For much of March and April, Billy Mitchell’s thoughts were far from the golf course, where he has been one of Georgia’s top amateur players for more than a decade. Mitchell’s 23-year-old daughter Sarah was severely injured in a scooter accident while on vacation in Mexico and spent two weeks in the ICU and CCU recovering from extensive injuries. After some touch and go … [Read more...]
Belk Wins Georgia Senior Match Play Championship; McWilliams Claims Super Senior Title
ROSWELL, Ga. --- Jeff Belk of Marietta defeats Doug Stiles of Athens, 2 and 1, and wins the Georgia Senior Match Play Championship. The fifth edition of this competition took place in cool and blustery conditions at Horseshoe Bend Country Club, April 12-15. Belk made his way to the finals with wins over Ray Perez III of Norcross in the round of 16 (6 and 5), Mel … [Read more...]
Hall and Hanzel Win Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship
POOLER, Ga. --- Jack Hall and Doug Hanzel, both of Savannah, teamed up and won the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship at 23-under-par 193 (64-66-63). The 24th playing of this competition took place at both Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler and Wilmington Island Club in Savannah, November 11-13. This was the first time Hall and Hanzel played as partners in this … [Read more...]
GSGA Falls Short at Billy Peters Cup Matches
EVANS, G.A. - The GSGA fell to the Georgia PGA professionals in the Billy Peters Cup Matches, 17-15. In an effort to win the competition for the first time since 2009, the GSGA finished day one tied, 8-8, but a day of singles matches saw the team of professionals prevail. The 40th playing of the biennial event took place at Champions Retreat Golf Club, October 19-20. On the … [Read more...]
Lee Knox Wins Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship
ATLANTA, GA. - Lee Knox of Augusta wins the Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship over Doug Stiles of Athens, 2 and 1. The 96th playing of the annual competition took place at Druid Hills Golf Club, September 25-28, 2014. After both players made pars on the first hole to begin the final match, Stiles took the first lead of the day with a par on the second hole. Knox would … [Read more...]