The Gobbler at Turkey Creek

The Wichita Amateur Players Tour returned to Turkey Creek Golf Course on Saturday, November 7, 2026 in McPherson, Kansas for The Gobbler at Turkey Creek, one of the premier Wichita amateur golf tournaments on the fall schedule. A field of 53 players competed across five divisions, with Mid-Am Net and Senior Net contests running alongside. Players are flighted into divisions based on their APT Tournament Index.

The day started with a frost delay of about 30 minutes, and the early groups went out in a genuine chill — cart covers down and heaters running for anyone who had them. Thankfully the wind was low, and once the sun came out and the day warmed up it turned into a beautiful day of fall golf.

Turkey Creek, which opened in 1990, was in great shape and ready for the tournament. The bluegrass fairways and bentgrass greens run through native grass areas on a number of holes, and with four sets of tees from 4,597 yards to better than 6,300, it is a shorter course at a par of 70 — one defended by tree lines, dog legs, water hazards and a few demanding water carries rather than by length. The setup was excellent. The par-4 5th proved the hardest assignment on the property: it gave up no birdies at all and played better than a shot and a half over par.

In Division 1, Kory Glasgow of Prairie Village, Kansas posted a 1-under 69, the low round of the day. Kipp Jones had him by a stroke through six after a birdie at the par-3 6th, but Glasgow turned in 1-under 34, came home in even-par 35 and was never caught again. Five birdies went on the card, including one at the 16th — a hole that surrendered only two all day — and another at the last. Jones signed for 2-over 72 and a three-shot runner-up finish, with 14 pars on his card, and Kelly Sellers of Solomon, Kansas took third at 6-over 76.

Division 2 belonged to Cliff Austin of Lenexa, Kansas, who went out in 2-over 37 and closed out a 7-over 77 for a two-shot win. Austin made four birdies, two of them back-to-back at the 13th and 14th. Ryan Walton of Nickerson chased him down the stretch, playing his last three in 1-under with birdies at the 16th and the par-5 18th for 9-over 79. Chris Crocker of Newton, a shot clear of the lead after six, finished third at 12-over 82.

Division 3 was the widest margin on the board. Delbert Kinchelow of Lee’s Summit, Missouri made the turn in 2-under 33 with birdies at the 1st and the par-5 9th, added another at the 11th and signed for 3-over 73 to win by seven. Brandon Hale, Braydon Lund and Rodney Michael all finished in a share of second. Hale played his inward nine in 2-over 37 with birdies at the par-3 12th and the 18th, while Lund birdied the 2nd, 8th and 13th.

Division 4 was level at the top after six holes and stayed tight. Tyler Ball of Bel Aire pulled away with birdies at the 9th and 14th on the way to an 18-over 88, two clear of Ernie DeBruler of Augusta at 20-over 90. John Ney of Great Bend and Jeff Rader of Beloit tied for third at 21-over 91, with five players finishing within five of the lead.

In Division 5, Irving Beeks of Kansas City, Missouri led from the front, stretching the margin to nine through twelve before closing out a 25-over 95 and a three-shot win. Tanner Hurt of Wichita was second at 28-over 98 and Michael Sproul Jr of Wichita third at 32-over 102.

Rodney Michael backed up his Division 3 finish by taking Mid-Am Net with a net 4-under 66, winning by five. Sellers held the net lead through twelve and was still a shot in front after fifteen before Michael finished it off; Sellers took second at net 1-over 71, with Beeks and Matt Jensen tied for third at net 2-over 72.

Senior Net went to Delbert Kinchelow at net 8-under 62, a seven-shot win. Brandon Hale finished second, his second runner-up result of the afternoon, and Jay Jones of Platte City, Missouri was third at net 2-over 72.

The proximity card filled up early and late. In the second group out, Kelly Sellers stuck the par-3 2nd to 15 feet and nobody got closer all day. At the par-3 6th, Kipp Jones put his tee shot to 7 feet and was the only player on the card there. The par-3 12th, with its horseshoe of water to be crossed twice, had three players inside 15 feet, and Brandon Hale came away with it at 5 feet 10 inches. SlicedGolf sponsor Chris Santoya stuck the 16th to 10 feet, only to be covered later in the day by Ken Bolt, whose 1-foot-10 was the shot of the day. Each closest-to-the-pin winner earned a $66 pro shop credit to Turkey Creek Golf Course.

Thank you to Collin and his team at Turkey Creek — the setup was first-class and the course was ready from the first group out. Next up in the Wichita chapter is The Salt City Open on Saturday, November 14th. Space is limited and registration closes November 11th.

By the Players, For the Players.