Preparations are well in hand for the 61st Annual State Open which will be conducted next week (May 19-21) at Gaylord Springs Golf Links in Nashville. The TGA is looking forward to another great championship season which will kick off Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 a.m. with the first tee shot.This year's field is once again very strong with nine past champions including defending champion, Cody Hale, who won last year as an amateur, but it back to defend as a professional. Also scheduled to compete is Garrett Willis who finished third only a few weeks ago in the South Georgia Classic - Nationwide Tour event, and won the 2000 State Open. Also in the field are past champions Derek Rende (2007), Justin Metzger (2006), Tim Jackson (2003), Rob Long (1987 & 2002), Trey Lewis (2001), Steve Munson (1991), Bob Wolcott (1983).
On Monday, May 18th, the TGA will host over 100 sponsor guests in the annual Pro-Am that preceeds the championship proper. 148 players will compete in the first two rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday which will feature 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. double-tee starts. The field will be cut to the low 60 players and ties after the second round. The final round will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a single tee start.Follow the action online as our website (http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/) will feature a mini-leaderboard and live scoring for the lead groups during the final round.
