Frosty Greens

By Jake Singleton
The Journal Staff

Blue Springs South boys golf head coach Mike McGown didn't have many words of comfort for his team to help them endure the cold temperatures and winds on Monday.
"It was miserable out there," said McGown as the Klint Andrew Invitational was post-poned 30 minutes to allow the greens at Fred Arbansas Golf Course to defrost. "I just tried to tell them not to let the weather upset them and let them know that everyone was in the same boat."
And with warm thoughts in their minds, the Jaguars finished fifth (333) in the 20-team tournament. Ty Thorp and John Sievers led South with rounds of 82, while Cody House shot an 84. Tyler Brown finished with an 85, and Drew Morrison shot a round of 87.
Blue Springs boys golf head coach Tom Round also wondered how his team would fare in the cold and windy climate.
"I think everyone was a little uncertain as to how their team would play due to the terrible spring we have had and then the very difficult conditions on Monday," Round said.
But Round's uncertainty did a quick turn-around as the Wildcats had three medallists and finished second in a scorecard playoff to Park Hill South as both teams shot a 323.
"I was pleased with the fact that we had four scores kind of clustered together around the top 10 to 15," Round said. "Anytime you do that, you have a chance to finish well team-wise."
Blue Springs' Ryan Clark finished in a three-way tie for third with a round of 79, Ben Hoog finished tied for sixth with a round of 80 and John Nance finished in a three-way tie for 10th with a round of 81.
"Ryan (Clark) played very well," Round said. "He ended up making a birdie on 18, which was a very difficult hole back into the wind."
Kyle Yancik and Tyler Hammontree rounded out Blue Springs' scoring with round of 83 and 93, respectively.
Blue Springs defeated Park Hill 151-166 on Tuesday. Yanick was the medalist with a round of 35 in the nine-hole dual at Blue Springs Country Club.