Ryle High School alum Chris Harpum kept his strong summer rolling with a fifth‑place tie at last month’s 113th Kentucky Men’s Amateur. The Belmont University standout shot 5‑under-par 211 at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville. He finished seven shots back of winner Brady Smith, a Simpsonville native.
“I didn’t play too bad,” Harpum said.
Smith plays for Louisville. He flashed his pedigree — two high school state titles, two Kentucky Junior Player of the Year awards — and lit up the second round with a tournament-low 63 en route to a 12-under-par total of 204. He got the better of runner-up Rafe Blankenship from Scottsville. Blankenship, a Western Kentucky golfer, shot 205 following a late charge with scores of 67 on each of the final two days…