STATHAM, GA (November 1, 2009)--Dalton Golf and Country Club posted scores of 66, 70 and 71 in the individual stroke play round to set a new scoring record of 345 and win its second Georgia Team Championship in three years. Dalton G&CC finished at 15-under par, nine shots ahead of Suwanee’s Laurel Springs Golf Club and St. Ives Country Club of Duluth, who each posted 354 to tie for the runner-up position.

“We had a really strong team this year,” Calhoun’s Greg Brock, a member of the Dalton G&CC team, explained. “Everyone on the team contributed in a big way.”

“It just doesn’t matter what the circumstances are,” said Dalton’s David Noll Jr. “It’s great to find a way to win.”

Cartersville Country Club placed fourth overall at 4-under 356. Rivermont Golf and Country Club of Johns Creek finished alone in fifth at 2-under 358. In sixth place, at 359, was Reynolds Plantation of Greensboro. Two teams tied for seventh at even-par 360 – they were Cherokee Town and Country of Atlanta and Dacula’s Hamilton Mill Golf Club. Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, located in Eatonton, finished ninth overall with a team total of 361. Rounding out the top ten and finishing with a 2-over 362 was Indian Hills Country Club of Marietta.

In the final round, which featured best-three-of-four stroke play scoring, Dalton Golf and Country Club dominated the field, firing three of their four rounds under par. Noll, coming off a recent victory at the Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship, posted the low score of the individual round with a 66. Beau Bray of Ringgold tallied a two-under-par 70 and Greg Brock turned in a 71. Dalton’s Brian Owens posted a 77, which did not contribute toward the team’s total.

Besides Noll, only three other players carded rounds in the 60s. Kennesaw’s Chris Hall helped propel Cartersville Country Club up the leader board with a five-under 67 while John Smith of Duluth, representing St. Ives Country Club, and Brent Sizemore of Calhoun, playing for Stonebridge Golf Club, each posted a three-under 69.

The Georgia Club, which hosted the Team Championship for the fifth-consecutive year, played to approximately 6,919 yards and a par of 72. Teams played the Red and Black nines.

GSGA began awarding the Georgia Team Championship to Member Clubs in 1927, recognizing the club with the two members posting the lowest 36-hole scores in the Georgia Amateur Championship. In the mid-1980s, a separate competition began with clubs playing one another in matches at an agreed-upon site. Since 1993, the championship has been played in its current format at a time and place determined by the GSGA. Entries were open to four-man teams of male amateur golfers who are Georgia residents and selected by their GSGA member club. The field was open to 30 teams on a first come, first serve basis.

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.

Final Results

Rank	Team	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total	To Par
1	Dalton G & CC	138	207	345	-15
	David Noll Jr., Dalton	68*	66*
	Brian Owens, Dalton		77
	Beau Bray, Ringold	70*	70*
	Greg Brock, Calhoun		71*
T2	Laurel Springs GC	138	216	354	-6
	Dave Poteet, Duluth	73*	73*
	Tim McCabe, Suwanee		72*
	DeWitt Weaver III, Suwanee	65*	71*
	Randy Holmes, Suwanee		77
T2	St. Ives CC	138	216	354	-6
	Rod Reed, Alpharetta	73*	75*
	John Smith, Duluth		69*
	Scott Cunningham, Johns Creek	65*	77
	Bob Royak, Alpharetta		72*
4	Cartersville CC	142	214	356	-4
	Chris Hall, Kennesaw	70*	67*
	Jayce Stepp, Cartersville		73*
	Chad Branton, Cartersville	72*	74*
	Scott Davenport, Marietta		78
5	Rivermont G & CC	137	221	358	-2
	Chris Cupit, Alpharetta	68*	72*
	Erik Martin, Alpharetta		76
	Don Marsh, Johns Creek	69*	75*
	Brandon Nelson, Roswell		74*
6	Reynolds Plantation	141	218	359	-1
	Ron Waeghe, Greensboro	70*	72*
	Mel Mendenhall, Marietta		74*
	Bruce Bird, Greensboro	71*	72*
	Devon Hayes, Madison		76
T7	Cherokee T & CC	140	220	360	Even
	Robert Sheats, Atlanta	68*	71*
	Bill Ghirardini, Atlanta		76*
	Dan Whigham Jr., Atlanta	72*	73*
	David Nix, Roswell		82
T7	Hamilton Mill GC	138	222	360	Even
	Drew Czuchry, Auburn	65*	73*
	Joe Pitts, Lawrenceville		76*
	Jim Prantl, Dacula	73*	73*
	Thomas Rajek, Suwanee		76
9	Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee	141	220	361	1
	Mike Masingill, Eatonton	73*	74*
	Bill Ruhl, Eatonton		74*
	Martin Medrano, Eatonton	68*	75
	Poli Medrano, Eatonton		72*
10	Indian Hills CC	142	220	362	2
	Tom Price, Marietta	70*	74*
	Mitch Van Zelfden, Marietta		74*
	Brad Champion, Marietta	72*	81
	Scott Embleau, Marietta		72*
11	Atlanta Athletic Club	143	220	363	3
	West Streib, Atlanta	73*	76
	Jeff Koontz, Suwanee		72*
	Doug Green, Cumming	70*	75*
	Hal Hobgood, Alpharetta		73*
T12	Athens CC	138	228	366	6
	Doug Stiles, Athens	67*	74*
	Doug Henson Jr., Athens		80*
	Garrick Stiles, Statham	71*	74*
	Jeffrey DeLoach, Athens		82
T12	CC of Columbus	136	230	366	6
	Bobby Thomas, Columbus	67*	76*
	Boo Miller, Columbus		83
	Nolan Pendleton, Columbus	69*	75*
	Mac McKnight, Columbus		79*
14	Marietta CC	146	221	367	7
	Randy Donahoo, Kennesaw	70*	73*
	Jason Myers, Kennesaw		74*
	Tom Cornelia, Greensboro	76*	76
	Hap Fleming, Kennesaw		74*
15	Reunion GC	144	224	368	8
	Michael Hinnant, Suwanee	72*	71*
	Matt Berndt, Hoschton		75*
	Jason Chandler, Hoschton	72*	79
	Craig Taylor, Albany		78*
16	Summit Chase CC	140	230	370	10
	Larry Harris, Lilburn	71*	79*
	Brian McCracken, Loganville		82
	Frank Remmes, Lilburn	69*	79*
	Richie Taylor, Snellville		72*
17	The Farm	143	228	371	11
	Matt Oxford, Rocky Face	71*	79*
	Donny Phillips, Suwanee		78*
	Greg Cottrell, Powder Springs	72*	71*
	Jeff Browne, Dalton		79
18	Highland GC	147	227	374	14
	Chad Davis, Social Circle	69*	79*
	Corbin Edwards, Conyers		75*
	Matt Moore, Covington	78*	82
	Frank Webster, Conyers		73*
19	Alpharetta Athletic Club	147	228	375	15
	Dennis French, Alpharetta	78*	79*
	Drew Sylvester, Alpharetta		76*
	Michael Chambers, Alpharetta	69*	73*
	Scott Riddle, Cumming		79
T20	Stonebridge GC	147	229	376	16
	Brent Sizemore, Calhoun	73*	69*
	Ronnie Cargle, Summerville		79*
	Ladell Norton, Rome	74*	85
	Martin Ball, Rome		81*
T20	Sunset Hills CC	148	228	376	16
	Shane Sullivan, Carrollton	74*	78*
	Tim Oliver, Carrollton		79
	Paul Simpson, Carrollton	74*	75*
	Trace Thompson, Carrollton		75*
T22	Arrowhead CC	148	229	377	17
	Doug Catlett, Ball Ground	74*	81
	Marty Childers, Jasper		77*
	Greg Waters, Ball Ground	74*	79*
	Greg Bradford, Talking Rock		73*
T22	Northwood CC	149	228	377	17
	Deron Hornbach, Atlanta	76*	75*
	John Cochran, Duluth		74*
	Mitch Kim, Norcross	73*	79*
	Kristian Panachida, Lawrenceville		87
24	The Club at River Forest	148	233	381	21
	Benny Justice, Gray	74*	73*
	Phil Welch, Juliette		77*
	George McCanless, Forsyth	74*	83*
	Wade Turner, Roberta		83
25	Mystery Valley GC	152	235	387	27
	Buddy Stacy, Lilburn	78*	79*
	Gary Brinker, Decatur		93
	Bill Eastman, Atlanta	74*	78*
	Rich Haaland, Decatur		78*
T26	Cobblestone GC	150	243	393	33
	Gordon Gourley, Acworth	72*	78*
	Erik Dickerson, Kennesaw		82*
	Andy Malott, Marietta	78*	83*
	Slade Phillips, Kennesaw		83
T26	Barnsley Gardens	149	244	393	33
	Bill Barbee, Cartersville	71*	80*
	Larry Clark, Kingston		70*
	Ryan Evans, Kennesaw	78*	94*
	Olen Suire, Cartersville		NC

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