The Hermitage Golf Course was the site of the Nashville Chapter’s Local Finals on the General’s Retreat course. Weather has been a factor in the majority of the tournaments at the end of this season and we did not escape it this weekend. But, we were able to get all 36 holes completed, decide tournament champions as well as award Player of the Year for all five divisions as well as Senior Net.
In Division One, two players from the Birmingham Chapter, Jordan Smith and Jonathan Spann were tied at-the-top after Satruday’s round, both posting even par rounds of 72. Sitting one-stroke back was Ernest Rickey with his +1 round of 73. On Sunday, Cary Anderson had the round of the weekend, posting a 4-under round of 68 to fly up the leaderboard and claim 2nd place. Smith posted a stellar round as well, finishing round with a 3-under 69 to capture first place by two strokes.
2022 Nashville Chapter Division 1 Player of the Year – Cary Anderson
In Division Two, Tennessee East Chapter member, Johnny Pierce dominated the tournament from start-to-finish. In round one, Pierce posted 2-under 70 to take an insurmountable lead into the final round. He backed up his round with a +1 round of 73 to win by 7 strokes. Dan Estes takes home 2nd place with a two-day total of 150 (77-73). John Hipp captures 3rd place after sitting in a 7th place tie after round 1. His 3rd place finish propelled him to win the Player of the Year in Division 2.
2022 Nashville Chapter Division 2 Player of the Year – John Hipp
In Division Three, a playoff was needed to decide a winner. Hunter Smith, Kevin Smith and Jake Lavin all finished round 1 tied at-the-top with rounds of +9 81. David England rounded out the final Division 3 foursome for round 2 with his +10 round of 82. Hunter and David battled to a tie at the end of 36 holes; both finishing with two-day totals of 159. Both headed out to start a playoff, but were called back in as heavy weather rolled in. After the delay, England scored the victory on the second hole of the playoff. Finishing in a tie for 3rd place, James Newkirk and Jerry Drewry both ended with two-day totals of 162. With his second place finish, Hunter captured Player of the Year honors.
2022 Nashville Chapter Division 3 Player of the Year – Hunter Smith
In Division Four, was a battle that would decide who would be crowned the Player of the Year. After round 1, David Smith, who posted 81, held a one-stroke advantage over division leader, Will Houston and Birmingham Chapter member, Benny Shepard. In the end, Seth Kaltrider, who sat 4 strokes back at the start of round 1, posted his best score ever with a round of 77 and won 1st place. Houston maintained his position, finishes in 2nd place and secured Player of the Year.
2022 Nashville Chapter Division 4 Player of the Year – Will Houston
In Division Five, Andy Morris kept his winning ways as he captured the victory. Morris posted a +10 82
2022 Nashville Chapter Division 5 Player of the Year – Andy Morris
In the Senior Net competition,
2022 Nashville Chapter Senior Net Player of the Year – Cary Anderson
Other Results
Round 1 Side Game Results
Closest-to-the-Pins
#3 Cary Anderson
#5 Johnny Pierce
#13 Neil Master
#17 Johnny Pierce
Division 1 & 2 Skins
Division 3, 4 & 5 Skins
Super Skins
Round 2 Side Game Results
Closest-to-the-Pins
#3 James Newkirk
#5 Thomas Jones II
#13 Neil Master
#17 Benny Shepard
Division 1 & 2 Skins
Division 3, 4 & 5 Skins
Super Skins
Net FourBall
Upcoming tournaments:
APT Sr. North American Championship
Myrtle Beach, SC
September 25-27
APT North American Championship
Nashville, TN
October 10-12
Local Finals Winners
Division 1 Champion
Jordan Smith
Division 2 Champion
Johnny Pierce
Division 3 Champion
David England
Division 4 Champion
Seth Kaltrider
Division 5 Champion
Andy Morris
Division 1
Player of the Year
Cary Anderson
Division 2
Player of the Year
John Hipp
Division 3
Player of the Year
Hunter Smith
Division 4
Player of the Year
Will Houston
Division 5
Player of the Year