by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Kansas City Kansas Community College returns to familiar surroundings Monday and Tuesday when the Blue Devils are host to the Blue Devil Invitational tournament at Dub’s Dread.
Six community colleges will be competing in the 36-hole stroke play event – Barton County, Allen County, Independence, Hesston and KCKCC along with Kirkwood, Iowa,
The Blue Devils are coming off back-to-back tournaments against some of the top four-year colleges and universities in Missouri. Fourth in the Missouri Valley Invitational in Marshall Sept. 25-26, KCKCC finished eighth Tuesday in the William Woods Fall Invitational in Fulton.
An NAIA powerhouse, host William Woods not only won its own tournament with a 567 total but also finished in a tie for second with Columbia College with its B team at 588. William Penn was third (590) followed by Park University (592), Evangel (595), Lyon College (598), KCKCC (602), Westminster (700) and William Woods C team (729). The tournament was played at the par 72 Tanglewood course in Fulton.
Wichita sophomores Bobby Armstrong and Trevor Bauer led KCKCC, tying for 14th in a field of 56 golfers.
A Bishop Carroll graduate, Armstrong shot a 73-74-147 and Bauer of Maize South a 74-73-147. Sophomore Micah Morris tied for 20th at 74-79-153; Lawrence Free State freshman Jack Flynn was 43rd (84-78-162) and Leavenworth frosh Evin Wheaton tied for 46th (77-89-166).
Missouri Valley also won its own Fall Invitational played at Indian Foothills in Marshall, finishing with a two-day total of 567. Evangel (594) was runnerup followed by Missouri Valley’s C team (601), KCKCC (603), Bethany JV (609), Rockhurst JV (614), Missouri Valley B (621), Ottawa JV (628) and Coffeyville (671).
Jack Flynn led the Blue Devils, finishing ninth with a 74-73-147. Bobby Armstrong (75-77-152) and Trevor Bauer (79-73-152) tied for 19th with Micah Morris 22nd (79-74-153), Evin Wheaton 27th (78-78-156), freshman Zach Miller of Greeley 31st (80-79-159) and Olathe Northwest freshman Harry Welsh 36th (74-87-161).