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109th Clark's Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur Preview
LEXINGTON, KY (June 6, 2023) – The 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur is finally here! 156 of Kentucky’s finest look to take a crack at etching their name in the history books of the event that dates back to 1911. The 109th edition of this championship will take place at Kearney Hill Golf Links in Lexington, KY, Tuesday through Thursday.
The upscale public golf course was designed by the father-son duo, P.B. and Pete Dye, and opened its doors in 1989. Since that time, Kearney has been no stranger to high-profile events as it was the home of the Bank One Classic on the Champions Tour for eight years. Additionally, Kearney has hosted the Men’s & Women’s US Pub-Links Championships, the Boys Junior PGA Championship, and the Girls Junior PGA Championship.
Competitors can expect championship conditions throughout the week in Lexington. The wide fairways of Kearney start to shrink once your eyes catch the thick and vast rough. Not to mention the large areas of natural heather that can be found all around the property. Kearney Hill takes pride in being one of the few true links-style courses in the state. High winds and weather can show a side of the golf course that could prove to be quite the challenge.
As for the 156 players in the field, they range from 16 (William Hudson, Brett Marcum, Luke Watson) to 66 (Gary Backlund). 47 players are in the field through exemption while the other 109 players advanced through one of the eight qualifiers held across the state from Mid-May through early June.
There are seven past champions of the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur who are in the field. Those players and the year(s) they won this championship are listed below.
- Jordan Blann (2009,2010)
- Buddy Bryant (1996, 1998)
- Tom Campbell (2014)
- Andy Roberts (2016)
- Tyler Sharpe (2008)
- Charlie Cornette (2003)
- Bryan Conway (1995)
- Meet the Field -
Exempt Players
Gary Backlund
Jordan Blann
Davis Boland
Patrick Brooks
Steven Brooks
Buddy Bryant
Tom Campbell
Bryan Conway
Connor Combs
Charles Cornette
Luke Coyle
Matt Epperson
Jackson Finney
Luke Fuller
Justin Gabbard
Denver Haddix
Ballard Harris
Joe Hood
Chad Howard
Robbie Keyes
Eric King
Jay Kirchdorfer
Campbell Kremer
Zach Lemons
Alex Martin
Brett Metzger
CM Mixon
Jay Nimmo
Cooper Parks
Clay Pendergrass
Jansen Preston
Joshua Rhodes
Andy Roberts
David Rudder
Tyler Sharpe
Drake Stepter
James Sweeney
Justin Tereshko
Taylor Thompson
Alex Turner
James Volpenhein
Hayden Warren
Zachary Watterson
Brody Webb
Rylan Wotherspoon
Aaron Yarmuth
Danville CC
Seth Smith
Grey Goff
Justin Begley
JD Collins
Micah Stangebye
Evan Stewart
Cameron Travis
Jon Bryant
Cooper Collins
Alexander Bassel
Blake Maupin
Jared Brown
Kannon Tucker
Tanner Parks
Cayden Pope
Brett Marcum
Brad Jeffries
Paul Douglas
Brayden Reed
Reece Nolan
Tyler Abell
Kameron Gehring
Justin Boyd – 1st Alternat
Owensboro CC
Jakob Wellman
Connery Meyer
Jeffrey Holmes
Reed Richey
George Smith
Maxwell Bewley
Hunter Reynolds
Rafe Blankenship
Jacob Miller
James Maxam
Nic Hofman
Cameron Buse
Larry Seay
Nolan Warren – 1st Alternate
Nevel Meade GC
Jacob Settles
Jacob Lang
Wes Beard
Tyler Allred
Jesse Smith
Chase Landrum
Kyle Scott
Bryce Beard
Chase Greenwell
Jackson Hill
Tyler Wirth
Jon Ice
Owen King
Seth Bohl
Brian Ebel
Kevin Waldie
Allan Lockwood
Sean Mullarkey
Bellefonte CC
Tyler Akins
Logan Liles
Reese Sexton
Simon Brown
Jason Crum
Gehrig Sexton
Gavin Clutts
Joe Benton
McCkean Collins
Billy Gussler
Picadome GC
Oakley Gee
Eric Fuldner
Tristan Michell
John Buchanan
Will Meurer
Tyler Hart
Hayden Adams
Patrick Williams
Mason Butler
Ryan Khounlavong
Brian Fister
Camden Robertson
Jeb Brumley
Matthew Martin
Will Sallee
Michael Scatena
ULGC
Alex Hadden
Jay Simmons
Andrew Flynn
Ethan Breeden
Isaac Moody
Landon Finn
Rodney Chancey
Jensen Klondike
Ben Wulkopf
Caleb King
William Hudson
Glenn Vicary – 1st Alternate
Evan Beery – 2nd Alternate
Second Chance
Luke Muller
Greg Turcotte
Kevin Heitz
Carl Williams
Jackson Lalonde
Luke Watson
Clark McDougal
Lyman Brackett
P.J. McDougal
Michael Crabtree
Play Golf Lex
Will Cornett
Stephen Warren
Frankie Morgan
Christian Martinez
Jack Bedell
Mark Howard
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