Sara Stephens, PGA guides team to victory in Pro-Junior presented by Titleist.

LOUISVILLE, KY (July 18, 2022) – In the second year of its revival, the Pro-Junior presented by Titleist was won by Sara Stephens, PGA, Reagan Ramage, Zoe Luebbers, and Nolan Stephens. But each of the 24 teams who participated on Monday at The Standard Club were winners on a day that displayed golf’s finest qualities.

The scramble tournament featuring one KPGA Member/Associate with three junior golfers was the recipe for a surplus of laughs, smiles, high-fives, and cheerleading among each of the 96 golfers teeing it up, regardless of if they were just beginning the game or enjoying retirement. Golf served as a common bond towards friendship and enjoying the little things in life during this tournament – a timeless quality that will continue when today’s juniors are mentoring players a generation or two beneath them in the decades to come.

It was Stephens along with her son Nolan, Ramage and Luebbers who collected the hardware post-event to add to their enjoyment for the day. The foursome recorded a score of 56 (-16) which got them a one-shot victory over Chris Schuler, PGA, Finn Johnson, Emma Lindemoen, and Gage Miziguichi.

The winning squad combined for fourteen birdies and an eagle on the par-five 17^th during their round. They made birdies on every hole on the front nine aside from the 4^th with the back nine consisting of just two pars in between a litany of circles.

NOTES & STATS

• The day got off to a literal perfect start from Carson Long. He and his group began the shotgun start on the par-three 15^th and Long holed his tee shot, giving him a hole-in-one with his first swing of the day.
• Adding to the impressiveness of that ace was the fact hole 15 played as the hardest of the tournament. Its stroke-to-par average was -0.21.
• The par-five 17^th was feasted on by the field as it played the easiest of the day. Four eagles and seventeen birdies led to it playing -1.04.
• In terms of their scores to-par, both sides played to about the same difficulty. Holes 1-9 had an average score of 30.01 (-4.99) versus 31.91 (-5.09) on holes 10-18.

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The Kentucky PGA extends its thanks to Mike Riley, PGA General Manager and the entire staff at The Standard Club for their hosting of the event. The Section also sends its appreciation towards John Perdue and Titleist for their support of this tournament and all Section activities throughout the year. Lastly, the KPGA salutes Kona Ice and Pizzaville for being on-site at the event and providing food to each of today’s players.

The next tournament on the Section’s schedule is the premier tournament of the season with the 103^rd Kentucky Open slated to begin next Tuesday from Persimmon Ridge Golf Club. The State Open is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, July 28.

For the Kentucky PGA Junior Tour, a two-day competition from Quail Chase Golf Club begins on Tuesday with a good field set to compete in the Louisville Junior Championship.

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 Kentucky Junior Golf:
Kentucky Junior Golf is part of the Kentucky Golf Foundation, one of three organizations that comprises Golf House Kentucky. Kentucky Junior Golf includes the state’s top tournaments and programs for the state’s golfers aged 18 or younger, featuring the Kentucky PGA Junior Tour, Youth on Course, the Youth on Course caddie program, PGA Jr. League, and Drive, Chip & Putt. Kentucky Junior Golf is dedicated to introducing Kentucky’s youth to the game of golf, providing resources to further enjoyment within the sport, and developing the skills necessary for players to thrive both on and off the golf course.

Media Contact:
Ethan Fisher, PGA | Golf House Kentucky | efisher@kygolf.org | (502) 792-9703