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 and teams accumulate points throughout the season.
The top 15 teams in the state in the standings will be invited to play in the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association All-State Championships at University Club of Kentucky on September 14-15. The next 21 individuals not on those teams in the standings are also invited for a team and individual championship tournament. Qualifying is based on All-State points accumulated during the regular season. A player must play in eligible tournaments and accumulate enough points during the season to qualify.
This tournament will be weighted towards the season conclusion and helps determine Mr. and Miss Kentucky in golf as well as first and second team All-State. The top 10 players are on the first team with the next 10 in the standings on the second team.
The KHSAA State Champion and KGCA All-State Champion are
both automatically members of the All-State First Team regardless of their points standing.
Standings (as of Aug. 13):
In the boys standings as a team, St. Henry, Ryle and Highlands are all currently in the top 15. St. Henry sits in a tie for third with 670 points, Ryle is seventh with 630 points and Highlands is tied for ninth with 600 points. St. Xavier is in first with 700 points, Madison Central in second with 680 points.
Covington Catholic is the next closest to the top 15, currently in 28th with 435 points and 115 points out of the top 15. Bishop Brossart is 36th with 405 points.
In the girls standings as a team, Ryle is sixth with 515 points while Notre Dame is in a tie for 15th with 375 points. Sacred Heart is the top team with 700 points, Marshall County in second with 630 points and Bowling Green in third with 600 points.
Others in the top 50 include St. Henry in a tie for 25th with 220 points, Beechwood 29th with 205 points, Cooper 33rd with 160 points and Bishop Brossart 40th with 120 points.
In the boys individual standings, six Northern Kentucky golfers sit in the top 20. They are paced by Ryle’s Paxton McKelvey who is in third with 610 points and 60 points behind Pikeville’s Cam Roberts for first. Campbell County’s Talen Beane is in ninth with 520 points with Highlands’ Nate Surrey right behind him in a tie for 10th with 505 points.
Surrey’s teammate Hank Shick is in 15th with 490 points with the St. Henry pair of Will Carter and Ben Carter in 17th and 19th, respectively, with 475 and 450 points.
Sitting outside of the top 21 are Ryle’s Thomas Leone in 30th with 335 points and Covington Catholic’s Ben Unkraut in a tie for 33rd with 320 points.
In the girls individual standings, Ryle’s Anika Okuda leads area golfers in fifth with 485 points. Cooper’s Reagan Ramage is in 13th with 380 points. Others lingering near the top 21 are Notre Dame’s Didi Jiradamkerng and Bishop Brossart’s Emma Laker in a tie for 28th with 220 points.