LA GRANGE, KY – Warm weather and fast greens characterized an action-packed final day of the 25th Kentucky Senior Open Championship at Oldham County Country Club. With seven players shooting par or better, the pressure was on first-round Davis Boland and Grover Justice to continue their stellar play. At the end of the day, a champion was crowned. 

Despite the course playing much faster during the second round, scoring was more consistent and widespread. There were 175 birdies made in the round, compared to 143 yesterday. Two golfers, PJ McDougal and Lance Lucas, both broke 70 with matching low rounds of 69 (-2). 

Despite their best efforts, The consistency and experience of Davis Boland proved to be too much to conquer. Boland got off to a blazing start, surging to three-under-par through nine holes. While his lead stretched to five strokes by the tenth hole, the door was left slightly open after a cold stretch on the back nine. A bogey on the par-four hole #13 was followed by an errant tee shot on hole #15 which led to Boland’s only double-bogey of the tournament. After another bogey on hole #16, Boland held just two strokes over PJ McDougal, who was already in the clubhouse with a two-day score of 143 (+1).

With the pressure ramping up, Boland stood confident on the tee box of hole #17 and striped a drive down the middle of the fairway leading to a par. On the final hole of the tournament, he bombed another near-perfect drive. After his second shot ran off the back of the green, Boland executed a flawless chip shot to get up and down and save par. His tap-in putt solidified a first-place finish with a final score of 141 (-1). 

The KPGA extends its congratulations to Davis Boland, 2024 Kentucky Senior Open Champion! 

The KPGA also extends its congratulations to Jeff Van Pelt for finishing at the top of the Super Senior division with a score of 151 (+9). 

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The Kentucky PGA extends its gratitude to the entire staff at Oldham County Country Club for their assistance in hosting this championship, as well as to Golf Genius and Cunningham Yamaha for their role as presenters. Additionally, the KPGA sends its appreciation to each player who competed in the event and the spectators who were present to support them.

The KPGA is back in action with the 28th Kentucky Women’s Open Championship on July 15th, 2024. 

About the Kentucky PGA:

The Kentucky PGA Section (KPGA) is one of forty-one Sections across the country representing the PGA of America and its Members. It is also one of three organizations encompassed within Golf House Kentucky, which also includes the Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) and Kentucky Golf Foundation (KGF). The KPGA contains more than 300 Members and more than 30 Associates working in various roles across Kentucky; all of whom share the goal of bettering the game and its players. The KPGA and its Members assist with the organization of many chief growth-of-the-game initiatives including PGA HOPE and PGA Jr. League among others. The Section also operates more than thirty tournaments throughout the golf season, including the three State Open championships and qualifiers for the ISCO Championship.