51st Firecracker tournament this weekend at Kenton Station

The 51st Firecracker golf tournament will be played Saturday and Sunday at Kenton Station Golf Course.

The field for the 36-hole medal play tournament will be placed into flights after Saturday's round.

Deron Feldhaus is the three-time defending champion. He also won in 1999, 2002 and 2006.

The shootout is Friday night. 

Here is a list of the former champions:

1968 Earl Boles

1969 Joe Traxel

1970 Steve Poynter

1971 Ray Litteral

1972 Ross Smith

1973 Gerald Dixon

1974 Ross Smith

1975 Jim Rollins

1976 Jay Spiller

1977 Ross Smith

1978 Ross Smith

1979 Ron Henson

1980 Jim Klapper

1981 Gerald Dixon

1982 Mort Bertman 

1983 Robert Walton

1984 Gerald Dixon

1985 Jim Caudill

1986 Jim Klapper

1987 Jim Klapper

1988 Mike Fields

1989 Mike Fields

1990 Willie Feldhaus

1991 Steve Grayson

1992 Steve Grayson

1993 Russ Coleman

1994 Rick Hensley

1995 Steve Grayson

1996 Harold Wallace 

1997 Rick Hensley

1998 Russ Coleman

1999 Deron Feldhaus

2000 Eric Schumacher

2001 Rick Hensley

2002 Deron Feldhaus

2003 Robert Walton

2004 Tim Ailes

2005 Harold Wallace

2006 Deron Feldhaus

2007 Troy Grooms

2008 Shawn Armstrong

2009 Shawn Armstrong

2010 Shawn Armstrong

2011 John Kelly

2012 Eric Schumacher

2013 Bobby Kearney

2014 Troy Grooms

2015 Deron Feldhaus

2016 Deron Feldhaus

2017 Deron Feldhaus