Don Marsh Wins Georgia Super Senior Championship

ATLANTA, Ga. — Don Marsh of Johns Creek posted a final-round 73 to finish at 1-under-par 143 and capture the sixth annual Georgia Super Senior Championship, which took place April 2-3 at Piedmont Driving Club.  Marsh finished four strokes ahead of first-flight competitor Jim Kamis of Marietta.  A pair of Savannahians and first-flight competitors, Frank Costanzo and Stephen Schwartz, tied for third at 148.

Marsh began the day with a two-shot lead over Schwartz, and never put that lead in jeopardy.  He carded three birdies on the front nine (holes 3, 5, and 9) with just one bogey (No. 4) to turn at 2-under-par for the day, 4-under for the Championship. With Schwartz turning at 1-over, and no else threatening, he carried a five-stroke cushion into the final nine.  The cushion was valuable, as he experienced somewhat of an up-and-down inward nine. He carded a birdie on No. 10 but then went +5 over holes 12-15 (including a triple bogey on 14).  He settled down with a birdie on 16 and finished at 3-over for that side, 1-over for the day.

Marsh has been knocking on the door of this Championship since first becoming age-eligible in 2010. In three previous appearances he has finished as runner-up (2010), tied for second (2011) and tied for fourth (2012).  This victory marks his first individual GSGA title.  Marsh has also won four Senior Four-Ball Championships since 2005 with partner Larry Clark.

Don Lieb of Savannah posted the low round of the day, even-par 72, to finish alone in fifth place at 150.  Ken Benson of Alpharetta tied with second-flight winner Bob Smith of Statesboro and third-flight winner Scott Northey of Roswell for sixth overall (151).  Defending champion Dick Van Leuvan of Roswell, Eddie Register of Sugar Hill and Jim Planche of Lawrenceville all tied for ninth place at 152.

Other flight winners include Gary Briddon of Cumming in the fourth flight (161); Ralph Meyer of Roswell in the fifth (154); Marshall Seese of Marietta in the sixth (160); John Murin of Alpharetta in the seventh (164); Jack Sullivan of Marietta in the eighth (173); Ed Mathis of Rome in the ninth (177); and Bob Foley of Kennesaw in the 10th flight (188).

Entries were open to male amateur golfers who are GSGA members and age 65 or older as of the first day of the tournament.  The full field of 144 players was divided into 11 flights by handicap index (Championship, Flights 1-10) and played 18 holes of stroke play each day (36 holes total).

Top Ten Overall
Place	Name	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Score
1	Don Marsh, Johns Creek	70	73	143
2	Jim Kamis, Marietta	74	73	147
T3	Frank Costanzo, Savannah	75	73	148
T3	Stephen Schwartz, Savannah	72	76	148
5	Don Lieb, Savannah	78	72	150
T6	Ken Benson, Alpharetta	78	73	151
T6	Bob Smith, Statesboro	77	74	151
T6	Scott Northey, Roswell	76	75	151
T9	Dick Van Leuvan, Roswell	74	78	152
T9	Eddie Register, Sugar Hill	78	74	152
T9	Jim Planche, Lawrenceville	76	76	152
Championship Flight
1	Don Marsh, Johns Creek	70	73	143
2	Ken Benson, Alpharetta	78	73	151
T3	Dick Van Leuvan, Roswell	74	78	152
T3	Eddie Register, Sugar Hill	78	74	152
T3	Jim Planche, Lawrenceville	76	76	152
6	Spencer Sappington, Milton	75	79	154
T7	Bill Brown, Atlanta	78	77	155
T7	Tommy Reid Jr., Macon	78	77	155
9	Bill Ploeger, Columbus	83	74	157
10	Bill Newsom, Clarkesville	79	79	158
T11	Berney Armstrong, Valdosta	79	80	159
T11	William Myers, Marietta	79	80	159
13	Karl Simon, Lawrenceville	81	79	160
14	Doug Cole, Lawrenceville	81	80	161
15	William Bader, Roswell	81	81	162
16	Ben Kenny, Jasper	83	80	163
17	Morris Henderson, Powder Springs	82	84	166
18	Larry Clark, Kingston	85	89	174
T19	Bill Evans, Columbus	79	WD
T19	Bob Kulp, Savannah	76	WD
First Flight
1	Jim Kamis, Marietta	74	73	147
T2	Frank Costanzo, Savannah	75	73	148
T2	Stephen Schwartz, Savannah	72	76	148
4	Don Lieb, Savannah	78	72	150
5	Richard Tatum, Atlanta	75	80	155
6	Tom Toombs, Perry	78	78	156
7	Charlie Busbee, McDonough	80	77	157
8	Matt O’Brien, Decatur	80	79	159
9	Nick Kirkland, Snellville	81	82	163
10	Jim Brown, Ringgold	81	86	167
11	Mike Sikes, Acworth	86	82	168
12	John Darnall, Norcross	93	91	184
Second Flight
1	Bob Smith, Statesboro	77	74	151
2	Michael Towson, Savannah	78	78	156
T3	David Mansfield, Cohutta	76	83	159
T3	Dick Donegan, Kennesaw	78	81	159
T5	Don Miller, LaGrange	77	88	165
T5	Ron Savastano, Roswell	84	81	165
7	Michael Granato, White	82	86	168
8	Bill Carroll Jr., Rome	88	81	169
T9	Gary Cole, Dalton	90	85	175
T9	Les Buell, Marietta	85	90	175
11	Curtis Wagner, Peachtree City	89	89	178
Third Flight
1	Scott Northey, Roswell	76	75	151
2	Mike McAdams, Savannah	80	73	153
T3	Jerry Frank, Clarkesville	82	74	156
T3	Joe Estes, Atlanta	80	76	156
T3	Tom Speichert, Cumming	80	76	156
6	Edward Krueger, Suwanee	78	82	160
7	Don Lorson, Woodstock	81	82	163
8	Phil Churchman, Lilburn	85	81	166
9	Marc Tate, Savannah	83	86	169
10	Jim Saffell, Duluth	84	86	170
11	Chris Hall, Dalton	87	WD
Fourth Flight
1	Garry Briddon, Cumming	82	79	161
2	Bob Fowler, Atlanta	83	79	162
3	Christopher DeMarco, Kennesaw	83	81	164
T4	Phil Neal, Greensboro	82	84	166
T4	Terry Berdis, Alpharetta	86	80	166
T4	Tony Daloisio, Atlanta	82	84	166
T7	Carson Keller, Lilburn	85	86	171
T7	Gary Unell, Atlanta	84	87	171
T7	Howard Preston, Atlanta	87	84	171
T7	Roland Sorel, Dunwoody	84	87	171
11	Rich Baker, Clarkesville	96	92	188
Fifth Flight
1	Ralph Meyer, Roswell	80	74	154
2	Dennis O’Brien, Pine Mountain	81	77	158
3	Murray Calhoun III, Columbus	76	85	161
4	John Harris, Canton	80	83	163
T5	Bob Beebe, Johns Creek	83	85	168
T5	Gary Barnes, Marietta	88	80	168
7	William Flinn, Peachtree Corners	85	87	172
8	Roger Stapp, Gainesville	82	91	173
9	Jerry Manzi, Roswell	93	87	180
10	Roger Wozniacki, Dahlonega	90	95	185
11	Bob Leslie, Decatur	98	99	197
Sixth Flight
1	Marshall Seese, Marietta	79	81	160
2	Syd Welch, LaGrange	79	83	162
3	Donnie Revels, St. Simons Island	80	85	165
4	Roy Latimer, Roswell	81	85	166
5	Ed Sweeney, Milton	89	81	170
6	Bill Dorozenski, Columbus	86	85	171
7	Ernie Bell, Newnan	86	86	172
8	Bob Heden, Marietta	87	87	174
9	Doug Biddy, Acworth	91	84	175
10	Neal Alexander, Acworth	94	82	176
11	Richard Myrick, Marietta	84	NC
Seventh Flight
1	John Murin, Alpharetta	85	79	164
2	Terry Moon, Powder Springs	85	81	166
3	Joe Netzel, Roswell	83	84	167
4	John Hembree, Villa Rica	85	83	168
5	Paul Hicks, Perry	83	86	169
6	Jerry Chastain, Dawsonville	91	80	171
7	Tom Getman, Hahira	83	89	172
8	Tommy Morris, Villa Rica	97	83	180
9	Ernie Drew, Kennesaw	89	92	181
10	Mike Barrett, Dixie	105	94	199
11	Jackie Warner, Rome	82	WD
Eighth Flight
1	Jack Sullivan, Marietta	83	90	173
2	Robert Kaleida, Dunwoody	88	86	174
3	Geoffrey Richardson, Roswell	89	89	178
T4	Brad Ward, Marietta	91	88	179
T4	James Hewatt, Kennesaw	89	90	179
T4	Virgil Waters, Calhoun	86	93	179
7	Larry Aronson, Marietta	91	89	180
8	Guy Sherohman, Buford	91	90	181
9	Haywood Curry, Decatur	88	102	190
10	John Chastain, Jasper	97	99	196
T11	Franco Reever, Kennesaw	95	WD
T11	Tom Coleman, Atlanta	95	NS
Ninth Flight
1	Ed Mathis, Rome	84	87	171
2	John Dazey, Marietta	93	89	182
3	Dick Robison, Marietta	96	90	186
4	Bob Wess, Avondale Estates	92	95	187
T5	Bill Cowles, Lilburn	89	99	188
T5	Butch Gaudette, Acworth	97	91	188
T5	Roy Thompson, Stone Mountain	96	92	188
T5	Tom Carman, Marietta	92	96	188
9	Charles Curtis, Marietta	96	94	190
10	Joseph Burke, Dunwoody	94	100	194
11	Lenton Steve Peaden, East Point	97	99	196
12	Bruce Brittain, Atlanta	99	102	201
Tenth Flight
1	Bob Foley, Kennesaw	98	90	188
T2	Jim Andersen, Atlanta	102	91	193
T2	Robert Lake, Acworth	98	95	193
4	Tom Bengtson, Marietta	103	93	196
5	Joe Morabit, Cumming	102	98	200
6	Ben Abbott, Woodstock	100	101	201
7	Larry Courant, Dunwoody	103	102	205
8	Thomas Blocker, Fayetteville	107	103	210
9	Bobby Hall, Cleveland	101	112	213
10	Hugh Scott Jr., Atlanta	107	118	225