LEXINGTON, KY (October 26, 2021) - Mitchell Moore and Nick Newcomb are the final winners of a memorable 2021 tournament slate within the Kentucky PGA. The two western Kentucky pros made the trip to Greenbrier Golf & Country Club and were rewarded with the title in the Pro-Pro Series Championship presented by Golf Pro Payments. Additionally, Newcomb took low professional honors in the event individually.

Moore/Newcomb started the final round tied for the lead with two other teams and were even-par after six holes. At that point, they were three shots behind the defending champions Myles Mahan and Jesse Massie. But the remaining two-thirds of the round went exceptionally well for Moore/Newcomb, a stretch led by four straight holes with a birdie. A birdie from Newcomb on their 15th hole of the day was the deciding blow, as they would prevail by a stroke over Mahan/Massie.

The individual prize in the tournament offered more cushion to Newcomb, as he earned victory by three shots over Massie after finishing the tournament at 138 (-6). Newcomb shot 68 (-4) on Tuesday which was the low round of the tournament. More impressively, Newcomb opened the final round with bogeys on each of the opening holes and proceeded to play the remaining sixteen holes in six-under par.

Honors for the low senior professional were decidedly won in the favor of Bruce Oldendick, who won by eight shots over Tim Reeves and Al Chrouser. Oldendick started the day tied with Chrouser and Eric Gilliland but used three birdies within the first seven holes to scoot in front of the competition. It ended up being a round of 74 (+2) for Oldendick to claim his latest senior trophy in a lucrative 2021 season for him.

NOTES & STATS

• Josh Griffin was the recipient of a complementary YETI cooler courtesy of Golf Pro Payments. A random draw for the product was completed after the first round which Griffin was the winner of.
• For the second consecutive day, all players started their round on the 10th hole.
• The par-four 15th was the most difficult hole of the day with a stroke-to-par average of +0.65. It was the only hole of Tuesday’s play to not offer a birdie to any of the competitors.
• The par-four 11th was Tuesday’s easiest hole at +0.10. Eight birdies were made on it in the final round, the second most of any hole while the 12th yielded the most with ten.
• Holes 10-18 were the easier of the nines on Tuesday with an average of 38.89 strokes taken there. Holes 1-9 required an average of 39.44 with the total course average adding up to 78.33 for Tuesday.

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The Kentucky PGA Section extends its thanks to Kelly Williams, PGA General Manager and Nathan Downs, PGA Director of Golf along with their entire team at Greenbrier for their hosting of the event. The KPGA sends its appreciation towards Mike Simcox, PGA and Golf Pro Payments as well for their support of this tournament and all Secton activities throughout the year. Lastly, the Section would like to thank every player who participated in this tournament and all events throughout 2021.