KINGSPORT — Lucas Tabor of White Pine and Nich Cohen from Kingsport tied for medalist honors Monday during qualifying for the 98th Tennessee State Amateur to be held Aug. 6-9 at Chattanooga Country Club.
Tabor and Cohen shot 1-under-par 71s.
Also qualifying were Tyler Reynolds of Athens who shot 72 and Clark Melton from Cleveland who finished with a 73.
Sixteen golfers battled for the four available qualifying spots.
Tennessee Golf Association
98th State Amateur Championship
The Club at Ridgefields, Kingsport
Monday, July 15
Top four finishers qualify for the 98th TGA State Am to be held at Chattanooga Country Club Aug. 6-9.
q-Lucas Tabor, White Pine 37-34—71
q-Nick Cohen, Kingsport 37-34—71
q-Tyler Reynolds, Athens 35-37—72
q-Clark Melton, Cleveland 37-36—73
Zachary Briggs, Newport 37-37—74
Brandon Worley, Kingsport 39-35—74
Tory Davis, Gray 37-38—75
McKeehanon Rue, Athens 39-37—76
Peter Chang, Johnson City 39-37—76
Leif Ratliff, Fall Branch 38-39—77
Matt Love, Johnson City41-36—77
Drew Mays, Athens 40-39—79
Justin Jeffers, Chuckey 38-42—80
Rick Mays, Athens 39-41—80
Fred Williams, Kingsport 40-40—80
Caleb Whaley, Newport 44-37—81