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First Annual Georgia Super Senior Championship

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First Annual Georgia Super Senior Championship

Cherokee Town and Country Club, Atlanta

April 16-17, 2008



Format and Schedule

The inaugural Georgia Super Senior Championship takes place Wednesday and Thursday, April 16-17. The field of 96 players is divided into eight flights by handicap index and will play 18 holes of stroke play each day.



Eligibility

Entries were open to male amateur golfers age 65 or older who are GSGA members.



Event History

This marks the first year of the Georgia Super Senior Championship. On the GSGA competitions schedule, it replaces the Senior Tournament, a Stableford-format event for seniors age 55 and over that was conducted from2004-07. This is the only GSGA competition specifically for Super Seniors.



Host Club: Cherokee Town and Country Club

Cherokee Town and Country Club has a strong history of supporting amateur golf, hosting numerous GSGA and USGA events. In addition to regularly hosting the GSGA Annual Meeting and Georgia State Golf Foundation’s Scholars Luncheon, Cherokee has hosted a number of competitions, including two Georgia Amateur Championships (1973, 2001), two Atlanta Amateur Championships (1963, 1982), the 1986 Billy Peters Cup and the 2006 Georgia Senior Championship. It was also the site of the 1999 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

Cherokee’s director of golf is Mark Mongell and the superintendent is Tony Mancuso. The Pro Shop phone number is (770) 993-4407. Directions to the club: GA 400 N. to Exit 6/Northridge Road. Follow Northridge Road west to Roswell Road. Turn right to Hightower Trail, turn left to club at dead end.



Cherokee Town and Country Club will play at 5,957 yards and a par 70 for the Super Senior Championship.

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

Yards 378 385 351 138 380 388 365 155 370 2910

Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 34



Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total

Yards 172 467 487 159 332 361 171 377 521 3047

Par 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 36



Competitor Highlights

• There are seven former Georgia Senior Champions competing in the Super Senior Championship: Lessley Noel of Atlanta (1988), Joe Estes of Atlanta (1989, 1998), Earl Bowden of Macon (1994), Richard Tatum of Atlanta (1996), Tommy Reid of Macon (2001), Frank Costanzo of Savannah (2002) and Spencer Sappington of Milton (2003-05, ’07).

• Sappington, the only four-time Senior Champion, is also the reigning GSGA Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

• Competitors Paul Cobb Jr. of Norcross and Charlie Busbee of McDonough teamed up to win the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship in 1993. Don Heilman of Roswell is also a former Senior Four-Ball Champion (1996) playing in this year’s Super Senior Championship.



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Georgia Super Senior Championship

Cherokee Town and Country Club, Atlanta

April 16-17, 2008



First Round Pairings



Tee Time Name Flight

1 8:00 AM Bill Carroll, Rome 2

Gary Elias, Marietta 2

Jim Montgomery, Alpharetta 2

1 8:10 AM Jerry Manzi, Roswell 2

Charlie Gentry, Sylvania 2

Larry Giles, Centerville 2

1 8:20 AM Gary Kiphart, Macon 2

Tom Toombs, Perry 2

Jim Saffell, Duluth 2

1 8:30 AM Earl Bowden, Macon 2

Don Heilman, Roswell 2

Donald Hamelink, Dunwoody 2

1 8:40 AM Harvey Gammon, Duluth 1

Paul Cobb Jr., Norcross 1

Raymond Thompson, Big Canoe 1

1 8:50 AM Daniel Shalongo, Jesup 1

Bud Lucas, Carrollton 1

Ted Colbert, Fayetteville 1

1 9:00 AM Jerry Rich, Villa Rica 1

Tom Herndon, St. Simons Island 1

Tom Grace, Stone Mountain 1

1 9:10 AM Dick Martin, Alpharetta 1

Gene Killgo, Valdosta 1

David Bennett, Mableton 1

10 8:00 AM Julian Saul, Dalton C-B

Don Rich, Marietta C-B

Al Everett, Cumming C-B

10 8:10 AM Joe Estes, Atlanta C-B

Roy Johnson, Alpharetta C-B

Bob Nance, Calhoun C-B

10 8:20 AM Charlie Busbee, McDonough C-B

Michael Towson, Savannah C-B

Nick Kirkland, Snellville C-B

10 8:30 AM Jerry Frank, Clarksville C-B

Jim Brown, Ringgold C-B

Ron Baggett, Warner Robins C-B

10 8:40 AM Tommy Bates, Atlanta C-A

Boyd Johnson, Statesboro C-A

David Smith, Warner Robins C-A

10 8:50 AM Hal Baker, Bonaire C-A

Cliff Cleveland, Atlanta C-A

Ken Scott, Marietta C-A

10 9:00 AM Curtis Wagner, Peachtree City C-A

Edmund Jones, Duluth C-A

Tommy Reid, Macon C-A

10 9:10 AM Frank Costanzo, Savannah C-A

Richard Tatum, Atlanta C-A

Spencer Sappington, Milton C-A

1 11:50 AM Matt McCoy, Atlanta 6

Howard Widden, Jonesboro 6

Dudley Samford, Loganville 6

1 12:00 PM Raymond Orrie, Roswell 6

David Weeks, Rome 6

James Benson, Cumming 6

1 12:10 PM Bill Cowles, Lilburn 6

Ron Burke, Roswell 6

Young Kim, Cumming 6

1 12:20 PM Buddy Pittard, Tucker 6

Joe Morabit, Cumming 6

Phil Novinger, Athens 6

1 12:30 PM Dick Gillespie, Marietta 5

Roy Thompson, Stone Mountain 5

Tom Coleman, Atlanta 5

1 12:40 PM Chuck Landreth, Alpharetta 5

Gerry Vonder Meulan, Marietta 5

Royce LeVaughn, Newnan 5

1 12:50 PM Lou Lewis, Cumming 5

Shinny Cockrell, Carrollton 5

Duncan Knapp, Big Canoe 5

1 1:00 PM Robert Wagener, Marietta 5

George Raley, Rock Spring 5

Ron Miller, Atlanta 5

10 11:50 AM Bob Leslie, Decatur 4

Sam Horner, Dawsonville 4

Sam Smith, Macon 4

10 12:00 PM Marshall Kreuter, Decatur 4

Ron West, Columbus 4

Bob Mills, Macon 4

10 12:10 PM Bill Bresnan, Cumming 4

Don Scartz, Roswell 4

Neil Robertson, Suwanee 4

10 12:20 PM Jim Franks, LaGrange 4

Neal Alexander, Acworth 4

Jim Moss, Doraville 4

10 12:30 PM Bob Davison, Canton 3

Amos Jones, Atlanta 3

Ray Dillon, Hartwell 3

10 12:40 PM John Anderson, Roswell 3

William Flinn, Norcross 3

Roger Wozniacki, Dahlonega 3

10 12:50 PM Sam Kiker, Duluth 3

Lessley Noel, Atlanta 3

Larry Boddie, Williamson 3

10 1:00 PM Sydney Welch, LaGrange 3

Charles Dickerson, Atlanta 3

Bobby Causey, Macon 3

        

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