East Tennessee Amateur gets underway at EGC
Published 11:01 am Friday, June 28, 2024
Star Correspondent/Ivan Sanders WCYB-5 news anchor Casey Goetz chips his ball toward the green on hole nine.
Star Correspondent/Ivan Sanders Tournament director Mike Matheson reviews rules with a pair of golfers who are getting ready to tee off. Listening in is tee starter Leon Tolley and EGC Pro Euggie Jones.
Star Correspondent/Ivan Sanders Cory Richardson watches his tee shot off the number one tee to start his day on Friday morning.
Star Correspondent/Ivan Sanders A golfer prepares to send her tee shot off the red tees on hole one Friday.
Star Correspondent/Ivan Sanders This golfer watches as his putt heads toward the cup on hole nine.
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STAR CORRESPONDENT
A beautiful, clear morning greeted golfers Friday at the William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur at the Elizabethton Golf Course.
One of the elite golf tournaments in East Tennessee, the 29th annual tournament returned after a one-year absence due to course conditions.
According to tournament director Mike Matheson, 138 golfers teed off Friday morning as the first day of the tournament proceeded on time and as planned.
Flight play started the morning for participants, followed by championship play.
The tournament will continue on Saturday and Sunday, with a champion being crowned. Jackson Skeen, the 2022 defending champion, elected not to defend his title.
Some of the returning champions playing in this year’s tournament are Tyler Lane, Nick Cohen, Blake Howard, Bryan Sangid, and Ben Treadway.
Temperatures may impact play as 90-degree weather is forecast over the next three days.
