2001 Top 40 Women’s Classic

Shannon Silvernail Captures GSGA Women's Top 40 Competition

DUNWOODY, GA -Shannon Silvernail of Macon held onto her lead and captured the GSGA Women's Top 40 Competition, finishing the two-day tournament with a two-over par 72-74-146. Alison Hiller of Atlanta finished three strokes back with a 74-75-149. Last year's winner, Leigh Turner of Alpharetta, shot 74 today to finish third at six over par for the tournament, which was held at Dunwoody Country Club June 28 -29.

Silvernail started the day with a one-stroke lead and began to pull away from the field, making the turn at 2-under. After bogeys on 10, 11 and 13, Silvernail had slipped into a tie with Hiller, a rising senior at Southern Illinois University. Hiller later faltered as Silvernail steadied herself through the final holes.

Silvernail was the Runner-Up in last fall's Georgia Women's Golf Association Amateur Championship, where she was edged out in three-hole playoff, and recently set the course record at Barrington Hall Golf Club in Macon by shooting a 64.

The Women's Top 40 Competition was established by the Georgia State Golf Association in 1989 to showcase the top female amateurs in Georgia. The field was determined by handicap index, with the entrants with the 40 lowest handicaps receiving positions in the field. Entries were open to female amateur golfers who are Georgia residents and a member of a GSGA Member Club.

This year's field is one of the strongest in the event's history, with the handicap cut-off falling at 9.9. The format is 36 holes of stroke play over two days. The field is divided into five flights, although all participants play from the same tees and compete for the overall title.

 

Final Round Results

Championship Flight
1 Shannon Silvernail, Macon 72 74 146
2 Alison Hiller, Atlanta 74 75 149
3 Leigh Turner, Alpharetta 76 74 150
4 Beth Williams, Atlanta 75 76 151
5 Abbi Francis, Conyers 76 78 154
6 Deanne Dennis, Atlanta 77 83 160
7 Patti Huxford-McMillan, Cumming 73 88 161
8 Rebecca Rogers, Alpharetta 86 84 170

 

First Flight
1 Kathi Eutzler, Atlanta 79 75 154
2 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 79 81 160
3 Sarah Trew, Acworth 86 79 165
4 Serena Johnston, Acworth 83 84 167
5 Ena Harvey, Greensboro 85 83 168
6 Heather March, Roswell 87 87 174
7 Virginia Tyson, Macon 92 84 176
8 Whitney Christie, Perry 81 WD WD

 

Second Flight
1 Mary Helen McElreath, Augusta 78 85 163
1 Andi Anderson, Woodstock 82 81 163
3 Alli Henderson, Marietta 83 81 164
4 Karen Whidby, Valdosta 84 82 166
5 Darlene Werhnyak, Lawrenceville 84 86 170
6 Lucky Mahler, Warner Robins 94 87 181
7 Ginette Spinucci, Stone Mountain 79 DQ

 

Third Flight
1 Jan Gurbacki, Duluth 81 82 163
2 Peachy Horne, Atlanta 84 83 167
2 Tiffany Kirkland, Newnan 86 81 167 
4 Carmen Bandea, Snellville 88 87 175
5 Susan Tucker, Atlanta 89 87 176
5 Sissi Gann, Kathleen 84 92 176
7 Belinda Marsh, Alpharetta 89 89 178 
8 Martha Meyer, Atlanta 93 90 183

 

Fourth Flight 
1 Chris Tubesing, Alpharetta 85 79 164
2 Kelli Coughlin, Snellville 81 85 166 
3 Rebecca Rocker, Eatonton 89 79 168
4 Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta 85 85 170
5 Sandra Copeland, Atlanta 88 91 179
6 Nancy Pingitore, Norcross 93 87 180
7 Althea Griffin, Dunwoody 91 90 181
8 Dianne Fries, Atlanta 92 91 183
9 Anna Anderson-Fujii, Atlanta 93 NC