Kraft leads with 65 at the Trans-Mississippi

July 12, 2011 | by

Amateurgolf.com member Brandon Hagy fires a 67 as round one of the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship gets underway at Kansas City Country Club

MISSION HILLS, KS (July 12, 2011) -- Southern Methodist University golfer Kelly Kraft fires an opening round 5-under par 65 and leads the field following round one of the 108th Trans-Mississippi Championship at Kansas City Country Club. Chris Brant of Iowa, Dylan Frittelli of Texas, Kevin Dougherty of Oklahoma State and Wichita mid-amateur Jonathan May are all one shot back with 4-under par 66’s. Amateurgolf.com member Brandon Hagy is two strokes back with a first round 67. The championship will continue with round two on Wednesday, July 13th. The championship is a 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut following 36-holes of play to the low 60 players and ties for the final round which is 36-holes. The Trans-Mississippi Championship has been hosted at Kansas City Country Club seven times previously.

Results: Trans-Miss Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Kelly Kraft	Denton, TX	900	65-66-69-66--266
T2	Dylan Frittelli	, South Africa	700	66-68-66-70--270
T2	Tanner Kesterson	Plano, TX	700	68-67-66-69--270
4	Alex Moon	Dallas, TX	500	70-68-65-68--271
T5	Brad Gehl	Carmel, IN	500	74-66-65-67--272

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About the Trans-Miss Amateur

Kraft leads with 65 at the Trans-Mississippi

The Trans-Miss is one of the oldest and most storied golf tournaments in the United States. For 106 years the championship was played in a match play format. Past champions include Jack Nicklaus (1958 and 1959), Charles Coe (1947, 1949, 1952 and 1956...