Heart of America – The weather was perfect for the Mini-Masters yesterday afternoon at the Heart of America Academy executive course. Twelve adorable kids ages four to eight took on the executive course Tuesday afternoon at 4:30pm.
The Mini-Masters is designed to expose young golfers to the competition side of golf. The rules of golf will therefore be applied very liberally for the event. We want the players to enjoy their time at the Mini-Masters. After their tough round of golf, all of the players are greeted back at the clubhouse with their very own hotdog, chips and a drink.
There was all smiles and no waterworks for this years event. The story of the day goes to the Fratzel brothers who dominated the competition in the event.
The oldest of the two, Jacob age 7, flew through the course shooting and incredible 20 after six holes. His best stretch of golf was three pars on holes two through four. He finished with an unbelievable four pars and two bogeys. Jacob won the 8-9 age division despite only being seven, playing up an age group.
His brother, Joshua age 4, might be better than his brother. Joshua shot an outstanding 11 on three holes. He finished with a lone par on hole three and two bogeys on holes one and four. Joshua won the 4-5 age division by four strokes over Logan Wall and his impressive score of 15.
We wish the best of luck to these two boys and their future golf careers.
In the 6-7 age division, there was a close battle between Peyton Smith age 6 and Jonathan Cornick age 6. Peyton would take the division with a 3 hole score of 15, but was followed closely by Jonathan who shot a 3 hole score of 17. Peyton was consistent across the board, making a double bogey on every hole.
After the event Executive Director Matt Williams had this to say. “It was a pleasure to watch the joy on the golfers faces as they played today. Even when they hit a bad shot, it did not seem to upset them, they were still smiling and laughing. It makes us remember why we love this game so much and why we continue to play it year after year.”
This was the final Mini-Masters event for the year but the KCGA staff looks forward to next years events.
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