Playing in his first competitive golf tournament since last fall’s KHSAA State Tournament, Trigg County’s Hunter Reynolds finished tied for sixth in the 15-18 age division at the Bluegrass Golf Tour Stop Saturday at Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter.
Reynolds began the day with three straight bogeys before settling down to shoot 1-over on the next six holes. He parred seven of the nine holes on the back nine to finish with a 7-over 79. He was seven shots behind the winner and defending state champion Jay Nimmo.
Madison Central freshman Warren Thomis was second, two shots behind Nimmo. University Heights Academy’s Jiles Wyatt, Webster County’s Grant Puckett, and Daviess County’s Nick Johnson were tied for third with a round of 77.
The tournament is one of the few sports events to be held since sports were essentially shut down by the state in March. Because of its ability to social distance properly, golf courses have remained open throughout the state allowing golfing to continue. The youth sports guidelines handed down by the state Friday do not apply to events such as the Bluegrass Golf Tour because “youth golf” has been interpreted by the KHSAA to mean sports below the middle school level. The Bluegrass Tour’s age division are for middle schoolers and up.
The Bluegrass Tour and Drake Creek both took the proper social distancing precautions, including having the golfers stand six feet apart when they turned in their scorecards to tournament officials.
