Brumfield snags 24th Kentucky Senior Open title in Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY (June 28, 2023) – Fighting off many second-round charges from competitors Mike Brumfield steadied the ship on his final nine holes of competition to capture the 24^th Kentucky Senior Open presented by Golf Genius.  

Beginning the day with a two-shot lead over Jon Stanley, T. Bruce Oldendick, and Alan Sorensen, Brumfield’s start wasn’t ideal as his day began with bogeys on the 2^nd and the 4^th, this led to a disappointing two over par 38 on the front nine. KPGA Professional Darren Wittenberg appeared to be the man to beat heading into the last 9 holes, Wittenburg opened with an impressive 2 under par 38 on the front nine and followed it up with key birdies on the 11^th and 15^th holes. Brumfield was able to seal the deal as he made a clutch birdie on the 17th hole which led to a 141 (-3) finish for the championship. Wittenburg hit a disappointing drive on 18 which led to a bogey to have him finish 143 (-1) for the event.

Also experiencing some first-place excitement today was Mike Newton who won the event’s Super Senior Division firing an impressive 150 (+6). A final round of 74 (+2) was highlighted by a blazing three birdies on the 3^rd,7^th, and 10^th holes. Newton overcame Jeff Snyder who finishes runner-up in the division with shooting 153 (+9).  

NOTES & STATS

• Frankfort Country Club proved to be a tough and fantastic test of golf as only 4 players out of 82 finished at par or better for the competition.
• The best rounds of the championship belong to Mike Brumfield and Rob Duff who both managed to fire 69 (-3). Brumfield accomplished this on day 1 while Duff did it on day 2.
• Only one eagle was made the entire championship on hole 15 made by Steve Shafer, PGA.
• The intimidating par-four 6^th was the championship’s hardest hole at +0.78. Only four birdies were made on that hole during the championship.
• The par 3 10^th was the easiest hole of the championship playing at +0.21.
• A close split in averages of the front nine and back nine for the championship. Holes 10-18 averaged 40.12 (+4.12) compared to 40.15 (+4.15) on holes 1-9. That made the courses over the championship 80.27 (+8.27)

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The Kentucky PGA extends its thanks to Erik Charron, PGA Head Golf Professional, Clay Hamrick, PGA, and the entire staff at The Frankfort Club for their assistance in hosting this tournament. Additionally, the Section sends its appreciation to Golf Genius for their generous support of this event.

The second State Open of 2023 will conclude three weeks from today when the 27^th Kentucky Women’s Open culminates on July 17-18 from Elizabethtown Country Club. Before then, the Section will operate qualifiers for the upcoming Barbasol Championship. The Pre-Qualifier takes place at Cherry Blossom Golf Club on Thursday, July 6 where players will compete for spots in the field of the Monday Qualifier on July 10.

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 275 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