2004 Mid-Amateur Championship

Doug Hanzel Captures Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship By Two Strokes

BOGART, Ga. - Doug Hanzel of Savannah carded a five-under 211 and shot under par in all three rounds to capture the Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship, which took place at Jennings Mill Country Club, May 21-23. Hanzel won by two strokes over Jeff Knox of Augusta, with whom he shared the 36-hole lead. Scott Davenport of Marietta moved up four spots in the standings to finish third at two-under 214.

Michael Standard of McDonough and Fred Rescigno, Jr. of Lawrenceville shared fourth place at even-par 216. David Noll, Jr. of Dalton and Danny Nelson of Savannah were one stroke back in sixth, while Jeff Belk of Marietta, 2000 Champion Greg Kennedy of Cumming and Brian Davidson of Baldwin all tied for eighth at 218.

Hanzel and Knox both began the day at four-under, but Knox bogeyed No. 2 to give Hanzel sole possession of the lead for good. Knox cut his deficit to one stroke twice during the round, but a bogey on 14 followed by a Hanzel birdie on 16 gave the eventual winner a three-stroke cushion with two holes remaining. Hanzel then three-putted 18 to produce the final two-stroke margin of victory. He hit 16 greens-in-regulation and his only two bogeys of the round came off three-putts.

A physician playing in just his second GSGA event, Hanzel qualified for the Mid-Amateur by sharing medalist honors at the Wilmington Island Club. He has competed in eight U.S. Amateur Championships, most recently in 2001, and advanced to match play in 1996. For Knox, it was his third runner-up finish in the last four Mid-Amateurs and fifth runner-up finish in the past six years at GSGA major events.

Davenport, who began the day in seventh place, bogeyed his third hole, but made a charge with four birdies on 4, 6, 8 and 10. On the 205-yard fourth, he hit a three-iron within three feet of the hole, then made a 40-foot putt on No. 6. A bogey on 18 dropped him out of a tie for second with Knox, but his two-under 70 was still the low round of the day on the 6,924-yard layout.

This was the 23rd playing of the GSGA's Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship, which features the state's top amateurs age 25 and older. The field of 156 was reduced to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes. The cut fell at 156 with 71 players completing all three rounds. This was the second year qualifying was held to determine the Mid-Amateur field, which was previously determined by handicap index. Nearly 350 players competed for 107 available spots at five 18-hole qualifiers across the state.

The GSGA conducts 18 statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups, three interstate matches and 17 USGA qualifying events each year. Other services include computerized handicapping, course rating and measuring, a summer-long junior sectional competitions program, Golf Georgia magazine and two college scholarship programs.

 

Final Results

1 Doug Hanzel, Savannah 69 71 71 211
2 Jeff Knox, Augusta 72 68 73 213
3 Scott Davenport, Marietta 73 71 70 214
4 Michael Standard, McDonough 69 74 73 216
Fred Rescigno Jr, Lawrenceville 73 71 72 216
6 David Noll Jr, Dalton 72 73 72 217
Danny Nelson, Savannah 73 72 72 217
8 Jeff Belk, Marietta 72 75 71 218
Greg Kennedy, Cumming 77 69 72 218
Brian Davidson, Baldwin 74 68 76 218
11 Craig Apple, Roswell 71 73 75 219
12 Matt Servies, Atlanta 73 75 72 220
Wright Waddell, Columbus 73 73 74 220
Bob Royak, Alpharetta 73 73 74 220
15 Kyle Harper, Hartwell 74 75 72 221
16 Matt Robbins, Cumming 77 73 72 222
Bob Yarnall, Dunwoody 74 72 76 222
Doug Stiles, Athens 68 77 77 222
Robert A Sheats, Atlanta 71 72 79 222
20 Chuck Pinkard, Cumming 72 75 76 223
21 Marty Ellison, Rome 68 84 72 224
Tevis Upton, Douglasville 74 78 72 224
Raymond Perez III, Norcross 75 73 76 224
Stephen Welsh, Macon 73 73 78 224
25 Wes Latimer, Canton 72 79 74 225
Brandon Nelson, Roswell 73 78 74 225
Dick Van Leuvan, Roswell 76 74 75 225
Phillip McCormick, Martinez 76 73 76 225
Dave Womack, McDonough 71 76 78 225
30 Jack Hall, Macon 77 77 73 227
Bill Hodges, Atlanta 78 76 73 227
Dewitt Weaver III, Suwanee 77 76 74 227
Michael Crews, Atlanta 76 73 78 227
Mickey Jones, Duluth 73 75 79 227
Brad Prestridge, Milledgeville 75 79 73 227
John Southerland, Savannah 74 72 81 227
37 John Belicka, Atlanta 76 76 76 228
Pete Webster, Ringgold 74 76 78 228
Donald T Tomberlin, Atlanta 75 77 76 228
Michael Funk, Statesboro 71 76 81 228
Keith Holmes, Macon 77 78 73 228
Tim Slough, Fayetteville 82 73 73 228
43 Phil Hand, Columbus 77 77 75 229
Jason Coolik, Atlanta 74 75 80 229
Keith Wood, Atlanta 76 78 75 229
Todd Eaker, Lilburn 75 80 74 229
47 Turner Armstrong, Valdosta 80 72 78 230
48 Wendell Akins Jr., Statesboro 82 70 79 231
Doug Green, Cumming 75 78 78 231
Doug Henson Jr, Athens 77 76 78 231
Steven Denton, Duluth 80 74 77 231
52 Rob Campbell, Valdosta 76 74 82 232
Mike Riley, Marietta, 79 74 79 232
Steve Simmons, Warner Robins 79 74 79 232
Jim Stormont, Marietta 83 71 78 232
Hudson Hooks, Atlanta 74 80 78 232
Rod Reed, Alpharetta 80 75 77 232
58 Stephen Davis, Rome 77 76 80 233
Jorge Cora, Atlanta 76 72 85 233
John Davis, Atlanta 77 79 77 233
61 Jack Larkin, Atlanta 81 71 82 234
Trey Houston, Fayetteville 73 80 81 234
Devon Hayes, Madison 76 78 80 234
64 Rodney Fernandes, Roswell 78 76 81 235
Bobby Filkins, Marietta 75 80 80 235
66 Joe Fagundes, LaGrange 74 78 84 236
Curtis Adams, Atlanta 82 74 80 236
68 Stacy Cochran, Decatur 81 75 82 238
69 Brandon Farley, Atlanta 74 82 83 239
70 Andrew White, Smyrna 76 78 87 241
71 Gary Saft, Cumming 79 77 87 243
72 Paul Sorel, Alpharetta 78 73 WD
73 Mel Mendenhall, Marietta 78 77 WD