All-State golf teams see three-peat and repeat for top honors
Marshall County freshman Trinity Beth earned a remarkable third straight Ms. Kentucky Golf designation while Taylor County senior Luke Coyle repeated as Mr. Kentucky Golf as the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association announced its All-State honors on Thursday.
Joining Coyle and Beth as All-State first-teamers were two Lexington golfers, Grey Goff of Lexington Christian and Kylah Lunsford of Henry Clay. Members of Madison Central’s boys’ and girls’ state champions earned first-team honors, as well — Clay Pendergrass and Warren Thomis from the boys’ team and Elizabeth Eberle, the Region 9 individual champion, from the girls’ team. Frederick Douglass’s Carl Space and Lexington Christian’s C.A. Carter earned second-team honors.
All-State first- and second-team awards are handed out based on points earned in KGCA-approved invitationals, the KGCA All-State Championships and the postseason KHSAA regionals and state championships.
Beth, who began high-level varsity golf as a seventh-grader, won six tournaments her freshman year, including the KHSAA State Championship at Bowling Green Country Club, the KGCA All-State Championship held at two courses near Lexington and her Region 1 Championship.
Coyle claimed four tournament wins this season and held the top spot in the State First Round satellite tournament at Owensboro Country Club. He finished runner-up at the KGCA All-State Championship. Those results helped Coyle edge teammate Seth Smith by five points for the Mr. Golf honor.
KGCA All-State Teams
BOYS’ FIRST TEAM
Mr. Kentucky Golf: Luke Coyle, Sr., Taylor County, (1205 points); Seth Smith, Sr., Taylor County, (1200 points); Trey Wall, Sr., Marshall County, (1040 points); Micah Bertram, Sr., Ballard, (1020 points); Clay Pendergrass, Sr., Madison Central, (1010 points); Zach Watterson, Sr., Lee County, (1005 points); Grey Goff, Sr., Lexington Christian (975 points); Warren Thomis, Jr., Madison Central, (970 points); Sam Guest, Jr., Collins, (950 points); Brady Smith, Jr., Christian Academy-Louisville (865 points).
GIRLS’ FIRST TEAM
Ms. Kentucky Golf: Trinity Beth, Fr., Marshall County, (1490 points); Elizabeth Eberle, Sr., Madison Central, (1170 points); Izzy Christy, Jr., Paintsville, (1165 points); Karra Tucker, Jr., Madisonville, (1140 points); Cathryn Brown, Sr., Lyon County, (1135 points); Reagan Ramage, So., Cooper, (1085 points); Kylan Lunsford, So., Henry Clay, (960 points); Isabella Wiley, Sr., Shelby County, (920 points); Morgan Kennedy, So., Boyd County, (840 points); Madison Borders, Sr., Thomas Nelson, (820 points)
BOYS’ SECOND TEAM
Seth Shelley, Jr., Spencer County, (860 points); Bradford Lacefield, Fr., Woodford County, (840 points); Jake Feldhaus, Fr., Mason County, (835 points); Hunter Reynolds, Sr., Trigg County, (830 points); Cam Roberts, So., Pikeville, (830 points); Carson Childress, Sr., LaRue County, (815 points); Griffin Barke, So., South Oldham, (770 points); Carl Space, Jr., Frederick Douglass, (760 points); Mason Hamrick, Sr., Madison Central, (755 points); Isaac Moody, Sr., Oldham County, (750 points).
GIRLS’ SECOND TEAM
Katie Roberts, So., Marshall County, (785 points); C.A. Carter, Jr., Lexington Christian Academy (780 points); Keira Yun, 8th, Bethlehem, (780 Points); Madison Glisson, Fr., Ballard Memorial, (770 points); Ella Scherer, Sr., North Hardin, (770 points); Emma Lindemoen, So., Sacred Heart (755 Points); Maddi Jo Benton, Jr., Estill County, (735 Points); Athena Singh, Fr., Rowan County, (710 Points); Sydney McClanahan, So., South Warren, (710 Points); Eva Maley, Jr., Cooper, (700 Points).
