Bellevue High School girls basketball coach Tommy Sorrell and son TJ Sorrell combined for a third-place finish Monday at the annual Kentucky Adult-Child Scramble. The Bluegrass Golf Tour event was held at Griffin Gate Golf Resort and Spa in Lexington. “It was a lot of fun to play in something like that,” coach Sorrell said. […]
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Lassing Pointe hopes to regain No. 1 ranking now that renovations are complete
Golfweek Magazine recently published its yearly golf course rankings for each state. Once again, Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union was recognized as one of the best in Kentucky. The good news for Lassing Pointe: it’s still considered among the best public golf courses in Kentucky by the experts. The less-than-good news: Lassing Pointe was […]
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Northern Kentuckians challenged at Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur golf championship
Three Northern Kentucky-area golfers made it to the round of 16 at the Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship in Cincinnati. The grueling six-day, seven-round tournament concludes Saturday with the match play final. It’s the event’s 115th year. Former Ryle High School golfer Chris Harpum, former Cooper star Rylan Wotherspoon and one-time Highlands standout Luke Muller […]
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NKY golfers tee it up at 115th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship
The title of best amateur golfer in Greater Cincinnati is up for grabs this week at the Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship. The 115th playing of the event begins with two-day qualifying at Elks Run Golf Club in Batavia, Ohio and Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati. Monday and Tuesday’s 36-hole, individual stroke-play qualifier sets the […]
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Kentucky Drive, Chip & Putt: Burlington qualifiers advance to sub-regional
Multiple young golfers showed their skills at Northern Kentucky’s Drive, Chip & Putt competition Kentucky’s Drive Chip & Putt qualifier of the season took place on Friday, June 7 at Stephens Golf Center in Burlington. The top-three finishers from each of the eight divisions secured a spot on the next leg of the tour to Augusta, which is […]
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Coyle foils Horn’s repeat bid, wins first Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship
Luke Coyle won the 84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship in a two-hole playoff, defeating defending champion Adam Horn, while Megan Yoder successfully defended her Northern Kentucky Amateur women’s title.
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College golfers from Kentucky take command at Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship
Luke Coyle and Zach Watterson were junior golf buddies while crossing paths as they trekked across Kentucky to play in elite tournaments. “He’s in my graduating class of 2023. We ran into each other all the time,” said Coyle, Taylor County High School’s Kentucky Mr. Golf in 2021 and 2022. “I’m at Alabama now. He’s […]
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Veteran Fort Thomas golfer joins young crowd at top of Northern Kentucky Amateur leaderboard
Marty Arnzen captured the Highland Country Club golf championship so often he forgot how my times he won. “Four, maybe five times I’ve won it,” said Arnzen in more of a question than an answer. “I’m not really sure how many. Definitely more than three.” The former Highlands High School golfer has never won the […]
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84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship tees off Monday at Highland Country Club
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 […]