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.