Newcomb, Pigg win titles at West Kentucky Open

D.J. Pigg (left) and Patrick Newcomb following their Junior and Pro wins at Drake Creek.
D.J. Pigg (left) and Patrick Newcomb following their Junior and Pro wins at Drake Creek.

LEDBETTER – Patrick Newcomb shot a 3-under 141 (71-70) at the West Kentucky Open at Drake Creek Golf Club to win the Pro Division by one stroke over Clay Hinton of Elizabethtown.

Marshall County senior, D.J. Pigg, won Low Junior Amateur with a two-day total of 157 (80-77), winning the title on the first play-off hole.

Paducah’s Nick Thompson won the Amateur Division shooting a 9-under 135 (67-68), winning by six strokes over Joey Mayo.