Chattanooga Choo Choo: Follett-Smith Now Leads by Seven

July 26, 2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Benjamin Follett-Smith (USGA/Steven Gibbons photo)

Benjamin Follett-Smith (15-under) has built a seven shot lead at Council Fire

CHATTANOOGA, TN (July 25, 2017) - Recent Mississippi State graduate Benjamin Follett-Smith shot his third straight sub-70 round to take a seven shot lead into the final round of the Chattanooga Choo Choo Invitational at Council Fire Golf Course. Related: Follett-Smith Extends Chattanooga Choo Choo Lead to Four After Round Two Follett-Smith has done exactly what every first-round leader hopes to do--he has added to his lead after every round. After a six-under 66 in round one, he led by one shot over three players. He was able to separate himself in the second round with a second straight 66 to take a four shot lead, and on Wednesday he put together a three-under 69 to get to 15 under par, seven shots ahead of the field. Kansas State golfer Jacob Eklund shot the low round of the day, a six-under 66 that included two eagles, to move into a tie for second at 8 under with Mississippi State's Blake Maum. Maum shot a 69 on Wednesday. Recent Tennessee-Chattanooga graduate Brooks Thomas shot a 66 to move into fourth at 6 under. Mikey Feher (Lipscomb) and Nolan Ray (Tennessee) share fifth at 5 under par. The final round will be played Thursday.

Results: Chattanooga Choo Choo

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Ben Follett-Smith	, Zimbabwe	300	66-66-69-67=268
2	Mikey Feher	Signal Mountain, TN	200	69-71-71-65=276
T3	Brooks Thomas	Chattanooga, TN	100	71-73-66-68=278
T3	Jacob Eklund	Carbondale, IL	100	68-74-66-70=278
5	Nolan Ray	Brentwood, TN	100	71-68-72-69=280

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Chattanooga Choo Choo: Follett-Smith Now Leads by Seven

54-hole stroke play national invitational with a 90- player field and no cut. An 18 hole open qualifier is held prior to the event for non-exempt players.