Barbasol Championship is showcase event for Kentucky golfers. See who made the cut.

Since 2018, the Barbasol Championship has been a showcase event for golfers in the commonwealth.

When the Barbasol moved five years ago from Alabama to Champions at Keene Trace in Nicholasville, it became the first regular-season PGA Tour event to be played in Kentucky since the Kentucky Derby Open was held in Louisville from 1957-59.

It also offered a clear opportunity for some of the best golfers with ties to Kentucky to compete at home.

The 2023 edition of the Barbasol was no different.

Eight golfers in the field of 150-plus players hold strong ties to the commonwealth, whether through college golf or hometown roots.

Here’s a look at how each of those golfers fared through two rounds of this year’s Barbasol Championship, including which hometown favorites made the cut.

Matti Schmid

Matti Schmid had quite the start to open this year’s Barbasol, birdieing five of his first six holes to put him at a personal week-low of 5-under par. He then went on to post two bogeys and a double bogey before getting back on track with an eagle and a birdie on holes No. 15 and 17 to finish the first round 4-under par.

The former University of Louisville golfer then posted a 71 (1-under par) for his second round, which was enough (with a score of 5-under par) for Schmid to be the only golfer with Kentucky connections to advance to weekend play.

On the weekend, Schmid posted rounds of 68 (Four-under) and 72 (Even-par) to finish 72 holes at Keene Trace at 9-under par.

Schmid finished the tournament in a tie for 44th.

Robin Sciot-Siegrist

Robin Sciot-Siegrist entered the second round Friday at 3-under par. His first-round showing of 69 included five birdies and two bogeys. He lost some ground in Friday’s round as he shot a 73 (1-over par), posting a pair of birdies and three bogeys to end his 36 holes at 2-under par.

The University of Louisville golf alumnus didn’t advance to weekend play.

Trey Cox

Lexington native and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School graduate Trey Cox teed off Friday morning to a smoother campaign than that of his first round.

He shot 78 (6-over par), including four bogeys and a double bogey, in the first round and 77 (5-over) par, including a trio of birdies, in his second round to finish 11-over par to end his stint in this year’s Barbasol Championship.

Stephen Stallings Jr.

Despite missing the weekend cut, ex-UK men’s golfer Stephen Stallings Jr. made his appearance in this year’s Barbasol Championship a memorable one when he enlisted the help of UK women’s golf star Laney Frye to be his caddie for the week on Frye’s home course.

“I’ve known Laney for a little bit,” Stallings Jr. said. “She comes down and plays at a course in Florida with me over the winter, so I’ve gotten to know her pretty well. We’re pretty good friends, and I didn’t have a caddie this week. And I knew she knew the greens very well, so I figured it would be a good match and it was. Just wish I could’ve played a little bit better for her.”

Stallings Jr.’s first round featured four bogeys and a double bogey and led to a final score of 75 (3-over par).

“Just didn’t play solid golf yesterday,” Stallings Jr. said Friday. “And then I had some demons on some short putts that kind of cost me big time. You just can’t have that going on. I played good enough today to overcome it, but you know, it was a struggle out there.”

The St. Xavier High School (Louisville) and UK alumnus strung together three consecutive birdies on the back nine holes to finish the second round with a 68 (4-under par).

But, the successful run Friday ultimately wasn’t enough to send Stallings Jr. into the weekend.

Josh Teater

Local favorite Josh Teater, an alumnus of both Henry Clay High School (Lexington) and Morehead State golf, returned for another year of the Barbasol and the fans were pleased. Almost nobody in the entire 150-plus player field drew a larger crowd than Teater, who played alongside fellow Kentucky-tied golfers Schmid and Chip McDaniel.

This Barbasol was a historic one for the local favorite though, for the wrong reasons: He missed the cut for the first time since the Barbasol moved to Kentucky in 2018. Teater, who finished his week at even par, said he struggled with putting.

“I didn’t make any putts,” Teater said. “I mean, when you go around here for 36 holes and make, I think, five birdies, it’s not gonna get it done.”

And though Teater didn’t make it to the weekend, the Kentucky native was once again appreciative of the support, and went on to encourage the fans to stick around and enjoy the rest of the tournament.

“That was awesome,” Teater said. “And I didn’t give them what they wanted or even what I wanted, but, you know, I hope they’ll come back after the weekend and support the guys that are playing.”

Jesse Massie

Jesse Massie, who played golf at Trinity High School in Louisville prior to a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky, posted a pair of double bogeys, two bogeys and three birdies to shoot 75 (3-over par) in the first round. In the second round, Massie finished 2-over with a 74 after a trio of birdies, a trio of bogeys and a double bogey.

Massie’s combined 5-over par wasn’t enough to make the cut.

Vince Whaley

Vince Whaley’s second round got off to a strong start with an eagle on the first hole.

He had finished Thursday’s first round with a score of 75 (3-over par) following a difficult front nine holes in which he posted a double bogey and a pair of bogeys. The Lexington native finished the second round at even-par 72 and completed his week at the Barbasol at 3-over.

Chip McDaniel

At the end of May, former Eastern Kentucky men’s golf assistant coach Chip McDaniel was named an assistant coach at UK.

On Monday, McDaniel qualified for this year’s Barbasol. He also attended Clay County High School and was a star golfer himself at UK.

McDaniel ended the first round with a 71 (1-under par) following a pair of birdies to close the day. On Friday, after playing the back nine to begin the second round, McDaniel found himself at 3-under par on the third hole. From that point on, he posted two double bogeys, a birdie and a bogey to finish at 74 (2-over par).

“It was kind of just some crazy stuff,” McDaniel said. “Like, I didn’t drive it good enough all week, and it finally kind of, I kind of got penalized for it there on the last few holes. ... Even the hole I birdied, No. 6, the drive wasn’t good.”

McDaniel said that, though the competitor in him is disappointed, he’s looking forward to what’s next — catching up on recruiting and preparing for the college golf season ahead.

“I’m just happy that the course was great,” McDaniel said. “And I feel like I represented the university and the state the best I could. So yeah, I had a lot of fun this week.”

PGA Barbasol Championship

When: The last of four rounds is Sunday

Where: Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville (Champions Course)

TV: Golf Channel (4-7 p.m.)

Streaming: Peacock

Tickets: Visit BarbasolChampionship.com/Tickets

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