Mike Kessling. Lance Lucas. Rylan Wotherspoon. Those are just some of the familiar local names teeing it up at next week’s 84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship. All are former winners at Northern Kentucky’s marquee annual golf event. “I’m ready to play,” said Lucas, a 62-year-old attorney from Union. “But I’m a work in progress this […]
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Junior golf open to be held in Kenton County
The Golf Courses of Kenton County is set to host the American Junior Golf Association Open at The Willows this summer. The event’s arrival to Kenton County comes as meetNKY, Northern Kentucky’stourism bureau, takes over as the AJGA Open’s title sponsor for the next threeyears. The summer event will take place May 24-27 and feature […]
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Golf House’s Drive, Chip and Putt competition open for registration
Registration is now open for young golfers interested in Golf House’s Drive, Chip and Putt competitions. The competition allows young golfers to showcase their skills in three primary areas of the game: driving, chipping and putting. Points are accumulated per shot at each skill. The overall champion in each division is the contestant who finishes […]
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Kenton County extends contract with Troon Golf for five more years
Kenton County agreed to a five-year contract extension with a company specializing in golf course management services. On Tuesday, the Kenton County Fiscal Court agreed with Troon Golf to continue managing Kenton County Golf Courses for five more years. There are two courses under the Kenton County Golf Courses umbrella: The Pioneer and The Willows […]
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Boone County approves bid for new gas-powered golf carts
Boone County will be leasing a new fleet of gas-powered golf carts. At the January meeting of the Boone County Fiscal Court, the board approved a resolution awarding the bid to lease new gas-powered carts for Boone County Golf Courses to Cunningham/Yamaha — a cart dealer based in Louisville. Their current golf cart lease is […]
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A farewell to swings as Cooper seniors ride off into the golf sunset
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 20 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. And now, a little more down time for the Cooper High School girls golf team. “It was a long season, but we had a lot of fun,” senior Kendall Brissey said. “We’ve had a heck […]
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KGCA releases Region, Coach of the Year awards as well as All-Region teams
The Kentucky Golf Coaches Association released their All-Region teams recently to award the top players in their respective regions. The teams were compiled based off their season tally of All-State points at tournaments throughout the year. Covington Catholic’s Mitchell Gastright and Newport Central Catholic’s Caleb Eaglin were named boys Region Players of the Year in […]
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Ryle places seventh at state tourney, McKelvey top NKY finisher
The 2023 KHSAA golf season came to a close on Saturday at the state tournament on the grounds of Bowling Green Country Club. Ryle was the team qualifier out of Northern Kentucky and finished seventh out of the nine teams that made it, just two strokes out of the top five. The Raiders shot a […]
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Cooper finishes in familiar spot at state golf tourney
For the second straight season, Cooper’s girls golf team claimed a third place finish at the KHSAA girls state golf tournament at Bowling Green Country Club. The Jaguars finished 67-over-par, a marked improvement when they were 91-over-par last season. They just missed out on a runner-up finish, one stroke behind Marshall County. Sacred Heart took […]
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Cooper, Ramage sit in second after first round of state golf tourney
The KHSAA girls state golf tournament got underway at Bowling Green Country Club on Tuesday with Cooper grabbing a pair of second’s after the first round of play. The Jaguars shot a 316, 15 strokes behind first place Sacred Heart in the 36-hole tournament. Reagan Ramage led Cooper with an even-par 72, posting a solid […]
