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The Kentucky Golf Association Releases its 2024 Schedule
The Kentucky Golf Association’s schedule for 2024 revealed.
LOUISVILLE, KY (January 18, 2024) – The Kentucky Golf Association is set for a full tournament season that will offer fun, welcoming events under a variety of formats designed for all types of amateur golfers across the Commonwealth.
The schedule opens in late April and runs through mid-October, with the year again highlighted by the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Championship Series.
Traditions Golf Club in Hebron opens this year with the KGA Amateur Series #1, in addition to hosting the 110th Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur on June 11-13. A multitude of qualifiers for this event will be held across the Commonwealth in May. The KGA heads to Lexington the following week for the 96th year of the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Women’s Kentucky Amateur, contested at the University Club of Kentucky's Big Blue course from June 17-19.
Later in the summer, the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Senior Amateur heads to Danville Country Club on August 12-13. The Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Championship Series opens in the fall back in Lexington, with the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Mid-Am at Griffin Gate Golf Club on September 4 & 5. Closing the Clark's Series events for 2024 is the Clark's Women’s Kentucky Senior Amateur on September 10-11, hosted by Bardstown Country Club - Maywood this year.
The KGA Amateur Series returns with six events throughout the year, culminating in the KGA Amateur Series Championship on Monday, September 23, at Hunting Creek Country Club in Prospect. The KGA will also run five different USGA qualifiers in April, July, August, September and October.
This year, a new event has been added to the schedule in the Kentucky Women's Team Championship hosted by The Woodford Club in Versailles on October 2-3.
The full schedule is listed below and can also be viewed HERE. All dates and venues are subject to change. Major tournaments are denoted with bold text. Qualifying events are italicized.
The schedule opens in late April and runs through mid-October, with the year again highlighted by the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Championship Series.
Traditions Golf Club in Hebron opens this year with the KGA Amateur Series #1, in addition to hosting the 110th Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur on June 11-13. A multitude of qualifiers for this event will be held across the Commonwealth in May. The KGA heads to Lexington the following week for the 96th year of the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Women’s Kentucky Amateur, contested at the University Club of Kentucky's Big Blue course from June 17-19.
Later in the summer, the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Senior Amateur heads to Danville Country Club on August 12-13. The Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Championship Series opens in the fall back in Lexington, with the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Mid-Am at Griffin Gate Golf Club on September 4 & 5. Closing the Clark's Series events for 2024 is the Clark's Women’s Kentucky Senior Amateur on September 10-11, hosted by Bardstown Country Club - Maywood this year.
The KGA Amateur Series returns with six events throughout the year, culminating in the KGA Amateur Series Championship on Monday, September 23, at Hunting Creek Country Club in Prospect. The KGA will also run five different USGA qualifiers in April, July, August, September and October.
This year, a new event has been added to the schedule in the Kentucky Women's Team Championship hosted by The Woodford Club in Versailles on October 2-3.
The full schedule is listed below and can also be viewed HERE. All dates and venues are subject to change. Major tournaments are denoted with bold text. Qualifying events are italicized.
| DATE | TOURNAMENT | VENUE |
| April 22 | KGA Am Series #1 | Traditions Golf Club |
| April 22 | HOPE for Heroes | Polo Fields Country Club |
| May 1 | U.S. Open Local Qualifier | The Club at Olde Stone |
| May 6-7 | Kentucky Senior Team Championship | Wildwood Country Club |
| May 6 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Griffin Gate Golf Club |
| May 8 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Danville Country Club |
| May 11 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Paxton Park |
| May 21 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Bowling Green Country Club |
| May 21 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Kenton County - Willows |
| May 22 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Nevel Meade GC |
| May 23 | KGA Am Series #2 | Oxmoor Country Club |
| May 25 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Qualifier | Bellefonte CC |
| June 3-4 | Kentucky Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship | Elizabethtown Country Club |
| June 11-13 | Clark's Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Championship | Traditions Golf Club |
| June 17-19 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Women’s Kentucky Amateur | University Club of Kentucky (Big Blue) |
| June 24 | KGA Am Series #3 | Winchester Country Club |
| July 1-2 | Kentucky Senior Open | Oldham County Country Club |
| July 4 | PGA Tour Event Pre-Qualifier (TBD) | Boone’s Trace National Golf Club |
| July 8 | PGA Tour Event Monday Qualifier (TBD) | Boone’s Trace National Golf Club |
| July 8 | KGA Am Series #4 | Audubon Country Club |
| July 8 | U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier | Boone’s Trace National Golf Club |
| July 15 | Kentucky Team Championship | Lake Forest Country Club |
| July 15-16 | Kentucky Women's Open | Kearney Hill GL |
| July 23-25 | Kentucky Open | University of Louisville Golf Club |
| August 5 | ISCO Industries Youth on Course Kentucky Pro-Am | Valhalla Golf Club |
| August 6-8 | Kentucky Match Play Championships | Heritage Hill Golf Club |
| August 12-13 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Senior Amateur | Danville Country Club |
| August 24 | KGA Am Series #5 | London Country Club |
| August 27 | U.S. Mid-Am Qualifier | Keene Trace Golf Club |
| September 4-5 | Clark's Pump-N-Shop Mid-Am Amateur Championship | Griffin Gate Golf Club |
| September 10-11 | Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Women’s Kentucky Senior Amateur | Bardstown Country Club - Maywood |
| September 16 | KGA Am Series #6 | Park Mammoth Golf Club |
| September 19 | U.S. Women's Four-Ball Qualifier | Big Spring Country Club |
| September 23 | KGA Am Series Championship | Hunting Creek Country Club |
| October 2-3 | Kentucky Women's Team Championship | The Woodford Club |
| October 8 | U.S. Four-Ball Qualifier | Hurstbourne Country Club |
| TBD | Coomer Cup | TBD |
The year’s Western Kentucky Am Series schedule will be distributed later in the offseason. Registration for all tournaments will open on Tuesday, March 5.
About the Kentucky Golf Association:
The Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) is one of the three organizations encompassed under Golf House Kentucky, in addition to the Kentucky Golf Foundation (KGF) and Kentucky PGA Section (KPGA). The Kentucky Golf Association represents the amateur body of Kentucky’s golfers working in assistance with the United States Golf Association (USGA). The KGA provides its Member Clubs with a wide range of services, including handicapping, USGA course and slope ratings, and tournament management software. The KGA also operates the state’s premier amateur tournaments along with USGA National Championship qualifiers. Alongside the KGF and KPGA, the KGA strives to promote the benefits and enjoyment of golf while continuing to grow the sport across the Commonwealth.
Media Contact:
Abby Ligons | Golf House Kentucky | aligons@kygolf.org | (502) 792-9703
