Hall of Fame
Bruce Oldendick played four seasons of golf at EKU from 1984 to 1987. He enjoyed an outstanding career, leading the Colonels to three straight Ohio Valley Conference team titles from 1984 to 1986. He was chosen as the OVC Golfer of the Year in 1985 and 1986, when he was medalist for those conference tournaments.
Oldendick was also runner up at the 1987 OVC Tournament and was a three-year selection on the All-OVC Tournament team from 1985 to 1987.
After graduation, Oldendick continued to play golf at a high level, winning the Kentucky State Amateur, the Kentucky State 2-Man Amateur, the 1995 and 1997 Pro-President and the 2009 Kentucky Pro-Match Play event. He is the only player to win three consecutive Northern Kentucky Men’s Amateur Championships.
Oldendick has won Kentucky PGA Player of the Year honors four times – including 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, he won eight tournaments – the Kentucky Senior Open, the Kentucky Senior Match Play event, the Kentucky Golf House Classic No. 2, the 2x2 Pro Am, the Titleist and Footjoy Team championships and the Kentucky Senior PGA Championship.
During his golf career beginning at the age of 15, Oldendick has won more than 140 tournaments, has set three course records and has recorded 19 holes in one. At the time of his induction he was serving as the Pro at the Pendleton Hills Country Club.
