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Massie Leads Team to Victory in Pro-Lady supported by Corkcicle and Mobile Pro Shop

Massie cashes in with multiple victories in Danville.

DANVILLE, KY (June 6, 2022) – Jesse Massie, PGA had a day in the Pro-Lady supported by Corkcicle and Mobile Pro Shop. The Director of Instruction from Woodhaven Country Club led his pro-am group to victory while also taking the low professional title during the competition at Danville Country Club.

Alongside Dawn Larsen, Krysteen Cisseil and Natalie Brown, the quartet posted a score of 128 (-16) in the team format that took the two best net scores from the group on each hole. The foursome took an under-par score on twelve holes including an impressive combined score of -3 on the par-four 6th. That contributed to them winning by five shots while the champions of this event in 2020, Steve Cox, PGA, Christen Cox, Pat Klinglesmith, and Lisa Day finished in second place.

Massie’s individual round was a score of 69 (-3) which featured two separate stretches of him making three consecutive birdies. One of which was on holes 6-8 and was followed by a par on the ensuing par-three 9th, giving him a run of 3-3-3-3 to close the outward nine. He won by a stroke with Tom Walters, PGA finishing runner-up while Grover Justice, PGA was in third, two shots back of Massie.

The low round from any competitor today came from Cox who posted 68 (-4) which won him the low senior professional crown. A terrific front nine score of 32 (-4) helped him finish atop that leaderboard by two strokes over Greg Basham, PGA.

NOTES & STATS

  • Massie picked up another prize by winning the closest-to-the-hole prize on the par-three 9th. Another of those contests was held on the par-three 12th which was won by Basham. Each player received complimentary gifts from Corkcicle for doing so.
  • Maddie Cecil recorded the only gross eagle made during the day which came on the par-five 17th.
  • The opening hole was the easiest of the day. The par-five 1st had a stroke-to-par average of +0.04 and had the most birdies made on any hole with nineteen.
  • The par-four 13th was the hardest hole at +1.19. Coming in at second-hardest was the par-four 14th at +1.11 which made this one of the hardest two-hole stretches of the KPGA season thus far.
  • Assisted by holes 13 and 14, the back nine was considerably tougher than the front with an average score of 43.58 compared to 42.24 on the front side. Together, that made the course average 85.82.

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The Kentucky PGA extends its thanks to Joey Sachs, PGA Head Golf Professional at Danville Country Club and his staff for their assistance in hosting this tournament. Additionally, the Section sends its appreciation towards Corkcicle and Mobile Pro Shop for their support of this event and all Section activities throughout the year.

The Section’s next tournament is another pro-am which will be at Wildwood Country Club on Monday, June 20. That day, the Bill Long Mega Pro-Am presented by Cunningham | Yamaha and supported by Bushnell will take place. Registration for that event is open through the evening of Monday, June 13.

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