Matt Robertson jumps to see where his ball landed in this 2012 file photo.Numbers are going up at the Signal Mountain Invitational.
The tournament is now 77 years old, participation is up to 129 golfers, and scores are higher than golfers can remember for years.
Only two players broke par Friday, and two shot even.
Matt Robertson shot a 2-under 69 and leads by one stroke over Riley Davidson. Cody Godfrey and Richard Spangler are tied for third at 71.
“I hit it all over the golf course, but I putted well until the back nine, when I put it above the hole six or seven times,” said Robertson, who made six birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey. “If you hit it to 30 feet, you’re hoping to two-putt. It’s firm.”