Cohen beats rain, field for second ETA championship
Published 4:48 pm Monday, July 1, 2024
Contributed Photo Flight winner Grayson Clark (center) with EGC Golf Pro Euggie Jones (left) and ETA Director Mike Matherson (right).
Contributed Photo (L-R) Andrew McKeehan - President Carter Co. Bank, Euggie Jones - EGC Pro, Flight Winner Mark Dugger, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo (L-R) EGC Pro Euggie Jones, Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, Super Senior Champion Danny Jones, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo Nick Cohen is presented the championship trophy of the William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur. Pictured are (L-R) EGC Pro Euggie Jones, Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, Cohen, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo Pictured (L-R) Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, EGC Golf Pro Euggie Jones, Flight winner Mary Dave Blackman, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo Pictured (L-R) Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, EGC Golf Pro Euggie Jones, Flight winner Keith Whitehead, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo Pictured are (L-R) EGC Pro Euggie Jones, Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, Senior Champion Mike Poe, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo Pictured are (L-R) EGC Pro Euggie Jones, Andrew McKeehan - President Carter County Bank, Flight winner Keith Buck, and ETA Director Mike Matheson.
Contributed Photo 14 yr old Elizabethton HS Freshman Bryson Hardin with Bill Greene. The youngest player to ever play in the championship flight.
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STAR CORRESPONDENT
Nick Cohen knows the importance of playing steady rounds at the Elizabethton Golf Course if one is to have a chance at pulling out a victory.
In the 29th annual William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur, which returned to the Elizabethton course, Cohen followed up an opening-round 64 on Friday with a pair of 69s to capture his second title with an overall 202 over the three-day event.
With hot temperatures on Friday and Saturday followed by some much-needed rainfall on Sunday, Cohen beat the elements and 30 other golfers in the championship flight.
Lawrence Largent and Brandon Worley finished in a tie for second place, each golfer finishing with a three-day total of 203.
Largent’s Saturday round of 63 was the lowest round of the tournament by any golfer in the championship flight, but a 70 on Sunday put him just behind Cohen as the tournament came to an end.
Matt Bowers finished in fourth place, while Caleb Tipton finished in fifth. The top five golfers were very close to each other, with only three strokes separating first from fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Cameron Dugger (6), Austin Carter (7), Tyler Lane (8), and Gavin Sells and Blake Howard, who finished tied for ninth place.
Flight winners included Tyler Church, Grayson Clark, Keith Buck, Mark Dugger, Keith Whitehead, and Mary Dave Blackman.
Danny Jones claimed the Super Senior Championship, while Mike Poe won the Senior Championship.
2024 William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur Championship Round Final Results
- Nick Cohen: 64-69-69 – 202
- Lawrence Largent: 70-63-70 – 203
- Brandon Worley: 66-68-67 – 203
- Matt Bowers: 69-68-67 – 204
- Caleb Tipton: 71-64-70 – 205
- Cameron Dugger: 69-71-68 – 208
- Austin Carter: 70-68-72 – 210
- Tyler Lane: 73-70-68 – 211
- Gavin Sells: 70-68-74 – 212
- Blake Howard: 70-74-68 – 212
- Garland Green: 71-70-72 – 213
- Bryan Sangid: 72-73-68 – 213
- Nick Daughtery: 73-71-69 – 213
- Tommy Miller: 73-72-69 – 214
- Matt Mitchell: 73-73-68 – 214
- Dustin Davis: 71-71-74 – 216
- Clint Lowe: 75-72-69 – 216
- Taylor Gouge: 79-67-70 – 216
- John Cornett: 72-73-71 – 216
- Eli Fagan: 73-71-73 – 217
- Ben Treadway: 69-75-74 – 218
- Cory Walker: 71-72-75 – 218
- Mason Funk: 72-71-75 – 218
- Mason Wilson: 73-72-75 – 218
- Mitchell Sutton: 72-75-71 – 218
- Wesley Fletcher: 74-73-72 – 218
- Blake Johnson: 75-71-81 – 220
- Bobby Treadway: 69-71-81 – 221
- Joe Brooks: 70-74-79 – 223
- Zach Lewis: 75-71-80 – 226
- Jared Songster: 73-74-84 – 231
