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
