Presson is quite humble about the ranking, saying the real recognition should go to his wife and partner, Dr. Shane Presson, co-owner of Karns Vision Center, was named one of America’s top 100 optometrists by Newsweek magazine in August. Shane Presson of Karns one of America's top 100 optometristsĭr. Sometimes you get close to perfect, and those rounds are the most fun.” “It’s a constant chase of always trying to get better. “Golf is so day to day and never perfect,” said the senior, who also enjoys playing video games with friends and fishing in his leisure time. In contrast, he loves the game of golf in general due more to the imperfection that comes from playing this very individual sport. Kammann said he likes that course because he considers the greens perfect for putting. He has committed to East Tennessee State University, and he has already become familiar with a lot of current and former college players by playing regularly at Holston Hills Country Club in East Knoxville.
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This determined golfer and grandson of Tom Kammann, the retired club pro at Baneberry resort club in Jefferson County, is ready to get his feet wet in a figurative sense as a college golfer. He had also swum a lot and still swims for his high school team during the winter, when opportunities to get out and play golf are more limited. “Before that summer, I ran track and cross country, but ever since then, that’s pretty much all I’ve done.”
“I didn’t take it seriously until I turned 13,” he said. If I qualify again, I will feel much more confident.”ĭespite the fact his father, Scott Kammann, played golf at the University of Tennessee in the early-to-mid 1990s before trying some smaller pro tours and eventually getting into medical sales, the younger Kammann did not grow up with a club constantly in his hand. “I didn’t have my best stuff, but I have five more years to qualify until I hope to turn pro. He also said he went home with something else – plenty of experience after being among the youngest competitors. But he did leave with a head-turning 69 on the second day after opening with an 83. He finished at 12 over at Oakmont and the nearby Long Vue club after two days of stroke play and failed to qualify for match play. Amateur at the famed Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, which has hosted nine U.S. Besides playing regularly in Tennessee Junior Cup tournaments, where he became familiar with friend Crowder, he also finished about 20th in the state tournament as a sophomore and fourth as a junior.Īnd in August, he played on perhaps the biggest stage of his career to date when he participated in the prestigious U.S. That was not Kammann’s first time on a big stage. “I was proud of the way I played, but it hurts to lose.” “I birdied the last hole and he parred,” he said of rebounding but still coming up one shot short. 11 and 13 to pull to one stroke back before Crowder birdied No. He said he was paired with Crowder on the final day and was trailing by three shots at the nine-hole turn. “I was familiar with the course, and it was going back and forth.” “I was a little disappointed to lose,” he said while still sounding upbeat.
The just-missed opportunity kept him hungry for more, despite a good finish as the only West golfer participating. “We want to have a good mix of traditional crafts from the Appalachian area along with a strong contemporary element.” “We’ve got a ‘make it and take it’ area for kids so they can get involved,” Gentry said. “We’re the oldest statewide.”īesides paintings, there will be weaving, carvings, pottery and jewelry on display and for purchase. “We’re focused on growing our organization,” Gentry said. Last year’s event was sidetracked by the pandemic, which made artists eager to be back this year. Jim Gentry, vice president of the organization, has been around for all but the first two of them. This will be the 56th staging of the Foothills Craft Guild’s show. If I hit a point where it isn’t working, I’ll go bang on it for a while.” Eager to return “My nephew had a drum set that he didn’t use,” she said. When the eyes are right, everything else flows.”Īnd when it doesn’t flow? Brunetti has a solution for that. You can see the personality, character and spirit of the animals through the eyes.
“When I start a painting of animals, I start with the eyes.
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