Tennessee Golf Association

Congratulations to the 2️⃣ Tennesseans who advanced to the Match Play bracket at the 69th US Senior Amater at The Honors Course!

Todd Burgan (Knoxville) won his first match and will play Tuesday in the Round of 32. Steven Mann (Franklin) was defeated in the Round of 64 but represented The Volunteer State exceptionally!

🏆 Get Use-d to it 🏆

Clay Uselton is back in the winner’s circle 21 years after his last win to capture his fourth TGA title and first Senior Amateur Championship! Steady play throughout the tournament had the Tullahoma resident keeping the field at bay to earn him the win at Memphis Country Club!

He reflected on his 50-year TGA career after his win, remembering the first event he played as a 12-year-old in the Junior Amateur at Fox Den.

🔙to🔙to🔙to🔙

Buzz Fly with the unprecedented FOUR-PEAT at the Tennessee Super Senior Amateur Championship. He saved his best for last during a tournament best 71 at Memphis Country Club to climb the leaderboard and capture his 8th TGA Title and 4th straight at this event.

The Memphis native was ecstatic to successfully defend his title for the third-straight time and is probably thinking “why not make it five in a row” next year!

Round 2 is in the 📚

We’re down to the Top 30 seniors in the field and the Top 15 Super Seniors at the Tennessee Senior & Super Senior Amateur Championships at Memphis Country Club.

Tee times begin tomorrow at 8:00 am with a pair of titles on the line!

4️⃣for4️⃣

New Tennessee Women’s Four-Ball Champions in the house! Beth Underhill and Kylie Crouch won the Championship Division while Karin Rader-Carson and Shelly Steel take home top prize in the Senior Division. Thank you to all of our participants in another successful event!

Legen …wait for it… dary!

Jack Ramsey wins the Legends Division at the Tennessee Super Senior Amateur with a two-day total of 163 at Memphis Country Club!

Ramsey, a long-time TGA Board Member, is the second Legends Division champion. The 75+ division was introduced during last year’s Senior Amateur.

🏆All They Do Is Win-Win-Win No Matter What🏆

Spread out among the field at the 2024 Tennessee Senior Amateur are over 100 Tennessee Golf Association titles. Will they add to their already full trophy shelves this week at Memphis Country Club?

Click the link in our bio to see the full leaderboard.

🏅More Medalists🏅

We had 3 co-Medalists at the U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier at who punched their ticket to Manakin-Sabot, Virginia!

Congratulations to Hunter Hawkins (Fort Payne, Ala.), Jerre Maynor Jr. (Brentwood) and Tyler Leroy (Nashville)!

🏅Congratulations to our Co-Medalists at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur qualifier today!🏅

Clarksville-natives Caroline Ludwikowski and Hanley Long tied at 79 to earn their spot in the field at the 37th US Women’s Mid-Amateur!

Long is also a former staff member!

👋Welcome to the team, Tully👋

You may have seen him at the last few tournaments but we wanted to formally introduce the newest member of the TGA team, Tully Gass. He joins us as the new Director of Rules & Competitions after his time as a Tournament Operations Associate for the ! Before then he worked with the in two tournament operations roles: one in amateur championships and another working directly with the 2023 U.S. Open.

We are excited to have him on the team so be sure to say hi next time you see him!

The Mission Continues: Survive & Advance 🫡

Jackson Herrington advances to the Round of 64 with his 2-under total at the 124th Amateur Championship! begins his quest for the Havemeyer Trophy today at 10 am CDT!

Good luck Jackson!

6️⃣ Tennesseans ready to go to WORK

It’s a strong group of golfers representing Tennessee at the 124th U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club this week.

2023 Tennessee Player of the Year Blades Brown
2024 Tennessee Amateur Champion Payne Denman
2023 Tennessee Amateur Champion Jake Hall
2024 Tennessee State Open Champion Jackson Herrington
2024 Tennessee Amateur Runner-Up Cameron Tankersley
2024 Tennessee Four-Ball Champion JJ Zimmer

Good luck this week gentlemen! 🫡

👨🏼‍🦰Generational Talent👦🏼

Spencer Provow will go toe-to-toe with Jake Eickhoff for the 2024 Match Play Championship! Provow won the event in 2007, before his opponent was born! Click the link in our bio to follow along with the championship match!

And then there were 4️⃣

Semifinals are set for the 25th Tennessee Match Play Championship.

Semifinal Match 1:
Keoni Vidrine vs. Spencer Provow - 8:00 am

Semifinal Match 2:
Jake Eickhoff vs. Reece Britt - 8:08 am

🏆The championship bracket has been set🏆

With pool play completed, 16 players have advanced to the bracket play portion of the tournament! The Round of 16 will begin tomorrow morning, with the Quarterfinals matches beginning in the afternoon. Semifinals and Finals will be on Friday, with our Champion crowned Friday afternoon.

Shoutout to our fans on 14!

We had some young fans get autographs (and memories) as players came off hole 14’s green at the 25th Tennessee Match Play Championship.

Easy does it for Molly Hardwick

The Nashville native has earned her spot amongst the top 64 players of the 124th U.S. Women’s Amateur and will compete this afternoon in the round of 64. She will play Huai-Chien Hsu at 12 pm CDT today!

Good luck Molly!!!

Hats off to a hot start at the 2024 Match Play Championship ❌🧢

Some photos from the first two rounds played today at Tennessee Grasslands. Pool play rounds 1 and 2 were played today, and round 3 will be played tomorrow morning to determine the 16 players who will advance to the bracket portion of the championship.

With the 2024 Tennessee Match Play Championship kicking off tomorrow, here are some players in the field to watch for! Pool play begins tomorrow, with the winner of each pool advancing to the bracket portion of the championship.

Click the link in our bio to learn more about this week’s championship!

We've got 3️⃣ Tennesseans teeing it up in Tulsa this week for the 124th U.S. Women's Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club!

Good luck to our 92nd Tennessee Women's Amateur Champion Bella Bugg, as well as our local qualifiers Sophie Christopher and Molly Hardwick!

MOVING 🔛

Congratulations to our two qualifiers today who are headed to the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur. Therese Quinn (Jacksonville, Fla.) earned medalist honors and Susan West (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) was the second qualifier.

Thank you for hosting!

🏆Chelsea’s Chalice🏆

East Aurora, NY’s Chelsea Dantonio captures her first professional win at the 26th Tennessee Women’s Open, emerging from a 3-person playoff victorious.

Congratulations to Chelsea and good luck the rest of the way this season. We will see you next year for the title defense. 🫡

🚂CLOOT CLOOT🚂

Leslie Cloots rolls right to the top of the leaderboard with another solid round of under-par. The field is RIGHT behind her. Should make for an exciting finish tomorrow at Stonehenge Golf Course!

If you’re in the Fairfield Glade area, come join the festivities on the 18th green!

👨‍🎓Students become the teachers👨‍🏫

JJ Zimmer and Sheldon McKnight best their coach Payne Denman and Whit Turnbow 2&1 to become the 2024 Tennessee Four-Ball Champions!

The pair never trailed at any point throughout the championship match, taking down the defending champions while doing so. Congratulations JJ and Sheldon!

Thank you to Bear Trace at Harrison Bay for being such great hosts throughout the week!

Congratulations to our 2024 Tennessee Women’s Senior Open Champion: Cheryl Fox!

The Tiffin, Ohio native took home top honors in the Senior Division to capture the crown at Stonehenge Golf Club.

🔵Battle of the Blue Raiders🔵

Assistant coach Payne Denman and former coach Whit Turnbow will square off against current MTSU golfers JJ Zimmer and Sheldon McKnight for the 2024 Four-Ball Championship!

Follow along by clicking the link in our bio.

🌧️No Raining on their Parade🌧️

Isabella Johnson powers through the midday weather with a 3-under-par first round to hold the solo lead! The rest of the field is hot on her heels as we move to cut day tomorrow.

In the Senior Division, Ohio’s Cheryl Fox holds a two-stroke lead over the field heading into the final round tomorrow morning.

For the full leaderboard, click the link in our bio!

The final 4️⃣!

The semifinals matches at the Tennessee Four-Ball Championship have been set! Whit Turnbow and Payne Denman, looking to defend their title from 2023, will play Keoni Vidrine and Steven Locke in the first match. The second match will feature Sheldon McKnight and JJ Zimmer squaring off against Carson Kammann and Ethan Whitaker.

The winners of each match will play in the afternoon for a chance at the Orvis Milner Trophy and the championship.

Today’s results are available by clicking the link in our bio.

🛡️The Title Defense Continues🛡️

Whit Turnbow and Payne Denman earn the top-seed in the Match Play bracket at the Tennessee Four-Ball Championship. They’ll look to become the first side to repeat as champions at the event since Tennessee Golf Hall of Famers Danny Green & Rob Long 1996-1997!

See the full bracket by clicking the link in our bio.