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CONTENTSENHANCE YOUR GAMEGolfers Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Dream Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Training on the Practice Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Play KC – Tiffany Greens: Find a Test at Tiffany . . . . . . . . 12Charity Aware: The Bill Mounkes Golf Tournament . . . . . 14Cart Girl Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Imbibe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Improve Your Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20X-TRA Play KC – Painted Hills: Brushed with Fun . . . . . . .22Body Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Meet the Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Cigar for the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Advance Tee Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Fashion Faux Par

John Miller

Christie Ruhl (right) - Tournament DirectorDr. Bo Leitch (middle) - OrganizerBrenda Jenkins (left) - Organizer

www.spelmanfoundation.org“The Spelman Medical Foundation is com-mitted to support, assist, and improve thetotal health care of the individual, family andcommunity.”“All proceeds benefit all of the Spelman ini-tiatives including expanding indigent healthcare, breast cancer screenings, Alzheimer'sprograms, ovarian cancer education andawareness, woman's health and more.”

Team DevoQuote: “The SpelmanMedical Foundationwas the first charity event held at ParadisePointe Golf Complex”Location: Paradise Pointe Golf Complex

Spelman Medical FoundationGolf Classic


Putting for the Cause

Gene MeyerQuote: "The best part of being a part ofthis tournament for the last 30 years isseeing the same people at the event yearafter year."Location: Paradise Pointe Golf Complex

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Dream BagTimCarrigan

Outfit Your Bag with the Best of the BestThe middle of the summer and the golf season has already caught up to us. Are you realizingyour dreams for the year? Have you met your goals? If not, consider getting a lesson or two,or take a fresh look at your golf bag. A dream season and a dream golf game might just requirea dream bag of the year’s best new equipment, from driver through putter, plus maybe some-thing to keep you comfortable and cool. That’s what we present here – read on.

Cleveland’s Launcher Ultralight driverscome in three models. Each is engineeredto find the right weighting and perform-ance profile for different golfers. As Cleve-land product manager, Jeff Brunski notes, “Itdoesn’t make sense that we all play driversthat weigh the same.” With his company’s newdrivers, players can be fitted in a driver that weighsas little as 270 grams of total weight, or 290 grams, or310 grams. With model names bearing the weight of theclub, the XL270 is the lightest of the three. Throughout theseries, weight has been saved at each component while main-taining the same overall performance. The SL290 is a littleheavier but still about 25 grams lighter than the average driverwhile also sporting a 460cc head. The TL310 has a slightlysmaller head that appeals to better players with higherswingspeeds. Its 440cc head is still large enough to offer plenty of for-giveness with added control. If you need help with your slice, the XL270comes in a draw version with a slightly closed face and clubhead weight-ing re-positioned to the heel. Cleveland calls finding the right driver theirRight Weight fitting system and even has a 60 day swap guarantee if youthink you got the wrong weight after you play a couple of rounds.Whichever you choose, expect to pay about $300 for your right weightdriver.

A lightweight (or right weight)driver is great you say, but youwant a full bag of dream clubs.If you want to stick with Cleve-land, they put the same light-weight technology from theirdrivers into their ClevelandLauncher FL fairway woods. With

a special Miyazaki shaft and a Lamkingrip, these new woods weigh about 30

grams less than your typical fairway clubs. Theycome in five different lofts from a very strong 13 degree 3-wood up to a22 degree 7-wood.

Want maximum forgiveness in your irons without feeling like you’re look-ing at a garden tool when you stand over the ball? Then check out thenewWilson Di11 irons. With a nice, thin topline and other features de-signed to build in a ton of forgiveness while not sacrificing looks, thesenew irons are worth a look. A unique feature is Wilson’s patented Wide Tipshaft technology. A wide tip on the end of the shaft where it meets theclubhead means less twisting on off-center hits. That keeps the clubfacesquare and the ball flight straight even if you catch it on the toe or heel.These clubs have a wide sole and a lot of forgiveness – enough that theyclaim a 36% larger sweetspot than other competitors’ clubs in the “supergame improvement” category. The finishing touch is an elastomer coat-ing on the back of the club (think about a matte-black rubbery finish)that improves the feel and, especially, the sound of the club at impact.Depending on the shaft material you choose, you can spend anywherefrom $500 to $700 for a set.

When you think Nickent, you think hybrids, and you should definitelythink about the new Nickent 6DX and 6DT hybrids if you are inthe market. The self-proclaimed King of Hybrids has re-focusedtheir business on little more than this market. Their website cov-ers some putters, one set of irons (a 6DX mixed set of hybridsand irons) and these two hybrids. The 6DT is the more compactof the two with less offset and clubhead weighting positioned toproduce a more penetrating ball flight that appeals to better play-ers. The 6DX has its tungsten weight positioned low and away fromthe face to promote a higher ball flight with a slightly larger, more for-giving head. Both models have heel and toe weighting to improve over-all forgiveness, along with rails along the sole to dig a ball out of any lie.You’ll spend about $130 for the 6DX and $150 for the 6DT.


While most wedgesall look pretty similar,you’ll immediatelynotice something dif-ferent about the newPing Tour-S wedges.They have a distinctperimeter-weighting lookbut with a unique insert directlybehind the center of the clubface. That insert is actually their CustomTuning Port and it angles back, away from the face. Ping claims this addsto the overall forgiveness of the club. Ever hit a chip a little on the toe andwatched it come up short? Now you know what they engineered this wedgeto avoid. Worried about too much junk and forgiveness that will get in theway of versatility – don’t be. These are the same wedges that Louis Oost-huizen used when he destroyed the field and won the British Open. Avail-able in two finishes, brushed silver and Rustique, each wedge will cost youabout $120.

It’s July. And it’s hot and humid outside. Quitwearing your old cotton shirts that getsoaked completely through and leave youon the back nine with a shirt that weighsabout five pounds and hangs on you likean oatmeal overcoat. Antigua’s newDesert Dry Xtra-Lite (aka D2XL)moisture management system is the per-fect antidote for our Kansas City summers,keeping you cool and light throughout yourround – or at least as cool and light as you canbe on a typical July or August summer daywithout being in a pool somewhere. The kickeris that these shirts don’t have that “tech” feelto them, but rather drape lightly and comfortably while allowing all therange of movement you need. They have tons of styles, cuts, and fits –you’ll find one you like.

How can you build a dream bag and not include a TitleistScotty Cameron putter? Their new California line of flatsticks features a classic, bronzed finish making them pleasingto the eye while still being one of the most precisely engi-

neered and manufactured putter on the market.That finish is what they call“honey dipped,” and that’s ex-actly what it looks like. It comesin five models from the Monterey,Coronado, and Hollywood bladesto the Del Mar mallet with theSonoma model looking somewhat

in between. All are milled from 303 stainlesssteel with screw-in weights on the heel and toe. Those weights provideforgiving stability and offer the option to swap them out and create aheavier version of any style. If you know much about Scotty Cameron put-ters, you know they aren’t cheap. Even if you don’t have the $300 or soto spend on a putter, I dare you to try one out and not think, even for asecond, about what you might do, or sell, or cut off, to own one of these.

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Training on thePractice Range

As Director of Instructionat Leawood’s Ironhorse Golf Club, Skip Maiwald sees far too many golfers takea grip-it-and-rip-it approach. Not on the course, mind you, but on the prac-tice tee.

“Guys get out there and just start whaling at it,” Maiwald says. “They hit20 drivers and run for the first tee.”

If that sounds like someone you know, or perhaps even sounds like you,Maiwald suggests a change of tactics. Assuming, that is, you’d like to get moreout of your time on the range; say, for instance, lower scores.

Whether it’s a pre-round warmup or a between-rounds practice session,Maiwald offers a primary piece of advice: Treat each swing like it’s a shot onthe course. Don’t just rake balls over one after the other and fire them off hap-hazardly. Rather, try aiming at a specific target, going through your pre-shotroutine, checking your alignment and ball position, and committing to theswing as if a high-dollar Nassau rides on the outcome.

That may seem tedious, but consider the source. Maiwald has twice earnedTeacher-of-the-Year honors from the Midwest PGA Section, been rankedamong Kansas’ top instructors by Golf Digest for 10 years running (he’spresently No. 2), is listed as one of North America’s 400 best teachers by GolfMagazine, served as a lead instructor at the ESPN Golf Schools, and currentlyholds the same position for the Troon Golf Academies.

In other words, he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to golf and,especially, practicing golf and getting better.

He also knows there are different goals for a pre-round warmup and apractice-only visit to the driving range. Different goals equal different ap-proaches, which Maiwald helps us break down.

Before the Round: Loosen Up, Zero InNaturally, practicing prior to taking the first tee is primarily an exercise in,

well, exercise. Loosening up the muscles is simply a necessity - for anyone overthe age of 18, anyway. That doesn’t mean yanking the longest club from thebag and bashing a dozen balls at maximum strength, though. And it doesn’tmean the method that KC native and golf legend Tom Watson employswhich starts with a long iron.

Instead, Maiwald suggests the tried-and-true method of starting with awedge, then working through the mid-irons, long irons/hybrids and, finally,the driver. “Hit half shots to get limbered up,” he says, “then move into thefull swing.” Watson’s method might work for a hall-of-famer, but the rest ofus had better heed Maiwald’s advice.

Rather than mindlessly slugging balls with a handful of clubs, Maiwald ad-vises students to practice the shots they’re most likely to face early in the round.For example, if the first hole requires a left-to-right drive, visualize and “play”that shot a few times during your warm up. If you’ll soon encounter a shortpar 3, take some extra swings with the club you expect to use there. If there’sa par five early on, hit a solid driver and follow it up with your fairway woodor hybrid, as you choose.

Dale Mercer hitting golf balls from the upper deck at the Martin City Sports Complex


Ignoring these on-course scenarios, Maiwaldsays, is one reason golfers fail to replicate goodpractice swings when they actually count. Theirrange game becomes separated from theircourse game.

“On the range you’ve got to do exactly thesame thing as on the course, or you’re going tohave that separation,” he explains. “Grind overevery practice shot just like you’re playing in anevent. A lot of players don’t do that. They kindof go through the motions, not really into whatthey’re doing.” Follow his advice and when youstep onto the first tee, you’ll have the confidenceof already executing the shot “virtually.”

What if you’ve got only a few minutes topractice before your tee time? For starters, get tothe course early enough to avoid rushing. Your“tempo” as you drive, head into the pro shop,and make your way to the first tee will almostalways carry over to your golf game. Make sureyou give yourself plenty of time. “For somepeople that’s an hour, some people a half-hour,”Maiwald says. “An hour gives you plenty oftime in case you need to make a pit stop or getsomething to eat.”

If you are caught in a pinch, don’t save timeby skipping the practice green. “Get your bodystretched out as much as you can, hit shots

looking for quality, then hit a few chips and afew putts – as many as you can get in,” Maiwaldsays. “That way you won’t be in too muchshock when you get to the first green.”

Maiwald also recommends closely checkingball position with each club and establishing asteady tempo on the practice tee. For advancedplayers, working on a go-to shot is a good idea.If you’re adept at, say, hitting punch shots, drillseveral of them to get the feel before teeing off.

After all, Maiwald notes, most of us aren’t asgifted as the late, great Seve Ballesteros. “He’d goto the range and see which way the ball wasworking and play that shot all day,” marvelsMaiwald, who once met the affable Spaniard atthe PGA Championship. “That’s just amazing.”

Between Rounds: Plan Your PracticeWhatever you think of sports psychologists,

published author and renowned golf psycholo-gist, Dr. Bob Rotella, is right about one thing.Golf is Not a Game of Perfect as the title of oneof his books reads.

That’s why the best players on earth practiceconstantly, even after rounds, in an effort tomaintain their strengths and eradicate theirweaknesses. Professionals always work on spe-cific elements, from fundamentals like align

Practice Do’s and Don’tsDo: Approach each practice shot the same as you treata shot on the course. You’ll hit fewer balls per minutebut get far more bang for your buck.Don’t: Mindlessly bash balls into wide-open spaces.You’ll get little feedback on the state of your swing and,quite possibly, develop poor habits.Do:Work on fundamentals during every session. Ballposition, grip, aim and posture are critical elements –always have been, always will be.Don’t: Ignore the oft-overlooked fundamental: Balance.Hitting shots with your feet together is an unbeatabledrill for instilling good balance.Do: Devote half your time to the full swing, the otherhalf to chipping and putting.Don’t: Give in to temptation and blast driver afterdriver after driver. It may be fun, but it won’t make you abetter golfer.

Best PracticesTried-and-true methods for getting the most from yourpre-round sessions.• Arrive at the course in plenty of time to hit therange, chip and putt, and make any necessary pitstops.

• Start with the short irons and work your waythrough the bag, finishing with the driver.

• Make half swings to begin with, easing into yourmaximum effort.

• Visualize and “play” shots you’ll face on the course,especially in the first few holes.

• Visit the practice green even if time is short.Otherwise, you’ll be unprepared on the first greenand possibly cost yourself a stroke.

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ment to specialty shots like the hop-and-stoppitch.

While few amateurs can devote that kind oftime to golf without running afoul of the boss orspouse, weekend warriors should still develop aplan for improvement. Maiwald encourages any-one who’s serious about the game to enlist theservices of a PGA professional, who can identifyimprovement areas, devise a set of goals, and guidethe player toward reaching them.

Whether you saddle up with a pro or go italone, goal-setting is crucial to optimizing yourpractice time. So is allocating those precious hoursproperly.

And yes, that means ignoring the driver’s sirensong in favor of more productive pursuits — chip-ping and putting, for example. Maiwald recom-mends a 50-50 split between short game and fullswing practice. Broken down further, chippingand putting should get equal time, while ironplay takes slight priority over driving.

If you cannot seem to get your range game totransfer over to the course, borrow a lesson fromthe warm-up section and play more than just afew “mental” holes on the course – play a wholenine. A technique favored by a number of golfteachers and mental coaches is to envision a

course you know well and play each shot tee togreen, simulating the shots, clubs, and prepara-tion you would use on each shot tee-to-green asif you were actually playing. Even hit a punchshot from the practice tee if your drive landed insome imaginary trees.

Although, if there’s one thing to focus on dur-ing each and every practice, it’s fundamentals.Monitor your grip and be precise in your aim aswell as ball position, Maiwald says, while takingcare to maintain solid posture and spine angle. It’seasy for anyone to get lazy and let the basics slide;don’t fall into the trap.

In addition to fundamentals, Maiwald is a bigbeliever in the importance of a proper swing planeand clubface angle at impact. “Those account for70 percent of where the ball goes,” he says. “Im-prove those two areas and you’ll see 70-percent im-provement in ball striking.”

Easier said than done, right? Especially whenpracticing alone, since checking one’s own swingplane is exceedingly difficult.

Maiwald suggests using a training aid, such asHank Haney’s PlaneFinder, to groove your path.In fact, Maiwald says there are many aids on themarket that can make a difference for everydayplayers. Other favorites include Momentus Golf ’s

extra-heavy clubs for increasing swing speed;Swing Link for properly connecting the armsand body; the Truthboard and Teacher Clips,both by Dave Pelz, for putting; and pretty muchanything from EyeLine Golf.

Of course, there are an endless number of drillsthat don’t require gadgets or gizmos. There’s alsoone principal concept that gets overlooked by toomany players: balance. Maiwald implores stu-dents to work on this aspect, which holds the keyto solid ball-striking and swing efficiency.

“Davis Love II (Davis Love III’s dad) alwayssaid balance equals power,” Maiwald notes. “If youdon’t have one, you’re not gonna have the other.”

For Maiwald’s money, the most effective bal-ance enhancer is the classic “feet-together” drill,which is as simple as it sounds. Just place the feetside by side, practically touching, and practicehitting balls while swinging under control and inrhythm – without falling over, ideally.

“I learned that drill at the Golf Digest Schoolwhen I was 16,” Maiwald recalls. “Jim Flick toldme to do it for six months, and I’m still doing it25 years later.”

—Daniel Mitchell

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Step up to the first tee at Tiffany Greens GolfClub and you might feel a little uncomfortable as you getready to tackle the first hole. It may be the shortest hole onthe course, but if you’re not careful, you’ll end up digging outan extra ball or two from your bag.

Once you smack a nice drive down the fairway for a goodstart, you’re then faced with a difficult decision: Either keepyour second shot left and lay up to the second half of the di-vided fairway, or take a risk with a heart-stopping approachover the large pond that surrounds the green. “It’s a veryunique hole,” says general manager and PGA Director ofGolf Mike Zadalis. “It kind of sets the tone for your round.”

If you survive KC’s most memorable starting hole withyour scorecard intact, you’ll have no time to relax. Staysteady and don’t flub your tee shot into the water in front ofthe tee box on the 385-yard No. 2. As a matter of fact youmight as well get used to water, because you’ll need to avoidit on the course’s first four holes.

Clearly, Robert Trent Jones Jr. sought to challenge Kansas

City golfers when he designed the course in 1999. When itopened, the course immediately became a staple within the KCgolfing community, hosting a variety of tournaments likePGA section championships, state amateurs, and celebritytournaments. Most notably, the course hosted the ChampionsTour’s TD Waterhouse Championship from 1999 – 2002.Local hero Tom Watson came up just one stroke short to DanaQuigley in the 2000 tournament.

While the course’s multiple teeboxes make it fair for golfersof all ages and skill abilities, big hitters will appreciate thewide fairways. But you’ll also need to control your approachshots, since many greens don’t feature much extra room forthose who go long.

Though you’ll need to watch out for a few fairway bunkers,holes 5, 6, and 7 offer a great chance to make up for any slip-ups on the first four holes. At 234 yards, No. 6 is easily thelongest par 3 on the course, so you’ll need to muscle your teeshot a bit for a shot at birdie.

Find aTestat Tiffany

Tiffany Greens: Hole #1 Looking Back at the Clubhouse

Speaking of muscle, you’ll need it for your drive on No. 8, a 430-yard par-4with trees that run down the left side of the fairway. Finish out your front nineon the course’s longest hole, a 575-yard par 5 that doglegs slightly left.Again, you’ll need a precise approach shot to avoid the water that runsaround the left and back sides of the green.

It’s here where you might stop to admire the course’s architecture and land-scaping, if you haven’t already. Stone walls line the edges of the large pondshared by holes 9, 10, 12, and 13, and as the sun reflects off of the water, itbecomes clear that the hazards were designed not just as a challenge for golfers,but as an aesthetic element that all players can appreciate. “They did every-thing the right way when they designed the course,” Zadalis says. “Everythingwas done first class and we try to maintain everything to those standards.Our superintendent and grounds crew do an awesome job.”

Outside of No. 1, hole 10 might be considered a competitor for the course’ssignature hole. While not quite an island green, your ball will likely find ei-ther the water or the sand if you miss the green on this 188-yard par 3. A 530-yard par 5 awaits you at No. 11, where a right-to-left tee shot will put youin a good position to hit the green after a slight dogleg.

In a rare instance of a narrow fairway at Tiffany Greens, you’ll need an

accurate tee shot on the 41-yard 12th. A frightening carry over water – usuallydirectly into the wind – awaits you on the tee at No. 13, where you’ll need tokeep it to the right all the way to the green in order to avoid a splash landing.

If there’s another contender for the course’s signature hole, it’s the par-315th, which again requires a difficult shot into a water-surrounded green. Realestate enthusiasts will appreciate the multi-million dollar houses around thispart of the course as they wind their way through the wooded terrain.

Don’t do too much admiring though, because a difficult par-5 16th awaitsyou. A split fairway requires a mix of power and accuracy, as you’ll need a goodtee shot to make it past the group of trees that line the left side, providing abarrier for those who hope to reach the green in two on this dogleg left. You’llfind a decent chance at a birdie on the par-4 17th, which is surrounded bytrees on each side of the green.

On Tiffany Greens’ final hole, a near 90-degree dogleg right poses a severechallenge to those who are wild off the tee. Shoot it long and left and yourball will end up on the driving range, but squirt it right and it will becomeproperty of the woods. Consider taking an extra club on your uphill approachshot while you admire the stunning clubhouse in the background. When yousink that final putt, head in for a turn on the 19th hole and a chance to re-flect on your round over what Golf Digest has consistently ranked as one ofthe best courses in the state of Missouri.

In addition to the course itself, golfers will appreciate Tiffany Greens’ pris-tine practice facilities. Head out early to hit a few putts on the large, undu-lating practice green, test your wedge play on the bunker-line chippinggreen, and warm up by hitting a bag of balls on the practice range.

And when you head to the first tee in a GPS-enabled cart that features a com-puterized yardage and scoring system, prepare yourself for one of the most chal-lenging and well-manicured courses in the Kansas City area. Just try to keepit out of the water.

For more information, visit www.tiffanygreensgolf.com, or call them at(816) 880-9600 to reserve a tee time.

—Steve Bennaka


“ ”They did everything the right way when they designed the course.

Photo by Dawn Boomsma



Charity Aware

Mounkes was a wide receiver on the Shawnee Mis-sion Northwest football team that won the Kansas statechampionship in 1981 under Coach Tony Severino.Mounkes twice was named to the All Metro FootballTeam – as a defensive back in his junior year, and as awide receiver in 1981, his senior season. He was namedto the All State Team that season as well.

After high school, Mounkes received a scholarship toplay football at Pittsburg State University, where heplayed all four years as a wide receiver and earned a de-gree in business. He went on to have a career as a finan-cial planner, working for Midwestern Financial Group.

Following Mounkes’ untimely death in 1995 at theage of 31, his football teammates decided to hold a golftournament to bring people together to honor his mem-ory. Many of them loved to play golf and played withMounkes, so they thought a golf tournament would bea good way to honor him, according to Jan East, who wasMounkes’ wife and who also attended SMNW.

Mounkes’ brother-in-law and former teammate, DaveHosier, started the tournament that first year and ran ituntil 2008. For the past three years, Ray Schmidt – an-other of Mounkes’ teammates – has managed the tour-nament.

In the last three years, through the generous giving of

the golf participants, volunteers and donors, the tourna-ment has raised nearly $35,000 for various projects atChildren’s Mercy Hospital in both Kansas City andOverland Park. Funds from the tournament have paidfor a Fun Center gaming cart, laptop computers for thehospital’s burn unit and a new nurses’ station, which willbe named after Mounkes, East said. Last year the tour-nament alone raised more than $15,000.

No goal has been set yet for this year’s tournamentproceeds. “We wanted to make sure that Bill was recog-nized at Children’s Mercy,” East said. Beyond that, “If wecan fill all 144 spots (in the tournament) and have a holesponsor for all the holes, we feel like we’re doing good.”

For the first 13 years of the tournament, the event’sproceeds were donated to Shawnee Mission NorthwestHigh School to fund a scholarship for an SMNW stu-dent attending Pittsburg State, East said. Tournamentfunds also were used to purchase some athletic equip-ment and furniture for the high school.

In 2008, the recipient of the tournament proceeds waschanged to Children’s Mercy, mostly because Children’sMercy was a special place for Mounkes. As a member ofthe Lenexa Optimist Club, he volunteered his time toread to kids who were patients at Children’s Mercy. Hewould take his young son, Charley, now 24 years old,

with him on these visits. Mary Fugate, Mounkes’ mother,said the change was also due to a desire by the tourna-ment’s organizers to benefit a larger community, andbecause several people who regularly play in the tourna-ment have used Children’s Mercy for their children’smedical needs. With all things considered, she said itseemed like a perfect fit and the right thing to do.

The money raised for charity is perhaps secondary toanother purpose for the tournament, East said – to honorMounkes memory by bringing together the large com-munity of people who knew and loved him. Every year,the tournament draws people who played football andbaseball with him, and other people who went to schoolwith him.

“We never intended for it to be a big fundraiser,” Eastsaid. “It was more like a reunion and a good way to heal.So that’s been nice.”

That Mounkes memory is honored each year with agolf tournament is in line with who he was as a person.He was always involved in sports ever since he was little– “Anything with a ball in it,” East said.

He began playing baseball in third grade and quicklygravitated towards the football gridiron and basketballcourt by the sixth grade, according to Fugate. He con-tinued to play these sports through junior high and into

Bill Mounkes was a lot of things to a lot of people: out-standing high school and college athlete, good student, loyalteammate and friend, community volunteer, devoted son,

and loving husband and father. And 16 years after his death,Mounkes’ family, along with teammates and friends from ShawneeMission Northwest High School and Pittsburg State University,

continue to gather each year for a charity golf tournament in hismemory.

The 17th Annual Bill Mounkes Golf Tournament will beheld on the morning of July 29 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course inBonner Springs. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated toChildren’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics.

Bill Mounkes and his son Charley, 1995 The first Mounkes Tournament in 1995: (left to right) – Andy Gensch, PhilStutheit and Dave Hosier (tournament founder and brother-in-law of BillMounkes). Also pictured is Charley Mounkes.


high school. He played football and baseball all fouryears at SMNW, demonstrating enough talent and abil-ity to make the varsity football team by the time he wasa sophomore.

Besides athletics, Mounkes did very well academically.He was a member of the National Honor Society from1980-82. And, he played saxophone in the SMNW con-cert band and jazz band.

Thinking back to when Mounkes and his Cougarteammates won the state championship in 1981, Fugatesaid, “That was a phenomenal day . . . . There were a lotof phenomenal days in those years.” She noted that theSMNW baseball teams with Mounkes in the lineup werevery good as well, and found a lot of success on the field.

Several things made that football team what it was, ac-cording to Fugate: closeness, attitude, discipline, Sev-erino’s coaching, parental support and school support.“The whole school was really behind that team,” Fugatesaid. The football players did a lot of activities togetherthat fostered a special bond between them. “They had agood attitude about working together and doing yourbest. And they had fun doing it,” she said.

“It was the whole mixture of community, kids, parentsand school coming together. It was just an unusual situ-ation. You don’t find that many qualities coming to-gether very often.”

The teammates continue to keep in touch with Sev-erino, who has coached football at Rockhurst HighSchool since 1983.

The closeness of that team is what keeps the BillMounkes Golf Tournament going year after year. BothEast and Fugate pointed out that people come backfrom all over the country to play in the tournamentevery year.

“The essence of this whole thing,” Fugate said, “is

that this Northwest High School football team is agroup of athletes that have come over the years to bevery close and very supportive of each other.” And theyhave continued to be dedicated to this tournamentover the past 16 years.

“They are such a close-knit group,” East said ofMounkes’ SMNW Cougar football teammates. “Theyare like a father figure to Charley. They cared so muchabout his dad that they’ve made sure he’s OK, which isawesome,” she said.

The tournament has started to draw a second gen-eration. Today, Charley plays in the tournament withhis friends, while the SMNW alumni bring their ownsons to play in the tournament. “It becomes more andmore family oriented all the time,” Fugate said.

Parents of the football teammates from bothShawnee Mission Northwest and Pittsburg State alsocome to the tournament and keep in contact with eachother. “That is just phenomenal,” Fugate said.

A board made up of Mounkes’ family members andfriends organizes the event each year and makes deci-sions about the tournament and the use of proceeds inThe Bill Mounkes Charity Golf Fund. Hosier, the tour-nament’s originator and manager for 13 years, is East’sbrother. East uses her graphic design skills to designtournament flyers. Fugate and her husband, Floyd Fu-gate, help out with various details the day of the event.

Several friends volunteer to help with various aspectsof the tournament, Fugate said. One group of friendshelps to run the registration table. Several staff membersfrom Children’s Mercy also help out on the day of thetournament. Many of Mounkes’ classmates and theirfamilies sponsor the tournament, make direct donationsto the tournament fund or donate items for the silentauction and the tournament prizes.

The July 29 tournament at Sunflower Hills GolfCourse in Bonner Springs will be a four-person scram-ble. Participants can either choose their partners or willbe placed on a team. The $95 tournament registrationfee includes a continental breakfast, 18 holes of golfwith a cart, contest and prize opportunities, beverages,lunch and a chance to bid on silent auction items. Thelunch, awards ceremony and raffle will immediately fol-low golf at the George Meyn Center in WyandotteCounty Park, adjacent to the golf course.

The tournament will feature A and B flight teamcash prizes, a putting contest, hole contests for longestdrive in the fairway, closest to the pin, a Long John Dalyhole longest putt, and a betting hole.

“It’s more than just a charity golf tournament,” Fu-gate said. “It’s a place where people can gather to re-member someone they loved and have a good timewhile they’re doing it.” And, in the process, the chari-table funds that the event raises have “turned into be-ing a very good thing.”

—Linda Gallagher

Tournament InformationWhere: Sunflower Hills Golf CourseWhen: Friday, July 29, 2011

For more information contact:Ray Schmidt [email protected]

Left to Right: Debbie Schmidt, Floyd and Mary Fugate, two representativesfrom Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Ray Schmidt (current tournament director)present a check to the Children’s Mercy Burn Unit.

Getting ready for the 2010 Tournament.


DEER CREEK GOLF CLUBYears as a Cart Girl? First summer.

Home Town: Overland Park, Kansas.

Why do you like being a cart girl?Being outside, interacting with peo-ple, different atmosphere, laid back,not a typical job.

Interests: Playing basketball at Rock-hurst University, friends, family, pool,Nursing major.

What you will be doing in 5 years:Working as a nurse.

Biggest Tip: $20.

Worst Pickup Line: "You owe me asoda." "Why?" "Because when I sawhow beautiful you were I droppedmine."

Favorite Food: Ice Cream.

Funniest thing that happened onthe golf course: “My cart ran out ofgas, another cart girl tried to helpme, however my cart ended up in themiddle of the fairway, and four gen-tlemen who were golfing had to helpme out.”

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Monica

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Personally, I enjoy Milagro Reposado. e slightly oaky characteris-tic from the reposado gives a margarita wonderful flavor. If you don’t par-ticularly care for this taste, you can always go with silver tequila. Afterpicking your tequila, next make a syrup by combining equal parts ofagave nectar and water. Agave nectar can be found in most grocery storesby the honey or in an organic section. is syrup is what is going to giveyour margarita its sweetness. After combining approximately a shot anda half of tequila with a half shot of agave syrup over ice, top the rest ofthe glass off with fresh squeezed lime juice. Adjust the ratios of tequilaand syrup to your personal tastes and you will have a great summercocktail. Enjoy!

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e PGA Midwest Section’s Women’s Golf Expo presented by REAPPIMS was a great success! Two hundred and nine ladies enjoyed a won-derful day of FREE instruction, Demo Day, FREE beverages, greatclinics, fabulous raffle prizes, and a very entertaining and informativepresentation by Cindy Miller! ough it was extremely hot which keptsome ladies away, attendees all gave very positive feedback and werevery thankful to Tiffany Greens for hosting the event and their effortto grow the game of golf, and for specifically targeting women’s golf!

Tiffany Greens gives a very special thank you to all the sponsors thatmake the event possible, especially the Platinum and Title Sponsor –Steve Hudson from REAPP IMS, and the Gold Sponsor – SteveColson – Randy Reed Chevrolet. Another big thank you from thecourse goes out to all the PGA Professionals who donated their time andexpertise to make the event a success! Forty-four ladies took part in themorning scramble tournament. In the end, the event was a great successand Tiffany Greens was able to donate approximately $5000 to localcharities including the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

2011 Women’s Golf Expo with Cindy Miller at Tiffany Greens

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Improve Your GameRelax the Hands and Arms

to Play Better Golf

Robin&MarkNigro

Tension in the forearms and hands willdefinitely cause you to lose distance and destroy timing. ehuman instinct is to hold the club tighter to swing the clubharder. But harder does not necessarily cause the club to gofaster. Clubhead speed is one critical element to maximumdistance. Harder is more of a term of how much effort youapply.

When you look at Freddie Couples or Ernie Els,they look smooth because they are relaxed through theswing. When you are relaxed, the clubhead respondsto gravity, centrifugal force, and momentum. ese areall laws of physics that will create speed in the golfswing. Tension causes you to overwork parts of your

body without any additional clubhead speed. Having a rigidleft arm can be detrimental to the swing because of the ten-sion it can cause. A straight but relaxed left arm is good butremember the left elbow folds almost immediately after im-pact. Make a good shoulder turn and have relaxed hands andarms and I bet you hit the ball better.

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Ever heard of Jug McSpaden? He played with the likes of Nelson, Hogan, and Snead, he won someTournaments, and placed second in a heck-of-a-lot of tournaments, especially to a that Lord Byron guy. He’s been

noted as telling Nelson, “If you wouldn’t have been born, I’d have been known as a pretty good player.” Jug was a Kansan.He was born in 1908 in Monticello, and became interested in golf at ten years old after watching Harry Vardon (you know,

the inventor of the Vardon “overlapping” Grip) in Kansas City, Kansas.Later in life, he owned Painted Hills Golf Course in Wyandotte County which used to be Victory Hills Country Club back

in the day. According to Steve Price, Painted Hills General Manager and PGA Pro, “From what I’ve been told, Victory Hillswas the second private club built in Kansas City.” Victory Hills Country Club was designed by James Dalgleish in 1927, the same

architect who laid out KC’s first public course.Jug sold the course in the late ’80s, but continued to live on Painted Hills in a house on an acre lot “in the center of the course,”

near the 16th hole. “He had a great view,” Price said. And so do golfers who play out here today.

Painted Hills Golf Course has gone through a lot of changes this season. “e manicuring of the golf course looks so much better than we’veever done,” Price said, with kudos going out to Jay Fitch, the course Superintendent. “We’ve reshaped our fairways, changed our mowing stan-dards, brought our fairway heights down, and lowered the rough heights a little bit to help speed up play,” Price said.

What all of this adds up to is a better experience for the average golfer. “is is a fun golf course. At 6,100 yards, it caters to all levels of golf,he said. “We’re in the entertainment business, so the goal here is for our golfers to have a good time.” ey offer a good course, good service,

If you’re looking for a BRUSH with both fun andhistory, Painted Hills Golf Course delivers.


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good attitude and good, plain fun. “It’s not about the staunchness ofgolf that you have in some places,” Price said. “We’re all about the ex-perience.” With an outgoing, friendly staff from their catering serviceto beverage cart girls, and everyone in between, it’s easy to visitPainted Hills and stay for awhile. With a $2 after-round beer special,new leather couches, flat-screen TVs, a pool table, and more, their4,000 square foot sports bar is a great place to hang out before and af-ter taking on the course. “We try to make it so the experience on andoff the course is the same – a good one,” Price said.

ese days, golfers are looking for a combination of value, service,and course condition. With that in mind, Painted Hills Golf Courseexcels. Eagle Golf, the management company, decided to go with theconcept that a quality golf experience shouldn’t break your wallet.“What we did is, we went in and structured the pricing so that it’s veryreasonable,” Price said. “We went to a standard, solid rate, and wentto giving the best service we canpossibly give, every day.”

With the pricing the way it is, it’sa great place for league play, fortournaments, and fund-raising ac-tivities. Charities can maximizeprofitability out here, and give theirgolfers a fun, challenging round atthe same time. Plus, with two ban-quet rooms, it’s easy for events toset up. “We’re a very unique golfcourse in that sense. We can seat300 people upstairs, and do a 144-person golf tournament downstairs,all at the same time,” Price said.“We have enough parking, enoughspace, and enough staff to make itgreat for everyone.”

As for the course, with 80-foottrees lineing the fairways, it’s like awalk in the park. (If you’re hittingit straight.) ey’ve sculpted manyof the fairways, adding character, and speaking of the fairways, they’re“wide enough, but not too wide,” according to Price.

e front nine has older-style, smaller greens. “It’s very target ori-ented. If you hit it out of the fairway, you’re not going to hit manygreens on the front nine,” Price said. On the back nine, though, it’s amore modern-style setup. e larger greens, and the sculpturing andbunkering make it a bit different, so you can test different parts of yourgame.

Jug McSpaden passed on a few years ago, but the house on the coursehe lived in still stands today. So when you’re out teeing off on #16,think of Jug, and reflect on all of the history associated with PaintedHills. It’s a fun, affordable place to play. For more information aboutthe course, or to set up a tee time, give them a call at (913) 334-1111or visit www.paintedhillsgolfcourse.com.

—Roger Hunt

This is afun golfcourse.At 6,100yards, itcaters toall levelsof golf.

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Body HealingDanielLaughlin Importance of Posture

and Set-up

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Posture is the key to setting yourself up for success. Wecan talk all about what the hips, spine, and shoulder girdle are supposedto do during the golf swing, but it is all for nothing if you don’t first setyourself up for success. I have recently been treating several people in theclinic for low back pain that comes on toward the end of their golf round.We have worked diligently on improving stability, mobility, and overall painreduction. Then it was time to head over to the hitting area for a swingassessment where I was baffled at their set-up posture. My patientsweren’t even giving themselves a chance to use everything we’ve beenworking so hard to get!The set-up for golf is what enables you to start the whole process of

your swing off right. The set-up will make or break your next shot. By set-ting up properly, you allow yourself the chance to utilize all your power,strength, and flexibility to achieve that perfect shot. So, how do you makesure you are setting-up properly?The key is to first put yourself in a position to optimize your body’s me-

chanical advantage during the golf swing. This will allow your hips, shoul-ders and thoracic spine to utilize your big stabilizing muscles while main-taining supportive strength in the other areas. When you set-up, make sureyou are maintaining a neutral spine. What does that mean? It means thatyour spine should be the same as if you were standing up straight. Youshould have your knees bent just slightly and your butt back. You shouldfeel your glutes tighten when you get into proper position.The two most common set-up faults I see in the clinic typically involve

the golfer’s inability to find a neutral spine. Most golfers tend to eitheroverarch their low back (S-posture) or they hunch over the ball (C-posture).Both postures limit your mobility significantly and put you at risk forinjury, as well as eliminating any ability to generate power. The S-posturelimits your hips from tilting and starts your back in an extended position– which will cause you to stand up in your back swing. The C-posture locksyour thoracic spine and shoulders, which decreases your ability to rotate.When golfers’ cannot find neutral, the end result is overloading thelow back and a significant loss of power.Setting-up correctly allows everything to move efficiently and allows

power to transfer from your body to the clubhead. Take some time to checkyourself out in a mirror and see what your set-up posture looks like. Hereis an easy exercise/drill to help you feel what a proper set-up feels like.

Easy Exercise for Correction:Good Mornings with a Golf ClubStart standing tall with a club along your spine touching your head and

butt. Bend your knees 10-15 degrees. Bend forward sticking your buttback and keeping the same amount of knee bend. Try and keep the clubtouching the back of your head and butt.

As always, if you are having any pain or feel limitations in your swingplease contact your physical therapist or other golf fitness professionalfor a screening or consultation.

Daniel Laughlin has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is certified through the Titleist Performance Institute.

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Meet the ProJohn Marquardt: Paradise Pointe Golf Complex

When did you start playing golf? 12 years old.Who taught you the sport? Roy Strain and Dale Howellat Crackerneck Country Club.

What clubs do you play? I play Callaway Razr Tourirons, Callaway Jaws wedges, Callaway Razr hybrids,Callaway Razr Hawk driver and fairway and an OdysseyBackstryke putter.

How did you get involved in the golf industry?WhenI was a kid, I worked for Dale Howell at CrackerneckCountry Club as a cart boy. Watching Dale interactwith all the members and how much he enjoyed whathe did for a living convinced me that I would eventu-ally be a PGA golf professional.

Your favorite part of managing a golf course? Is striv-ing everyday to make sure my players have a great golfexperience. Golf is fun and it is my job to make sureall my players at my facility have a fun experience.

Your favorite personal golf moment? Being selectedas the Midwest Section PGA Golf Professional of theYear is without a doubt my best experience. To bechosen for this honor by all the great PGA profes-sionals in the Midwest Section PGA is humbling.

Favorite golfer? My buddy, Mark Mayfield, is myfavorite golfer. He and I have played many roundsover the years and we always have a ball together.I usually get in his pocket as well, so it's hard not toconsider him my favorite golfer.

Best round, and where? A 67 at Crackerneck CountryClub when I was 15 years old. I shot 31 on the front 9,which broke Gary Brewer's record there at the time.

Favorite hole on your course? My favorite hole atParadise Pointe Golf Complex is #5 on the Posse. Thisis a beautiful par 3 next to Smithville Lake and everytime I play it I really feel like I am on vacation at someexotic resort. It is a magnificent hole.

Funniest thing that happened on the golf course?I was playing in a group where two players that had areputation for cheating were in a big money gameagainst each other. The hole was a par 4 that went uphill and then back downhill. One of the players hookedhis tee shot short toward the out of bounds area andthe other player hooked his ball over the hill toward theout of bounds area. I sat at the top of the hill where Icould watch both players search for their balls, but thetwo players could not see each other. Sure enough,both players were out of bounds, but each knowing theother couldn't see him, threw their balls back inbounds and both made "pars." I laughed until I cried.

What is your strength when playing golf? This will bea weird answer probably, but most golf pros todaywork a lot and play very little. I think my golfingstrength is probably the fact that when I do get toplay, I have the ability to enjoy the game, even thoughI don't play as well as I used to when I got to play alot. But I do still drive the ball well.

What are some things golfers should expect whenplaying at Paradise Point Golf Complex? Golfersneed to have their expectations exceeded when theycome to Paradise Pointe Golf Complex. My courses willboth be in excellent condition, my staff will be excitedto have them play my facility and we will strive to maketheir day at Paradise Pointe fun and one to rememberand give them a good reason to return.

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FORE!Enjoyment.Whether old or young,you should play this venerable game for en-joyment. Yes, you may hit a ball or two whereno man has gone before; you may take a mul-ligan or two; you may find a snowman on your card instead of youryard; but it really doesn't matter in the scheme of life. The worldwon't end.It's all about the camaraderie, the friendships, the laughs

and teasing. It is definitely about relaxing and remembering thegood shots. I go for the walk, talk and scenery and a good cigar withspecial people. If I hit a good shot it's just a bonus.A good cigar is important to help me relax. This month Cigar &

Tabac, Ltd. is offering you a good cigar. The H. Upmann Sun Grownis such a cigar. What gives it the unique flavor and taste you will sa-vor, is the great tasting Ecuadoran wrapper. The cigar is smooth anddelicious. Great with a beer on a hot July day.We are making the H. Upmann Sun Grown our Cigar of the Month

and offering it as a buy 3, get 1 FREE. That's 25 percent off for youMath majors. A great cigar at a great price is always a welcome addi-tion for any occasion. Come in and try one and I'm sure you will agree.So remember, whether you shoot 65 or 105, go out and enjoy it.

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MikeHolmes Slow play. That’s the number

one complaint I hear from mygolfing friends. Although there area number of factors that causeslow play they can all be overcomewith a little education, common

sense and courtesy towards fellow golfers.

Slow process. That’s the number one complaint I hear from homebuyers as relates to the mortgage loan process. Just like slow play ingolf, the processing of a mortgage loan can be expedited with educa-tion, communication and cooperation.

There are many “moving parts” and entities involved in the pur-chase of a home, and obtaining the mortgage is one of the most im-portant. A normal purchase transaction will, in addition to thebuyer/borrower, involve listing and selling real estate agents, mortgageloan staff, title company staff, appraiser and home inspector. Althoughall of these entities must perform their duties in a professional andtimely manner to ensure an on time loan closing, I’ll focus on themortgage process and what can be done to speed up loan approval.

Like most processes in any endeavor, the end result will be deter-mined, in large part, by the beginning. In this case the Loan Originator/Officer must set expectations with the buyer/borrower by communi-cating what documentation will be required and why, explain the loanprocess fully and set deadlines to be met. Once the Loan Originator/Officer has taken the loan application, negotiated the terms of the loanand gathered required documentation (bank statements, pay stubs, taxreturns, etc.) and signed disclosures, the file is handed off to the Loan

Processor who orders the appraisal and reviews the documentationalready gathered. At that point the Loan Processor will request any ad-ditional documentation or information not obtained initially, run thefile through the required automated underwriting system, and assem-ble the completed file for the Underwriter’s review and final approvalafter receipt of all documentation needed, preliminary title insurancecommitment and property appraisal. The Underwriter will then re-view the entire file for accuracy and compliance with the underwrit-ing guidelines for that particular loan program. After sign off by theUnderwriter the file will go the Loan Closer who will, in addition topreparing the closing documents, coordinate the closing with the titlecompany.

Who really controls the length of time it takes for loan approvaland closing? Generally it’s the buyer/borrower. If the buyer/borrowerdelivers the needed credit documents when requested, the mortgageloan process can easily be completed within 10 days. All mortgagelenders will require the same documentation and apply the sameprocess as illustrated above, so it’s the coordination and cooperationbetween the Loan Originator/Officer and the buyer/borrower that willdetermine how fast loan approval is obtained and the loan closed.

A little planning will go a long way towards a timely loan process.Once the potential home buyer has interviewed and selected a LoanOriginator/Officer to work with, the documentation should be madeavailable immediately so that an “iron clad” pre-approval letter may beissued and any last minute surprises be avoided. All of the experiencedand licensed Loan Officers at Advance Mortgage Corporation will behappy to provide a full explanation of the process, as well as initialpre-approval at no cost or obligation.

The Advance Tee Time

Mike Holmes – Senior Loan Officer – Advance Mortgage Corporation – #[email protected] – 816-810-5585 – 7500 College Boulevard, Suite 1150 – Overland Park, Kansas 66210

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