Coach Mark Guhne now remembers what it’s like to be a player.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf coach regained his amateur status from the USGA and played in his first amateur event in more than 10 years Saturday in the Red Bud Invitational.
“I woke up about 5:30 and I was nervous,” Guhne said. “Heck, I was nervous on Wednesday when I was trying to practice. But I had a blast.”
Guhne shot a 3-over-par 74 at Valleybrook Golf and Country Club and is five shots behind co-leaders Rusty Pickett and Zach Hester. They each shot 2-under 69.
Bob Rice is one shot off the lead. Jacob Clark, Mitch Hufstetler, Chris Schmidt and Wayne Woolfall all shot even and are two shots back.