UT Ranked #10

NCAA Men's: Division I Teams

Division II - Division III

                                   Adjusted   Avg.            
                        Division   Scoring   Drop   Versus#  
   Team                  *Record   Average  Score   Top 25    Wins@
  1 Alabama, U. of        289-  0    71.32   76.99    23- 0      5
 2 Georgia, U. of        288-  1    71.35   76.45    19- 1      2
 3 UCLA                  287-  2    72.24   76.57    13- 2      2
 4 Charlotte             286-  3    71.34   75.37    16- 3      4
 5 Southern California   285-  4    72.64   76.80    15- 4      1
 6 Oklahoma State U.     281-  8    72.64   76.72    13- 6      1
 7 Georgia Tech          281-  8    72.09   77.98    11- 8      0
 8 Florida, U. of        280-  9    72.67   77.65    14- 9      1
 9 Stanford University   280-  9    72.41   76.88     8- 8      1
10 Tennessee, Univ. of   279- 10    72.25   77.01    12-10      2
11 Duke University       278- 11    72.70   76.99    11- 9      1
12 Florida State Univ.   277- 12    73.16   76.94    10-11      2
13 Auburn University     275- 14    71.88   76.17    10- 8      1
14 Wake Forest Univ.     275- 14    72.69   77.66     9-11      1
15 South Carolina        275- 14    72.61   77.51     9-12      1
16 Clemson University    271- 18    72.77   77.51     3-14      0
17 Mississippi, U. of    269- 20    72.50   78.53     4-10      4
18 UCF                   269- 20    73.04   78.55     5-18      1
19 Tenn.-Chattanooga     269- 20    71.92   76.40     2-13      2
20 UNLV                  269- 20    71.71   75.96     3-13      2
21 Indiana University    268- 21    73.39   77.62     4-13      1
22 UAB                   266- 23    72.69   77.87     6-11      1
23 Texas Tech Univ.      266- 23    72.69   77.31     3-15      3
24 Louisville, U. of     265- 24    72.92   77.42     6-10      1
25 Michigan State U.     264- 25    73.64   77.60     3-13      1 

Ricker & Catron capture Yukon Open at Smoky Mtn C.C.

For the first time in several years Mother Nature was smiling on East Tennessee as the Yukon Open at Smoky Mountain played to excellent weather conditions. The record setting field of 46 teams played the course in perfect winter conditions prepared by Golf News Superintendent of the Year Shannon Shelton and his staff.
The Greeneville duo of Todd Ricker & Sasha Catron set the pace on Saturday with a 12-under 60 round and never looked back. Their lead of three-shots was not challenged as Jerry Cureton & Jimmy Green finished second. Ricker & Catron always play well at Smoky Mountain and laid claim to two titles last year in the 2-man and 3-man events.
In the first flight Dwayne Yarbrough & C. Talley set the course on fire Sunday with a 61 to win by two-shots over three teams tied for second. Bounds & Bounds, Messer & Thornton, and Skeen & Hatcher finished with 130 totals for the tournament.
The second flight was won by Gallen & Hodgsen with a nine-shot turn-around on Sunday. The beat Brown & Payne by two-shots and Fender & Hopson by three.
The third flight was won by Shumate & Wolfenbarger by two shots of the wounded Makin & Zenner duo.
Watch the Golf News for the tournament calendar to include the balance of the tournaments at Smoky Mountain.

CHAMPIONSHIP
1st- Ricker & Catron 60-65-125
2nd- Cureton & Green 64-64--128
3rd- W.T. Daniels & Smith 63-66--129
4th- Whittenburg & Honeycutt 66-67--133
FIRST FLIGHT
1st- Yarbrough & Talley 67-61--128
2nd- Bounds & Bounds 67-63--130
2nd- Messer & Thornton 67-63--130
2nd- Skenn & Hatcher 68-62--130
SECOND FLIGHT
1st- Gallen & Hodgsen 72-63--135
2nd- Brown & Payne 70-67--137
3rd- Fender & Hopson 71-67--138
THIRD FLIGHT
1st- Shumate & Wolfenbarger 73-69--142
2nd- Makin & Zenner 73-71--144
3rd- Barrett & Knight 73-72--145
3rd- Cagle & Taylor 74-71--145

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2007 Best of the Best Golf Course Awards

Here are the award winners for 2007
Read the presentations in the December issue
of Golf News at your local course Friday

Best Overall Golf Course
Willow Creek Golf Club
Farragut

Best Public Golf Course
River Islands Golf Club
Kodak

Best Private Course
The Country Club, Inc
Morristown

Best Semi-Private Course
Woodlake Golf Club
Tazewell

Most Improved Course
Lambert Acres Golf Course
Maryville

Best Nine Hole Course
Creekside Plantation
Seymour

Best Par-3 / Executive Course
Executive Meadows
Lenoir City

Best Traditional Style Course
Pine Lakes Golf Course
Rockford

Best Value Course
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Townsend

Best Greens
Patriot Hills Golf Club
Jefferson City

Best Tournament / Outing Course
Three Ridges Golf Course
Knoxville

Best Layout
Three Ridges Golf Course
Knoxville

Best Snack Bar
Millstone Golf Club
Morristown

Best Hot Dog
Pine Lakes Golf Course
Rockford

Best on Course Restaurant
Angelo’s on the Green
Baneberry Golf & Resort

Best Competitive Tournament
Clinchview 2-Man Scramble
Bean Station

We Try Harder Award
White Pine Golf Course
White Pine

Dick Horton to be on 104.5 The Zone

(Golf House Tennessee, Franklin, TN) - Tune in on Tuesday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m. to hear Tennessee Golf Foundation President Dick Horton live on 104.5 The Zone's The Sports Zone. Mr. Horton will be joined on the show by Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed to promote the upcoming Screaming Eagle Pro-Am on Saturday June 28, 2008 at Gaylord Springs Golf Links. The proceeds from this event will benefit soldiers of Ft. Campbell and their families.

Mr. Horton is a native of Hamilton, New York and graduate of Wake Forest University. He has taken Tennessee golf from an office in his apartment in 1973 to the progressive institution at Golf House Tennessee 35 years later. He was instrumental in uniting the amateur (TGA) and professional (TPGA) associations to work cooperatively with each other as opposed to competing and conflicting. As president of the Tennessee Golf Foundation his full energy is focused on growing the game through the Foundation's endowment fund.

Mr. Reed has been President and CEO of Gaylord Entertainment since May of 2001. Prior to coming to Gaylord, Mr. Reed was CFO at Harrah's Entertainment Group. He is very active in the Nashville community serving on several area boards including: Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Mr. Reed is an avid golfer who carries a golf handicap of 9.6. He will serve as honorary tournament chairman for the event.

Govs improve by 14 strokes in second round of Ron Smith/USF Invitational

DADE CITY, Fla. – After struggling to find any type of rhythm Friday, Austin Peay State University men’s golf team posted a 14-shot improvement, Saturday, and currently sits in 12th place after two rounds at Ron Smith/USF Invitational, being played at Lake Jovita Golf Course.

The Govs shot 289, Saturday, after an opening-round 303, on the par-72, 5,900-yard course. The Govs 592 team total is 25 strokes off the pace set by Middle Tennessee, which continues to leads with a 567. Southeastern Louisiana sits second at with a 577, six shots ahead Ohio Valley Conference rival Jacksonville State. Individually, Jacksonville State’s Julian Colmenares leads the field firing a two-day total of 137.

“I was pleased with how our guys battled back today,” said head coach Kirk Kayden. “We had some guys really stepped up. This continues to be a tough course, but I thought we putted better today and that gave a chance to really lower our total strokes and move up some spots.”

Individually, the Govs had two of its five golfers make big moves in the second round. Freshman Brian Balthrop climbed eight spot, after starting the day tied for 25^th, firing an three under-par 69 (76-69=145) sits in 17th. Joining Balthrop was junior Matt Coles (77-71=148), who moved up 29 spots and currently sits in 32nd. Sophomore Erik Barnes (75-75=150) finished the day tied for 53rd, while after struggling yesterday, senior Grant Leaver (78-74=152) bounced back finishing t-59th. Freshman Luke Sherrod (74-78=152) round out the Govs scores in 59th.

“It was exciting to see some of our younger players lead us,” said Kayden. “I was proud of Brian and Matt for shooting well. I’ve told our team that this spring our goal is to improve every round and I thought we took a step in the right direction today.”

The tourney’s final round will be played Sunday, with live stats available at www.Golfstat.com.

A-SUN TEAMS SHINE

MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun continues to post stellar performances on the course. A-Sun teams experienced great success this past week, as four teams took home team and individual tournament victories while another notched an individual win and a second place team finish.

For the women, Belmont and Campbell recorded tournament victories as well as individual honors. On the men's side, USC Upstate and Florida Gulf Coast accomplished the same feat, while Stetson crowned an individual champion and placed second.

The Belmont women finished the Jacksonville Spring Invitational with a 36-hole team score of 617 to win their third team title in the program's history. Junior Lorie Warren broke her own school record for lowest 36-hole score (143) when she put together a 141 on her way to winning the tournament's individual title, the fourth individual victory of her career.

The Campbell women claimed victory at the rain-shortened Fighting Camel Spring Classic on Tuesday. The course was deemed unplayable due to wet conditions on Tuesday, resulting in Monday's final team score 301 becoming the final. Leading the way for the Camels was senior Maite Ortiz de Pinedo and sophomore Belen Diaz Cisneros, who tied with Elon's Samantha Widmer for the individual crown, as each shot a 74. The team victory is Campbell's first of the season.

The USC Upstate men dominated the competition at the BSC Classic on Tuesday, as they distanced themselves from the nearest competitor by 34 strokes to take the team title with a final three-round score of 902. Tyler Tucker tallied a final score 224 to win the tournament's individual title. The team win is the second for the Spartans this season, and Tucker's individual honor is the third for the squad this season.

Four Florida Gulf Coast Golfers turned in top ten performances at the 2008 Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational last Saturday and Sunday as the Eagles earned their first team victory of the season. Florida Gulf Coast compiled a team score of 568 over the 36-hole tournament, beating out conference foe Stetson by three strokes. Kyle Hammond was the top performer for the Eagles, shooting a 139 and tying Stetson's Dave McAndrew as the tournament's individual champion. McAndrew and and Hammond traded scores from Saturday to Sunday, as McAndrew opened with a 67 and closed with a 72 and Hammond did just the opposite.

MEMPHIS

Memphis finished in third place at the Fighting Camel Classic in its first tournament of the spring... Memphis finished the event just one stroke behind Elon... The tournament was originally scheduled for 36 holes, but heavy rains and thunderstorms washed out the second round... Sophomore Leslie Grabeman led the Memphis with a tie for fourth place in her debut tournament... Grabeman posted a 76... Junior Rachel Larson tied for 12th a 78... The Tigers will return to action when they travel to Pinehurst, N.C. to compete in the Pinehurst Challenge, March 9-11.