Tanner Wells, Taylor McCullum and Ty Cole share lead after second round of Wilfred Galbraith Invitational at Anniston Country Club.
By Joe Medley
ANNISTON — Tanner Wells, Ty Cole and Taylor McCullum don’t exactly form a pop band, but they form their own version of 3T atop the Wilfred Galbraith Invitational leaderboard.
All three golfers emerged from Saturday’s second round as co-leaders at 1-under-par 139.
Cole shot the day’s low round at 3-under 67, and Wells chimed in at 68. McCullum backed up his first-round 69 with an even 70 on Saturday at Anniston County Club.
Andrew Brooks stands three strokes back in second place. Defending champion Jacob LeCroy, Gary Wigington and Kevin Daugherty are four strokes back.
Cole seeks his third Wilfred Galbraith title. Wells and McCullum each seek their first.
Rain fell both days of the tournament, softening and slowing greens. Cole, who won the 2026 Calhoun County Tour’s first two points events and leads the points standings, calls this weekend’s conditions at ACC as close to ideal as they get for him.
“I never play good here,” the Albertville resident said. “I can hit it good, but this is the best chance I’ve got, because these greens being slow is more like my home course.
“If I can keep it between the ditches tomorrow, we’ll see what happens.”
Wells had Saturday’s next-best round at 68, overcoming a triple bogey on No. 10 to finish 2 under par.
“I hit it in the water, then dropped, hit water again then got it up there about 15 foot and hit triple, thankfully,” he said.
Wells rebounded with a birdie on No. 11, parred all the way to a birdie on 17 then parred 18.
“I hit it good, played good all day and just that one triple, or it would’ve been a really good round,” he said.
McCullum shot Friday’s only under-par round at 69 and held a share of the lead after Saturday. He led after two rounds in 2024, but Harrison Hughston’s Sunday surge proved decisive.
McCullum hopes to finish strong Sunday.
“It would be nice to beat some of these guys,” he said. “There’s a lot of good players here. I have a chance. If I shoot a good round tomorrow, I think I could win.
‘Im going to channel my Ott Chandler to win. He’s won all of the tournaments, so I’m going to channel being like Ott. Maybe I’ll get over the top.”
Wilfred Galbraith Invitational scores
| CHAMPIONSHIP A FLIGHT | 54 HOLES | |
| PLAYER | RD. 1-2-3 | TOTAL |
| Taylor McCullum | 69-70 | 139 |
| Ty Cole | 72-67 | 139 |
| Tanner Wells | 71-68 | 139 |
| Andrew Brooks | 71-71 | 142 |
| Jacob LeCroy | 71-72 | 143 |
| Gary Wigington | 72-71 | 143 |
| Kevin Daugherty | 71-72 | 143 |
| Dustin Travis | 72-72 | 144 |
| Jeremy McGatha | 75-71 | 146 |
| CHAMPIONSHIP B FLIGHT | ||
| John Rollins | 75-72 | 147 |
| Sawyer Edwards | 77-70 | 147 |
| Chandler Wilborn | 73-75 | 148 |
| Jeff Bain | 75-73 | 148 |
| Landon Wockenfuss | 74-75 | 149 |
| Mark McCaig | 75-74 | 149 |
| Dallis Daugherty | 74-77 | 151 |
| Bob Eaton | 78-74 | 152 |
| Caden Wood | 77-75 | 152 |
| Chad Key | 75-77 | 152 |
| CHAMPIONSHIP C FLIGHT | ||
| Brock McNeely | 71-82 | 153 |
| Johnathan Pate | 79-74 | 153 |
| Dee Pruitt | 72-82 | 154 |
| Greg Shultz | 79-75 | 154 |
| Charlie Smith | 79-75 | 154 |
| Chip Howell | 80-75 | 155 |
| Chris Reaves | 80-75 | 155 |
| Tanner Tabor | 77-79 | 156 |
| Timmy Woodard | 74-82 | 156 |
| Ethan McCareeth | 77-80 | 157 |
| Kyle Daugherty | 81-76 | 157 |
| CHAMPIONSHIP D FLIGHT | ||
| Caleb Morrow | 80-78 | 158 |
| Lee Hubbard | 81-78 | 159 |
| Ryan Huff | 80-80 | 160 |
| Cain Hollingsworth | 78–82 | 160 |
| Chase Hollingsworth | 81-83 | 164 |
| Matt Rogers | 80-84 | 164 |
| Walker Hobbs | 77-87 | 164 |
| Matt Hunter | 81-88 | 169 |
| Ted Gregerson | 81-97 | 178 |
| Andrw Folsom | 81-105 | 186 |
| WHITE TEES A | 36 HOLES | |
| PLAYER | RD. 2-3 | TOTAL |
| Carson Chandler | 68 | 68 |
| Mike Wiedmer | 71 | 71 |
| Dana Wright | 71 | 71 |
| Ott Chandler | 72 | 72 |
| Taylor Morrow | 75 | 75 |
| Wes Couch | 76 | 76 |
| Trae Williams | 77 | 77 |
| Brian Woodfin | 77 | 77 |
| WHITE TEES B | ||
| Bubba Willingham | 79 | 79 |
| Dre Davenport | 79 | 79 |
| Rob Davie | 79 | 79 |
| Taylor Vera | 79 | 79 |
| Graham Morrow | 80 | 80 |
| Matt Peters | 81 | 81 |
| Houston Black | 81 | 81 |
| Austin Elliott | 82 | 82 |
| Michael Downey | 82 | 82 |
| WHITE TEES C | ||
| Chance Harris | 83 | 83 |
| Brett Key | 84 | 84 |
| Bradley Elliott | 84 | 84 |
| Lamar Carter | 84 | 84 |
| James Harrison | 84 | 84 |
| Zach Limberis | 84 | 84 |
| Jono Waugh | 84 | 84 |
| Aaron Gregerson | 86 | 86 |
| Ryan Townley | 86 | 86 |
| Danny Whittaker | 86 | 86 |
| WHITE TEES D | ||
| Larry Champion | 89 | 89 |
| Scott Jimerson | 89 | 89 |
| Matt Greer | 90 | 90 |
| Mark Gains | 92 | 92 |
| Chase Arnold | 93 | 93 |
| Mark Cotton | 95 | 95 |
| Dalton Fisher | 96 | 96 |
| Clay Culbert | 96 | 96 |
| Adam Benefiel | 106 | 106 |
| SENIORS | ||
| David Sanders | 75 | 75 |
| Don Springer | 85 | 85 |
| Eric Stringer | 91 | 91 |
Sunday tee times (white tees)
| 8 a.m. | Don Springer David Sanders Eric Stringer |
8:10 a.m. | Chase Arnold Mark Cotton Clay Culbert Adam Benefiel |
| 8:20 a.m. | Scott Jimerson Matt Greer Mark Gains Dalton Fisher |
8:30 a.m. | Danny Whittaker Aaron Gregerson Ryan Townley Larry Champion |
| 8:40 a.m. | Bubba Willingham Zach Limberis Matt Peters Brett Key |
8:50 a.m. | Dre Davenport Taylor Vera Michael Downey Lamar Carter |
| 9 a.m. | Jono Waugh Chance Harris Houston Black James Harrison |
9:10 a.m. | Taylor Morrow Graham Morrow Austin Elliott Bradley Elliott |
| 9:20 a.m, | Wes Couch Trae Williams Brian Woodfin Rob Davie |
9:30 a.m. | Carson Chandler Dana Wright Mike Wiedmer Ott Chandler |
Sunday championship tee times
| 9:40 a.m. | Matt Hunter Ted Gregerson Andrew Folsom |
9:50 a.m. | Chase Hollingsworth Matt Rogers Ryan Huff Cain Hollingsworth |
| 10 a.m. | Lee Hubbard Caleb Morrow Kyle Daugherty Ethan McCareeth |
10:10 a.m. | Tanner Tabor Timmy Woodard Chris Reaves |
| 10:20 a.m. | Charlie Smith Greg Shultz Dee Pruitt |
10:30 a.m. | Brock McNeely Bob Eaton Caden Wood Chad Key |
| 10:40 AM | Jeff Bain Landon Wockenfuss Mark McCaig Dallis Daugherty |
10:50 a.m. | John Rollins Jeremy McGatha Chandler Wilborn Sawyer Edwards |
| 11:00 AM | Gary Wigington Jacob LeCroy Kevin Daugherty Dustin Travis |
11:10 a.m. | Tanner Wells Ty Cole Taylor McCullum Andrew Brooks |
