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Four moms cheer Roach to 4th place, as 29th Knox Open has ‘Choo-Choo’ champ

May 17, 2018 by

Stephan Jaeger of Chattanooga holds the Jim Wakefield Memorial crystal cup as winner of 29th Annual Knoxville Open (16-under par, 268) by three strokes after four days and 72 holes Sunday afternoon, May 13, at Fox Den Country Club.

With strong support from family and friends, including four mothers in his life, Wes Roach celebrated Mother’s Day at 29th Annual Knoxville Open by finishing tied for fourth (11-under par 273) Sunday afternoon, May 13, at Fox Den Country Club. A sizzling round of 63 (8-under par) Saturday, May 12, highlighted the four rounds for this former PGA Tour pro and golf state champion at Webb School of Knoxville (Class of 2007), who claims Willow Creek Golf Club in Farragut as his home course.

From left are Hanley Roach, his mother; Leslie Testerman, his grandmother; Roach with his 9-month-old daughter, Sage Catherine; the baby’s mother and Roach’s wife, Sarah Kiser Roach; and his mother-in-law, Teresa Kiser.