Rende Roars To 3-Shot Lead In TGA State Amateur

Thursday, August 07, 2008 - by special report to The Chattanoogan
Derek Rende.
Derek Rende.
- photo by TGA.

MEMPHIS -- Derek Rende, of Soddy Daisy, finds himself leader in the clubhouse after round three of the 93rd Annual Tennessee State Amateur Championship being held at Ridgeway Country CluB.

Rende, a member of the UT-Chattanooga golf team, posted a 3-under par round of 68 to find himself atop the leaderboard with a three-day total of 12-under 201.

Defending champion Bobby Hudson finds himself three shots back heading into Friday's final round after posting an even par round of 71 giving him a three day total of 204 (9 under par).

Rounding out the final pairing will be Joe David of Madison, Tenn. David closed out his third round with a 1-under par round of 70 giving him a three day total of 205, four shots back from leader Rende.

In all, twelve players find themselves under par heading into Friday's final round.

Scoring To Par Rounds Total
Total Thru Current 1 2 3 4
Full Leaderboard
1 Derek Rende, Soddy Daisy -12 F -3 65 68 68 201
2 Bobby Hudson, Memphis -9 F E 65 68 71 204
3 Joe David, Madison, TN -8 F -1 69 66 70 205
4 Wes Roach, Knoxville, TN -7 F -3 70 68 68 206
5 Danny Green, Jackson -6 F -1 64 73 70 207
6 Ian Rochester, Cordova, TN -4 F +1 64 73 72 209
T7 Chas Narramore, Kingston -3 F -1 69 71 70 210
T7 David Holmes, Knoxville, TN -3 F +5 63 71 76 210
T9 Jonathan Fly, Memphis -2 F -1 70 71 70 211
T9 Jonathan Hodge, Jefferson City -2 F -1 72 69 70 211
T9 Cody Hale, Tullahoma -2 F E 71 69 71 211
12 Hunter Kraus, Germantown, TN -1 F -4 75 70 67 212
13 Peter Malnati, Dandridge, TN E F +2 68 72 73 213
T14 John Fox, Clinton, TN +1 F +1 75 67 72 214
T14 Paul Apyan, Hixson, TN +1 F +3 67 73 74 214
16 Jason Millard, Murfreesboro +2 F E 67 77 71 215
T17 Drew Chrestman, Arlington, TN +3 F -2 74 73 69 216
T17 Tim Jackson, Germantown +3 F +7 71 67 78 216
T19 Jay Vandeventer, Bristol, TN +4 F -1 73 74 70 217
T19 Erin McDonald, Memphis +4 F -1 75 72 70 217
T19 Justin Walker, Greenbiar +4 F -1 73 74 70 217
T19 Danny Dennis, Collierville, TN +4 F +1 72 73 72 217
T19 Parker Rush, Germantown, TN +4 F +6 71 69 77 217
T24 Lexus Keoninh, Murfreesboro, TN +5 F -2 76 73 69 218
T24 Tyler Baird, Knoxville, TN +5 F E 72 75 71 218
T24 Thomas Smith, Chattanooga +5 F +2 71 74 73 218
T24 David Salyers, Huntingdon +5 F +2 73 72 73 218
T24 Todd Burgan, Knoxville +5 F +3 74 70 74 218
T24 Grant Leaver, Centerville, TN +5 F +6 71 70 77 218
T30 Alex Snyder, Germantown, TN +6 F -2 76 74 69 219
T30 Nick Shelton, Franklin +6 F E 77 71 71 219
T30 Steven Fox, Hendersonville +6 F +1 76 71 72 219
T30 Larry McGill, Chattanooga +6 F +2 73 73 73 219
T30 Buzz Fly, Memphis, TN +6 F +3 73 72 74 219
T35 Rick Robbins, Germantown, TN +7 F E 73 76 71 220
T35 Josh Simer, Bolivar, TN +7 F E 73 76 71 220
T35 Keith Schmitt, Memphis, TN +7 F +2 73 74 73 220
T35 Steve Lee, Hendersonville, TN +7 F +3 73 73 74 220
T35 Matt Emery, Murfreesboro, TN +7 F +6 70 73 77 220
T40 Dan Crockett, Nashville +8 F +1 78 71 72 221
T40 Fred McCord, Collierville, TN +8 F +1 75 74 72 221
T40 Brandon Mundie, Brentwood, TN +8 F +2 76 72 73 221
T40 Brian Balthrop, Clarksville, TN +8 F +5 76 69 76 221
T44 Andrew Jacobson, Nashville, TN +9 F +4 73 74 75 222
T44 Drew Frisby, Memphis, TN +9 F +4 72 75 75 222
T44 Kenny Wilson, Murfreesboro +9 F +4 74 73 75 222
T47 Shawn Westacott, Jackson, TN +10 F +3 74 75 74 223
T47 Barrett Steakley, Cookeville +10 F +4 77 71 75 223
T47 Calvin Clark, Jamestown, TN +10 F +5 75 72 76 223
T50 Jack Belote, Bartlett, TN +11 F +3 75 75 74 224
T50 Doug Harris, Franklin, TN +11 F +3 74 76 74 224
T50 Tom Lathrop, Nashville, TN +11 F +3 72 78 74 224
T50 Kaleb Nichols, Memphis, TN +11 F +3 76 74 74 224
T50 Nick Garretson, Franklin +11 F +4 74 75 75 224
T50 Tyler Smith, Brentwood, TN +11 F +5 75 73 76 224
56 Jared Songster, Jonesborough, TN +12 F +6 72 76 77 225
T57 Gary Simpson, Germantown, TN +13 F +5 80 70 76 226
T57 Philip Guess, Franklin, TN +13 F +5 75 75 76 226
T57 Scott Carpenter, Martin, TN +13 F +6 77 72 77 226
T57 Cameron Thomas, Germantown, TN +13 F +6 78 71 77 226
T57 David Trantanella, Powell, TN +13 F +6 73 76 77 226
T62 Michael Atkeison, Somerville TN +15 F +7 75 75 78 228
T62 Matt King, Knoxville, TN +15 F +7 75 75 78 228
T62 Cory Parkinson, Nashville, TN +15 F +8 73 76 79 228
65 Hal Boyd III, Memphis, TN +17 F +12 70 77 83 230
66 Jason Smith, Medina, TN +18 F +10 76 74 81 231
67 Jeremy Cason, Jefferson City, TN +25 F +17 74 76 88 238

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)


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