Arkansas vs. Kansas
2006 Ozark Senior Challenge
Big Creek Country Club - Mt. Home, Arkansas
October 17-19

 
Results Pictures Tee Times Activities Pairings
2006 Roster
Seniors

Jim Thurston

Hot Springs Village
Ozark Senior Challenge Captain
Current ASGA Events Coordinator
Retired Copier Salesman
Captain of 2005/2006 Ozark Senior Challenge
 Jimt1949@sbcglobal.net

 Andy Smith
 Kansas City
Sunflower Hills GC
2006 KGA Senior Series Champion
2006 Directors Cup team member
2005 KGA Senior Amateur Champion
2nd Ozark Senior Challenge Team
  
Oscar Taylor

Hot Springs Village
Wife -  Rita
2005/2006 ASGA Senior Player of the Year
2-Time Ozark Senior Team Member
An Amazing 16 Wins in the Past 2 Years
 Oscar-Taylor@sbcglobal.net

 Mike Grosdidier
 Baldwin City
Alvamar GC
State Farm Insurance agent
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Joe Bushee

Cabot
Wife - Nancy
2000 through 2005 ASGA Senior Player of the Year
2006 Runner-Up ASGA Senior Player of the Year
4 Time Winner in 2006
 joepar4@hotmail.com

 Don Kuehn
 Kansas City
Sunflower Hills GC
2004, 2005, 2006 KGA Senior Player of the Year
2001 KGA Senior Amateur Champion
2004 and 2006 KGA Senior Four-ball Champion
2004 and 2006 KGA Senior Match Play Champion
2004 and 2006 Directors' Cup member
Ozark Senior Challenge record 14-0-1 in last 5 years
Multiple Ozark Senior Challenge teams 
John Vinson

Batesville
Wife - Cecilia
Network Administrator Lyon College
2006 Stroke Play Champion
5 Time Winner in 2006
2003 & 2004 ASGA Mid-Senior Player of the Year
2004 ASGA Mid-Senior Player of the Year
 jvinson1951@gmail.com

 Randy Apgar
 Kansas City
Hillcrest CC
2006 KGA Senior Four-Ball Champion
2005 KGA Senior Four-Ball Champion
2nd Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Rick McCoy

Fayetteville
ASGA Board Member
Quarter Finalist in 2006 Match Play
9 Top 10 finishes in 2006
Prefers to Walk while playing golf
 Rmccoy77@msn.com

 		 Bob Bezek
 Baldwin City
Heritage Park GC
Attorney
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Ken Golden

Clarksville
Quarter Finalist in 2006 Match Play
10 Top 10 finishes in 2006
4th place in 2006 Senior Stroke Play
kgolden@brightharvest.com

 		 Ron Brewer
 		 Leawood
Wolf Creek Golf Links
5 time KGA Senior Player of the Year
2 time KGA Senior Amateur Champion
2002 KGA Senior Series Champion
2 time runner up in Kansas Amateur Championship
1997 KGA Player of the Year
Multiple time team member of Ozark Senior Challenge 
Paul Jensen

Conway
Accounting Professor at University of Central Arkansas
4th place in 2006 Senior Stroke Play

 		 Mike Carey
 Westwood Hills
Brookridge CC
2nd Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Dan Young

Pine Bluff
Superintendent of White Hall School District
Consistent top 10 performer

 David Anderson
 Manhattan
Manhattan CC, Prairie Dunes CC
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Mike Hart

Little Rock
2 time Ozark Challenge team member
6 Top 10 finishes in 2006
m.hart.b2wi@statefarm.com

 David Rhodes
 Olathe
Wolf Creek Golf Links
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Marc Richardson

Hot Springs Village
2006 Match Play Champion
Plays mostly in the regular division

 Kevin Handlan
 Leawood
Hillcrest CC
Financial Advisor
2006 KGA Senior Amateur Champion
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Bruce Dickey

Paragould
Independent Financial Consultant
2 time Ozark Challenge team member
2002 Mid-Senior Player of the year
1 time winner in 2006
 wbdickey@grnco.net

 		 Tyler Woodrow
 Wichita
Augusta CC
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Bob White

Fayetteville
Attorney
3 time Ozark Challenge team member
1 time winner in 2006

 Paul Keller
 Great Bend
Lake Barton GC
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Super Seniors


 

George Branch

Camden
Retired Coach
4 time winner in 2006
Runner-Up for ASGA Super Senior Player of the Year in 2006

 Don Cox
 Lake Quivira
Retired
Lake Quivira CC
Multiple Ozark Senior Challenge teams
2000 KGA Player of the Year
2000, 2002, 2003 KGA Senior Player of the Year
2000, 2003, 2004 KGA Senior Series Champion
2002, 2003, 2004 KGA Senior Fourball Champion
2004, 2005 KGA Senior Team Champion 
John Carter

Camden
Retired Dentist
2006 Super Senior Match Play Champion
3rd place Super Senior Stroke Play

 Bill Toalson
 Prairie Village
Retired doctor
Indian Hills CC
Multiple Ozark Senior Challenge teams
3 time KGA Senior Amateur Champion
2002, 2003, 2004 KGA Senior Fourball Champion
2004, 2005 KGA Senior Team Champion 
Dennis Faulk

Hot Springs Village
Wife - Emily
4th place Super Senior Stroke Play
 defaulk@ipa.net

 		 Hal Taylor
 Caney
Caney GC, Flint Hills National GC
Banking business
Multiple Ozark Senior Challenge teams 
Paul Lewis

Hot Springs Village
Wife - Dolly
Retired school teacher from Oklahoma
1 win in 2006
Many time member of Ozark Senior Challenge
 pelddl@hsnp.com

 		 Dick Markley Cleveland
Overland Park GC
2nd Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
Jack Jordan

Monticello
1997 & 1999 ASGA Super Senior Player of the Year
1998 & 2000 Runner-Up ASGA Super Senior Player of the Year
2 time winner in 2006
Will be inducted into the Arkansas Golf Hall of Fame in November, 2006

 		 Charles Brooks
 Hutchinson
Carey Park GC
1st Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
David Hartung

Cherokee Village
Runner-Up 2006 Stroke Play
2 time winner in 2006
Played in all the Ozark Senior Challenges
Mcspin59@hotmail.com

 		 Richard Morris
 Topeka
Berkshire GC
2nd Ozark Senior Challenge Team 
    Casey Old
 Casey Old
Golf Programs Manager
Kansas Golf Association
3301 Clinton Parkway Court, Suite 4
Lawrence, KS 66047
(785) 842-4833 ext. 203
 casey@kansasgolf.org
    Dick Kendrick
 Dick Kendrick
Overland Park
Falcon Lakes GC
Non-playing team captain
Retired IRS employee
Part-time KGA employee serving as KGA Senior Series Commissioner
Recently engaged to be married