120 players are in the field for the 101^st edition of the Kentucky Open. Taking place July 28-30 at Triple Crown Country Club, the following players look to follow in the footsteps of PGA Tour winner J.B. Holmes, who won the event the last time it was staged at Triple Crown in 2003. (Field participants listed below are as of Friday, July 24th)

Tim Alexander – A graduate of nearby Ryle High School who now plays college golf for Transylvania University. Alexander received a berth in the field with one of Triple Crown Country Club’s host exemptions.

Tyler Allred – Allred will be playing golf at Transylvania University after growing up in Crestwood and playing high school golf at North Oldham High School. He qualified at Nevel Meade Golf Club by shooting 71 (-1) earlier this month.

Marty Arnzen – A Fort Thomas native who’s in the field after shooting 71 (-1) at the Perry Park Resort qualifier, the second-best score of the day. He oversees the operation of Four Seasons Golf Club & Driving Range in Cincinnati.

John Bachman, PGA – Bachman is the Director of Instruction at Lake Forest Country Club. His playing resume is full of achievements, having won a surplus of KPGA tournaments and reaching the PGA Professional Championship multiple times.

Robbie Baldwin, PGA – A successful golfer, a successful Head Golf Professional at Winchester Country Club and a successful entrepreneur as he had a key role in launching Best Ball CBD, which has become one of the most popular CBD oils for golfers across the region.

Billy Basham – A great name for someone who hits the golf ball far, this Louisville native has played his collegiate golf at Eastern Kentucky and led the Colonels in stroke average during the 2019-20 season with 72.14. Basham played high school golf with St. Xavier and was apart of two straight KHSAA State Championship teams during his time there.

Reid Bedell – Bedell has been all over the eastern United States in recent years. Born and raised in New Jersey, he played college golf at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina and is using his final year of eligibility at the University of Kentucky for the upcoming season. Last season, Bedell became just the third player from Upstate to ever to make the top 100 national rankings.

Trey Bowling – A past Kentucky Open champion as Bowling walked out of Audubon Country Club victorious in 2008. At that time, Bowling played college golf for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Bowling will look to repeat his success a dozen years later this week at Triple Crown.

Steven Brooks – Brooks grew up in Wilmore and then played college golf for Asbury University. Brooks recorded a T57 finish last year and is back by virtue of shooting 73 (+1) in the qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club.

Ben Bryant – The Louisville native now plays college golf for the University of Mobile in Alabama. Bryant played his high school golf at Eastern and was able to qualify for the KHSAA State Championship as an individual in 2018.

J.M. Butler – One of the most decorated junior golfers in Kentucky history. Butler is committed to attend Auburn University after racking up wins left and right across the Commonwealth and in AJGA tournaments. Impressively, Butler has already gotten as high as 594^th in the WAGR despite having just graduated high school this past spring.

Al Chrouser, PGA – One of the most fashionable dressers in the Section, the senior Member of the KPGA finished in the top five in last year’s season-long points standings to qualify for the 101^st Kentucky Open.

Paul Clancy – One player who most likely will be as unaffected as any with the no caddie policy in place, Clancy can channel his experience on the bag at the 2018 U.S. Amateur for Austin Squires this week at Triple Crown. Plenty of playing experience at Triple Crown dating back to his high school days at Ryle should come in handy too.

Parker Clarke – A left-hander out of Lexington, Clarke went to Henry Clay High School and was the Kentucky PGA Junior Tour’s Player of the Year in 2018. Clarke will begin his college career for the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee this fall.

Ryan Clements – A hometown product who grew up in Union and went to Ryle High School. Clements is halfway through his college career with the Dayton Flyers and turned in a T57 finish at last year’s Kentucky Open.

Cooper Collins – Collins will play a fifth year of college golf at Morehead State. He hails from Lexington and went to Lexington Catholic High School. He finished T19 at the Kentucky Open last year.

Austin Cook, PGA – Cook is an Assistant Golf Professional at Valhalla Golf Club, his latest stop on a resume filled with stellar clubs. He has also spent time working at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, North Carolina.

Jacob Cook – A Frankfort native, Cook concluded his junior year with the Kentucky Wildcats this past spring. At Franklin County High School, Cook broke every statistical record the golf team had. Among those was stroke average, where he tallied a 69.9 total.

Connor Coombs – The Murray State Racer will enter his senior year this fall and seek some Kentucky Open redemption at Triple Crown this week. A final round 82 (+10) in last year’s edition derailed what had been a strong week up to that point.

C.J. Corum – The sixteen-year old from Manchester will make his Kentucky Open debut at Triple Crown. Corum qualified at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club on the number after shooting 73 (+1).

Robert Costello, PGA – A talented golfer within the Section who serves as Nevel Meade Golf Club’s Head Professional. Costello completed PGA Golf Management at Eastern Kentucky University before becoming one of the most recognizable PGA Members in the Louisville area. In last year’s Kentucky PGA Professional Championship, he finished in a tie for sixth place.

Evan Cox – The Ashland product was in the mix last year at Kearney Hill where he finished in a tie for sixth place, six shots out of the future playoff. He played college golf for the Kentucky Wildcats and has turned professional since graduating in 2018.

Trey Cox – Originally from Lexington, Cox would play college golf at Indiana Wesleyan University. He finished in thirteenth place in last year’s Kentucky Open at Kearney Hill; highlighted by a second round 66 (-6).

Rob Crockett II – Crockett is an amateur based out of Louisville with a very steady golf game. In last year’s Kentucky Open, he recorded under-par scores each day at Kearney Hill Golf Links on his way to a T15 finish.

Evan Davis - A Belmont Bruin who narrowly won last year's Kentucky Open at Kearney Hill. Davis was the low amateur and matched the all-time low score mark at Kearney Hill by shooting 197, but was taken down by J.B. Williams on the second hole of a playoff. Davis enters the week at Triple Crown on the short list of possible champions.

Nathan Downs, PGA – Downs became the Head Golf Professional at Greenbrier Golf & Country Club last fall after serving as an Assistant Golf Professional at Hurstbourne Country Club. Well-regarded in the Section for his work and service as a PGA Member, Downs’ golf game is equally strong. He shot 36 (E) at his home course in the Pro-Lady Championship to finish in a tie for third in the low professional contest.

Brendon Doyle – Doyle finished in fifth place at last year’s Kentucky Open. He was three shots shy of the playoff, but his total score of 200 (-16) showed how much talent Doyle possesses. He played college golf for the Indiana Hoosiers and competed in two PGA Tour Latino America events earlier in the year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drew Doyle – Another marquee junior golfer, the St. Xavier golfer will be playing college golf at LSU. Doyle was a winner on the AJGA last month, winning at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana after shooting rounds of 66-66-70.

Erik Edwards – This Louisville native currently plays his college golf for the University of Indianapolis. He racked up awards this spring, claiming an All-America Honorable Mention from the GCAA, the GLVC’s Player of the Year and the GLVC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Last year at Kearney Hill, he finished T19.

Aaron Eldridge – Eldridge played college golf for Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Eldridge resides in Hebron and is part of the staff at The Golf Exchange.

Matt Epperson – Epperson is the reigning Kentucky Mid-Amateur Champion. He won convincingly last September, winning by four strokes at University Club of Kentucky with a 36-hole total of 133 (-11).

Jeff Floyd – Floyd is a resident of northern Kentucky and gets to reap the spoils of sleeping in his own bed this week. Triple Crown selected Floyd to play in the field with one of their host club exemptions.

Andrew Flynn – This time last summer, Flynn was victorious in the Kentucky PGA Junior Tour Championship at Big Spring Country Club – Harmony Landing Course. The Louisville native would love nothing more than to notch another late July win before beginning his college career at Wright State University in Ohio.

Eric Fuldner – Armed with plenty of competitive golf experience in northern Kentucky, this former NKU golfer is a consistent participant in Cincinnati’s premier amateur championships and will look to use those experiences to his benefit this week.

Luke Fuller – Fuller will enter his sophomore year at Western Kentucky this fall. He held the lead after one round of last year’s Kentucky Amateur in Paducah before eventually finishing T13 in that event.

Ben Fuqua – Fuqua will look to top many of the players he coaches this week. He is an Assistant Coach for the Kentucky Wildcats and was a member of their golf team from 2005-2009.

Adam Gary, PGA – Gary is the Women’s Golf Coach for Western Kentucky University. The Bowling Green resident played collegiately himself at Florida Gulf Coast University and played on mini tours for several years before entering the coaching field of the golf industry.

Zach Graves, PGA – The Head Golf Professional at Bardstown Country Club is in after finishing in the top 25 in points last year in the KPGA’s season-long standings. Graves is an alumnus of the PGA Golf Management program at Eastern Kentucky University.

Josh Griffin, PGA – An Assistant Golf Professional at Wildwood Country Club, Griffin went through the PGA Golf Management program at Eastern Kentucky and has solidified himself as one of the top playing assistants within the Section. In the last Section tournament, the Pro-Lady Championship at Greenbrier Golf & Country Club, Griffin finished T9 in the low professional contest.

Austin Gutgsell – Now a real estate agent, but a loaded resume as a player includes playing collegiately for LSU and playing two PGA Tour events in 2012. Gutgsell finished T48 in last year’s Kentucky Open at Kearney Hill Golf Links.

Denver Haddix – One of the top mid-amateurs in Kentucky, Haddix reached the quarterfinals in the 2014 U.S. Mid-Am. He’s played in that competition on multiple other occasions and also competed in the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. A Kentucky Open title would pad the resume of one of the state’s most talented players.

Allen Hamilton – Hamilton has been a steady fixture for the Kentucky Wildcats during his tenure at UK, evident by the fact he started in every 2019-20 season tournament. Hamilton is ranked 956^th in the WAGR and finished T41 in last year’s Kentucky Open at Kearney Hill Golf Links.

Chris Harpum – One of the youngest players in the field, Harpum will enter his junior year of high school at Ryle this fall. It’s a home game for Harpum this week, who lives in Union and will have a short drive to the championship venue each day.

Matthew Harris – A multi-sport athlete having played baseball for the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky. Harris can swing a golf club just as well as a baseball bat, as he turned professional to work his way up the pro golf ladder. The ever-popular Monday Q Info Twitter account gave him a shout-out in March.

Dustin Hicks – Hicks played college golf at Kentucky Wesleyan and has spent time competing on the Minor League Golf Tour each of the last two years. In May 2019, he notched his career-best finish there with a T2 finish in the CC of Coral Springs May Open.

Paul Huber – Huber played collegiately for the Bearcats of Cincinnati before graduating in 2019. He went to Covington Catholic High School and is from Edgewood, so his trips around Triple Crown this week will not be his first.

David Huffman, PGA – The Head Golf Professional at South Park Country Club is nothing but consistent. Huffman consistently puts up rounds at or near par in KPGA Section events, such as last year’s Kentucky PGA Professional Championship in Bowling Green where he had rounds of 74 (+2) and 72 (E) on his way to an eleventh-place finish.

Jonathon Ice – A solid dark horse pick this week. Ice shot a 67 (-5) in the qualifying round of the Kentucky Match Play Championship two weeks ago, so his game is trending up entering this tournament.

Daniel Iceman III, PGA – A strong player in Section circles, Iceman is a three-time champion of the Kentucky PGA Assistant Professional Championship and has made four appearances in the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship. In 2016, Iceman finished runner-up at the Kentucky Open after being defeated by Ashton Van Horne.

Trevor Johnson – Johnson turned into a staple for the Louisville Cardinals while on their golf team. Two years ago at Big Spring Country Club – Harmony Landing Course, Johnson was the leader after two rounds before being leapfrogged by Trey Shirley which led to a runner-up finish for Johnson.

Nick Johnston – One of the most powerful drivers in the field, Johnston recently became an Associate within the KPGA and is now an Assistant Golf Professional at Wildwood Country Club. That move capped an excellent final year as an amateur, as he won a thrilling edition of the Kentucky Amateur last year at Country Club of Paducah. He then finished in a tie for eleventh place at last year’s Kentucky Open and in third place at the Kentucky Mid-Amateur.

Grover Justice, PGA – Justice’s achievements speak for themselves. He has competed in the Barbasol Championship each year since it came to Kentucky, has several appearances in the PGA Professional Championship and was in a playoff at the 2007 Kentucky Open at Hurstbourne Country Club which was eventually won by Phil Hendrickson. Justice is an instructor at High Performance Golf Academy in Nicholasville.

Eric King – A steady force in KGA tournaments, King was the winner of the 2018 State Match Play and finished in thirteenth place in last year’s Kentucky Amateur. Last year at Kearney Hill, it was a T50 finish for King in this event.

Jay Kirchdorfer – Kirchdorfer is a prime candidate to win this week. A member of the golf team at Kentucky, he recently captured the Kentucky Match Play Championship at Nevel Meade Golf Club. He finished T6 in last year’s Kentucky Open, six shots shy of the eventual playoff. Kirchdorfer had arguably the shot of the week last year when a near-albatross on the third hole forced repair work to the hole.

Jensen Klondike – A Louisville native who’s now attending Bellarmine, Klondike will be a sophomore this fall for the Knights. A 71 (-1) at the qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club paved the way for Klondike’s entry.

Mark Krebs Jr. – Golf is only part of the story for Krebs. He played on the Kentucky Wildcats’ basketball team in the late 2000s and now holds an executive position at Morgan Stanley. He is in the field after getting in as an alternate following a round of 74 (+2) in the qualifier at Perry Park Resort.

Campbell Kremer – The St. Xavier grad will soon begin his college golf career with the Kentucky Wildcats. His path to make it to UK is well-earned, as Kremer has been a fixture at the top of leaderboards at AJGA tournaments throughout his career.

Chase Landrum – Landrum enters this tournament playing well, having just recorded a quarterfinals appearance in the Kentucky State Match Play Championship where he was knocked out in extra holes by eventual runner-up Josh Rhodes. Landrum is a member of the golf team at Western Kentucky and finished T28 in the 2019 Kentucky Open.

Mason Lenhart – A redshirt member of the Cincinnati Bearcats., Lenhart has already made an impact on the UC program just two years in. This past season, he posted a team-best stroke average of 73.78.

Lance Lucas – This senior out of Union has demonstrated his ability multiple times in recent years on the senior level across the state, highlighted most notably by a victory in the 2018 Kentucky Senior Amateur at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club. He came in a tie for sixth place at last year’s Kentucky Senior Open at Houston Oaks Golf Course.

Myles Mahan, PGA – He is the Head Golf Professional at Woodhaven Country Club and played college golf at Eastern Kentucky. A solid player in the Section circle, he earned his spot in the field via being in the Section’s top 25 in the 2019 points standings.

Jeremy Martin – An alumnus of the Northern Kentucky Norse, Martin played golf while attending NKU a decade ago. Martin played high school golf with Grant County and has plenty of previous playing experience at Triple Crown.

Jesse Massie – An associate of the Section, Massie can be a machine on the golf course when on top of his game. Famously, he showcased how good he can be seven years ago when he shot a round of 56. He won several different Section tournaments in 2019, but a tough final round in last year’s Kentucky Open dropped him down the leaderboard into a T50 finish.

Matthew McAdoo – Originally from Ohio, McAdoo is now part of the coaching staff for the Women’s Golf team at Lindsey Wilson in Columbia. He played college golf for the Cleveland State Vikings. He made the field with a 72 (E) in the qualifier at Perry Park Resort.

Matthew McCrady – McCrady is the Director of Operations at Man O’War Golf in Lexington. He made the field after shooting 71 (-1) in the Kentucky Dam Village qualifier.

Matthew McCurry – McCurry went from student-athlete to Head coach at Asbury University in Wilmore. He slid in as an alternate after a 71 (-1) in the Bowling Country Club qualifier came up just shy of earning an automatic exemption.

Ben McDaniel – There’s some competitive success at Triple Crown for this high-schooler to lean on. McDaniel finished in second place in a Kentucky PGA Junior tournament at Triple Crown two years ago. He attends Ryle High School and will have the hometown support in his favor this week.

Dawson McDaniel – McDaniel just finished his redshirt sophomore season at Western Kentucky. McDaniel has talent on the golf course and in the classroom, as he made the Dean’s List each of the past two years at WKU along with making the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll this past school year.

Aaron McDowell, PGA – McDowell was set to compete in this year’s PGA Professional Championship in Austin, Texas before it was canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. His exemption was earned via a fourth-place finish in last year’s Kentucky PGA Professional Championship at Indian Hills Country Club. McDowell serves as the Head Golf Professional at Lakeside Golf Course in Lexington.

Fred Meyer – A recent graduate from the University of Kentucky, Meyer played golf for the Wildcats and had a successful high school career at West Jessamine High School in his native Nicholasville. Meyer is in the field off the strength of a 70 (-2) in the qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club.

Tyler Mitts – A soon-to-be senior at Grant County High School, Mitts will play in a Kentucky Open near his home after getting in as an alternate after shooting 73 (+1) in the qualifier at Kentucky Dam Village.

C.M. Mixon – The Louisville Cardinal who comes from Bowling Green is on the short list of potential winners. Capable of the low round, Mixon recorded a 67 (-5) at Nevel Meade Golf Club in the Kentucky Match Play qualifying round a couple of weeks ago. While he was upset in the Round of 32 that week, his strong track record throughout his young career both locally and nationally speaks to his immense talent.

Devin Morley – Morley grew up in Galway, Ireland but came stateside to begin his college career for the Louisville Cardinals in the fall of 2016. Morley reached the Round of 16 in this month’s Kentucky Match Play Championship before being eliminated by eventual champion Jay Kirchdorfer.

Luke Muller – One of the most inspiring figures in the field, Muller was diagnosed with lymphoma when he was four years old. He is the namesake of the Luke Muller Golf Outing, one of the most popular charity golf events in the state. A round of 71 (-1) in the Bowling Green Country Club qualifier secured his spot in the field.

Joseph Muschong – Set for his fourth year at Morehead State this fall, he attended Lafayette High School in Lexington. He was awarded with All-OVC honors this past season from his conference. In the 2019 Kentucky Open, he finished T19 which included a quality final round of 67 (-5).

Cooper Musselman – One of the most popular figures in Kentucky golf, Musselman played college golf for the Kentucky Wildcats and is now playing professionally in hopes of making it to the PGA Tour. Musselman has one start on the Korn Ferry Tour to this point in 2020; a T50 finish at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic in January.

Bobby Newberry – Currently in Associate within the Kentucky PGA, Newberry is an Assistant Golf Professional at Louisville Country Club. Newberry coached his PGA Jr. League team at Louisville to the Kentucky Section’s 2019 championship.

Nicklaus Newcomb – Destined for success as a golfer with a name like Nicklaus, Newcomb was born and raised in Benton before playing college golf for the Louisville Cardinals and the Murray State Racers. He was named after the Golden Bear because of his birth falling in 1986, the year of Jack’s famous Masters triumph.

Patrick Newcomb – The brother of Nicklaus, Patrick went to Murray State and played golf for the Racers while majoring in Advertising. Newcomb teed it up in the last tournament on PGA Tour Latino America in March before the COVID-19 shutdown, the Estrealla del Mar Open in Mazatlan, Mexico where he finished T55.

Zach Norris – Norris is a member of the Kentucky Wildcats’ team and is a native of McKee. Norris had a strong Kentucky Open in 2019 with a fourteenth-place finish and will enter Triple Crown with the motivation of finishing thirteen spots higher.

Bruce Oldendick, PGA – One of the top senior Members in the Section, Oldendick has won each of the last two Kentucky Senior PGA Professional Championships and fell in a playoff to Steve Cox at the Kentucky Senior Open. Had he won there, it would have also made for two straight Kentucky Senior Open titles as he won the tournament in 2018.

Cooper Parks – A Campbellsville product who will be a sophomore at the University of Kentucky this fall. His college career got off to a great start as a freshman thanks to a T18 finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate in his first appearance in blue and white.

Jacob Poore – Poore was quite literally inches away from winning last year’s Kentucky Amateur in Paducah. His approach shot on the 16^th hole came to rest less than a foot out of bounds and led to a triple bogey that put him in a playoff for the championship. Poore was clipped by Nick Johnston in the end that week and then recorded a T36 finish in last year’s Kentucky Open. He recently concluded his college golf career with the Norse of Northern Kentucky and has since turned pro.

Jansen Preston – A talented native of Lexington, he finished T15 last year at Kearney Hill and had won the Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur at Bardstown Country Club earlier on that month. A year later and Preston is now on the verge of beginning his college golf career with the Vanderbilt Commodores.  

Grant Puckett – Puckett is from Clay and attends Webster County High School. Puckett got into the field after a tidy round of 72 (E) in the qualifier at Bowling Green Country Club, securing one of the last spots available.

Josh Rhodes – The Paducah product seems to have the hot hand at the moment. Last week, he shot 67 (-4) to win the KGA Am Series event at Indian Hills Country Club. Two weeks ago, he reached the championship match in the State Match Play before being topped by Jay Kirchdorfer on the final hole at Nevel Meade.

Michael Rickard – Rickard is a senior professional from Corydon and has played in a surplus of top senior golf tournaments across the state for the last several years.

Taylor Riggs – The Head Golf Coach at Cleveland State University also played college golf himself for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Riggs had been coaching at University of the Cumberlands before heading to Ohio a year ago. In last year’s Kentucky Open, Riggs had a strong opening round of 67 (-5) before a couple of difficult second and third rounds dropped him to a final finish of T77.

Andy Roberts – A past champion having won this tournament ten years ago at Lexington Country Club. Roberts is one of the most decorated amateurs in the field, as the Owensboro product also won the 2016 Kentucky Amateur at Bellefonte Country Club along with the 2008, 2010 and 2018 editions of the Kentucky Mid-Amateur.

Christopher Saad – An amateur out of Lexington, Saad punched his ticket to Triple Crown in convincing fashion with a 69 (-3) at the Boone’s Trace National Golf Club qualifier.

Billy Tom Sargent – Sargent was a member of the golf team at Western Kentucky and has turned professional since finishing his college career in 2019. He competed in the NCAA Golf Championship to finish off his Hilltopper career and then earned status on the Korn Ferry Tour last fall at Q-School.

Michael Sass – A graduate of St. Xavier, Sass is now a member of the golf team at the College of Charleston. He came out victorious in the 2015 Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur at Bardstown Country Club with rounds of 65 (-7) and 69 (-3).

Kyle Scott – A forty-year old from Louisville, Scott made it into the field at Nevel Meade thanks to a 71 (-1).  He has as much talent with a camera as he does with a golf club, as Scott is a successful video producer and filmmaker within the state.

Kyle Sheffer, PGA – The third and final Assistant Professional at Wildwood Country Club in the field. Sheffer, like his coworker Josh Griffin, went through the PGA Golf Management program at Eastern Kentucky. A leader in tour sauce among the KPGA, Sheffer struck the first tee shot of the season back in June and reached for the tee in record time.

Trey Shirley – The triumphant winner of the Kentucky Open from two years ago at Big Spring Country Club – Harmony Landing Course. Shirley shot up the leaderboard during the final round with a 62 (-9) that earned him the one-stroke victory. Shirley has spent each of the last few seasons playing events on the Korn Ferry Tour, Mackenzie Tour, and PGA Tour Latino America.

Alec Silchuk – The thirty-year old was one of the last players to get a spot in the field, finishing on the number at the Bowling Green Country Club qualifier with a score of 72 (E).

Logan Sims – Sims is an attorney who has proven himself on the golf course as he qualified for the U.S. Amateur last year. He was also part of the winning team in last year’s Youth on Course Pro-Am presented by ISCO at Valhalla Golf Club.

Austin Squires – Squires introduced himself to the world last summer in the U.S. Amateur where he reached the event’s quarterfinals at Pinehurst Resort. Now a professional, Squires played in two PGA Tour Latino America events before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped tournaments in March. His first event in January featured a top-three finish at the PTLA Qualifying Tournament in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Stephen Stallings – Stallings turned pro after finishing his collegiate career at Kentucky. Last year, he recorded a top-ten finish at Kearney Hill and was in the lead for a good portion of time halfway through the tournament. Because of the no caddie policy in place due to COVID-19, Chip McDaniel will unfortunately not be able to loop for Stallings this year.

Andrew Stephens, PGA – An alum of the UK golf program, Stephens is one of the Section’s top playing members and was the winner of the 2018 Kentucky PGA Professional Championship at Kearney Hill Golf Links. He and his wife Sara own, manage and teach at the Stephens Golf Center in Burlington.

Corey Stith, PGA – Elizabethtown Country Club’s Head Golf Professional has compiled a terrific resume on and off the golf course. Stith has won multiple Section awards in Kentucky, which includes being this year’s (Private) Merchandiser of the Year. In last year’s Kentucky PGA Professional Championship, he recorded an eighteenth-place finish.

Andrew Strother – Strother was the 2019 champion of both the gross and net season-long titles in the KGA Amateur Series. In last year’s Kentucky Open, Strother narrowly missed the cut, coming one shot away from teeing it up in the final round.

Andrew Sullivan – A Louisville native who just finished up his freshman year at Samford University, Sullivan recorded one of the low rounds during the second round of last year’s Kentucky Open by shooting 68 (-4) at Kearney Hill Golf Links on his way to a T53 finish.

Nicholas Tenuta – A forthcoming senior for the Louisville Cardinals, Tenuta is originally from Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Tenuta has a hole-in-one at Pebble Beach Golf Links on his resume. He accomplished the feat on its 12^th hole during a practice round for the 2018 U.S. Amateur.

Shawn Tipton – A professional who played his college golf at Morehead State and hails from Clay City. Tipton has previous experience playing on the Korn Ferry Tour and earned conditional status on the Mackenzie Tour earlier this year. He finished T15 in last year’s Kentucky Open.

Christian Tooley – Two months ago, Tooley was announced as a graduate transfer to the Hilltoppers’ golf team after spending four years at Kentucky Wesleyan. Tooley boasted a strong T13 finish in last year’s Kentucky Amateur at Country Club of Paducah.

Cameron Travis – The Richmond native is now a member of the golf team at University of the Cumberlands. Travis qualified for the tournament after shooting an impressive 68 (-4) in the qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club, which was one stroke away from sharing medalist honors that day.

Kannon Tucker – A very solid junior golfer as this Somerset resident finished in third place at the Kentucky Boys Junior PGA Championship at Gibson Bay Golf Course in June. He claimed his spot in the field with a 71 (-1) at the Boone’s Trace National Golf Club qualifier.

Cameron Turner – Turner hails from Hazard and will be playing collegiately for Midway University. Turner secured his place in this year’s tournament by finishing on the number at the qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club after shooting 73 (+1).

John Vidal – Vidal should know the golf course as well as anyone in the field this week. He’s an Assistant Professional at Triple Crown; currently an Associate within the KPGA.

Kevin Waldie – A candidate for friendliest player in the field, beneath Waldie’s smile is a stellar golf game. Last year at Kearney Hill, he finished T50 with under-par rounds in each of the last two rounds. Waldie is from Lewisport and played college golf at Brescia University in Owensboro.

Tom Walters, PGA – A top-caliber player within the KPGA, Summit Hills Country Club’s Head Golf Professional was the low pro in the last Section event contested at Greenbrier Golf & Country Club. Last year, Walters overcame an over-par first round to go below-par in the second and third rounds on his way to a T41 finish.

Justin Warman – Warman is a member of Campbellsville University’s golf team. The COVID-19 shutdown was especially ill-timed for him, as he won the Mid-South Conference’s Golfer of the Week in what turned out to be the final week of the season. He was the winner of last fall’s NCCAA Championship in Florida after shooting rounds of 72-68-72.

Blake Watts, PGA – A dominant force in the Kentucky Section, Watts is the reigning Kentucky PGA Professional champion and has already secured multiple wins in various formats of this season’s Section campaign. In the 2011 Kentucky Open, Watts finished runner-up to Brandon Brown at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club. Watts serves as the Head Golf Professional at Wildwood Country Club.

Logan Watts, PGA – The brother of Blake, Logan is an Assistant Golf Professional at Louisville Country Club. He finished runner-up to his brother in last year’s Kentucky PGA Professional Championship at Indian Hills Country Club which had earned him an exemption into this year’s PGA Professional Championship before it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

J.B. Williams – The defending champion of the Kentucky Open. Last year, Williams triumphed at Kearney Hill after outlasting Evan Davis in a two-hole playoff in which each player matched the championship’s low score record at 197 (-19). After J.B. Holmes won back-to-back Kentucky Opens with one coming at Triple Crown, Williams has the opportunity to replicate the J.B. parallels if he were to win again this week.

Kyle Wilshire – Wilshire is from Lexington and went on to play college golf for the Golden Knights of Central Florida. In 2017, he played a full season on the Korn Ferry Tour and earned conditional status on PGA Tour Latino America in January.

Chris Wilson, PGA – No stranger to Kentucky Opens being staged in northern Kentucky, Wilson won the 1996 Kentucky Open at nearby Lassing Pointe Golf Course. Wilson recently became an instructor at Golf Galaxy in Louisville after spending multiple years as an Assistant Golf Professional at Audubon Country Club.

Gabe Wheeler – Wheeler came to Murray State University to become a Racer after growing up in Missouri. Now a professional, Wheeler recorded a strong round of 68 (-4) in the qualifier at Kentucky Dam Village to reach Triple Crown.

Ashton Van Horne – The 2016 winner of the Kentucky Open at University of Louisville Golf Club. The Georgetown native played college golf for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Van Horne spent his 2019 playing on PGA Tour Canada, where his best finish was a T11 at the Osprey Valley Open in Caledon, Ontario.