The Kentucky Open is the

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

state open

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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

*2022 Patrick Newcomb *2021 J. B. Williams *2020 J. B. Williams *2019 J. B. Williams *2018 Trey Shirley *2017 Cooper Musselman (a) *2016 Ashton Van Horne *2015 Kent Bulle *2014 Rick Cochran III *2013 Rick Cochran III *2012 Keith Ohr *2011 Brandon Brown *2010 Andy Roberts (a) *2009 Matt Savage *2008 Trey Bowling (a) *2007 Phil Hendrickson (a) *2006 Matt Savage (a) *2005 Cale Barr (a) *2004

J. B. Holmes John Bradley "J.B." Holmes (born April 26, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Holmes, born in Campbellsville, Kentucky, began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbel ...

(a) *2003

(a) *2002

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*2001 Keith Ohr *2000 Buddy Harston *1999 Rob Bradley *1998 Stan Bickel *1997 Steve Smitha *1996 Chris Wilson (a) *1995 Chris Osborne *1994 Stan Bickel *1993 Steve Flesch *1992

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*1991 Steve Flesch *1990

*1989 Rob McNamara (a) *1988 Ted Schulz *1987 Ralph Landrum *1986 Rob McNamara (a) *1985

(a) *1984 Ted Schulz *1983

(a) *1982 Steve Rogers (a) *1981 Phil Krick *1980

Jodie Mudd Joseph Martin "Jodie" Mudd (born April 23, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Professional career Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he ...

(a) *1979

(a) *1978 Jack Barber *1977 Jack Freeman *1976

Larry Gilbert Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. (November 19, 1942 – January 21, 1998) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour. Gilbert was born in For ...

*1975

*1974

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*1973 Stacy Russell *1972 Brown Cullen *1971 Moe Demling *1970 Jimmy Ferriell *1969 Jimmy Ferriell *1968

*1967 Ron Acree *1966 Jimmy Ferriell *1965 Ted Hale *1964 Frank Beard *1963 Gordon Leishman *1962 Chick Yarbrough *1961 Chick Yarbrough *1960

*1959 Jack Ryan *1958 Jack Ryan *1957

*1956 Pete Doll *1955 Herman Coelho *1954 Courtney Noe *1953 Jack Ryan *1952 Jack Ryan *1951

Gay Brewer Gay Robert Brewer Jr. (March 19, 1932 – August 31, 2007) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament. Life Brewer was born in Middletown, Ohio, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. As an am ...

(a) *1950 Jack Ryan *1949 Jack Ryan *1948 Bus Schulz *1947 Jack Ryan *1946 Alvey Hume *1945 George Helm (a) *1944 Buck White *1943

Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...

*1942 Jack Ryan *1941 Bud Beirne *1940 Jack Ryan *1939 Bill Kaiser *1938 Bill Kaiser *1937 Ray Ottman *1936 Jack Ryan *1935

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(a) *1934 Bill Kaiser *1933 Jack Mohney (a) *1932 Ray Ottman *1931 Bernard Berning *1930 George Starks *1929 Ray Ottman *1928 Larry Wiechman *1927 Ben Wiechman *1926 Darwin Stapp (a) *1925 Craig Wood *1924 Leonard Loos *1923 Bob Peebles *1922 John Brophy *1921

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*1920 Bobby Craigs (a) denotes amateur

External links

Kentucky Golf AssociationList of winners
Golf in Kentucky State Open golf tournaments {{Kentucky-sport-stub