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Knox Cools, Takes Lead Into Sunday

 

 

The Gold Strike Casino Golf Classic
Tunica National Golf Club

 

August 5-8, 2010

 

Robinsonville, MS (August 7, 2010)… Russell Knox of Scotland carded a one-under par 71 at Tunica National Golf Club in the third round of The Gold Strike Casino Golf Classic and will take a four stroke lead into Sunday’s final round.

Knox began the third round in first place after blistering rounds of 62-61 but quickly saw his luck change on the par 72, 7,204 Tunica National course.  After opening with a par, the former Jacksonville University golfer made a double bogey on the second hole to drop back to 19-under for the tournament.

Knox added a birdie on hole three, then another bogey on hole five to remain at 19-under for the tournament. After back to back birdies on holes six and seven brought the twenty-six year old back to even par for the day, a costly bogey on hole eight and a disappointing triple bogey seven on hole nine gave him a four-over par 40 at the turn and dropped him back to 17-under par for the tournament.

A disappointing start to his third round didn’t get Knox down as he was able to bounce back with back to back birdies on holes ten and eleven and also on holes thirteen and fourteen to get back to 2-under par for the tournament and even on the day.

He added another birdie on the par five sixteenth hole and then closed with two pars to finish with a back nine of 31 and three day total of 22 under par 194.

Jerrett Hamilton (Richardson, TX) sits in second place, four strokes behind Knox, after he carded a three day total of 18-under par 198 that was sparked by a six-under par 66 on moving day. Hamilton was able to card bogey free nines of 34-32 on Saturday to move from a T-3 to second place.

Richmond, Virginia’s Jay Woodson matched the low round of the day with a seven under par 65 and moved from a T-6 to third with a three day total of 17-under par 199.

Former Ole Miss golfer Kyle Ellis (Senatobia) heads up the local Mississippi contingent in the Gold Strike Casino Classic after he fired a three day total of seven-under par 209. Other Mississippians include Jesse Soeirs of Oxford (three-under par 213) and Jackson’s Josh Oller (two-under par 214). Memphis native Scott Tashie posted a one-under par 71 Saturday and will enter the final round at five-under par 211.

Round Four will begin at 7 a.m. Sunday morning with the leaders teeing off number one at 9 a.m.

The total purse for The Gold Strike Casino Golf Classic is $200,000 with $30,000 going to the winner.

Gold Strike Casino Classic
Tunica National GC Pro Tees
Tunica, MS
Aug 2 - Aug 8, 2010
Round 1 Scores
Par 72, 7204 yards

 

Player Leader Board

Course:Tunica National GC: Pro Tees     Par 72 - 7204 yards

Position

Player
First Last

Home Town
City, State

Scoring

all rounds

Total
Score

current

start

to par

thru

today

1

2

3 

1

1

Russell Knox

Jacksonville Beach, FL

-22

F

-1

62

61

71

194

2

T3

Jerrett Hamilton

Richardson, TX

-18

F

-6

68

64

66

198

3

T6

Jay Woodson

Richmond, VA

-17

F

-7

68

66

65

199

4

T3

Grant Leaver

Centerville, TN

-16

F

-4

65

67

68

200

T5

T12

Matthew Harmon

Grand Rapids, MI

-15

F

-6

68

67

66

201

T5

2

Parker LaBarge

St. Louis, MO

-15

F

-2

67

64

70

201

7

T18

Joshua Wooding

Riverside, CA

-14

F

-6

70

66

66

202

T8

T39

Casey Crain

La Combe, LA

-13

F

-7

71

67

65

203

T8

T12

Jack Newman

Des Moines, IA

-13

F

-4

68

67

68

203

T8

T12

Michael Thompson

Birmingham, AL

-13

F

-4

68

67

68

203

T11

T29

Ben Briscoe

Old Colwyn, Wales

-12

F

-5

66

71

67

204

T11

T29

Patrick Nagle

Pacifica, CA

-12

F

-5

71

66

67

204

T11

T18

Ryan Brehm

Mount Pleasant, MI

-12

F

-4

70

66

68

204

T11

T18

Chip Brooke

St Augustine, FL

-12

F

-4

68

68

68

204

T11

T6

Jonathan Hodge

Strawberry Plains, TN

-12

F

-2

67

67

70

204

T16

T29

Travis Hampshire

Zephyrhills, FL

-11

F

-4

68

69

68

205

T16

T39

Phillip Mollica

Anderson, SC

-11

F

-5

68

70

67

205

T16

T18

Chris Devlin

Ireland

-11

F

-3

67

69

69

205

T16

T53

Kevin Hall

Cincinnati, OH

-11

F

-6

69

70

66

205

T16

T12

Michael Welch

Quincy , MA

-11

F

-2

69

66

70

205

T16

T6

Todd Bailey

Spanish Fort, AL

-11

F

-1

67

67

71

205

T22

T39

Andy Pope

Glen Ellyn, IL

-10

F

-4

73

65

68

206

T22

T29

Chris Erwin

Brentwood, TN

-10

F

-3

66

71

69

206

T22

T39

Wes Homan

Cincinnati, OH

-10

F

-4

70

68

68

206

T22

T39

Ryan Brooks

Tulsa, OK

-10

F

-4

70

68

68

206

T22

T29

Michael ONeal

Jacksonville, FL

-10

F

-3

68

69

69

206

T22

T39

Zack Sucher

Mobile, AL

-10

F

-4

69

69

68

206

T22

T39

Kevin Warrick

Valrico, FL

-10

F

-4

68

70

68

206

T22

T18

Renier Saxton

Amsterdam,

-10

F

-2

66

70

70

206

T22

T12

Bryce Easton

Arlington, TX

-10

F

-1

68

67

71

206

T31

T29

Brandon Anthony

Albany, GA

-9

F

-2

71

66

70

207

T31

T39

Richard Swift

Sydney, Australia

-9

F

-3

70

68

69

207

T31

T39

Kyle Vasel

Greenville, IL

-9

F

-3

69

69

69

207

T31

T39

Andrew Suggs

Fayetteville, GA

-9

F

-3

66

72

69

207

T31

T39

Brian Carroll

Crystal Lake , IL

-9

F

-3

68

70

69

207

T31

T18

JP Van der Walt

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

-9

F

-1

68

68

71

207

T31

T18

Tyler Brown

Ponte Verda Beach, FL

-9

F

-1

67

69

71

207

T31

T53

Simon Walsh

Manchester, England

-9

F

-4

70

69

68

207

T31

T6

Jonathan Moore

Champions Gate, FL

-9

F

+1

67

67

73

207

T31

T6

Eric Onesi

Bear, DE

-9

F

+1

68

66

73

207

T41

T29

Nathan Stamey

Bluffton, SC

-8

F

-1

66

71

71

208

T41

T18

George Zolotas

Peabody, MA

-8

F

E

66

70

72

208

T41

T18

Jim Renner

Plainville, MA

-8

F

E

68

68

72

208

T41

T53

Adam Swope

Wesley Chapel, FL

-8

F

-3

68

71

69

208

T41

T53

Jeff Street

Charlotte, NC

-8

F

-3

68

71

69

208

T41

T61

Manuel Villegas

Medellin, Columbia

-8

F

-4

69

71

68

208

T41

T61

Philip Pettitt Jr

Murfreesboro, TN

-8

F

-4

73

67

68

208

T41

5

Will Claxton

Swainsboro, GA

-8

F

+3

66

67

75

208

T49

T39

Jon Curran

Hopkinton, MA

-7

F

-1

69

69

71

209

T49

T53

Mark Harrell

Hazelhurst, GA

-7

F

-2

68

71

70

209

T49

T12

Kyle Ellis

Senatobia, MS

-7

F

+2

68

67

74

209

T49

T61

Blaine Peffley

Lebanon, PA

-7

F

-3

72

68

69

209

T49

T61

Michael Arnaud

Baton Rouge, LA

-7

F

-3

68

72

69

209

T54

T29

David Skinns

Lincoln, England

-6

F

+1

70

67

73

210

T54

T29

Brent Long

Carthage, TN

-6

F

+1

65

72

73

210

T54

T39

Ryan Henry

Broken Arrow, OK

-6

F

E

66

72

72

210

T54

T61

Cole Moreland

Austin, TX

-6

F

-2

73

67

70

210

T54

T61

Chad Keohane

Riverview, FL

-6

F

-2

71

69

70

210

T59

T18

Drew Laning

Little Rock, AR

-5

F

+3

64

72

75

211

T59

T18

Ian Rochester

Cordova, TN

-5

F

+3

68

68

75

211

T59

T61

Scott Tashie

Memphis, TN

-5

F

-1

68

72

71

211

T62

T53

Ted Smith

Orlando, FL

-4

F

+1

73

66

73

212

T62

T53

Josh Sandman

High Point, NC

-4

F

+1

67

72

73

212

T62

T6

James Oh

Lakewood, CA

-4

F

+6

71

63

78

212

T65

T39

Jesse Soeirs

Oxford, MS

-3

F

+3

71

67

75

213

T65

T61

Patrick Lundy

Little River, SC

-3

F

+1

69

71

73

213

T67

T29

Josh Oller

Jackson, MS

-2

F

+5

70

67

77

214

T67

T61

Bryce Ledford

Ooltewah, TN

-2

F

+2

71

69

74

214

T69

T53

Eddie Brescher

Ponchatoula, LA

E

F

+5

70

69

77

216

T69

T61

Andrew Dresser

Carrollton, TX

E

F

+4

69

71

76

216