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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
KORTH’S SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND TPGA FATHER-SON TITLE
(Fairfield Glade, TN) The father and son due of Paul and Wes Korth from Cookeville successfully defended their title today a the 30th Annual TPGA Father-Son Championship. The Korth’s were in third place after the first round and rallied to record the highest single day point total to win by 6 points. The Korth’s won last year in 2008 and previously in 2005.
Winning the First Flight was the team from Luke and Bradley Sewell from Athens. They recorded 124 points during the two rounds. The winning family tradition continued as Luke and Shane Sewell also won the second flight by 5 points. Nashville’s Jerry and Brian Rogers won the Third Flight after earning 70 points for the Championship.
The event is reconciled in points based on a fixed score to par. 1 pt for bogey, 2 pts for par, 4 pts birdie, and 8 pts eagle. The highest combined point total for the team is determined the winner.
The finals for Long Drive contest were held at Saturday’s cookout. In the Tiger Division (Back Tees) it was Memphis’ Will Garner who took the longest of the long honors with his best drive of 292 yards. The Nicklaus Division (Blue Tees) was won by Nashville’s Ted Chapman with is drive of 274 yards. The Palmer Division (Red Tees) was won by Franklin’s Scotty Hudson and his long drive of 212 yards.
This year’s event marks the 30th annual Father-Son Championship and special recognition was given Rick & Tim Crawford (Chattanooga) for having attended every single event since its inception. In 2010 the event will return to Stonehenge Golf Course on Father’s Day weekend.
Many thanks to Stonehenge Golf Course and Fairfield Glade for hosting the annual tradition.
Championship Division
| Players |
Hometown |
Rd 1 Pts |
Rd 2 Pts |
Total |
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| Paul Korth, Wes Korth |
Cookeville |
69 |
81 |
150 |
1st |
| Mason Griffin, Chris Griffin |
Kingston |
68 |
76 |
144 |
2nd |
| Brad Campbell, Jack Campbell |
Morristown |
61 |
80 |
141 |
3rd |
| Rick Hudson, Scotty Hudson |
Franklin |
64 |
70 |
134 |
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| George Hall, Andrew Hall |
Knoxville |
62 |
70 |
132 |
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| Richard Spraker , Carson Spraker |
Oak Ridge |
64 |
66 |
130 |
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| Ed Stevens, Brad Stevens |
Brentwood |
74 |
54 |
128 |
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| Gary Pierce , Scott Pierce |
Franklin |
64 |
64 |
128 |
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| Greg Wilder, Dustin Wilder |
Brentwood |
61 |
67 |
128 |
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| Ed Stevens, Jim Stevens |
Brentwood |
70 |
56 |
126 |
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| John Cook, Davis Cook |
Knoxville |
67 |
57 |
124 |
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| Fred McCord, Davis McCord |
Bentwood Creek Cv |
65 |
58 |
123 |
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| Mark Greer, Blake Greer |
Oak Ridge |
60 |
62 |
122 |
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| Bill Garner, Will Garner |
Memphis |
61 |
60 |
121 |
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| Robert Lambert Jr., Rob Lambert |
Etowah |
62 |
58 |
120 |
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| Bill Parsons, Jared Parsons |
Fayetteville |
60 |
49 |
109 |
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First Flight
| Players |
Hometown |
Rd 1 Pts |
Rd 2 Pts |
Total |
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| Luke Sewell, Bradley Sewell |
Athens |
57 |
67 |
124 |
1st |
| Mike Kinzer, Nick Kinzer |
Red Bank |
56 |
61 |
117 |
2nd |
| Tommy Rowell, Tommy Rowell II |
Newport |
58 |
59 |
117 |
3rd |
| Terry Thomas, Benjamin Thomas |
Harrison |
58 |
58 |
116 |
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| John Pierce, John Player Pierce |
Chattanooga |
58 |
55 |
113 |
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| Rick Crawford, Tim Crawford |
Chattanooga |
55 |
57 |
112 |
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| Shannon Moore, Seth Moore |
Newport |
47 |
63 |
110 |
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| Terry Thomas, Daniel Thomas |
Harrison |
57 |
48 |
105 |
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| Joey Hickman, Scott Hickman |
Old Hickory |
55 |
50 |
105 |
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| James Shelton, Brixey Shelton |
Memphis |
55 |
48 |
103 |
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| Mike Campbell, Ken Campbell |
Morristown |
46 |
56 |
102 |
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| Brian Hulen , Garrett Hulen |
Knoxville |
52 |
45 |
97 |
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| Jack Garner, Gant Garner |
Athens |
46 |
50 |
96 |
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| Bob George, Aaron George |
Franklin |
46 |
50 |
96 |
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| David Allen, Jason Allen |
Lenoir City |
47 |
48 |
95 |
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| Neal Waters, Dylan Waters |
Franklin |
50 |
44 |
94 |
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| Devere Keller, Jake Keller |
Hixson |
47 |
44 |
91 |
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| Robert Lambert, Robert Lambert Jr. |
Etowah |
49 |
36 |
85 |
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Second Flight
| Players |
Hometown |
Rd 1 Pts |
Rd 2 Pts |
Total |
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| Luke Sewell, Shane Sewell |
Athens |
45 |
63 |
108 |
1st |
| William Scheibe, III, Nate Scheibe |
Franklin |
43 |
60 |
103 |
2nd |
| Will Chapman, Ted Chapman |
Nashville |
40 |
60 |
100 |
3rd |
| Ed Daily, Jeff Daily |
Fairfield Glade |
44 |
45 |
89 |
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| Terry Thomas, Shawn Thomas |
Harrison |
42 |
39 |
81 |
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| Bobby Richardson, Don Richardson |
Franklin |
33 |
48 |
81 |
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| Jason Londre, Mike Londre |
Murfreesboro |
33 |
47 |
80 |
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| Robert Lambert, Rob Lambert |
Etowah |
43 |
36 |
79 |
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| Terry Justis, Tyler Justis |
Greeneville |
40 |
39 |
79 |
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| Dennis Hicks, Derek Hicks |
Riceville |
40 |
37 |
77 |
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| Jesse Jones, Richard Jones |
Nashville |
39 |
38 |
77 |
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| Mark Young, Mark Young Jr. |
Maryville |
37 |
40 |
77 |
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| Robert Vick, David Vick |
Gatlinburg |
42 |
34 |
76 |
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| Jim Cooper, Jimmy Cooper |
Kingsport |
38 |
38 |
76 |
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| Bill Brooks, Blake Brooks |
Brentwood |
36 |
38 |
74 |
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| Charles Mason, Chuck Mason |
Newport |
36 |
38 |
74 |
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Knoxville |
33 |
37 |
70 |
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| Carl Edwards II, Carl Edwards |
Bristol |
33 |
34 |
67 |
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Third Flight
| Players |
Hometown |
Rd 1 Pts |
Rd 2 Pts |
Total |
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| Jerry Rogers, Brian Rogers |
Nashville |
29 |
41 |
70 |
1st |
| Terry Thomas, Scott Thomas |
Harrison |
32 |
34 |
66 |
2nd |
| John Bailey, Brennan Bailey |
Nashville |
25 |
37 |
62 |
3rd |
| Paul George, Bob George |
Franklin |
27 |
35 |
62 |
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| John Bailey, Chazzy Bailey |
Nashville |
25 |
36 |
61 |
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| Andy Clarkson, Chuck Clarkson |
Shelbyville |
30 |
24 |
54 |
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| Roy DeSha, Derek DeSha |
Nashville |
29 |
23 |
52 |
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| Paul George, Aaron George |
Franklin |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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| Robert Lambert Sr., Tyler Hooper |
Etowah |
29 |
19 |
48 |
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| Gary Gasiewski, Matthew Lariscy |
Fairfield Glade |
25 |
17 |
42 |
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| Thomas Prieur, Tj Prieur |
Crossville |
16 |
26 |
42 |
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| Rick Hooper, Tyler Hooper |
Cleveland |
18 |
19 |
37 |
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| Johnny Huckabee, Johnathan Huckabee |
Cordova |
17 |
0 |
NC |
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