Savannah’s Doug Hanzel and Milledgeville’s Ashlan Ramsey were named co-winners of the Tommy Barnes Award as the Georgia State Golf Association’s Players of the Year for 2013. Hanzel finished first in the Senior Men’s division points list, highlighted by his victory in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. Hanzel also was low amateur in the U.S. Open and won the Society of … [Read more...]
Savannah’s Hanzel Takes Senior Am Title
Savannah’s Doug Hanzel captured the 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, played at the Wade Hampton Club in Cashiers, N.C. Hanzel needed to play two matches the final day, as the semifinals were postponed due to rain. After defeating qualifying medalist Chip Lutz 3&2 in the semifinals, Hanzel won the championship match 3&2 over Pat O’Donnell of Oregon. Hanzel … [Read more...]
Jack Hall Wins Georgia Senior Championship
Jack Hall of Sea Island won the 2013 Georgia Senior Championship after posting a 14-under-par 202 (69-64-69) to seal the victory by 12 strokes. Last year's champion and local Savannah native, Doug Hanzel, earned runner-up honors with a 54-hole total of 2-under-par 214 (69-73-72). The 56-year-old Hall was playing in his second Senior Championship after becoming eligible to … [Read more...]