Lydia Gumm Triumphs for Her Second Kentucky Women's Open Title

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Lydia Gumm Triumphs for Her Second Kentucky Women's Open Title

Lydia Gumm taps in her birdie putt for her second Kentucky Women's Open title

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (July 18, 2023) – Though the event again faced some severe weather threats as the final groups approached the last hole, Lydia Gumm closed out her stellar return to golf in Kentucky. With an even-par round of 72 today, she claimed the event by 9 shots to add another Women's Open win to her 2016 title.

Gumm had a steady second round, compiling 16 pars, with all but 2 coming on the first 14 holes. Her only bogey of the tournament came on the par-4 15th. However, she quickly corrected it by finishing with a 2-putt birdie on the par-5 18th hole. She totaled one eagle, eight birdies and just one bogey over the two days. Gumm stated that it was "really cool to be back" playing this tournament, contested only 20 minutes from her hometown of Radcliff. She was especially appreciative of having her dad as her caddy. She returns for her third year as the head coach for the University of Houston women's golf team this fall.

There were a pair of runner-ups in Macie Brown and Abbie Lee. Both shot matching scores of 71-73-144. Their statistics mirrored each other again today, each with three bogeys and two birdies. Brown begins her freshman year playing for Vanderbilt University in the fall, while Lee returns to compete for Middle Tennessee State University for her junior year.

An additional impressive feat comes from Christine Lindsey, another fellow champion of the event in 2002. Lindsey has played in 26 of the 27 years of the tournament, missing just 2022. Despite her full-time career as a real estate agent, she is a PGA Professional who continues to find time to compete. She fired 76-83-159 for the tournament.

Notes & Stats:

Hole 12 played as the most difficult for the tournament, with a scoring average of 4.71
Par-5 18 played as the easiest hole, averaging a score of 4.83
The back played considerably harder than the front, with a 39.28 scoring average compared to a 38.65 on the first nine
The overall scoring average was 77.93
Competitors totaled 4 eagles and 118 birdies for the tournament

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Golf House Kentucky would like to thank host site Elizabethtown Country Club, General Manager Corey Stith, Head Professional Christian Ramirez, and their teams for their help and support in putting on this event. The Section also sends its appreciation toward each of the players who competed in the tournament and the spectators who attended.

Women's golf in Kentucky returns August 29th to Indian Hills Country Club for the Kentucky Women's PGA Professional 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. The Section also operates more than thirty tournaments throughout the golf season, including the three State Open championships and qualifiers for the Barbasol Championship.

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