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Thursday, September 11

For Immediate Release:


Kelvin Burgin's lucky number is three as he three-peats at 40th Annual TPGA Section Championship

(Old Hickory, TN)  Head Professional, Kelvin Burgin (Crossville) from the Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain started the third and final round two shots back of the second round leader Steve Munson (Chuckey - Graysburg Hills).  Burgin's -3 under par round of 68 was enough to claim his third title, in as many years, by two strokes.  The pair of PGA Professionals shared the leaderboard for most of the day, but Burgin's birdie from the trees on #16 gave him a three shot lead where he pared the two remaining holes.  Burgin took home the first place check of $6,500 and also earned a spot in the 2009 Stanford St. Jude Championship (PGA TOUR).  Burgin joins Gibby Gilbert (Hixson) and Bert Weaver as the only other two Tennessee Section PGA Professionals to successfully defend their title two consecutive years.

Loneome Pine's Chris Stacy fought his way to the leaderboard with a -4 under par round of 67 to finish in a tie for third place with Keith Burdette (Chattanooga - Bear Trace at Harrions Bay) and fellow state employee Mark Houser (Kingsport - TN Golf Trail at Warriors Path).

In all, 60 PGA Professionals competed in the Championship which was hosted by the 6,600 yard par 71 Old Hickory Country Club.  Tennessee PGA professionals came as far as Olive Branch, MS and Big Stone Gap, VA to compete in the 40th Annual Championship of the Tennessee Section, an affiliate of the PGA of America.   

The Tennessee PGA would like to thank this year's sponsors:  The PGA TOUR, Club Car Inc, Mobile Pro Shop, Page & Tuttle, Titleist/'FootJoy, and Sterling Cut Glass for their contributions.

Click here for pictures, purse, and final results.

TPGA Section Championship

Sep 8 - Sep 11, 2008
Professional Media Results

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 1   Kelvin Burgin (Titleist)   Crossville, TN                                    71-69-68--208 -5  $6,500.00
 2   Steve Munson (Titleist)    Chuckey, TN        Graysburg Hills                71-67-72--210 -3  $3,200.00
 T3  Chris Stacy (Titliest)     Pennington Gap, VA Lonesome Pine Country Club     73-71-67--211 -2  $2,200.00
 T3  Keith Burdette (Titleist)  Chattanooga, TN    Bear Trace - Harrison Bay      74-68-69--211 -2  $2,200.00
 T3  Mark Houser                Kingsport, TN      Warriors Path State Park       71-69-71--211 -2  $2,200.00
 T6  Henrik Simonsen (Titliest) Chattanooga, TN                                   71-72-69--212 -1  $1,700.00
 T6  Loren Personett (Titleist) Antioch, TN        McCabe Field Golf Course       70-70-72--212 -1  $1,700.00
 T8  Will Brewer (Titleist)     Franklin, TN       Vanderbilt Legends Club        74-68-71--213 E   $1,137.50
 T8  Joey Hickman (Titleist)    Old Hickory, TN                                   72-70-71--213 E   $1,137.50
 T8  Chris Dibble (Titleist)    Knoxville, TN      Holston Hills                  70-70-73--213 E   $1,137.50
 T8  Audie Johnson (Titleist)   Lebanon, TN                                       72-67-74--213 E   $1,137.50
 12  Buddy Harston (Titleist)   Whites Creek, TN   Vanderbilt Legends Club        75-70-69--214 +1  $900.00
 T13 Scott Masters (Titleist)   Knoxville, TN      The Wee Course                 74-72-69--215 +2  $800.00
 T13 Bruce Etter (Titleist)     Chattanooga, TN                                   73-71-71--215 +2  $800.00
 T13 Wade Foreman (Titleist)    Nashville, TN      Belle Meade Country Club       72-71-72--215 +2  $800.00
 16  Randy Wylie (Titliest)     Knoxville, TN      Fairways and Greens Golf Cntr  73-75-68--216 +3  $700.00
 T17 Mickey Barker (Titleist)   Memphis, TN                                       73-73-71--217 +4  $662.50
 T17 David Crafton (Titleist)   Jackson, TN                                       73-72-72--217 +4  $662.50
 T19 Paul Brannon (Titliest)    Spring Hill, TN                                   75-72-71--218 +5  $575.00
 T19 Eric Rebmann (Titleist)    Knoxville, TN                                     73-74-71--218 +5  $575.00
 T19 Matthew Swarts (Titliest)  Franklin, TN       Belle Meade Country Club       70-76-72--218 +5  $575.00
 T19 Scott Moran (Titleist)     Knoxville, TN      Fox Den Country Club           73-71-74--218 +5  $575.00
 T19 Greg Wyatt (Titliest)      Crossville, TN                                    75-71-72--218 +5  $575.00
 T24 Kip Henley (Titleist)      Crossville, TN                                    76-76-67--219 +6  $475.00
 T24 Randy Helton (Titleist)    Murfreesboro, TN   Stones River                   73-72-74--219 +6  $475.00
 T24 Walt Chapman (Titleist)    Knoxville, TN                                     69-74-76--219 +6  $475.00
 T27 Jimbo Hicks (Titleist)     Greenbrier, TN                                    75-74-71--220 +7  $412.50
 T27 Rafe Corder (Titleist)     Gallatin, TN       Legacy at Springfield          73-74-73--220 +7  $412.50
 T29 Bobby Bray (Titleist)      Morristown, TN                                    74-75-72--221 +8  $362.50
 T29 Scott Hare (Titleist)      Chattanooga, TN    Signal Mountain                73-75-73--221 +8  $362.50
 31  Barney Alary (Titleist)    Pleasant View, TN                                 77-69-76--222 +9  
 T32 Mike Bennett (Bennett)     Ooltewah, TN                                      73-76-74--223 +10 
 T32 Daryl Edens (Titleist)     Mount Juliet, TN                                  76-71-76--223 +10 
 34  Nick Boruff (Titleist)     Vonore, TN                                        80-68-76--224 +11 
 T35 Todd Foster (Titleist)     Kingsport, TN      Warriors Path State Park       74-76-75--225 +12 
 T35 Hunt Gilliland (Titleist)  Chattanooga, TN                                   75-74-76--225 +12 
 T37 Kyle Fulbright (Titleist)  Jackson, TN                                       76-74-76--226 +13 
 T37 Darren Howard (Titleist)   Johnson City, TN   The Ridges Golf Club           74-75-77--226 +13 
 39  Scott Wilson (Titliest)    Maryville, TN      Royal Oaks Golf Club           73-78-76--227 +14 
 40  Patrick Jackson (Titleist) Franklin, TN       Vanderbilt Legends Club        71-79-78--228 +15 
 T41 Scott Krahl (Titleist)     Knoxville, TN                                     77-75-77--229 +16 
 T41 James Paschal              Hendersonville, TN Country Hills Golf Course      73-78-78--229 +16 
 T41 Richard Rebne (Titleist)   Ringgold, GA       Council Fire                   78-73-78--229 +16 
 44  Marty McCurry (Titleist)   Murfreesboro, TN   Old Fort Golf Course           77-74-79--230 +17 
 45  Thomas Ludwick (Titleist)  Franklin, TN       Vanderbilt Legends Club        83-78-70--231 +18 
 T46 David Ballantyne(Titliest) Franklin, TN                                      81-79-72--232 +19 
 T46 Byron Williams (Titliest)  Knoxville, TN      Fairways & Greens Golf As      74-69-89--232 +19 
 T48 Bryan Combiths             Spring Hill, TN    Five Oaks Golf & CC            78-79-76--233 +20 
 T48 Craig Lee (Titleist)       Niota, TN                                         78-75-80--233 +20 
 50  John Bridgeman (Titleist)  Brentwood, TN      Brentwood Country Club         78-82-74--234 +21 
 51  Neil Collins               Nashville, TN      Gaylord Springs GL             84-77-78--239 +26 
 T52 Robert Bunkley (Titleist)  Olive Branch, MS                                  83-79-78--240 +27 
 T52 Justin Rister (Titleist)   Brentwood, TN      Brentwood Country Club         78-83-79--240 +27 
 T52 Douglas Amor (Titleist)    Rising Fawn, GA                                   77-77-86--240 +27 
 T55 Jim Blackmore (Titleist)   Bristol, VA                                       78-83-83--244 +31 
 T55 Douglas Oubre (Titleist)   Nashville, TN      Golf Club of Tennessee         85-73-86--244 +31 
 57  Devere Keller              Hixson, TN                                        87-87-88--262 +49