Headrick, Hirschman lead at Tennessee Junior Amateur in Cleveland, Tenn.
Jake Headrick of Maryville and Grant Hirschman of Collierville shared the first-round lead in the 50th annual Tennessee Junior Amateur golf tournament Tuesday at Cleveland Country Club with 2-under-par 68s, and Knoxville’s Jack Smith and Graham Gosselin were one shot back along with Kingsport’s Cayman Ratliff and Brentwood’s Garrison Hogan.
Sevierville’s Benjamin Huskey is tied for seventh at 70 with Zach Polston of Lafayette, Tenn., and Lenoir City’s Tanner Nelson is at 71 with Ben Carroll of Counce and Zach Haynes of Smyrna.
The closest area challengers were Gordon Hulgan and Mikey Feher, both from Signal Mountain, in an eight-way tie for 12th at 72. That group also included Feher’s Baylor teammate Nic Vandeventer of Bristol. Chattanooga’s Scott Stevens shot 73.
Warren, Burris tied for second at Tennessee Girls Junior Amateur
Chattanooga’s Blakesly Warren and St. Andrew’s-Sewanee golfer Jenna Burris from Manchester are tied for second with Covington’s Aubree Jones at 2-over-par 74 after the opening round of the 50th Tennessee Girls Junior Amateur at Foxland Harbor in Gallatin. They are two shots behind Allyson Dunn of Kingsport in the 15-18 age division.
Two of Warren’s Baylor teammates, Signal Mountain residents Lauren Johnson and Katherine Holmes, have a share of eighth at 76, and Ooltewah’s Samantha Griffith shot 77.