Season Highlights

Fun stats & records from the KGCA season

Girls Boys

Individual Highlights

Low Round

Varsity
# Player School Course Score +/-
1 Naomi Koontz NEW Smoky Hill Country Club 66 -6
2 Naomi Koontz NEW Salina Municipal Golf Course 65 -5
3 Ximena Sarinana KMC Turkey Creek Golf Course 67 -4
4 Ximena Sarinana KMC Rolling Hills Country Club 68 -4
5 Naomi Koontz NEW Turkey Creek Golf Course 68 -3
6 Maddie Myers MAN Stagg Hill Golf Club 69 -3
7 Mya Niehues CON Clay Center Country Club 66 -2
8 Naomi Koontz NEW Hesston Golf Course 69 -2
9 Brooke Savolt GC Mariah Hills Golf Course 71 -2
10 Alina Lam WSE Mariah Hills Golf Course 71 -2

Hole‑in‑Ones

Varsity
Player School Course Hole Par Date
Karsyn Pauli STM Lamont Hll Golf Course #7 3 Sep 15
Tori Trumble GP Cherry Oaks Golf Course #7 3 Sep 22

Largest Margin of Victory

Varsity
# Player School Tournament Margin Date
1 Mya Niehues CON Clay Center Girls Varsity Invitational +14 Sep 28
2 Harley Wade LPV Chanute Invitational +13 Sep 21
3 Mya Niehues CON Concordia Invitational 2026 +12 Sep 1
4 Maddie Myers MAN Centennial League 2026 +12 Sep 28
5 Harley Wade LPV Fort Scott High School Invitational +11 Sep 8
6 Naomi Koontz NEW Salina South Invitational +10 Sep 21
7 Bronwyn Lewis SYR Lakin Invitational +10 Sep 22
8 Kennedy Kaus BVSW Raven Dual at the Ridge +9 Sep 10
9 Aiva Price CV Caney Valley Invitational +9 Sep 14
10 Jordyn Schneider RC Holton Invitational +8 Sep 15

Rounds Under Par

Varsity
# Player School Class Rounds ↓par
1 Naomi Koontz NEW 5A 6
2 Ximena Sarinana KMC 5A 3
3 Maddie Myers MAN 6A 2
4 Kennedy Kaus BVSW 5A 1
5 Caroline Zacharias SJA 5A 1
6 Reese Christenson KMC 5A 1
7 Brooke Savolt GC 6A 1
8 Alina Lam WSE 6A 1
9 Peyton Wright BALD 4A 1
10 Mya Niehues CON 4A 1

Rounds Under 80

Varsity
# Player School Class Rounds <80
1 Kennedy Kaus BVSW 5A 6
2 Mya Niehues CON 4A 6
3 Naomi Koontz NEW 5A 5
4 Katie Robinett SME 6A 4
5 Peyton Wright BALD 4A 4
6 Maddie Myers MAN 6A 4
7 Caroline Parks OS 6A 4
8 Ximena Sarinana KMC 5A 4
9 Remi Hartley KMC 5A 4
10 Reese Christenson KMC 5A 4

Most Improved

Varsity

Largest drop in adjusted scoring average from last season

# Player School Last Season Current Change
1 Emilina Orosco ULYS 171.0 113.3 -57.7
2 Bryleigh Foster OWG 179.6 128.5 -51.1
3 Alexsa Meraz WN 173.8 127.7 -46.1
4 Emme Froebe ALC 165.2 121.2 -44.0
5 Kambrie Channel WLV 176.6 132.7 -43.9
6 Bailee Hanks GIR 165.0 125.1 -39.9
7 Daphne Eggleston WLV 173.6 134.5 -39.1
8 Annaliese Wright INDE 172.2 133.6 -38.6
9 Kamryn Williams GD 163.4 129.8 -33.6
10 Emery Fread OE 144.6 111.3 -33.3

Most Eagles

Varsity
# Player School Class Eagles
1 Harley Wade LPV 3A 2
2 Ximena Sarinana KMC 5A 2
3 Brooke Savolt GC 6A 2
4 Danielle Yaghmour SMC 2A 1
5 Katie Robinett SME 6A 1
6 Claire Cummins LFS 6A 1
7 Karsyn Pauli STM 2A 1
8 Hannah Simmer HIAW 3A 1
9 Brooke Johnson HAY 4A 1
10 Isabel Hawley AND 5A 1

Most Birdies

Varsity
# Player School Class Birdies
1 Naomi Koontz NEW 5A 38
2 Maddie Myers MAN 6A 17
3 Ximena Sarinana KMC 5A 17
4 Katie Robinett SME 6A 14
5 Peyton Wright BALD 4A 13
6 Brynn Schoepf TMP 2A 13
7 Kennedy Kaus BVSW 5A 12
8 Remi Hartley KMC 5A 12
9 Brooke Savolt GC 6A 12
10 Caroline Parks OS 6A 10

Most Pars

Varsity
# Player School Class Season Pars
1 Kennedy Kaus BVSW 5A 81
2 Mya Niehues CON 4A 72
3 Ximena Sarinana KMC 5A 60
4 Reese Christenson KMC 5A 53
5 Anika Paulsrud BUHL 4A 53
6 Peyton Wright BALD 4A 51
7 Remi Hartley KMC 5A 51
8 Aiva Price CV 3A 50
9 Macy Williams OW 6A 48
10 Edyn Mettling AUG 4A 48

Team Highlights

Lowest Team Score

Varsity
# School Class Course Score +/-
1 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A Sierra Hills Golf Club 244 +12
2 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A Turkey Creek Golf Course 296 +12
3 Augusta 4A Hesston Golf Course 306 +22
4 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A Rolling Hills Country Club 310 +22
5 Shawnee Mission East 6A Country Creek Golf Club 315 +27
6 Garden City 6A Mariah Hills Golf Course 320 +28
7 Garden City 6A Smoky Hill Country Club 318 +30
8 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A Crestview Country Club 319 +31
9 Wamego 4A Painted Hills Golf Course 315 +35
10 Buhler 4A Turkey Creek Golf Course 320 +36

Team Rounds Under 320

Varsity
# School Class Rounds < 320
1 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A 4
2 Bishop Carroll 5A 2
3 Augusta 4A 2
4 Wamego 4A 2
5 Wellington 4A 1
6 Andover 5A 1
7 Andover Central 5A 1
8 Buhler 4A 1
9 Clay Center 4A 1
10 Holton 3A 1

Team Most Eagles

Varsity
# School Class Season Eagles
1 Kapaun Mount Carmel 5A 4
2 Garden City 6A 4
3 Thomas More 2A 3
4 Hays 5A 3
5 Salina Central 5A 2
6 Goodland 3A 2
7 Prairie View 3A 2
8 Tonganoxie 4A 1
9 Concordia 4A 1
10 Campus 6A 1

Largest Margin of Victory

Varsity
# Tournament Winner Runner-up Margin Date
1 Lakin Invitational SYR ULYS +107 Sep 22
2 Liberal Varsity Girls Invitational GC LIB +99 Sep 17
3 Uniontown Varsity 18 Holes at Woodland Hills CV GIR +98 Sep 28
4 Council Grove Girls Invitational OSC MRN +89 Sep 24
5 GWAL #1 @ Sierra Hills KMC BC +63 Aug 31
6 Dodge City High School Invitational GC TMP +62 Sep 10
7 Augusta Invitational AUG WCS +54 Sep 3
8 GWAL #3 Varsity @ MacDonald KMC BC +50 Sep 21
9 GWAL #2 Varsity @ MacDonald KMC BC +47 Sep 14
10 Eisenhower Invitational AUG ANC +42 Sep 16

Course Records

Methodology: Course & hole difficulty is measured by average score relative to par among the top‑100 ranked players in each classification — filtering out inflated averages caused by weaker fields. Minimum 10 rounds required to qualify.

Hardest Courses

Varsity only
# Course Avg vs Par Rounds Best Score
1 Sugar Hills Golf Club +53.94 17 84
2 Bentwood Golf Course +47.90 10 83
3 Council Grove Country Club +47.73 11 100
4 Woodland Hills Golf Course +45.00 15 57
5 Edwards Park Golf Course +41.30 10 80
6 Crestwood Country Club +41.27 11 86
7 Wamego Country Club +37.07 14 93
8 Sugar Hills Golf Club +35.91 23 87
9 Schifferdecker Golf Course +35.80 10 85
10 Cypress Ridge Golf Course +32.78 18 85

Hardest Holes

Varsity only
# Course Hole Par Avg vs Par Rounds
1 Sugar Hills Golf Club #7 4 +4.18 17
2 Lamont Hll Golf Course #8 4 +4.13 15
3 Brush Creek Golf & Grill #1 4 +4.08 12
4 Sugar Hills Golf Club #1 5 +3.94 17
5 Brush Creek Golf & Grill #2 5 +3.92 12
6 Lakin Municipal Golf Course #4 4 +3.83 18
7 Lamont Hll Golf Course #6 5 +3.80 15
8 Forbes Golf Course #9 4 +3.70 10
9 Council Grove Country Club #4 4 +3.64 11
10 Council Grove Country Club #5 4 +3.64 11

Season Superlatives

Most Consistent

Varsity

Lowest score standard deviation — min. 3 rounds

# Player School Rds Std Dev Avg
1 Annalise Erdley HIAW 3 0.47 52.7
2 Sunny Waters KNG 3 0.47 123.3
3 Veronica Vela TRN 3 0.82 147.0
4 Kennedy Kaus BVSW 6 0.90 72.2
5 Keilee Gerhardt GB 4 1.30 110.3
6 Caroline Parks OS 5 1.47 79.2
7 Claire Cummins LFS 5 1.47 79.8
8 Lilly Nelson MAN 4 1.48 90.8
9 Ailynn Anderson GC 4 1.50 78.5
10 Rigley Reese MV 5 1.60 95.2

Deepest Roster

Varsity

Most players ranked inside top 100 of their classification

# School Class Players in Top 100
1 Rossville 2A 13
2 Olathe West 6A 11
3 Bishop Carroll 5A 11
4 St. Mary's Colgan 2A 11
5 Blue Valley Southwest 5A 10
6 Wamego 4A 10
7 St. James 5A 9
8 Thomas More 2A 9
9 Marion 2A 9
10 Blue Valley West 6A 8

Card Wrecker

Varsity only

Holes where scores most often blow up (≥2 over par)

# Course Hole Par Blowup % Rounds
1 Forbes Golf Course #9 4 100.0% 10
2 Lamont Hll Golf Course #8 4 100.0% 15
3 Lamont Hll Golf Course #9 4 100.0% 15
4 Caney Golf Club #3 3 100.0% 11
5 Caney Golf Club #6 5 100.0% 11
6 Caney Golf Club #8 4 100.0% 11
7 Bentwood Golf Course #9 3 100.0% 10
8 Tomahawk Hills #4 4 100.0% 13
9 Council Grove Country Club #9 4 100.0% 11
10 Council Grove Country Club #11 4 100.0% 11