The 2016 Kansas City Golf Association season got off to a frosty start at Loch Lloyd.
A 90-minute frost delay awaited the 106-player field for the first StateLine Amateur Tour event of the year.
However, once the sun went to work on the frosty greens and fairways, senior division winner Charlie Shorgl wasted no time claiming his first event victory of the season.
Shorgl birdied five of nine holes stretching between holes four through 12, en route to a one-under, 71 round. His birdie on No. 12 was critical in allowing him to overcome troubles on No. 17 and 18 and securing his one-stroke victory over Kevin Handlan and Steve Groom, who each shot a 72-even, respectively.
Matt Kelley joined Shorgl at one-under, 71, picking up the open division title at Loch Lloyd. Kelley countered a trio of bogeys with four birdies of his own.
Open division runner-up Michael Hillyard turned in an even, 72, while Luke Lutgen rounded out the top 3 at one-over, 73.
Two golfers split the legends division title.
Both Jim Seward and Bob Bezek carded even, 72s, while David Hornaday claimed a solo third place finish at one-over, 73.
Mike Berlin took the players division title, posting a two-over, 74. Eddie Sanchez, Jr. followed Berlin with his three-over, 75 and three-way tie for third rounded out the top 3 places for the players.
Finally, Addie Chapin led the women’s players division with an eight-over, 80. Jettie Bezek narrowly missed sharing a claim for first with her nine-over, 81. Janelle Krohn rounded out the women with her 19-over, 91.
The StateLine golfers prepare for the second event of the tour, April 23 at Blue Hills Country Club.