Over 54 holes at Council Fire Golf Club in the Chattanooga Men’s Metro tournament, if there was one set of nine where first-day leader Ben Rebne showed the slightest bit of vulnerability, it was the way he played the front nine in his second round.
Rebne’s front nine in Sunday’s final round was a different story.
Despite shooting a 3-over-par 39 on the front nine Saturday, Rebne recovered and took a three-shot lead into Sunday’s play. The 18-year-old Dalton State College commitment then went out and shaved seven strokes off the previous day’s front-nine score, essentially coasting to a six-shot win with a 54-hole total of 201.
Take away his front-side round Saturday and Rebne played his other 45 holes in 18-under. And that even includes a 7 on the par-5 No. 18 on his final hole of the tournament.
“It’s a good thing he double-bogeyed that last hole,” said his father, Council Fire head professional Richard Rebne. “That’ll keep him humble.”