PREP GOLF ROUNDUP: North Hardin's Gumm shoots a 61 -- again (08/28)

Lydia Gumm made waves last year when the North Hardin High School sophomore golf standout shot a jaw-dropping 61 to win the Kentucky Invitational Tournament at the par-70 Lakewood Country Club in Russell Springs for the fifth straight year.

Jaws are going to drop again.

The North Hardin junior duplicated her score Saturday as Gumm recorded her sixth straight KIT victory by eight strokes over Campbellsville’s Ellen Kehoe and Williamsburg’s Becky Sharpe.

Gumm started off great, carding birdies on holes 2, 3, 4 and 5 to finish with a 32 on the front nine.

Then her day got even better.

She birdied six of the final seven holes – a par on 17 broke up the birdie blitz – and she drained a 7-foot putt for birdie on 18 to cover the back in 29 shots.

“I’ve never done that before, to shoot in the 20s, and I’ve always wanted to do that,” said Gumm, who had carded a few 30s for nine holes on various courses.

After winning the Lady Bruin Invitational the previous week at Fort Knox’s Lindsey Golf Course, Gumm admitted that shooting 61 again and repeating as KIT champion would be difficult.

Outside of one three-putt and a blown 2-foot birdie putt, nothing came difficult Saturday to Gumm.

“It was definitely a special day. It’s a great feeling,” Gumm said. “I don’t know what it is about that course, but I love playing on that course and in that tournament.”

Junior teammate Sara Crutcher shot a 95.

BOYS

JOHN HARDIN BULLDOG CLASSIC. North Hardin senior Anthony Irwin carded a 3-over 75 to finish second in the 95-player field at Fort Knox’s Lindsey Golf Course.

Irwin finished runner-up by two strokes to Union Ryle’s Blake Hamilton.

Other area notables include Meade County senior Chase Garris, who finished in a three-way tie for 13th, and Irwin’s teammate Ryan Daniels, a junior who finished 16th. Meade County’s Matt Hewlett and North Hardin’s Brooks Bennett tied with Ryle’s Hunter Hughes and Shelby County’s Reed Mills for 19th, while John Hardin’s Michael Vick was in a six-way tie for 23rd.

Ryle won the team title by six shots over Shelbyville Collins. The Trojans were 13 shots back of Ryle in third, while Meade County was sixth in the 18-team field.

GOLF

BOYS’ PREP

JOHN HARDIN INVITATIONAL

FORTKNOX— Results from Saturday's John Hardin Bulldog Invitational at the par-72 Lindsey Golf Course:

Team Results

  1. Union Ryle                                       313

  2. Shelbyville Collins                              319

  3. North Hardin                                     326

  3. Taylor County                                   326

  5. Louisville PRP                                   330

  6. Meade County                                  332

  6. Louisville Trinity                                332

  8. Louisville DeSales                             347

  8. Louisville Male                                  347

10. North Oldham                                    348

11. Marion County                                   353

12. Anderson County                               354

13. Jeffersontown                                   363

14. Erlanger St. Henry                             365

15. Frankfort Western Hills                       375

16. Shelby County                                   377

17. John Hardin                                      393

18. LaRue County                                   400

Individual Results

  2. Anthony Irwin (NH)                               75

13. Chase Garris (MC)                               79

16. Ryan Daniels (NH)                               80

19. Matt Hewlett (MC)                               82

19. Brooks Bennett (NH)                           82

23. Michael Vick (JH)                                 83

29. Spencer Hackert (MC)                          84

35. Kyle Meredith (LC)                               87

35. Dustin McMahan (MC)                          87

50. NeShawn Gordon (NH)                         89

50. Blake Hardesty (MC)                            89

58. Josh Chancey (JH)                               91

66. Chad Lancaster (MC)                           93

72. Austin Hite (LC)                                  95

81. Reid Gonsalves (JH)                            99

86. Jesse Hornback (LC)                          102

88. Johnathon Willis (NH)                         103

93. Cameron Lasley (LC)                          116

94. Sawyer Brown (JH)                             120

95. Jacob Redmond (JH)                          122

THE CLASSIC AT KEARNEY HILL

LEXINGTON— Results from Saturday’s 101-player, 20-team  The Classic at Kearney Hill at the 6,902-yard, par-72 Kearney Hill Golf Links:

15. Elizabethtown (321)

T34. Ian Black                                          78

T51. Graham Schmidt                                80

T57. Ryan Harris                                      81

T67. Kyle Jury                                          82

96. Jack Antone                                       94

BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL

LUCAS — Results from Saturday’s Barren County Invitational at the par-71 Barren River Lake State Resort Park:

1. Central Hardin A (323)

2.Kyle Harrell                                           75

Dustin Hicks                                            78

Andrew Cofer                                           83

Dylan Goodman                                        86

Michael Reed                                           98

Central HardinB (412)

Kris Mulhall                                             98

Zach Sorenson                                       100

Brennan Ray                                          104

Kyle Souleyrette                                     110

Ryan Hashemi                                        121

GIRLS’ PREP

KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

RUSSELLSPRINGS— Results from Saturday’s Kentucky Invitational Tournament at the par-70 Lakewood Country Club:

North Hardin(NTS)

1. Lydia Gumm                                         61

Sara Crutcher                                          95

LADY CHARGER INVITATIONAL

SHEPHERDSVILLE — Results from Saturday’s 18-team Bullitt East Lady Charger Invitatitional at the par-72, 5,372-yard Heritage Hill Golf Course:

10. Central Hardin (376)

Meredith Cross                                        87

Kasey Smallwood                                     91

Amanda Smith                                          99

Mercedes Crowe                                       99

Erin Perkins                                           101

Madalaine Benedetti                                102

Elizabethtown(429)

Ashley Hartlage                                        90

Mary-Chapin Snow                                   108

Sarah Beth Hundley                                112

Kelsie Hall                                             119

Sarah Hinton                                          120

GIRLS’ JV

LADY CHARGER JV INVITATIONAL

SHEPHERDSVILLE — Results from Saturday’s Bullitt East Lady Charger JV Invitatitional at the par-36 front nine at Heritage Hill Golf Course:

Central Hardin(NTS)

Grace Flanagan                                        64

Kelsea Hobbs                                          66