Etowah Open
- Updated: July 18, 2026
Cole, Wigington each shoot 6-under 65, share one-stroke lead after first round of the Etowah County Open on the Links at Briarmeade.
By East Alabama Sports Today
GLENCOE —- Ty Cole and defending champion Gary Wigington each shot a 6-under-par 65 Saturday and share a one-stroke lead in the Etowah County Open on the Links at Briarmeade.
Dawson Day is one stroke back at 66. Brennan Clay and Chad Hare stand at 67 after a round that saw nine players shoot in the 60s.
The Etowah County Open is the seventh of nine points events on the 2026 Calhoun County Golf Tour. Cole has three wins on the year and entered the weekend leading the player-of-the-year standings with 1,375 points. Another victory would leave him at 1,675 points, well above his championship total of 1,450 from 2025.
He needs just a 28th-place finish, or 75 points, to match last year’s total.
First-round scores
| CHAMPIONSHIP A FLIGHT | ||
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2 | TOTAL |
| Ty Cole | 65 | 65 |
| Gary Wigington | 65 | 65 |
| Dawson Day | 66 | 66 |
| Brennan Clay | 67 | 67 |
| Chad Hare | 67 | 67 |
| John Rollins | 68 | 68 |
| Jamarcus Stokes | 68 | 68 |
| Shawn Ledbetter | 69 | 69 |
| C.J. Taylor | 69 | 69 |
| Scott Smith | 70 | 70 |
| Stephen Keen | 70 | 70 |
| Chris Cox | 71 | 71 |
| Tee Brown | 71 | 71 |
| CHAMPIONSHIP B FLIGHT | ||
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2 | TOTAL |
| Jeremy McGatha | 72 | 72 |
| Blake Grisham | 72 | 72 |
| Tiny Shankles | 73 | 73 |
| Caden Wood | 73 | 73 |
| Matt Rogers | 73 | 73 |
| Eli Edge | 73 | 73 |
| Bob Eaton | 74 | 74 |
| Craig Graves | 74 | 74 |
| Randy Lipscomb | 74 | 74 |
| Drey Reeves | 75 | 75 |
| Billy Thompson | 75 | 75 |
| Sam Bone | 75 | 75 |
| Greg Hare | 75 | 75 |
| FIRST LIGHT | ||
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2 | TOTAL |
| Jeff McRae | 76 | 76 |
| Mike Underwood | 76 | 76 |
| Dylan Jackson | 76 | 76 |
| Houston Black | 76 | 76 |
| Nathan Wyatt | 76 | 76 |
| J.D. Berndt | 76 | 76 |
| Jeff Noah | 77 | 77 |
| Levi Scott | 77 | 77 |
| Mark McCaig | 78 | 78 |
| Michael McDowell | 79 | 79 |
| Lee Hubbard | 79 | 79 |
| Dre Davenport | 79 | 79 |
| Madilyn Turner | 80 | 80 |
| Luke Haney | 80 | 80 |
| Jason Gilley | 80 | 80 |
| Lamar Carter | 80 | 80 |
| SECOND FLIGHT | ||
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2 | TOTAL |
| Chris Sanford | 81 | 81 |
| Kenny Fulmer | 81 | 81 |
| Mason Auslbrook | 81 | 81 |
| Blake Erwin | 81 | 81 |
| Chad Maples | 81 | 81 |
| Stephen Teague | 82 | 82 |
| Shane Chappell | 82 | 82 |
| Tim Gables | 82 | 82 |
| Mark Cantrell | 82 | 82 |
| Bumper Jones | 83 | 83 |
| Jeff McWilliams | 83 | 83 |
| Ryan Townley | 83 | 83 |
| Adam Fuller | 83 | 83 |
| Craig Watts | 84 | 84 |
| Brady Turner | 85 | 85 |
| Casey Downs | 85 | 85 |
| Chris Sprayberry | 86 | 86 |
| Braden Beechem | 87 | 87 |
| Kelley Rogers | 87 | 87 |
| Eric Ray | 88 | 88 |
| John Estes | 89 | 89 |
| Dawson Taylor | 89 | 89 |
| Paul Allen | 93 | 93 |
| Wesley Watkins | 96 | 96 |
| Tim Fulmer | 98 | 98 |
| Larry Champion | 100 | 100 |
| Chance Freeman | 115 | 115 |
| SENIOR FLIGHT | ||
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2 | TOTAL |
| Neal Keener | 72 | 72 |
| Stanley Hawkins | 72 | 72 |
| Craig Colvard | 73 | 73 |
| Ted Heim | 73 | 73 |
| Frank Barnes | 79 | 79 |
| Phillip Eades | 80 | 80 |
| David Lipscomb | 81 | 81 |
| Greg Davenport | 85 | 85 |
| Dani Bone | 98 | 98 |
Sunday’s tee times
8 a.m.: Dani Bone, Greg Davenport, David Lipscomb.
8:10 a.m.: Phillip Eades, Frank Barrnes, Ted Heim.
8:20 a.m.: Stanley Hawkins, Neal Keener.
8:40 a.m.: Larry Champion, Chance Freeman, Tim Fulmer.
8:50 a.m.: Wesley Watkins, John Estes, Paul Allen.
9 a.m.: Eric Ray, Dawson Taylor, Braden Beecham.
9:10 a.m.: Kelley Rogers, Chris Sprayberry, Casey Downs, Brady Turner.
9:30 a.m.: Craig Watts, Jeff McWilliams, Ryan Townley.
9:40 a.m.: Mark Cantrell, Bumper Jones, Adam Fuller.
9:50 a.m.: Stephen Teague, Tim Gable, Shane Chappell, Mason Aulsbrook.
10 a.m.: Blake Erwin, Chad Maples, Kenny Fulmer, Chris Sanford.
10:20 a.m.: Jason Gilley, Lamar Carter, Madilyn Turner, Luke Haney.
10:30 a.m.: Micheal McDowell, Lee Hubbard, Mark McCaig, Dre Davenport.
10:40 a.m.: Levi Scott, Mike Underwood, Jeff McRae, Jeff Noah.
10:50 a.m.: Nathan Wyatt, J.D. Berndt, Dylan Jackson, Houston Black.
11:20 a.m.: Sam Bone, Billy Thompson, Drey Reeves.
11:30 a.m.: Randy Lipscomb, Craig Graves, Greg Hare.
11:40 a.m.: Tiny Shankles, Caden Wood, Bob Eaton.
11:50 a.m.: Blake Grisham, Jeremy McGatha, Eli Edge, Matt Rogers.
12:10 p.m.: Chris Cox, Tee Brown, Scott Smith.
12:20 p.m.: C.J. Taylor, Shawn Ledbetter, Stephen Keen.
12:30 p.m.: Chad Hare, Jamarcus Stokes, John Rollins.
12:40 p.m.: Dawson Day, Brennan Clay, Gary Wigington, Ty Cole.
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