2005 Women’s Team Championship

Nolan-Johnson and Spinucci Shoot Final-Round 68 to Win Georgia Women's Team Championship

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - Marilyn Nolan-Johnson of Marietta and Ginette Spinucci of Stone Mountain carded a tournament-low score of 4-under 68 in the final round to capture the Georgia Women's Team Championship by two strokes over defending champions Maria Johnson of Jesup and Danielle Davis of St. Simons Island. The 20th Annual Championship took place at The Hampton Club, October 18-19.

The two teams at the top of the leaderboard were tied after 18 holes, but Nolan-Johnson and Spinucci totaled 5-under 139 (71-68) for the event, while Johnson and Davis, with a final-round 70, finished at 3-under 141. The duo of Kristin Gheesling of Alpharetta and Susan Svensson of Smyrna and Eatonton's Rebecca Rocker and Donna Gonsalves tied for third at 143.

Five teams tied for fifth place overall, including Debra Partridge of Roswell and Mary McElreath of Augusta and first-flight competitors Shelby Stanfield of Alpharetta and Jackie Sexton of Cumming, Cheryl Drewyer and Jodie Shepard of Newnan, Phyllis Foisy of Statham and Betsy Butler of Atlanta and Alpharetta's Belinda Marsh and Alice Richardson. Drewyer and Shepard carded a second-round 69 after opening with 78 to share top honors in the first flight.

Rounding out the top-10 were Elaine Carsel and Nancy Hendrix of Athens along with first-flight competitors Helen Kirbo and Nancy Abraham of Albany. Carsel and Hendrix rebounded from an opening 79 to shoot 69 in the final round and move up in the standings.

Nolan-Johnson and Spinucci joined forces for their first Women's Team Championship, although Spinucci has captured other GSGA titles, including the Greater Atlanta Women's Amateur Championship (1988, 1990), Top 40 Women's Classic (1995) and the Senior Women's Championship (2001, 2002).

Other flight champions included Lisa Pennington of Evans and Pam Mitchell of Atlanta in flight two (152), Marietta's Jane Dazey and Mary Bowmaster in flight three (152), Joann Noel of Atlanta and Judy Meredith of Greensboro in the fourth flight (162), Warner Robins' Alison Wright and Kimberley Piper in the fifth flight (162), and Diana Showalter of Clarkston and Pat Miller of Alpharetta in the sixth flight (173).

Entries were open to two-person teams of female amateur golfers who are GSGA members, Georgia residents and have a maximum handicap differential of eight strokes between them. The field of 67 teams was divided into seven flights by combined handicap index.

The Championship and first flights played from the same tees (approximately 5,600 yards) and were eligible for the overall title. The remaining flights played from approximately 5,291 yards. All flights played the course as a par 72.

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

Top Ten Overall
1 Ginette Spinucci, Stone Mountain 71 68 139
Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta

 

2 Danielle Davis, St.Simons Island 71 70 141
Maria Johnson, Jesup

 

T3 Kristin Gheesling, Alpharetta 73 70 143
Susan Svensson, Smyrna

 

T3 Donna Gonsalves, Eatonton 74 69 143
Rebecca Rocker, Eatonton

 

T5 Debra Partridge, Roswell 76 71 147
Mary McElreath, Augusta

 

T5 Cheryl Drewyer, Newnan 78 69 147
Jodie Shepard, Newnan

 

T5 Betsy Butler, Atlanta 76 71 147
Phyllis Foisy, Statham

 

T5 Alice Richardson, Alpharetta 76 71 147
Belinda Marsh, Alpharetta

 

T5 Jackie Sexton, Cumming 75 72 147
Shelby Stanfield, Alpharetta

 

T10 Elaine Carsel, Athens 79 69 148
Nancy Hendrix, Athens

 

T10 Helen Kirbo, Albany 77 71 148
Nancy Abraham, Albany

 

Championship Flight
1 Ginette Spinucci, Stone Mountain 71 68 139
Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta

 

2 Danielle Davis, St.Simons Island 71 70 141
Maria Johnson, Jesup

 

T3 Kristin Gheesling, Alpharetta 73 70 143
Susan Svensson, Smyrna

 

T3 Donna Gonsalves, Eatonton 74 69 143
Rebecca Rocker, Eatonton

 

5 Debra Partridge, Roswell 76 71 147
Mary McElreath, Augusta

 

6 Elaine Carsel, Athens 79 69 148
Nancy Hendrix, Athens

 

7 Karen Sellick, Savannah 78 75 153
Pat Koch, Savannah

 

8 Jan Cross, Evans 80 74 154
Olivia Flanagan, Marietta

 

First Flight
T1 Cheryl Drewyer, Newnan 78 69 147
Jodie Shepard, Newnan

 

T1 Betsy Butler, Atlanta 76 71 147
Phyllis Foisy, Statham

 

T1 Alice Richardson, Alpharetta 76 71 147
Belinda Marsh, Alpharetta

 

T1 Jackie Sexton, Cumming 75 72 147
Shelby Stanfield, Alpharetta

 

5 Helen Kirbo, Albany 77 71 148
Nancy Abraham, Albany

 

6 Barbara Harris, Cochran 76 75 151
Gwen Young, Cochran

 

7 Claire Thompson, Warner Robins 79 73 152
Sandra Lee, Perry

 

8 Dianna Johnson, Savannah 84 75 159
Eleanor Graham, Savannah

 

9 Betty Rich, Villa Rica 88 73 161
Sissi Gann, Kathleen

 

Second Flight
1 Lisa Pennington, Evans 79 73 152
Pam Mitchell, Atlanta

 

T2 Jan Shirley, Newnan 79 77 156
Jean Franks, Peachtree City

 

T2 Sue Tucker, Atlanta 81 75 156
Suzie Tindall, Atlanta

 

T4 Jin Yeom, Marietta 83 74 157
Sue Marshall, Marietta

 

T4 Dale Perry, Carrollton 83 74 157
Joyce Doss, Carrollton

 

6 Maureen Daugherty, Roswell 82 78 160
Sue Guion, Alpharetta

 

7 Carole Smith, St.Mary's 85 78 163
Doris Stevens, St.Mary's

 

T8 Debbie McCart, Duluth 87 79 166
Kim Beach, Cumming

 

T8 Janet Norris, Eatonton 84 82 166
Mal Elder, Athens

 

T8 Becky Royer, Canton 82 84 166
Victoria Askerberg, Canton

 

Third Flight
1 Jane Dazey, Marietta 80 72 152
Mary Bowmaster, Marietta

 

2 Bonnie Brannin, Reynolds 80 74 154
Lori Soles, Perry

 

3 Ashlan Ramsey, Martinez 78 78 156
Taylor Ramsey, Martinez

 

4 Janine Dover, Camilla 78 79 157
Sue Woods, Albany

 

5 Barb Edstrom, Norcross 84 74 158
Jayne Appling, Alpharetta

 

6 Andrea Jackson, Winder 82 79 161
Kathy Phillips, Athens

 

T7 Carmen Andia, Atlanta 89 79 168
Carolyn Swart, Marietta

 

T7 Sally Stevens, Marietta 89 79 168
Sydney Dunning, Marietta

 

9 Bonnie Thompson, St.Simons Island 88 82 170
Gay Connolly, St. Simons Island

 

10 Paulette Szabolcsi, Acworth 89 WD WD
Susan Polk, Acworth

 

Fourth Flight
T1 Joann Noel, Atlanta 84 78 162
Judy Meredith, Greensboro

 

T1 Brenda Duke, Perry 83 79 162
Putzie Patterson, Juliette

 

3 Ann Sanders, Villa Rica 88 79 167
Marian Almon, Carrollton

 

T4 Beth Thurmond, Athens 91 78 169
Mona White, Gainesville

 

T4 Fran Coody, Perry 89 80 169
Sheila Rauls, Byron

 

6 Linda Madden, Carrollton 92 79 171
Sharon Loftin, Carrollton

 

7 Doris Hewell, St Simons Island 91 83 174
Gracie Compton, St. Simons Island

 

8 Anne Donaldson, Jesup 93 84 177
Carolyn Williams, Jesup

 

9 Barbara Murray, Greensboro 94 86 180
Birget Naute, Eatonton

 

10 Eula Ingalls, Blackshear 98 87 185
Jean Coursey, Vidalia

 

Fifth Flight
1 Alison Wright, Warner Robins 87 75 162
Kimberley Piper, Warner Robins

 

2 Jeanne White, Warner Robins 87 76 163
Susan Christopher, Kathleen

 

3 Marcia Evans, Dalton 87 77 164
Sandra Hefner, Dalton

 

4 Debbie Smith, Dahlonega 87 80 167 /
Shelley Smith, Bogart

 

5 Ann Kirk, Marietta 91 81 172
Peggy Courtemanche, Marietta

 

T6 Patsy Long, Cumming 90 86 176
Susanne Eves, Alpharetta

 

T6 Donna Curtis, Warner Robins 94 82 176
Jean Martin, Warner Robins

 

8 Kathy Dreiling, Marietta 94 87 181
Sue Sakers, Marietta

 

9 Brenda Escoe, Watkinsville 101 84 185
Mimi Griffith, Watkinsville

 

Sixth Flight
1 Diana Showalter, Clarkston 90 83 173
Pat Miller, Alpharetta

 

2 Bonnie Revoner, Atlanta 95 87 182
Kathy Barner, Kennesaw

 

3 Becky Benjamin, Carrollton 100 85 185
Sharon Thompson, Carrollton

 

4 Debbie Smith, Macon 95 91 186
Tina Hawkins, Macon

 

T5 Carolyn Schuett, Newnan 102 85 187
Nancy Burks, Newnan

 

T5 Cheryl Stafford, Kathleen 96 91 187
Irma Johnson, Warner Robins

 

7 Bobbie Lott, Carrollton 101 87 188
Marian Wiggins, Carrollton

 

T8 Diane Rowe, Carrollton 99 92 191
Jan Mashburn, Roopville

 

T8 Betsy Rebol, Canton 108 83 191
Kathie Taylor, Jasper

 

10 Nita Bridges, Perry 105 90 195
Patricia Bowlin, Bonaire