2005 Team Championship

Lanier Golf Club Defends Title at Georgia Team Championship

STATHAM, Ga. - Lanier Golf Club of Cumming captured its second-straight and seventh of the last nine Georgia Team Championships, winning by six strokes over runners-up Dalton Golf and Country Club and Berkeley Hills Country Club of Duluth. The Georgia Team Championship took place at The Georgia Club, October 29-30.

Lanier's team of Jeff Belk of Marietta, Al Everett of Cumming, Matt Robbins of Cumming and Dave Sexton of Suwanee posted a final-round score of 4-over-par 217 in the best-three-of-four stroke play format for a tournament total of 7-under 348. Dalton G&CC and Berkeley Hills CC, which were tied for third after the first round, both carded 3-over 216 in the final round to place second at 1-under 354.

Ansley Golf Club of Atlanta, which trailed first-round leader Lanier by three strokes going into the final round, shot 8-over 221 to drop to fourth at even-par 355, one stroke back of Dalton and Berkeley Hills. St. Ives Country Club placed fifth at 357, while Athens Country Club took sixth place at 3-over 358. The Brickyard at Riverside of Macon placed seventh at 359, with Sunset Hills Country Club of Carrollton finishing one stroke back in eighth (360).

Sexton led the way for Lanier GC, shooting 70 on The Georgia Club's 6,929-yard, par-71 layout. Sexton made the turn at 3-under with five birdies on the front nine, including birdies on holes 1, 2 and 3 to start the round. Robbins carded an even-par 71 for the team, playing a steady round with three birdies and three bogies. Everett contributed a 76 to Lanier's winning effort.

Dalton G&CC was led by David Noll Jr.'s field-low score of 67. Noll, a Dalton resident, eagled the 604-yard 10th hole and carded three more birdies with just one bogey on the day. Mike Nance of Calhoun added a 71 to Dalton's effort. Berkeley Hills' Hector Cora of Atlanta was the only other player besides Noll to break 70, firing a 68 which included five birdies.

Just five players broke par in the final round. In addition to Sexton, Noll and Cora, Bob Royak of Alpharetta and St. Ives CC turned in a 70, as did Donny Wysoczynski of Carrollton and Sunset Hills CC.

Lanier Golf Club has enjoyed quite a run in the Georgia Team Championship. Since the current format began in 1993, Lanier has captured titles in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. Belk has been a part of five of those winning squads (all since 2000), while Robbins was also member of last year's winning team.

Final-round tee times were delayed 47 minutes due to frost. The shotgun start began at 9:47 a.m.

Entries were open to four-man teams of male amateur golfers who are Georgia residents and selected by their GSGA member club. The field was open to 30 teams on a first come, first serve basis.

 

Final Results

 
1 Lanier GC 131 217 348 -7
Dave Sexton 64 70
Al Everett 76
Matt Robbins 67 71
Jeff Belk 77

 

T2 Dalton G&CC 138 216 354 -1
David Noll Jr. 65 67
Mike Nance 71
Bart Hill 73 NC
Mike Townsend 78

 

T2 Berkeley Hills CC 138 216 354 -1
Ed Cortez 74 81
Jeddy Smith 74
Jorge Cora 64 74
Hector Cora 68

 

4 Ansley GC 134 221 355 Even
Rocky Costa 68 74
Matt Russell 73
Dan Barkley 66 74
Brandon Farley 74

 

5 St. Ives CC 139 218 357 2
Rod Reed 71 72
Gary Giannoni 81
Bob Royak 68 70
Tony Avarello 76

 

6 Athens CC 138 220 358 3
Doug Stiles 65 72
Doug Henson Jr. 72
Brooks Woodruff 73 NC
Joe Peters 76

 

7 The Brickyard at Riverside 141 218 359 4
Hal Johnson 68 71
Phil Hardin 76
Jim Stuart 73 82
Tommie Reid Jr. 71

 

8 Sunset Hills CC 143 217 360 5
Paul Simpson 73 77
Shane Sullivan 75
Miles Cassidy 70 72
Donny Wysoczynski 70

 

9 Idle Hour CC 139 223 362 7
Allen Peake 70 74
Coleman Tidwell Jr. 75
Keith Holmes 69 76
Jack Hall 74

 

T10 Rivermont G&CC 141 226 367 12
Brandon Nelson 69 74
Neil Archibald 79
Don Marsh 72 76
Rob Langley 76

 

T10 Hammer's Glen G&CC 146 221 367 12
Jonathan Finck 76 74
Brian Davidson 76
Scott Pitts 70 72
Sean Moore 75

 

T12 Summitt Chase CC 144 225 369 14
Jason Powell 71 75
Scott Kennedy 76
Tim Brewer 73 74
Mark Burson 80

 

T12 Stonebridge G&CC 141 228 369 14
Brent Dorner 71 80
T.J. Mitchell 76
Matt Johnson 70 75
Dan Rhoads 77

 

T12 Marietta CC 142 227 369 14
Randy Donahoo 72 74
Alex Mackey 79
Greg Cottrell 70 81
Jonathan Cox 74

 

15 White Columns CC 141 231 372 17
Rob Hyatt 68 77
Jeff Dixon 75
Brad Archer 73 79
Howard Callaway 82

 

16 GC of Georgia 144 231 375 20
William Stahlke III 69 77
Joe Spagnuolo 76
Rick Purdy 75 79
Addison Palmore 78

 

17 Polo G&CC 143 233 376 21
Blair Ingle 72 76
Rick Ketchem 80
Wayne Palmore 71 77
Marty Weil 85

 

18 Monroe G&CC 139 238 377 22
Steve Harden 72 80
Rick O'Kelley 85
Jay Wilkes 67 76
Ronnie Lee 82

 

T19 Pinetree CC 143 239 382 27
Glenn Kavanagh 71 81
Chris Demarco 84
Rob Wiggins 72 80
Ryan Evans 78

 

T19 Stonebridge GC 150 232 382 27
Ladell Norton 72 79
Brent Sizemore 77
Martin Ball 78 76
Ronnie Cargle NC

 

21 Tunnel Hill GC 149 234 383 28
Matt Oxford 77 78
Tony Patterson 79
Matt Henson 72 78
John Powell 78

 

22 CC of Gwinnett 152 234 386 31
Brian Black 75 79
Bill McCauley 82
Scott Bryant 77 77
Ronnie Horton 78

 

23 Mystery Valley GC 144 243 387 32
Buddy Stacy 70 81
David Sellers 79
Scott Cloutier 74 83
Gary Brinker 95

 

24 AJGA 150 238 388 33
Matt Dougherty 76 79
Walker Hill 77
T. Tangtiphaiboontana 74 82
Jonah Beck 89

 

25 North Fulton GC 150 239 389 34
Dorsey Gray 75 76
Brendan Hayes NC
George Sigeti 75 82
Tom Cirigliano 81

 

26 The Standard Club 153 240 393 38
Mark Bubes 74 81
Jeff Goldworn 80
Jeff Baumrind 79 83
Paul Schwartz 79

 

27 The Georgia Club 156 238 394 39
Tim Davis 74 82
Tony Webb 80
Keith Drake 82 95
Jeff Dickerson 76

 

28 Towne Lake Hills GC 152 243 395 40
Dave Stiles 75 79
Dow Smith 83
Rick Davis 77 82
Mark Isch 82

 

29 Chicopee Woods GC 158 248 406 51
Michael Stephens 79 85
Don Fortune 84
Phillip Gailey 79 80
Keith Mangum 84

 

30 Atlanta CC DQ DQ DQ
Eric Brown DQ
Jackson Moore
Doug White 73
Rick Owings