A rare slipup for Emma Talley at this week’s Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior in Ashland.

Kendall Martindale of Jefferson City, Tenn., came from three strokes back to win the Girls Division at 9-over-par 219, passing Talley who had led after both the first and second rounds.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior was a 54-hole medal play event held at Bellefonte Country Club. The field featured 90 boys and 30 girls, ages 12-18, from 20 states, Canada and Taiwan. The par-70 course was played at 5,627 yards in the Girls Division.

Martindale was seven strokes behind Talley on Wednesday after the Princeton phenom fired a 2-under-par 68 in the opening round. Refusing to give up, Martindale kept her game steady, chipping away at Talley’s lead over the course of the last two rounds.

“I gained four strokes back on Emma (Thursday) so I knew it could be done again,” Martindale said. “I got an eagle on No. 5 from 140 yards out. If you have a good hole on this course you put it in your pocket and save it for later. The front nine got me ahead of the other girls and I just kept it going on the back.”

Talley and Allison Emrey of Charlotte, N.C., tied for second at 11-over-par 221.

Talley held a five-stroke lead after her opening round 68, which saw her play steady all day with birdies on Nos. 4, 11, 14, and 18.

However, she began to lose ground on Thursday when she carded a 5-over 75.

“I was everywhere on the course, everything was a little off today,” Talley noted afterward. “I made a double bogey on No. 14 and doubles are hard to make up. I’ve played well the last four weeks now and hopefully I can stay on that train.”

However, Talley came back on Friday and shot 8-over 78, allowing Martindale to pass her with a final round 73.

• Princeton’s Roy Boisture made a run to the semifinals of the Kentucky Senior Golf Association Match Play Championship this week at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club in Louisville.

Boisture beat Rick Smith of Winchester 4 and 3 on Tuesday, then upended Beaver Simpson of Bowling Green 2 and 1 on Wednesday.

However, Boisture lost to eventual champion Rick Cain of Shelbyville 3 and 1 in the semifinals on Thursday.

Cain went on to claim his record fourth KSGA Match Play Championship (2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009). His 5 and 3 victory over Happy Rakestraw of Somerset will vault him into the lead for the 2009 KSGA Player of the Year.

Boisture qualified for the Match Play Championship by shooting a 73 Monday at the Persimmon Ridge Golf Club.

Boisture won the qualifier by one shot over Cain and was two shots ahead of Allen Fugate and Mark Phillips.

• Daniel and Will Taylor have played in several area events this week on the KGA-PGA Pepsi Junior Golf Tour.

Daniel placed second in the Boys 13-14 Division at the Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club on Thursday, carding an 82. Will shot a 54 for nine holes and finished seventh in the Boys 10-and-under Division.

On Wednesday, Daniel shot an 84 and placed sixth in his division at Boots Randolph Golf Course near Cadiz. Will tied for fifth in his age group with a 57.

The youngsters played at the Madisonville Country Club on Tuesday. Daniel was third with a 50 for 12 holes. Will placed fourth by carding a 53.

In action Monday at Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter, Daniel finished tied for fourth with an 81 while Will was third with a 49.