2016 Senior Four-Ball Championship

 

 

Jack Hall, Doug Hanzel Defend Title at Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship

Bill Leonard, Don Marsh Win Super Senior Title 

 

TIFTON, Ga. --- Jack Hall and Doug Hanzel, both of Savannah, successfully defend their title and win the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship at 18-under-par 198 (68-64-66). This year's competition took place at both Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton and Sunset Country Club in Moultrie, November 9-11.

Hall and Hanzel earned the three-stroke victory over two teams who finished at 15-under-par 201, including Phil Hardin and Gay McMichael, both of Macon (65-68-68), and Chris Hall of Marietta and Donny Phillips, Jr., of Suwanee (65-68-68). Hardin/McMichael and Hall/Phillips share runner-up honors.

This win marks the second in-a-row for Hall and Hanzel as they won a year ago at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler. Hall also won the Senior Four-Ball Championship in 2013 when he partnered with Chris Hall at the Country Club of Columbus.

The Championship B title goes to Jeff Jursik and Ernie Venet, both of Moultrie, who won the flight at 5-under-par 211 (67-72-72). Mark Sexton and Brad Vanacore, both of Columbus, win the Championship C flight at 12-over-par 228 (79-75-74).

Jeff Belk of Marietta and Mark Nickerson of Roswell finished fourth at 12-under-par 204 (66-68-70). Jack Kearney and John Landis, both of Peachtree City, came in fifth at 10-under-par 206 (68-69-69). Sixth-place goes to James Kiely of Milton and Frank Remmes of Lilburn at 8-under-par 208 (68-71-69). John Cable of Canton and John Foster of Woodstock finished seventh at 7-under-par 209 (70-71-68). Three teams tied for eighth overall at 5-under-par 211, including Al Bello of Kathleen/Jeff Gougeon of Valdosta (69-71-71), Mel Mendenhall of Marietta/Larry Vaughan of Greensboro (72-68-71) and Jursik/Venet (67-72-72). Rounding out the overall top 10 is the tandem of Brian Johnston of Duluth and Paul Ryan of Norcross in 10th at 4-under-par 212 (69-73-70).

Down the road at Sunset Country Club in Moultrie, Bill Leonard of Kennesaw and Don Marsh of Johns Creek win the Super Senior Four-Ball Championship at 13-under-par 203 (65-68-70). Finishing four strokes back in the runner-up spot were Frank Costanzo and Thomas Rood, both of Savannah, at 9-under-par 207 (72-69-66).

In the second flight of Super Senior action, Buzz Alexander and Dick Donegan, both of Kennesaw, won with a steady even-par 216 (72-72-72). Tom Howard of Woodstock and Carl Pitts of Tallahassee won the Super Senior third flight at 14-over-par 230 (76-76-78).

The Championship division was contested at Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton, while the Super Senior Division was played at Sunset Country Club in Moultrie.

This event was open to male amateur golfers age 55 or older on or before the first day of the competition for the Senior Division and 65 or older for the Super Senior Division. A maximum stroke differential of six strokes is allowed between partner. If the differential is more than six strokes, the higher index will be adjusted down to six strokes. The stroke differential does not apply in determining the low 48 teams by total team handicap index.