Wall Fires Up After Ace To Win The Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Men’s State Am

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Wall Fires Up After Ace To Win The Clark's Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Men's State Am

HEBRON, KY – Following a hole-in-one and a round of 66 to charge to the top of the leaderboard, Lexington's Trey Wall fired a final round 71 to win the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Men's Amateur at Traditions Golf Club. This is his first Kentucky Men's State Amateur Championship and after this win, he now has a lifetime exemption to the Kentucky Men's State Amateur, an exemption into the US Amateur Championship at Hazeltine and the Southern Amateur Championship at Idle Hour Country Club, as well as exemption into the KY Open for the next five years.

Teeing off at 10 a.m. this morning, Wall came ready to dominate with a par on the first four holes, adding birdies on holes 6 and 9 to make the turn with a 35. He added birdies on holes 14 and 16 to total four birdies on the day and 15 for the tournament. There was a four way tie for the runner up position, with Ben Haggin, Stephen Warren, Fred Meyer, and Brady Smith shooting -4. This accomplishment grants each of these players an exemption into final stage qualifying for the US Amateur Championship in 2025.

Many others are also going home with hardware and achievements after a successful week. These players include:

Low Score for each round:

Round 1- Brady Smith -4 (68)
Round 2- Cayden Pope and Trey Wall -6 (66)
Round 3- Ben Haggin -5 (67)

Col Lee Reed Award for the Low Junior:

Brady Smith

Uncle Joe Dickson Award for the Low Public Links:

Trey Wall

Harreld Kirkpatrick Award for the Low Senior:

Gary Backlund

Hole in Ones:

Trey Wall
Jay Nimmo

TOURNAMENT NOTES AND STATS:

18 eagles were turned in throughout the course of the tournament, three on the front nine and fifteen on the back.
79 players shot par and below throughout the week, with 54 scores below par and 19 below 70.

The Kentucky Golf Association extends its deep appreciation to:

Jason Mitchell, PGA, General Manager/ Director of Golf
Aaron Eldridge, Assistant Golf Professional
Preston Parr, Superintendent

and the rest of the Traditions staff for their help in putting on this prestigious event. Additionally, the KGA would like to thank all participants and spectators, as well as all participants and spectators from every event this season!

In addition, the KGA extends its deepest appreciation to our title sponsor Brent Clark from Clark's Pump-N-Shop for their continued support.

An additional thanks also goes out to the many supporting sponsors that made the 110th Men's State Amateur Championship possible. Those sponsors are:

Jeff Wyler Toyota
Ascent Insurance Advisors
A & B Heating & Air Conditioning
Cincinnati Floor Company
Comfort Keepers
Easiest Swing
D.D. Vending
Master of Traditions

The next KGA event is the 96th Clark's Pump-N-Shop Women's State Amateur, beginning Monday at Big Blue Course in Lexington.

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 a wide range of services, including handicapping, USGA course and slope ratings, and tournament management software to its Member Clubs. 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.