Mason County golfer Jake Feldhaus has received an invitation to the Kentucky Invitational Tournament.
The tournament, sponsored by the St. Xavier golf team, will be played on August 17 at Harmony Landing Golf Club in Goshen.
In last year's KIT, Feldhaus shot a 3-under par 69 and finished regulation play tied with Christian Academy-Louisville senior Brady Smith.
Smith beat Feldhaus on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Smith would go on to win his second straight state championship.
Mason County sophomore Jake Feldhaus tied for 16th place at the 2023 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championship.
Feldhaus shot an 8-over par 80 in the final round at Bowling Green Country Club Saturday for a 36-hole total of 9-over par 153.
It's Feldhaus' second consecutive top 20 finish in the state tournament. He tied for 17th place last year.
Christian Academy-Louisville senior Brady Smith won the individual state championship for the second straight year. He finished at 8-under par 136.
Madison Central repeated as the team state champion. The Indians had a two-day total of 27-over par 603. South Oldham was the runner-up at 39 over.
The Mason County Royals finished in fourth place in the Kentucky 2A Championships boys' state golf tournament at Owensboro Country Club Monday with a team score of 24-over par 312.
Christian Academy-Louisville won the tournament with a score of four-over par 292.
Jake Feldhaus led Mason County with an even par 72 and tied for third in the individual standings. Cole Owens carded a 78. Quin Grooms and Ryan Skaggs each shot an 81 and Noah Gardner had an 85.
Brady Smith of Christian Academy-Louisville was the individual champion. He shot a tournament record six-under par 66.
The guys gave it there all and got 4th. They are starting to figure it out, we are one week away for the Region Championship at Irish Hills. pic.twitter.com/7BCVut4RwJ
— Mason Co Boys Golf (@RoyalsBoysGolf) September 11, 2023
Competing against 17 of the top teams in the state, the Mason County Royals, led by Jake Feldhaus' runner-up finish, took 10th place in the Kentucky Invitational Tournament at Wildwood Country Club in Louisville Saturday with a team score of 320.
Feldhaus fired a 3-under par 69 and finished regulation play tied with Christian Academy-Louisville senior Brady Smith.
Smith, the individual state champion last year and a University of Louisville commit, beat Feldhaus on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win medalist honors.
Quin Grooms shot an 80. Noah Gardner carded an 84. Ryan Skaggs added an 87 to the team score and Cole Owens shot a 93.
The Royals will play in the Judy Construction Invitational hosted by the Harrison County Thorobreds at Houston Oaks Golf Course in Paris Sunday.
