2005 Greater Atlanta Women’s Amateur Championship

Coble Comes from Behind to Win Second Straight Title at Greater Atlanta Women's Amateur Championship

VILLA RICA, Ga. - Laura Coble of Augusta erased a six-stroke deficit to capture her second consecutive win at the 36th Annual Greater Atlanta Women's Amateur Championship which was held at Canongate-on-Mirror Lake, May 25-27. Coble fired a final-round 71 to win by a stroke over Garrett Phillips of Augusta, the leader after 36 holes of play. Evans' Kristen Bragg, who shot a final-round low score of 70, finished in a tie for third with Duluth's Kyu Ri Ban at 228.

Coble, who won last year's Greater Atlanta in a playoff, has now won her tenth GSGA individual title. She has won the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship six times, the Greater Atlanta Women's Amateur Match Play three times, and won the 1998 Top 60 Women's Classic (then the Women's Top 40).

Coble, who trailed by four strokes after the front nine, capitalized with a par on number 10 when Phillips recorded a triple-bogey. After Phillips' bogey at 11, Coble's par evened the duo up. Coble picked up strokes at holes 13 and 14. Coble's only bogey on the back nine came on the 314-yard 15th hole but she would shut the door on Phillips with pars on the last three holes.

"My tee shots weren't the spectacular today but I played well around the greens," Coble explained. "I just didn't make a lot of big mistakes.

Steady play is what let Coble scratch away at Phillips lead and eventually take the title. She recorded three birdies, thirteen pars and just two bogeys (one per side).

Marietta's Julie Bartholomew, winner at the 2004 Georgia Top 60 Women's Classic, finished in fifth after shooting 72 in the final round. Claudeen Lindberg of Atlanta, winner of the first flight, finished sixth overall with a tournament total of 233. Four players tied for seventh position with a 236. They are Jennifer Adyorough of Atlanta (78-80-78), the 2004 Georgia Girls' Champion, Vicki Yi of Bogart (82-78-76), Danielle Davis f St. Simons Island (77-80-79) and Donna Gonsalves of Eatonton (79-79-78).

Other flight winners include: 2nd flight - Deana Atkins of Dacula and Jean Dawson of Suwanee (254); 3rd flight - Jan Cross of Augusta and Marilyn Nolan-Johnson of Marietta (250); 4th flight - Dee Ann Dillard of Newnan and Patti Karst of Smyrna (261); 5th flight - Susan Clonts of Villa Rica (259).

The field of 70 players is divided into six flights based on handicap index. The championship through second flights are playing from the same tees (5,874 yards, par 72) and are eligible for the overall championship. The third through fifth flights are playing from 5,372 yards and a par of 71. Entries were open to female amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA Member Club and Georgia residents. This is the second year in a row that this event has taken place at Canongate-on-Mirror Lake.

The 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 Laura Coble, Augusta 71 75 71 217 1
2 Garrett Phillips, Augusta 67 73 78 218 2
T3 Kristen Bragg, Evans 83 75 70 228 12
T3 Kyuri Ban, Duluth 75 78 75 228 12
5 Julie Bartholomew, Marietta 79 80 72 231 15
6 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 76 82 75 233 17
T7 Jennifer Adyorough, Atlanta 78 80 78 236 20
T7 Vicki Yi, Bogart 82 78 76 236 20
T7 Danielle Davis, St.Simons Island 77 80 79 236 20
T7 Donna Gonsalves, Eatonton 79 79 78 236 20

 

Championship Flight 
1 Laura Coble, Augusta 71 75 71 217 1
2 Garrett Phillips, Augusta 67 73 78 218 2
T3 Kristen Bragg, Evans 83 75 70 228 12
T3 Kyuri Ban, Duluth 75 78 75 228 12
5 Julie Bartholomew, Marietta 79 80 72 231 15
T6 Jennifer Adyorough, Atlanta 78 80 78 236 20
T6 Vicki Yi, Bogart 82 78 76 236 20
8 Sayuri Barclay, Cartersville 79 80 80 239 23
9 Lee Young, Duluth 85 90 87 262 46
10 Diana Dunigan-coe, Brunswick 83 99 WD WD WD

 

First Flight
1 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 76 82 75 233 17
T2 Danielle Davis, St.Simons Island 77 80 79 236 20
T2 Donna Gonsalves, Eatonton 79 79 78 236 20
4 Kristin Gheesling, Alpharetta 80 77 81 238 22
5 Erin Campbell, Canton 78 80 83 241 25
6 Christy Cheek, Eastman 84 76 86 246 30
7 Min Kim, Duluth 81 84 82 247 31
8 Mary Riley, Perry 82 79 90 251 35
9 Gretchen McLeod, Richmond Hill 84 84 87 255 39
10 Lori Whitaker, Cumming 84 87 90 261 45
11 Zakiya Randall, Atlanta 94 87 87 268 52
12 Emily Cross, Acworth 83 98 89 270 54

 

Second Flight
T1 Deana Atkins, Dacula 81 89 84 254 38
T1 Jean Dawson, Suwanee 85 86 83 254 38
3 Soon Paek, Atlanta 87 87 85 259 43
T4 Mary McElreath, Augusta 85 94 81 260 44
T4 Sarah Ro, Atlanta 85 89 86 260 44
6 Debra Partridge, Roswell 88 91 82 261 45
7 Ellen Connors, Newnan 82 87 102 271 55
8 Barbara Brown, Carrollton 91 96 88 275 59
9 Serena Johnston, Acworth 89 90 102 281 65
10 Carrie Parker, Cohutta 99 91 95 285 69
11 Debbie Blount, Atlanta 92 93 10 292 76

 

Third Flight
T1 Jan Cross, Augusta 83 84 83 250 37
T1 Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Marietta 87 82 81 250 37
3 Donnie Faucette, Big Canoe 84 84 83 251 38
4 Amanda Horn, Temple 81 86 88 255 42
5 Nancy Freeman, Atlanta 86 90 85 261 48
6 Lea Wilson, Atlanta 94 89 82 265 52
7 Di Scott, Atlanta 91 87 90 268 55
8 Betty Rich, Villa Rica 95 86 89 270 57
9 Olivia Flanagan, Marietta 83 96 93 272 59
10 Dale Perry, Carrollton 92 102 91 285 72
11 Ann Railey, Lawrenceville 90 92 104 286 73

 

Fourth Flight
T1 Dee Ann Dillard, Newnan 89 90 82 261 48
T1 Patti Karst, Smyrna 85 85 91 261 48
3 Cindy Watts, Atlanta 88 89 86 263 50
4 Carole Cavanaugh, Sharpsburg 92 87 87 266 53
T5 Gail Glass, Atlanta 89 87 96 272 59
T5 Sue Guion, Alpharetta 92 90 90 272 59
7 Robin Kolvek, Cumming 95 96 88 279 66
T8 Joyce Doss, Carrollton 89 98 97 284 71
T8 Maureen Daugherty, Roswell 96 97 91 284 71
10 Debbie McCart, Duluth 105 96 85 286 73
11 Carmen Andia, Atlanta 93 109 95 297 84

 

Fifth Flight 
1 Susan Clonts, Villa Rica 84 92 83 259 46 
2 Sue Marshall, Marietta 91 84 90 265 52
3 Sharon Loftin, Carrollton 91 91 85 267 54
4 Pat Brady, Douglasville 90 96 91 277 64
T5 Andrea Wulz, Alpharetta 88 98 93 279 66
T5 Diane Haynes, Newnan 93 94 92 279 66
7 Angie Han, Alpharetta 98 89 98 285 72 
8 Grace Bogolin, Newnan 95 104 97 296 83
9 Lurisa Waldron, Lavonia 93 100 105 298 85
10 Kimberley Piper, Warner Robins 109 94 102 305 92
11 Gwen Flynn, Jonesboro 102 103 102 307 94
12 Bonnie Revoner, Atlanta 111 103 94 308 95