FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2026

The fall championship season gets underway this week when the Bowling Green Country Club hosts the 2026 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships (Oct. 6-10). The boys’ tournament begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6 with the opening round, followed by the second 18 holes on Wednesday, October 7. The girls’ championship opens with first round action on Friday, October 9, and the final 18 holes slated for Saturday, October 10.

Madison Central will look to repeat as girls’ team champion after claiming the 2025 state title with a record 604 (300-304). Sacred Heart’s Keira Yun won last year’s individual championship with a 6-under 138 and returns looking for a repeat performance. On the boys’ side, St. Xavier returned to the top in 2025 with a 7-shot victory over 2024 champion Madison Central.  Individually, the Tigers finished 2-3-4 led by Luc Kelty, who finished three shots off the lead, and Brody Alexander, who had a 1-under 143 and finished fourth a year ago.

Tee times and pairings for each event can be found through the tournament homepage link below, which will also be the source for live scoring throughout the championships. Fans interested in following the event with their mobile devices, can also download the GolfGenius app for iOS or Android for live results (GGID: 26KHSAABOYS and 26KHSAAGIRLS).

• 2026 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships

• Girls Tournament 

• Boys Tournament

• Tickets

• Final Round State Instructions

• Scholarship Application

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2026

The opening round of the 2026 Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac boys’ golf state tournament concludes with Lexington Christian Academy’s Luke Ebel as the clubhouse leader for the individual championship. Ebel shoots a 5-under 67 with Luke Elliott (Christian Academy-Louisville) and Waylon Clutts (Hazard) just two shots back with a 3-under 69.

St. Xavier, in search of their 23^rd state team title, has the lead and holds a 5-shot lead after day one.  The Tigers are 1-under with Christian Academy-Louisville at +4 and George Rogers Clark +8.

Here are the individual and team leaderboards heading into Wednesday’s final round.

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
1. Luke Ebel (Lexington Christian) -5       67
T2. Luke Elliott (Christian Academy-Louisville)   -3       69
T2. Waylon Clutts (Hazard)                                  -3       69
T4. Hunter Majors (Trinity [Lou.])                         -2       70
T4. Finn Johnson (St. Xavier)                              -2       70
T6. Luc Kelty (St. Xavier)                                    -2       70
T7. Bryce Vernon (Taylor County)                        -1       71
T7. Griffin Jackson (Glasgow)                             -1       71
*Six tied for 9^th at even par 72

TEAM COMPETITION
1. St. Xavier                                    -1     287
2. Christian Academy-Louisville   +4     292     
3. George Rogers Clark                   +8     296
4. Bowling Green                               +16   304
5. Bethlehem                                      +21   309                
6. McCracken County                     +24   312
7. Central Hardin                              +26   314
8. Rowan County                              +31   319
9. Rockcastle County                      +52   340

For complete scoring, follow this link: https://ly.khsaa.org/yyma

Final round begins Wednesday morning at Bowling Green Country Club.

Tickets to the events are available for purchase online (https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA), with a discounted $13 advance ticket (including fees) available prior to the day of each round. For those who wait to purchase on the day of the competition, only the $15 Game Day ticket will be available. Tickets to the event are only available online. There will be no cash sales at Bowling Green Country Club.