TENNESSEE STATE SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP conducted by the Tennessee Golf Association | ||
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HISTORY: Curtis Person Sr. and Mack Brothers Jr. were responsible for the TGA inaugurating a State Senior Amateur Championship. When Chattanooga’s Lew Oehmig won five straight championships from 1969 to 1973, the tournament was discontinued. It was revived in 1980 and Oehmig won two more for a record seven. It was 1993 before Tennessee came into compliance with USGA rules by limiting senior play by amateur men to age 55 and older. In 2008 the Super Senior was added for players over 65 playing shorter tees. | ||
| Tim Dinwiddie of Afton has been winning golf tournaments since the mid-1970s, but had never won a state tournament. That all changed when he shot 72-68-74—214 (-2) at Tennessee Grasslands in Gallatin for a one-stroke victory over Tim Jackson, the winningest golfer in TGA history. Obviously the Links course at Grasslands fits Dinwiddie’s eye. His state regional wins includes four consecutive senior championships in the Tennessee Grasslands Invitational (2015-2018). | RESULTS Tim Dinwiddie, Afton72-68-74—214 (-2) Tim Jackson, Williston74-72-69—215 Steve Golliher, Powell71-72-73—216 Michael Albonetti, Cordova72-71-74—217 Ken Lee, Manchester75-69-74—218 Danny Green, Jackson72-73-74—219 Pat Chisolm, Franklin73-75-72—220 Bob Rice, Pikeville74-72-74—220 Buzz Fly, Memphis73-72-75—220 |
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TOURNAMENT RECORDS Most championships: 7, Lew Oehmig, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983. Most consecutive championships: 5, Lew Oehmig, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973. Most runner-up finishes: 4, Tim Jackson, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020. Lowest score, 54 holes: 203, Steve Golliher, 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, 54 holes, based on par: 203 (-13), Steve Golliher, 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, 18 holes: 65, Jim Brown, 3rd round, 2004, Council Fire; Tim Jackson, 3rd round, 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, 18 holes, based on par: 65 (-7), Jim Brown, 3rd round, 2004, Council Fire; Tim Jackson, 3rd round, 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, 9 holes: 32, Ron Waters, 2nd round (back), 2011, Council Fire; Danny Green, 2nd round (back), 2014, Jackson; Steve Golliher, 2nd round (front), 2018, Oak Ridge; Tim Jackson, 3rd round (front), 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, 9 holes, based on par: 32 (-4), Ron Waters, 2nd round (back), 2011, Council Fire; Danny Green, 2nd round (back), 2014, Jackson; Steve Golliher, 2nd round (front), 2018, Oak Ridge; Tim Jackson, 3rd round (front), 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, first 18 holes: 67, Louis Carson, 2001, Hillwood; Tony Cox, 2002, Ridgefields; Buzz Fly, 2010, Vanderbilt Legends (South); Danny Green, 2012, Blackthorn; Tim Dinwiddie, 2012, Blackthorn. Lowest score, first 36 holes: 135, Steve Golliher, 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, first 36 holes, based on par: 135 (-9), 2018, Oak Ridge. Lowest score, last 36 holes: 136, Jerry Ishee III, 2010, Vanderbilt Legends (South). Lowest score, last 36 holes, based on par: 136 (-6), Jerry Ishee II, 2010, Vanderbilt Legends (South). Lowest 18-hole final round by winner: 66, Mack Brothers Jr., 1968, Deane Hill. Largest 54-hole winning margin: 9, Lew Oehmig, 1970, Deane Hill. First left-handed player to win: Tim Thompson, 2004, Council Fire. Oldest player to win championship: Lew Oehmig (67 years, 3 months, 16 days), 1983, Stones River; Jim Brown (63 years, 4 months, 8 days), 2006, Old Hickory. Most times host club of championship: 5, Jackson, 1969, 1989, 1997, 2014, 2019. Largest entry: 143, Tennessee National, 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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