Topeka West alumnus Myles Alonzo wins TGA City Stroke Play Championship

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TOPEKA — Myles Alonzo walked off the Topeka Country Club course Monday looking very casual. He smiled and shared a few laughs with his family. His easygoing personality is infectious, but it’s balanced by his ruthlessness on the links.

Alonzo, who graduated from Topeka West in May, won the Topeka Golf Association’s City Stroke Play Championship title.

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He won the three-day tournament with a score of 205. The tournament field played Lake Shawnee on Saturday and Cypress Ridge on Sunday for the esteemed championship. Alonzo won by nine strokes over Luke Leonetti and 52 other players in the field.

“I felt pretty good. I knew if I kept everything the same and just took it easy and made sure that everything I had to do was right, I knew I was going to be fine,” Alonzo said. “I was pretty consistent, I had a couple of bogeys, but I also had a couple of lucky shots.”

Leonetti is a 2022 Washburn Rural graduate and currently a member of the University of Missouri-Kansas City golf team. Alonzo and Leonetti got off to a close start on Monday, but it was the Topeka West alumnus who emerged victorious thanks to consistency around the greens and some killer drives.

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Alonzo’s highlight was the par-5 12e hole. He had a perfect center-cut drive that set him up for a big second shot that finished the hole high on the collar of the green. Alonzo’s third shot was a perfect pitch that rolled right into the cup. He gave his caddie a fist pump and a high five, a big moment for Alonzo on his way to a title.

“It was kind of going downhill and when I hit the chip it would roll like a putt,” he explained.

The pace of play in the championship slowed down towards the back nine. The final round lasted more than five hours in the hot conditions. Mental strength became extremely important along with physical toughness. It was a factor in his victory according to Alonzo.

“It felt like I was back in high school,” Alonzo laughed. “It was a struggle. I knew some of the guys weren’t used to it. They’re used to playing golf and I was just out of high school. I’m used to playing a five-hour round.”

Alonzo said he will begin his college golf career this fall at Fort Hays State.

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Two aces lose in Monday’s competition

As Alonzo made his way around the course, two players came home with aces. Jeremiah Nelson made a hole-in-one on the 6e hole of Topeka Country Club.

Aaron Rethman also hit an ace on the 11e hole of the course. Rethman said he hit a 7-iron from 175 yards.

“First decent iron shot I’ve hit all day,” Rethman laughed.

This was Rethman’s third hole-in-one in his life.

Liam Keating covers high school sports for The Topeka Capital-Journal. Send stats or info to him at Lkeating@Gannett.com

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