Knox leads Shawnee State to a tie for fifth place in the Mid-South Conference Spring Preview

BJ Knox led the Shawnee State University Bears to a tie for fifth place in the Mid-South Conference Spring Preview on Tuesday at the Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain Golf Course in Crossville, Tennessee.

Knox, a junior from Maysville, had a two-day total of five-over 149 and tied for ninth place in the individual standings. He shot a 73 on Monday and a 76 on Tuesday.

Next up for Shawnee State is the Mid-South Conference Championships April 26-28 at Bowling Green Country Club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Knox and the SSU Bears win again

BJ Knox and his teammate, Austin Barta, were Co-Medalists and led the Shawnee State University Bears men's golf team to a six-stroke victory in the Harry Weinbrecht Invitational today at Elks Country Club, SSU's home course.

It's Shawnee State's fifth invitational win of the season.

Knox and Barta fired three-under 69s. Knox, a junior from Maysville, has finished second or better in each of his last four events while winning three of the four.

Jordan Hughes, a junior from Flemingsburg, shot a two-under 70 and tied for third place.

Elijah McCarty, a junior from West Union, tied for seventh place at two-over 74.

BJ Knox is the Mid-South Conference Men's Golfer of the Week

For the third time this season, BJ Knox has been the Mid-South Conference Men's Golfer the Week.

Knox won the Alice Lloyd Invitational over the weekend and led the Shawnee State Bears to the team title.

Knox, a junior from Maysville, set Shawnee State's new 18-hole and 36-hole records. He had seven birdies and 10 pars in firing a 64 in the the first round on Saturday. Knox had a 36-hole total of 132 and won the tournament by four shots.

It's the fourth time in his career that Knox has been named Mid-South Conference Men's Golfer of the Week. 

BJ Knox wins the Alice Lloyd Spring Invitational and leads Shawnee State University to team victory

BJ Knox won the Alice Lloyd Invitational and led the Shawnee State University Bears to the team title on Sunday in Richmond, Ky.

Knox, a junior from Maysville, fired a school record six-under 64 in the first round on Saturday and shot a two-under 68 in the final round on Sunday to earn Medalist honors by four strokes and set the school record for the lowest 36-hole total.

Knox has shot in the 70s or lower in all 33 of his rounds at Shawnee State.

The four-shot victory for the Bears is their fourth win of the season. 

Shawnee State will play in the Earlham Tournament in Richmond, Ind. Friday and Saturday.

BJ Knox named Mid-South Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for 2nd consecutive week

 Shawnee State University junior BJ Knox of Maysville has been named Mid-South Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Knox won medalist honors at the Mount Vernon Nazarene Fall Cougar Classic on Saturday. He had a 4-under 68 in the first round and a 1-under 71 in the final round. Knox has shot 79 or better in all 26 of his collegiate rounds. 

Shawnee State's next tournament is the Golden Bear Classic in Beckley, West Virginia on October 16.

36-under wins the Super Scramble at Kenton Station Golf Course

The team of Tyler Lippert, Chad McKay, Aaron Flack, Zach Fletcher, Brad Pritchard and Jody McCarty won the Super Scramble at Kenton Station Golf Course with a 36-hole total of 36-under 104.

The team fired a 51 on Sunday and a 53 on Monday.

The team of BJ Knox, David Mitchell, Gary McKinney, Lee Amiott, Daren Wood and Sammy Hollway finished second at 105.

The team of Tony Wise, Russ Young, Jason Butler, Jeff Taylor, Gary Taylor and Con Campbell took third place at 106.

Knox wins Firecracker for the 2nd straight year

Golf is hard, but BJ Knox made it look easy today in the final round of the 53rd Firecracker golf tournament at Kenton Station Golf Course.

Knox, a Mason County grad and a junior at Shawnee State University, birdied the final eight holes to win the tournament for the second straight year.

Knox fired a 10-under 60 today, including a 27 on the back nine, and had a 36-hole total of 16-under 124.

Tyler Lippert, who began the day with a one-shot lead over Knox and Josh Stafford, shot a 66 in the final round and finished in second place, five shots behind Knox.

Eric Schumacher fired a 63 today and finished third at 10-under.

Other flight winners include:

First Flight
(Tie)
Deron Feldhaus 136
Matthew Grayson 136
Rick Harmon 136

Second Flight
Jake O'Mara 138

Third Flight
Fred Edwards 148

Fourth Flight
(Tie)
Danny Appelman 157
Robbie Wellman 157

Fifth Flight 
Daren Wood 167

Championship Flight

BJ Knox   64-60-124

Tyler Lippert 63-66-129

Eric Schumacher 67-63-130

Logan McIntosh 65-66-131

Don Pollard 68-66-134

Nick Chabot 66-69-135

Ryan Hines 67-69- 136

Josh Gilliam 68-69- 137

Josh Stafford 64-73-137

Rex Schalch 68-70-138

Cody White 68-70-138

Troy Grooms 68-70-138

Matt Moore 68-71-139

Bradley Litzinger 66-73-139

(Updated on September 1 to add Flights 1-5)

Knox and Feldhaus win Kenton Station/Fleming County Two-Man Scramble for 2nd straight year

B.J. Knox and Deron Feldhaus won the Kenton Station/Fleming County Two-Man Scramble for the second straight year.

Knox and Feldhaus beat Jordan Hughes and Elijah McCarty on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff on Sunday.

The two teams finished regulation play tied at 23-under 119.

Knox and Feldhaus shot a 13-under 57 Saturday at Kenton Station on Saturday and a 10-under 62 Sunday at Fleming County.

Hughes and McCarty shot 10-under 60 at Kenton Station and 13-under at Fleming County.

Adam Donovan and J.P. Tranbarger, and Josh Crump and Brad Smith tied for third place at 19-under 123. 

Other flight winners include:

First Flight

Chad McKay/Lippert 124

Second Flight

Brooks Manning/Toby Glover 131

Third Flight

Matt Little/Justin McKenzie 132

Fourth Flight

Jarod Wagner/Bump Wilson 141

Championship Flight

B.J. Knox/Deron Feldhaus 119

Jordan Hughes/Elijah McCarty 119

Adam Donovan/J.P. Tranbarger 123

Josh Crump/Brad Smith 123

Tony Hughes/Austin Hart 124

Bradley Litzinger/Cameron Ruckell 124

Seth Faulkner/Brad Cox 127

Nick Frame/Chandler Clark 127

Chris Smoot/David Graham 127

Josh Stafford/Johnny Evans 129

B.J. Knox wins the 52nd Firecracker

B.J. Knox learned to play golf at Kenton Station Golf Course.

Today he shot an 8-under 62 in the 2nd round of Kenton Station's 52nd Firecracker and won the tournament with a 36-hole total of 19-under 121.

Knox, a rising junior at Shawnee State University, began the day in a four-way tie for first place. He shot a 4-under 31 on the front nine to take a two-shot lead.

Knox punctuated the victory by chipping in for a birdie on the final hole.

Corey Richmond finished second, four shots back at 125.

Troy Grooms had the low round of the day with a 61, including a 28 on the front nine, and took third place at 127.

Tyler Lippert finished in fourth place at 128.

Four-time defending champion Deron Feldhaus tied for fifth place at 131.

Other flight winners include:

First Flight
Rick Harmon 134

Second Flight
Anthony Shirley 144

Third Flight
Jeff Sheperd 149

Fourth Flight
Darren Wood 161

Fifth Flight
Nick Frame 168

Wins in 19 holes will pit Frame against Knox in Chippeways quarterfinal round

Former Mason County teammates Jackson Frame and B.J. Knox will meet in the quarterfinals of the 84th Chippeways match play golf tournament at Maysville Country Club Saturday after both pulled out first round wins in 19 holes today.

Playing in the final group, Frame made a long birdie putt to defeat Wesley Walton, while Knox sank a short birdie putt to beat Chase Thornhill.

Knox was 1-down heading to 18, but won the hole and evened the match with a par.

Frame bogeyed 18 after hitting his drive into a ditch and taking a drop. Walton missed a par putt on 18 that would have given him the win.

Frame set up his winning putt with a terrific uphill pitch shot after pulling his second shot. 

Frame is the two-time defending champion and has won the tournament three of the last four years. 

Two time champions- Drew Traxel and Robert Walton- will meet in the other upper bracket quarterfinal match.

The lower bracket quarterfinal matches pit Matt Stoneburner against John Hoh and five-time champion Eric Schumacher against two-time champion Joe Traxel.

The Championship Flight and First Flight brackets were changed late Thursday after some handicap index issues were discovered.

Here are the updated brackets for the other flights:

Feldhaus and Frame win Kenton Station/Fleming County 2-Man Scramble

Deron Feldhaus and Jackson Frame teamed up to win the Kenton Station/Fleming County 2-Man Scramble.

Feldhaus and Frame shot an 11-under 61 today at Fleming County after firing a 15-under 55 Saturday at Kenton Station for a two-day total of 26-under 116.

Jordan McCann and Jake O'Mara finished in second place at 23-under.

B.J. Knox and Josh Stafford, who began the day two-shots behind Feldhaus and Frame, finished in third place at 21-under.

Other flight winners include:

First Flight

Bradley Litzinger and Glenn Fite 14-under

Second Flight

Chris Smoot and Zach McRoberts 8-under

Third Flight

Shawn Storey and Rodney Morgan even par

Kearney wins Laurel Oaks Classic by one shot

Bobby Kearney shot a four-under 68 today and won the 26th Laurel Oaks Classic by one shot over B.J. Knox.

Kearney had a 36-hole total of 11-under 133.

Knox finished at 10-under 134 and Jackson Frame took third place at eight-under 136.

Kearney, Knox and Frame began the final round tied at seven-under.

Knox fired a three-under 33 on the front nine today to take a one-shot lead over Kearney

The two were tied after Knox bogeyed No. 10. Kearney took the lead for good with a birdie on No. 12.

Mark Moore, who began the day, one-shot off the lead, tied for fourth place with Tyler Lippert at seven-under 137. Lippert had the low round of the day- five-under 67.

Coy Cummins won the first flight at even par 144 and Jesse McHugh won the second flight at

12-over 156.



(Updated to include Tyler Lippert in the tie for fourth place and his low round of the day.)

B.J. Knox is Region 8 Player of the Year

Mason County senior golfer B.J. Knox has been named Region 8 Player of the Year.

Knox won two tournaments and had six top-five finishes this past season. He was the runner-up in the regional tournament at Laurel Oaks Golf Course

The All-Region Team includes Knox, Jacob Vrolijk and Ryan Mitts of Grant County, Joe Ampher of Bishop Brossart, Reese Asher of Harrison County, Justin Gabbard of Highlands and Fleming County junior Jordan Hughes.

Grant County coach Michael Camacho is the Region 8 Coach of the Year.

Fite and Knox named to All-State golf teams

Mason County seniors Sarah Fite and B.J. Knox were named to the All-State golf teams announced Tuesday by Golf House Kentucky and the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation.

Fite, the girls state champion, earned a spot on the girls First Team for the second straight year. The teams are based on points compiled during the season. Fite had 680 points.

Knox had 490 points for a spot on the Second Team.

 

Knox and Hughes miss the cut at state tourney

Mason County senior B.J. Knox and  Fleming County junior Jordan Hughes both missed the cut at the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Boys State Golf Championship today at Bowling Green Country Club.

Knox shot a 10-over 82. Hughes shot an eight-over 80.

Tee times set for state golf tournaments

The tee times are set for the Leachman-Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA State Championships at Bowling Green Country Club.

The girls tournament is Tuesday and Wednesday. The boys tournament is Friday and Saturday. The girls will play a practice round on Monday. The boys practice round is Thursday.

Here are the tee times for the Mason County Lady Royals, the Region 8 runners-up:

Erika Simms 11:57 a.m.
Haley White 12:06 p.m.
Charity Arn 12:15 p.m.
Sarah Fite 12:33 p.m.
Jordan Frodge 12:24 p.m.

Mason County senior B.J. Knox and Fleming County junior Jordan Hughes are individual qualifiers for the boys tournament. Knox will start on Number 10 at 8:39 a.m. Hughes has an 11:39 a.m. tee time on Number 1.

Mason County's state tourney streak ends, Knox qualifies as runner-up

The Mason County Royals streak of eight straight trips to the state golf tournament ended today with a fourth place finish in the Region 8 tournament at Laurel Oaks Golf Course.

Mason County senior B.J. Knox was the individual runner-up and advances to the Leachman Buick-GMC/KHSAA State Tournament. Knox shot a one-over 73.

Bishop Brossart senior Joey Ampfer fired a one-under 71 to win the individual title and led the Mustangs to the team championship. Bishop Brossart had a 314 total

Grant County finished second at 330. Bishop Brossart and Grant County both qualified for the state tournament. Harrison County took third place at 332 and Mason County was fourth at 337.

Fleming County junior Jordan Hughes shot a three-over 75 to take third place and is an individual qualifier for the state tournament which takes place October 7 and 8 at Bowling Green Country Club.

Sarah Fite wins Kentucky Junior Masters Invitational

Mason County junior Sarah Fite won the 10th Annual Kentucky Junior Masters Invitational Sunday at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville.

Fite had a two-day total of 13-over 157 and edged Madison Smith of Union by one shot. 

In the boys tournament, Mason County senior Tyler Lippert tied for 19th place and Mason County junior B.J. Knox tied for 25th place.

Mason County Boys Golf Awards

Mr. Consistency - Tyler Lippert

Lowest Average - Tyler Lippert

"Do Your Job" - Bryan Walton

"Like a Good Neighbor" - Kaleb Coleman

Most Improved - B.J. Knox

Sacrifice Award - Chandler Clark

6th Man - Josh Coleman

Coach's Award - Daniel Taylor

Tyler Lippert is Region Player of the Year, Brad Cox Region Coach of the Year

Mason County senior Tyler Lippert is the Region 8 boys Player of the Year and Mason County Royals coach Brad Cox is the Region 8 boys Coach of the Year. The awards were announced by the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association.

Mason County senior Christian Arn and Mason County junior Sarah Fite were named to the girls All-Region Team. Mason County junior B.J. Knox and Mason County senior Chandler Clark were named to the boys All-Region Team.

Scott County senior Kylie Lysack is the Region 8 girls Player of the Year. Scott County Coach Tommy Brummett is the Region 8 girls Coach of the Year.

Here is a link to the All-Region Teams