Pub. 2 2013 Issue 8

l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s 12 T HIS YEAR’S ANNUAL KBA GOLF tournament, The Jim Maag Scramble, was held at the beautiful Firekeeper Golf Course just north of Topeka. A full field of 72 golfers enjoyed another great tournament as the weather was again a perfect partner and the golf wasn’t bad either. The Jim Maag Trophy, which goes to the overall champion, returned to VisionBank in Topeka as the team of Tim Krueger, VisionBank, Tom Bals, VisionBank, Mike Sobba, Strunk LLC, Kansas City, and Mark Krueger, Deluxe won the event carding an eleven under par 61 to take the top honors. In the second flight the team of David Alley, Greg Sims and Eric Schroeder, all of CrossFirst Bank, Leawood, and Eric Stofer, KBA shot a 4 under round of 68 to take home the top honors in their flight. This year’s event featured an opening night reception and a putting contest, with the title of “The Greatest Putter in the World” at stake. With over forty entries in this NCAA tournament bracket style contest the putts were falling as tension mounted and players quickly moved their way through their bracket. In the end, the final four of Jimmy Cooper, Patriots Bank, Garnett, Alan Meyer, State Bank of Bern, Axtell; Scott Cooper, Patriots Bank, Garnett; and Mike Miller, Montezuma State Bank, Copeland, squared off in an epic putt- off that saw Meyer and Miller squeak out victories after “The Putt of Death.” In the 6-hole Championship putt-off Miller grabbed an early lead with a hole in one on the always tricky number 2 on the orange course. Meyer stayed close the whole way, but when his final putt didn’t drop and Miller’s did, Mike Miller was crowned “The Greatest Putter in the World.” Next year’s event will again be held at Firekeeper on September 21st and 22nd, 2014. Platinum Sponsors EverFi Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC Gold Sponsors WolfPAC Works24 Silver Sponsors The Capital Corporation KBA Insurance, Inc. Banc Consulting Partners Stinson Morrison Hecker FHLBank Topeka Commerce Bank MAAG SCRAMBLE AT FIREKEEPER Ron Johnson, Community National Bank, Seneca; Machelle VanTrump, Citizens State Bank & Trust Co., Ellsworth; Dean Johnson, The Capital Corporation, LLC, Overland Park; and David Brownback, Citizens State Bank and Trust Co., Ellsworth, pause for a team photo as the Firekeeper flag behind them demonstrates the wind that day.