Brent and Holman Take Over Lead at Georgia Senior Four-Ball
Columbus-duo climb leader board after posting 66

BLACKSHEAR, Ga. (November 12, 2009) – Despite gusting winds, Bobby Brent Jr. and Jimmy Holman, both of Columbus, posted the lowest score of the second round, a six-under 66, to take over the lead and carry a two-shot advantage into the final round of the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship, which is being contested at Okefenokee Country Club and Lakes at Laura S. Walker, November 11-13. Brent and Holman carded six birdies and twelve pars during their second-round performance and climbed from second place after the first round into the overall lead.

Milton’s Spencer Sappington and Bill Ploeger of Columbus matched their opening-round total of and currently sit in a tie for second position overall with defending champions Larry Clark of Kingston and Don Marsh of Johns Creek, who shot 71 during day two. Taylor Adams of St. Simons Island and Karl Simon of Lawrenceville are alone in fourth place overall with a total of 137. The team of Carl Wade and Danny Daniels of Kingsland hold fifth position after two rounds of 69.

Greensboro-tandem John Carter and Ronald Waeghe posted a second-round 70 to move into sixth. Frank Costanzo and Steve Schwartz of Savannah posted a two-day total of 140 to put them in a tie for seventh place overall with fellow Savannahians David Holcombe and Roger O’Neil. Four teams are tied for ninth position at three-under 141. They are Edsel Davis and Phil Pavoni, both of Macon, Valdosta’s Berney Armstrong and Moultrie’s Ernie Venet, Joe Brogdon of Macon and Duluth’s Pete Malcolm and Bruce Connors of Sharpsburg and Rob Lauer of Newnan.

At Lakes at Laura S. Walker, David Mansfield of Cohutta and Dalton’s Ron Lowery hold a one-stroke lead in the first flight entering the final round of play with rounds of 69 and 68. The second flight leaders are Darryl Harris of Woodstock and David Field of Athens with a tournament-total 137. The third flight leaders are Dave Benton of Social Circle and Doug Southern of Greensboro. Roland Sorel of Dunwoody and Steve Mann of Duluth are tied for the fourth-flight lead with Rome’s Edwin Mathis and Calhoun’s Virgil Waters.

The Championship flight is playing all three rounds at Okefenokee Country Club with Brent, Holman, Sappington, and Ploeger teeing off at 10:20 a.m. from the first tee. The first through fourth flights play each of their rounds at Lakes at Laura S. Walker. Play for those flights begins at 8:30 a.m.

The low 48 teams based on combined handicap index comprise the Championship Flight. The remainder of the field was determined by lottery and flighted by team handicap index. Only the competitors in the Championship flight are eligible for the overall title. Entries were open to male amateur golfers who are at least 55 years old, members of a GSGA member club and residents of Georgia. The maximum handicap differential between partners was six strokes.

Founded in 1916, the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) received its official charter on June 24, 1924. Since that date, the GSGA has grown to one of the largest state amateur golf associations in the country, with over 355 member clubs and 85,000 individual members. With a mission to promote and preserve amateur golf in the state of Georgia, GSGA offers a computerized handicapping service, course rating and measuring, and annually conducts a full schedule of statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups. Other services include a summer-long junior sectional program, award-winning Golf Georgia magazine, membership recognition and rewards programs and a charitable foundation administering two college scholarship programs.

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18th Annual Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship
Okefenokee Country Club, Blackshear
Lakes at Laura S. Walker, Waycross
November 11-13, 2009

Round Two Results

Flight: Championship 
Rank Name Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total To Par
1 Bobby Brent Jr., Columbus 68 66 134 -10
Jimmy Holman, Columbus 
T2 Bill Ploeger, Columbus 68 68 136 -8
Spencer Sappington, Milton 
T2 Don Marsh, Johns Creek 65 71 136 -8
Larry Clark, Kingston 
4 Karl Simon, Lawrenceville 69 68 137 -7
Taylor Adams, St. Simons Island 
5 Carl Wade, Kingsland 69 69 138 -6
Danny Daniels, Kingsland 
6 John Carter, Greensboro 69 70 139 -5
Ronald Waeghe, Greensboro 
T7 Frank Costanzo, Savannah 69 71 140 -4
Steve Schwartz, Savannah 
T7 David Holcombe, Savannah 69 71 140 -4
Roger O'Neil, Savannah 
T9 Joe Brogdon, Macon 70 71 141 -3
Pete Malcolm, Duluth 
T9 Berney Armstrong, Valdosta 70 71 141 -3
Ernie Venet, Moultrie 
T9 Edsel Davis, Macon 68 73 141 -3
Phil Pavoni, Macon 
T9 Bruce Connors, Sharpsburg 69 72 141 -3
Rob Lauer, Newnan 
T13 Bill Blalock, Atlanta 70 72 142 -2
Don Russell, Atlanta 
T13 Ron Savastano, Roswell 71 71 142 -2
William Bader, Roswell 
T13 Ed Davis, St. Simons Island 70 72 142 -2
Martin Horsky, St. Simons Island 
T13 Davi Hathaway, Macon 71 71 142 -2
Jimmy Rigsby, Augusta 
T13 Charles Hobbs, Blakely 70 72 142 -2
Joe Peters, Watkinsville 
T13 Joey Phelan, Atlanta 71 71 142 -2
Jon Simonton, Atlanta 
T19 Al Armstrong, Valdosta 72 71 143 -1
Phil Alday, Valdosta 
T19 Joe Whisenant, Douglasville 69 74 143 -1
Nick Kirkland, Snellville 
T19 Daniel Rhoads, Flowery Branch 71 72 143 -1
Tom Rief, Albany 
T19 Dan Jeter, Moultrie 70 73 143 -1
Donald Dale, Moultrie 
T23 Frank Perry, Fayetteville 71 73 144 Even
Mike Jackson, Martinez 
T23 Bill Evans, Columbus 71 73 144 Even
Jim Lester, Columbus 
T23 Miles Vickery, Canton 72 72 144 Even
Ron Andrews, Marietta 
T23 Mark Wiesner, Roswell 74 70 144 Even
Sam Gaddis, Roswell 
T23 C. J. Dodd, Calhoun 74 70 144 Even
Melvin Nichelson, Calhoun 
T28 Fred Atterberry, Dahlonega 73 72 145 1
Wally Gramling, Dahlonega 
T28 Michael Young, Athens 71 74 145 1
Woody Chastain, Athens 
T28 John H. Washington, Macon 73 72 145 1
Randall Rozier, McDonough 
T31 Jeff Hook, Statesboro 72 74 146 2
Steve Collins, Claxton 
T31 Ladell Norton, Rome 70 76 146 2
Martin Ball, Rome 
T31 Dale Holland, Dawsonville 75 71 146 2
Steven Prout, Dawsonville 
T31 Jim Kamis, Marietta 74 72 146 2
John Holle, LaGrange 
T31 David Barwick, Suwanee 72 74 146 2
Doug Faulkner, Martinez 
T31 Jake Shirley, Newnan 75 71 146 2
Larry Hines, Sharpsburg 
T37 Richard Tatum, Atlanta 73 74 147 3
Tommy Bates, Atlanta 
T37 Curtis Wagner, Peachtree City 72 75 147 3
Mike Keeble, Newnan 
T37 David Smith, Warner Robins 74 73 147 3
Hal Baker, Bonaire 
T40 Dennis Hanson, Macon 72 76 148 4
Richard Farage, Warner Robins 
T40 Jim Mahoney, Waverly 77 71 148 4
Tom Powers, Smyrna 
T40 Frederick Laist, Savannah 74 74 148 4
Michael Towson, Savannah 
43 Lanny Bailey, Dalton 74 75 149 5
Rick Huggins, Dalton 
44 Bob Veach, Johns Creek 75 75 150 6
Rick Beasley, Alpharetta 
45 Eddie Wiggins, Warner Robins 73 78 151 7
Ron Baggett, Warner Robins 
46 George Coker, Roswell 75 77 152 8
Randy Jacob, Alpharetta 
47 Chris Hall, Dalton 77 77 154 10
Gary E. Cole, Dalton 

Flight: 1 
Rank Name Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total To Par
1 David Mansfield, Cohutta 69 68 137 -7
Ron Lowery, Dalton 
T2 James Dills, Savannah 67 71 138 -6
Thomas Rood, Savannah 
T2 Jim Duncan, Newnan 69 69 138 -6
Richard Emery, Newnan 
T4 Buzz Alexander, Kennesaw 69 73 142 -2
Dick Donegan, Kennesaw 
T4 Charlie Busbee, McDonough 70 72 142 -2
Tom Toombs, Perry 
6 Lee Cassady, Savannah 70 73 143 -1
Marc Tate, Savannah 
7 Chuck Baldwin, Augusta 69 75 144 Even
Jimmy Garren, Augusta 
8 Donald Lieb, Savannah 72 73 145 1
John Pohl, Savannah 
T9 Bill Carroll, Rome 71 75 146 2
Dwight Duke, Duluth 
T9 Dick Martin, Johns Creek 76 70 146 2
Terry Moon, Powder Springs 
11 Andy Robinson, Columbus 71 76 147 3
B.J. Robinson, Alpharetta 

Flight: 2 
Rank Name Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total To Par
1 Darryl Harris, Woodstock 69 68 137 -7
David Field, Athens 
2 Gerry Grogan, Gainesville 67 71 138 -6
Sam Horner, Dawsonville 
T3 Ted Colbert, Fayetteville 69 73 142 -2
Tom Burke, Peachteee City 
T3 Bruce Swinsky, Dunwoody 75 67 142 -2
Garry Briddon, Duluth 
5 Bill Andrus, Savannah 73 70 143 -1
Melvin Stevens, Savannah 
T6 Alan Crowell, Norcross 74 70 144 Even
Larry Grant, Buford 
T6 Bryan Stansell, Atlanta 70 74 144 Even
Randy Gordy, Clarkesville 
8 Bill Burns, Alpharetta 78 68 146 2
Charles Macpherson, Marietta 
9 Bob Fowler, Atlanta 73 74 147 3
John Salviski, Alpharetta 
10 John Lee, McDonough 75 73 148 4
Kenneth Newsome, Sharpsburg 
11 Charles Dickerson, Dunwoody 75 76 151 7
William Flinn, Norcross 
12 Bill Davis, Marietta 79 DQ DQ DQ
James Whitlock, Roswell 

Flight: 3 
Rank Name Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total To Par
1 Dave Benton, Social Circle 73 71 144 Even
Doug Southern, Greensboro 
2 Larry Askew, Greensboro 71 74 145 1
Sal Minicozzi, Braselton 
T3 David Rozier, Warner Robins 73 73 146 2
J.D. Sessums, Byron 
T3 Dale Dover, Camilla 72 74 146 2
Melvin Kinslow, Americus 
T3 Ernie Hollifield, Kennesaw 68 78 146 2
Tab Mefford, Acworth 
T3 Charles Boyle, Atlanta 73 73 146 2
John Calvert, Jonesboro 
T7 Jack Demyan, Augusta 74 76 150 6
Jim Davis, Greensboro 
T7 Chuck Walker, Alpharetta 78 72 150 6
Terry Hall, Alpharetta 
9 Joe Evangelista, Duluth 77 74 151 7
Steve O'Brien, Duluth 
T10 Jim Franks, LaGrange 77 75 152 8
Wayne Hunter, LaGrange 
T10 James Gordon, Cohutta 77 75 152 8
Mike Brumlow, Dalton 
12 Ron Eulenfeld, St. Simons Island 76 79 155 11
Royce Wood, St. Simons Island 

Flight: 4 
Rank Name Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total To Par
T1 Roland Sorel, Dunwoody 72 72 144 Even
Steve Mann, Duluth 
T1 Edwin Mathis, Rome 73 71 144 Even
Virgil Waters, Calhoun 
3 Mark Dickerson, Jasper 72 73 145 1
Palmer Temple, Atlanta 
4 David Jaret, St. Simons Island 73 73 146 2
Joe Simpson, Marietta 
5 Gerald Arrowood, Marietta 75 73 148 4
Mike Riley, Marietta 
6 Jim Brown, Evans 78 72 150 6
Sam Smith, Macon 
T7 Larry Hobgood, Duluth 79 72 151 7
Michael Stimak, Duluth 
T7 Brent Harmon, Newnan 77 74 151 7
Royce LeVaughn, Newnan 
9 Ed Tomblin, Tucker 78 76 154 10
Ray Dillon, Hartwell 
10 Bobby Johnson, Snellville 79 77 156 12
Pat Payton, Loganville 
11 Jerry Chastain, Jasper 80 79 159 15
John Chastain, Jasper 
12 Franklin Truan, Brunswick 78 84 162 18
William Daniels, Brunswick 


18th Annual Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship
Okefenokee Country Club, Blackshear
Lakes at Laura S. Walker, Waycross
November 11-13, 2009

Final Round Pairings

Okefenokee Country Club 
Tee Time Name Score Flight
1 8:30 AM Sam Gaddis, Roswell 144 C
Mark Wiesner, Roswell 144 C
1 8:40 AM Phil Alday, Valdosta 143 C
Al Armstrong, Valdosta 143 C
Daniel Rhoads, Flowery Branch 143 C
Tom Rief, Albany 143 C
1 8:50 AM Donald Dale, Moultrie 143 C
Dan Jeter, Moultrie 143 C
Nick Kirkland, Snellville 143 C
Joe Whisenant, Douglasville 143 C
1 9:00 AM William Bader, Roswell 142 C
Ron Savastano, Roswell 142 C
Bill Blalock, Atlanta 142 C
Don Russell, Atlanta 142 C
1 9:10 AM Charles Hobbs, Blakely 142 C
Joe Peters, Watkinsville 142 C
Ed Davis, St. Simons Island 142 C
Martin Horsky, St. Simons Island 142 C
1 9:20 AM Joey Phelan, Atlanta 142 C
Jon Simonton, Atlanta 142 C
Davi Hathaway, Macon 142 C
Jimmy Rigsby, Augusta 142 C
1 9:30 AM Joe Brogdon, Macon 141 C
Pete Malcolm, Duluth 141 C
Bruce Connors, Sharpsburg 141 C
Rob Lauer, Newnan 141 C
1 9:40 AM Edsel Davis, Macon 141 C
Phil Pavoni, Macon 141 C
Berney Armstrong, Valdosta 141 C
Ernie Venet, Moultrie 141 C
1 9:50 AM David Holcombe, Savannah 140 C
Roger O'Neil, Savannah 140 C
Frank Costanzo, Savannah 140 C
Steve Schwartz, Savannah 140 C
1 10:00 AM Danny Daniels, Kingsland 138 C
Carl Wade, Kingsland 138 C
John Carter, Greensboro 139 C
Ronald Waeghe, Greensboro 139 C
1 10:10 AM Larry Clark, Kingston 136 C
Don Marsh, Johns Creek 136 C
Taylor Adams, St. Simons Island 137 C
Karl Simon, Lawrenceville 137 C
1 10:20 AM Bobby Brent Jr., Columbus 134 C
Jimmy Holman, Columbus 134 C
Bill Ploeger, Columbus 136 C
Spencer Sappington, Milton 136 C
10 8:30 AM Bill Evans, Columbus 144 C
Jim Lester, Columbus 144 C
Mike Jackson, Martinez 144 C
Frank Perry, Fayetteville 144 C
10 8:40 AM C. J. Dodd, Calhoun 144 C
Melvin Nichelson, Calhoun 144 C
Ron Andrews, Marietta 144 C
Miles Vickery, Canton 144 C
10 8:50 AM Randall Rozier, McDonough 145 C
John H. Washington, Macon 145 C
Woody Chastain, Athens 145 C
Michael Young, Athens 145 C
10 9:00 AM Fred Atterberry, Dahlonega 145 C
Wally Gramling, Dahlonega 145 C
John Holle, LaGrange 146 C
Jim Kamis, Marietta 146 C
10 9:10 AM David Barwick, Suwanee 146 C
Doug Faulkner, Martinez 146 C
Larry Hines, Sharpsburg 146 C
Jake Shirley, Newnan 146 C
10 9:20 AM Martin Ball, Rome 146 C
Ladell Norton, Rome 146 C
Dale Holland, Dawsonville 146 C
Steven Prout, Dawsonville 146 C
10 9:30 AM Steve Collins, Claxton 146 C
Jeff Hook, Statesboro 146 C
Hal Baker, Bonaire 147 C
David Smith, Warner Robins 147 C
10 9:40 AM Tommy Bates, Atlanta 147 C
Richard Tatum, Atlanta 147 C
Mike Keeble, Newnan 147 C
Curtis Wagner, Peachtree City 147 C
10 9:50 AM Jim Mahoney, Waverly 148 C
Tom Powers, Smyrna 148 C
Richard Farage, Warner Robins 148 C
Dennis Hanson, Macon 148 C
10 10:00 AM Frederick Laist, Savannah 148 C
Michael Towson, Savannah 148 C
Lanny Bailey, Dalton 149 C
Rick Huggins, Dalton 149 C
10 10:10 AM Rick Beasley, Alpharetta 150 C
Bob Veach, Johns Creek 150 C
Ron Baggett, Warner Robins 151 C
Eddie Wiggins, Warner Robins 151 C
10 10:20 AM George Coker, Roswell 152 C
Randy Jacob, Alpharetta 152 C
Gary E. Cole, Dalton 154 C
Chris Hall, Dalton 154 C

Lakes at Laura S. Walker 
Tee Time Name Score Flight
1 8:40 AM Bob Fowler, Atlanta 147 2
John Salviski, Alpharetta 147 2
John Lee, McDonough 148 2
Kenneth Newsome, Sharpsburg 148 2
1 8:50 AM Randy Gordy, Clarkesville 144 2
Bryan Stansell, Atlanta 144 2
Bill Burns, Alpharetta 146 2
Charles Macpherson, Marietta 146 2
1 9:00 AM Bill Andrus, Savannah 143 2
Melvin Stevens, Savannah 143 2
Alan Crowell, Norcross 144 2
Larry Grant, Buford 144 2
1 9:10 AM Tom Burke, Peachteee City 142 2
Ted Colbert, Fayetteville 142 2
Garry Briddon, Duluth 142 2
Bruce Swinsky, Dunwoody 142 2
1 9:20 AM David Field, Athens 137 2
Darryl Harris, Woodstock 137 2
Gerry Grogan, Gainesville 138 2
Sam Horner, Dawsonville 138 2
1 9:30 AM Andy Robinson, Columbus 147 1
B.J. Robinson, Alpharetta 147 1
Charles Dickerson, Dunwoody 151 2
William Flinn, Norcross 151 2
1 9:40 AM Bill Carroll, Rome 146 1
Dwight Duke, Duluth 146 1
Dick Martin, Johns Creek 146 1
Terry Moon, Powder Springs 146 1
1 9:50 AM Chuck Baldwin, Augusta 144 1
Jimmy Garren, Augusta 144 1
Donald Lieb, Savannah 145 1
John Pohl, Savannah 145 1
1 10:00 AM Charlie Busbee, McDonough 142 1
Tom Toombs, Perry 142 1
Lee Cassady, Savannah 143 1
Marc Tate, Savannah 143 1
1 10:10 AM Jim Duncan, Newnan 138 1
Richard Emery, Newnan 138 1
Buzz Alexander, Kennesaw 142 1
Dick Donegan, Kennesaw 142 1
1 10:20 AM Ron Lowery, Dalton 137 1
David Mansfield, Cohutta 137 1
James Dills, Savannah 138 1
Thomas Rood, Savannah 138 1
10 8:30 AM Jerry Chastain, Jasper 159 4
John Chastain, Jasper 159 4
William Daniels, Brunswick 162 4
Franklin Truan, Brunswick 162 4
10 8:40 AM Ray Dillon, Hartwell 154 4
Ed Tomblin, Tucker 154 4
Bobby Johnson, Snellville 156 4
Pat Payton, Loganville 156 4
10 8:50 AM Brent Harmon, Newnan 151 4
Royce LeVaughn, Newnan 151 4
Larry Hobgood, Duluth 151 4
Michael Stimak, Duluth 151 4
10 9:00 AM Gerald Arrowood, Marietta 148 4
Mike Riley, Marietta 148 4
Jim Brown, Evans 150 4
Sam Smith, Macon 150 4
10 9:10 AM Mark Dickerson, Jasper 145 4
Palmer Temple, Atlanta 145 4
David Jaret, St. Simons Island 146 4
Joe Simpson, Marietta 146 4
10 9:20 AM Steve Mann, Duluth 144 4
Roland Sorel, Dunwoody 144 4
Edwin Mathis, Rome 144 4
Virgil Waters, Calhoun 144 4
10 9:30 AM Mike Brumlow, Dalton 152 3
James Gordon, Cohutta 152 3
Ron Eulenfeld, St. Simons Island 155 3
Royce Wood, St. Simons Island 155 3
10 9:40 AM Joe Evangelista, Duluth 151 3
Steve O'Brien, Duluth 151 3
Jim Franks, LaGrange 152 3
Wayne Hunter, LaGrange 152 3
10 9:50 AM Jim Davis, Greensboro 150 3
Jack Demyan, Augusta 150 3
Terry Hall, Alpharetta 150 3
Chuck Walker, Alpharetta 150 3
10 10:00 AM Ernie Hollifield, Kennesaw 146 3
Tab Mefford, Acworth 146 3
Charles Boyle, Atlanta 146 3
John Calvert, Jonesboro 146 3
10 10:10 AM David Rozier, Warner Robins 146 3
J.D. Sessums, Byron 146 3
Dale Dover, Camilla 146 3
Melvin Kinslow, Americus 146 3
10 10:20 AM Dave Benton, Social Circle 144 3
Doug Southern, Greensboro 144 3
Larry Askew, Greensboro 145 3
Sal Minicozzi, Braselton 145 3