2009 Senior Four-Ball Championship

Carter and Waeghe Come From Behind to Claim Georgia Senior Four-Ball Title
Recording-tying 62 in the final round catapults team from Greensboro

BLACKSHEAR, Ga. – Starting the day five shots off the leaders' pace, John Carter and Ronald Waeghe of Greensboro fired a 30 on the front nine, 62 for the day, to claim victory at the 18th annual Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship. The event was held at Okefenokee Country Club and Lakes at Laura S. Walker, November 11-13. Larry Clark of Kingston and Don Marsh of Johns Creek, the defending champions, finished tied for the runner-up position with Bobby Brent Jr. and Jimmy Holman of Columbus at 14-under 202.

Carter and Waeghe, whose 62 tied the championship's single-round record, began the day with birdies on four of the first five holes (Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5). Waeghe then connected on birdie opportunities at the par-5 eighth hole and the 395-yard ninth to turn at 6-under and pull within two shots of Brent and Holman, who turned with a 34.

"[Waeghe] really got hot on the back nine though," Carter explained of his partner. "That really put us over the top."

Waeghe opened with two birdies on the inward nine pulling them into a tie for the overall lead with Brent and Holman. Both teams matched cards on Nos. 12 and 13 but a birdie on the par-3 16th by Waeghe moved the them ahead by one shot.

Clark and Marsh began a late charge of their own with consecutive birdies at 14, 15 and 16 but couldn't catch the Greensboro-duo who also posted birdies at 14 and 15. With pars on each of their final three holes, Carter and Waeghe turned in their record score and secured the overall title.

"We made a lot of putts today,' Waeghe explained. "We made all the putts that we had to have in order to climb the up from where we were. It was a great win in a great tournament."

Bill Ploeger of Columbus and Spencer Sappington, who have posted three-career victories together at this event, shot a final-round 69 to finish fourth overall.  Taylor Adams of St. Simons Island and Karl Simon of Lawrenceville finished in fifth position at ten-under 206. Daniel Rhoads of Flowery Branch and Tom Rief of Albany climbed into sixth place overall after firing a final-round 65. Savannahians Frank Costanzo and Steve Schwartz finished alone in seventh place at 209. Two teams, Al Armstrong and Phil Alday of Valdosta and Macon's Joe Brogdon and Duluth's Pete Malcolm, finished in a tie for eighth at 210. Tied for tenth place, each with a score of 5-under 211, was David Holcombe and Roger O'Neil, both of Savannah, and Ed Davis and Martin Horsky of St. Simons Island.

 

Other flight winners were: first flight – David Mansfield of Cohutta and Ron Lowery of Dalton at 205; second flight – Gerry Grogan of Gainesville and Sam Horner of Dawsonville with a 204; third flight – Larry Askew of Greensboro and Sal Minicozzi of Braselton at 213; fourth flight – Dunwoody's Roland Sorel and Duluth's Steve Mann won with a 216.

The Championship flight played each round at Okefenokee Country Club, a 6,412-yard, par-72 layout. The first through fourth flights played Lakes at Laura S. Walker, which was playing as a par-72 at 6,320 yards.

The low 48 teams based on combined handicap index comprised the Championship Flight. The remainder of the field was determined by lottery and flighted by team handicap index. Only the competitors in the Championship flight were eligible for the overall title. Entries were open to male amateur golfers who are at least 55 years old, members of a GSGA member club and residents of Georgia. The maximum handicap differential between partners was six strokes.

 

Final Results

 

Flight: Championship
1 John Carter, Greensboro 69 70 62 201 -15
Ronald Waeghe, Greensboro
T2 Don Marsh, Johns Creek 65 71 66 202 -14
Larry Clark, Kingston
T2 Bobby Brent Jr., Columbus 68 66 68 202 -14
Jimmy Holman, Columbus
4 Bill Ploeger, Columbus 68 68 69 205 -11
Spencer Sappington, Milton
5 Karl Simon, Lawrenceville 69 68 69 206 -10
Taylor Adams, St. Simons Island
6 Daniel Rhoads, Flowery Branch 71 72 65 208 -8
Tom Rief, Albany
7 Frank Costanzo, Savannah 69 71 69 209 -7
Steve Schwartz, Savannah
T8 Al Armstrong, Valdosta 72 71 67 210 -6
Phil Alday, Valdosta
T8 Joe Brogdon, Macon 70 71 69 210 -6
Pete Malcolm, Duluth
T10 David Holcombe, Savannah 69 71 71 211 -5
Roger O'Neil, Savannah
T10 Ed Davis, St. Simons Island 70 72 69 211 -5
Martin Horsky, St. Simons Island
T12 Bill Blalock, Atlanta 70 72 70 212 -4
Don Russell, Atlanta
T12 Frank Perry, Fayetteville 71 73 68 212 -4
Mike Jackson, Martinez
T12 Joe Whisenant, Douglasville 69 74 69 212 -4
Nick Kirkland, Snellville
T15 Bill Evans, Columbus 71 73 69 213 -3
Jim Lester, Columbus
T15 Berney Armstrong, Valdosta 70 71 72 213 -3
Ernie Venet, Moultrie
T15 Edsel Davis, Macon 68 73 72 213 -3
Phil Pavoni, Macon
T18 Jim Kamis, Marietta 74 72 68 214 -2
John Holle, LaGrange
T18 Bruce Connors, Sharpsburg 69 72 73 214 -2
Rob Lauer, Newnan
T18 Charles Hobbs, Blakely 70 72 72 214 -2
Joe Peters, Watkinsville
T18 Joey Phelan, Atlanta 71 71 72 214 -2
Jon Simonton, Atlanta
T22 Ladell Norton, Rome 70 76 69 215 -1
Martin Ball, Rome
T22 Carl Wade, Kingsland 69 69 77 215 -1
Danny Daniels, Kingsland
T22 Davi Hathaway, Macon 71 71 73 215 -1
Jimmy Rigsby, Augusta
T25 Jim Mahoney, Waverly 77 71 68 216 Even
Tom Powers, Smyrna
T25 Miles Vickery, Canton 72 72 72 216 Even
Ron Andrews, Marietta
T25 John H. Washington, Macon 73 72 71 216 Even
Randall Rozier, McDonough
T28 Jeff Hook, Statesboro 72 74 71 217 1
Steve Collins, Claxton
T28 Ron Savastano, Roswell 71 71 75 217 1
William Bader, Roswell
T28 Dale Holland, Dawsonville 75 71 71 217 1
Steven Prout, Dawsonville
T28 David Barwick, Suwanee 72 74 71 217 1
Doug Faulkner, Martinez
T28 C. J. Dodd, Calhoun 74 70 73 217 1
Melvin Nichelson, Calhoun
T28 Frederick Laist, Savannah 74 74 69 217 1
Michael Towson, Savannah
34 Jake Shirley, Newnan 75 71 72 218 2
Larry Hines, Sharpsburg
35 Curtis Wagner, Peachtree City 72 75 72 219 3
Mike Keeble, Newnan
36 Dennis Hanson, Macon 72 76 72 220 4
Richard Farage, Warner Robins
37 David Smith, Warner Robins 74 73 74 221 5
Hal Baker, Bonaire
38 Mark Wiesner, Roswell 74 70 78 222 6
Sam Gaddis, Roswell
T39 Richard Tatum, Atlanta 73 74 76 223 7
Tommy Bates, Atlanta
T39 Michael Young, Athens 71 74 78 223 7
Woody Chastain, Athens
T39 Dan Jeter, Moultrie 70 73 80 223 7
Donald Dale, Moultrie
42 George Coker, Roswell 75 77 72 224 8
Randy Jacob, Alpharetta
43 Lanny Bailey, Dalton 74 75 77 226 10
Rick Huggins, Dalton
T44 Bob Veach, Johns Creek 75 75 78 228 12
Rick Beasley, Alpharetta
T44 Chris Hall, Dalton 77 77 74 228 12
Gary E. Cole, Dalton
46 Eddie Wiggins, Warner Robins 73 78 79 230 14
Ron Baggett, Warner Robins
47 Fred Atterberry, Dahlonega 73 72 WD WD WD
Wally Gramling, Dahlonega

 

Flight: 1
1 David Mansfield, Cohutta 69 68 68 205 -11
Ron Lowery, Dalton
2 James Dills, Savannah 67 71 68 206 -10
Thomas Rood, Savannah
3 Buzz Alexander, Kennesaw 69 73 67 209 -7
Dick Donegan, Kennesaw
4 Jim Duncan, Newnan 69 69 74 212 -4
Richard Emery, Newnan
5 Bill Carroll, Rome 71 75 69 215 -1
Dwight Duke, Duluth
T6 Dick Martin, Johns Creek 76 70 70 216 Even
Terry Moon, Powder Springs
T6 Charlie Busbee, McDonough 70 72 74 216 Even
Tom Toombs, Perry
T8 Lee Cassady, Savannah 70 73 74 217 1
Marc Tate, Savannah
T8 Chuck Baldwin, Augusta 69 75 73 217 1
Jimmy Garren, Augusta
10 Andy Robinson, Columbus 71 76 73 220 4
B.J. Robinson, Alpharetta
11 Donald Lieb, Savannah 72 73 77 222 6
John Pohl, Savannah

 

Flight: 2
1 Gerry Grogan, Gainesville 67 71 66 204 -12
Sam Horner, Dawsonville
2 Darryl Harris, Woodstock 69 68 72 209 -7
David Field, Athens
3 Bruce Swinsky, Dunwoody 75 67 69 211 -5
Garry Briddon, Duluth
4 Bill Andrus, Savannah 73 70 69 212 -4
Melvin Stevens, Savannah
5 Alan Crowell, Norcross 74 70 70 214 -2
Larry Grant, Buford
6 Ted Colbert, Fayetteville 69 73 74 216 Even
Tom Burke, Peachteee City
T7 Bob Fowler, Atlanta 73 74 71 218 2
John Salviski, Alpharetta
T7 Bryan Stansell, Atlanta 70 74 74 218 2
Randy Gordy, Clarkesville
9 Bill Burns, Alpharetta 78 68 73 219 3
Charles Macpherson, Marietta
10 John Lee, McDonough 75 73 75 223 7
Kenneth Newsome, Sharpsburg
11 Charles Dickerson, Dunwoody 75 76 75 226 10
William Flinn, Norcross

 

Flight: 3
1 Larry Askew, Greensboro 71 74 66 211 -5
Sal Minicozzi, Braselton
2 Charles Boyle, Atlanta 73 73 68 214 -2
John Calvert, Jonesboro
T3 Dave Benton, Social Circle 73 71 74 218 2
Doug Southern, Greensboro
T3 David Rozier, Warner Robins 73 73 72 218 2
J.D. Sessums, Byron
5 Ernie Hollifield, Kennesaw 68 78 74 220 4
Tab Mefford, Acworth
6 Chuck Walker, Alpharetta 78 72 71 221 5
Terry Hall, Alpharetta
T7 Jack Demyan, Augusta 74 76 72 222 6
Jim Davis, Greensboro
T7 Dale Dover, Camilla 72 74 76 222 6
Melvin Kinslow, Americus
9 Jim Franks, LaGrange 77 75 73 225 9
Wayne Hunter, LaGrange
10 Joe Evangelista, Duluth 77 74 76 227 11
Steve O'Brien, Duluth
T11 Ron Eulenfeld, St. Simons Island 76 79 73 228 12
Royce Wood, St. Simons Island
T11 James Gordon, Cohutta 77 75 76 228 12
Mike Brumlow, Dalton

 

Flight: 4
1 Roland Sorel, Dunwoody 72 72 72 216 Even
Steve Mann, Duluth
2 Jim Brown, Evans 78 72 68 218 2
Sam Smith, Macon
3 David Jaret, St. Simons Island 73 73 74 220 4
Joe Simpson, Marietta
4 Gerald Arrowood, Marietta 75 73 73 221 5
Mike Riley, Marietta
5 Edwin Mathis, Rome 73 71 78 222 6
Virgil Waters, Calhoun
T6 Mark Dickerson, Jasper 72 73 82 227 11
Palmer Temple, Atlanta
T6 Brent Harmon, Newnan 77 74 76 227 11
Royce LeVaughn, Newnan
T8 Ed Tomblin, Tucker 78 76 76 230 14
Ray Dillon, Hartwell
T8 Larry Hobgood, Duluth 79 72 79 230 14
Michael Stimak, Duluth
10 Bobby Johnson, Snellville 79 77 78 234 18
Pat Payton, Loganville
11 Jerry Chastain, Jasper 80 79 79 238 22
John Chastain, Jasper
12 Franklin Truan, Brunswick 78 84 88 250 34
William Daniels, Brunswick