{"id":32103,"date":"2026-07-06T03:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/32103\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:35:14","slug":"canebrake-golf-club-hosts-watch-party-for-lee-hodges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/32103\/","title":{"rendered":"Canebrake Golf Club hosts watch party for Lee Hodges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waff.com\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WAFF<\/a>) &#8211; The Canebrake Golf Club hosted a watch party for Lee Hodges competing the in the John Deere Classic. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Members were on the edge of their seats Sunday watching Hodges in the final round. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hodges entered the final round tied for first place at sixteen-under. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s a lot higher for us than it is for him,\u201d Samford golfer Nolen Wolfe said. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s been there before. Obviously, it\u2019d be cool to get it done again. But, yeah, I mean, we\u2019re all just super excited and hopefully he gets it done.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As a part owner of Canebrake Golf Club, Hodges is always around. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cGrowing up here, Lee\u2019s probably the best player to ever come out of this golf club,\u201d Alabama golfer Jack Mitchell said. \u201cWe all looked up to him being young junior golfers when he was in college and getting his pro career started. He\u2019s just been a great role model for us younger golfers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hodges earned his full PGA Tour card with his first tour victory at the 3M Open back in 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s exciting,\u201d Former Calhoun College golfer Carter Pettey said. \u201cIt just kind of makes me think about a couple years ago when he got his first win, and just super happy for him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hodges played at Ardmore High School, where he won a state title. He went on to play collegiately at UAB and the University of Alabama. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cGrowing up we see him,\u201d Cumberland golfer Patrick Chesnut said. \u201cIt\u2019s really a reflection of a lot of hard work. We get to see that hard work, and we get to see it pay off. Growing up, that has been just something really awesome to see and inspires all of us to where you can go.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hodge is continuing to inspire the next generation of golfers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt motivates me,\u201d Canebrake golfer Waylon Preston said. \u201cI need to go out there and practice more so I can be out there on the TV one day.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hodges finished the tournament tied for third place at eighteen-under. He finished two strokes behind first place. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@waff48news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@waff48news\">Click Here to Subscribe on YouTube:<\/a> Watch the latest WAFF 48 news, sports &amp; weather videos on our YouTube channel!<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WAFF. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HUNTSVILLE, Ala. 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