Burris in semifinals of State Women’s Am

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee graduate and Middle Tennessee State senior Jenna Burris from Manchester completed a quarterfinal win Thursday in the championship bracket of the rain-plagued Tennessee Women’s Amateur golf tournament at The Honors Course, 3 and 2 over former Ooltewah and Lipscomb University standout Samantha Griffith, and was all square through eight holes in a semifinal against 13-year-old

Sophie Linder of Carthage, who edged qualifying medalist Addison Baggarly from Jonesborough and the University of Florida in 21 holes. Mariah Smith from Clarksville led 2 up against Sydney Colwill from the Memphis area through seven in the other championship semifinal. Griffith advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over Alexandra Farnsworth of Nashville. In the first-flight semifinals, many-time TGA state champion Maggie Scott of Charleston edged Chattanooga’s Kristy Snow in 20 holes while Nashville’s Evelyn Blackmon won 1 up over Chattanooga’s Darlene Werhnyak. In the second flight, Karin RaderCarson topped Katerina Scott 7 and 6 and Erica Chappell won 2 and 1 over Marianne Crawford, and in the third, Rhonda Manous and Elizabeth Trinkler won their semis in 20 holes and 1 up against Donna Robers and

Rosemary Overton, respectively. Georgia McCravey of Chattanooga and Pam Presnell won fourth-flight semis 1 up over Christina Tucker and 2 up over Joanne Walker, and Carol Hornstra won 6 and 5 over Chattanooga’s Carolyn Maum while Springbrook player Patty Johnson was downing Sally Smith 5 and 4 in the fifth flight. Janet Kincaid of Tellico Village won 1 up over Carol Medley of Franklin County for the sixthflight title. ›

Christ Presbyterian Academy senior and Lipscomb commitment A. Jacks Green added the 2018 Tennessee Junior Amateur championship to his Tennessee Junior PGA and 2017 TSSAA Division II-A state titles with a one-hole victory Thursday at Stones River Country Club at Murfreesboro. That was a playoff against his 36-hole co-leader Matt Copeland of Maryville after Thursday’s scheduled final round was canceled nearly six hours after those two were supposed to tee off. Everyone else left and the two waited for a break in the weather, and Green birdied the first hole with a threefoot putt. He and incoming Wofford College freshman Copeland each totaled 144 the first two days. Cameron Tankersley of Clarksville and Bryce Lewis of Hendersonville tied for third with their 36-hole 145s. Tullahoma’s Jacob Uehlein and Lake Tansi’s Zach Young were in the group tying for 10th at 148, and Cleveland Country Club’s Cade Puryear and Council Fire’s Joe Carter were among those sharing 17th at 151. Cleveland’s Parker Gray tied for 24th at 153.

FISHING

› Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Georgia, was in 28th place after catching 20 pounds, 4 ounces Thursday as the FLW Tour bass tournament began on Lake St. Clair at Detroit. Dayton residents Michael Neal and Andy Morgan were tied for 54th and 60th at 18-12 and 18-8 in the quest for the $125,000 top pro prize. Chad Grigsby of Minnesota grabbed the first-day lead with 25-13. Hixson’s Mark Guhne was tied for 45th among the co-anglers with 16-14.