Dogwood Invitational – Final Day of Play Delivers Record Breaking Amateur Golf at its Best

The Dogwood Invitational came down to the final shots to determine the 2013 champion. Michael Johnson, a junior at Auburn University, finished the final round at 28 under with a score of 64 securing his title as champion of the 47th annual Dogwood Invitational by seven shots and shattering Andrew Buckle’s 2002 record of 23 under.

In second was Oliver Schniederjans, a junior at Georgia Tech who fired a 68 on the final day, but was four shots short of Johnson.  Third place went to Benjamin Griffin, the 11th ranked junior golfer in the country, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who also broke a tournament record with a 61 in round one. Davin White, a junior at Georgia State University, finished the final round in fourth place at 15 under.

Local standouts, and crowd favorites, including returning players Georgia Tech’s Anders Albertson and University of Georgia’s Keith Mitchell as well as Wyndham Clark, a freshman at Oklahoma State and Sam Daley, a sophomore at Iowa State made a good showing, falling just short of the eventual champion.  The low round for the day, 64, was shot by Michael Johnson and was comprised of six birdies and an eagle on the 7^th hole –par 5.

“It’s been another great week of exciting amateur play here at Druid Hills,” said Edward Toledano – chairman, the Dogwood Invitational.  “With a talented field full of aspiring PGA- professionals, it’s exciting to watch sensational golf on our home course and know that our hard work has paid off. As more and more of our players leverage their experiences here, to join the ranks of professional golf programs around the world, we have truly become the crystal ball of golf. And what seals the deal is that the Dogwood thrives because it’s the best of everything: volunteerism, competition, philanthropy, values and America’s greatest game – golf.”

The top 10 players were as follows:

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