Last week’s 73rd Kentucky PGA Professional Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville provided opportunities for 63 PGA members who battled for the title of top pro in Kentucky. A handful of golfers with northern Kentucky ties tried to take advantage by putting together solid finishes in a tightly contested field. In the end, three […]
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Kenton County golf courses to undergo final phase of repaving project
Kenton County is set to begin repaving projects on the cart paths of the Pioneer and Willows Golf Courses in September, with the project costing $402,000.
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Local golfers are in good standing this summer
Former Ryle High School golfer Tanner Lorms qualified for the Kentucky Match Play Championship at Heritage Hill Golf Course in Shepherdsville. Lorms, a Raiders state qualifier and fifth at last year’s KHSAA regional tournament, finished in a three-way tie for 14th during last week’s Open Division stroke play qualifier. He carded an 18-hole score of […]
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NKY teams, individuals in line to qualify for KGCA All-State tournament
The KHSAA golf season is roughly at its halfway point as school is back in session and that means the season will slow down quite a bit. It also means there’s a good sense of how the All-State team and individual points will shake out. Each tournament that is eligible for KGCA points helps players […]
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Former northern Kentucky prep golf heroes making their points
The Greater Cincinnati Golf Association has updated its player of the year points standings and three former northern Kentucky high school golfers are in the top 15 in the race for 2024 GCGA Player of the Year. Former Ryle High School golfer Chris Harpum parlayed his win at the 115th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship […]
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St. Henry sets program record score, Shick claims medalist
St. Henry’s boys golf team shot a program record 282 for first place at the Beechwood Invitational, while Highlands’ Hank Shick and Nate Surrey finished 1-2 individually.
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Transfers bring more NKY flair to NKU golf team
The Northern Kentucky University men’s golf team has added more local flair to its roster. Already with three on the roster from the NKY area, the Norse have added Highlands grad Justin Gabbard and St. Henry grad Mason Butler. Both are transfers into the program. Butler comes in from Thomas More, where he played two […]
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Highlands takes down Ortho Cincy Invitational
The first three weeks of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association golf season goes by in a blur. Once those three weeks pass, the season is more than halfway over for a lot of teams around the state. Tournaments are played daily, often four to five times a week for participating schools before school starts. […]
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Hope springs eternal during Sorrell’s summer of change in Bellevue
This story originally appeared in the July 26 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Last summer, TJ Sorrell sat in the dugout with his teammates on the J.B. Yeager 16-under baseball team. He can’t recall the exact game or opponent, but he remembers moments of reflection while sitting in […]
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Hebron’s Anthony sisters capture tour championships
Kid sisters Reese Anthony and Nora Anthony are back at it on the golf course. The remarkable Hebron duo performed a rare feat Thursday, with both capturing GCGA 1905 Junior Tour individual championships at Blue Ash Golf Course. Reese Anthony won the girls ages 10-12 championship with an 18-hole score of 14-over-par 85, securing a […]
