2004 Four-Ball Championship

Waddell and Mize Capture Georgia Four-Ball Championship For Second-Straight Year

ALBANY, Ga. - With a final-round 63 and 22-under total of 194, Wright Waddell and Carter Mize of Columbus captured their second-straight and fourth-overall Georgia Four-Ball Championship by four strokes at Doublegate Country Club. Johnny Hammond of Columbus and Bill Roberts of Pine Mountain, a former Georgia Amateur champion, shot 67 to finish second, one stroke ahead of four teams tied for third at 199.

Second-round leaders Scott Pitts of Cornelia, reigning Atlanta Amateur champion, and partner Brian Davidson of Baldwin had to settle for a second-straight, third-place finish after a final-round 70. Georgia Public Links champion Dave Womack and Michael Standard, both of McDonough, carded five birdies and an eagle on the back nine to shoot 37-29-66 and tie for third as well. Also at 199 were Donny Phillips of Duluth and Chris Hall of Marietta (65) and past champion Rocky Costa of Alpharetta and Brett Lange of Atlanta (68).

Six teams finished tied for seventh at 16-under 200, including last year's runners-up Jayce Stepp of Cartersville and Scott Davenport of Marietta (68) and Tom Graziano of Atlanta and Scott Moss of Eatonton (70). Graziano and Moss were within two strokes of the leaders after four-straight birdies on holes 10 through 13, but bogeyed three of the final five holes to drop to seventh.

Trailing by two strokes after a second-round 64, Waddell and Mize combined for 11 birdies and two bogeys onthe final day. Waddell birdied holes seven, eight and nine to move the defending champions to six under for the round, giving them a three-stroke lead at the turn. Despite bogeying both par threes on the back nine, Waddell and Mize's lead never dropped below two strokes, as they followed each bogey with back-to-back birdies on holes 12 and 13 and 17 and 18. Mize also made a two-putt birdie from 50 feet on the par-five 15th.

"If you have two bogeys and still shoot nine under you have to be making a lot of putts," Mize, a two-time Georgia Amateur champion (1993 and 1994), said after the round. He sunk a 15-foot birdie putt on the 549-yard, par-five 13th after reaching a greenside bunker in two. He also drained an eight-footer for birdie on No. 17. Waddell, who won his second Mid-Amateur title at Doublegate in 1999, made putts of 10, 15 and six feet during his stretch of three-straight birdies on seven through nine before sinking a 12-footer on 18 after driving into the rough.

Waddell and Mize, who have played together since junior high school, picked up their first two Georgia Four-Ball Championships in 1991 and 1995. They join current Champions Tour player Allan Doyle and David Dougherty as the second pair in the championship's 33-year history to win four titles.

Hosting this event for the fourth time, the par-72 Doublegate course played to approximately 7,000 yards. In 2001, the winning score was 16-under 200, posted by Jeff Belk of Marietta and Bob Young of Dunwoody in 2001. This year, Belk and Young finished tied for 19th at 205.

 

Entries were open to male amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA Member Club and residents of Georgia. This event varied from the Four-Ball Tournament held in March, which requires a combined team handicap index of 4.0 or higher.

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 Wright Waddell, Columbus 67 64 63 194
Carter Mize, Columbus
2 Johnny Hammond, Columbus 63 68 67 198
Bill Roberts, Pine Mountain
3 Dave Womack, McDonough 66 67 66 199
Michael Standard, McDonough
3 Donny Phillips, Duluth 67 67 65 199
Chris Hall, Marietta
3 Rocky Costa, Alpharetta 65 66 68 199
Brett Lange, Atlanta
3 Scott Pitts, Cornelia 65 64 70 199
Brian Davidson, Baldwin
7 Nic Daugharty, Valdosta 67 67 66 200
Sam Hogan, Valdosta
7 Jonathan Jenkins, Jonesboro 68 66 66 200
Eric Reeves, Macon
7 Jayce Stepp, Cartersville 64 68 68 200
Scott Davenport, Marietta
7 Joe Dorner, Albany 66 68 66 200
Brent Dorner, Albany
7 Doug Stiles, Athens 63 68 69 200
Garrick Stiles, Watkinsville
7 Tom Graziano, Atlanta 66 64 70 200
Scott Moss, Eatonton
13 Jay Pyne, Duluth 65 67 69 201
Adam Grodhaus, Duluth
13 Steve Simmons, Warner Robins 65 66 70 201
Edwin Wolfe, Warner Robins
15 Michael Morrow, Columbus 67 68 67 202
Terry Lisle, Columbus
15 Cole Stiles, Athens 69 65 68 202
Kyle Stiles, Athens
17 Wes Latimer, Canton 66 67 70 203
Carlton Forrester, Gainesville
17 Marty Ellison, Rome 65 66 72 203
Curtis McLendon, Rome
19 David Noll Jr, Dalton 72 65 68 205
Wendell Akins, Statesboro
19 Jeff Belk, Marietta 68 70 67 205
Bob Young, Dunwoody
21 Brent Sizemore, Calhoun 66 70 70 206
Ronnie Cargle, Summerville
21 Danny Nelson, Savannah 67 69 70 206
Jack Hall, Macon
21 Robert A Sheats, Atlanta 68 68 70 206
David Nix, Atlanta
21 Griff Moody, Cumming 69 66 71 206
Joe Holbrook, Aragon
21 Lee Dennis, Comer 67 69 70 206
Kyle Harper, Hartwell
21 Kevin Jordan, Smyrna 70 67 69 206
Randy Donahoo, Woodstock
27 Larry Mays, Statesboro 68 68 72 208
Christian Newton, Lyons
27 Steven Meyer, McDonough 68 70 70 208
Allen Thompson, Atlanta
27 Brandon Nelson, Roswell 70 67 71 208
John Martina, Alpharetta
27 Jorge Cora, Atlanta 69 68 71 208
Hector Cora, Atlanta
27 Rick Wilson, Cartersville 70 68 70 208
Chad Branton, Cartersville
27 Stephen Welsh, Macon 68 71 69 208
Phil Hardin, Macon
33 Madden Hatcher III, Columbus 71 66 72 209
Seth Knight III, Columbus
33 DeWitt Weaver III, Suwanee 71 66 72 209
Danny Parrett, Suwanee
33 Spencer Davis, Albany 69 70 70 209
Mike Cooper, Albany
33 Hap Fleming, Kennesaw 69 70 70 209
Rhett Bonner, Marietta
37 Frank Perry, Fayetteville 69 69 72 210
Mike Jackson Sr., Martinez
37 Jeff Dixon, Cumming 70 69 71 210
W. Dempsey, Canton
37 Brooks Woodruff, Mableton 69 70 71 210
Joe Peters, Watkinsville
40 Dave Maddox, McDonoough 67 71 73 211
Dale Wheeler, Stockbridge