Category: StateLine Amateur Tour

The 2015 Stateline Amateur Tour is in the Books

Posted on

LEAWOOD, Kan. – Another Stateline Amateur Tour year is in the books as we closed out the season with the Tour Championship. It was another exciting year in all divisions and on behalf of the KCGA Staff; we thank everyone who played this year.

Although it was a rough start to the season with the rain and weather, there were many highlights of the 2015 season. One of the best highlights of the year would have to come from Lake Quivira Country Club when Greg Hillman aced hole number 14, a 169-yard hole using his 7 iron on August 17th.

The Tour Championship took place at Ironhorse Golf Club on Thursday, October 9, 2015. In the Senior division, Steve Groom achieved the title Tour Champion as he led the way firing a 68 (-4) as he carded six birdies and one eagle on the day. There was a tie for second between Mark Addington and Mark Worthey as they posted 72 (E).

In the Legends division gross scoring, Ron Brewer was crowned Tour Champion as he dominated the field as he posted a 72 (E), while carding four birdies. There was a tie for second between Mitch Bowen and Jerry Reid as the fired a 76 (+4). In the Legends net scoring, Brewer continued his success posting a 66 (-6). The runner-up was Bob Hunter at 70 (-2).

In the Players division, Marko Ungashick was named the Tour Champion as he led the way posting a 74 (+2), carding four birdies on the day. There was a three-way tie for second between Christian Guild, Chris Meyer and Michael Buckhouse as they fired a 78 (+6).

Addie Chapin claimed the title Tour Champion on Thursday as she controlled Women’s Players division the field firing an 84 (+12). The runner-up was Ann Welsh as she shot a 104.

The Open division was led by Mark Terranova, who was crowned Tour Champion as he was fired a 72 (E) to edge the runner-up Michael Greene. Terranova and Greene each carded four birdies on the day.

Click here for full results of the Stateline Amateur Tour Championship at Ironhorse Golf Club.

Below is a list of Player of the Year in each division.

Open Division: Matt Kelley

Players Division (gross): Michael Buckhouse

Players Division (net): Brian Moeller

Senior Division: Ed Walsworth

Legends Division (gross): Ron Brewer

Legends Division (net): Matt Miller

The Stateline Amateur Tour faced the Fall weather in St. Joseph

Posted on

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Stateline Amateur Tour went to St. Joseph and faced a cold Fall morning. The temperature read 55 degrees at the first starting time with a cool breeze throughout the day.

In the Open division, Matt Kelley led the way firing a 74 (+3), carding his only birdie on the 18th green. The runner-up in the Open division was Craig Broswick at 77 (+7), carding two birdies on the day. The Players division 18-golfer field was led by Doug Flint posting 75 (+4). Two strokes behind Flint was the runner-up Derek Garver at 77 (+6).

In the Seniors division, Dave Cunningham led the way firing a 75 (+4), carding three birdies on the day. There was a two-way tie for second between Pete Robbins and Mark Worthey as they both posted an 80 (+9). The Women’s Players division was led by Addie Chapin as she posted a 79 (+8), including one birdie on the day. The runner-up was Ann Welsh at 93.

The Legends division gross scoring was led by Jerry Reid as he inked a 76 (+5) on his scorecard. One stroke behind Reid was a three-way tie between Ron Brewer, Bob McKinney and David Hornaday as they all posted a 77 (+6). In the Legends net scoring, Ron Brewer with a 72 (+1), edging the runners-up Bob McKinney and David Hornaday at 73 (+2).

The Stateline Amateur Tour Championship will be held at Ironhorse Golf Club on Thursday, October 8th.

DSC_0860

The Stateline Amateur Tour traveled to Raymore

Posted on

RAYMORE, Mo – The Stateline Amateur Tour continued at the Golf Club at Creekmoor in Raymore, Missouri, on Thursday, September 10 after a three week break. Creekmoor marked the eighth of the 10 SLAT events in the 2015 season.

After a night and early morning of rain and storms that rolled through the Kansas City area, it turned into a perfect day for golf. There were 60 golfers that arrived to compete and play the long and challenging golf course at Creekmoor.

In the Senior division, Mark Addington led the way as he posted the only sub-par round in the division. Addington fired a 71 (-1), including three birdies. One-stroke behind Addington was the runner-up Greg Loteckie who posted 72 (E), including two birdies on the day.

The Legends gross division was led by Richard Landon who posted a bogeyless 68 (-4), including one eagle and two birdies. Two-strokes behind Landon was the runner-up Brad Robinson who posted 70 (-2), including six birdies on the day.  In the Legends net division, Brad Robinson and Richard Landon tied for first as they posted a 66 (-6).

In the Open division, Matt Kelley led the way as he posted a 75 (+3), carding two birdies on the day. There was a tie for second in the Open division between Craig Broswick and Rob Werling as they posted 76 (+4), one-stroke behind Kelley.

In the Players division, there was a two-way tie for first as Charley Doering and Eddie Sanchez Jr. inked a 75 (+3) on their scorecards. Tom Pickert finished third as he fired a 77 (+5), as he carded one birdie on the day. In the Women’s division, Amanda Hanneman edged Addie Chapin firing a 79 (+8). Chapin finished runner-up, one stroke behind Hanneman as she posted an 80 (+9).

The next Stateline Amateur Tour event will be held on September 30 at St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Click here for full results at the Golf Club at Creekmoor.

DSC_0159

The Stateline Amateur Tour Spends the Day at the Lake

Posted on

LAKE QUIVIRA, Kan. – Lake Quivira Country Club hosted the seventh Stateline Amateur Tour event of the 2015 season on Monday, August 17.

Lake Quivira is a 6,389-yard, par 71 championship course with tight and narrow fairways that was built into the rolling hills of Kansas. The Stateline Amateur Tour (SLAT) was divided into six divisions totaling 60 golfers.

The Open division was led by Matt Kelley who fired 70 (-1), including six birdies on the day. Ten strokes behind Kelley was Steve Rufino who posted 80 (+9). In the Players division, Matt Barberich led the 27-golfer field as he posted 72 (+1). Four strokes behind Barberich was the runner-up Michael Buckhouse who fired 76 (+5).

In the Senior division, Ed Walsworth led the way as he inked a 68 (-3) on his scorecard. Walsworth had four birdies and one eagle on the day. The runner-up in the Seniors division was Steve Groom who posted 71 (E). Dave Harris led the Legends division as he posted 73 (+2), including two birdies on the day. There was a three-way tie for second between Jerry Reid, Ron Brewer, and Richard Landon as the three legends posted a 75 (+4).

Chandler Gallagher led the Women’s Open division as she posted 74 (+3), including two birdies on the day. The runner-up in the Women’s Open division was Mackenzie Black at 82 (+11). In the Women’s division, Addie Chapin led the way as she posted an 82 (+11). The runner-up was Amanda Hanneman at 86 (+15).

Congratulations to Greg Hillman as made a hole-in-one on No. 14, a 169-yard par three!

DSC_4697

 

The next SLAT event will be at the Golf Club at Creekmor on September 10th.

Click here to see full results at Lake Quivira.

The Stateline Amateur Tour Played in Paradise

Posted on

SMITHVILLE, Mo. – The 2015 Stateline Amateur Tour competed in the 2015 SLAT Team Championship at Paradise Pointe Golf Course in Smithville, Missouri on Tuesday, August 11.

The Stateline Amateur Tour Team Championship is a new event for the 2015 SLAT season. It is formatted as a two-man team tournament, and one player must be a member of the SLAT. The team championship was divided into two separate flights that were decided by team handicap. Each flight competed in both gross and net scoring.

It was a near perfect day for golf at Paradise Pointe Golf Course as the seven teams in each flight competed against one another. The two flights played the front nine as a four-ball format and the back nine as alternate shot.

The team of Steve Groom and Don Kuehn fired a 66 (-6) to win the first flight in gross scoring. Mark Worthey and Mittal Patel won the first flight in net scoring as they posted 65 (-7). The second flight was led by Pat Goeke and Andrew Makowske as they posted a 72 (E) to win the flight in gross scoring. Bob Hunter and Willie Scott won the second flight in net scoring as they posted a team score of 67 (-5).

Jack Garvin also posted an 80 (+8). The next SLAT event is at Lake Quivira Country Club on Monday, August 17th.

Click here for Live Scoring results of the SLAT Team Championship at Paradise Pointe.

Click here for a PDF of GROSS and NET results of the SLAT Team Championship at Paradise Pointe.

DSC_4571

 

The Stateline Amateur Tour Continues at Prairie Highlands

Posted on

OLATHE, Kan. – The Stateline Amateur Tour continued play after a two month break during the summer at Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe, Kansas, on Tuesday, August 4.

Prairie Highlands is known for its prairie grasses that line each hole and its zoysia grass fairways. Prairie Highlands has also been listed as one of Golf Digest’ top-five “places to play.”

The Stateline Amateur Tour reached the half-way point of the season at Prairie Highlands. In the Open division, Jon Platz and Cameron Wiltse battled one another throughout the day. Platz edged Wiltse as he inked 72 (E), including five birdies on the day. Wiltse finished runner-up posting 73 (+1), including three-birdies. Matt Kelley finished third firing a 77 (+5).

In the Players division, there was a two-way tie for first place in the gross scoring between Cole Gage and Matt Barberich as they both fired 72 (E).  There was also a three-way tie for runner-up as Christian Guild, Kevin Rome and Marko Ungaschik all fired 74 (+2). In the net scoring, Cole Gage won as he posted 67 (-5) and Christian Guild finished runner-up firing 68 (-4).

Mackenzie Black controlled the Women’s Open division as she posted 76 (+4), including two birdies on the day. The runner-up was Kailiee Kuehn who fired 79 (+7). In the women’s division, Addie Chapin dominated the field as she fired 78 (+6) on the day. Nine-strokes behind Chapin was Amanda Hanneman who posted an 87.

The Senior division, there was two-way tie for first place between Dave Cunningham and Don Kuehn as they posted 72 (E). Kuehn and Cunningham each had two birdies on the day. Ed Walsworth fell one-stroke away from making it a three-way tie for first as he finished runner-up firing 73 (+1).

The Legends division was led by Greg Aikmus in the gross scoring as he fired 69 (-3). Two-strokes behind Aikmus was David Hornaday who finished runner up firing 71 (-1). In the net scoring, Greg Aikmus posted 62 (-10), three-strokes ahead of the runner-up. Pat Goeke and David Hornaday finished tied for second as they posted 65 (-7).

Click here for final results.

Click here for Stateline Amateur Tour standings.

DSC_4237

Booth Shines Through the Rain at Adams Pointe

Posted on

The third event of the 2015 Stateline Amateur Tour began Thursday, May 14, at Adams Pointe Golf Course in Blue Springs, Missouri.

The event began with a solid turnout of 71 players to battle non-stop rain and windy conditions throughout the morning until the weather lightened up in the afternoon.  There were five divisions competing in the Stateline Amateur Tour event including the open, players, senior, legends and women.

Frank Booth led the senior division posting a 72, even par, carding three birdies on the day.  Following Booth was Don Kuehn who fired 78 (+6).  Ernie Swart and Greg Loteckie both shot 79 (+7).

In the Legends division, Pat Goeke won the event shooting 75 (+3), edging the runners-up Jerry Reid and Jim Lodes who both posted a 76 (+4). Gary Noble finished fourth shooting 77 (+5).  Goeke carded two birdies on the day.  In the net competition, Pat Goeke won with a 66 (-6), followed by Mike Findley with 70 (-2) and Jim Lodes with 71 (-1).

In the Open Division, Dave Cunningham took the win with a 74 (+2), defeating the eight-golfer field.  Nicholas Rehmer finished second with 77 (+5) and Luke Lutgen in third at 78 (+6).  Cunningham played solid on the front nine shooting even par (36), but double bogeyed hole number 14.

The Players Division consisted of a 25-golfer field led by Jim Thompson who fired a 73 (+1) including five birdies on the day. Chris Meyer finished runner-up posting 76 (+4), followed by Doug Flint at 77 (+5) and Jeff Mott with 79 (+7). In the net competition, Jim Thompson won shooting 70 (-2), edging the runner-up Doug Flint by one-stroke 71 (-1).

Five women battled the rainy weather in the women’s division, which was led by Addie Chapin who posted 85 (+13), followed by Jettie Bezek at 86 (+14).

Final results for the Stateline Amateur Tour at Adams Pointe can be found at http://www.ghintpp.com/kcga/TPPOnlineScoring/Default.aspx?id=538

The next Stateline Tour event is Tuesday, May 26 at The Nicklaus Club at Lionsgate. The entry deadline is Tuesday, May 19.

 

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

Posted on

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

Posted on

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.

For complete results click here!

 

Team Kansas Retains the Stateline Cup

Posted on

The Stateline Cup Matches were played on October 30th, on a beautiful day at Firekeeper Golf Course in Mayetta, KS. The matches pitted a team of Missouri players against a team of Kansas players. There were six four-ball matches, six foursomes matches and twelve singles matches.

The matches were close all day but team Kansas did what they needed to do to retain the cup for another year, as they ended in a 12-12 tie.

Click here to see the scores…