ROSWELL, GA —The 29th Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at the Newnan Country Club saw PGA teaching professional Craig Stevens, of Steel Canyon Golf Club in Sandy Springs, post a six-under par 66 for a two-day total 135 to capture the championship by a whopping eight shots. With the victory, Stevens took home the $1,500 first place check.
Stevens entered the day tied with amateur Mel Mendenhall of Columbus, who struggled today with an eight-over par 80 to finish the championship at five-over par 149 and a tie for 26th place.
Mendenhall grabbed the lead after an eagle on the 4th hole, and then matched birdies with Stevens on the par five 8th hole to keep his lead at one. On the 9th hole, from the left side of the fairway, Mendenhall made a double bogey six to lose the lead for the first time since the 4th hole. He struggled on the inward nine with a nine-over par 45.
Low amateur honors were won by Jack Kearney of Peachtree City who finished the tournament at one-under par 143 and he finished in a tie for second place overall with PGA professionals Sonny Skinner of River Pointe Golf Club in Albany and Bob Burk of Stone Creek Golf Course in Valdosta.
The Yamaha Golf-Car Company has been a long time supporter of the Georgia Section and serves as the title sponsor of the Atlanta Open, Georgia Senior Open and Georgia PGA Match Play Championship. Yamaha Golf-Car Company has based its North American headquarters in Newnan, located off I-85 in south metro Atlanta, since 1987. It has developed into the largest employer in Coweta County, with more than 1200 employees.
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