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Tyler Lane has won the ETA the past two years.
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East Tennessee Amateur gets new date

Last year, the 26th annual East Tennessee Amateur golf tournament got a new name. This year, it’s getting a new date.

Jan 13, 2020 at 5:29 PM
Tyler Lane finishes with a birdie on the 18th.
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Comfort zone: Lane successfully defends ETA title

Tyler Lane said he wasn’t feeling too comfortable during the final round of the William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur golf tournament. He was looking pretty comfortable afterward, though, holding the winner’s trophy with one hand and his young son, Davey, with the other.

Jul 8, 2019 at 12:10 AM
Two-time ETA champion Cayman Ratliff is part of a four-way tie for fourth place.
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House money: Defending champ Lane on top at East Tennessee Amateur

Tyler Lane says he was playing with house money in the first round of the 25th annual East Tennessee Amateur golf tournament. And he cashed in quite nicely.

Jul 6, 2019 at 1:09 AM
Bill Greene says he's humbled to have the annual East Tennessee Amateur golf tournament in his honor.
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East Tennessee Amateur's new name honors Greene

When competitors tee it up on July 5 at Elizabethton Golf Course, they’ll be playing in the William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur.

Jun 4, 2019 at 8:37 PM
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Business as usual for popular ET Amateur

Elizabethton Golf Course might be under new management, but the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur golf tournament will be run as usual in its 24th year.

Jun 5, 2018 at 8:45 PM
Garrett Whitfield watches a shot during the final round of the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur on Sunday at Elizabethton Golf Course. Whitfield closed with a 6-under 66, including a 3-under stretch over the final five holes. He then defeated Lucas Armstrong on the first hole of a playoff to win the tournament championship for the first time.
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Whitfield wins playoff over Armstrong for first ETA title

History was going to repeat itself one way or another in the final round of the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur on Sunday.

Jul 2, 2017 at 11:15 PM
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East Tennessee Am tees off June 30

The 23rd annual Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur tees off on Friday, June 30 at Elizabethton Golf Course.

Jun 12, 2017 at 5:45 PM
Johnson City's Jack Rhea tees off during the final round of the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur on Sunday at Elizabethton Golf Course.
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JC teen Rhea wins East Tennessee Amateur

Jack Rhea captured the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur championship on Sunday with his 8-under 208 total, one shot better than Brandon Worley and Jace Devault.

Jul 3, 2016 at 8:46 PM
Eric Russell readies to tee off on Saturday in the East Tennessee Amateur at Elizabethton Golf Course.
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Russell, Ratliff share one-shot lead entering last day of ETA

Eric Russell, a newcomer to Elizabethton Golf Course, shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday for 5-under 139 total, grabbing a share of the lead with two-time defending East Tennessee Amateur champion Cayman Ratliff.

Jul 2, 2016 at 11:17 PM
Cayman Ratliff follows through on a shot during the first round of the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur on Friday at Elizabethton Golf Course.
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Ratliff, Worley take different paths to first-round ETA lead

Cayman Ratliff is vying to become the first player to win the Carter County East Tennessee Amateur three years in a row. Brandon Worley is aiming to at least keep the title in the family.

Jul 1, 2016 at 11:04 PM
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