TENNESSEE STATE AMATEUR
 conducted by the Tennessee Golf Association
 State_Am_trophy
HISTORY: After an invitational State Amateur tournament was played in Nashville in 1913, the Tennessee Golf Association was formed at Memphis Country Club during the week of the Southern Amateur tournament in 1914. It was decided the TGA’s first State Amateur would be played later in the year at Nashville Golf and Country Club (now Belle Meade). Bradley Walker of Nashville defeated McGee Tyson of Knoxville, 11 and 9, in a 36-hole match. Originally contested at match play, the TGA has chosen its State Amateur champion by stroke play since 1967, exclusive of 1968 when Tim Taylor of Brownsville won the last match play event at Jackson. Larry White of Chattanooga won the first State Amateur at stroke play in 1967 and then lost to Taylor the following year. Jack Wenzler, age 16 in 1919, is the youngest player ever to win the State Am.
 

State-Champ

2020 RESULTS:  Jack Crosby, a Furman University junior, shot 67-68-70-69—274 (-14) to win the 105th TGA State Amateur by three strokes at Hillwood Country Club in Nashville.

Crosby was the first Memphian to win the tournament since Tim Jackson won his last of six in 2014


PAST CHAMPIONS AND SITES
2020Jack CrosbyHillwood
2019Nolan RayThe Honors
2018Aaron IngallsSpring Creek Ranch
2017John SwobodaBelle Meade
2016Wes GosselinBlackthorn
2015Peyton SligerHolston Hills
2014Tim JacksonMemphis
2013Steven FoxChattanooga
2012Tim JacksonCherokee
2011Bobby HudsonColonial
2010Jonathan FlyFairvue Plantation
2009Peter MalnatiThe Honors
2008Derek RendeRidgeway
2007Bobby HudsonBelle Meade
2006Thomas SmithBlack Creek
2005Tim JacksonMemphis
2004Andrew PrattHillwood
2003Danny GreenHolston Hills
2002Casey WittenbergRidgeway
2001Tim JacksonGolf Club of Tennessee
2000Danny GreenJackson
1999D.J. NelsonThe Honors
1998Tim JacksonRichland
1997John ChapmanThe Virginian
1996Marvin MorrisChattanooga
1995Garrett WillisBelle Meade
1994Tim JacksonHolston Hills
1993Danny GreenMemphis
1992Mike TankersleyJackson
1991Jimmy JohnstonRidgefields
1990Steve GrahamLookout Mountain
1989Rex KuramotoThe Honors
1988Gibby Gilbert IIIBluegrass
1987Jimmy JohnstonHolston Hills
1986David AppersonWindyke (East)
1985John PeayRidgefields
1984Jimmy SmithJackson
1983Bob WolcottChattanooga
1982Chris ByrdHillwood
1981Bob WolcottFox Den
1980Brad WeaverColonial (South)
1979Bill ArgabriteRidgefields
1978Chip RockholtJackson
1977George CreaghLookout Mountain
1976George CreaghWindyke (West)
1975Frank GusmusHillwood
1974Mike NelmsHolston Hills
1973Jimmy SmithJackson
1972Ed BrantlyLookout Mountain
1971Lew OehmigColonial
1970Lew OehmigRichland
1969Ted ButlerCherokee
1968Tim TaylorJackson
1967Larry WhiteChattanooga
1966Bobby GreenwoodChickasaw
1965Walton Smith Jr.Belle Meade
1964Jerry SayresHolston Hills
1963Bert GreeneJackson
1962Lew OehmigChattanooga
1961Ed BrantlyMemphis
1960Fred SmithRichland
1959John SterchiCherokee
1958Gene DixonJackson
1957Ed BrantlyChattanooga
1956Mason RudolphChickasaw
1955Lew OehmigBelle Meade
1954Albert Stone Jr.Holston Hills
1953Hillman Robbins Jr.Jackson
1952Lew OehmigChattanooga
1951Lew OehmigColonial
1950Billy RaglandRichland
1949Lew OehmigCherokee
1948Wes BrownChattanooga
1947Jimmy Wittenberg Sr.Jackson
1946H.P. ChildressMemphis
1945Elmer PrieskornBelle Meade
1944Mack Brothers Jr.Richland
1943Cary MiddlecoffBelle Meade
1942Cary MiddlecoffChickasaw
1941Cary MiddlecoffBelle Meade
1940Cary MiddlecoffHolston Hills
1939H.P. ChildressChattanooga
1938Johnny CummingsJackson
1937Lew OehmigColonial
1936Tommy WrightBelle Meade
1935Tom WhiteCherokee
1934Scudday HornerChattanooga
1933Emmett Spicer Jr.Memphis
1932Emmett Spicer Jr.Belle Meade
1931Darden HamptonHolston Hills
1930Polly BoydChattanooga
1929Emmett Spicer Jr.Memphis
1928Emmett Spicer Jr.Belle Meade
1927Chasteen HarrisCherokee
1926Emmett Spicer Jr.Chattanooga
1925L.A. MontedonicoMemphis
1924Ewing WatkinsBelle Meade
1923Frank GodchauxCherokee
1922Polly BoydChattanooga
1921Polly BoydColonial
1920Polly BoydBelle Meade
1919Jack WenzlerCherokee
1918No Championship 
1917No Championship 
1916George W. FoosheMemphis
1915Garner WatkinsChattanooga
1914Bradley WalkerNashville
1913*Thomas I. Webb Jr.Nashville
   
 		 
MULTIPLE WINNERS
Lew Oehmig (8)1937, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1970, 1971
Tim Jackson (6)     1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014
Emmett Spicer Jr. (5)   1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933
A. Pollack Boyd (4) 1920, 1921, 1922, 1930
Cary Middlecoff (4) 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Ed Brantly (3)1957, 1961, 1972
Danny Green (3)1993, 2000, 2003
H.P. Childress (2) 1939, 1946
Jimmy Smith (2)     1973, 1984
George Creagh (2)   1976, 1977
Bob Wolcott (2)     1981, 1983
Jimmy Johnston (2)  1987, 1991
Bobby Hudson (2)2007, 2011
  
  


TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Match Play

Most championships:
6, Lew Oehmig, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1952, 1962.

Most consecutive championships: 
4, Cary Middlecoff, 1940-1943.

Most times in finals: 
10, Lew Oehmig, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1962.

Most times runner-up: 
4, Lew Oehmig, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1956; Albert Stone Jr. 1947, 1951, 1953, 1961

Most times medalist: 
4, Lew Oehmig, 1939, 1948, 1958, 1967.

Lowest medalist score: 
67, Lew Oehmig, 1958, Jackson; Ira Templeton, 1962, Chattanooga.

Longest 18-hole match: 
23rd hole (1st round), Denny Peters def. Herbie Abraham, 1963, Jackson. 

**Largest winning margin in 18-hole championship match: 
1-up, Ed Brantly def. Albert Stone Jr., 1961, Memphis.

Largest margin of victory in 36-hole championship match: 
13&12, Pollack “Polly” Boyd def. Martin J. Condon Sr., 1920, Nashville Golf (Belle Meade).

**Longest 18-hole championship match: 
19th hole, Lew Oehmig def. Bobby Greenwood, 1962, Chattanooga.

Longest 36-hole championship match: 
37th hole, Tommy Wright def. W.E. Norvell, 1936, Belle Meade.

Longest span, first to last championship: 
Lew Oehmig, 1937-1962 (24 years, 11 months, 20 days). 

Longest span between championships: 
Lew Oehmig, 1937-1949 (12 years, 0 days).

First left-handed player to win championship: none.

Youngest player to win championship: 
Jack Wenzler (16 years, 8 months, 12 days), 1919, Cherokee.

Oldest player to win championship: 
Lew Oehmig (46 years, 1 month, 19 days), 1962, Chattanooga.

Most times host club of championship: 
10, Chattanooga, 1915, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1962.


 
Stroke Play
Most championships: 6, Tim Jackson, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014.
Most consecutive championships: 2, Lew Oehmig,1970, 1971; George Creagh, 1976, 1977.
Most runner-up finishes: 5, Danny Green, 1990,1991, 1997, 1998, 2005.
Lowest score, 72 holes: 269, Thomas Smith, 2006, Black Creek; 269, Peyton Sliger, 2015, Holston Hills; 270, Derek Rende, 2008, Ridgeway; 270, Joe David, 2008, Ridgeway; 270, Steven Fox, Chattanooga; 270, Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn. 
Lowest score, 72 holes, based on par: 269 (-19), Thomas Smith, 2006, Black Creek; 270 (-18), Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn.
Highest winning score, 72 holes: 298, Rex Kuramoto, 1989, The Honors; 296, Brad Weaver, 1980, Colonial (South).
Highest winning score, 72 holes, based on par: 298 (+10), Rex Kuramoto, 1989, The Honors; 296 (+8), Brad Weaver, 1980, Colonial (South).
Lowest score, 18 holes: 62, Dan Barton, 4th round, 2005, Memphis; 62, Peyton Sliger, 2nd round, 2015, Holston Hills; 63, D.J. Nelson, 4th round, 1996, Chattanooga; 63, David Holmes, 1st round, 2008, Ridgeway; 63, Keith Mitchell, 3rd round, 2013, Chattanooga; 64, Ted Butler, 2nd round, 1969, Cherokee; 64, Jimmy Johnston, 3rd round, 1991, Ridgefields; 64, Michael Morrison, 2nd round, 1999, The Honors; 64, Wes Roach, 1st round, 2006, Black Creek; 64, Chas Narramore, 4th round, 2006, Black Creek; 64, Tyler Neff, 2nd round, 2007, Belle Meade; 64, Ian Rochester, 1st round, 2008, Ridgeway; 64, Danny Green, 1st round, 2008, Ridgeway; 64, Tim Jackson, 2nd round, 2012, Cherokee.
Lowest score, 18 holes, based on par: 62 (-8),Dan Barton, 4th round, 2005, Memphis; 62 (-8), Peyton Sliger, 2nd round, 2015, Holston Hills; 63 (-8), David Holmes, 1st round, 2008, Ridgeway; 64 (-8), Jimmy Johnston, 3rd round, 1991, Ridgefields; 64 (-8), Michael Morrison, 2nd round, 1999, The Honors; 64 (-8), Wes Roach, 1st round, 2006, Black Creek; 64 (-8), Chas Narramore, 4th round, 2006, Black Creek; 64 (-8), Tyler Neff, 2nd round, 2007, Belle Meade.
Lowest score, 9 holes: 29, Bjorn Svedin, 1st round (back), 1995, Belle Meade; 30, Keith Mitchell, 3rd round (front), 2013, Chattanooga; Peyton Sliger, 2nd round (back), 2015, Holston Hills.
Lowest score, 9 holes, based on par: 29 (-7), Bjorn Svedin, 1st round (back), 1995, Belle Meade; 30 (-6), Peyton Sliger, 2nd round (back), 2015, Holston Hills; 30 (-5), Keith Mitchell, 3rd round (front), 2013 Chattanooga. 
Lowest score, first 18 holes: 63, David Holmes, 2008, Ridgeway.
Lowest score, first 36 holes: 130, Tim Jackson, 2012, Cherokee; 131, David Gossett, 1998, Richland; 131, Peyton Sliger, 2015, Holston Hills; 131, Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn.
Lowest score, first 36 holes, based on par: 131 (-13), David Gossett, 1998, Richland; 131 (-13), Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn; 132 (-12), Wes Roach, 2006, Black Creek.
Lowest score, last 36 holes: 132, Bob Wolcott,1983, Chattanooga; 132, Craig Smith, 2012, Cherokee; 133, Danny Green, 1998, Richland; 133, Casey Wittenberg, 2003, Holston Hills.
Lowest score, last 36 holes, based on par: 133 (-11), Danny Green, 1998, Richland; 133 (-11), Casey Wittenberg, 2003, Holston Hills.
Lowest score, first 54 holes: 199, Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn; 200, David Gossett, 1998, Richland; 200, Peyton Sliger, 2015, Holston Hills; 201, Jeff Golliher, 2006, Black Creek.
Lowest score, first 54 holes, based on par: 199 (-17), Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn; 200 (-16), David Gossett, 1998, Richland; 201 (-15), Jeff Golliher, 2006, Black Creek.
Lowest score, last 54 holes: 199, Jonathan Fly, 2010, Tennessee Grasslands (Lakes); 200, Peyton Sliger, 2015, Holston Hills.
Lowest score, last 54 holes, based on par: 201 (-15), Joe David, 2008, Ridgeway; 202 (-14), Thomas Smith, 2006, Black Creek; 199 (-14), Jonathan Fly, 2010, Tennessee Grasslands (Lakes).
Lowest 18-hole final round by winner: 65 (-5), Bob Wolcott, 1983, Chattanooga; 65 (-7), Andrew Pratt, 2004, Hillwood; 65 (-5), Tim Jackson, 2005, Memphis; 65 (-7), Thomas Smith, 2006, Black Creek.
Biggest winning margin: 12 strokes, Wes Gosselin, 2016, Blackthorn; Andrew Pratt, 2004, Hillwood; 7, Lew Oehmig, 1971, Colonial.
Longest span, first to last championship: 1994-2014 (19 years, 11 months, 25 days), Tim Jackson. 
Longest span between championships: 1973-1984 (11 years, 28 days), Jimmy Smith. 
First left-handed player to win championship: John Chapman, 1997, The Virginian. 
Youngest player to win championship: Brad Weaver (17 years, 2 months, 22 days); 1980, Colonial; Casey Wittenberg (17 years, 8 months, 9 days), 2002, Ridgeway.
Oldest player to win championship: Tim Jackson (55 years, 5 months, 22 days), 2014, Memphis; Lew Oehmig (55 years, 2 months, 26 days), 1971, Colonial.
Most times host club of championship: 5, Jackson, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1992, 2000; Holston Hills, 1974, 1987, 1994, 2003, 2015.
Match and Stroke Play
Most championships: 8, Lew Oehmig, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1970, 1971.
Most consecutive championships: 4, Cary Middlecoff, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943.
Most runner-up finishes: 6, Lew Oehmig, 1938,1940, 1950, 1956, 1967, 1972.
Longest span, first to last championship: 1937-1971 (34 years, 27 days), Lew Oehmig.
Longest span between championships: 1937-1949 (12 years, 0 days), Lew Oehmig.
First left-handed player to win championship: John Chapman, 1997, The Virginian.
Youngest player to win championship: Jack Wenzler (16 years, 8 months, 12 days), 1919, Cherokee.
Oldest player to win championship: Tim Jackson (55 years, 5 months, 22 days), 2014, Memphis; Lew Oehmig (55 years, 2 months, 26 days), 1971, Colonial.
Most times host club of championship: 14, Chattanooga, 1915, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1962,1967, 1983, 1996, 2013.
*-pre-Tennessee Golf Association
**-Only two 18-hole championship matches ever played.


 2021 TENNESSEE GOLF ALMANAC AND RECORD BOOK

written and edited by Gene Pearce
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