Brandon Worley, left, and Austin Carter lead after the first round of the Tennessee Mid-Amateur Four-Ball
photo by Tennessee Golf Association
Brandon Worley and Austin Carter combined to shoot 13-under-par 59 in the first round of the 5th Tennessee Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Championship on Saturday, seizing a four-shot lead entering Sunday’s final action.
Worley, who partnered with Cayman Ratliff to capture the 2018 Tennessee Four-Ball title, closed with an eagle on the 538-yard par-5 final hole at Sevierville Golf Club’s River Course to cap his round. The Johnson City resident also recorded six birdies on the day, including four across his opening seven holes.
Kingsport’s Carter, who played collegiately at ETSU, carded an eagle of his own on the par-5 7th hole to go along with an impressive collection of six birdies.
The Knoxville pairing of Anthony Basilio and Cody Johnson sit alone in second after posting a 9-under 63 over the 6,886-yard par 72 layout, with Basilio carding six birdies on his round.
Two teams are tied for third at 7-under 65, including Nashville’s Jordan Thomas and Franklin’s Justin White along with Antioch’s J.J. Fought and Garrett Marschke of College Grove.
Four other groups find themselves tied for fifth, seven shots off the lead after shooting 6-under 66. Those include Brad Burling of Knoxville and Taylor Mottern of Sewanee; Tory Davis of Johnson City and Tanner Davis of Knoxville; Knoxville’s Kory Webb and Michael Monroe of Franklin; and Mitchell Thomas of Knoxville and Chip Thomas of Chattanooga.
Rounding out the top 10 after the first day are Eric Russell of Pigeon Forge and Brent McMahan of Sevierville, Tullahoma’s Clay and Jack Uselton, Buzz Fly of Memphis and Winston Margaritis of Germantown, and Maryville’s Chris Hollander and Jake Headrick, all at 5-under 67.
For complete results to go TN Mid-Am Four-Ball.
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