BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The 107th Kentucky Open, presented by South Central Bank, tees off Tuesday at Indian Hills Country Club, bringing a deep field of past champions, PGA TOUR-tested professionals and rising amateurs to Bowling Green for three days of competition, July 28-30.

A Field Stacked with Champions

Six past Kentucky Open champions are in the field this week, a group that spans two decades of the tournament's history:

·       Cooper Musselman (2017, 2025)

·       Ashton Van Horne (2016, 2024)

·       Justin Tereshko (2023)

·       Kent Bulle (2015)

·       Andy Roberts (2010), 2025 Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame Inductee

·       Matt Savage (2006, 2009)

Three of those champions will play together in Tuesday's opening round. Musselman, Van Horne and Tereshko are grouped at 8:25 a.m. off the first tee, putting a combined five Kentucky Open titles in a single threesome to open the championship.

Musselman, Van Horne and reigning Larry Gilbert Player of the Year Daniel Iceman, PGA all competed earlier this summer in the ISCO Championship, the PGA TOUR stop at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, experience they'll look to carry into this week's title chase.

Iceman Brings a Streak of Dominance

Iceman enters the week riding one of the most consistent stretches in recent Kentucky PGA history. He is the reigning Larry Gilbert Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and the reigning Assistant Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. He'll tee off at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday alongside 2010 champion and 2025 Hall of Fame inductee Andy Roberts and Evan Cox, a group pairing the section's most decorated active player with one of its newest Hall of Famers.

Amateurs Look to Crash the Party

The field also includes a pair of standout amateurs coming off big performances this summer. Seth Barker earned his spot in the field after winning the 47th Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur Championship. He tees off at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday alongside fellow past champion Kent Bulle and Clay Pendergrass.

Rafe Blankenship, runner-up at the 112th Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur, is also in the field and will look to build on that finish. He's grouped at 12:41 p.m. with Aaron Eldridge, PGA and Kash Albarado.

Indian Hills' own John Mullendore, PGA, the club's head golf professional, and Jacob Schakat, the club’s first assistant golf professional, will tee off at 7:35 a.m. and 2:05 p.m. respectively, giving the host club a presence in the field for its first Kentucky Open.

Featured Groups

Tuesday's opening round is dotted with groups worth following. The morning begins with two-time champion Matt Savage, winner in 2006 and 2009, teeing off at 7:25 a.m. on No. 1 alongside former University of Indianapolis standout Erik Edwards and Jonathon Ice. Minutes later, at 7:33 a.m. on No. 10, 2025 KPGA Assistant Professional champion Alastair Tidcombe, PGA joins recent Murray State standout Carson Holmes, now playing professionally, and Robbie Keyes.

The morning's marquee group comes at 8:25 a.m. on No. 1, where Cooper Musselman, Ashton Van Horne and Justin Tereshko, who share five Kentucky Open titles between them, will play together. Musselman and Van Horne each own two titles (2017 and 2025, 2016 and 2024, respectively), while Tereshko captured both the 2023 Kentucky Open and Kentucky Amateur. Not long after, at 9:12 a.m. on No. 10, 2015 champion Kent Bulle tees off with 2026 Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur champion Seth Barker and Clay Pendergrass, who finished top-5 at this year's Kentucky Amateur.

The afternoon wave brings its own storylines. At 12:41 p.m. on No. 10, Aaron Eldridge, PGA is joined by Rafe Blankenship, runner-up at this year's Kentucky Amateur, and recent Bellarmine University graduate Kash Albarado. A half hour later, at 1:14 p.m. on No. 10, a pair of decorated junior standouts tee it up together: Griffin Barke, the 2024 Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur champion entering his sophomore year at Maryland, and Charlie Spiller, the reigning Kentucky Mr. Golf and 2024 KHSAA individual state champion entering his sophomore season at Belmont, play alongside Adrian Bewley.

One of the week's most anticipated pairings tees off at 1:45 p.m. on No. 1, where 2010 champion and 2025 Hall of Fame inductee Andy Roberts plays with reigning KPGA Larry Gilbert and Assistant Player of the Year Daniel Iceman, PGA and Evan Cox, the 2024 Kentucky Mid-Amateur champion and an assistant coach for the EKU women's team. The day wraps with another accomplished group at 2:35 p.m. on No. 1, as 2011 Kentucky Mid-Amateur champion and 2023 Kentucky Match Play champion Joshua Rhodes, the 2024 John C. Owens and Herb McGuire Player of the Year, tees off with CJ Jones and Zach Haynes, PGA, the reigning KPGA Professional champion who finished tied for fourth at the National PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes in April.

Course Built for Precision

Indian Hills Country Club dates to 1956, when the property, once an apple orchard, was transformed into a golf course. The club's name traces back to Indian artifacts uncovered on the grounds during construction. Its Lonesome Polecat logo, created by cartoonist Al Capp for the comic strip "Li'l Abner," was adopted later as a fitting symbol for the club.

The original nine holes were followed by a second nine in the 1960s, designed by William Langford, whose portfolio also includes Audubon Country Club and Louisville Country Club. The course took its current shape under a redesign led by architect Robert E. Cupp. The back nine was renumbered in 2008 to accommodate a new clubhouse.

Today, the course features Bermuda tees, Mid Iron Bermuda fairways, a mix of Bermuda and Bluegrass rough, and TifEagle Bermuda greens, highlighted by a unique double green shared by the third and sixth holes, the largest putting surface on the property.

Two holes in particular stand out for the way they test players. The par-3 10th, set squarely in front of the clubhouse, combines a pond and a heavily tiered green with the added weight of an audience, as players have to find not just the green, but the correct section of it, all while foot traffic passes between the clubhouse and pro shop. The par-5 second hole rewards a well-placed tee shot with a scoring chance, while a miss turns the hole into a three-shot test of patience. Its narrow, well-guarded green punishes any approach that misses the correct angle, often leaving a difficult up-and-down rather than a look at birdie.

Indian Hills has a track record of hosting big events, including the Kentucky Amateur, the Senior State Amateur and the KHSAA Boys State Championship. The competitive course record stands at 65, set during the 2022 Kentucky Amateur.

A Club Built Back by Its People

Indian Hills' path to hosting the 107th Kentucky Open has not been without adversity. On Dec. 7, 2019, the club's clubhouse was destroyed by fire. Staff and members regrouped in the aftermath, operating out of a converted cart barn through a 23-month rebuild before celebrating the opening of a new clubhouse in November 2021, complete with a state-of-the-art training facility, locker rooms and a dining room built to serve a membership that has remained near an all-time high.

Less than a year after that reopening, the club faced another test. A narrow, 175-yard-wide tornado tore across the golf course in 2021, with winds of 86 to 90 mph twisting, snapping and toppling more than 300 trees across the property.

Through both events, the story at Indian Hills has been the same: a dedicated staff and membership who rebuilt, replanted and pressed forward, work that has helped position the club to host a Kentucky Open for the first time in its history.

Championship Details

The 107th Kentucky Open, presented by South Central Bank, runs July 28-30 at Indian Hills Country Club in Bowling Green. Tee times and the full field are available by clicking here. Follow live coverage throughout the week on Kentucky PGA’s website and social media channels.

About the KPGA

The Kentucky PGA (KPGA) is one of the 41 sections that comprise The PGA of America. Formed in 1925, the Kentucky PGA has a professional membership of more than 350 men and women professionals across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, each of whom is dedicated to promoting the game in Kentucky. The Kentucky PGA is dedicated to the promotion of the game of golf and providing ongoing education and professional development of Kentucky PGA Professionals. Kentucky PGA Professionals are responsible for conducting a variety of golf-related functions, which include general management, golf instruction, tournament operations, golf shop merchandising, junior golf programs, golf club repair, and much more. The KPGA is a founding member of Golf House Kentucky, the umbrella organization that manages Kentucky’s Family of Golf Organizations.

About the Jack Ryan Trophy

This year's champion will once again hoist the Jack Ryan Trophy, dedicated in 2005 by the Kentucky Section PGA in honor of one of the state's most decorated players. Ryan won a record 10 Kentucky Opens between 1936 and 1959, added six Kentucky PGA titles, and was named Kentucky PGA Professional of the Year in 1958. He served as head professional at Louisville Country Club and later Big Spring Country Club, competed in three Masters Championships, and was inducted into both the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.