.

The results can be found here

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The KC Junior Tour Continued at Blue Springs Country Club

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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – The second KC Junior Tour event of 2015 was held at the Blue Springs Country Club in Blue Springs, Missouri, Tuesday morning. There were 71-junior golfers that showed up to play and were split into five divisions.

The five divisions consisted of boys 16 and up, girls 16 and up, boys 13 to 15, girls 13 to 15 and the prep division. Blue Springs Country Club is a par 72 golf course.

The boys 16 and up played the black tees, a 6,590 yard course. Kerry Maguire posted 72 (E), including three birdies to win the divisions consisting of 24 golfers. The runner-up for the boys 16 and up was Sam Parrott, who shot 75 (+3). Mott Griffin and Trystan Tovkach finished tied for third with a 76, one-stroke behind Parrott.

The girls played the green tees, a 5,194 yard course. Mia Tovkach dominated the 10-golfer field in the 16 and up division, firing a 72 (E), including four birdies on the day. The runner-up was Teagan Noblit who shot 80 (+8). The 13 to 15 division consisted of three girls’ golfers and led by Faith Hedges who shot 100.

The boys 13 to 15 played the yellow tees, a 6,174 yard course. This division consisted of 28-golfers, led by Owen Hill and Jackson Likes. Hill and Likes posted a 77 (+5) to become co-champions. Cannon Miller finished runner-up shooting 78 (+6), one-stroke behind Hill and Likes.

The prep division played the front nine-holes, consisting of six golfers. As the prep division played the green tees, it was led by Drake Krumme who posted a 38 (+2).

The next KC Junior Tour event is on June 25th at Minor Park Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri.

The results can be found here

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