The Georgia Public Links Championship is open to male amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA Member Club, are residents of Georgia and, since January 1, of the current year, are bona fide public course players and do not hold privileges of any club which does not extend playing privileges to the general public or privileges of any club maintaining its own course.
The GSGA conducted a Public Links Championship from 1973-1979 at Stone Mountain Golf Course. Champions for those competitions are unknown. Since 1989, the competition has been held annually. The format is 36 holes of flighted stroke play.
Year | Champion | Score | Site |
1989 | Allen Doyle, LaGrange | 144 | Stone Mountain Golf Club |
1990 | Bobby Six, Cumming | 143 | Highland Golf Club, Conyers |
1991 | Charles Smith, Stockbridge | 143 | Chicopee Woods Golf Club, Gainesville |
1992 | John Trivison, Jonesboro | 140 | Champion's Club at River's Edge, Fayetteville |
1993 | Frank Webster, Conyers | 70 | Bowden Golf Club, Macon |
1994 | David Potts, Commerce | 149 | Lakeside Golf Club, Atlanta |
1995 | David Potts, Commerce | 145 | River's Edge Golf Club, Fayetteville |
1996 | Jack Larkin, Atlanta | 140 | River's Edge Golf Club, Fayetteville |
1997 | Bryan Hancock, Suwanee | 141 | Fields Ferry Golf Club, Calhoun |
1998 | Brent Sizemore, Calhoun | 144 | Stonebridge Golf Club, Rome |
1999 | Brent Sizemore, Calhoun | 69 | Chicopee Woods Golf Club, Gainesville |
2000 | Rick Cloninger, Dacula | 137 | Georgia National Golf Club, McDonough |
2001 | Jack Larkin, Atlanta | 143 | Mystery Valley Golf Club, Lithonia |
2002 | Matt Dorchinez, Woodstock | 140 | Stonebridge Golf Club, Rome |
2003 | Dave Womack, McDonough | 137 | Southerness Golf Club, Stockbridge |
2004 | Scott Pitts, Cornelia | 68 | Georgia National Golf Club, McDonough |
2005 | Dave Womack, McDonough | 146 | Cherokee Run Golf Club, Conyers |
2006 | Mark Sweeney, Loganville | 134 | Stonebridge Golf Club, Rome |
2007 | Brent Sizemore, Calhoun | 139 | Trophy Club of Apalachee, Dacula |
2008 | Matt Corbitt, Macon | 137 | The Frog Golf Club at the Georgian, Villa Rica |
2009 | Ollie Schniederjans, Powder Springs |
134 | Overlook Golf Links, LaGrange |
2010 | William Mitchell, Roswell | 146 | BridgeMill Athletic Club, Canton |
2011 | William Mitchell, Roswell | 136 | Towne Lake Hills Golf Club, Woodstock |
2012 | John Hopper, Eatonton | 140 | Cobblestone Golf Club, Acworth |
2013 | John Hopper, Eatonton | 141 | Legacy on Lanier, Lake Lanier Island |
2014 | Chris Waters, Atlanta | 140 | Nob North Golf Course, Cohutta |
2015 | Deven Broadaway, Adairsville | 141 | Stonebridge Golf Club, Rome |
2016 | Chris Waters, Atlanta | 137 | Cobblestone Golf Course, Acworth |
36-Hole Record | 134 | Mark Sweeney (2006); Ollie Schniederjans (2009) |
18-Hole Record | 65 | Corey Huss (2003, Rd. 2); Matt Corbitt (2008, Rd. 1); Deven Broadaway (2015, Rd. 2); Chris Waters (2016, Rd. 1) |