August 2013
Priceless
Irving Rosenbloom’s Collection of Past Badges
In This Issue: Web.com, Knoxville Open
Ask Chuck
Jordan Spieth
Publisher’s Note
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I promised myself I wouldn't complain about the heat as long as the rain stopped. Well, I may have spoken too soon. I couldn't (and didn’t) anticipate 100 degree heat with 80% humidity. So, here I am complaining about the weather while sitting on the front porch of my house watching my grass die in front of me. As the summer moves along, most of us are back from vacation and settling into the daily grind. Kids are getting ready for school to start back up this month, and moms and dads are ready to have their freedom back! All I can ask you is to find time to support your local golf course. They went through a tough first half of the golf season with rain outs and such and could use some extra “umph” to get help sustain them.
Table Of Contents : Page 3 / Hole-in-One Club & Course to Cocktails Page 4 / Ask Chuck Page 5 / Know the Game! Page 6 & 7 / Knox County Champion Page 8 & 9 / The Knoxville New Sentinel Open Page 10 / Knoxville City Championship Page 11 / Patriot Hills Scottish Lowball Page 12 / Golfing Through the Generations Page 13 / Who is Jordan Spieth? Page 14 / Ya Know Wut Elts Makes Me Sic? Page 15 / State PGA Classic Page 16 / Calendar of Events
In this issue, we talk Knoxville News Sentinel Open histor y and current status. Ask Chuck brings up a ver y important question of how to take your game from the driving range to the course, and No Fakin' entertains us with another rant! Make sure to support our advertisers; they are what make this whole publication possible. Also, send in your comments and questions, stor y suggestions, hole-in-ones or double eagles and we'll get them in the magazine. Chuck is looking for some more questions, so send them in. If you'd like to write for Sound Off, send an email and we'll let you know the topic. Enjoy the Knoxville Open and stay safe. Michael Goldsborough
Contributors : Writers : Glenn Makin Chuck Cavalaris Daniel Norman Michael Goldsborough Matt Cost Designers : Michael Goldsborough Justin Hudson Advertiser Index : GearUp Knoxville - pg. 3 Jason Elcan, Capital Financial Group - pg. 5 Three Ridges Golf Course - pg. 7 Winston Eye and Vision Center - pg. 11 The Golf News - pg. 13 Kevin Rodabaugh, MET Life - pg. 15 Phil Cobble Fine Homes and Land - pg. 16 The Real Estate Book - pg. 16
Hole-in-One / Double Eagle Club If you have scored a hole-in-one in the past month or know of a friend you witnessed have a hole-in-one, contact us at golfnewstn@gmail. com. Send a photo if available to be featured for Hole-in-One?Double Eagle Club.
Mark Atkins- June 22nd, Patriot Hills, #7 131-yard, Gap Wedge. Chuck Cavalaris made an eagle at Mark was playing in the Patriot Pine Lakes on No. 12 with a lob Hills Scottish Lowball and had just wedge from 65 yards. eagled the previous hole.
Mark Ostby- June 10th, Dead Horse Lake, #11 128-yard, Wedge. Mark was playing in the weekly lowball game and won the carry-over pot worth over a $1,000.
Course to Cocktails - It’s Football Time in Tennessee As a guy in Knoxville, being fashionable isn't difficult. We don't have to think much about our wardrobe or what we wear day in/day out. It's one of many benefits to living in an unpretentious city.
wives, girlfriends, and family won- Why? dering if we have anything else in I guess that the power of associaour closet. I mean, you can wear tion with looking like Phil Fulmer your TN orange logo-ed golf shirt and John Chavis is, well, powerful. to a rehearsal dinner right? Just like So here's the fix this year: buy the you would wear it to your nephews golf shirt for golf, but splurge on a However, most Knoxvillians do graduation dinner at The Copper shirt that looks good at Neyland, think about one article of clothing Suttree's, or Bearden Beer Market. they buy: the orange shirt for foot- Cellar. ball season. To guys, clothing isn't Worry about performance, cheap, especially when only worn 13 – 14 times in the fall, so the decinot your gear. sion can be nerve-racking. To lessen the blow of paying too much for a shirt that will get worn at most, 14 times, we end up buying a shirt we can wear on any given weekend. Of course, you got it, we buy a golf shirt. They are durable, comfortable, collared (fancy right?), and usually dry fit (not so fancy.) Unfortunately, this leaves our
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Ask Chuck - From Range Pro to Course Hack, Why? BY CHUCK CAVALARIS Dear Chuck: I had been playing very well recently and was excited to receive an invitation to play with a foursome at Three Ridges with my friend and his boss. I hit the ball better than ever on the driving range, everything was pure, and the shot shape was just as I envisioned. We teed it up on the course, and I made a routine par at No. 1. Then the strangest thing happened, my game fell apart! I have grown accustomed to beating my friend, but even he said he had never seen me hit the ball so poorly. - Chris, Lenoir City Well, Chris, you’re not alone. It’s sort of like New York Yankees great Yogi Berra once said: “Golf is 90 percent mental, and the other 20 percent is between your ears!” It sounds like your problem was as much mental as anything. The same thing happened to me a few years ago at a media tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It can be downright embarrassing to go from being a reasonably proficient 12-handicapper to someone that has no chance of breaking 90. Similarly, the other day on the putting green at Pine Lakes, I made everything inside 10 feet. Then I got on the golf course and promptly missed back-to-back short par putts. After that, I didn’t make a thing all day. The lesson we need to learn is easier said than done: Do not let one bad shot -- or one negative outcome -- lead to another. But why does that always seem to happen? It’s just a guess, but you might have been trying too hard. Instead of raising a white flag, you should have checked with PGA professional Mark Brown. He has a keen eye for even the slightest swing flaw and it usually goes back to fundamentals that include grip, alignment, ball position, stance, and the first movement with the club. It’s like, “OK,
what am I doing wrong here?” Did you have the same routine -- like all great free throw shooters -- or did you vary? Here’s another thing: You have this huge field with flag sticks randomly placed. It’s like standing at the foot of a bed and trying to hit the comforter with a penny. You can’t miss it. Well, on the golf course it is more like trying to toss that penny into a coffee cup. Suddenly, the slight draw or gentle fade is replaced by a duck hook or bananna slice. It’s no wonder that golf is a four-letter word. Here are a few tips that might help: * The older I get, the more I realize there’s a time to practice and a time to play. Some people have to hit a bucket of balls and that’s best for them. It really helps me to devote at least 10 minutes to stretching and swinging a couple of clubs to warm up. * Don’t think of it as a driving range. It really is a practice ground. So, why do so many people reach for the driver and start flailing away? * If you are going to practice, have a plan and don’t get in a hurry. Have a specific part of your game to try and improve. If you can’t hit it a mile, you need to hit it reasonably straight and accurate. * The late great Tiny Seay taught me the most important club in the bag is the 7-iron. Many par-4s are designed to give
a player a 150-yard approach shot. Shot makers of the past knew how to hit a 100yard shot with a 7-iron. It also can be used for an assortment of pitch and run shots. So, why not try and become the best 7-iron player you possibly can be? * Focus on small targets. If you have a problem taking your “A game” from the practice ground to the golf course, this could be the culprit. * Keep the same pre-shot routine on every swing. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Jason Dufner waggle, or the Tiger Woods growl. Fuzzy Zoeller said he likes to start with a wedge and warm up with the odd numbered irons one day and the even numbered irons the next. * If you really want to improve, you should devote more time to core exercises and improved flexibility. * And of course, think about having a few lessons with a club pro. They can see things that you never knew you did, they can also provide suggestions that can fix all sorts of issues from mental to mechanical. The key words are consistency, tempo and -- most of all -- have fun. Send questions or comments to cavgolfer@aol.com. If you are having trouble on the golf course, contact a local PGA professional.
Know the Game! Terminology BY ALEX HUNT, PGA
While many of us have been playing golf for several years, we may not correctly learn common or uncommon golf terms and their meanings. The USGA and the Rules of Golf do a great job at the beginning of the rule book explaining specific terminology that is used throughout the book. Here are a few golf terms that could be used in-correctly amongst your golf group: Forms of Stroke Play: Foursome- A competition in which two competitors play as partners and play one ball. Fourball- A competition in which two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole.
Outside Agency:
Nearest Point of Relief: The nearest point of relief is the reference point for taking relief without penalty. (exs: Immovable obstruction, cart path relief, or wrong putting green) It is the point on the course nearest to where the ball lies: That is NOT nearer the hole, and where, if the ball were so positioned, no interface by the condition from which relief is sought would exist for the stroke the player would have made from the original position if the condition were not there. NOTE: Player must use club intended to be used to make the stroke to help determine nearest point of relief as to simulate the address position and direction of play and swing.
In match play, an outside agency is any agency other than either the player’s or opponent’s side, any caddie, any ball played at the hole being played, or any equipment. In stroke play, an outside agency is any agency other than the competitor’s side, any caddie of the side, any ball played by the side at the hole being played, or any equipment of the side. An observer is considered an outside agency. Rub of the Green: Rub of the Green occurs when a ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by any outside agency. Alex is the Pro at Dead Horse Lake Golf Course. (865) 693-5270
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Craig Reaser - Knox County Champion BY GLENN MAKIN
didn’t play well on Sunday,” Reaser stated. He finished runner-up to his former teammate at LMU, Josh Collins. This year he was tied with Hawkins at 3-under going into the final round. Reaser went one-down after the second hole, but continued making pars until Hawkins gave way to a couple bogies, including the 9th hole, which became the winning hole for Reaser. “After the first rain delay, I was still leading on the 13th hole when the second downpour came, so I didn’t give up the lead.” And continued, “That made me feel better about the win knowing it wasn’t the shortened tournament that helped me win.”
Winner, Craig Reaser Fresh from the NGA Tour event at Three Ridges, 120 players signed to play in the Knox County Amateur to battle the difficult pro-style conditions and fellow competitors.
While Reaser and Hawkins were battling in the lead group, Froning was making a move of his own from three-down. Froning made three birdies to find himself in a tie for the lead, but like Hawkins, he also bogied the 9th hole. Another LMU Alumi Jamie Chapman from London, England finished 4th. The First Flight (Championship B) was won by Preston Tucker, 81-
Brad Hawkins 35, 3-shots up on Austin Collins, who posted rounds of 81-38. Chris Smith, Nick Hodge, and Tony Wallace followed. The Second Flight (with 36 holes completed) was won by Mark Atkins with scores of 84-76, one shot better than Scott Robinson at 85-76. Followed by Dustin Strange, 85-82, and Ryan Settle, 88-79. The Third Flight has co-winners at Steve Marshall and Scott Brewer finished, 89-83 and 90-82, respectively. Ron May was 3rd with Jeff Winterberger 4th.
The tournament became an LMU finale as three of the top four places were held by current and former players from Lincoln Memorial University. Craig Reaser, current Golf News Player of the Year, finished one-shot up on Brad Hawkins, sophomore at Walter State, and Conner Froning, a Sophomore at LMU, to win his first County Title. Reaser had a reason to stay focused and play the course rather than his fellow competitors. “Last year I led after the first round and then really
John Thomas with Mark Brown (senior winner)
In the Senior Division, John “JT� Thomas, 71-75, continued his winning ways with a 3-shot margin over Rex Scarbrough, 77-72. Rick Mixon, 75-74, and Randy England, 72-77, all tied for 2nd. Mike Smith finished 5th. In the Traditional Friday ShootOut, named in memory of Tim Tramel, 10 former County Champions and/or 2-Man Champions teed-itup in a single elimination game. The Seniors prevailed for the second straight year against the young Champions with Glenn Makin of the Golf News of Tennessee winning a chip-off on the 9th hole to win his first shoot-out. The masterful work by Superintendant, Kevin Lewis, and Head Pro/ General Manager, Mark Brown, made this years Knox County one of the finest ever. Three Ridges earned respect as one of the most challenging in the area.
Glenn Makin
Rosenbloom Grows Into Vital Volunteer That Has Worked All 24 Knoxville Opens BY CHUCK CAVALARIS Irving Rosenbloom is a volunteer in every sense of the word. From his email address (volgrad1), to being a part of all 23 Knoxville News-Sentinel Open golf tournaments presented by Pilot, he is grateful for the experience. “Good memories - I have a lot of good memories,” Rosenbloom said. “It is a like a family reunion you look forward to every year.” While others have come and gone, Rosenbloom has been solid as a rock. His sense of humor has helped make the long days and tournament weeks pass as quickly as possible. It figures to be another memorable time when the 24th annual event on the Web.com Tour visits Fox Den Country Club on Aug. 15-18. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Tennessee Valley. The defending champion is Darron Stiles, who received the $90,000 winner’s check and orange blazer under a scourchingly hot sun last August. Stiles, a cancer survivor, also won the 2002 event. (If someone has an extra thousand dollars, it might come in handy because the 2013 champion will receive $99,000 from the $550,000 purse.) Local sponsors and the PGA Tour will bring another professional sporting event to Knoxville that has a multi-million dollar economic impact. It has been a long and challenging road from the creation of the Ben Hogan Tour in 1990, to stints as the Nike, Buy. com, and Nationwide tours. The location has moved from Willow Creek (1990-94), to Three Ridges (1995-98), and now Fox Den (since 1999).
Irving Rosenbloom Knoxville’s championship committee is regarded as the role model for excellence on the developmental tour. There’s no doubt it has been a labor of love for Rosenbloom and many others. “There’s always something for someone to do -- I can promise you that,” said Rosenbloom, who is a life insurance executive. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s a few hours, a couple of days, or the whole week. This is something that’s definitely worth getting involved with. It has a way of becoming a part of you.” Rosenbloom made his first connection with the inaugural Knoxville Open in 1990 as a tournament volunteer. He was going to do it again the following year, but his house guest and tour pro, Frank Conner, had other plans.
The conversation went something like this: “You are going to caddie for me,” Conner said. “No, I am not,” Rosenbloom said. “Yes, you are.” “No, I am not.” Guess who caddied when Conner went on to with the 1991 event? Rosenbloom. (To this day, Conner and Ellsworth Vines are the only men to play in the U.S. Open in both golf and tennis. Conner tied for sixth in the 1981 U.S. Open golf tournament.) “Frank is a great guy, and it was an awesome experience just to be a small part of,” Rosenbloom said. “It’s sort of like, `Did we really just win this thing?’ Wow, that was very cool!” Rosenbloom, a huge UT fan, has risen through the volunteer ranks and shares
some extremely important duties with Phil Mason. Their umbrella covers everything from the parking lot, security, course operations, and, perhaps most importantly, course evacuation in case of severe weather. Hopefully, nothing will match the afternoon thunderstorm that rumbled across Three Ridges Golf Course in 1995. Numerous trees or limbs were on the ground, the bunkers became small ponds, and the course was unplayable. Thank goodness the old Knox County Penal Farm was just across the road. “Some of the prisoners got out of jail and helped clean the place up,” Rosenbloom said. “It was great. They had been helping repair divots after play anyway. But now it looked like a disaster zone. It was like, `Here’s a cigarette and a beer, and let’s get to work.’ “We somehow got it done, and at about 9:30 at night realized that Outback Steakhouse had some food left over,” Rosenbloiom said, laughing, “We didn’t have any knives or forks, so we sat around and ate steaks with our fingers and laughed about what a great night it was. I mean, it doesn’t get much better than that for someone that has to go back to jail.” Although he will only talk about many of the stories off the record, Rosenbloom is still laughing. It is a unique insight into tournament history and comical reflections. “It takes a lot of people and a lot of hard work to pull this off every year,” Rosenbloom said. Whether someone is a first-time volunteer or a long-time staff manager, it doesn’t really matter. Everyone pitches in, and everyone pitches in together. That’s how the job gets done, day after day, and year after year. There are about 170 volunteers signed up, and more than 200 are needed with 300 being an ideal number.
Some jobs are available to sit in air conditioned comfort, and some require walking the 18-hole course in the morning or afternoon with a digital device or 15-pound sign. It’s tougher this year because the tournament is a couple of weeks earlier, and up to 60 UT Sport Management students will not be available, nor will several UT football players. “Muscle -- there’s nothing like muscle,” Rosenbloom said. VOLUNTEER ALERT: Tournament week begins on Sunday, Aug. 11 with the Food City Kid’s Clinic at 3 p.m. Volunteer orientation is Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. For more information, contact tournament director Patrick Nichol at 904910-2690 or pnichol@tourvisionpromotions.com. KNOXVILLE OPEN CHAMPIONS At Willow Creek 1990: Jeff Maggert 1991: Frank Conner 1992: Brian Henninger 1993: Tim Conley 1994: Vic Wilk At Three Ridges 1995: Tom Scherrer 1996: Eric Johnson 1997: Dave Rummells 1998 Robin Freeman At Fox Den 1999: Jeff Gove 2000: J.J. Henry 2001: Heath Slocum 2002: Darron Stiles 2003: Vaughan Taylor 2004: Hunter Haas 2005: Kim Felton 2006: Hunter Haas 2007: Chez Reavie 2008: Jarrod Lyle 2009: Kim Johnson 2010: Chris Kirk 2011: Kirk Triplett 2012: Darron Stiles -- Compiled by Chuck Cavalaris
23 Years of badges Irving has earned
Matt King Captures the 84th Annual Knoxville City Championship BY GLENN MAKIN Deeply rooted in tradition, Whittle Springs Golf Course proved once again as the toughest 5,600 yards in East Tennessee. Matt King of Knoxville holds three County Titles at Three Ridges, but the City had always eluded him until this year. King, 27, has matured in his approach to the game. “I’ve played the tournament maybe five or six times, and attacking every hole has not worked for me,” said King. “I hit a lot of 3-woods and hybrids off the tee trying to get to 70-yards or so, where I had comfortable shots into the greens.”
Staying with his game plan paid off as former champ Eric Kennedy had the upper-hand with experience at Whittles. “It was a tough day for me, I just really couldn’t get anything going,” said Kennedy. He added, “The double I made on number four really put me in a comeback mode. The additional bogies on number six and seven really added to my struggle.” With four to play Kennedy had narrowed the gap to 2-shots, but number 16 belonged to King. Kennedy was just outside King and narrowly missed his birdie putt. King, taking advantage of seeing the line from Kennedy’s putt, made his birdie.
Results:
Championship Flight 1 Matt King 64 68 66 68 -14 2 Eric Kennedy 65 65 69 72 -9 On 17 Kennedy 3 Jamey Chapman 67 67 72 70 -4 hit his tee shot way 4 Tyler Lane 71 69 67 71 -2 right and made dou- 5 Tyler Davis 71 68 68 72 -1 ble to go down by 5-shots,. King with a smart play to make par on 18, sealed his win.
Matt Brown won the Championship B as the leaders fell off the mark, and he stayed ahead of the charging Blake Bivens who posted a 68 for the day to come within 2-shots and tie for second with Rafael Jackson.
Winner, Matt King
Matt Brown
Mike Jenkins won the Senior Division coming from 6-down to win by 2-shots.
Championship B | 1 Matt Brown 75 72 70 74 +11 2 Rafael Jackson 72 77 71 73 +13 2 Blake Bivens 76 72 77 68 +13 Open First Flight 1 Bryan Langley 71 71 66 64 -8 2 Patrick Clapp 69 69 72 72 +3 3 Mike Crowder Jr 71 70 75 72 +8 Second Flight 1 Glen Huskisson 73 78 73 72 +16 2 Andy Perkey 72 80 75 78 +25 3 Bill Weaver 74 80 77 76 +27 Third Flight 1 Jake Hall 80 86 73 75 +34 2 Chad Romines 81 83 73 84 +41 3 Derrek England 85 79 80 82 +46 Senior Flight 1 Mike Jenkins 74 71 80 69 +14 2 David Dooley 72 75 76 77 +20 3 Bobby Lewis 77 77 74 76 24
Holt & Franklin Win Patriot Hills Scottish Lowball BY GLENN MAKIN
Michael Holt and Mark Franklin have a long record of battling for the title in Lakeway Area tournaments. The final round of the Patriot Hills 2-man Scottish Lowball was no exception. The battle was a see-saw match with a team they have challenged in previous years. Eric Miller and Mark Ostby took the lead on the 13th hole with a birdie and then added another stroke advantage with an eagle on the 14th hole. At that point, it appeared the neutral gear would help them stay in the lead, but Holt and Franklin didn’t panic. They birdied the 15th to pull within one shot. Then, they watched as Miller and Ostby bogied the 16th from 20-yards off the green to bring the match tied again. On the 18th, Holt and Franklin ea-
Winners, Michael Holt & Mark Franklin gled, while Miller and Ostby parred the hole to lose by 2-shots.
ter from the back tees than from the middle tees.
Back in the field, Michael Markiewicz and Craig Reasor posted the medal round of the day. With an 11-under round, they passed 10 teams in front of them to land in a tie for 2nd place. This was an amazing feat ending with an eagle putt by Markiewicz scoring 3-shots bet-
In the First Flight, it was a 2-shot margin for the father/son team of Bryan Kendrick and recent state fourball runner-up, Bryce Kendrick, over Sexton and Esch. The shot heard ‘round the course was made on Saturday as Mark Atkins scored an ace on the 7th hole with a sandwedge from 129-yard downhill to a pin tucked to the front of the green. The Second Flight finished with eight teams within 2-shots of the winning team of Christian & Coen. Both players new to the area yet now call Sevierville Golf Club their home. Three teams tied for 2nd. The Third Flight was a tie between Thompson and Thompson and Shuff and Shipley as both teams matched scores of 69-65 followed by three teams one-shot back tied for 3rd. Harmon and Tillison took the Fourth Flight by one-shot over Woody and Reid. The course was in fantastic condition with pure greens, and Carol in the snack bar served up some special BBQ on Saturday.
Golfing Through the Generations BY DANIEL NORMAN I took up golf so that I could “hang” with dad in two ways: to spend quality time and to beat his score occasionally. After practicing many hours on the range, discovering the book How to Master a Great Golf Swing, and a playing lots of golf, I am proud to say that I can hang. Getting to play with dad is great, but golf becomes even more fun when you can compete with your best friend and his dad. Luckily, my best friend from college and our dads have similar handicaps. We meet once a year in Crossville, TN. This year we played the Heatherhurst courses, which were too hokey for my taste. We also played Stonehenge, which was plush as always. It is a great course. After three rounds, I was leading the group by several strokes. Our final round was scheduled at Bear Trace, my favorite course bar none. I don't love the course because I always play well there. In fact, I have never scored low there by my standards, but the previous three rounds that weekend were my lowest combined score of any three rounds I had ever played. I was so excited
because I was ready to post my best score ever at my favorite course.
on the first tee ball, every thing was just a little off.
I woke up the morning of our round ready play. I hit great on the practice range and on the practice green. As I stepped up to my first tee shot, I felt great. My swing felt great, but my first drive was “off ”. It hit the fairway, but it wasn't pure. Then, my approach shot was a little funky. Everything felt fine, but I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong. As I made contact with the ball and followed through on some shots, I would think to myself, “That was perfect; this is the shot that is going to get my round going.” But just like
The reason I love Bear Trace is that it is extremely difficult and scoreable. If you play well, you can go low, but if you are “off ”, you can go really high. It's a roller coaster ride. Some courses you can go out and shoot your score no matter what. Not at Bear Trace. So that day I shot 12 strokes higher than average in the group and went from first to last. The crazy thing is that both sons and fathers ended four rounds of golf within a couple of strokes of each other. I can't wait till next year!
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Spieth, Youngest to win on PGA Tour since ‘31 BY MICHAEL GOLDSBOROUGH
Spieth has won tournaments before. Heck, he won three events in his freshman year at Texas, helping to lead the team to a NCAA title. In 2012 he finished tied for 21st and took over as #1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. This kid (and yes, at 19 years old, I can call him a kid) is used to winning, but he had never won like he won on Sunday.
Born July 27th, 1993 in Dallas, Texas, this 6' 1” college student turned pro in 2012 on nothing more then hope and a few sponsor exemptions. He is the ultimate example of following your dreams and betting the farm on your own success. Making 11 of 15 cuts before his win at the John Deere Classic, people started paying attention. Instead of working his way up the ranks through Q-school or the Web.com money list, he gambled big on using his exemptions to make it the unconventional (and highly unlikely) way, by winning. Even at when he was just 16 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, he showed he had the guts, the skill, and the mental toughness it takes to compete between the ropes.
his lucky, flag ringing hole out from the bunker, to his wise-beyond-his-years decision to play a low punch on the last hole of the playoff, he turned his luck into an opportunity.
Now that leads us to his win at the John Deere Classic. I am sure you know the phrase, “Sometimes, it's better to be lucky then good.” Well, Jordan Spieth was both that Sunday evening. From
At 19, my biggest concern was what I was doing on Friday night. Congratulations to Jordan for doing what so many of us wish we could. Here is to a great career and many wins in his future.
Let's quickly examine all the benefits of winning a PGA Tour event: granted a 2 year PGA Tour membership, entrance into the Open Championship, the Masters, and the PGA Championship, eligible to participate in the FedEx Cup, of which he is begins ranked at #11, a 59th ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking, and, finally, doors wide open when it comes to sponsors and sponsorship dollars.
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was young I use to hit the ball a long way like you do.” I’m a regular at tellin’ the young fellers those things now. One minor little detail that I have to confess: I never hit the ball as far as these young fellers do now-a-days. In fact, nobody hit the ball as far as these young fellers do. Those club technology geeks really helped us old guys keep some of our distance, but the affect is it also helps the young guys hit it further. So when you see me on the senior tees, shut your pie hole with the old man jokes, I’m not in the mood. Keep swingin’ hard in case you hit it and hold your gut in for pictures, if ya still can.
The Williams Creek Golf Course is an 18-hole, Tom Fazio designed Par 3 championship golf course located one mile east of downtown, Knoxville. This challenging layout offers three sets of tee boxes with holes ranging from 85 to 245 yards; large, fast, undulating bent grass greens; and 98 acres of natural rolling terrain filled with creeks, lakes, natural areas, and an abundance of wildlife. The facility is complete with a clubhouse, full driving range, short game facility, and putting green.
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• July 6th: Night Golf with cookout before playing. (Glow golf event) Dinner at 8 PM, tee off at 9 PM • July 22nd: Monday After the British Open at 4:30 • August 3rd: Beans & Greens Invitational • August 12th: Monday After the PGA Championship at 4:30
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2351 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville TN 37915865.546.5828 www.williamscreekgolfcourse.com
Lucas Tabor Captures Lincoln Sports Grille State PGA Classic BY GLENN MAKIN With a co-lead after the first round at 5-under (67), Lucas Tabor pars the 9th and last hole in the rain shortened Lincoln Classic at Oak Ridge Country Club to defeat Lee Maxwell thinking the tournament was his. However, Jeff Golliher who started the day one-back posted a 4-under on the 9-holes to tie Tabor.
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With a playoff in the works, Tabor hit a booming drive on the first hole to sit at 111 yards out, while Golliher lay at 175 yards out. It is not unusual for Golliher to be hitting first with an approach as his expertise has always been the middle game. Golliher sent his approach shot right of the green while Tabor was 12-feet. Golliher missed an 8-foot par putt while Tabor had a tap in for par to claim the title.
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“Feels good to be back in the winners circle,” said Tabor, after a long layoff from the minitour circuit from health issues. With his amateur status back he has putting in Winner, Lucas Tabor lots of practice after work and totals of 103. Walt Chapman, Rafe has improved in Corder, Audie Johnson, and Chris several amateur Dibble tied for 7th overall and events this year. 3rd in the Pro division at 104. Maxwell finJohn Thomas and Mike Freels ished 3rd, onetied after the 27 holes, and Thomshot back, with as won the playoff to hold the SeRay Morton 4th nior Title. Both shot 104 scores. at two-back. Mike Pope was 3rd at 106 with Low pro and Bryn Rodgers at 107 for 4th. Jack 5th overall went Oliver was 5th overall but 1st as to Glenn Hud- low Senior Pro, followed by Rich son and Loren Spraker 9th overall and 2nd in the Personett with Senior Pro.
Calendar of Events
July 27 - 28 Millstone 2-Man Scramble July 27-28 Lakeside 2-Man Scramble
July 29 Rarity Bay 2013 PRO-AM SERIES Aug 3-4 Anderson County Amateur Event Aug 3-4 Dandridge 2-Man Senior Scramble Aug 5 Ruggles Ferry GC 2013 PRO-AM SERIES Aug 10-11 Knox County 2-Man Scramble Three Ridges Aug 12 Sevierville (River) 2013 PRO-AM SERIES Aug 12-18 Web.com News Sentinel Open week at Fox Den Country Club. Aug 19 Tennessee National 2013 PRO-AM SERIES Aug 21-24 TGA Senior Four-Ball Championship at Tennessee National Aug 25 Stonehenge GC 2013 PRO-AM SERIES Aug 24-25 Patriot Hills 3-Man Scramble Sept 7-8 Patriot Hills Guys & Dolls Sept 28-29 Green Meadow Invitational Amateur Event
News and Notes Web.com News Sentinel Open Qualifier. Chance for players to qualify to play in the News Sentinel Open! Date is August 12th. Qualifying sites are Tennessee National and Willow Creek. The 5th Annual Andy Wilson Memorial Tournament will be held at Three Ridges on Saturday August 3rd. The tournament has many supporters and volunteers helping to make it successful in raising money for a scholarship in his name dedicated to the athletes at Carter High School. You may contact Roger Wilson at 659-0035, Gary Whitakr 679-1022, Adam Mitchell 388-5016, John Clift 406-9381 or Tim Laycock 659-7904. Excellent prizes in morning and afternoon groups. Junior Clinics and Camps at Beverly Park Golf Course throughout the summer. www.KnoxvilleGolf.org to find out more. Ages 4-17. The First Tee Summer session will be in full swing, but look for the fall schedule to be posted www.KnoxvilleGolf.org for more. News Sentinel Open Junior Skills Challenge Ages 6-17 FREE Chip Putt & Pitch Qualifiers: July 27 at Beverly Park GC, 9am Finals: Fox Den during Web.com event August 11 www.KnoxvilleGolf.org to register. See the calendar in this issue for dates and details. If you know of an event being held please report it and/or send flyer with information to golfnewstn@gmail.com.