26^th Kentucky Women’s Open from Bellefonte Country Club to be broadcast live on MyTown TV.

LOUISVILLE, KY (June 3, 2022) – For the first time ever, one of Kentucky golf’s premier championships will be broadcast live this summer. The 26^th Kentucky Women’s Open will be available to viewing audiences nationwide through MyTown TV when the tournament takes place at Bellefonte Country Club in Ashland on July 11-12.

Both the first and second rounds of the 36-hole championship will be available through My Town TV’s suite of products. Viewers will be able to access the streams through their televisions by downloading the MyTown TV app on either Apple TV or Roku. The broadcast will also be accessible through mobile devices, with the MyTown TV app accessible on both the Apple app store and Google Play store.

This momentous agreement will provide significant exposure for one of the most prestigious championship in women’s golf in Kentucky. As one of the few Women’s State Opens that is open to players from any state, families and friends of non-Kentucky competitors will be able to watch their favorite players from afar. Subsequently, Kentucky golf and its female players will be on display like never before, with the state’s top players having the opportunity to extend their reach well beyond the Commonwealth.

“We are very excited to have MyTown TV cover our Women's Open,” Sally Morgan, PGA Interim Executive Director at Golf House Kentucky said. “This will help elevate not only the phenomenal female players that come from across the country to compete, but also highlight the deeply rooted history in Bellefonte Country Club. We appreciate the support from MyTown TV to cover this event and anticipate this setting a great foundation for future promotion of golf at a high-level in Kentucky.”

“It's a real honor for us to be able to share in this event with Kentucky women’s golf both in the state and nationwide,” Jeromy Sutherland, Executive Producer and Co-Founder of MyTown TV stated. “We are excited to bring our LIVE streaming coverage capabilities to the course and expand the coverage that these amazing athletes deserve. Showcasing our state, our region and the athletes here and around the nation for a worldwide audience is what we live for at My Town TV.”

Coverage windows for the championship are currently to be determined but will be distributed in advance of the first round once confirmed. There are also sponsor opportunities available for the broadcast which can be arranged through Brian Harris of MyTown TV through email.

Caroline Smith, an Illinois native and redshirt freshman for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, won the 2021 championship at Danville Country Club by two strokes over former University of Kentucky golfer Sarah Shipley.

Bellefonte Country Club will be hosting the Kentucky Women’s Open for the first time in its storied history. By doing so, it will become the first golf course in Kentucky to have hosted every major individual competition sanctioned by the Kentucky PGA Section and Kentucky Golf Association.

Registration for the tournament is open to female professionals and amateurs through Monday, July 4 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Players can register for the tournament by clicking here.

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 for the Barbasol Championship.

About My Town TV:
My Town TV was formed when a team of adventurous thinkers and tinkerers got together to fill a perceived gap in local and regional community broadcasting coverage. Specifically, the team saw a distinct shortage in women’s sports coverage and has made it a point to fill in that gap. Steven Lycans, Andrew Goble, and Jeromy Sutherland along with a team of dedicated sports and media professionals have created from the ground up a unique and powerful LIVE streaming platform that literally has viewers from all over the world. From northeast Kentucky to the world, My Town TV fills those gaps and promotes positive coverage of the northeast Kentucky region, the Tri-state area, and the state of Kentucky as a whole.

Media Contacts:
Ethan Fisher, PGA | Golf House Kentucky | efisher@kygolf.org | (502) 792-9703
Jeromy Sutherland | My Town TV | jeromy@slgmediagroup.com | (606) 638-9203