Category: Men’s Golf

The Second Stateline Tour Event a Success at Blue Hills Country Club

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The second Stateline Tour event was held at Blue Hills Country Club, Monday, April 27.  There was a solid turnout of 104 golfers that competed in today’s event.

In the Senior division, Frank Booth, Kurt Lorenzen and Charlie Schorgl shot a 74 (+2).  Booth and Schorgl both carded one birdie as Lorenzen carded two on the day.  Don Kuehn and Steve Groom finished runner-up shooting 75 (+3).

In the Legends division, Jerry Reid won the event firing 73 (+1), defeating the runner-up Matt Miller who shot 76 (+4).  Brad Losson finished third shooting 77 (+5).  Reid carded three birdies on the day.  In the net competition, Matt Miller won with 67 (-5), followed by Mike Findley with 70 (-2) and Jerry Reid with 71 (-1).

In the Open Division, Michael Greene took the win with a 76 (+4), edging the runner-up Jon Platz and Mark Terranova who both shot 77 (+5).  Greene carded two birdies on the day, but struggled as he bogeyed three holes on the front and three holes on the back nine.

In the Players Division, Chris Meyer took home first place with a 78 (+6), including two birdies. Mike Berlin finished runner-up posting 80 (+8), followed by Doug Flint and Ryan Murdock. Flint and Murdock tied for third shooting 81 (+9).  In the net competition, Mike Berlin won shooting 72 (E). Christian Guild finished second with net 73 (+1).

Final results can be found at http://www.ghintpp.com/kcga/TPPOnlineScoring/Default.aspx?id=537

The next Stateline Tour event is May 14th at Adams Pointe Golf Course.  Entry deadline is May 7th.

The 2015 Stateline Season Kicks Off at Loch Lloyd

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Beautiful Loch Lloyd Country Club hosted the first Stateline Amateur Tour event of the 2015 season today. A strong field of 96 players turned out to battle cool, windy conditions.

In the Senior division, Ed Walsworth fired a solid 76 to win. Walsworth made birdies at #5 and #12 and an eagle at #10. Kurt Lorenzen finished one shot off the pace with a 77. Charlie Schorgl rounded out the top 10 with a 78.

In the Legends division, Dave Harris, won with a 72. Harris, making his Legends Division debut, made three bogeys and two birdies. Mitch Bowen finished second with a 75 and Jim Lodes finished third with a 76. John Pawsat won the net competition with a net 69. Pat Goeke finished second with a net 71.

In the Open Division, John Lovell, playing on his home course, took the win with a 72. After a rough start, with a double bogey at #2, Lovell righted the ship and cruised to victory. Nate Steinwart shot 73 to take home second place.

In the Players Division, Chris Meyer took home first place with a 76, including three birdies. Simon Walley finished second with 79 and Jamie Lyndes finished third with 80. In the net competition, Christian Guild won with 74. Tony Khunnajchian finished second with net 75.

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2015 KC Cup Fields are Set, Let the Games Begin!

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The metro’s largest golf competition kicked off Wednesday with the 2015 KC Cup Men’s Captains meeting at Infiniti of Kansas City, and the Women’s meeting at Milburn Country Club.   Both the men’s and women’s divisions were drawn as well as tournament information on format changes for the 2015 year.

Infiniti of Kansas City were gracious hosts for the Men’s Captains meeting, and have partnered up with the Kansas City Golf Association to bring the area golfers the best tournament schedule and golf services the industry has to offer.  As the title sponsor of the Kansas City Golf Association, Infiniti of Kansas City brings a whole new dynamic level of support to the KCGA.

The men’s defending champions Wolf Creek Golf Club look to defend their title in 2015,  but they have a tough division to get past with The National Golf Club, Shamrock Hills, and Ironhorse Golf Club.

On the Women’s side defending champions Blue Hills Country Club look to come out strong in the 2015 season. They are competing in division 5 against Milburn Country Club, Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate, and Brookridge Golf & Fitness.

Both the men’s and women’s captains began setting match play dates with the teams in their divisions. The first round of matches should be completed by early May with the final divisional match in late August. The playoffs will start August 8 and will finish up with the finals being on September 22 and 23.

The competition is going to be tough this year in both the men’s and women’s division of the KC Cup. Beginning now ten matches separates the field from kissing the prestigious KC Cup

To following the action live throughout the season make sure to follow the KCGA on twitter at @thekcga or look for the hashtag #kccup.

For complete information on divisions and results visit the KCGA KC Cup web page by clicking here.

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KCGA Competitions Preview

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As we begin our 103rd year of supporting amateur golf in the Kansas City Metro, the Kansas City Golf Association is pleased to announce the 2015 Competitions schedule is now available on our website at www.kansascitygolfer.org.  Tournament registrations will open on March 3rd, 2015 at 10:00am.  Please contact the KCGA office at (913) 649-5242 with any questions related to KCGA competitions.

Regional Championships

The 100th Kansas City Match Play Championship will be held at Swope Memorial Golf Course May 8th-10th.  The Kansas City Match Play is one of the longest running championships in the area and has a long list of notable champions, including Tom Watson in 1964 and 1967. Phil Bartimus is the defending champion.

The Kansas City Junior Championship is the premier junior tournament in the Kansas City area.  This year’s championship will be conducted at Prairie Highlands on June 2nd and 3rd, and the event will identify the best junior golfers, both boys and girls, in the region.  The boys’ champion will receive an exemption into the 2015 Watson Challenge, under residency requirements. The defending KC Junior champions are Eric Pahls and India Gaume.

The 9th Watson Challenge will be conducted at Mission Hills Country Club on June 12th,13th & 14th.  Last year’s champion, Robert Streb, is in 2nd place in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points standings at the time of this writing and has been a PGA Tour winner at The McGladrey Classic in October 2014. The Watson Challenge offers the strongest field of amateur and professional golfers in the Kansas City area.  Proceeds from The Watson Challenge benefit The First Tee of Greater Kansas City.

The Prairie Invitational, formerly The Women’s Amateur of Kansas City, is the region’s top event for both amateurs and professionals.  The 2015 event will be played at Staley Farms Golf Club on June 30th and July 1st.  The event was renamed The Prairie Invitational in 2014 with the intent to identify the Best Female Golfer in the Midwest, whether amateur or professional.  Catherine Dolan was the first Prairie Invitational Open champion with a two-under-par 142 total.

The Kansas City Amateur Championship will be held at Shoal Creek Golf Course on July 17th through July 19th.  The Kansas City Amateur is a three-day, 54-hole stroke play event aimed to determine the best amateur player in the Kansas City area.  PGA Tour player Gary Woodland is among the list of notable champions. Zac Dittmer is the reigning KC Amateur Champion.

StateLine Amateur Tour

The StateLine Amateur Tour is a great opportunity for amateurs in the Kansas City regional golf community to compete on some of the best courses in the area in an atmosphere similar to inside the ropes at a big-time tour event or national amateur championship.  All events are one day, 18-hole competitions.  The StateLine Amateur Tour has eleven events on the schedule featuring different divisions of play.  This year’s tour schedule is highlighted by events at Loch Lloyd Country Club, Blue Hills Country Club, The Nicklaus Club at Lionsgate, and Lake Quivira Country Club.

Kansas City Junior Tour

The Kansas City Junior Tour provides opportunities for varying levels of junior golfers.  Two flights separate the Kansas City Junior Tour – the Prep division and the Players division. Junior golfers ages 9-12 may compete in the Prep division, which plays nine holes at each of the events.  Junior golfers ages 13 and older may participate in the Players division, which plays eighteen holes at each event.  The Players division is divided into flights for boys/girls ages 13-15 and boys/girls ages 16 and over and boys varsity.  This year’s Tour Championship will be at Shadow Glen Golf Club.

The KCGA hopes all golfers in the Kansas City Metro will consider competing in a KCGA-sponsored event and support The First Tee and golf in the Kansas City area by attending The Watson Challenge as a spectator.

Three Tied for Lead at KC Masters

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Wolf Creek Golf Club — The 2014 KC Masters began with incredible October weather this morning.  Temperatures started in the mid 60s and hovered around 70 degrees for most of the day.  The weather was a stark contrast to the 2013 KC Masters where the wind and chilly temperatures created extremely difficult playing conditions.

Four players took advantage through the first nine holes and posted front nine, under par rounds. The back nine of Wolf Creek would claim several victims and only three players were able to complete under par rounds.

University of South Florida standout, Joseph Winslow, was one of only a few players to card a back nine better than his front.  With four birdies and a blemish free back nine, Winslow posted 36 – 34 to finish at two under 70.

Former KC Amateur champion, Steve Groom, would match Winslow’s total with a par of 35s to post 70.  Groom’s only misstep was a bogey on the difficult 444 yard eighteenth.

Completing tomorrow’s final pairing will be Craig Broswick.  Broswick led all competitors after nine holes firing a blistering three under 33 on the opening nine. He followed the opening nine with a back nine 70.  His only dropped shot came at the difficult down hill par 3 eleventh.

Twenty-seven competitors will return to Wolf Creek tomorrow in the final regional championship of the season.  Up for grabs are the year’s final player of the year points and positioning for the 2015 Watson Challenge.

For complete results of today’s action click here.

Three Teams from Kansas City Qualify

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The inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship in May 2015 will be hosted at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. The first inaugural qualifier was held today at Kansas City Country Club. The course was in championship condition, and the KCGA staff would like to thank Andy Fisher and the members at Kansas City Country Club for the use of their club.

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Tyler Shelton and his caddie stare down his birdie putt on the short Par 3, #2. He would go on to make the putt and secure a spot in the Four-Ball Championship.

The qualifier had 45 teams competing for three qualifier spots and two alternates. With some of the best players in Kansas City playing together; the competitive was going to be tough.
After 18-holes of competition six teams finished T1 with a 4 under, 66. The six teams that were left would compete in a playoff for the three qualifying positions.

The team of Chelle/Fiscus would come out on fire on the first hole at KCCC. After an incredible drive and second shot Cole Chelle sank his 5ft birdie putt on the first hole to secure the first qualifier position.

In the second playoff group Jon Troutman had an amazing second shot from the rough to put the ball with 15ft of the hole. He would then proceed to sink his birdie putt to secure the team of Walsworth/Troutman as the second qualifier position.

The third and final spot would have to wait until the second hole. With all of the pressure on him Tyler Shelton hit his tee shot on the short Par 3 to within 3 feet. Then after watching all of the birdie attempts from the competitors fail to find the hole, Tyler sank his birdie putt.

The final qualifier spot would go to the team of Albers/Shelton. After the putt we asked Tyler how he handled the pressure in the playoff, and he replied, “I did not feel that much pressure on the hole. The distance really set up nicely for me so I knew what shot I needed to hit. The competitors’ concentration was really on there on the green but I knew the putt was straight and all I have to do was give it a little push.”

The last two teams left competed on the uphill 9th hole for the first and second alternate position. After a missed birdie attempt from the team of Amundson/Martin, the team of Englander/Healer sunk their short birdie putt to become the first alternate.

Thank you everyone who came out to compete in the first qualifier for the inaugural USGA Four-Ball Championship and good luck to those teams that qualified.

To see the full results Click Here.

Rain Causes Delay in Round One at StateLine Tour Championship

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Cold weather, rain, and windy conditions made the first round of the StateLine Tour Championship a tough one. Weather did start to

Michael Buckhouse was not effected by the cold or the rain at Shoal Creek today; he fired off a -1, 70.
Michael Buckhouse was not effected by the cold or the rain at Shoal Creek today; he fired off a -1, 70.

warm up when skies cleared up after a 1 hour and 10 minute rain delay in the morning.

The Legends Division was first out this morning and they were bundled up for warmth. The cold did not seem to bother Fran Ferns who is the leader after 18-holes. Fran shot a +2, 73. Fran struggled in the weather early in the morning but played much better on the back nine when the weather cleared. Fran was -1 on the back nine.

In the Senior Division Steve Groom continued his dominating run in 2014 with a +1, 72. He is followed closely by Tom Leonard who is two strokes back after a first round 74. Tom finished off his impressive round with a birdie on 18.

There is a close battle for first in the Open Division. Josh Weems leads after round one with a +1, 72 but is followed closely by a pack of great players. One shot back in second is Mark Terranova with a 73, and behind him is a two way tie for third between Don Walsworth and Brent Mertz. It will be a tight race in tomorrow’s round.

And finally in the Players Division saw an outstanding first round from Michael Buckhouse. He shot the low score for the day with a -1, 70. He had four birdies on the day and missed a three footer on the 7th hole for another birdie.

The second round is tomorrow starting at 8:00am. Make sure to follow the action online.

To see the full results from today Click Here!

Groom Dominates at St. Andrew’s to Grab his Fourth Victory

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St. Andrew’s Golf Course – It was a beautiful Friday morning at St. Andrew’s Golf Course for the StateLine players in their final regular tour event. Sunny skies and light winds made a short but tight course play a little easier for the players.

In the open division Michael Greene struck again with another huge round. He shot a 3 under, 68. Michael took advantage of the short front nine with three birdies. Right behind Michael was Mark Terranova. Mark took advantage of the great conditions shooting a 2 under, 69. Mark had a rough start on the front nine but came out on fire on the back nine with birdies on holes 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8.

In the players division Rich Nigh came out on top with a 1 under, 70. Rich had three birdies on the day and eliminated mistakes with only two bogeys.  Marko Ungashick fired off a +1, 72 to come in second. Marko had a colorful scorecard today but came up big with a total of four birdies. He was one under after nine but a double bogey on 13 would change that. This is Marko first victory of the year.

Close behind Marko in third was Kyle Kindler who shot a +2, 73. Kyle played consistent on the tight course and added two birdies on the back nine to finish.

The senior division saw excellent play once again from Steve Groom. This is Steve’s fourth victory of the year. Steve had consistent play all day and added three birdies to shot a 1 under, 70. After the round we asked Steve what he thought about the course, he replied, “I have not played the course since the redesign and the course is a great design and a fun to play. I am glad I decided to play today.”

Behind Steve in the Senior Division was Don Kuehn with a +3, 74. Don struggled at the start with a bogey, double bogey, and bogey start. He bounced back from that with two birdies and consistent play to stay at +3.

And finally in the legends division Jim Lodes shot a +2, 73. After the round we asked Jim what he thought about his round, he replied, “I just tried to play smart golf today. I did not find myself in trouble today and most of the putts were falling.” Jim finished with three birdies on the day.

Second place saw a tight battle between Ronnie Walters and Brad Robinson. Both played consistent throughout the round. They tied for 1st with a +5, 76. Brad had big birdies on holes 17, and 5 to stay in contention.

This is the last regular StateLine Event of 2014. The Tour Championship is October 3rd – 4th at Shoal Creek Golf Course. The deadline for signup is Monday at noon.

To see the full results Click Here!

Wolf Creek Wins Again

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Ironhorse Golf Course – Another Kansas City Cup trophy found its way into Captain Ron Brewer’s hand on Tuesday night at Ironhorse Golf Course. Wolf Creek held off Stone Canyon in a close match on Tuesday at Ironhorse to become the 2014 Kansas City Cup Champions.

This is multiple Kansas City Cup wins for Wolf Creek in recent years. Wolf Creek won the match 6 to 3 but it was a lot closer than on paper.

Match number one was back and forth on the front nine. Stone Canyon started to pull away in on holes 10 and 11 but Mark Addington and Mark Terranova would not go away. They made a roaring comeback after winning holes 14 and 15 to bring the match to all square. Hole 16 would be the turning point in the match when Mark Terranova chipped in for birdie to go 1 up. Wolf Creek would go on to win that match 2 up after a par on 18.

Wolf Creek dominated in the single matches with Brent Mertz winning 6 and 5 and Fred Rowland holding off Mike Craddock with a 3 and 2 victory.

The professionals from Wolf Creek also dominated their match against Stone Canyon. An injury to Rick Holtcamp made it tough to play on the challenging Ironhorse course, and ultimately the Stone Canyon team fell to far behind. Wolf Creek would take a four to zero lead after match number four ended 5 and 4 in favor of Wolf.

Down four points and only five groups left on the course, Stone Canyon had a tough road to comeback. Match number five fell to Stone Canyon in a 2 up victory for Steve Bush and Denny Limbach. This gave Stone Canyon some life and put a point on the board making it 4 to 1.

That life would soon be taken from Stone Canyon when match number would finish in favor of Wolf Creek on the 18 green. Mike Bowersock and Chris Williams would hold off Bobby Jones and Alan Jessup in a 2 up win that would secure the Kansas City Cup for Wolf Creek.

Thanks again for Ironhorse for hosting the event and to all the clubs that competed this year.

                                                    Final Results per match
Wolf Creek Golf Links                       Result             Stone Canyon Golf Course

Mark Addington/Mark Terranova              2 Up                               Shane Collins/Derek Hileman
Brent Mertz                                                           6 & 5                                               Kris Casburn
Fred Rowland                                                        3 & 2                                             Mike Craddock
Rodney Wray/Wes Nichols                            5 & 4                                    Joe Bauer/Rick Holtcamp
John Devaney/Greg Mealy                                    2 Up                               Steve Bush/Denny Limbach
Mike Bowersock/Chris Williams                2 Up                               Bobby Jones/Alan Jessup
Ned Eddy/Taylor Nedrow                                      2 & 1                     Gregg Morrison/Craig Roberts
Mason Jones/Steve Purdum                                   AS                                Justin Stroud/Lee Anderson
Nate Sprague/Ryan Barauskas                               AS                                  Kyle Sinclair/Steve Johnson
Total Points                                                       6 to 3                                          Total Points

The KC Cup Finals Are Set

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After a season long tough competition including a vast majority of Kansas City’s golf clubs the 2014 Men’s and Women’s Kansas City Cup Finals are set.

On the Men’s side the championship match will take place at Ironhorse Golf Club on Tuesday September 23. The match is between the number one seed Wolf Creek Golf Links who defeated Blue Hills Country Club 5 to 4 in the semifinals.

Wolf Creek will face off against number two seed Stone Canyon Golf Course. Stone Canyon defeated Fred Arbanas Golf Course 51/2 to 31/2 at Blue Springs Country Club yesterday.

One the Women’s side Golf Club of Kansas dominated their semifinal match against Indian Hills at Tiffany Greens Golf Course. Golf Club of Kansas won the match 3 to 0.

On the other side of the bracket Blue Hills Country Club faced off against Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. It was a close match till the end but Blue Hills came out on top with a 2 to 1 victory.

The Women’s championship match will take place at Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club on September 24th.

Make sure to follow the action live next week on our twitter @thekcga.

To see information on Kansas City Cup Click Here.