LOUISVILLE, KY (May 1, 2023) – Some of the toughest conditions of the young KPGA tournament season took place on Monday at Big Spring Country Club- Harmony Landing Course during the Pro-Am Championship supported by Southern Seam. With the best two gross scores from the four-person teams used to tabulate results, the winning team of Jeremy Martin, Michael Crabtree, Matt Epperson, and Tyler Sharpe fired a very impressive 131 (-11).

Like many of the teams, the winning foursome got off to a slow start of the day being 3 over par after their first three holes of competition. They then caught fire and made 14 birdies over their next 15 holes. Each player made at least one birdie during the day and three out of the four members fired even par or better which led to them topping the 42-team leaderboard.

Tadd Switzer continues his great play in the 2023 season capturing low professional honors for the day. He fired a bogey free round of 69 (-2). His impressive round consisted of zero bogeys and two birdies on holes 1 and 9. This comes on a day where the average 18-hole score was 7 over par 78.

For the first time this season, Chris Osborne and Al Chrouser shared the low senior professional honors with 75 (+4). Osborne was able to the gain the highlight of tournament on the par 3 16^th hole where his smooth 7-iron shot landed in the cup for an ace. This ace marks the second of the former KPGA President’s playing career.

NOTES & STATS

• Big Spring Country Club-Harmony Landing Course played an impressive average +2.8 strokes over par during tough conditions where winds averaged around 20 mph consistently. Only 7 rounds came in at under par or better.
• The par four 16^th hole made its presence felt as the hardest hole of event playing +.66 strokes over par and only allowing one birdie throughout the day.
• The par 5 first hole played the easiest of the day averaging +.09 over par. The hole allowed 27 birdies as well as 1 eagle. 
• There was a difference between the difficulty of the two nines. The front nine averaged 38.24 strokes, easier than the 39.76 holes 10-18 created. Added together, that brought the average score for the day to 78.

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The Kentucky PGA extends its thanks to Andy Pole, PGA and his entire staff at Big Spring Country Club-Harmony Landing Course for their hospitality and hosting of the tournament. Additionally, the Section sends its appreciation towards Michael Crabtree and Southern Seam for their support of this event.

Next on the Section’s schedule is the KPGA Pro-Lady Championship supported by Imperial and Mobile Pro-Shop which will take place at Greenbrier Golf and Country Club on Monday, May 8.

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 Kentucky Open and qualifiers for the Barbasol Championship.