Erik Edwards wins 107th Kentucky Open at Indian Hills Country Club

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The 107th Kentucky Open came to a close on Thursday afternoon at Indian Hills Country Club with one Bluegrass golfer being crowned the tournament’s champion.

Entering Round Three, Bowling Green’s Christian Tooley was tied at the top of the leaderboards with Joey Mayo out of Paducah, both having a 36-hole total of 9-under par.

The pair played in the final grouping with another Bowling Green local, CM Mixon, who was sitting at 8-under par.

Mixon and Mayo would finish 1-under and 1-over on the day, respectively, but Tooley was fighting near first until the very finish.

After an unfortunate bogey on hole 15, he’d birdie hole 16, and going into the final hole, he’d be in a three-way tie for the title.

That’s where Erik Edwards out of Louisville would surge in front.

It was his best round of the week, shooting a 66 with five birdies and no bogeys.

Having a knack for the dramatics, he’d birdie on hole 18 to break the tie and win his first ever Kentucky Open.

“I didn’t check the leaderboard the entire day today until after I hit my 18th tee shot because I’m a pretty aggressive player and I’m trying to make a birdie on every single hole already, but I wanted to check on 18 just to know if I needed to play it somewhat conservative or if I needed to go after it,” Edwards said.

“So, I checked on 18, saw I was tied for the lead, and I was like, ‘Alright, well obviously being tied’s not good enough, so we need one better’.”

The win marked his third career professional victory, and his first since 2023.

It also marked his first action in a year, coming fresh off of recovery for a torn patellar tendon, and he spoke on how this was the perfect way to get back on the scene.

“ Yeah, I knew that it was going to be a tough road getting through that, but it’s definitely made me mentally tougher. That whole process had taught me some patience, gave me a rejuvenation for the game of golf, and, yeah, it’s been great to be back this spring,” Edwards said.

“I didn’t see myself winning this early on a year back, but I couldn’t think of a better event to have won for my first event back, and, yeah, all the tough days of physical therapy and all the pain and soreness is all worth it right now.”