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This was a week that Zeb Patten had been looking forward to since last December when the Tennessee Golf Association announced their Senior and Super Senior State Amateur championships would be coming to Lookout Mountain Club in 2026. Patten has been a long-time member at Lookout Mountain, proudly representing the club at competitions throughout Tennessee and beyond. He also makes his home on the mountain, and he was thrilled to be able to host some of his closest peers as they experienced life for the week in his close-knit community. But all of that changed on August 9th. Patten, who has been a pilot for 15 years and serves as Commander of the Chattanooga Civil Air Patrol, and fellow Lookout Moutain resident Grant Caldwell were taking a short flight to Winder, Ga. where Caldwell's brother has a farm when their aircraft encountered mechanical issues. "There was a large bang and the engine quit," Patten said. "I declared an emergency, and we looked for a suitable place to land. We were trying to get into Bill Elliott Airport in Dawsonville, but it turned out that those trees were so high around it that we couldn't make the airport." The single-engine Piper Cherokee Six crashed into a densely forested area north of the private airstrip owned by NASCAR legend Bill Elliott. Caldwell was able to crawl out of the wreckage, but Patten was trapped inside the mangled aircraft. "When we impacted the trees, I just prayed and told God that 'I'm ready for whatever you want,'" Patten said. "I kept telling myself to breathe, and we got through the trees where I was trapped under the airplane. Grant was luckily able to get out, climb over me and go get help." Patten, 61, wears an Apple Watch as a monitoring precaution due to a family history of heart issues. The crash triggered a signal to his wife, Beth, and his daughter, alerting them that something was amiss. "Beth knew I was flying that day, so she called one of my pilot friends, Ken Loudon, with the information," Patten said. "Ken saw the coordinates, and he called the people at Bill Elliott's airport, and they said, 'Yes, there's been a plane crash,' and that's how they were able to get people out there so fast." Before the emergency management crew arrived, Patten was able to remain calm despite his predicament. "I never passed out, and I just kept reminding myself to not panic and continue to breathe," Patten said. "I just remember lying there, looking over seeing the prop on my hand. That was hard to deal with. I wasn't in a lot of pain because I think the shock had already hit. They finally cut me out of there and got me into a helicopter." Caldwell was transported by ambulance to treat his injuries, while Patten was airlifted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. "They have an amazing trauma team there who knew exactly what they were doing," Patten said. "They got me into surgery that night, and I should be fine eventually." Patten suffered a broken femur, two broken ribs, a crushed hand and third and fourth-degree burns. "I'll probably need several surgeries on my leg, but you're not hearing any complaints from me because I'm alive," Patten said. "Nothing's as important as me getting well. Hopefully, I'll start playing golf again in the spring." The news of Patten's accident spread quickly throughout the Tennessee golfing community. TGA Executive Director Allison Brown was jolted when she was first notified. "I was shaken when I heard about Zeb's accident," Brown said. "Tennessee golf has suffered a lot of losses this year, and the thought of losing another member of the Tennessee golf family was unimaginable." Patten hosted Bradford Kuester, Todd Burgan and Rick Mays at LMC for a practice round just two days before the crash, and the early reports of the crash left them in disbelief. "I was stunned and sick to my stomach because we didn't have any news for a couple of hours if he had survived," Burgan said. "There was a lot of nervousness and praying until then." Kuester was in Pinehurst, N.C. competing in the North & South Senior Amateur, enjoying some late afternoon down time with his wife at the restaurant overlooking No. 2's 18 green when he got the news. "It's just one of those shockers that you never think of," said Kuester, who is the defending Tennessee Senior Amateur champion. "The good thing is he's alive and going to be fine and we're not planning a funeral this week." Patten has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support he has received this week while recuperating in Gainesville. "I just so glad I have all these friendships through golf," Patten said. "They have been calling me every day and checking on me, and I'm a very blessed guy. Guys like Brent Henley have been friends since high school, and he was the first one to call Beth. Our friendship has gotten a lot closer over the last couple of years, and it's meant so much to hear from him and Jeff Sherrill throughout the past week." Although they have known each other for years as competitors, Mays has developed a close friendship with Patten this season playing senior events together. "There is like a small fraternity among the top senior guys in the state," Mays said. "We are all on text threads together and keep up with each other that way. When Zeb had us up at Lookout two days before his accident, he gave us a ton of tips on how to play that course that he could have kept to himself since we were going to be competing against each other. That course requires a lot of local knowledge that is extremely difficult if you've not played it. I rode with Zeb and he coached me all the way around, which says a lot about his character." Patten played collegiately at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before embarking on a professional career. He was PGA professional at Memphis Country Club and played in 13 PGA Tour-sanctioned events before opening a golf facility as one of Chattanooga's most respected instructors. He compiled his decades of knowledge into a book released last year that serves as a playbook for parents of aspiring golfers as a way to give back to the game. Patten was a driving force in bringing the Tennessee Senior Amateur back to Lookout for the first time undergoing a massive restoration four years ago. Architects Kyle Franz and Tyler Rae performed a bold transformation to align the golf course with the original layout of noted designer Seth Raynor in 1925. "Zeb advocated for the TGA to have the Senior State Am at Lookout Mountain," Brown said. "His support has meant a lot to the TGA and the golf community, so we are excited to host a great championship in his honor this week knowing how much this week means to him." In addition to showing off his home golf course, Patten had plans to extend the hospitality this week by hosting his core group of friends that includes Ray Morton, Steven Mann and Alan Jones along with Kuester, Burgan and Mays for a cookout at his home one evening. With Patten due to be transferred soon to Siskin Hospital for continued rehabilitation, he's hopeful the gathering can still take place. "I was gonna cook ribs for them during the tournament," Patten said. "Now they want to know how they can move it downtown to Siskin. That just shows how close we've become." Although Patten hopes to be able to make an appearance at the championship, not having him in the field is disappointing to Burgan. "It does put a damper on the week knowing he won't be there," Burgan said "I know he's disappointed to not be able to play on his home course, but the important thing is he survived the crash. I'm sure he'll heal up and be back out there with us next year and Tennessee golf will be all the better for it." Patten was viewed as one of the favorites to win his first TGA title on home soil this week, creating a feel-good story given the fact he had recently recovered from a prostate cancer procedure earlier this year. But Patten refuses to allow his latest setback to rob him of his hopeful outlook. "You'll hear no disappointment for me," Patten said. "I've got great friends who won't let me be depressed and have kept my spirits up this past week. I am very blessed. Even though I don't know what it is, God's got something planned for me."