Final Round Recap:
Danny Green of Jackson won the 42nd Annual Tennessee Senior Amateur Championship Friday at Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough, TN by a single stoke over Tim Dinwiddie of Afton. Green and Dinwiddie were co-leaders after round one of the championship and remained atop throughout. The two came into the day at 5-under par for the championship and it was a close race all day. Both men struggled on the opening nine with Green going out at 4-over par for the round and Dinwiddie at three. Each man would turn it around and after fourteen holes Dinwiddie was back to 4-under par for the championship while Green sat two back. As Dinwiddie made pars at fifteen and sixteen, Green decided to throw in a couple of birdies to tie at 4-under par. After both men made par at the seventeenth, the final hole would decide the championship. Off the tee Green found the fairway and hit his approach shot to twenty feet in the center of the green. Dinwiddie unfortunately found a left fairway bunker and punched out short of the green. Playing his chip to about fifteen feet, Dinwiddie was left with a par putt to send it to a playoff, but it wasn’t meant to be. Green two-putted for his par to shoot 73 and claim the title of Tennessee Senior Amateur Champion.
In the Super Senior Division Ronnie Law lead wire to wire throughout the week. After his opening round of 2-under par 70, and a solid 1-under par 71 on day two, Law came into the final round with a five shot cushion over Mike Nixon. Nixon would challenge for the victory going out in 1-under par 35 to put the pressure on Law. Law would stumble early with a front side 40, but after Nixon’s double-bogey at the par-5 tenth Law was able to find a groove and play consistent golf on in. A 1-over par 37 on the back was all it took to grasp victory by two shots and claim the title of Tennessee Super Senior Amateur Champion.
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Day 2 Recap:
Danny Green of Jackson and Tim Dinwiddie of Afton continued to hold down the lead Thursday after round two of the 42nd Annual Tennessee Senior Amateur Championship. Neither player could improve upon their impressive first round scores of 5-under par 67 and both would shoot rounds of even-par 72 to remain at 5-under par. Buzz Fly made a move into Friday’s final group with his score of 3-under par 69. His 143 total places him four shots behind the co-leaders and in a great position for Friday’s final round.
In the Super Senior Division, Ronnie Law of Chattanooga followed up his first round 2-under par 70 with a 1-under par 71 to hold a 3-under par 141 total and increased his lead over Mike Nixon by five strokes. Nixon is three shots ahead of fellow final round playing partner Ron Kilgore.
Blackthorn Club of Jonesborough, TN is the site of the 42nd Annual Tennessee Senior Amateur Championship.
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Day 1 Recap:
Danny Green of Jackson and Tim Dinwiddie of Afton share the lead after round one of the 42nd Annual Tennessee Senior Amateur Championship. Their scores of 5-under par 67 put them four shots ahead of the nearest competitor, 2012 TN Senior Match-Play Champion, Larry Dupree. After an early stumble at the second hole, Green went on a birdie streak with birdies at four, five, and eight. A bogey at the difficult ninth hole and Green was out in 1-under 35. Once making the turn it was all business and Green made birdies at ten, twelve, thirteen, and eighteen to cap off his round of 35-32-67. Dinwiddie got off to a hot start and never relinquished. A birdie at the opening hole set the pace and Dinwiddie would make four more at seven, eight, fourteen, and seventeen. A bogey free round looks very good on the scorecard and Dinwiddie has a lot to feel good about.
In the Super Senior Division, Ronnie Law of Chattanooga posted a 2-under par 70 to place him three strokes ahead Mike Nixon and Ron Kilgore. Law looked solid early making par after par. Birdies at the seventh and eighth took him out in 2-under par 34. An even par 36 on the back side gave Law a 34-36-70 total.
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About Tennessee Golf Association
In 1914, the Tennessee Golf Association (TGA) was organized at Memphis Country Club as an association of five 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. The Tennessee Senior Amateur Championship is one of sixteen state championships that the Tennessee Golf Association conducts annually.
