MILTON, Ga. --- Chris Waters of Atlanta defeated Dave Poteet of Suwanee, 5 and 4, to win the Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship. The 97th playing of the annual competition took place at Atlanta National Golf Club, September 24-27. To start the final match Sunday morning, the two players each made par on the first two holes. On the 531-yard par 5 third hole, Waters … [Read more...]
Final round surge lifts Robert Mize to Georgia Amateur title
Although he didn’t exactly do it on purpose, Robert Mize employed a very shrewd plan that earned him a victory in the Georgia Amateur, played at Idle Hour in Macon. Mize, the son of 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize of Columbus, stayed within range of the leaders throughout the tournament, but never got too close to the player leading at the end of the first three … [Read more...]