2002 Women’s Team Championship

Shannon Silvernail and Virginia Tyson Win Georgia Women's Team Championship

ST. MARY'S, Ga. - First-round leaders Shannon Silvernail and Virginia Tyson of Macon shot a final-round six-under 66 for a two-day total of 137 and a three-stroke victory at the Georgia Women's Team Championship, which was held at Osprey Cove Golf Club, October 22-23. Claudeen Lindberg of Atlanta and Charlotte Grant of Greensboro, who were one back after the opening four-ball round, finished second at 140, carding a 68 in the scramble portion of the event.

Two-time defending champions Laura Coble of Augusta and Karen Parker of Valdosta finished seven strokes back at even-par 144 after a final-round 69.  Finishing a distant fourth at 149 was Maria Johnson of Jesup and Danielle Davis of St. Simons Island. Tied for fifth overall at 150 were Marilyn Nolan-Johnson of Marietta and Ellen Connors of Newnan and first flight winners Barbara Stuart of Macon and Jean Davis of Kathleen.

 

Silvernail and Tyson improved upon their fifth-place finish in last year's event. This is Silvernail's second GSGA title, having won the Women' Top 40 Competition in 2001. She was edged out in 2002 by Grant, a former LPGA Tour Player. In 2000, Silvernail narrowly lost the Georgia Women's Amateur Championship to Lindberg in a playoff.

Second flight winners Liz Butler and Shirley Davis of Columbus tied for tenth overall at 156. Other flight winners were: third - Kathleen Gill and Tori Nichols of Marietta; fourth - (tie) Sue Marshall of Marietta and Di Scott of Atlanta and Betty Jo Braselton of Cumming and Sally Seebeck of Roswell; fifth - Mary Bowmaster and Cynthia Crain of Marietta; sixth - Betty Causey and Lorene Potts of Calhoun; seventh - Carmen Andia of Atlanta and Carolyn Swart of Marietta; eighth - Barbara Kester of Canton and Charlene Rose of Woodstock; and ninth - JoAnn Goodroe of Roswell and Carole Hoskins of Dalton.

Entries were open to female amateur golfers who are Georgia residents and members of a GSGA Member Club. Teams with the lowest 10 handicap indexes comprise the Championship flight. The remaining 90 teams in the field were selected by lottery and divided into nine other flights by handicap indexes. The Championship through fourth flights played from the same tees (5,591 yards) and were eligible for the overall title.

GSGA conducts 18 statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups, three interstate matches, one Atlanta-area competition 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 Shannon Silvernail, Macon 71 66 137
Virginia Tyson, Macon

 

2 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 72 68 140
Charlotte Grant, Greensboro

 

3 Laura Coble, Augusta 75 69 144
Karen Parker, Valdosta

 

4 Maria Johnson, Jesup 76 73 149
Danielle Davis, St. Simons Island

 

5 Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta 77 73 150
Ellen Connors, Newnan

 

5 Barbara Stuart, Macon 76 74 150
Jean Davis, Kathleen

 

7 Shelly White, Decatur 77 75 152
Lorraine Tynan-Sawls, Atlanta

 

7 Barb McCracken, Decatur 76 76 152
Judy Bates, Atlanta

 

9 Rebecca Rocker, Eatonton 81 73 154
Nancy Thornton, Atlanta

 

10 Elaine Carsel, Athens 84 72 156
Nancy Hendrix, Athens

 

10 Liz Butler, Columbus 82 74 156
Shirley Davis, Columbus

 

Championship Flight
1 Shannon Silvernail, Macon 71 66 137
Virginia Tyson, Macon

 

2 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 72 68 140
Charlotte Grant, Greensboro

 

3 Laura Coble, Augusta 75 69 144
Karen Parker, Valdosta

 

4 Maria Johnson, Jesup 76 73 149
Danielle Davis, St. Simons Island

 

5 Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta 77 73 150
Ellen Connors, Newnan

 

6 Shelly White, Decatur 77 75 152
Lorraine Tynan-Sawls, Atlanta

 

7 Rebecca Rocker, Eatonton 81 73 154
Nancy Thornton, Atlanta

 

8 Elaine Carsel, Athens 84 72 156
Nancy Hendrix, Athens

 

9 Belinda Marsh, Alpharetta 85 76 161
Alice Richardson, Alpharetta

 

10 Dianna Johnson, Savannah 92 DQ
Lynn Bundy, Savannah

 

First Flight
1 Barbara Stuart, Macon 76 74 150
Jean Davis, Kathleen

 

2 Barb McCracken, Decatur 76 76 152
Judy Bates, Atlanta

 

3 Rochelle Weaver, Resaca 81 76 157
Marsha Whitener, Dalton

 

3 Ginny Kibler, Cave Springs 83 74 157
Bonnie Grizzard, Rome

 

5 Claire Thompson, Warner Robins 85 73 158
Sandy Lee, Perry

 

6 Sissi Gann, Kathleen 85 74 159
Betty Rich, Villa Rica

 

7 Pam Ridge, Marietta 84 78 162
Amy Allen, Marietta

 

8 Jodie Shepard, Newnan 86 78 164
Carole Cavanaugh, Sharpsburg

 

9 Barbara Harris, Cochran 85 80 165
Gwen Young, Cochran

 

10 Anna Anderson-Fujii, Atlanta 87 83 170
Wendy Roberts, Norcross

 

Second Flight
1 Liz Butler, Columbus 82 74 156
Shirley Davis, Columbus

 

2 Sherry Huchet, Peachtree City 81 76 157
Diane Haynes, Newnan

 

2 Margie Haney, Moultrie 83 74 157
Kirsten Saunders, Hartsfield

 

2 Sue Tucker, Atlanta 87 70 157
Suzie Tindall, Atlanta

 

5 Marty Ewell, Roswell 85 75 160
Doris Stevens, St. Mary's

 

6 Nancy Abraham, Albany 83 80 163
Janine Dover, Camilla

 

6 Sue Woods, Albany 87 76 163
Sue Horner, Cairo

 

8 Noreen Healy, Savannah 84 82 166
Barbara Marquis, Savannah

 

9 Fran Coody, Perry 89 79 168
Lucky Mahler, Warner Robins

 

10 Margaret Martin, Rome WD
Mary Czentnar, Rome

 

Third Flight
1 Kathleen Gill, Marietta 85 73 158
Tori Nichols, Marietta

 

2 Nancy Madray, Jesup 91 76 167
Ruby Coffee, Jesup

 

3 Grace Franus, Marietta 89 79 168
Beverly Hilgemann, Marietta

 

4 Janet Thielemann, Marietta 87 82 169
Jane Dazey, Marietta

 

4 Kathy McBrine, Savannah 88 81 169
Diane Munroe, Savannah

 

6 Jan Cross, Augusta 89 82 171
Anne Johnson, Augusta

 

7 Lorraine Alligood, Savannah 91 81 172
Jane Barrick, Savannah

 

7 Dianne McPherson, Marietta 92 80 172
Leigh Ann Coon, Marietta

 

9 Joyce Doss, Carrollton 91 85 176
Dale Perry, Carrollton

 

10 Jim Kil Yeom, Marietta 92 86 178
Sarah Ro, Atlanta

 

Fourth Flight
1 Sue Marshall, Marietta 85 80 165
Di Scott, Atlanta

 

1 Betty Jo Braselton, Cumming 85 80 165
Sally Seebeck, Roswell

 

3 Judith Gillespie, Augusta 90 77 167
Annette Barton, Augusta

 

4 Pat Coggins, Atlanta 89 81 170
Susan Lee, Lilburn

 

4 JoAnn Noel, Atlanta 90 80 170
Judy Meredith, Greensboro

 

6 Bobbi Pace, Atlanta 89 82 171
Olivia Flanagan, Marietta

 

7 Sandy Lassen, Greensboro 92 81 173
Birgit Nathe, Eatonton

 

8 Jinna Wheeler, Woodstock 90 84 174
Ann Heerssen, Roswell

 

9 Sharon Loftin, Carrollton 90 89 179
Linda Madden, Carrollton

 

9 Sue Guion, Alpharetta 93 86 179
Maureen Daugherty, Roswell

 

Fifth Flight
1 Mary Bowmaster, Marietta 84 72 156
Cynthia Crain, Marietta

 

2 Becky Royer, Canton 83 80 163
Choo Turner, Alpharetta

 

3 Madeline Dooley, Marietta 88 77 165
Donna Young, Marietta

 

3 Roberta Youmans, Metter 86 79 165
Jean Coursey, Vidalia

 

5 Jeanne White, Warner Robins 89 77 166
Sue Christopher, Kathleen

 

6 Barbara Fordham, St. Simons Island 86 81 167
Frances Allen, St. Simons Island

 

7 Ann Sanders, Villa Rica 89 81 170
Marian Almon, Carrollton

 

8 Nancy Brewer, Greensboro 88 83 171
Millicent Zamirowski, Greensboro

 

9 Dody Jackson, Athens 92 81 173
Judy Balcomb, Bogart

 

10 Linda French, Duluth 87 89 176
Betty Sands, Duluth

 

Sixth Flight
1 Betty Causey, Calhoun 83 80 163
Lorene Potts, Calhoun

 

2 Ann Kirk, Marietta 86 80 166
Valerie Kays, Marietta

 

3 Caryl Paller, Atlanta 89 78 167
Billie Marcus, Atlanta

 

3 Eula Ingalls, Blackshear 89 78 167
Jeanette Thomas, Blackshear

 

3 Julie Hebert, Marietta 92 75 167
Jean Hopson, Kennesaw

 

6 Marie Allen, Kennesaw 92 76 168
Mary Ann Lindsey, Cedartown

 

6 Susanne Eves, Alpharetta 88 80 168
Patsy Long, Cumming

 

8 Mary Alice Ballard, Fairburn 86 84 170
Mary Nell Uher, Sharpsburg

 

9 Donna Hester, St. Mary's 90 82 172
Sadie Ambrose, St. Mary's

 

10 Lisa Lenhardt, Peachtree City 94 81 175
Debbie Butler, Peachtree City

 

11 Brenda Escoe, Hull 97 83 180
Mimi Griffith, Watkinsville

 

Seventh Flight
1 Carmen Andia, Atlanta 88 79 167
Carolyn Swart, Marietta

 

2 Mary Ann Furniss, Atlanta 90 80 170
Carolyn Holmer, Atlanta

 

3 Kathy Barner, Kennesaw 86 87 173
Betsy Rebol, Marietta

 

4 Sue Sakers, Marietta 92 83 175
Kathy Dreiling, Marietta

 

5 Peggy Courtemanche, Marietta 92 84 176
Cindy Downing, Marietta

 

6 Jimmie Ann Lamb, Jesup 93 85 178
Janie Davis, Jesup

 

6 Beth Thurmond, Athens 94 84 178
Barbara Evans, Jefferson

 

6 Sidney Murphy, Avondale Estates 93 85 178
Joyce Garrett, Avondale Estates

 

9 Margie Bland, Jesup 94 85 179
Carolyn Williams, Jesup

 

10 Donna Curtis, Warner Robins 94 88 182
Donna Crozat, Kathleen

 

Eighth Flight
1 Barbara Kester, Canton 87 80 167
Charlene Rose, Woodstock

 

2 Yvette Miranda, St. Simons Island 90 84 174
Debra Kalister, Jekyll Island

 

3 Judith Robertson, Suwanee 93 88 181
Dee Earp, Roswell

 

3 Anne Russell, Dunwoody 94 87 181
Norma Romanis, Roswell

 

3 Jackie Keeling, Carrollton 96 85 181
Suzanne Bohannon, Carrollton

 

6 Evelyn Jones, Marietta 98 84 182
Sue Colson, Marietta

 

7 Hazel Shepherd, Rocky Face 96 87 183
Carolyn Berry, Dalton

 

7 Anne Donaldson, Jesup 97 86 183
Mary Ann Anderson, Jesup

 

9 Marty Bostwick, Tyrone 96 90 186
Norma Martin, Newnan

 

Ninth Flight
1 JoAnn Goodroe, Roswell 95 87 182
Carole Hoskins, Dalton

 

2 Diane Rowe, Carrollton 98 88 186
Bobbie Lott, Carrollton

 

3 Irene Drage, Peachtree City 98 89 187
Helen Van't Hof, Peachtree City

 

3 Miki Davis, Alpharetta 100 87 187
Gwyn Watkins, Alpharetta

 

3 Shelly Cleveland, Dunwoody 100 87 187
Rita Schrandt, Alpharetta

 

6 Helen Jane McDonald, Calhoun 101 87 188
Lynn Rutledge, Calhoun

 

6 Sharon DeMott, Moultrie 100 88 188
Judy Faison, Funston

 

8 Travania Owens, Marietta 104 88 192
Sue Nix, Marietta

 

9 Beverly Black, Alpharetta 104 90 194
Joan Eigel, Alpharetta

 

10 Sybil Ford, Dalton 108 95 203
Jeanie McMillan, Dalton