Registration for the 2019 golf tournament season is now officially open. This year we have changed platforms and will be using the Golf Genius Tournament Management program. To help with any confusion, here are a few tips to prepare you for the registration process. Do you have an active GHIN number? To be eligible Continue reading
2020 Schedule
Below is a tentative schedule for 2020 for Kansas City events. Once our website is finalized, all schedules will be uploaded at centrallinksgolf.org. Registration for Tour Memberships and events will open Monday, March 2 at 10:00 AM 2020 Kansas City Area Schedule April 20 StateLine @ Milburn CC May 5 Watson Challenge Qualifier – Stone Continue reading
5 Things You Should Know About The World Handicap System
Beginning in 2020 a brand-new set of Rules for Handicapping will be introduced globally 1. Your Handicap Index may change. But that’s ok! Finally, players around the world will have an apples-to-apples handicap. Your new Handicap Index will be more responsive to good scores by averaging your eight best scores out of your most recent Continue reading
KCGA Announces 2019 Club Award Winners
Lenexa, KS – The KCGA is pleased to announce its annual club award winners for 2019. The awards are presented to both public access and private clubs for growth in women’s golf and junior golf and based on new handicap subscribers at each club. Women’s Growth Award (Private Club) – Falcon Ridge Golf Club leads Continue reading
Announcing the 2019 Player of the Year Recipients
KCGA/KGA Women Player of the Year Recipients As the 2019 season comes to an end, the Kansas City Golf Association and Kansas Golf Association would like to recognize the top talent in our women’s sector of competition. These three players exceled in tournaments all year long and proved themselves to be consistently atop the leader Continue reading
Team KC Retains Mid America Junior Cup in 13-3 Victory
Kansas City CC, Mission Hills, KS – The 2019 Mid-America Junior Cup was a great team victory for Kansas City. In a Ryder Cup style event against St. Louis (MAGA), Kansas City started off strong Saturday morning at Kansas City Country Club during the foursomes session. Easton Johnson/Libby Green got the first point on the Continue reading
Esterline/Rugeles capture Gross Title, Dusenberry/Yacenda Claim Net Championship at Fall Triple Threat
Terradyne CC, Andover, KS – The Women’s Fall Triple Threat enjoyed a great fall afternoon for golf at Terradyne CC in Andover, Kansas. Women from all over the state came together for the final championship of the season which features six holes of Four Ball, six holes of Chapman Alternate Shot, and six holes of Continue reading
Stateline Champions Crowned at the National
The 2019 Stateline Amateur Tour came to a close with its end of the season championship held at the National Golf Course of Kansas City on October 9th. Over 90 players in four divisions competed to win the Tour Championship and division Player of the Year. In the Open division, Greg Diederich won the tour Continue reading
The 9-Hole Guy
One Wichita man has played every 9-hole golf course in the state of Kansas. That’s a total of 107 grass green courses. Dakin Cramer is a former member of Flint Hills National Golf Club and a long-time member of the Kansas Golf Association. When Flint Hills was closed on Mondays or during the winter Continue reading
Simpson Breaks Through for First Kansas Women’s Senior Championship
Falcon Lakes Golf Club, Basehor, KS – Pam Simpson earned her first Kansas Women’s Senior Championship and ended Denise Desilet’s streak of consecutive wins at seven. The field was strong in this year’s championship and played a well-conditioned golf course in unseasonably warm weather for two days. The day began with Susan DeVoe atop the Continue reading
Junior Golf Year in Review
1 – First KS Girls Match Play Championship: Shauna Lee 2 – Holes In One: Faith Hedges & Nick Nickloy 3 – Top Ten Junior Finishers in Watson Challenge: Nicklaus Mason, Davis Cooper, Jack Lee +3.22 – Average Handicap Index of Members on KS/NE Cup Team 4 – Strokes Under Par Cooper Schultz Shot Continue reading