The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Jack Hall, Doug Hanzel Defend Title at Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship
TIFTON, Ga. --- Jack Hall and Doug Hanzel, both of Savannah, successfully defend their title and win the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship at 18-under-par 198 (68-64-66). This year's competition took place at both Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton and Sunset Country Club in Moultrie, November 9-11. Hall and Hanzel earned the three-stroke victory over two … [Read more...]
Billy Mitchell wins Georgia Senior Open in playoff; Amateur takes title after daughter’s serious accident
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...]
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...]
Hall Defends Georgia Senior Match Play Championship
ACWORTH, Ga. - Chris Hall of Kennesaw successfully defended his title at the Georgia Senior Match Play Championship with a win, once again, over Don Marsh of Johns Creek, 1 up. The third annual competition took place at Governors Towne Club, May 5-8. This was a repeat of last year's final match, as Hall topped Marsh at White Columns Country Club in Alpharetta, 2 and … [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...]