Ryan Greer wins Tennessee State Mid-Am
OOLTEWAH, TENNESSEE (August 29, 2014) -- Ryan
Greer of Knoxville, TN was in the final pairing of the
2014 Tennessee Mid-Amateur with reigning State
Amateur Champion Tim Jackson of Germantown
and Kevin Watford of Franklin who held a three shot
lead heading into the final round over Jackson and
Greer. Greer came in with confidence after his
blistering 5-under par 67 in Thursday’s
Second Round at The Honors Course and looked
poised to compete as he teed off on Friday.
Greer and Watford would go back and forth
throughout the day. Watford got off to a solid start
with a birdie at the par-5 second hole, but would
make the turn at even-par for the day. Two bogeys
later at ten and eleven and Greer was right on his
back. Greer would make the turn at 1-under par and
came to the seventeenth hole one shot back of
Watford. A birdie at the par-5 seventeenth meant
the two were headed to the eighteenth tied at 4-
under par for the week. A pair of pars at eighteen
led to a playoff at the first hole where Watford had
the misfortune of finding the greenside bunker.
Unable to convert the par putt, Greer had earned
the title of 2014 Tennessee Mid-Amateur Champion.
Jackson, who earlier this year set the record as
the oldest winner of the Tennessee State Amateur at
age 55 -- posted a round of 2-over par. He got into
a three way tie at one point during the final round,
but finished in fifth place behind Craig Smith and
Matt Cooper.
ABOUT THE TENNESSEE MID-
AMATEUR
The State Mid-Amateur Championship, for
players 25 years and older, started in 1988. The
first tournament, conducted at match-play, was won
by Rob Long of Clarksville. He defeated Buzz Fly of
Memphis, 3 and 2. The format was changed to
stroke play in 1992 at The Golf Club of Tennessee.
Germantown’s Jackson (51 years, 6 months,
16 days) became the oldest player to win the
tournament when he won for a record sixth time in
2010 at Spring Creek Ranch. Jackson holds the
most Mid-Amateur Championships at 6, and has the
same number of State Amateur titles.
ABOUT THE GOLF
ASSOCIATION
The Mid-Amateur Championship presented by
Gentleman Jack is one of eighteen (18) state
championships that the Tennessee Golf Association
conducts annually. In 1914, the TGA was organized
at Memphis Country Club as an association of
private clubs. The objective of the Association, as
stated in its Constitution, “shall be to
promote the game of golf in Tennessee.”
From these small origins, the TGA has become an
association which now includes over 200 member
clubs, courses and organizations, comprised of over
32,000 individuals from across the state. For more
information on the TGA, visit us online at tngolf.org/tga.
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ABOUT THE Tennessee Mid-Amateur
Open to amateurs age 25 and older who are
members
of a TGA Club. Qualifying is required for those
who
do
not meet the exemption criteria. Format consists
of
54
holes of stroke play with a cut following the second
round.
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