Doc Redman won the Visit Knoxville Open with an eagle putt on the first playoff hole for his second Korn Ferry Tour victory.
Redman and Hunter Eichhorn were tied after four rounds at Holston Hills Country Club after both shot 25-under-par 259 on May 24. Redman’s 40-foot putt slowly made its way down the hill, hung on the lip, and as Redman made his way to the hole, it dropped in for the win.
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Doc Redman won the Visit Knoxville Open with a cliffhanger eagle on the first playoff hole! pic.twitter.com/6uAcP2hwMk
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Redman, 28, previously won the Astara Chile Classic, making him and Ian Holt as the only two-time winners on the Korn Ferry Tour this season.
It’s been an interesting journey for Redman, who was standout at Clemson from 2016-18 and broke the school record for career scoring average (70.70). He played four full seasons on the PGA Tour (2020-23) with consecutive FedExCup Playoff appearances in 2020 and 2021.
Now in his third consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Redman finished No. 37 on the points list in 2024 and dropped to No. 138 in 2025 partly because he took most of March through May off, later saying he was âpretty unhappy traveling and playing golf, and a little lost in that sense.”
Redman earned $180,000.
Eichhorn made a charge to get in the playoff after trailing third-round leader Cooper Dossey by six shots. He shot a career-low 10-under 61 to tie Redman who shot 65 in the fourth round.
Dossey shot a 69 and finished two shots back and tied for third with Bryce Lewis (66) and John Marshall Butler (63). Lewis, who is from Hendersonville, Tennessee, and played five seasons at Tennessee from 2019-24, had his first top-five finish on the Korn Ferry Tour in his 33rd career start.
Phil Kaplan is sports director of the USA TODAY South Region.
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