Kentucky Open
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The Kentucky Open is the Kentucky
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Kentucky Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at a variety of courses around the state.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
state open golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Kentucky Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at a variety of courses around the state.
Winners
- 2011 Brandon Brown
- 2010 Andy Roberts (amateur)
- 2009 Matt Savage
- 2008 Trey Bowling (amateur)
- 2007 Phil Hendrickson (amateur)
- 2006 Matt Savage (amateur)
- 2005 Cale Barr (amateur)
- 2004 J. B. HolmesJ. B. HolmesJohn Bradley "J.B." Holmes is an American professional golfer.-Early life:Holmes was born in Campbellsville, the seat of Taylor County, in central Kentucky. Holmes began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville when he was in the third grade. He suffered a...
(amateur) - 2003 J. B. HolmesJ. B. HolmesJohn Bradley "J.B." Holmes is an American professional golfer.-Early life:Holmes was born in Campbellsville, the seat of Taylor County, in central Kentucky. Holmes began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville when he was in the third grade. He suffered a...
(amateur) - 2002 Grant Sturgeon
- 2001 Keith Ohr
- 2000 Buddy Harston
- 1999 Rob Bradley
- 1998 Stan Bickel
- 1997 Steve Smitha
- 1996 Chris Wilson (amateur)
- 1995 Chris Osborne
- 1994 Stan Bickel
- 1993 Steve FleschSteve FleschStephen J. Flesch is an American professional golfer, competing on the PGA Tour.Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. After graduation he played golf at the University of Kentucky and turned professional in 1990.Flesch finished in...
- 1992 Dave Peege
- 1991 Steve FleschSteve FleschStephen J. Flesch is an American professional golfer, competing on the PGA Tour.Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. After graduation he played golf at the University of Kentucky and turned professional in 1990.Flesch finished in...
- 1990 Dave Peege
- 1989 Rob McNamara (amateur)
- 1988 Ted SchulzTed SchulzTheodore James Schulz is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour....
- 1987 Ralph LandrumRalph LandrumRalph Landrum is an American professional golfer.Landrum was born in Covington, Kentucky. He played college golf at the University of Kentucky. He turned professional in 1979....
- 1986 Rob McNamara (amateur)
- 1985 Dave Peege (amateur)
- 1984 Ted SchulzTed SchulzTheodore James Schulz is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour....
- 1983 Dave Peege (amateur)
- 1982 Steve Rogers (amateur)
- 1981 Phil Krick
- 1980 Jodie MuddJodie MuddJoseph Martin "Jodie" Mudd is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he developed into an honored amateur golfer.Mudd won four PGA Tour events during his career...
(amateur) - 1979 Jodie MuddJodie MuddJoseph Martin "Jodie" Mudd is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he developed into an honored amateur golfer.Mudd won four PGA Tour events during his career...
(amateur) - 1978 Jack Barber
- 1977 Jack Freeman
- 1976 Larry GilbertLarry GilbertLawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour....
- 1975 Larry GilbertLarry GilbertLawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour....
- 1974 Al Atkins
- 1973 Stacy Russell
- 1972 Brown Cullen
- 1971 Moe Demling
- 1970 Jimmy Ferriell
- 1969 Jimmy Ferriell
- 1968 Larry GilbertLarry GilbertLawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour....
- 1967 Ron Acree
- 1966 Jimmy Ferriell
- 1965 Ted Hale
- 1964 Frank Beard
- 1963 Gordon Leishman
- 1962 Chick Yarbrough
- 1961 Chick Yarbrough
- 1960 Al Atkins
- 1959 Jack Ryan
- 1958 Jack Ryan
- 1957 Al Atkins
- 1956 Pete Doll
- 1955 Herman Coelho
- 1954 Courtney Noe
- 1953 Jack Ryan
- 1952 Jack Ryan
- 1951 Gay BrewerGay BrewerGay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament....
(amateur)
- 1950 Jack Ryan
- 1949 Jack Ryan
- 1948 Bus Schulz
- 1947 Jack Ryan
- 1946 Alvey Hume
- 1945 George Helm (amateur)
- 1944 Buck WhiteBuck White (golfer)O'Neal "Buck" White is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.White was born in Memphis, Tennessee. White won three times on the PGA Tour between 1946 and 1951....
- 1943 Byron NelsonByron NelsonJohn Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
- 1942 Jack Ryan
- 1941 Bud Beirne
- 1940 Jack Ryan
- 1939 Bill Kaiser
- 1938 Bill Kaiser
- 1937 Ray Ottman
- 1936 Jack Ryan
- 1935 Billy Wolfe (amateur)
- 1934 Bill Kaiser
- 1933 Jack Mohney (amateur)
- 1932 Ray Ottman
- 1931 Bernard Berning
- 1930 George Starks
- 1929 Ray Ottman
- 1928 Larry Weichman
- 1927 Ben Weichman
- 1926 Darwin Stapp (amateur)
- 1925 Craig WoodCraig Wood (golfer)Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
- 1924 Leonard Loos
- 1923 Bob Peebles
- 1922 John Brophy
- 1921 Ernest Morris
- 1920 Bobby Craigs