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Sports Release                                                                                                                                      March 16, 2007

LMU’s Muncy Earns Regional Award From PGA

HARROGATE, TN -- Lincoln Memorial University Golf Coach Travis Muncy was named the 2006 Knoxville Chapter PGA Golf Professional of the Year. He also serves as the Director of Golf at Woodlake Golf Course in Tazewell, Tennessee.

Muncy is an active member of the Tennessee Section PGA and has served as the Knoxville Chapter president for the last two years. He has been a part of the PGA for 13 years and has served on the chapter board of directors for seven years. This is the first-time he has been honored with the group’s annual awards. Other awards handed out on the chapter level include Chapter Teacher of the Year, Assistant Golf Professional of the Year, the Horton Smith Award, the Junior Golf Leader Award, Richard Eller Growth of the Game Award, Chapter Player of the Year and Merchandiser of the Year Awards. Muncy was also recognized with a Merchandiser of the Year award.

Muncy took the helm of the Railsplitter golf program in 2003 and the Lady Railsplitter program in 2005. He has led the Railsplitters to three invitational titles and three of his players have won medalist honors during his tenure. His Lady Railsplitters have tallied two titles of their own, with one player bringing home medalist honors. Muncy uses a mix of strong local talent and international players to fill out his rosters and continues to make strides toward the top of the South Atlantic Conference. He also teaches golf for the University’s physical education department.

A native of Harrogate, Tennessee, Muncy played collegiate golf at Edison College and was team captain for two seasons. After college, he worked at various golf clubs and played on professional golf’s mini-tours. Eventually he worked as an assistant golf professional in Florida, before returning to his home county in Tennessee to open Woodlake with his father.

The father and son team recognized the need for a golf course in their backyard after years of playing in Grainger County or in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The pair received a lot of local support in their venture and had a lot of support from their neighbors in Union County, which was also without a golf course. Woodlake has been open for seven years with Muncy at the helm.

As head professional, he has received many awards for his services including Head Professional of the Year and the Horton Smith Award in 2002. Muncy’s other accomplishments include an Associate of Applied Science from Walters State Community College in 1996 and a Bachelor of Business Administration from LMU in 1998.

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