PROSPECT, KY – After six events throughout the summer, seventy-two of the state’s best amateur golfers gathered at Hunting Creek Country Club for the 2024 Kentucky Golf Association Amateur Series Championship earlier last week. While the weather was bleak at times, the action on the course was quite the opposite as the field chased the KGA Am Series Player of the Year title. 

Andrew Buse held the lead in the Open Division POY rankings (56 points) coming into Monday’s Series Championship. He was followed closely by Charles Brown (49 points) and his son Cameron Buse (45 points). With Andrew Buse not in the field for the event, both Brown and the younger Buse had an opportunity to overtake the lead. 

Cameron Buse started his day off by clawing from a triple-bogey on the fifth hole to save a 37(+1) on the front-nine. By the time Buse made the turn, though, conditions became increasingly difficult as rain began to fall and the wind picked up. Despite a birdie on the par-four tenth hole, Buse finished the round at 79(+7) to finish T8 for the event and earn him eight POY points. 

Charles Brown had a quite different round, starting off at 41(+5) through the first nine holes of play. Despite the weather, he was able to put together a respectable 80(+8) which was good for tenth place. Unfortunately, Brown’s finish earned him 6 POY points and leaving him just one point shy of matching Andrew Buse atop the Am Series Player of the Year rankings. 

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Andrew Buse, the 2024 Am Series Player of the Year, played in six events this season and finished T4 or better in four times. He is no stranger to success, finishing T5 at the 2020 KY Mid-Amateur. Congratulations, Andrew, on an incredible season and this wonderful accomplishment! 
 

2024 KGA Am Series Champions:

• Open Gross - Andrew Buse

• Open Net - Charles Brown

• Senior Gross - Bryan Baysinger

• Senior Net - David Horning

• Masters Gross - Jeff Snyder

• Masters Net - Charles Verrette

• Legends Gross - Dennis Long

• Legends Net - Dennis Long

Click Here to View the Full 2024 KGA Am Series Player of the Year Standings 

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The KGA would like to thank all of the golfers who participated in this year’s Amateur Series and helped foster another incredible season of competition. The KGA would also like to thank Matt Love, PGA, and the rest of the staff at Hunting Creek Country Club for creating an incredible tournament environment for us this week. 

About the Kentucky Golf Association: 

The Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) is recognized by the USGA as the governing body for amateur golf in the Commonwealth.  Founded in 1911, the KGA is a full-service golf association comprised of over 120 member golf courses.  The KGA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of representatives from courses across Kentucky. The KGA serves and fulfills many roles for golf in Kentucky.  The KGA is a founding member of Golf House Kentucky, the umbrella organization that manages Kentucky’s Family of Golf Organizations.