Tournament History

History & Past Champions

Year

Winner (Club)

Score

Tournament Site

1911

I.F. Starks (Louisville CC)

 

Louisville CC

1912

J.B. Warner (Fort Mitchell CC)

 

Audubon CC

1913

Brad Eldridge (Fort Mitchell CC)

 

Fort Mitchell CC

1914

John Marshall, Jr. (Louisville CC)

 

Lexington CC

1915

Brad Eldridge (Fort Mitchell CC)

 

Louisville CC

1916

A.P. Bagby (Audubon CC)

 

Audubon CC

1917

Paul Anderson (Lexington CC)

 

Fort Mitchell CC

1918

A.P. Bagby (Audubon CC)

 

Lexington CC

1919

A.P. Bagby (Audubon CC)

 

Louisville CC

1920

Henry Heyburn (Louisville CC)

 

Fort Mitchell CC

1921

A.P. Bagby (Audubon CC)

 

Audubon CC

1922

Chris Brinke (Audubon CC)

 

Winchester CC

1923

John Marshall, Jr. (Louisville CC)

 

Louisville CC

1924

John Marshall, Jr. (Louisville CC)

 

Middlesboro CC

1925

John Marshall, Jr. (Louisville CC)

 

Audubon CC

1926

Chris Brinke (Audubon CC)

 

Highland CC

1927

Chris Brinke (Audubon CC)

 

Ashland GC

1928

Wesley Casper (Cherokee GC)

 

Twin Oaks CC

1929

Gordon Denny (Cherokee GC)

 

Louisville CC

1930

John Fischer (Highland CC)

 

Lexington CC

1931

Berry Wilson (Owensboro CC)

 

Fort Mitchell CC

1932

Hugh "Spike" Clines (Audubon CC)

 

Audubon CC

1933

Nelson Ruddy (Summit Hills CC)

 

Ashland GC

1934

Hugh "Spike" Clines (Audubon CC)

 

Louisville CC

1935

Dave Saxon (Shawnee GC)

 

Winchester CC

1936

Virgil Meece (Somerset CC)

 

Summit Hills CC

1937

Jimmy Scott (Shawnee GC)

 

Big Spring CC

1938

Spence Kerkow (Danville CC)

 

Lexington CC

1939

Hugh "Spike" Clines (Audubon CC)

 

Audubon CC

1940

Walter Cisco (Audubon CC)

 

Ashland CC

1941

Pete Doll (Shawnee GC)

 

Louisville CC

1942-1945

No tournaments        (World War II)

 

 

1946

Richard Hicks (Picadome GC)

 

Lexington CC

1947

Bud Schweri (Seneca GA)

 

Seneca GC

1948

Walter Cisco (Audubon CC)

 

Big Spring CC

1949

Harry Moorhead (Big Spring CC)

 

Paxton Park GC

1950

William Deupree (Fort Mitchell CC)

 

Summit Hills CC

1951

George Helm (Seneca GC)

 

Audubon CC

1952

Gay Brewer (Boiling Springs CC)

 

Idle Hour CC

1953

Gay Brewer (Boiling Springs CC)

 

Owensboro CC

1954

Harreld Kirkpatrick (Greenville CC)

 

Louisville CC

1955

Ermal Allen (Lexington CC)

 

Paintsville CC

1956

Joe Turner (Fort Mitchell CC)

 

Summit Hills CC

1957

Bobby Nichols (Iroquois GC)

 

Big Spring CC

1958

Ermal Allen (Lexington CC)

 

Lexington CC

1959

Tommy Settle (Owensboro CC)

 

Owensboro CC

1960

George Stigger (Henderson CC)

 

Audubon CC

1961

Frank Beard (Seneca GC)

 

Paxton Park GC

1962

Frank Beard (Seneca GC)

 

Summit Hills GC

1963

John Owens (Lexington CC)

 

Louisville CC

1964

John Owens (Lexington CC)

289

Spring Valley CC

1965

Paul Franke (Crescent Hill GC)

278

Bellefonte CC

1966

George Cadle (Middlesboro CC)

290

Audubon CC

1967

George Cadle (Middlesboro CC)

289

Bowling Green CC

1968

Bill Musselman (Big Spring CC)

291

Lexington CC

1969

George Cadle (Middlesboro CC)

294

Hunting Creek CC

1970

Bill Musselman (Big Spring CC)

286

Lincoln Homestead

1971

Bill Musselman (Big Spring CC)

290

Spring Valley CC

1972

Bill Musselman (Big Spring CC)

283

Standard CC

1973

Kevin Proctor (Indian Hills CC)

279

Summit Hills CC

1974

Brad Fabel (Madisonville CC)

277

Paxton Park GC

1975

Kevin Proctor (Indian Hills CC)

283

Lakeside GC

1976

Kevin Proctor (Indian Hills CC)

286

Wildwood CC

1977

Jimmy Brown (CC of Paducah)

281

Owensboro CC

1978

Bill Musselman (Harmony Landing CC)

282

Lakeside GC

1979

Jodie Mudd (Shawnee GC)

276

Big Spring CC

1980

Jodie Mudd (Shawnee GC)

282

Madisonville CC

1981

Jimmy Brown (CC of Paducah)

287

Harmony Landing

1982

Jimmy Brown (CC of Paducah)

282

Frankfort CC

1983

Ted Schulz (Seneca GC)

286

Glenwood Hall CC

1984

Scott Beard (Hurstbourne CC)

276

Bowling Green CC

1985

Rob McNamara (Frankfort CC)

275

Standard CC

1986

Steve Flesch (Summit Hills CC)

289

CC of Paducah

1987

Bruce Oldendick (Boone County GC)

286

Boone County GC

1988

Steve Flesch (Summit Hills CC)

281

Audubon CC

1989

Tom Musselman, Jr. (Lexington CC)

277

Danville CC

1990

Bill Sergent (London CC)

283

Big Spring CC

1991

Stan Jones (Murray CC)

293

Persimmon Ridge

1992

Chris Wilson (South Highland CC)

291

Kearney Hill Links

1993

Mike Campbell (L&N GC)

282

Harmony Landing

1994

Daniel Utley (Lakeside Municipal GC)

290

CC of Paducah

1995

Bryan Conway (Players Club)

281

Kearney Hill Links

1996

Buddy Bryant (Andover G&CC)

283

Audubon CC

1997

Bill Sergent (Crooked Creek GC)

279

Crooked Creek GC

1998

Buddy Bryant (Andover G&CC)

289

Eagle Trace GC

1999

Jimmy McKenzie (The Oaks GC)

208#

Lake Forest CC

2000

Eric Mason (Beattyville CC)

205

Danville CC

2001

Eric Mason (Beattyville CC)

215

Lexington CC

2002

John Holmes (Campbellsville CC)

213

Hunting Creek CC

2003

Charlie Cornette (Greenville CC)

208

London CC 

2004

John Holmes (Campbellsville CC)

202

Traditions GC 

2005

Rick Cochran (Rolling Hills CC)

211

StoneCrest GC

2006

Casey Combs (Wildwood CC)

212

Cardinal Club

2007

Philip Hendrickson (Danville CC)

214

Big Spring CC

2008

Tyler Sharpe (Green County CC)

211

CC of Paducah

2009

Jordan Blann (University Club of Kentucky)

137*

Champion Trace GC

2010

Jordan Blann (University Club of Kentucky)

206

Gibson Bay GC

2011

Patrick Newcomb (Benton Country Club)

209

Kearney Hill GL

2012

Patrick Newcomb (Benton Country Club)

206

Cardinal Club

2013

Tyler McDaniel (Big Hickory G&CC)

203

Bowling Green CC

2014

Tom Campbell (Audubon CC)

204

Cherry Blossom G&CC

2015

Logan Hogge (Old Silo Golf Club)

212

Big Spring Country Club

2016

Andy Roberts (Owensboro CC)

201

Bellefonte Country Club

2017

Tyler McDaniel (Big Hickory G&CC)

201

Keene Trace | Keene Run

2018

Fadhli Soetarso (Gay Brewer, Jr. GC)

213

Hunting Creek Country Club

2019

Nick Johnston (Hurstbourne Country Club)

212

Country Club of Paducah

2020

Alex Goff (University Club of Kentucky)

204

Lexington Country Club

2021 J.M. Butler (Louisville Country Club) 198 Audubon Country Club
2022 Matthew Troutman (Persimmon Ridge Golf Club) 205 Indian Hills Country Club
2023 Justin Tereshko (Keene Trace Golf Club) 204 Kearney Hill Golf Links
2024 Trey Wall (Benton Golf & Country Club) 208 Traditions Golf Club

Note:  Championship was conducted through Match Play from 1911-1963

  • (#) 1st championship shortened to 54 holes
  • (*) Rain shortened to 36 holes

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