Brett Barry Leads After Second Round of TN Amateur

Tennessee Golf Association

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August 3, 2011

BRETT BARRY LEADS AFTER SECOND ROUND OF TENNESSEE AMATEUR


(Cordova, TN)  First round co-leader Brett Barry fired a second round 71 (1-under-par) to finish at 140 (4-under-par) and take sole lead after two rounds at the 96th Annual Tennessee Amateur Championship which is being conducted on Colonial Country Club’s South Course in Cordova, TN. For the two rounds Barry has amassed a total of thirteen birdies on the extremely challenging course.  


One shot back of Barry is Craig Smith who followed up his opening round 70 with 71 (1-under-par) to finish at 141. Smith made a move on the front nine today with two birdies and an eagle before a bogey on the par-4 eighth hole. Making a big move today was David Apperson, the 1986 Tennessee Amateur Champion, who fired a 71 (1-under-par) today to finish at 145 and is in solo third place.


The 7,334-yard South Course at Colonial Country Club is well known as being one of the most difficult and challenging golf courses in Tennessee which proved to be the case for the first two rounds as the average score for the first two days was 79.56. The South Course, which was designed by Joe Finger, opened in 1972 hosted the Danny Thomas Classic (now St. Jude Classic) until 1988 when the tournament moved to its current location at TPC Southwind. The South Course is also famous for two events which happened in 1977. First, President Gerald Ford made a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth hole during Wednesday’s Pro-Am and two days later Al Geiberger shot an unbelievable 59 (13-under-par) during the second round of the that year’s event.


The Tennessee Amateur Championship is one of fifteen state championships that the Tennessee Golf Association conducts on an annual basis. For more information on the Tennessee Golf Association visit us online at www.golfhousetennessee.com/tga.

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