This story originally appeared in the June 2 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Spring has sprung a surprise on local amateur golfer Lance Lucas for the second year in a row. As a result, the attorney’s exceptional golf game has been at a virtual standstill. But he’s […]
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Northern Kentucky youngsters grip it, rip it on the golf course
Familiar girls from the local high school golf scene are making strong statements this month as they continue to improve. Some less-than-familiar golfers are emerging behind them for a promising beginning to the spring and summer golf season for many Northern Kentuckians. Ryle High School’s Elizabeth Dickson was 10th in the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association […]
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Course knowledge lifts Eldridge, Traditions Golf Club teammates at 2×2 Pro-Am
Aaron Eldridge, assistant professional at Traditions Golf Club, defended his crown on the home course at the 2X2 Pro-Am Championship at Traditions in Hebron. Four-man teams composed of two Kentucky Professional Golf Association pros and two amateurs in a two-best-ball format competed over 18 holes in gross and net divisions. Scores from each hole counted […]
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Northern Kentucky’s first family of golf swings into action
It’s a big week for the local Oldendick/Eberle clan, arguably Northern Kentucky’s first family of golf. Bruce Oldendick competed in the Kentucky Professional Golf Association 2×2 Pro-Am Championship on Tuesday at Traditions Golf Club in Hebron. A four-time Northern Kentucky Men’s Amateur champion and winner of five KPGA Senior events, Oldendick finished second among seniors […]
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A look at some history of NKY tournament teams at the state baseball/softball tournaments
What’s the likelihood that a high school team from Northern Kentucky will win either of this year’s state baseball and softball tournaments at University of Kentucky ballparks in Lexington? The 2023 state baseball tournament begins June 1 at Counter Clocks Field (formerly known as Whitaker Bank Ballpark). The state softball tournament also gets underway June […]
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Youth is served at Northern Kentucky Amateur Championships with wins by Horn and Yoder
Adam Horn added his name to the list of winners at the Northern Kentucky Amateur Championships on Thursday by defeating an entire championship round of golfers older than his age, save for one, at Triple Crown Country Club in Union. The Wright State University player representing City of Mason Golf Center became one of the […]
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Sweeney swings to Northern Kentucky senior amateur title
Second-day play Wednesday at the 83rd Northern Kentucky Amateur Championships at Triple Crown Country Club in Union crowned a senior winner and broke a tie atop the championship division standings for the men. In the women’s division, the first-day runaway leader kept running away from the pack. All that was good news for senior champion […]
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It’s crowded at the top at Northern Kentucky Amateur
Tuesday’s first day of golf at the 83rd Northern Kentucky Amateur Championships at Triple Crown Country Club in Union produced two ties atop the leaderboards and one contest that threatens to be a runaway if players hold form during stroke play in Wednesday’s second round. Yadhu Urs, 19 of Hickory Hills Golf Club, and Adam […]
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NKY Amateur underway Tuesday
There are some venerable former winners teeing it up this week at the 83rd Northern Kentucky Amateur Championships getting underway Tuesday with championship, senior and women’s division play at Triple Crown Country Club in Union. These aren’t your everyday, garden-variety golfers. They are some of the best amateurs in the history of the sport in […]
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Young Lloyd softball team with quite the turnaround season
The last time the Lloyd Memorial High School fast-pitch softball team put together a winning record, senior captains McKenzie Runion and Desia Hall were preschoolers, and seventh-grade role players Malyah Jones and Sophia Purnell weren’t even born. The year was 2009. Barack Obama was president. Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas were dominating the pop […]