In most years, champions of the historic Tennessean/Metro Parks Schooldays Golf Tournament on Brandt Snedeker's Tour have come close to winning in previous years.
The three-day tournament for boys and girls ages 12-17 is in its 102nd year, and winners usually qualify for match play before being eliminated, or maybe even advance to the championship before losing.
That may not be the case for the 2026 tournament. Neither of the two girls in the championship − Lyla Payne or Samantha Strothers − nor the No. 1-seeded boy − Wil Huddleston − headed into the semifinals has ever played before in the tournament.
Those three will try to win the state's longest-running golf tournament in their first attempt.
"I heard about the Schooldays from a guy at my school (Clarksville)," Payne said. "He told my grandma to sign me up for it, and I'm glad he did. I like it."
The three-day tournament for boys and girls ages 12-17 is in its 102nd year, and winners usually qualify for match play before being eliminated, or maybe even advance to the championship before losing.
That may not be the case for the 2026 tournament. Neither of the two girls in the championship − Lyla Payne or Samantha Strothers − nor the No. 1-seeded boy − Wil Huddleston − headed into the semifinals has ever played before in the tournament.
Those three will try to win the state's longest-running golf tournament in their first attempt.
"I heard about the Schooldays from a guy at my school (Clarksville)," Payne said. "He told my grandma to sign me up for it, and I'm glad he did. I like it."
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