2021 Southern Checker Tournament
For reservations at Comfort Suites, call 615-443-0027 ($84.95
+Tennessee Tax 16.25% = Total $98.75 per night) or at Econo Lodge
(map),
located 829 S. Cumberland Street, 615-444-1001
(cost $64.95 +Tennessee Tax 16.25% = Total $75.50 per night)
and tell them you are a checker player. Please call before midnight
June 30, 2021 (2 weeks in advance). There is no
guarantee the rates will apply or the rooms will be available after that date.
Please make your reservations early, since you may cancel them as late as 4 pm
the day before your arrival. The playing room is free provided a combined total (from both hotels) of 10
rooms are rented. Otherwise, there will be a daily fee. A continental
breakfast is available at both locations;
however, we play in the main conference room on the 1st floor at Comfort
Suites. Ms. Tamara Tomlin is
our contact person. In the past several
Southern tournaments the participants decided to make it a two day event. At the
2019
Southern Open
we voted to
hold a two day tournament the
weekend before July 4th
and play 7 rounds, 4 Saturday and 3 Sunday;
however, coronavirus caused us to cancel it. This year at 2021 TN Open Larry
discussed holding it later after July 4th if interest indicated enough interest
players,
but health issue caused Larry to delegated Anthony Bishop, Jerry Askins, and JR
Smith to organize and direct it.
This is the 114th Southern!
And one of the oldest
continuous Checker Tournament in the country...
A Southern
Tradition! The first Southern States Checker Tournament was played in
Atlanta, GA on 9/10 -12, 1908 and won by F. B. "Captain" Fishburne from
Columbia, SC. It is held yearly since, and sanctioned by the American Checker
Federation. Usually scheduled close to the 4th of July weekend, Friday thru
Sunday.
114 Years Ago! |
WC Green Trust Fund |
2021 Southern Display
Approximately 8 hours and 460 miles from Greensboro to Lebanon, TN Take I-40 West into Tennessee then exit on 238 toward Lebanon turn
left onto US-231 N / S CUMBERLAND ST / TN-10 N. You can't miss
Comfort Suites, which is across I-40 and on the right. Website: Comfort Suite Lebanon
2021 Tournament Dates
|
2019 Tournament Dates
(map)
The 2021 Southern Checker Tournament will be held on (Friday
and Saturday) July
23rd
&
July 24th The Comfort Suites in Lebanon, TN 37090. The hotel is located on
Highway 231 (904 Murfreesboro Road) near I-40 (take exit 238 north off I-40
ramp and make left turn onto US-231 N / S CUMBERLAND ST / TN-10 N, back across
I-40, hotel on right).
2010 Results |
2009 Results