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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — Jack Hall of Savannah, playing at his home club, defeats Bob Royak of Alpharetta, 5 and 3, to win the 2018 Georgia Senior Match Play Championship. The seventh edition of this event took place at The Savannah Golf Club, April 10-13.
Hall earned wins over Frank Paris of Savannah (4 and 3) in the round of 16, and Scotty Scott of Hoschton (1 up) in the quarterfinals. On Friday morning he defeated Mark Nickerson of Roswell (4 and 3) in the semifinals. Hall was the low medalist after stroke play qualifying and earned the number one seed.
Brian Johnston of Peachtree Corners won the title in the Super Senior division. He defeated Al Small of Savannah (2 and 1) in the final match. Johnston advanced to the finals with wins over Thomas Hiller of Fortson (3 and 2) in the round of 16, and Frank Costanzo of Savannah (4 and 3). He outlasted Bill Blalock of Atlanta (20 holes) in the semifinals on Friday morning. Johnston earned the number three seed in the bracket after stroke play qualifying.
Entries were open to male amateur golfers. The Senior division was open to those age 55 and older as of April 10, and the Super Senior division was open to those age 65 and older as of April 10.
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Founded in 1916, the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) received its official charter on June 24, 1924. Since that date, the GSGA has grown to one of the largest state amateur golf associations in the country, with nearly 340 member clubs and 73,000 individual members. With a mission to promote and preserve amateur golf in the state of Georgia, GSGA offers a computerized handicapping service, course rating and measuring, and annually conducts a full schedule of statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups. Other services include statewide junior golf and Adaptive Golf programs, award-winning Golf Georgia magazine, membership recognition and rewards programs, management of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame and a charitable foundation administering two college scholarship programs.
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