Golf

Way to go Corbin High School Lady Redhounds Golf Team. They finished as the 2026 10th Region Team Champions last week during play at Wasioto Winds Golf Course in Pineville. Corbin’s Makena Myatt was the individual champion shooting a 76 on what I can attest is a tough course. (If I went and played Wasioto Winds today from some of the back tees, then I would probably be lucky to shoot under 76 for just nine holes, let alone 18 holes like Myatt did.) Myatt did not even play her best golf in the region tournament. On Aug. 18, she fired a five under 67 to set the lady’s course record at...

The Corbin Lady Redhound Golf Team punched its ticket to Bowling Green yesterday after placing third in the first round of the KHSAA state tournament.  The team posted a season best, 353, at StoneCrest Golf Course.  Three golfers posted personal bests - Kylie Cuel (98), Brooke Kfoury (102) and Paige Kfoury (103). The championship will be played next week at the Bowling Green Country Club.    

Corbin’s Makena Myatt is the Kentucky 2A Championships girls individual state champion after shooting an even-par 72 at the Owensboro Country Club. “ is a tremendous achievement and a true reflection of her hard work, dedication, and determination,” said Corbin Girls Golf Coach Latoshia Davis. “She represented Corbin with pride and class.” Myatt is a sophomore at Corbin High School. According to the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association, Myatt is ranked 10th out of 148 girl golfers statewide. “I’m incredibly proud of her; not only as a golfer, but as a teammate and young lady,” said Davis. Playing at Pebble Beach Myatt will compete in the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach later this week representing...

When it comes to golf and specifically the British Open, Corbin native Scott Williamson has an interesting distinction. Aside from the Masters Tournament, which is played each year at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, most major championships in golf are played at different courses each year. The British Open, which is the oldest tournament in golf, has been played at 14 different locations throughout the United Kingdom (UK), which is composed of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The tournament is typically played now at one of 10 courses, including Royal Liverpool (Hoylake), Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Royal Troon, Royal St. George’s, Royal Birkdale, Carnoustie, Turnberry, Muirfield, Royal...

When it comes to golf in Bell County, the course one typically hears people talk about is Wasioto Winds Golf Course at Pine Mountain in Pineville. There is good reason for this. Built in 2001, Wasioto Winds is an 18-hole championship course. It was designed by acclaimed golf architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan. He created a layout, which embraces the properties bottomland terrain and scenic Appalachian surroundings, as the Kentucky State Parks website describes it. Unlike most courses you see in Kentucky, Wasioto Winds is a links style course with lots of water and lots of bunkers. From what I recall, it is relatively flat and does not have a lot of trees...

Congratulations to Corbin High School golfers Makena Myatt and Kalyn Watkins, who recently advanced to the state finals. Myatt improved on her own personal best and set the lady’s course record firing a five under 67 at Wasioto Winds Golf Course at Pine Mountain State Park on Aug. 18 to win the Kentucky 2A Section 7 Girls’ Qualifier. Myatt sank a birdie putt on the final hole. Watkins held her own shooting an 82 on what I can personally attest is a tough golf course. I imagine the course set-up for a tournament, like this one, was even tougher than usual. (I always used to take old balls when I played Wasioto...

Back in 2014, I remember my dad and I playing golf with Thom Smith, who told us about something interesting he planned to do in the coming weeks. He was planning to take a trip to North Carolina to volunteer at both the U.S. Open Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship golf tournaments, which were being played in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst No. 2. Many in the Corbin community are probably familiar with Thom. He used to be the transportation director for the Corbin Independent School District for several years before serving as the athletic director for the district. He is also a former golf coach at Corbin High...

Corbin High School golfers recently took a road trip to Jonesville, Virginia, to take part in the Farmers and Miners Bank Invitational high school golf tournament at Cedar Hill Country Club where they had a great showing with an individual win and a second-place team finish. Each year the Corbin High School Boy’s Golf Team and the Girl’s Golf Team join forces to play in the coed tournament. This year 87 boys and girls teed it up to crown the 2026 champions. Corbin Golfer Makena Myatt shot a bogey free four under 68 to become the 2026 Farmers and Miners champion. “She’s good. Plain and simple. Cut and dDry. We hyped this one...

Over the course of the last several years, we have had a few local golf courses close in the Tri-County area. Tri-County Country Club in Corbin was built in 1928 and closed in April 2015. Sweet Hollow Golf Course opened in 1995 and closed around 2014. Even Crooked Creek Golf Course in London, which was one of the nicest golf courses in the region, closed for a few years. Randall and Victoria Weddle purchased it in 2022, according to a Whitaker Bank Facebook post. Fortunately, it re-opened early this year as The Oaks Golf Course. One thing a part of me cannot help wondering about is the golf courses, which almost came to be...

The recent British Open certainly had an exciting finish. American Cameron Young, who birdied four out of his first five holes in the final round, got into the clubhouse early posting a score of 9-under-par for the tournament. Then he waited and waited for more than two hours to see whether anyone caught him. They did. New Zealander Ryan Fox kept plugging along birdieing Hole No. 13 and Hole No. 14. He bogeyed hole No. 15 followed by a birdie at Hole No. 16. After parring Hole No. 17, Fox went into the final 72nd hole of the tournament in a tie for the lead. By this time, Young was back on...