Cody Godfrey hits a shot from the fairway as he participates in the 108th Southern Amateur Championship golf tournament Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Honors Course in Chattanooga.
Keoni Vidrine hits a shot from the fairway as he participates in the 108th Southern Amateur Championship golf tournament Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Honors Course in Chattanooga.As the first alternate from the Monday qualifier, former Walker Valley High School and Tennessee Wesleyan College golfer Cody Godfrey had two options in the Southern Amateur tournament at The Honors Course.
He either would be in the field or be the caddie for good friend and former TWC teammate Keoni Vidrine of Delano, Tenn.
He indeed walked with Vidrine in the first round Wednesday, but he did so while carrying his own bag. Amazingly, the no-show from Missouri whom Godfrey replaced was in the same group as Vidrine.
“It couldn’t have been any cooler, the way it worked out,” said Godfrey, who showed up at the Ooltewah course at 6:30 a.m. and began going through his usual pre-tournament routine, just in case he got to play.
“I’ve never been in this situation before, so I didn’t know what to think,” Godfrey said after completing a 6-over-par 78, two shots behind Vidrine. His other former TWC teammate in the tournament, Josh Wheeler from Maryville, also shot 78 after making the field with a 70 in the Monday qualifying event.