Ryan Hall, a graduate of Halls High School, is tied for the lead after shooting a bogey-free first round at the Knoxville Open.
Hall and Andrew Kozan both shot 7-under-par 64 on May 22 in the Korn Ferry Tour stop at Holston Country Club for a one-shot lead over Zecheng Dou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Pontus Nyholm and Seungtaek Lee.
Hall, who is playing under a sponsor exemption, was a standout at South Carolina (2018-22).
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY Network – Tennessee
He had birdies on three of his first four holes (Nos. 10, 12, 13).
Hall picked the Gamecocks over Tennessee, Chattanooga and Lipscomb.
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