Riley Johnson recorded the second-lowest score for UHA at the Region Two Golf Tournament Friday.
A realignment for high school golf regions was among the business approved during the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control meeting Tuesday. Additionally, the Board approved changes in the structure of postseason competition for high school golf teams across the state. The final action in revising the golf regional alignment, as well as state tournament qualifying, completes nearly a full year of review of the manner in which the postseason championships are conducted in the sport.
For teams in the area, here is how the new alignments will lay out:
REGION 1- Ballard Memorial, Caldwell County, Calloway County, Carlisle County, Christian Fellowship, Community Christian (Paducah), Crittenden County, Fulton County, Graves County, Hickman County, Livingston Central, Lyon County, Marshall County, Mayfield, McCracken County, Murray, Paducah Tilghman, St. Mary, Trigg County
REGION 2- Apollo, Breckinridge County, Butler County, Christian County, Daviess County, Dawson Springs, Fort Campbell, Grayson County, Hancock County, Henderson County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic, Trinity (Whitesville), Union County, University Heights, Webster County
REGION 3- Allen County-Scottsville, Barren County, Bowling Green, Caverna, Clinton County, Cumberland County, Edmonson County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Greenwood, Hart County, Logan County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Russellville, South Warren, Todd County Central, Warren Central, Warren East
As for the restructuring of the postseason for high school golf, the following changes were voted to be implemented:
Teams may enter up to five golfers in regional play
The team score in the regional tournament shall be based on the lowest four scores, and those four individuals shall compose the team for state entry
The fifth-place finisher from a team could qualify for the state championship as an individual if qualifying in one of the top four at-large positions
Any team member from the postseason roster may be substituted on a qualifying team in the event of illness or injury prior to the setting of the final pairings for the state championship and not later than midnight Thursday prior to state
In the event that a coach chooses to substitute the fifth golfer from the region team who had qualified for the state tournament as an individual, for one of the first four that originally qualified, that individual qualifying spot would be replaced by the next highest regional finisher from a different school in that region
In the event of disqualification for any reason of a team qualifying member, the remaining individuals remain eligible for individual competition awards, however, the team will not be considered for team finish
In the event that four individuals qualify for the state tournament from the same school but are not the winner or runner-up team, that school would not be eligible for the team championship at the state tournament.
The changes will be effective with the 2019 high school golf season.
