2007 Four-Ball Tournament

Taylor and Hale Capture Georgia Four-Ball Tournament By Two

Albany, Ga. – Craig Taylor and Dwayne Hale, both of Albany, fired a three-under 69 in the final round to capture the 19th annual Georgia Four-Ball Tournament, which took place at Stonebridge Golf and Country Club and River Pointe Golf Club, March 23-25. Taylor and Hale, members at River Pointe Golf Club, were the only pair in the field to shoot all three rounds in the sixties carding rounds of 69, 68 and 69 to finish with a tournament-total of 206 (-10). Fellow Albanians Bill Clanton and Scott Dismuke finished in a tie for second, two strokes off the pace, with Newnan's Brian Bossman and Peachtree City's David Nell.

Jack Benson of Dunwoody and Pete Malcolm of Duluth moved up one spot to finish alone in fourth position after their final-round 70. Four teams finished the tournament tied for fifth with total scores of 211. They were Augusta's Jefferson Murray, a former Georgia Mid-Amateur Champion, and his partner John Radford of Martinez, George Akins of Moultrie and Ricky Tucker of Tifton, Kelly Vaughn and Mike Bennett of Gainesville and Augusta's Mike O'Rourke and Rob Bissell of Evans. There was a three-way tie for ninth position at four-under between father-son duo Dick and Thomas Donegan of Kennesaw, Kennesaw's Alex Mackey and Marietta's Clay Shaw and Jason Myers and Rhett Smith, also of Kennesaw.

The championship through third flights were eligible for the overall honors. The field of 96 teams was divided into eight flights based on team handicap index. The field alternated between the two host clubs, with the top four flights playing their first and third rounds at Stonebridge Golf and Country Club.

Other flight winners were third – Don Paige of Lawrenceville and Ed Cordell of Norcross (214), fourth – Albany's Kyle Harrison and Phil Rouse (211), fifth – Blake Clanton and Jimmy Andrews of Albany (210), sixth – (tie) Bryan Stansell of Atlanta and Randy Gordy of Clarkesville and Lithonia's Jay Bowden and Jackson's Kenneth Norsworthy (224), and seventh – Roland Sorel of Dunwoody and Steve Mann of Duluth (228).

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

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 Craig Taylor, Albany 69 68 69 206 -10
Dwayne Hale, Albany

 

T2 Brian Bossman, Newnan 70 69 69 208 -8
David Nell, Peachtree City

 

T2 Bill Clanton, Albany 72 69 67 208 -8
Scott Dismuke, Albany

 

4 Jack Benson, Dunwoody 66 73 70 209 -7
Pete Malcolm, Duluth

 

T5 Jefferson Murray, Augusta 73 69 69 211 -5
John Radford, Martinez

 

T5 George Akins, Moultrie 72 71 68 211 -5
Ricky Tucker, Tifton

 

T5 Kelly Vaughan, Gainesville 68 71 72 211 -5
Mike Bennett, Gainesville

 

T5 Mike Orourke, Augusta 68 70 73 211 -5
Rob Bissell, Evans

 

T9 Dick Donegan, Kennesaw 67 72 73 212 -4
Thomas Donegan, Kennesaw

 

T9 Alex Mackey, Kennesaw 69 69 74 212 -4
Clay Shaw, Marietta

 

T9 Jason Myers, Kennesaw 70 77 65 212 -4
Rhett Smith, Kennesaw

 

Championship Flight
1 Brian Bossman, Newnan 70 69 69 208 -8
David Nell, Peachtree City

 

2 Jefferson Murray, Augusta 73 69 69 211 -5
John Radford, Martinez

 

3 Dick Donegan, Kennesaw 67 72 73 212 -4
Thomas Donegan, Kennesaw

 

4 Ed Hudson, Albany 72 64 77 213 -3
Spencer Davis, Albany

 

T5 Gary Krasnov, Kennesaw 68 74 72 214 -2
Hap Fleming, Kennesaw

 

T5 Daniel Rhoads, Albany 72 70 72 214 -2
Thomas Heyer, Eastman

 

T7 Michael Ogrady, Martinez 72 71 75 218 2
Philip McLain, Evans

 

T7 Dave Baker, Conyers 72 69 77 218 2
Tom Lindley, Conyers

 

T9 Bert L Isenbletter, Marietta 75 74 71 220 4
Glenn Kavanagh, Powder Springs

 

T9 Blake Daniel, McDonough 74 75 71 220 4
Rick Dubois, McDonough

 

11 George Faircloth, Cordele 71 77 74 222 6
John Hughes, Alma

 

12 John McMahan, Atlanta 75 78 81 234 18
Joseph Miller, Atlanta

 

First Flight 1
Craig Taylor, Albany 69 68 69 206 -10
Dwayne Hale, Albany

 

2 Bill Clanton, Albany 72 69 67 208 -8
Scott Dismuke, Albany

 

3 Jack Benson, Dunwoody 66 73 70 209 -7
Pete Malcolm, Duluth

 

T4 George Akins, Moultrie 72 71 68 211 -5
Ricky Tucker, Tifton

 

T4 Kelly Vaughan, Gainesville 68 71 72 211 -5
Mike Bennett, Gainesville

 

6 Alex Mackey, Kennesaw 69 69 74 212 -4
Clay Shaw, Marietta

 

T7 Michael Chambers, Alpharetta 73 69 74 216 Even
Russ Byrne, Cumming

 

T7 David Mansfield, Dalton 73 70 73 216 Even
Tim Mackey, Bogart

 

9 Billy Hatton, Roswell 73 75 70 218 2
Scott Northey, Roswell

 

10 Rob Wiggins, Kennesaw 67 78 77 222 6
Ryan Evans, Kennesaw

 

11 Dale Bone, Hampton 73 78 77 228 12
James Burton, Acworth

 

12 Guy Watkins, Marietta 76 75 82 233 17
Lee Brown, Marietta

 

Second Flight
1 Mike Orourke, Augusta 68 70 73 211 -5
Rob Bissell, Evans

 

2 Jason Myers, Kennesaw 70 77 65 212 -4
Rhett Smith, Kennesaw

 

3 Sam Waters, Albany 71 68 74 213 -3
Shane Brinson, Albany

 

T4 Alp Kupcuoglu, Ellenwood 73 68 73 214 -2
Jimmy Ford, Newnan

 

T4 Charlie Busbee, McDonough 70 71 73 214 -2
Paul Cobb, Jr., Norcross

 

T4 Dan Fischer, Alpharetta 69 74 71 214 -2
Dennis French, Alpharetta

 

T4 David Maddox, McDonoough 71 68 75 214 -2
Scot Ward, McDonough

 

8 Dave Oster, Lawrenceville 70 73 72 215 -1
Ryan Pearcy, Lawrenceville

 

9 Greg Perry, Leesburg 73 74 69 216 Even
Tim Carter, Leesburg

 

10 David Schultze, Sharpsburg 74 74 72 220 4
Rick Gardner, Newnan

 

11 Benny Clark, Lawrenceville 70 74 85 229 13
Kevin Creasman, Duluth

 

12 John Williams, Marietta 72 80 80 232 16
Ron Godwin, Kennesaw

 

Third Flight
1 Don Paige, Lawrenceville 73 69 72 214 -2
Ed Cordell, Norcross

 

2 Darrell Giannotti, Suwanee 70 75 70 215 -1
Sai Opraseuth, Alpharetta

 

T3 Bob Cecil, Kennesaw 70 75 73 218 2
Ken Farrar, Kennesaw

 

T3 John East, Villa Rica 72 72 74 218 2
Randy Koster, Acworth

 

T5 Bobby Filkins, Marietta 70 70 79 219 3
Todd Campbell, Kennesaw

 

T5 Cal Crawford, Blakely 71 75 73 219 3
Charles Hobbs, Blakely 7 Andy Watson, Covington 72 74 75 221 5 Mark Curtis, Covington 8 Joe Brogdon, Macon 76 70 76 222 6 Russ Vaughn, Macon

 

T9 Jack Snell, Loganville 76 74 79 229 13
T.H. Williams, Madison

 

T9 Chester Chaffin, Dalton 76 74 79 229 13
Jim Slaughter, Cartersville

 

11 Todd Green, Marietta 75 79 79 233 17
Tom Holman, Canton

 

12 David Herman, Roswell 77 77 80 234 18
Wes Hudson, Roswell

 

Fourth Flight
1 Kyle Harrison, Albany 70 75 66 211 -5
Phil Rouse, Albany

 

2 Lee Smith, Forsyth 73 71 70 214 -2
Patrick O'Brien, Macon

 

3 Billy Duke, McDonough 67 77 71 215 -1
Frank Bellavia, Atlanta

 

4 Bill Buchanan, Atlanta 75 71 72 218 2
Jim Kamis, Marietta

 

T5 Phil Colston Sr., Peachtree City 73 74 72 219 3
Thomas Humber, Fayetteville

 

T5 Jim Craig, Jonesboro 74 73 72 219 3
Kevin McDonough, Jonesboro

 

T7 Chris Leach, Smyrna 75 72 73 220 4
Weldon Wintter, Acworth

 

T7 Bob Fowler, Atlanta 71 73 76 220 4
John Salviski, Alpharetta

 

9 Scott Hootselle, Cumming 74 75 73 222 6
Steve Polk, Cumming

 

10 Larry Askew, Lilburn 76 78 71 225 9
Nick Kirkland, Snellville

 

11 Jeff Brown, Calhoun 78 74 75 227 11
Kevin Malone, Suwanee

 

12 Joe Douglas, Newnan 76 73 79 228 12
Vic Echevarria, Jonesboro

 

Fifth Flight
1 Blake Clanton, Albany 69 72 69 210 -6
Jimmy Andrews, Albany

 

2 Chris Quay, Canton 71 71 76 218 2
David Daniel, Alpharetta

 

3 Garnet Reynolds, Newnan 70 79 71 220 4
Jason Brady, Newnan

 

T4 Larry Stevenson, Eastman 74 74 73 221 5
Phillip Jessup, Kennesaw

 

T4 Gene Comfort, Fayetteville 75 72 74 221 5
George LaPorte, Peachtree City

 

T6 Rusty Clifton, Buford 77 68 77 222 6
Tony Jones, McDonough

 

T6 Danny Cook, Bogart 74 75 73 222 6
Jim Dukes, Bogart

 

8 Andy Barre, Dacula 76 74 77 227 11
Everett Jones, Athens

 

9 Frank Clements, Rome 76 73 79 228 12
Terry Clements, Atlanta

 

10 Jamie Britt, Loganville 78 75 76 229 13
Jeff Butler, Loganville

 

11 Donald Suessmith, McDonough 79 74 77 230 14
Sam Wishon, Athens

 

12 James Hewatt, Kennesaw 81 83 78 242 26
Jerry Pannell, Kennesaw

 

Sixth Flight
T1 Bryan Stansell, Atlanta 73 75 76 224 8
Randy Gordy, Clarkesville

 

T1 Jay Bowden, Lithonia 74 76 74 224 8
Kenneth Norsworthy, Jackson

 

3 Barry Whatley, Peachtree City 78 74 75 227 11
Craig Evans, Peachtree City

 

4 Larry Grant, Duluth 74 76 79 229 13
Mike Wood, Lawrenceville

 

5 Bruce Swinsky, Dunwoody 74 81 77 232 16
Garry Briddon, Duluth

 

T6 Michael Stephens, Buford 76 80 77 233 17
Phillip Gailey, Flowery Branch

 

T6 Jim Brown, Evans 76 79 78 233 17
Sam Smith, Macon

 

8 Billy Saturday, Blackshear 76 77 81 234 18
Larry Brown, Kingsland

 

9 Buddy Guidry, Acworth 81 77 80 238 22
Don Gardner, Kennesaw

 

10 Bill Wills, Atlanta 80 79 83 242 26
Mike Johnston, Marietta

 

11 Alonzo Miller, Atlanta 82 85 78 245 29
William Fuller, Kennesaw

 

12 Michael Elliott, McDonough 87 76 86 249 33
Ray Foster, Conyers

 

Seventh Flight
1 Roland Sorel, Dunwoody 77 74 77 228 12
Steve Mann, Duluth

 

2 Larry Hobgood, Duluth 73 77 79 229 13
Michael Stimak, Duluth

 

3 John Sink, Julliette 75 76 79 230 14
Steve Gurley, Macon

 

4 Brad Renshaw, Sylvester 77 80 76 233 17
Steve Tambroni, Albany

 

T5 Alan Crowell, Norcross 77 80 78 235 19
Gene Graves, Duluth

 

T5 Jerry Chastain, Jasper 80 77 78 235 19
John Chastain, Jasper

 

7 Colby Chastain, Dawsonville 79 83 77 239 23
Michael Chastain, Jasper

 

8 Greg Hogle, Smyrna 81 80 79 240 24
Harry Forster, Kennesaw

 

9 Brad Jording, Roswell 81 82 78 241 25
Mark Hancock, Alpharetta

 

10 Larry Crabtree, Snellville 81 86 78 245 29
Paul Smith, Atlanta

 

11 Dodd Rentz, Athens 82 86 85 253 37
Tim Fitzgerald, Tyrone

 

12 Harold Cumbie, Alpharetta 85 87 82 254 38
Ian Fleck, Alpharetta

 

13 Danny Tarrant, Braselton 80 90 85 255 39
Douglas Still, Grayson

 

14 Allen Martin, Rex 81 87 89 257 41
David Scott Haygood, Fayetteville