Denham tops Mosley for Timuquana Cup victory

October 6, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Timuquana Country Club (FSGA photo)

David Denham finished 54 holes at Timuquana Country Club with a 5-under total that set up a one-shot win.

Second-round leader David Denham held on to the top spot on the Timuquana Cup leaderboard on Sunday, finishing 54 holes at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., with a slim one-shot victory over Rusty Mosley. The two Georgians withstood charges from a handful of players behind them to remain out front.

Denham opened with a 6-under 66 on Friday that left him with a four-shot lead right out of the gate. Subsequent rounds of 72-73 were enough to keep him at 5 under, which was one better than Mosley.

While Mosley was less explosive in his opening round, he was perhaps more consistent, posting rounds of 70-70-72 to earn his runner-up title.

Denham, an Athens native, played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of the 2005 national championship squad. He won the Georgia Amateur Championship a year earlier in 2004, and in 2017, won the Georgia Mid-Amateur.

Mosley, for his part, was a quarterfinalist at the 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

Both finished ahead of Kevin Wolf from Lodi, Calif., who at 2 under was solo third.

Whit Turnbow, president of the Tennessee Golf Foundation, kept pace with a closing 73 that left him solo fourth.

Timquana Country Club also hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball in the spring, which caused this event to move back to October. Defending champion Joseph Deraney, runner-up at the recent U.S. Mid-Amateur, was not in the field.

In the senior division, it was an all Savannah, Ga. playoff, with Doug Hanzel beating Jack Hall after each finished with 3-under 213. With the win, Hanzel moved into the top spot in the AmateurGolf.com Senior Rankings in a quest for a fourth AGC Player-of-the-Year title.

In the super senior division, Jim Carley beat Curt Knorr in a playoff after both finished 54 holes at 1-under 215.

ROUND TWO RECAP

Through 36 holes of the Timuquana Cup, a trio of Georgians are at the top of the leaderboard. David Denham, the Athens, Ga., resident who was T-12 at this event last year, will take the advantage into the third and final round at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., site of this year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball. That’s thanks in large part to Denham’s opening 6-under 66, which included seven birdies and just one bogey to go along with it on Friday.

Denham managed to hold it together on Saturday, coming back with an even-par 72 that was a bit wilder. The card included an eagle and a double bogey.

Rusty Mosley, of Vidalia, Ga., opened with far more consistent rounds of 70 to reach 4 under and Dalton Melnyk, of Atlanta is one shot behind that after rounds of 72-69.

Mosley was a quarterfinalist at the 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur while Melnyk is a former member of the University of Florida men’s golf team.

Other notable names near the top of the leaderboard include Whit Turnbow, president of the Tennessee Golf Foundation, who stands at 2 under through 36 holes after rounds of 70-72. Colby Harwell of San Antonio, Texas ended 36 holes at 1 over, which was good for ninth.

Doug Hanzel, who recently won the SOS John Kline, leads the senior division at 6 under and is followed closely by Allen Peake, winner of the Golfweek Senior Match Play.

Results: Timuquana Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	David Denham	Athens, GA	300	66-72-73=211
2	Rusty Mosley	Vidalia, GA	200	70-70-72=212
3	Kevin Wolf	Lodi, CA	100	76-69-69=214
4	Whit Turnbow	Murfreesboro, TN	100	70-72-73=215
T5	Derek Meinhart	Mattoon, IL	100	70-74-72=216

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About the Timuquana Cup

Denham tops Mosley for Timuquana Cup victory

Invitational tournament with a field consisting of 40 of the top Mid Amateur players in the country, together with 20 of the top Senior Amateurs and 18 more Super Senior amateurs . The theme of the event will be a "Gathering of Friends" with a small,...