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Day: April 30, 2026

Swope Memorial Golf Course is reopening with history in mind

Photography courtesy of Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Missouri.

This summer, Swope Memorial Golf Course will reopen after a massive 15-month renovation to restore features designed by World Golf Hall of Fame architect A. W. Tillinghast. Many of these features were removed in the early 1990s with an attempt to modernize the course, but the work being done now will make Swope the only… Continue reading Swope Memorial Golf Course is reopening with history in mind

A League Of Their Own

Perfecting their swings at Tap Ins At The Greenhouse, Golf Gal co-founder Marnie Pudenz is wearing a blue suit by Populuxe, and her business partner Niki Jensen-Denton is wearing a cream dress and cardigan by Born Into Money.

Kansas City has no shortage of golf leagues. But finding one that actually worked for the average woman was another story. Marnie Pudenz and Niki Jensen-Denton, the duo behind Golf Gals, met at their full-time jobs at a Kansas City tech company. When Covid hit and golf rose in popularity as a socially distanced pastime,… Continue reading A League Of Their Own