The Kentucky high school golf season begins next week, and both Ryle squads enter with championship expectations. The boys return as defending Region 7 champions after posting a 293 last fall, finishing 10 shots ahead of runner‑up Covington Catholic. The Ryle girls also return as favorites after winning last year’s 7th Region tournament by 34 […]
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Former Ryle standout Chris Harpum making noise on and off the links
Ryle High School alum Chris Harpum kept his strong summer rolling with a fifth‑place tie at last month’s 113th Kentucky Men’s Amateur. The Belmont University standout shot 5‑under-par 211 at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville. He finished seven shots back of winner Brady Smith, a Simpsonville native. “I didn’t play too bad,” […]
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Carter wins 86th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship
Ben Carter is the latest local prep product to capture the area’s top men’s amateur golf prize. The former St. Henry High School standout won this week’s 86th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship at Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills. Carter finished the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association event with a three-day score of 6-under-par on […]
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City of Florence, Landrum part ways on managing World of Golf
Ralph Landrum is proud of what he’s done for golf in Northern Kentucky since 1974. On Tuesday, he found out the City of Florence is not renewing his contract to manage World of Golf on Woodspoint Drive. The current deal expires on Dec. 31, ending a 32-year relationship. (The city owns the World of Golf […]
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‘Living proof’ Luke Muller pursues pro golf after beating childhood cancer
It’s his first swing of the day. So Luke Muller isn’t too impressed. But he does smile. “Not bad,” Muller said. “I think I’m in the fairway.” On the green, he makes a birdie. The recent Northern Kentucky University grad is trying to make it as a professional golfer. He knows how tough that is. […]
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Who from NKY made All-Region, All-State teams in golf?
7TH REGION BOYS Player of the Year — Paxton McKelvey, Ryle Coach of the Year — Mark McKelvey, Ryle All-Region First Team Paxton McKelvey, Ryle Jack Woolwine, Dixie Heights Hayden Li, Ryle Thomas Leone, Ryle Parker Isaacs, St. Henry Second Team Chandler James, Ryle Joseph Mangine, Covington Catholic Jake Roscoe, Ryle Brady Pagnotto, Covington Catholic […]
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Ryle 6th, Li top NKY finisher at boys state golf tournament
Ryle closed out their KHSAA golf season with a sixth place finish at the boys KHSAA state golf tournament in Bowling Green over the weekend while Raiders eighth grader Hayden Li was the top individual finisher out of the Northern Kentucky golfers to participate. The Raiders sixth place finish in the nine-team field came with […]
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Luke Muller’s golf journey pauses, but his mission plays on at annual outing
Luke Muller’s golf career is idling, but not for long. He has an important outing coming up this weekend and a club championship to defend next year while shooting for a city title and a Northern Kentucky crown. As for this year, the 22-year-old recent Northern Kentucky University graduate and former Highlands High School all-state […]
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Ryle’s Okuda top NKY finisher at girls state golf tourney
Ryle senior Anika Okuda closed out her high school golf career as the top finisher from Northern Kentucky in the KHSAA girls state golf tournament at Bowling Green Country Club Oct. 7-8. Okuda finished with a 36-hole score of 17-over-par, which put her in a tie for 29th place. Okuda shot a 78 on Tuesday […]
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Pendleton Hills proves tough, Ryle and NKY golfers punch tickets to Bowling Green
Live scoring at Pendleton Hills Golf Course on Wednesday was checked as often as TikTok feeds, with nervous faces scattered throughout the clubhouse during the opening round of the KHSAA State Golf Tournament. The stakes were high for Regions 5–8: only the top three of eight teams and the next 15 individuals out of an […]