2009 Four-Ball Tournament

Benson and Malcolm Capture Georgia Four-Ball Tournament
New champs make birdie to win one-hole playoff

VALDOSTA, Ga. – Jack Benson of Dunwoody and Pete Malcolm of Duluth carded birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to capture the 21st annual Georgia Four-Ball Tournament, which took place at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club and Valdosta Country Club, March 27-29. Benson and Malcolm, who made par on the final hole of regulation to force the playoff, defeated Danny Daniels of Kingsland and Valdosta's Phil Alday. Both teams posted a 36-hole score of seven-under-par 137.

Albany-duo Craig Taylor and Dwayne Hale, who won the 2007 Georgia Four-Ball Tournament, finished tied for third position overall with first-round leaders Clay Stephenson and Hal Lamb of Calhoun and McDonough's David Maddox and Scot Ward. Four teams tied for sixth at two-under 142. They are Bobby Filkins of Marietta and Chris Filkins of Kennesaw, Newnan's Clay Gardner and Fayetteville's John Miles, Benny Clark of Lawrenceville and Kevin Ceasman of Duluth and – the winners of the third flight – Austin Bramblett of Lawrenceville and Lee Bradley of Suwanee. Loganville's Michael Lott and Covington's Stephen Hall tied for tenth place at 143 with Charles Hobbs of Blakely and Joe Peters of Watkinsville and Drew Sylvester and John Schuster, both of Alpharetta.

The championship through third flights were eligible for the overall tournament honors. The field of 96 teams was divided into eight flights based on team handicap index. The field, which was determined by lottery, alternated between the two host clubs, with the top four flights playing their first round at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club and second round at Valdosta Country Club.

Other flight winners were fourth – Don Paige of Lawrenceville and Ed Cordell or Norcross (144); fifth – Valdosta's Joe Griffin and Russ Collett (144); sixth – Ben Sorrells and David Ensley, both of Evans (146); and seventh – Roland Sorel of Alpharetta and Steve Mann of Duluth (152).

The tournament began Friday morning, but the opening round was suspended due to thunderstorms. As a result, the event was reduced from 54 to 36 holes. The first round was completed Saturday morning.

Entries were open to two-man teams of male amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA member club and whose combined handicap index is 4.0 or higher.

Final Results

Top Ten Overall
T1 Jack Benson, Dunwoody 68 69 137 -7
Pete Malcolm, Duluth

 

T1 Danny Daniels, Kingsland 69 68 137 -7
Phil Alday, Valdosta

 

T3 Craig Taylor, Albany 69 70 139 -5
Dwayne Hale, Albany

 

T3 Clay Stephenson, Calhoun 67 72 139 -5
Hal Lamb, Calhoun

 

T3 David Maddox, McDonoough 73 66 139 -5
Scot Ward, McDonough

 

T6 Bobby Filkins, Marietta 69 73 142 -2
Chris Filkins, Kennesaw

 

T6 Clay Gardner, Newnan 71 71 142 -2
John Miles, Fayetteville

 

T6 Benny Clark, Lawrenceville 68 74 142 -2
Kevin Creasman, Duluth

 

T6 Austin Bramblett, Lawrenceville 70 72 142 -2
Lee Bradley, Suwanee

 

T10 Michael Lott, Loganville 72 71 143 -1
Stephen Hall, Covington

 

T10 Charles Hobbs, Blakely 70 73 143 -1
Joe Peters, Watkinsville

 

T10 Drew Sylvester, Alpharetta 68 75 143 -1
John Schuster, Alpharetta

 

Championship Flight
1 Danny Daniels, Kingsland 69 68 137 -7
Phil Alday, Valdosta

 

2 Bobby Filkins, Marietta 69 73 142 -2
Chris Filkins, Kennesaw

 

3 Michael Lott, Loganville 72 71 143 -1
Stephen Hall, Covington

 

4 Jon Ladson, Moultrie 71 73 144 Even
Phil Rouse, Albany

 

T5 Alex Mackey, Kennesaw 72 74 146 2
Clay Shaw, Marietta

 

T5 Randy Holbert, Monroe 73 73 146 2
Scott Hood, Winder

 

7 Jay Fletcher, Marietta 76 71 147 3
Ken Farrar, Kennesaw

 

T8 Brian Bossman, Newnan 73 75 148 4
David Nell, Sharpsburg

 

T8 Dave Oster, Lawrenceville 75 73 148 4
Ryan Pearcy, Lawrenceville

 

10 Ladell Norton, Rome 74 75 149 5
Ronnie Cargle, Summerville

 

T11 Daniel Cobb, Kennesaw 78 79 157 13
David Summers IV, Kennesaw

 

T11 Paul Arrington, Dacula 77 80 157 13
William Peeples, Lawrenceville

 

First Flight
T1 Craig Taylor, Albany 69 70 139 -5
Dwayne Hale, Albany

 

T1 Clay Stephenson, Calhoun 67 72 139 -5
Hal Lamb, Calhoun

 

T3 Clay Gardner, Newnan 71 71 142 -2
John Miles, Fayetteville

 

T3 Benny Clark, Lawrenceville 68 74 142 -2
Kevin Creasman, Duluth

 

T5 Charles Hobbs, Blakely 70 73 143 -1
Joe Peters, Watkinsville

 

T5 Drew Sylvester, Alpharetta 68 75 143 -1
John Schuster, Alpharetta

 

T7 Dale Parker, Valdosta 73 71 144 Even
Jeff Moxley, Valdosta

 

T7 Jason Myers, Kennesaw 70 74 144 Even
Rhett Smith, Kennesaw

 

9 Gary Krasnov, Kennesaw 72 76 148 4
Hap Fleming, Kennesaw

 

T10 Brian Richards, Alpharetta 75 75 150 6
Dennis French, Alpharetta

 

T10 Bob Nance, Calhoun 74 76 150 6
Mike Nance, Calhoun

 

12 Rob Wiggins, Kennesaw 78 79 157 13
Ryan Evans, Kennesaw

 

Second Flight
1 Jack Benson, Dunwoody 68 69 137 -7
Pete Malcolm, Duluth

 

2 David Maddox, McDonoough 73 66 139 -5
Scot Ward, McDonough

 

T3 Dave Baker, Conyers 74 71 145 1
Tom Lindley, Conyers

 

T3 Bobby Crowe, Watkinsville 74 71 145 1
Danny Manders, Watkinsville

 

5 David Schultze, Sharpsburg 73 73 146 2
Rick Gardner, Newnan

 

6 Cliff England, Fayetteville 72 75 147 3
Joe Douglas, Newnan

 

7 Mike Ingles, Woodbine 75 74 149 5
Mike Wooten, St. Mary's

 

T8 George Akins, Moultrie 76 74 150 6
Ricky Tucker, Tifton

 

T8 Brad Folsom, Valdosta 76 74 150 6
Eric Saunders, Valdosta

 

T8 Emmitte Griggs, Macon 76 74 150 6
Joe Brogdon, Macon

 

T8 Blake Daniel, McDonough 75 75 150 6
Rick Dubois, McDonough

 

12 Cal Crawford, Blakely 75 77 152 8
Philip Clinkscales, Atlanta

 

Third Flight
1 Austin Bramblett, Lawrenceville 70 72 142 -2
Lee Bradley, Suwanee

 

2 John Burgess, Norcross 72 72 144 Even
Michael Gemmell, Buford

 

T3 Bob Cecil, Acworth 75 71 146 2
Tim Otterlee, Marietta

 

T3 Alp Kupcuoglu, Ellenwood 74 72 146
2 Jimmy Ford, Newnan

 

5 George McCanless, Forsyth 74 73 147 3
Wade Turner, Roberta

 

T6 Charlie Busbee, McDonough 77 71 148 4
Paul Cobb, Jr., Norcross

 

T6 Carl Wade, Kingsland 75 73 148 4
John Lewis, Kingsland

 

8 Dan Fischer, Alpharetta 75 75 150 6
Fred Ethridge, Alpharetta

 

9 Ken Webb, Dunwoody 81 72 153 9
Kevin MacDonald, Suwanee

 

10 Buzz Alexander, Kennsaw 80 74 154 10
Dick Donegan, Kennesaw

 

11 Jeff Brown, Calhoun 76 80 156 12
Kevin Malone, Suwanee

 

12 Chester Chaffin, Dalton 81 82 163 19
Jim Slaughter, Cartersville

 

Fourth Flight
1 Don Paige, Lawrenceville 70 74 144 Even
Ed Cordell, Norcross

 

T2 Ed Jordan, Bainbridge 74 71 145 1
Jamie Allen, Bainbridge

 

T2 Craig Wentworth, Macon 67 78 145 1
Jeffrey Stanford, Gray

 

T4 Jerry Furr, Johns Creek 74 72 146 2
Mitch Morken, Norcross

 

T4 Mike Orourke, Evans 74 72 146 2
Scot Seabolt, Evans

 

T6 David Cox, Locust Grove 74 74 148 4
Donald McGinnis, McDonough

 

T6 Edsel Davis, Macon 73 75 148 4
Mal Burgess, Macon

 

8 Barry Whatley, Peachtree City 71 79 150 6
Gene Henderson, Newnan

 

T9 Bob Wilson, Lawrenceville 73 79 152 8
Clint Carter, Atlanta

 

T9 Dodd Rentz, Athens 73 79 152 8
Ed Wilson, St. Simons Isl

 

11 Rickie Croy, Kingsland 76 78 154 10
Robert Clark, Kingsland

 

12 John Williams, Marietta 78 80 158 14
Ron Godwin, Marietta

 

Fifth Flight
1 Joe Griffin, Valdosta 70 74 144 Even
Russ Collett, Valdosta

 

T2 Gene Comfort, Fayetteville 70 75 145 1
George LaPorte, Peachtree City

 

T2 Dan Connell, Woodstock 74 71 145 1
Guy Watkins, Marietta

 

T4 Ken Van Ness, Conyers 69 78 147 3
Michael Hilleboe, Conyers

 

T4 Greg Johnson, Peachtree City 74 73 147 3
Jay Johnson, Senoia

 

6 Larry Askew, Greensboro 71 77 148 4
Nick Kirkland, Snellville

 

7 Phil Colston, Peachtree City 77 75 152 8
Thomas Humber, Fayetteville

 

8 Brett Hughes, Buford 76 77 153 9
Erik Stang, Duluth

 

T9 Jamie Britt, Loganville 78 76 154 10
Jeff Butler, Loganville

 

T9 Bob Fowler, Atlanta 75 79 154 10
John Salviski, Alpharetta

 

11 Andy Barre, Dacula 76 82 158 14
Everett Jones, Athens

 

12 Michael Stephens, Buford 77 84 161 17
Phillip Gailey, Flowery Branch

 

Sixth Flight
1 Ben Sorrells, Evans 74 72 146 2
David Ensley, Evans

 

T2 Keith Boylan, Duluth 71 76 147 3
Leo Johnson, Savannah

 

T2 Hank Suessmith, McDonough 73 74 147 3
Sam Wishon, Athens

 

T4 Frank Clements, Rome 76 74 150 6
Terry Clements, Atlanta

 

T4 Jay Bowden, Lithonia 76 74 150 6
Kenneth Norsworthy, Jackson

 

6 James Hewatt, Kennesaw 72 80 152 8
Randy Hewatt, Marietta

 

7 Charles Boyle, Atlanta 74 79 153 9
William Hollis, Norcross

 

8 James Farmer, Kennesaw 75 79 154 10
Steve Farmer, Kennesaw

 

9 John Sink, Julliette 78 78 156 12
Steve Gurley, Macon

 

10 Bryan Stansell, Atlanta 75 82 157 13
Randy Gordy, Clarkesville

 

11 Alan Crowell, Norcross 80 82 162 18
Gene Graves, Norcross

 

12 Jim Brown, Evans 85 83 168 24
Sam Smith, Macon

 

Seventh Flight
1 Roland Sorel, Alpharetta 75 77 152 8
Steve Mann, Duluth

 

2 Bert Isenbletter, Marietta 77 76 153 9
Don Gardner, Kennesaw

 

3 Ed Allen, Kennesaw 80 76 156 12
George Whitman, Kennesaw

 

T4 Keith Mangum, Flowery Branch 79 80 159 15
Mark Black, Gainesville

 

T4 Danny Tarrant, Braselton 80 79 159 15
Tom Phillips, Monroe

 

6 Larry Hobgood, Duluth 82 78 160 16
Michael Stimak, Duluth

 

7 Edwin Mathis, Rome 80 82 162 18
Virgil Waters, Calhoun

 

8 Andy Pierce, St. Mary's 84 79 163 19
Tom Mitchell, Kingsland

 

9 Clyde Anderson, Kingsland 84 83 167 23
Glen Keene, Kingsland

 

10 Allen Martin, Rex 83 85 168 24
David Scott Haygood, Fayetteville

 

11 Harold Cumbie, Alpharetta 85 89 174 30
Ian Fleck, Alpharetta

 

12 Terry Daniel, Valdosta 82 100 182 38
Walter Altman, Valdosta